completed his UEFA Pro Licence in coaching. The following season saw the team struggle for consistency and receive criticism from both their fans and chairman. Despite initially insisting that he was the right candidate to take the club forward, he surprised his chairman by resigning on 15 February 2007, stating that he felt he "no longer has the 100 per cent support of everybody connected with the club from the fans, the media, the players and the board alike" and so departed by "mutual agreement". Millwall Following his exit from Swansea Jackett was soon appointed reserve team manager of Manchester City on 7 March 2007. Later in the year he was interviewed for the vacant managerial post at League One club Millwall after the sacking of Willie Donachie, but initially pulled out of the running. However, on 6 November 2007 he left the Premier League club to take up this position. After a 17th-place finish in the 2007–08 season, Jackett led the team to the play-offs in his first full campaign with the Lions. After defeating Leeds United in the semi-finals to reach their first-ever play-off final, they lost 2–3 against Scunthorpe United. In the following season Millwall enjoyed a strong second half of the season, challenging promotion favourites Leeds for second spot and automatic promotion. They fell a point short, finishing third, meaning a second consecutive play-off campaign for Jackett and Millwall. Once again he led the team to the final, where this time a solitary goal against Swindon Town was enough to return the club to the Championship; this was the first time in Millwall's history that they had won promotion via the play-offs. In their first season back in the Championship, Jackett led Millwall to a ninth-place finish, with the team in play-off contention up until the penultimate game of the season. During 2011–12 though, Millwall struggled for most of the season, remaining close to the relegation zone until a strong finish to the season won Jackett the Championship Manager of the Month Award for April 2012, and ensured their survival. Jackett once again led Millwall to Wembley in the 2012–13 season, when the team reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup where they lost to eventual winners Wigan Athletic. Although the team had occupied a play-off place around Christmas, they suffered a late season slump and only confirmed their Championship status on the final day of