<text>  Their plight was summed up on the whistle. After a game Millwall just had to win in order to retain any hope of survival, the supporters warmly applauded as they trudged off. The fans realise what dreadful circumstances interim manager Neil Harris has pitched up in. It was better but ultimately not enough. The Lions looked every bit a side to have scored just three goals in their previous eight games; plenty of huff, but very little puff. Had Brightons Joe Bennett not crashed the bar from 25 yards and later blazed wildly over, it mightve been worse. Millwall now look consigned to relegation and upbeat Harris will treat the remaining eight fixtures as an audition for when the club make a permanent decision on Ian Holloways successor in the summer. Millwalls Aiden OBrien right and Brighton and Hove Albions Beram Kayal left battle for the ball . Milwall winger Martyn Woolford right dribbles with the ball during the match against Brighton at The Den . Millwall 4-4-2: Forde, Cummings, Nelson, Hooiveld, Harding, OBrien Gueye 73, Abdou, Williams, Woolford Fabbrini 81, Taylor-Fletcher Maierhofer 73, Gregory . Subs not used: Upson, Beevers, Fuller, Archer . Booked: Woolford, Taylor-Fletcher . Brighton 4-4-2: Stockdale, Bruno, Halford, Greer, Bennett, Holla, Kayal Lua Lua 45, Calderon, Stephens, Mackail-Smith Teixeira 75, Best OGrady 75 Subs not used: Hughes, Ince, Walton, Ledesma . Referee: Andy Woolmer . Attendance: 9,105 . The boys couldnt give me any more apart from a goal, he said. The support they gave was absolutely terrific. Were just trying to give them the belief, to get the fans back onside. Harris believes this is already a side the fans can identify with again after disaffection under Holloway. I wasnt always the best player on the pitch here but I played with my heart on my sleeve, he added. We maybe lacked a little bit of creativity in the final third and were searching for a goal to kickstart us. The league table doesnt lie - games are running out. You have to start somewhere. We need to add to that. Were in a difficult position but weve got games to win. This isnt fair on the young boss. It could well be a case of right job, wrong time for the man whos adopted the club for which he appeared in the 2004 FA Cup final and who stood right behind him when beating testicular cancer. Brighton defender Bruno Saltor left slides across to challenge Millwalls Aiden OBrien right on the wing . Brighton striker Leon Best left prepares to cross the ball ahead of Millwalls Dan Harding right The caretaker has brought more intensity and, while Brightons Leon Best drew a smart save from David Forde at the near post, the better opportunities fell to Shaun Williams and Aiden OBrien. These were small steps in a mission to rejuvenate themselves, and something Chris Hughton has noted. They started well, the Brighton boss said. I expected that. Theyve got a very good club man in the job at the moment. Everybody here respects him. Respect means Harris wont be implicated in the probable relegation, and for now hes just intent on putting smiles back on some faces. Brighton forward Craig Mackail-Smith left and Millwalls Lewis Drunk right tussle for the ball at The Den . Brightons Beram Kayal left tackles Millwalls OBrien during the Championship match at The Den . 