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Gillingham, not the greatest journey to undertake especially at this time of the year, and when you get there not the most photogenic and up market place I have ever been. That said it is also never easy to go there and get a result either, and certainly with Mr Evans at the helm things have not got easier during his tenure, slowly building a side that plays with energy, in our cup demise this season completely out fought, out thought, and out played us in every phase of the game, and deservedly ran out easy 3-0 winners to get a deserved plum tie v West Ham. In John Akinde signed from Lincoln City where he was on megga bucks, they have with Charles Cooke a potent attack force who will dominate if you let them. In the cup game they disrupted our rhythm at every oppertunity when we had the ball with niggly fouls and gamesmanship, and when in possession lobbed the ball over our midfield players who never got in the game, chased the ball behind our back line and completely outplayed us all the game with a very back in time rudimentary simple long ball and chase game, and dominated the game from start to finish, with most of our players looking as though they would have preferred to be at home shopping with the wife or girl friend. I am expecting a better show from us than in the cup game, are you? Apart from John in for the unfortunate James, I would start the same side as last night, would you? Has the weather, a long journey, and not very attractive place to visit put you off going to this game? Are you confident our display will be better than our last visit in the cup? Do you like me see Gillingham as an outsider who are capable of getting in a playoff spot? and one of the harder games we have left to play? Lot's at stake for our play off aspirations in this game, I see this game as something of a major moment for our seasons ambitions, one I would be happy to take anything from, so lots to discuss, please have your say.
The fascinating thing for me with the visit to Medways finest is how the f**k they still get away with that away temp scaffolding stand.Cant be right surely?
I was being flippant and off hand IDM... Of course it must meet whatever regs are in place – surely?Football clubs are the bastions of following regulations to the letter.I guess my point would be how are football supporters subjected to such a piss poor uncovered experience in 2020 in the 'Garden of Kent'.
Looking at the weather forecast for Saturday in Gillingham of 50 mile an hour winds and heavy rain, there could be a very good chance that the game could be called off, hopefully not, but it could be a possibility. If it does go ahead we have got to start the game better than we did in the FA cup game, and not let Gillingham impose their game on us right from the start. Their main tactic that day was to bypass midfield with balls over the top from back to front, turn our back three on the day, and hassle every player who had the ball. We had no answer, Whiteman and Sheaf found themselves out of the game, and Wright had a very rare shocker of a game, the team as a whole way below par. It will be a battle, Evans will try and repeat that game, and we have to earn the right to play our game, and not be overawed by a team who are hard working, but hardly the most gifted side in the division like we were in the cup game.
Just read Gills are unbeaten in 2020 so it’s going to be a tough game.
They are unbeaten in 12 home and away in the league, going back to 23 November. Oddly they lost then to the very poor AFC Wimbledon.
1-0 up Sheaf. Good watching sky sports from Tenerife when you lot are shivering at the Priestfield.Bring the 3 points home please.
Down to ten 10 men Hate Priestfield Stadium with a passion. Never get anything at that place including decent refs. Hence Tenerife.