Gillingham 1 Cheltenham 1

Carto wrote:

Gills failed to get all three points from not pulling the trigger in front of goal first half. The young kid Payne looked a little bit lost but to be fair he was up there on his jack on his debut! Smashed em in last 20 mins when the dark Hulk came on, Rainham end are going to love him! Jack Payne looks quality and if he continues to play like that Gills wont be able to keep him. Overall Gills looked strong and will get stronger, Nutter is my only worry, great left foot but defensively very poor which will show in away games a lot more. Up the Gills and 3 points at Hereford.

09 Aug 2010 7:55 AM

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bob wrote:

first match, huge expectations, was never going to be a sure thing or easy. got better as the game went on. gowling had probably his best ever match in a gills shirt and won almost every ball at the back. akinfenya looks an excellent signing at this level, and did all the things that mccammon has never shown even touches of, ie holding up the ball, lay offs and a quite unique goal on his debut! for me the surprise signing of the summer has to be spiller. his workrate is firghtening, he goes in for the first tackle, then second and then third to finally win a ball he has no right no win, THAT is pssion and workrate mr stimson, not what a certain mr miller used to contribute, ie sit and sulk after missing the first tackle. spiller's touches are a class act especially at this level, if he stays fit then you wonder where jackman fits in this year, and maher looks like backup only for the impressive and learning payne. sinclair needs matches though and his distribution is way off the mark, is it too late to bring in the experienced chris perry for a year to do a dave martin for us?

but the feel good factor is definetely back, it no longer feels like "them and us" as it did under stimson, you feel like we are all in it together with hess, hendon and the players applauding the fans after the match which was a hark back to the "good old days", whereas stimson was in the dressing room before the ref had finished blowing the final whistle!

09 Aug 2010 7:28 AM

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Ash wrote:

I completely agree with MikeP. Look at last season, 5-0 opening win and we got relegated, maybe this is a good sign. Akinfenwa was sick, he doesn't need to lose weight and looks like he'd be good around the place. His overhead kick was amazing, he's just what Gillingham need. Payne and Nutter were brilliant that match; we did deserve more. I look forward to seeing MacDonald play also. UTG :)

08 Aug 2010 11:07 AM

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andy wrote:

1st half slow 2nd got better , as usual players need to find fitness spiller got better and felt J.Payne was v good with weston doing well feel Akinfen need sto lose some weight but that will come with games wish he was taller as he would cause more problems we r under pressure this year as 1 of favs for promotion and as we done well last year at home we need to do it away this year but things will get better

07 Aug 2010 9:38 PM

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MikeP wrote:

Cheer up Jon!! Yes, the first half was a bit slow but there were young, nervous players out there and they did well!!! Gowling, for me, was great and when the Tank came on - well - what more can I say!! I think we have the makings of a great team!! Looking forward to seeing Oli and Fuller return and to seing McDonald play. It's only the first game remember and we didn't lose!! UTG!! :)

07 Aug 2010 7:04 PM

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Flagman wrote:

We are in this league on merit Jon.

Take a look at the match stats - 13 corners to 2, double the shots that they had. Gaz is right, we did deserve more.

The biggest thing today was the positivity around the place. How long is it since we all felt that the goal was coming, a win was on the way.

Thought Spiller played very well. Much promise from that squad. We are going up as champions.

07 Aug 2010 6:31 PM

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jon bovio wrote:

how low have Gills got? Cp,,emts such as " great game" and "we deserved more". For goodness sake its Cheltenham!! What hope for season

07 Aug 2010 5:51 PM

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Gaz wrote:

Great Game But I Think That We Deserved Alot More Then Just A Point Today. I Think That The New Signing Adebayo Akinfenwa Was Also Excellent Aswell As Danny Spiller.

07 Aug 2010 5:39 PM

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