Gillingham manager Andy Hessenthaler delighted with new striker Stefan Payne's pre-season form
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By Luke Cawdell
Gillingham manager Andy
Hessenthaler heaped praise on new signing Stefan Payne after
the striker netted the winner in the club's 2-1
pre-season victory against Ebbsfleet on Saturday.
In a rough-and-tumble match, the Gills
were given a good test and Hessenthaler was pleased to see his new
signing from Fulham, pictured, turn in another impressive
display.
"Stefan has been fantastic and he
deserved his goal," said the Gills boss.
"He’s only 18 and can only get
better.
"We are working on him and he is
looking a talent. I’ve been really pleased with him."
Payne played the full 90 minutes and
also made a 20-minute appearance the previous evening at Bishop’s
Stortford.
"We used the opportunity in the two
games to give players 90 minutes and that was the exercise," said
Hessenthaler. "We got a lot out of it on Friday and again on
Saturday it was a real test of the players’ fitness.
"These games are always going to be
competitive. It was a good game, a good test for us."
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Monday, July 26 2010
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