Gillingham boss Martin Allen is not thinking about the other teams who are challenging for top spot in League 1
By Al
ex Hoad
Manager Martin Allen has refused to
get caught up in thinking about other teams in the League 2
promotion race.
The Gillingham boss does not want
to distract his focus from his own side, despite seeing their lead
restored to five points after other leading sides slipped up on
Saturday.
Third-placed Cheltenham are the only
members of the top six that Gills have not beaten this season but
Allen, speaking after his side’s 2-1 win at Rotherham, said: "If I
start worrying about that kind of stuff, then my head starts
wandering.
"I have no interest or knowledge of
how the other teams got on, I don’t even know who was playing each
other.
"All I have done all week is get our
lads and myself prepared. Someone told me the other day that
Rotherham were fourth. I didn’t even know.
"We haven’t been in bad form, the
results perhaps haven’t been what we have hoped for but we haven’t
played awful."
Despite his ignorance of league
standings, the final whistle at Rotherham sent a pumped-up Allen
(pictured) sprinting onto the field to celebrate with the Gills
fans.
10/12/12
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