GILLS caretaker boss Iffy Onuora is hoping Charlton do not recall striker Chris Dickson from his loan spell.

Dickson's winner in the 3-2 victory over Bristol Rovers on Saturday was his fifth goal for the Gills.

He recently extended his loan from Charlton for another month, but the south London side have lost Bulgarian striker Svetoslav Todorov for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Charlton have also lost their last three games and their only goal in those matches was an own goal.

Onuora though believes Dickson should stay put and is keeping his fingers crossed that Charlton don’t want to recall the in-form striker.

"They were beaten again and maybe there’s that temptation," said Onuora.

"I think he’s a bit raw for the Championship. He’s raw playing at our level but his instincts are good and he’s purely instinct at the minute.

"The more games he plays the better he will be, so if we can get some more games out of him then he may go back to Charlton a better player than when he came here.

"He’s been good for us with his goals and that will be good for him too."

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