GillsBlog by iblue

Mighty Gunners were rescued by a late, late, Tommy Baldwin strike at foggy Priestfield

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:05:48 +0100

Just a few weeks following England’s 1966 World Cup victory the new domestic football league season started and Third Division Gills had a League Cup 2-0 win against Fourth Division Southend after a replay. This first round victory had given Gills a plum draw in the second round against the Arsenal at Highbury.
The game was played on Saturday 13th September and Gills shocked Bertie Mee’s Arsenal by taking the lead in a pulsating match through a Charlie Crickmore special. The ball thundered into the net from fully twenty-five yards past a startled Jim Furnell in the Gunner’s goal.

Mark Patterson is the perfect role model for every professional footballer

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:19:45 +0000

News today from Priestfield is that Mark Patterson, the highly respected Gills Youth Team Manager has decided to leave his post to join Ashford Academy’s PACE scheme that helps young players who have been released from other club’s youth set-ups.
Mark will be using his coaching and man management skills in helping these young players to get a second chance in the professional game.

Is manager Mark Stimson about to drag the Gills into League Two - again?

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:18:06 +0000

Everybody it seems is quick to blame the manager when things are going wrong in football, it happens in all forms of our wonderful game. However it is a recognizable fact the buck does stop at the manager’s desk and for Gills manager Mark Stimson it is no exception.
He himself understands that and just as he took the plaudits at Wembley last May he must take the major share of blame for the current Gills plight.
Obviously blame can be attributed to his selected players and Mark has been public in some instances this season in clearly naming individuals that he thinks are not giving 100%.
Some of this criticism might well have basis of fact but fans are only interested in the team doing well, being entertained, and although fans don’t expect their team to win every game, it is reasonable to expect a certain amount of success home and away.

Cybermen bullying is on the increase but their real target should be Stimson, not the players

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:30:19 +0000

The recent League One game at Huddersfield on 12 December contained an unusual sub-plot concerning, in particular, Gills transfer listed reserve goalkeeper, Alan Julian. He was unexpectedly forced into action due to an injury to first choice, and firm Gills fan favourite, Simon Royce.

Those were the days my friend - Gills score 18 goals in two games and opponents 1

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:40:40 +0000

The other day I was reminiscing about the Gills with the current Gillingham Independent Supporters Club Vice Chairman, Mark Agate. We got talking about the two famous record-breaking games during the 1980’s in which Gills scored 18 goals and their opponents a solitary one.

Keith Peacock was a great Gills manager and a wonderful servant to both Gills and Charlton

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:11:59 +0100

For the first time in years there is an upcoming game against local rivals Charlton on Saturday and it brought memories, not of other matches in this infrequent series, but of other much stronger personnel links between the Clubs.
A great Gills manager - Keith Peacock.