Gillingham (0) 1 Facey 82
Brighton & HA (0) 0
Att. 6,118
Entrance: Season ticket
Programme: £3
Mileage: 45/1,252
Match Report
Gillingham’s turbulent week at least came to a successful conclusion with a hard fought win over former tenants Brighton and Hove Albion. Whether this will terminate the Mick Docherty/Iffy Onuora caretakership with a 100 percent record the coming week will tell and the innuendo coming from the chairman is that they will not be offered the job long-term. Not that him or anybody else from the club is giving much away. A fans forum on Thursday offered nothing more than Mr Scally commenting that the new manager should be “experienced” which is where Iffy/Mick seem to be ruled out. So the message board posters are left with scraps with which to put two and two together and largely come up with a 100. All the old favourites are in the message board frame, from the two Sir Keiths (Peacock and Burkinshaw) through to a man that would be as welcome at Priestfield as foot and mouth, Neil Warnock. At the top of most people’s wish list is Micky Adams and Martin Allen. Both seems likely candidates, but another comment from the forum had Mr Scally calling Allen a bit mad, which does suggest that this might be an unlikely marriage.
Today’s game ultimately presented the rarity of a Gillingham clean sheet and both defences were largely on top throughout. Cox and Sodje managed to keep the ex-Gills pair Savage and Forster quiet, in Forster’s case only in terms of goal opportunities. What a whinger he is. If he wasn’t whining to the officials he was berating his own team mates. Certainly never been forgiven by myself for his walk-out on the club in 1994 and the home crowd’s reaction to him on this and every other occasion my opinion is not alone. Fans are not stupid and they recognise when a player has left a club in the right manner and today’s reception for Guy Butters is a case in point.
A first goal for Delroy Facey eight minutes from time was enough for one of those sweet victories over local rivals. Truth is they probably didn’t deserve the points, but given the circumstances, who cares.
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