Gillingham (2) 2 Mulligan 14, 35
Walsall (1) 1 Fox 20
Att. 4,806
Entrance: Season ticket
Programme: £3
Mileage: 45/1,045
Match Report
Far from the cynicism of middle age, the nine-year-old son of my niece, Jake, joined us as a season ticket holder at Priestfield for the first time. This wasn’t his first game, but his previous record, no goals scored, seven conceded didn’t auger too great for the future. But today his fortunes changed and likewise for Gillingham. So the family passion for this club that Ann and myself began in 1976 is passed down to yet another generation. Enjoy it Jake, there will be more downs than ups, but you will learn more handling disappointment than you will with the easy-come victories you will doubtless enjoy with Chelsea.
Lets firstly get a bit of perspective, we haven't turned into Super Gills or anything like a promotion side, but we've beaten the team that was put in front of us, albeit a not very good one. There was some real positives, I thought Crofts was excellent, he didn't manage to make Armstrong look good, but he did give him the protection that Brown has patently failed to do. The Southall/Clohessey partnership certainly looked the best right-hand side we've tried this season, once again not great, but a definite improvement. Bentley's the King of Priestfield for me, so consistent and perhaps today we saw a little of what Lomas is about. Upfront, we had Mullers being Mullers, when he chased a ball down in the first half to win a corner off the keeper it was so typical of his game and two goals on the scoresheet, the man's a goal machine!! Facey also showed a good deal of improvement. After last week's shocker when we seemed to be getting worse with every game, today we started to turn the corner, let's hope it's not into a cul-de-sac in Southend.
Elsewhere: Tonbridge lost on the road again at Margate and sadly for Steve Jupp, Frome Town's FA Cup road has reached its end for another year.
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