Tonbridge (1) 1 Kinch 15
Harlow Town (1) 2 Dunn 29 Taylor 89
Att. 352
Entrance: £8
Programme: £2
Mileage: 26/1,107
This would have been a mundane blog entry, Tonbridge beaten at home, once more failing to capitalise in a game where they had much greater possession, better chances and overall appeared to be a far superior side. The fact that I missed the winning goal was down to an early departure to catch England’s qualifier against Israel on the box. Wembley was where we should have been, but a family occasion and a 5 o’clock kick-off took that game off the agenda and the weekend that developed will almost certainly shape the way this particular blog reads through the next eight months.
It all began at Roots Hall, Southend at 1 o’clock. Brother and sister-in-law were in attendance and reported later that Gillingham had been the better side in the first half but still left the field 2-0 down. Listening to the radio commentary in the second half, it all sounded dire and a 3-0 defeat could have been a whole lot worse given that Southend hit the woodwork three times.
Radio Kent informed me on the way home of my missed viewing of the winning goal at Longmead and with two defeats in the bin, I looked forward to the England match with a little nervousness. At least this proved unfounded. Goals from Wright-Phillips, Owen and Richards kept Euro 2008 hopes alive and restored a little faith in the national team.
Whilst at the party in the evening, talking about Gillingham’s latest demise, nobody guessed we would wake up on Sunday morning to the news that Ronnie Jepson had resigned.
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