Match 20/07/637 - Tuesday, 2nd October 2007 - League One
Gillingham (1) 3 Graham 25, 50 Cogan 67
Leyton Orient (0) 1 Ibehre 67
Att. 5,632
Entrance: Season ticket
Programme: £3
Mileage: 45/1,438
Match Report
If this is to be the caretakership's last time in charge they signed off with a fine victory against top-of-the-table Orient who had previously won each of their four away games this season. Almost certainly, if we are reading between the lines correctly, Iffy and the Doc will not be offered the position, but they leave the post in credit having won a couple with a draw and a defeat. The quality of the football has improved, the grass is being used and the spirit has risen.
Once David Graham had opened the scoring with his first goal for the club, a 25 yard strike that rocketed into the bottom left, Gillingham took control and when Cogan also netted his first goal for the club to put them three up there seemed no way back for the Orient. But a 67th minute goal brought the nightmare of last season's visit to Brisbane Road to the fore when, with 12 minutes to go and 3-0 up, Gillingham conceded three times to full back Matt Lockwood and could so easily have lost the game. This time there was no Lockwood, but Simon Royce was brought into action on a good half-a-dozen times to prevent Orient from plundering a point.
Paul Scally has indicated that he has made his choice and if his candidate accepts the job then there seems no reason for that person not to be installed by Saturday's visit to Swindon.
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