Leyton Orient (0) 0
Gillingham (0) 0
Att. 5,369
Entrance: £20
Programme: £3
Mileage: 116/3,765
Match Report
As goalless draws go an entertaining encounter in which Gillingham confirmed their much improved form over the Christmas period. Five points from a possible nine is a good return against three teams all occupying lofty positions in the League One table.Solid at the back, despite making a couple of good saves, Simon Royce was not called upon to produce one his heroic performances, and full of running in midfield, Gillingham had the game within their control for the most part. The downside at present is upfront where goals would appear to be hard-come-by. Mulligan and Facey worked hard enough but they do not seem have goals in them as a partnership. An increased bid for Forest Green Rovers striker Stuart Fleetwood has been reported.
Mark Stimson’s fitness regime seems to be bearing fruit as they finished the game at Brisbane Road the stronger of the sides and this has happened in all three of the Christmas fixtures.
A nice fixture to have on New Year’s Day attracted a substantial away following of nearly a thousand and they gave plenty of encouragement to their favourites. A second away win still eludes Gillingham but they are no longer the soft touch on the road of a couple of months ago.
The Olympics of 2012 may seem rather a long way off, but the site will become home to Leyton Orient following the Games. If nothing else it should afford some ease of parking which is a complete nightmare at Brisbane Road. The building of the blocks of apartments in each corner has afforded Orient the luxury of developing three of the sides and although the wooden seats are rather uncomfortable the old stand is functional. The main stand is rather an odd looking structure that looks better from the outside than in. What they do with that amount of office space is beyond my comprehension.
We enter 2008 with a bit of optimism that everything is moving in the right direction.
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