Match 55/07/672 - Saturday, 15th March 2008 - League One
Gillingham (0) 0
Crewe Alexandra (1) 3 Pope 9 Maynard 50 Morgan 76
Att. 4,956
Entrance: Season Ticket
Programme: £3
Mileage: 45/4,368
Match Report
“This is embarrassing” sang the Rainham End as Gillingham slumped to their fourth successive defeat leaving them four points adrift of safety. Chants of Scally and Stimson Out were made as the crowd vented their frustration at this woeful display.
Those same supporters, aware of the enormity of the game, had given superb vocal support at the beginning of each half but were worn down by the ineptness of this Gillingham team. Clearly most of the players that Stimson has brought from non-league have failed to make the grade and they are not being helped by the so-called experienced players.
If it wasn’t so serious it would be possible to laugh at the joke of a goal that gave Crewe an early lead. A poor goal kick that scuffed along the ground, bouncing its way through the Gillingham midfield, to Morgan who set up Pope for a smart finish. Gills spent the rest of the half on the back foot as Crewe created and missed chances to put the match to bed.
Somehow the drummer boy managed to get the crowd going again at the start of the second half, but the superb atmosphere was completely flattened by a second Crewe goal and when they added a third, the patience finally snapped and those that did not vacate their seats rightly vented their displeasure.
A couple of weeks ago I was writing that I wasn’t guessing whether we would go down or not, but three on-the-road defeats and today’s debacle leave no other conclusion to make than we will go down. There are no goals in this side (despite Simeon Jackson making a lively contribution as sub late in the game) and the goal difference is now going south at an alarming rate.
Easter brings matches against fellow bottom four teams, Bournemouth and Port Vale, but present form does nothing to suggest that the result will be anything different from today.
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