Gillingham FC Forum

- The Gills 2-0 win at Fleetwood this season ended a series of 3 straight defeats against them. That win was only the 2nd from the 9 meetings of which Fleetwood had won 5.
- Since only scoring 5 goals in 10 league games, the Gills have scored 23 goals in 13. Fleetwood have scored 22 in the last 19 but have conceded 17 goals in 10 games compared to the Gills 10.
- After 6 wins in their first 11 league games, Fleetwood have since won 4 in their last 17 but 3 of those have come in their last 3 away games. The Gills have 8 wins in 17.
- The Gills have 1 defeat in 13 league games. Fleetwood have lost 7 times in the same number of league games.
- The Gills are unbeaten in 7 league games of which there have been 5 wins (3 in a row). At home they are unbeaten in 6 but only 2 have been wins.
- The Gills have conceded 404 fouls, the most of any League 1 side, whilst Fleetwood have won the fewest fouls in the division (249).
- Fleetwood have taken the fewest total shots at goal of any side in the league. Their 86 on target (21 fewer than the Gills) is also the least in League 1 whilst the Gills 176 on target faced is the most.

15.01 Kick-Off [ 4 - 1 - 3 -2 ]

15.15
GOAL! Gillingham 0-1 Fleetwood: Madden
Fleetwood have won 10 (and lost 2) of their 13 league games after scoring first.

15.48 Half-time 0-1 (47:01)
The Gills have drawn 2 and lost 2 of the last 4 occasions they were 1-0 down at half-time after winning each of the 3 occasions before.

16.05
The second half kicks off.

16.13
GOAL! Gillingham 1-1 Fleetwood: Eaves

16.50
Penalty! Reilly is fouled in the area.

16.51
GOAL! Gillingham 2-1 Fleetwood: Eaves (pen)

16.56 FULL-TIME 2-1 (96:46)

Attendance: 6,332 ()
Position: 10th
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Match Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbkcs1r9tXI
BBC Match Report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42756422

Fleetwood have signed 4 new players since our last meeting so will probably offer a much stronger opposition, they have strengthened their leaking defence and added Madden up front, their failure to have a shot on target is unlikely to be repeated.
having won the last 3 games on the road they will be arriving with confidence but if we can score early it should settle the nerves and get the fans onside, I'm going for a hard fought Gills win.

My first game since the Carlisle FA Cup game back in November.Our form has been very good since I have not been,so perhaps I should stay away! The form is very good away,and we won our last home game as well so we can go into the game in positive mood.

Madden couldn't hit a barn door from 5 paces last year, joins Fleetwood and scores against the Gills in what his second game for them ?? Jjeezzz The Gods of Footie give us a break will you, AND STOP THAT LAUGHING.

ONE ALL wwooww hhoo, knew the thought of playing every couple of days would wake them up, come on you Gills, more fouls and another couple of goals please, thank you.

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Time for BEER, cheers everyone.

Tenth, not Eleventh not Twelth but TENTH IN DIVISION ONE, and now were the team scoring in the last few minutes instead of the opposition, well done the Boys in Blue, Scally get that space telescope signed up for the next two years today,or we will lose him.

Hard to still not look at the teams below us, before looking at the points the teams above us have got, haha, but how great is it to be sitting in 10th place and only a couple of wins away from a play off spot, lol.
OK keeping my feet on the ground, this is the time of year with cup games and the weather that teams above and below get games in hand, but having a +2 GD is a great feeling especially when you look at some of the others with big minus numbers hahaha makes me feel all warm and fuzzy , with the big one away at Wiggy next week and then P'tboro at home, still I guess there all big ones now .
Seventeen games left, thats a total of 51 points left on the table, and low 70's , say 72/73 could get you into a play off spot, so what are we talking here , 10 wins, 4 draws, and 3 loses , haha STOP STOP STOP, lets concentrate on Wiggy next week first, haha.
Great win Gills well done Space Telescope I always knew you were the guy for us , ( well apart from when you couldn't buy a win at home,) lol, but thats all water under the bridge. GO GILLS.

The first half we didn't really get into the game. Fleetwood controlled the ball well but didn't really test Holy much. Second half we were amazing. Absolutely pounded them and there were 2 occasions when they couldn't get the ball out of the area and we had several shots blocked. As the second half wore on I was annoyed at the draw as we were so much the better side.

Byrne was awful in the first half but brilliant in the second, Eaves was an absolute handful and caused no end of trouble for them, O'Neill was superb but my man of the match was Reilly. Things are looked very good for the Gills at the moment. Still pretty certain the Gills first was an own goal but would much rather Eaves has it anyway.

Well I cannot be blamed as we won! It was good to be back at Priestfield but when we went 0-1 down in the strong wind and heavy rain I was thinking the worst.I think they edged the first half,but we controlled the second half and deserved to win.Eaves equaliser lifted the atmosphere and you felt we would suck in another.Holy pulled off a top save at a key time,and Eaves scored a last minute penalty after Reilly was fouled.We had our first ticket offer of the two,and apart from the rain every fan must have enjoyed it.The atmosphere was decent in the second half,and a come back to send us all home happy.4 wins from 4 in January is fantastic.Manager of the month has to be Lovell when you see the job he is doing.On 40 points and 10th!