Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Gillingham: The Dreams Stand View

April 12th, 2009 by Yoosof Farah

Sitting there in the away end, the “Dreams Stand,” at Adams Park, the home of football team Wycombe Wanderers and rugby union side London Wasps, there were plenty of negative emotions I could’ve felt.
It was the “Clash of the Titans” on April 11 down in the fourth level of the English football hierarchy, as third-place [...]

Gillingham Football Club: The Problems

April 4th, 2009 by Yoosof Farah

Angry. Annoyed. Frustrated. But above all, just disappointed. The general consensus amongst Gillingham fans are that these are the emotions we currently feel.
Today was yet another stupid, totally avoidable defeat against a team we see on the fixture list in this vital run-in and think: must win, should win.
We must win at home to Barnet, [...]

Action and Reaction as Gillingham Are Held 1-1 at League Two Leaders Brentford

March 29th, 2009 by Yoosof Farah

Action
After dominating for large parts of the game, Gillingham were forced to settle for just a point away at Brentford with a 1-1 draw.
The Gills had initially fallen behind to the League Two leaders, when the home side’s first real chance of the match turned into a goal.
David Hunt hit a well taken free-kick to put [...]

Action and Reaction as Grimsby Town Damage the Gillingham Promotion Push

March 22nd, 2009 by Yoosof Farah

Action
Gillingham’s quest for promotion glory from League Two was dealt a serious blow yesterday, as the Gills lost 3-0 to relegation strugglers Grimsby Town at Blundell Park.
Jean-Louis Akpra Akpro’s strike on 33 minutes gave the home side a 1-0 lead, after following up a shot from Nick Hegarty which had struck the post.
Up until that moment, it had been [...]

Young Striker Luis Cumbers Loaned Out to Ebbsfleet United

March 14th, 2009 by Yoosof Farah

Luis Cumbers, a first year professional at Gillingham, has signed for the Gills’ Kent rivals Ebbsfleet United on a one month loan deal.
The 20-year old striker moves to Stonebridge Road looking to gain more first-team experience a league below in the Blue Square Premier.
Cumbers has been a consistent scorer in the Gillingham Reserves with seven [...]

Carling Cup Final: Slumdog in With the Millionaires at Wembley

March 3rd, 2009 by Yoosof Farah

I watched the master-class film “Slumdog Millionaire” last night, as I couldn’t sleep before the showpiece event the next day.
How on earth could a…a…a Slumdog…possibly win Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Almost the same question had been asked to me for the past week.
How on earth could a Gillingham fan, a Slumdog Gillingham fan, [...]

Gillingham-Exeter City: Gills Gain Revenge and Move into the Play-offs

January 24th, 2009 by Yoosof Farah

After losing 3-0 in the corresponding away fixture a few months back, Gillingham gained revenge over League Two rivals Exeter City with a 1-0 victory at the KRBS Priestfield stadium.
A goal from Adam Miller in the 79th minute was the difference between the two sides, as the Gills move up to fourth in the [...]

The Latest News at Gillingham Football Club

January 23rd, 2009 by Yoosof Farah

Over the past few days a lot has been happening off the field at Gillingham FC. Here are the top stories at the club:
 
Gills Sign Duo on Loan
Back to first-team matters now, and manager Mark Stimson has bolstered his squad with the signing of two players on-loan, as he looks to continue building a side [...]

Back at Home as Gillingham Take on Exeter City

January 23rd, 2009 by Yoosof Farah

After their match on January 10th against Aldershot Town was postponed due to a frozen pitch, Gillingham will play their first home game in 20 days when they take on Exeter City at the KRBS Priestfield stadium.
The Gills will be looking to build on their two back-to-back away wins – which has seen them [...]

Port Vale-Gillingham: Promotion Glory Well on Track for Gillingham

January 21st, 2009 by Yoosof Farah

The general consensus around Gillingham and all those who support the club is that this season, Gillingham can get promoted.
After winning a tough away match at Morecambe 1-0 four days ago, for most fans it seemed the odds would be stacked against Gillingham to make it two wins in a row away from home, [...]