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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]