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[Football] The Jills
- Thread starter Simster
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Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
I've never really understood the antipathy towards Gillingham.
At least they let us use their ground when nobody else did.
It might not have been a great experience, but it saved us at the time
Where else could we have gone?
At least they let us use their ground when nobody else did.
It might not have been a great experience, but it saved us at the time
Where else could we have gone?
Brian Fantana
Well-known member
This is largely where I am too.
Cornwallboy
Active member
- Oct 13, 2022
- 392
Same here. They charged us rent eh? Wouldn't anyone have done the same including us?
medwayseagull reborn
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- Oct 12, 2022
- 349
New majority owner so locals who support them are waiting to see whether there is any investment. He recently referred to them as " sleeping giants " so he obviously is a bit clueless. By the way it is the "Gills".
Austrian Gull
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I'm still amazed that they have eeked out 14 points from 7 goals - mindblowing stuff.
Why do I still turn my nose up at Gillingham? Scally and the town itself, I guess.
Why do I still turn my nose up at Gillingham? Scally and the town itself, I guess.
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The truth is, I'm neutral towards them rather than showing antipathy. They did offer us a place but they did so for their own reasons. It does stick in the craw a bit that they enforced the third season contract even when it became clear we didn't need it, but I suppose that's just business. It just wasn't particularly understanding.
I actually have a Jills supporting friend, and his dad used to run their supporters club. I'll be gutted for him when they get relegated.
Er, yes yes I know.
Superphil
Dismember
No issue with the club, no-one else wanted us when we needed somewhere. They charged us rent, that's not really a surprise, we would do the same, as would any club.
They are accused of using that money to improve their ground, again, what is wrong with that?
Scally might not be particularly likable, to some, but it's a football team, in a community, with fans, players and a history. We've done well out of them in the past with the likes of Guy Butters and Andrew Crofts.
They are accused of using that money to improve their ground, again, what is wrong with that?
Scally might not be particularly likable, to some, but it's a football team, in a community, with fans, players and a history. We've done well out of them in the past with the likes of Guy Butters and Andrew Crofts.
Terry Butcher Tribute Act
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- Aug 18, 2013
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New manager and a couple of good signings in the last week or so. Might work out ok in the end.
Psychobilly freakout
HellBilly
As much as I hated travelling there to watch the Albion, I really am struggling to come up with a time when I enjoyed a game there to be honest, the closest I came to being happy I think was the 4-4 on boxing day 97, we should have won really.
Sharing there was a necessity that we had to endure for our survival, so I am forever grateful to them.
No Gillingham, more than likely...
No Bloom, No Amex, No play off victory at the Millennium Stadium, No Promotions, No thumping of Manchester United and Chelsea, you get the drift....
Sharing there was a necessity that we had to endure for our survival, so I am forever grateful to them.
No Gillingham, more than likely...
No Bloom, No Amex, No play off victory at the Millennium Stadium, No Promotions, No thumping of Manchester United and Chelsea, you get the drift....
This. In addition Paul Scally no longer controls the club - I'm assuming it's Scally most people have a problem with rather than the club itself. You'd think most people here would have slightly more sympathy for a club that has had a very dodgy owner for so long. Anyway, they were my late Dad's team so I don't want to see them drop out of the league - much rather it was Chelsea !
Agree with other posters. The Gills let us use their ground and we survived. I've no ill feeling towards them at all.
In some ways, I used to like the trips in the car out to Priestfield. I was often alone. Got to listen to 606 on the way back and all the match build-up on the way out there. It was like some sort of penance for a couple of years.
I've no hard feelings towards the Gills.
In some ways, I used to like the trips in the car out to Priestfield. I was often alone. Got to listen to 606 on the way back and all the match build-up on the way out there. It was like some sort of penance for a couple of years.
I've no hard feelings towards the Gills.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
I vaguely remember hearing from somewhere that the deal was that DK paid Scally 3 years rent up front. Turned out we only needed 2 years, but the additional rent for the extra year we didn't need was never paid back.
This may be complete bollocks.
This may be complete bollocks.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Crawley, but I can't remember the reason why we couldn't.
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
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And me.
maresfield seagull
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- May 23, 2006
- 2,247
Is it not pronounced as Jill's though ?
Rather than that which fish breathe Gills
maresfield seagull
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- May 23, 2006
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Self flagellation in a football sense
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
I have a feeling that Crawley didn't want us to attract bigger crowds than them at their own ground. They feared that some of their fans would switch allegiance to us.
I am not 100% sure about this but I was working in Crawley at the time and knew a fair few of their fans.
horshamite
Now Saltdeanite.
- Nov 16, 2010
- 468
Gillingham in Dorset is pronounced with a hard G, as in fish breathing apparatus.
Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
- 19,661
Looking at Wikipedia they had a lot of redevelopment work between 1995 and 2000. Assuming we had some sort of contract for 3 years they would have booked that work to be done and there would have been a chain of workers and suppliers in place on the basis of the funds be available as per the contract. It's not as if Scally pocketed it and blew it on strippers and casinos.
Good luck to them.
Good luck to them.