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Very random question re our days at Gillingham



Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Did we pick up any Kent based fans when we played at the Priestfield that anyone knows of?

You know people in Kent who maybe just went along to a 4th division game when Brighton were playing there and became hooked watching the dross on show?

Unlikely I know, but are YOU one of them?
 


The Maharajah of Sydney

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
1,363
Sydney .
Yes, Initially we ran 2 x 35 seater coaches.
Since our move to The Amex interest has increased and we now run 5 (sometimes 6) 44-seaters .
There's 3 from the Medway area which encompass the towns of Maidstone, Chatham & Gillingham , 1 from Canterbury and another from the Ramsgate / Margate conurbation.
 


Goldstone1976

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NSC Patreon
Apr 30, 2013
13,765
Herts
Yes, Initially we ran 2 x 35 seater coaches.
Since our move to The Amex interest has increased and we now run 5 (sometimes 6) 44-seaters .
There's 3 from the Medway area which encompass the towns of Maidstone, Chatham & Gillingham , 1 from Canterbury and another from the Ramsgate / Margate conurbation.

Blimey! Great stuff :thumbsup:
 


surrey jim

Not in Surrey
Aug 2, 2005
18,085
Bevendean
Yes, Initially we ran 2 x 35 seater coaches.
Since our move to The Amex interest has increased and we now run 5 (sometimes 6) 44-seaters .
There's 3 from the Medway area which encompass the towns of Maidstone, Chatham & Gillingham , 1 from Canterbury and another from the Ramsgate / Margate conurbation.

2x35 seater coaches from Gillingham to Withdean ??
 


Vegas Seagull

New member
Jul 10, 2009
7,782
Yes, Initially we ran 2 x 35 seater coaches.
Since our move to The Amex interest has increased and we now run 5 (sometimes 6) 44-seaters .
There's 3 from the Medway area which encompass the towns of Maidstone, Chatham & Gillingham , 1 from Canterbury and another from the Ramsgate / Margate conurbation.

Extraordinary numbers fair play to you all & I hope you never have to endure the 9 consecutive home defeats I saw travelling the other way!
 




The Wookiee

Back From The Dead
Nov 10, 2003
14,824
Worthing
Yes, Initially we ran 2 x 35 seater coaches.
Since our move to The Amex interest has increased and we now run 5 (sometimes 6) 44-seaters .
There's 3 from the Medway area which encompass the towns of Maidstone, Chatham & Gillingham , 1 from Canterbury and another from the Ramsgate / Margate conurbation.

And you do this because you all fell in love with the Albion after popping along to watch them at your local league ground Gillingham ?
 


house your seagull

Train à Grande Vitesse
Jul 7, 2004
2,693
Manchester
Yes, Initially we ran 2 x 35 seater coaches.
Since our move to The Amex interest has increased and we now run 5 (sometimes 6) 44-seaters .
There's 3 from the Medway area which encompass the towns of Maidstone, Chatham & Gillingham , 1 from Canterbury and another from the Ramsgate / Margate conurbation.

Woof!
 


Yes, Initially we ran 2 x 35 seater coaches.
Since our move to The Amex interest has increased and we now run 5 (sometimes 6) 44-seaters .
There's 3 from the Medway area which encompass the towns of Maidstone, Chatham & Gillingham , 1 from Canterbury and another from the Ramsgate / Margate conurbation.

I often see them driving in convoy down the A26.:thumbsup:
 




stripeyshark

All-Time Best Defence
Dec 20, 2011
2,294
Yes, Initially we ran 2 x 35 seater coaches.
Since our move to The Amex interest has increased and we now run 5 (sometimes 6) 44-seaters .
There's 3 from the Medway area which encompass the towns of Maidstone, Chatham & Gillingham , 1 from Canterbury and another from the Ramsgate / Margate conurbation.

Do you know if there are midweek ones from canterbury?
 




smeg

New member
Feb 11, 2013
980
BN13
Extraordinary numbers fair play to you all & I hope you never have to endure the 9 consecutive home defeats I saw travelling the other way!

Yeah it kind of puts our current predicament into perspective, I was a season ticket holder at Gillingham as well and regularly made the 140 mile roundtrip for a home game ??? most which we lost. In fact I think that run you refer to only came to an end when I missed the game because of Christmas shopping............ unreal.
 




Kuipers Supporters Club

Well-known member
Feb 10, 2009
5,629
GOSBTS
Blimey, just looked at the 1997/98 and 1998/99 Division Three tables and saw poor old Scarborough. One phoenix club dissolved and the other now in Northern Premier Division One South - remember that could have easily been us.
 


surrey jim

Not in Surrey
Aug 2, 2005
18,085
Bevendean
Blimey, just looked at the 1997/98 and 1998/99 Division Three tables and saw poor old Scarborough. One phoenix club dissolved and the other now in Northern Premier Division One South - remember that could have easily been us.

Which club is the other one?
 


Vegas Seagull

New member
Jul 10, 2009
7,782
Yeah it kind of puts our current predicament into perspective, I was a season ticket holder at Gillingham as well and regularly made the 140 mile roundtrip for a home game ??? most which we lost. In fact I think that run you refer to only came to an end when I missed the game because of Christmas shopping............ unreal.

Yeah it was around Xmas, we had lost 7 in a row, I had a fortnight in Barbados during which we won 1 and drew 1...soon as I got back we lost another 2...another pair of back to back 1-3 home defeats on a Saturday & then just 3 days later Tuesday night still not forgotten either
 




BensGrandad

New member
Jul 13, 2003
72,015
Haywards Heath
Yes, Initially we ran 2 x 35 seater coaches.
Since our move to The Amex interest has increased and we now run 5 (sometimes 6) 44-seaters .
There's 3 from the Medway area which encompass the towns of Maidstone, Chatham & Gillingham , 1 from Canterbury and another from the Ramsgate / Margate conurbation.
That is very good as Charlton were doing similar offering free coaches from many areas of the South East.
 










edna krabappel

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Jul 7, 2003
47,228
Do Gillingham know we run coaches from "their" patch to the Amex?

I remember the fuss they made when Charlton started getting a bit close for comfort :lolol:
 





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