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Best memory from Gillingham years



Mar 10, 2006
515
Chumbawumbah getting played every pre match along with 'gotta get out of this place'. Also A21 coach not starting after one of the the games and a load of us getting out to push start it.
 






Benson

Member
Jan 31, 2012
685
near water
I only managed to get there once, and that was an evening pre-season friendly against our hosts themselves. 2-1 win as far as I can recall, and the Gills were in the div above
. Good chuckling from me, Shakes from the home fan I was with. Most fans were friendly although it did kick off outside the chip shop. Oye oye saveloy!
 


Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Rod Thomas on the goal line keeping the ball out like a goalie...with his hands.

Gary Hart, Minton and Thomas sometimes made the trip almost worthwhile :smile:

Parking right outside the ground

The Donnie fans united

A drunk Samrah or was it John Baine encouraging the team over the tannoy during the 4-4 with Colchester I think
 






thedonkeycentrehalf

Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
Jul 7, 2003
9,280
Jamie Moralee impact substitue - brought on and sent off in an instant
 




Surf's Up

Well-known member
Jul 17, 2011
10,413
Here
Rod Thomas's save v Plymouth, worth the admission on its own. Pity there weren't more than 1,500 in the ground to witness it!!
 






getz

Active member
Jan 15, 2010
227
I will always remember the terrifying 70 mph motorway dashes back on the B&H double-deckers.
 














LowKarate

New member
Jan 6, 2004
2,002
Wombling free
I remember that Peter Smith mistake, but to be honest I couldn't say which game or remember many other moments on the pitch as most of it was so awful. Matchday experiences that stick in the mind more are:

1. Cloudy skies as we crossed the county border into Kent on most days (whoever said Kent was The Garden of England?).
2. Breaking down on the A229 as the clutch on my Cavalier finally gave out.
3. Pre-match drinks in The Cricketers queuing 7 deep at the bar and occasionally enjoying the sunshine in the beer garden.
4. Being served Bovril at the Kiosk that turned out to be Marmite (which doesn't dissolve) lying in a lump at the bottom of a cup of hot water.
5. Moving from Terrace to Seated area and back to Terrace again whenever we felt like it because there was more than enough room for everyone.
6. Deflecting a wayward pre-match practice shot away from my girlfriend's face (now wife) and into the face of a small child stood 15 feet behind us.
7. Getting to recognise almost every fan.

I do remember Rod Thomas being generally too skillful for his teammates and Mark Ormerod and Nicky Rust diving around desperately and picking the ball out of their net alot.

It was an experience! If you weren't there (and I really don't blame you), then I recommend getting hold of a copy of the official matchday compilation video from that era called 'The Priestfield Tapes'. You will be amazed at how poor the football was and how far we've come.
 


Coach_Carter_92

Well-known member
Apr 25, 2013
688
Home
Too young to remember anything clearly about the time, the only thing that sticks in my mind was that I always had a milkshake at every game :thumbsup:
 


BensGrandad

New member
Jul 13, 2003
72,015
Haywards Heath
Just shows how age and memory dont work in together as I would have argued that the Rod Thomas 'save' when he dived across the goal and got sent off was at The Goldstone.
 


See-Goals

DIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE
Aug 13, 2004
1,172
Seaford
The 4-0 win over Rotherham and seeing myself go mental after the first goal from a corner on my Hortons Heroes Volume 1 vhs!
 




m20gull

Well-known member
Jun 10, 2004
3,474
Land of the Chavs
The Palace friendly, that Colchester comeback (accompanied by my Colchester supporting wife), as already mentioned parking right next to the ground, the toilets (before and after they spent our money on them), having lots of space on the home terrace which you needed because it was so flat, dreadful football (the Doncaster Fans United game?)
 




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