The Gillingham Era: the best things and the worst things.

[Camp Freddy]

Best things:

1. 4-1 v Hartlepool 2nd season just before Christmas.
2. Mansfield Wasp Goalie
3. Rod Thomas

Worst things:

1. Open air toilet
2. Fans Utd 2: the worst game of football ever.
3. 0-4 v Darlington

 

[Scotty Mac]

i remember one particularly delightful fireworks display going on behind the unused end on a tuesday night game - maybe barnet at home the first season

the chicken nuggets the priestfield had to offer were BRILLIANT as well

 

[dougdeep]

Thrashing Brentford on Boxing Day.

 

[lighthouse]

best

gary hart
Richie Barker doing the donkey ears to Rotherham player

worst

a certain player who scored against us today scoring the winner for Barnet
losing 4-1 to Torquay and being ripped to shreads by Jack and Bedeau

 

[West Hoathly Seagull]

Best:

As Doug says, the win against Brentford
Standing at the back of the home end, bashing one's fists on the corrugated iron when we scored; didn't half make a din
That home end; a proper covered terrace
Friendly staff and the fact you could go in the social club
The fact that it took me less than an hour to drive there
The new loos they put up at the home end; luxury compared to the North Stand

Worst:

The fact that it wasn't our ground
The empty away end with the away fans stuck in the corner, hence little atmosphere
The awful team we had for most of the time there
Brian Horton leaving when he was doing quite a good job
Aston Villa mugging us over Gareth Barry

All in all, though, I didn't find it too bad, though I didn't have to put up with a 75 mile journey on a bus - Gillingham is easy via the A22, M25 and M2 from where I live.

 

[Finchley Seagull]

Best things:

1. 4-1 v Hartlepool 2nd season just before Christmas.
2. Mansfield Wasp Goalie
3. Rod Thomas

Worst things:

1. Open air toilet
2. Fans Utd 2: the worst game of football ever.
3. 0-4 v Darlington

Wasn't the 4-1 win just before Christmas against Rotherham? Either way that was a highlight. I suppose the comeback from 3 down against Colchester must also be mentioned as it was a fantastic recovery. Not many others though.

 

[dolphin123]

Rod thomas saving the ball like the keeper.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Winning 4-3 oe 3-2 in about November 1998 can't remember against who might have been Hartlepool anyway it was around the time SWEAT finally gave up and at least Withdean was on the horizon.

 

[PWSeagull]

The Cricketers (I think that is what it was called) - not because it was a great pub but because it was full of people who'd just driven however many miles in the name of a common cause, we owned the place for a couple of years. The landlord and staff were great and atmosphere was always tops............

 

[Notters]

Rod thomas saving the ball like the keeper.

I'll never forget that, was absolutely hilario!

And yes, the Donny fans united match was definitely the worst game of Footy ever, and didn't everyone wear tshirts with hearts on as well?!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Good: It shuffled the supporter pack and I made a lot of great new friends. In fact one is going to be my best man and another my usher when I get married later this year.

Bad: Knowing we were giving money to that creepy Paul Scally guy. The 1997-1998 team most rank as the worst ever Albion squad surely?

 

[willingdon_seagull]

Best:-

Boxing Day (1999??) against Brentford
A roof
Generally speaking a fantastic atmosphere
Every weekend feeling like an away game with the beers on the train etc

Worst:

Getting home late on midweek games
Millwall in AWS match 1-5 defeat
Its in Kent - enough said!

 

[forumwayseagull]

Worst as most was shocking...

Losing 4-0 at Home to Darlington was very depressing and Marco Gabbiadini scored all 4.....gutted that day.

Doncastor game was truley dire as well...0-0 unless I am mistaken??

 

[Tooting Gull]

The atmosphere in that pub near the ground, especially in the beer garden in good weather, was excellent. And it wasn't Withdean. That's about it. And that Fans Utd II game was the worst game of football I've ever seen.

 

[Questions]

The best : leaving there

The worst : going there

 

[explymouthnige]

The worst losing 0-1 to Lincoln with only 3 floodlights working in front of just 1000 fans

 

[fleet]

I'm so impressed that any of you can thin k of best things. I went to more or less every match there and can't think of a single good thing. Our football was so bad it is hard to believe anyone can complain about what we do now.

 

[thedeadone]

Rod thomas saving the ball like the keeper.

Best save seen at gillingham.
Shame about the red card!!

 

[8ace]

Gary Hart's goal against Shrewsbury.

 

[fleet]

The best : leaving there

The worst : going there

That is how I see it too