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Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Reports and reaction from the 2017-2018 season as Walsall finished 19th in League 1
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Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sat Nov 11, 2017 3:21 am

"The Kentishmen will ... rise
... for they are ... full of spirit"

Shakespeare

It's "Open Season" on this thread, as I shall be totally incapable due to excessive intake of sangria and/or San Miguel. Have fun!!! :D

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:06 am

Oh dear that sounds bad....I hope you soon get better :D As far as Gillingham is concerned I have nothing to say...an awful place with a football team that is usually equally bad. We need a win though so lets hope we get one.

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sat Nov 11, 2017 7:43 pm

Since Bournemouth got all sorts of silly ideas of grandeur, this has become the most Third Division fixture in the world.

To mark the occasion Joe Edwards, the most Third Division footballer in the world, should play a half for both teams.

Not a pop by the way, being a bang average Third Division player makes him one of our better players right now.

Can only be 1-1 with Edwards scoring for both teams with Peter Hart cancelling out the threat from Steve Lovell whilst a young Steve Bruce does pretty much the same with Alan Buckley.

3,950 in attendance at Fellows Park with the Colonel Bogey March accompanied after match consensus being that it represented a decent point and that Joe Edwards could be the next Kenny Beech.

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:54 pm

Welsh_Saddler wrote:"The Kentishmen will ... rise
... for they are ... full of spirit"

Shakespeare

It's "Open Season" on this thread, as I shall be totally incapable due to excessive intake of sangria and/or San Miguel. Have fun!!! :D

Technically speaking, the Gills are Men of Kent, not Kentish Men.

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:34 pm

A vital game and too important for anything other than 'getting behind the lads' and three much needed points. Gills are showing signs of improvement and even won 3-1 away at P'boro the other week. A third 2-1 home victory of the season ( Roberts, Bakayoko) will do in front of a crowd of 4,066 (254 away).

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sun Nov 12, 2017 9:05 pm

Must win. Nothing more nothing less.

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sun Nov 12, 2017 11:58 pm

In view of the recent cup exit, an extended run of positive results would be welcomed.

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:09 am

Win or bust. Second time I've said that this season.

If we get a draw I don't expect the board to pull the trigger though. Game in hand will probably be the reason/excuse.

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:02 am

1-0 down with a minute to play we scape a draw and Whitney makes out we've won the champions league

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Tue Nov 14, 2017 12:26 pm

Erm????? with the rest that the players have had, and the extra time JW has had with them on the training ground, the fact that his job is on the line and the Gills are not playing very well themselves and we are at home with the crowd behind us. 0-2 to them :lol:

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:25 pm

chunkster wrote:Erm????? with the rest that the players have had, and the extra time JW has had with them on the training ground, the fact that his job is on the line and the Gills are not playing very well themselves and we are at home with the crowd behind us. 0-2 to them :lol:



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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:34 pm

reedswood sadler wrote:
chunkster wrote:Erm????? with the rest that the players have had, and the extra time JW has had with them on the training ground, the fact that his job is on the line and the Gills are not playing very well themselves and we are at home with the crowd behind us. 0-2 to them :lol:



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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:40 pm

1-1.

3,879 attendance with 326 from Kent

Paul Scally to sit behind the press section wearing a garish blue and white striped tie with the fattest knot imaginable

Pete Waterman to come onto the pitch at half time to wind up the Gills fans and announce Rick Astley and Jason Donovan are lined up for the Xmas party.

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Thu Nov 16, 2017 7:41 pm

Really need a win in this one to put a bit more breathing space between the bottom 4.

Gills picked up a bit recently and had some good results but they're still a big contender for relegation and in the drop zone.

2-1 win. Roberts, Agyei (hopefully) and Ozzy to be too lively for their defence.

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Thu Nov 16, 2017 7:42 pm

PT wrote:Since Bournemouth got all sorts of silly ideas of grandeur, this has become the most Third Division fixture in the world.

To mark the occasion Joe Edwards, the most Third Division footballer in the world, should play a half for both teams.

Not a pop by the way, being a bang average Third Division player makes him one of our better players right now.

Can only be 1-1 with Edwards scoring for both teams with Peter Hart cancelling out the threat from Steve Lovell whilst a young Steve Bruce does pretty much the same with Alan Buckley.

3,950 in attendance at Fellows Park with the Colonel Bogey March accompanied after match consensus being that it represented a decent point and that Joe Edwards could be the next Kenny Beech.


Walsall-Oldham for me. :wink:

Gillingham went down in 2008.

Steve Lovell was actually appointed their permanent manager today although could be a different one you're on about?

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:06 am

I see Tom Eaves plays foe these and has scored 6 in 12 so he must be stopped.I fondly remember the unmerciful stick he got at Shrewsbury away a few years back.A must win for bus 2-0 Ozzy and Edwards.

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:15 pm

I'll go for a surprisingly high scoring game. Even with Bertrand Bossu in our goals they will manage to put a few in.

Walsall 5-5 Gillingham

Walsall
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Richard Green
Scott Houghton
Paul Smith
Steve Claridge

Gillingham
John Gayle
John Hodge
Darren Byfield
Chris Palmer
Deon Burton

Att: 4124 (231 Gills)

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Fri Nov 17, 2017 3:08 pm

Sub 4000 anyone?

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Fri Nov 17, 2017 3:45 pm

Cheesebag wrote:Sub 4000 anyone?


Quite a reasonable assumption, I think the FA Cup defeat to lower League opposition will have been the death knell for many 'maybe I'll go to the Bescot rather than shop with the wife' types.

Gillingham did put 7 past Reading ladies in the Mickey Mouse cup did they not? (though conceding 5 themselves, somewhat like a parks pitch match that one!).

Agree with most on here, this IS 'THE' must win match for Whitney, a defeat will most certainly have the Board calling a meeting on Monday morning.

Come on then Walsall players, play for the honour of the shirt, we are depending on you, don't muck this one up! :?

Come on me babbies, give us something to cheer! :) :)

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Fri Nov 17, 2017 4:14 pm

Cheesebag wrote:Sub 4000 anyone?


I would usually agree Cheesy, but maybe not this time as a lot of tickets have been sold in the family stand (according to online ticketing) so there might be another school initiative tomorrow. It's happened for the Gillingham match over the last couple of seasons so this could be the case again.

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:19 pm

Yep its a schools initiative tomorrow.....lets hope we can do better than we usually do when these are on.

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Fri Nov 17, 2017 11:23 pm

Walsallone wrote:Yep its a schools initiative tomorrow.....lets hope we can do better than we usually do when these are on.

Could be worse. It might have been a family 'fun' day...

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:06 am

ok joking apart from my original post i honestly believe we will win tomorrow :) as i predicted 3-1 to the lads :D

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:06 am

Exile wrote:
Welsh_Saddler wrote:"The Kentishmen will ... rise
... for they are ... full of spirit"

Shakespeare

It's "Open Season" on this thread, as I shall be totally incapable due to excessive intake of sangria and/or San Miguel. Have fun!!! :D

Technically speaking, the Gills are Men of Kent, not Kentish Men.

"Did I not write that - twas one of Bacon's" - Shakespeare

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:38 am

Walsallone wrote:Yep its a schools initiative tomorrow.....lets hope we can do better than we usually do when these are on.


We'll lose then, we always do when the squealers come along.

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:42 am

Whitters wrote:
Exile wrote:
Welsh_Saddler wrote:"The Kentishmen will ... rise
... for they are ... full of spirit"

Shakespeare

It's "Open Season" on this thread, as I shall be totally incapable due to excessive intake of sangria and/or San Miguel. Have fun!!! :D

Technically speaking, the Gills are Men of Kent, not Kentish Men.

"Did I not write that - twas one of Bacon's" - Shakespeare


So then it was one of Wild's? "It sodding was not!" (with acknowledgement to a Pythonism!)

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sat Nov 18, 2017 2:00 pm

Welsh_Saddler wrote:"The Kentishmen will ... rise
... for they are ... full of spirit"

Shakespeare

It's "Open Season" on this thread, as I shall be totally incapable due to excessive intake of sangria and/or San Miguel. Have fun!!! :D



HenryVI if i'm not mistaken , however in reposte from the same play "Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind"

Sounds like my missus after my last works do :-)

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sat Nov 18, 2017 2:20 pm

Changes from the Newport debacle:

Liam Roberts in for Gillespie.
Kory Roberts in for Donnellan.
Bakayoko in for Tyler Roberts.

Bold selections for (you'd assume) such a critical game.

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sat Nov 18, 2017 2:28 pm

EvenFlow wrote:Changes from the Newport debacle:

Liam Roberts in for Gillespie.
Kory Roberts in for Donnellan.
Bakayoko in for Tyler Roberts.

Bold selections for (you'd assume) such a critical game.
Totally agree with Liam and Kory, but Baka for Roberts?

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Re: Gillingham (H) League One, 18th Nov 3pm

Sat Nov 18, 2017 2:37 pm

To be fair, Bakayoko has scored in the last two games.

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