Gillingham (H) Match Thread

Crap game and poor performance but 6 unbeaten, just outside the play offs and 5 points ahead of title favourites Stockport with a game in hand. It was disappointing tonight especially after a good start but lots of reasons to be positive still.

Pretty poor. Noone stood out. Smith MOM again

Frustrating. Subs didnt do anything when they came on but feel they should have been on earlier

Those 5 or so players who didn’t make the squad will all have cause to speak to the manager and ask ‘when do I get my chance’? as there were many players below par. On the plus side - another point, unbeaten at home, good league position and haven’t lost despite the flat/lacklustre performance.

Watched on Mariners player

Think we were lucky Gills second goal disallowed, but the other one was offside.

Credit to Gillingham, they got on top of the midfield and closed down our options very quickly while finding space down the channels on the counter.

But we were as poor as I've seen us this season, so many players just weren't at it. Glennon, Efete, Holohan, Morris and Clifton all looked slow and lethargic, Holohan in particular was very sloppy in possession.

Taylor, Richardson and Kiernan linked well at times and we still got into some promising positions. When Richardson went off, Taylor became more isolated and our threat disappeared, not sure what Hurst was thinking there.

In the end we were lucky not to lose it, so we'll take the point and hopefully improve for Saturday.

In the end it took a howler from their keeper for us to score, something isn't right with the way we set up in an attacking sense at home. It's not as if Gills just stuck 11 men behind the ball.

I'd like to have seen Orsi being brought on as sub. We did have a couple of crosses flash across the box, and if he's the natural goalscorer he's been billed as that seems to me what we are crying out for.

Yeah that was poor.

We looked lethargic in our running at times and Gills seemed to want it more. Passing was not great and we didn’t seem to find much of an attacking rhythm.

Richardson looked good with his feet but in reality barely got a kick whilst in a good position so was pretty much ineffective. Kiernan had a good game overall but final decision or ball was lacking. Holohan looked well off it and the subs did nothing of note. Taylor didn’t really get into the game and I was hoping we’d maybe try something different with Orsi coming on.

Everyone keeps banging on about it but not at least having JMD on tbe bench is plain wrong IMO. When he gets subbed on, he usually makes something happen, be it an assist or goal or at least taking on some players in good positions. No one who came on did that at all. Hurst had a real job on his hands with keeping the squad happy now.

Still, unbeaten since opening game and up there near the playoffs.

Poor stuff, happy with a point in the end because Gills looked more likely to win it. Not sure why it took so long for PH to make a change and their number 9 should've been sent off.

Reminded me of Hurst mark one performance. You would have thought we were the underdogs tonight. Struggled to string any passes together after 30 minutes. Substitutions far too late to make an impact. Changes were needed at half time not with 20 minutes to go. An awful game to watch, but a point nevertheless.