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Sunk again - McCleary moment in vain as Gills ship three late goals to The Mariners Grimsby Town at home match review - Gills Journal no. 30

Sunk again - McCleary moment in vain as #Gills ship three late goals to play off chasing Mariners #GTFC #SkyBetLeagueTwo #Kent

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Gills can't finish at Whaddon Road as The Mariners arrive up for the play offs Grimsby preview and Cheltenham review - Gills Journal no. 29

#Gills v Grimsby preview and Cheltenham Town review #gtfc #ctfc #Kent

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Gills can't finish at Whaddon Road as The Mariners arrive up for the play offs Grimsby preview and Cheltenham review - Gills Journal no. 29

#Gills v Grimsby preview and Cheltenham Town review #gtfc #ctfc #Kent

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More at Moor Lane? Gills' visit to Salford City previewed Gills Journal no. 26

Can Gillingham replicate and even build on last weekend’s performances? My preview (4 minute read) of #Gills visit to Salford City.
#Kent

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Four days, four goals, four points Easter weekend review - Gills Journal no. 25

Four days, four goals, four points

A review of #Gills Easter weekend fixtures

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Two games in four days - Walsall, Accrington and the search for a pulse Easter games previewed - Gills Journal No. 24

Two games in four days - Walsall, Accrington and the search for a pulse
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Seconds from something, miles from good enough Two stoppage time goals - a fifth straight defeat - familiar frustrations - Gills Journal no. 23

Seconds from something, miles from good enough

Crawley match report #Gills #SkyBetLeagueTwo

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Building castles Brad Galinson interview - key takeaways and what they mean - Gills Journal no. 21

Brad Galinson interview key takeaways:

🫤This season
☀️Squad changes this summer
🕺Gareth Ainsworth
📈Recruitment

explored in my latest #Gills Journal blog
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Not good enough - two voices, one truth Gillingham 1 Bristol Rovers 2: second half collapse after Hale penalty gives half time lead - Gills Journal no. 20

Not good enough - two voices, one truth

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Evans' Gas escape Bristol Rovers preview - Steve Evans back at Priestfield - League Two round up - Derek Bellotti - Other news - Gills Journal no. 19

After three straight defeats against sides in the top six, #Gills host Bristol Rovers on Saturday. The visitors are three places and five points below them in League Two having played one game more. The table suggests it should be a close contest . . . My match preview and round up 👇

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Gillingham 0 - 2 Swindon Town Match report - Gills Journal no. 18

Gillingham 0 - 2 Swindon Town match report

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Ten in two Swindon preview - Bonner and Harris - Cambridge review - Gills Journal no. 17

Latest Gills Journal ahead of Swindon's visit to Priestfield this evening 😬 #Gills

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And when they were only halfway up, they were neither up nor down Cambridge preview - managers past - current form - Elliott Nevitt - previous games - supporters - League Two round-up - Gills Journal no. 16

Understrength and underdogs. #Gills travel to Neil Harris' high flying Cambridge United. My match preview 👇 open.substack.com/pub/thelongg...

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Gillingham 1-5 Milton Keynes Dons Match report - League Two round up - Gills Journal no. 15

Another big home defeat for injury hit #Gills

Gillingham 1-5 Milton Keynes Dons match report

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A tough night ahead Preview: MK Dons and this evening's other League Two games - Gills Journal no. 14

MK Dons have scored the most goals (67) in League Two this season and at +32 also boast the best goal difference.

My preview of #MKDons visit to #Gills and this evening’s other games in #SkyBetLeagueTwo

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Symmetrical record Gills journal no. 13 - Fleetwood Town preview - MK Dons and beyond - scraping a win at Barrow - Kent Senior Cup - Scott Wagstaff - Nayan Grant

This week’s Gills Journal looks ahead to the visit of Fleetwood Town as well as a tough run of fixtures against some the League’s top sides. I look back at last week’s win at Barrow and round up the club’s academy and youth news including the appointment of Scott Wagstaff.

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Season's end Gills journal no. 12 - a challenging summer ahead - Oldham home defeat - Barrow preview

My weekly #Gills round-up looking back at the Oldham defeat and ahead to this weekend's trip to #wearebarrow and beyond to a challenging summer for the club's management and recruitment team

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Repeat cycle Gills journal no. 11 - defeats at Crewe and Chesterfield - Oldham preview

In their 8 games in 2026, #Gills have lost each of the 5 matches against teams above them in the League and won the 3 against teams below them.

My latest post looks back at the 1-0 defeats at Crewe and #Spireites and ahead to the visit of Oldham.

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Hale the hero Gills journal no. 10 - Tranmere win - Hale finds his touch - Crewe preview

Here's a 5-minute read rounding up #Gills win over #TRFC, Ronan Hale finding his touch and a preview of Saturday's game at Crewe. You can subscribe to substack.com/@thelonggame3 to receive your weekly Gills journal

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Harsh reality Gills journal no. 9 - Notts County mistake - Tranmere preview - Dickov

There's lot of really good audio and video content out there from #Gills fans. Over the past couple of months, I've enjoyed starting to write a short, 5 minute read weekly round-up. Here's the latest.

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Playing with fire Gills journal no. 8 - extinguished by Bromley - Notts County preview - Beckles signing

My latest post about the fortunes of Gillingham FC. Have a read #Gills fans. Hope you enjoy.

#Kent

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Looking up Gills journal no. 7 - back-to-back wins - Bromley preview - Ronan Hale signing

Local rivalries aside, League leaders Bromley will be very difficult opponents wounded by dropping points at home in midweek. A draw would be a good result for #Gills on Saturday.

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Could a couple of spa days help Gillingham's recovery? Gills journal no. 6 - Newport win - Harrogate preview - transfer targets

Could a couple of spa days help #Gills recovery?

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I like it. I like it. I like it. I like it. #Gills win at home for the first time since September. 3-2. Dramatic late winner. McCleary 90+9’. Questions remain about performance against League’s bottom side but three points.

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Season will be defined by January's results Gills journal no. 5 - Newport preview - club finances

#Gills season will be defined by the results of its games this January. Wins would restore confidence. A poor return and the season peters out or unravels completely.
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Wembley memories of a local hero 1976 League Cup Final recalled

As #ManCity and #NUFC prepare to meet in the #EFLCup semi final, a Substack piece recalling their 1976 Wembley final and its spectacular winning goal

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Easy to overlook amidst match postponements and FA Cup excitement that life goes on in League Two for a few clubs today including the top and bottom teams.

Crewe (10th, 35 points) host struggling Harrogate (24th, 17).

Bromley (1st, 48) travel to Tranmere (17th, 32).

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Fantastic entertainment @newcastleunited.com at St James Park. 4-3. Straight out of the Keegan era.

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Gills journal no. 4 Forwards into 2026

Gills journal no. 4

Forwards into 2026 - shifting the dial towards better times for The Gills. My latest post
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Correct scores at Leeds and Spurs. Correct result at Newcastle. Surprises at Everton, Fulham and Man City?

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