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FOM BLOG: BLACKPOOL 0-3 GILLINGHAM

My Thoughts On Blackpool V Gillingham........

PRE-MATCH AND TRAVEL

I got on The Kings Ferry Coach at 8.30AM From Rainham and sat down towards the back of the coach and while there was no USB Plug Chargers on the coach, I always take my portable power-packs with me just in-case there are no chargers on the coach (But I do think that whenever you travel great distances to go to away games, There should be chargers on the coach) Despite so many Gillingham Supporters turning Blackpool Away into a four day weekend, there was still close to fifty people on the coach for the final away game of the season, and there should be a decent turnout for the final game of the season, There were also some supporters on the coach who were perhaps going to there first away game of the season, which is good to see, And maybe The Bank Holiday Weekend has allowed supporters who don't normally go to away games to be able to travel to Blackpool for the final league game of the season.

I predicted the following line up on Twitter, Holy, O'Neill, Ehmer, Ogilvie, Fuller, Byrne, Charles-Cook, Da Silva Lopez, Rees, Hanlan, Eaves SUBS: Hadler (GK), Lacey, Garmston, Oldaker, Parrett, List, Campbell, I saw a comment from one Gillingham Supporter suggesting on Facebook that we should play a second string line up and make eleven changes, Which I completely disagree with, Maybe make 2-3 changes to the starting line up and change things up a bit, But I think Mark Patterson will want to name a strong enough side to ensure that Gillingham can end this season on a high by picking up all three points against Blackpool, and while Thirteenth Place is the highest Gillingham can finish in League One, If Gillingham lose and results elsewhere go against us, then Gillingham can end this season in Eighteenth and I am sure we want to go into the off season off the back of a decent result against Blackpool, which is easier said then done.

We stopped off at Norton Caines Services at 12.30PM, And The Service Station was completely packed, I saw Manchester City and Fleetwood Town Supporters at the services and the service station was completely packed, I was never going to buy anything from McDonalds, But for those who did get something to eat and drink were going to be queuing for ages and I brought A 500ML Bottle Of Coca Cola and A Kit Kat, and once everyone got back on the coach again, we were on our way at 13.15PM and heading towards Blackpool, There were still one or two on the coach who hadn't paid there travel far, But I paid My £34 before we stopped off at the services and I was getting in contact with Stephen, Diane and Ann saying how far away we were from Blackpool and roughly what time we would arrive at Bloomfield Road.

I was speaking to a few Gillingham Supporters both on Twitter and on the coach, and this coming off season is going to be a very important summer for Gillingham Louis (It seems like we are saying this every summer) New Manager, New Coaching Staff, Which players do we keep who are out of contact, which players are released, & who will be our new summer signings ??? - And what formation will Gillingham play next season will also be taken into consideration regarding player recruitment, And will Gillingham go down the route of signing younger players released by Premier League and Championship Clubs and look to sign young players on low wages and high potential (Like we did when Gillingham signed John Egan, Brennan Dickenson and Luke Norris in the summer of The 2014 / 2015 Season).

We arrived out-side Bloomfield Road at 3.30PM with plenty of time to spare before kick off, and despite the sun being out, it was cold and windy in Blackpool, But we had plenty of time to get something to eat and drink and look around Blackpool for a bit before kick off, When I went to Bloomfield Road when Gillingham drew 1-1 In The 2017 / 2018 Season, there were a lot of Blackpool Supporters out-side the ground with Oyston Out Banners and there was real resentment and anger towards The Blackpool Owners, and with the change of ownership, Blackpool may well start to move in the right direction, But it may well take Blackpool time to move in the right direction, because there decline from Premier League To League Two before Blackpool earned promotion back into League One has been a real fall from grace and whoever comes in as Blackpool Manager may well have to steady the ship for the short term, before there are any long term aspirations to compete in The Championship or earn promotion into The Premier League Again.

I went to A Traditional Fish And Chips Shop before the game and I brought A Small Portion Of Chips, A Cheese-Burger, Beans And A Can Of Pepsi for just under £6 which was real good value for money and I got in contact with Stephen, Diane and Ann to say that we had arrived in Blackpool and we arrived earlier then expected, And once I finished my meal, I headed back towards Bloomfield Road, brought one Match-Day Programme for £2 before needing directions from the stewards to The Away Turnstiles, because the away end has changed this season compared to last season and Gillingham Supporters were situated down the side of the pitch and not behind the goal, and once we found the entrance for the away end and I was searched by the stewards, I then put my ticket through the turnstiles and I was in the concourse of the away end and I queued up to buy A 500ML Bottle Of Coca Cola For £1.80 From The Food And Drink Bar.

Eventually, Gillingham's Team News Appeared On Twitter, And Gillingham Lined Up As Follows,,,,, Tomas Holy, Barry Fuller, Max Ehmer, Connor Ogilvie, Bradley Garmston, Darren Oldaker, Mark Byrne, Leonardo Da Silva Lopez, Tom Eaves, Brandon Hanlan SUBS: Tom Hadler (GK), Alex Lacey, Dean Parrett, Callum Reilly, Josh Rees, Elliott List and Tahvon Campbell - So Bradley Garmston, Darren Oldaker and Tom Eaves come in to replace Luke O'Neill, Tahvon Campbell and Elliott List, With Luke O'Neill's absence from the squad a real surprise, Darren Oldaker and Bradley Garmston have both been given an opportunity to start for Gillingham against Blackpool, But Mark Patterson hasn't made wholesale changes which was a very sensible decision, And Nicholas pointed out that The Football League have changed the rules regarding squad changes, I think you can make eleven changes if you replace eleven senior players with eleven senior players, but you cannot name eleven youth team players like Crewe Alexandra did a few season's ago, and you cannot do what Gillingham did against Burton Albion on the final day of The 2012 / 2013 Season where Sam Muggleton, Mahlon Romeo, Harry Grant and Callum Davies all started for Gillingham and Nathan Nyafli, Kane Haysman and Devante McKain came off the bench as substitutes, I think one of the reasons for this is because Gillingham could have played Scunthorpe on the final day and we could have given Scunthorpe an advantage to avoid the drop by making wholesale changes to the match-day squad.

And we got speaking about travel and I think the majority of our fanbase had stayed in Blackpool or the surrounding area's and looked to make a weekend of it, And I spoke about the journey from Gillingham to Blackpool and the journey wasn't too bad to be fair, Put it this way, I much rather play Blackpool on the final day of the season on A Saturday then travel to Blackpool On A Tuesday Night that is for sure, I then stood towards the back with Stephen, Diane and Ann in the block next to the block where the majority of our supporters were situated and where the singing is mostly going to come from, and despite the supporting pillar's being in-front of The East Stand, our view of the pitch from this stand was decent and we were eagerly anticipating kick off, unfortunately, the reception inside the ground for internet connection was very poor, So it was difficult to get team information or post updates throughout the game, And I wasn't alone in this regard, But the teams were out on to the pitch and lined up in-front of the main stand in-front of us and the atmosphere raised in volume inside Bloomfield Road, and we were hoping that Gillingham can end this season on a high by picking up all three points against Blackpool - COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FIRST HALF

And The First Noteworthy Moment Of The Match Was Regan Charles-Cook putting pressure on Nick Anderton to kick the ball into touch at the expense of conceding a throw on in Blackpool's Final Third Down The Left Side Of The Pitch, and from the resulting throw on, Barry Fuller throws the ball short to Mark Byrne, who takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball forwards to Regan Charles-Cook, And Regan Charles-Cook uses his pace to run towards the byline and Regan Charles-Cook whips in an low cross towards the near post which is comfortable for Christoffer Mafoumbi to save towards his near post, but this was a goal-scoring opportunity for Gillingham to build on, Leonardo Da Silva Lopez was then penalised for his challenge on Jordan Thompson and Blackpool have been awarded a free kick in a very promising position on the pitch, and from the resulting free kick, Jay Spearing passes the ball through to Antony Evans on the over-lap and Antony Evans stands the ball up high towards the back-stick and Tomas Holy was able to pluck the ball out of the air very convincingly, And In The Third Minute Of The Match, Gillingham almost capitalised on a mis-placed pass as Mark Byrne headers the ball through to Tom Eaves and had Tom Eaves first touch got the ball under control then Tom Eaves would have been one on one with The Blackpool Goalkeeper, but the ball runs all the way through to Christoffer Mafoumbi, who was able to gather the ball just before Tom Eaves could get there, and from here, Christoffer Mafoumbi rolls the ball out to Nick Anderton, who quickly runs down the left side of the pitch in possession of the ball and Nick Anderton is looking to thread a through-ball down the left side of the pitch towards Chris Long and Nick Anderton's pass is just slightly over-hit and runs out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick.

However, Gillingham manage to take the lead In The Seventh Minute Of The Match, Christoffer Mafoumbi kicks the ball long down-field for Blackpool and Armand Gnanduillet wins the aerial challenge up against Connor Ogilvie and flicks the ball on and Bradley Garmston kicks the ball long down-field and Ben Heneghan wins the aerial challenge up against Tom Eaves to header the ball to header the ball down the line and out of play for A Gillingham Throw On, And From The Resulting Throw On, Bradley Garmston throws the ball towards Darren Oldaker, who manages to retain possession of the ball and pass the ball back to Connor Ogilvie, who passes the ball back to Tomas Holy, And Tomas Holy passes the ball back out-wide to Connor Ogilvie, who gets the ball under control before running forwards in possession of the ball down the left side of the pitch and Connor Ogilvie clips the ball long down the line towards Tom Eaves, who manages to retain possession of the ball and pass the ball back inside to Mark Byrne, who passes the ball forwards first time to Brandon Hanlan, who skilfully takes on Antony Evans and Ben Heneghan before brilliantly placing the ball into the far right corner of the net and there was nothing that Christoffer Mafoumbi could have done about that - That goal from Brandon Hanlan was a goal from a player who really has stepped up in-terms of his finishing ability, because that goal from Brandon Hanlan is his fifth goal in his last twelve appearances for The Gills and the celebrations in the back of the away end were something to savour as well, I think we have seen Brandon Hanlan improve as a player throughout this season and it is great to see Brandon Hanlan score for Gillingham on the final day of The 2018 / 2019 Season.

Twelve Minutes Into The Match, And Nick Anderton is penalised for his challenge on Tom Eaves, And From The Resulting Free Kick, Darren Oldaker quickly passes the ball through to Regan Charles-Cook through by the byline, And Regan Charles-Cook kicks the ball against Nick Anderton to win A Corner Kick For The Gills, And From The Resulting Corner Kick, Bradley Garmston's Dangerous In-Swinging Cross is headed partially clear and away from danger and Leonardo Da Silva Lopez gets to the loose ball first Leonardo Da Silva Lopez whips in another dangerous cross and Ben Heneghan clears the ball away from danger for the hosts and Blackpool are looking to keep themselves in the match at 1-0 down at this present moment in time.

Fifteen Minutes Into The Match, And we saw precisely why Barry Fuller was Voted Gillingham's Player Of The Season Because Barry Fuller times his challenges to perfection on two Blackpool Players with the first challenge being a sliding challenge and the second challenge being a fifty / fifty which Barry Fuller was able to win, It is these combative performances combined with the number of games that Barry Fuller has played which has seen The Experienced Right Back Deservingly Win The Player Of The Season Award (And My Vote Went To Barry Fuller) Bradley Garmston is then penalised for his challenge on Chris Long In The Seventeenth Minute, And Blackpool had the chance to equalise from the resulting free kick as Jay Spearing whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross towards the back-stick and although A Blackpool Player (not sure who) wins the aerial challenge at the far post to header the ball down inside Gillingham's Penalty Area, Tom Eaves smashes the ball clear and away from danger and anywhere will do as far as Gillingham are concerned at this present moment in time, And Blackpool were on the offensive yet again, this time it was Nick Anderton playing a long pass down-field and it looked like for a moment that Armand Gnanduillet had managed to sneak in in-between Max Ehmer and Tomas Holy and Tomas Holy just about managed to gather the ball down the left side of Gillingham's Penalty Area very close to the eighteen yard line by the byline, Tomas Holy only just managed to get to that ball, But The Blackpool Supporters were appealing for a free kick, presumingly for a potential hand-ball by Tomas Holy, And we were not in the best position to see any hand-ball from our vantage point in the away end so it would be difficult to comment on whether or not Tomas Holy handled the ball out-side the penalty area.

Tom Eaves is then harshly penalised for his challenge on Curtis Tilt and Blackpool have been awarded a free kick in a very promising position on the pitch, and from the resulting free kick, Nick Anderton whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross which is headed clear by Bradley Garmston and the second ball drops kindly to Harry Pritchard, And Harry Pritchard gets the ball under control before looking to whip in an dangerous in-swinging cross which is charged down by Barry Fuller at the expense of conceding a throw on, And from here, Gillingham get the ball clear from danger and when the ball comes straight back into Gillingham's Half Again, Darren Oldaker has kicked the ball long down-field and Tom Eaves initially manages to retain possession of the ball, although, Jordan Thompson manages to intercept the ball from Tom Eaves and pass the ball back to Christoffer Mafoumbi, and Christoffer Mafoumbi passes the ball short to Curtis Tilt, who takes a few touches in possession of the ball before kicking the ball long down the flank and Max Ehmer takes no chances and kicks the ball into touch at the expense of conceding a throw on for Blackpool, And it is from this throw on where Blackpool were close to scoring the equaliser, Nick Anderton throws the ball down the line towards Armand Gnanduillet, who chests the ball back to Harry Pritchard, And Harry Pritchard takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball out-wide to Marc Bola down the right side of the pitch, And Marc Bola gets the ball under control before whipping in an dangerous in-swinging cross and Armand Gnanduillet chests the ball under control and evades challenges from Barry Fuller and Darren Oldaker and Armand Gnanduillet see's his low effort towards goal cleared off the line by Barry Fuller and Mark Byrne kicks the ball clear and away from danger, It is unclear if Tomas Holy had that shot on goal covered by Armand Gnanduillet, But Barry Fuller was in the right place at the right time to make that all important goal-line clearance.

Twenty Four Minutes Into The Match, And Jordan Thompson is penalised for a foul on Tom Eaves, And Two Minutes Later, Tom Eaves is penalised for a foul on Marc Bola when Marc Bola goes to ground very easily, And In The Twenty Seventh Minute Of The Match, Jordan Thompson manages to flick the ball over Darren Oldaker's Head before attempting a spectacular dipping volley which clears Tomas Holy's crossbar by some considerable distance, but it was well worth the ambitious attempt from The Blackpool Midfielder, and had Jordan Thompson's dipping volley found the back of the net, then it would have been a sensational goal and a excellent equaliser for the hosts.

Twenty Eight Minutes Into The Match, And pressure from Brandon Hanlan forces Marc Bola to kick the ball into touch at the expense of conceding a throw on for Gillingham in Blackpool's Final Third - We actually thought that the ball had gone out of play for A Gillingham Corner Kick, But A Throw On was awarded instead - And it is from this throw on where Gillingham doubled there advantage and went 2-0 up, Brandon Hanlan throws the ball to Regan Charles-Cook, who passes the ball back out-wide to Brandon Hanlan, And Brandon Hanlan passes the ball back out-wide to Leobardo Da Silva Lopez, who takes a touch to control the ball before playing the ball through Jay Spearing's Legs to Regan Charles-Cook and Regan Charles-Cook losses possession of the ball to Jay Spearing and Marc Bola and Marc Bola runs forwards in possession of the ball before turning back into trouble because Regan Charles-Cook is putting Marc Bola under a lot of pressure and The Blackpool Defender has to pass the ball back and out-wide to Harry Pritchard, who takes a touch to control the ball and Harry Pritchard clips an aimless cross-field pass across towards the centre circle and Max Ehmer manages to intercept the ball and get the ball under control and Max Ehmer lays the ball off to Mark Byrne, And Mark Byrne takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball forwards to Tom Eaves, And Tom Eaves takes one touch to control the ball and another touch to curl the ball into the far left corner of the net with a magnificent finish and there is nothing that Christoffer Mafoumbi could do about that, great strike, great goal and great to see Tom Eaves score on the final day of the season in what will most likely be Tom Eaves final game for Gillingham Football Club, And 2-0 puts Gillingham in a very commanding position to go on and pick up all three points at Bloomfield Road.

And straight after the goal for 2-0, Brandon Hanlan does really well up against Marc Bola to win Gillingham a throw on in Blackpool's Final Third, And From The Resulting Throw On, Bradley Garmston throws the ball short to Mark Byrne, who passes the ball short to Leonardo Da Silva Lopez, who is twisting and turning in possession of the ball and Leonardo Da Silva Lopez manages to pass the ball through to Bradley Garmston on the over-lap, And Bradley Garmston see's his cross charged down and deflected out of play off Antony Evans and how The Match Officials Award Blackpool A Goal-Kick when the ball diverts out of play for A Gillingham Corner Kick I have no idea, And In The Thirty Third Minute Of The Match And Armand Gnanduillet is penalised for his challenge on Connor Ogilvie In Gillingham's Half Of The Pitch, And From The Resulting Free Kick, Gillingham manage to create a decent goal-scoring opportunity, Connor Ogilvie passes the ball out-wide to Barry Fuller, who takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball forwards to Leonardo Da Silva Lopez, who looks to thread the ball through to Tom Eaves, but the ball deflects back into Mark Byrne's path and the ball just set up nicely for Mark Byrne to hit the ball first time on the volley and the ball ricochets off Curtis Tilt and deflects just wide of Christoffer Mafoumbi's Left Hand Post - that would have been a spectacular goal from Mark Byrne had that effort on goal hit the back of the net for 3-0 - And From The Resulting Corner Kick, Bradley Garmston whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross which Blackpool manage to clear towards the halfway line and Darren Oldaker takes no chances and passes the ball back to Tomas Holy, who passes the ball forwards to Leonardo Da Silva Lopez on the halfway line, And Leonardo Da Silva Lopez passes the ball out-wide to Bradley Garmston who is on the receiving end of a very strong challenge from Marc Bola and the ball goes out of play for A Gillingham Throw On, And from the resulting throw on, Bradley Garmston throws the ball short to Mark Byrne, who passes the ball back out-wide to Bradley Garmston and Bradley Garmston has to pass the ball all the way back to Connor Ogilvie in Gillingham's Half Of The Pitch, And Connor Ogilvie takes a touch to control the ball before clipping the ball long down the line towards Tom Eaves, who gets a shove in the back from Ben Heneghan and Tom Eaves has been pushed to the ground and Gillingham have been awarded a free kick in a very promising position on the pitch, and from the resulting free kick, Darren Oldaker's Free Kick hits Blackpool's Defensive Wall and Blackpool manage to clear there lines and Max Ehmer is penalised for his challenge on Antony Evans and Blackpool have been awarded a free kick themselves.

Thirty Six Minutes Into The Match, And Gillingham could have gone 3-0 up, Mark Byrne has passed the ball forwards to Darren Oldaker who is roughly twenty five / thirty yards from goal and Darren Oldaker has gone for an over-ambitious effort towards goal which has failed to hit the target by some considerable distance and this was always going to be a half chance, but with Gillingham 2-0 up already, It was a case of why not Darren Oldaker, why not and it was worth trying ambitious efforts because Gillingham are 2-0 up and we have only got to play for a higher league position and we're not looking to draw or win to reach playoffs or avoid relegation for example, However, From The Resulting Free Kick, Gillingham manage to extend the score-line further in our favour and go 3-0 up, Christoffer Mafoumb kicks the ball long down-field from the resulting goal-kick and Armand Gnanduillet wins the aerial challenge up against Darren Oldaker and Barry Fuller shows great skill and composure to work himself towards the byline and play the ball down the line towards Brandon Hanlan, who forces Nick Anderton to kick the ball into touch at the expense of conceding a throw on, and it is from this throw on where Gillingham extend the score-line further in there favour to 3-0, Barry Fuller throws the ball short to Leonardo Da Silva Lopez, who shows a great piece of skill to retain possession of the ball, and Leonardo Da Silva Lopez passes the ball back to Regan Charles-Cook, who passes the ball out-wide to Bradley Garmston down the left side of the pitch and Bradley Garmston runs forwards in possession of the ball before whipping in a fantastic low cross and there was Tom Eaves with a neat one touch finish to calmly place the ball into the far right corner of the net, but that goal was all about the fantastic low cross from Bradley Garmston and with Gillingham 3-0 up, It is looking likely that Gillingham will end the season by picking up all three points on the final day of the season, Blackpool have not been able to cope with Tom Eaves and Brandon Hanlan leading the line and both strikers have got themselves on the score=sheet for Gillingham.

And 3-0 could have been turned into 4-0 just before the break, Callum Guy has to header the ball back to Christoffer Mafoumbi after being put under pressure from Brandon Hanlan, and from here, Christoffer Mafoumbi kicks the ball long down-field and Connor Ogilvie wins the aerial challenge up against Armand Gnanduillet and Marc Bola's mis-placed back-header goes towards Tom Eaves, who is intercepted by Jay Spearing and Harry Pritchard kicks the ball long down-field and Connor Ogilvie wins the initial aerial challenge and the ball drops kindly to Leonardo Da Silva Lopez, who passes the ball back to Darren Oldaker, And Darren Oldaker plays a first time pass down-field towards Brandon Hanlan, and there is a competitive battle between Curtis Tilt and Brandon Hanlan, and although Curtis Tilt wins that duel, Regan Charles-Cook comes across and manages to intercept the ball and Regan Charles-Cook manages to keep the ball in play and pass the ball back to Mark Byrne, who whips in a first time low cross towards Tom Eaves, who manages to get the ball under control and Tom Eaves hooks his shot on the turn over Blackpool's Crossbar and that was the chance for Tom Eaves to score a first time hat-trick for The Gills, And Had Tom Eaves scored, then 4-0 would have made the points safe for The Gills.

Blackpool had the chance to get a consolation goal just before the break because Leonardo Da Silva Lopez is penalised for his challenge on Jordan Thompson after Forty Two Minutes, And From The Resulting Free Kick, Jay Spearing whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross towards the far post and Armand Gnanduillet cannot get a telling connection on the ball and the chance had gone for Blackpool, And the final noteworthy moment of the first half was another goal-scoring opportunity for Gillingham, Because Regan Charles-Cook see's his effort on goal from twenty five yards out take a huge deflection and Goalkeeper Christoffer Mafoumbi manages to save the ball and prevent the ball from going behind for A Gillingham Corner Kick, and when the half time whistle went, boo's could be clearly heard around Bloomfield Road from the home supporters and there were huge cheers from The Gillingham Supporters In The East Stand, And Gillingham have been superb In The First Half.

HALF TIME: BLACKPOOL 0-3 GILLINGHAM

Half Time gave me an opportunity to sit down, but any attempt to try and post my thoughts and opinions on to Twitter was an unachievable task because the internet reception was very poor, But as far as first half performances go, that was a very good first half performance from The Gills, Goals from Brandon Hanlan and Tom Eaves have put Gillingham in a commanding position to go on and secure three valuable points and I can only see one team scoring in the second half and that team is Gillingham and I am sure that Tom Eaves will want to score a hat-trick on the final day of The 2018 / 2019 Season, But we also have got to praise Brandon Hanlan who has scored five goals in his last twelve appearances for Gillingham and Brandon Hanlan has improved as the season has progressed and I think Brandon Hanlan will be Gillingham's First Choice Striker Next Season.

Looking at the substitutes bench, I think if Gillingham were to score another goal in the second half then we might well see one or two changes, I think Blackpool have made quite a few changes to there starting line up because that performance in the first half from Blackpool wasn't the greatest it has to be said, therefore, I am very pleased that Mark Patterson resisted any temptation to make wholesale changes to the match-day squad, especially given how far Gillingham Supporters have had to travel to Bloomfield Road for the final league game of the season, I think we would like to see Tom Eaves score a hat-trick in what will likely be his last appearance in A Gillingham Shirt.

SECOND HALF:

And at the start of The Second Half, Blackpool Manager Terry McPhillips makes a double substitution as Jimmy Ryan comes on to replace Antony Evans and Nathan Delfouneso comes on to replace Chris Long, There are no half time substitutions for Gillingham and I think Mark Patterson will wait to see how this match will pan out before deciding to make any substitutions, I do think that if Gillingham scored a fourth goal in The Second Half, then we will see a double substitution and this will give an opportunity for players who have had limited game-time this season to make an appearance for Gillingham on the final day of the season.

The first noteworthy moment of the second half was Connor Ogilvie shielding A Through-Ball From Nathan Delfouneso towards Armand Gnanduillet out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick, And In The Forty Seventh Minute Of The Match, Nathan Delfouneso's pass down the line down the left flank in Gillingham's Final Third also goes out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick, But Nathan Delfouneso is a quality player and he is going to cause Gillingham's Defence problems throughout the entirety of this second half, And From The Resulting Goal-Kick, Gillingham had the chance to extend there lead even further and go 4-0 up, Tomas Holy passes the ball short to Connor Ogilvie from the resulting goal-kick, And Connor Ogilvie takes a touch to control the ball before kicking the ball long down-field and Nick Anderton wins the aerial challenge to header the ball towards Jay Spearing, And Jay Spearing passes the ball back out-wide to Nick Anderton, who losses out to Regan Charles-Cook and the ball ricochets back to Ben Heneghan, who carelessly passes the ball straight into Tom Eaves, and the ball ricochets straight into Brandon Hanlan's Path, And Brandon Hanlan cannot get a shot off on goal, But Brandon Hanlan manages to retain possession of the ball and pass the ball back to Mark Byrne on the edge of Blackpool's Penalty Area, And Mark Byrne takes a touch to control the ball before teeing up Barry Fuller, who's first time shot towards goal fails to hit the target, and that would have been a rarity, seeing Barry Fuller stick the ball into the back of the net, and 4-0 would have guaranteed three points for The Gills.

Bradley Garmston is then doubly penalised, because not only was his challenge on Nick Anderton not a foul, But Bradley Garmston was shown A Yellow Card From Referee Ollie Yates, And Blackpool have been awarded a free kick in a very promising position on the pitch, And From The Resulting Free Kick, Jordan Thompson's in-swinging free kick deflects off Darren Oldaker and Darren Oldaker's looping header goes just wide of Tomas Holy's Right Hand Post and out of play for A Blackpool Corner Kick, And From The Resulting Corner Kick, Blackpool created a decent goal-scoring opportunity, Jimmy Ryan whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross towards the far post and Curtis Tilt cannot direct his header on target and the ball goes out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick, And In The Fifty Second Minute Of The Match, Barry Fuller kicks the ball into touch for A Blackpool Throw On As Armand Gnanduillet looks to header the ball through to Nathan Delfouneso on the over-lap, And In The Fifty Third Minute Of The Match, Darren Oldaker has kicked the ball long down-field and that leaves a foot-race between Brandon Hanlan and Curtis Tilt, And Curtis Tilt just about gets to the ball first before falling to the deck and winning A Defensive Free Kick For Blackpool, and this type of free kick decision is one where you are delighted if your the defending team, but infuriated if your the attacking team.

But In The Fifty Fourth Minute Of The Match, Gillingham had the chance to extend the score-line further in there favour, Pressure from Brandon Hanlan forces Jay Spearing to pass the ball out of play for A Gillingham Throw On, And From The Resulting Throw On is where Gillingham had the chance to make the score-line 4-0 in there favour, Bradley Garmston manages to throw the ball long down the line, who manages to retain possession of the ball before passing the ball back to Regan Charles-Cook on the edge of Blackpool's Penalty Area, And Regan Charles-Cook passes the ball out-wide to Bradley Garmston, who takes a touch to control the ball before floating in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Christoffer Mafoumbi was able to gather the ball with ease.

Fifty Six Minutes Into The Match, And Blackpool had the chance to score a consolation goal, Gillingham have a throw on in there own half down the right side of the pitch and Barry Fuller throws the ball back to Max Ehmer, who kicks the ball long down-field and Curtis Tilt wins the aerial challenge up against Brandon Hanlan and Leonardo Da Silva Lopez wins the second aerial challenge, however, the ball runs kindly into Jimmy Ryan's Path, And Jimmy Ryan gets the ball under control and Nick Anderton, who gets the ball under control before passing the ball inside to Harry Pritchard, And Harry Pritchard passes the ball back towards Jimmy Ryan on the halfway line, And Jimmy Ryan passes the ball forwards to Jordan Thompson, who retains possession of the ball before passing the ball out-wide to Harry Pritchard, And Harry Pritchard manages to pass the ball through to Jordan Thompson on the over-lap down the right side of the pitch - Gillingham's Left - And Jordan Thompson whips in an dangerous low cross which is blocked by Connor Ogilvie, however, in an attempt to prevent the ball from going out of play for A Blackpool Corner Kick, Connor Ogilvie's Defensive Header lacks height and distance and Harry Pritchard wins the aerial challenge to header the ball towards Nathan Delfouneso, who manages to retain possession of the ball and Nathan Delfouneso tee's up Marc Bola who has hit a fiercely driven effort towards goal which is brilliantly saved by Tomas Holy and the second ball ricochets back towards Harry Pritchard, who gets the ball under control and whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross towards the back-stick and the ball goes out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick - that was the chance for Blackpool to score the goal to try and work there way back into this match.

Darren Oldaker was very unlucky that his first time pass through to Mark Byrne on the over-lap was over-hit and runs out of play for A Blackpool Throw On, But the attempted pass from Darren Oldaker was appreciated, And just as we are coming up to the hour mark, Blackpool Supporters thought that they had claims for a penalty kick, Marc Bola throws the ball long down the line and Mark Byrne wins the initial aerial challenge and Leonardo Da Silva Lopez flicks the ball on and Jimmy Ryan headers the ball towards Jordan Thompson, who headers the ball down towards Jay Spearing, who plays the ball through to Harry Pritchard, who knocks the ball down towards Jordan Thompson, And Jordan Thompson passes the ball forwards to Armand Gnanduillet, And The Blackpool Striker lays the ball off to Harry Pritchard, And Harry Pritchard takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball forwards to Jordan Thompson, And Jordan Thompson passes the ball out-wide to Nathan Delfouneso, who's low cross goes across the face of goal and Gillingham somehow survive, all be it, with a throw on down by the byline, and it is from this throw where there were calls for A Blackpool Penalty, Bradley Garmston throws the ball long down the line and Nick Anderton headers the ball forwards for Blackpool and Jimmy Ryan headers the ball on towards Armand Gnanduillet and Armand Gnanduillet and Connor Ogilvie are both competing for the ball down the left side of the penalty area and Connor Ogilvie has done enough to shield the ball back to Tomas Holy, But Armand Gnanduillet going down to the deck did see Blackpool Supporters appealing for a penalty, but I didn't think it was a penalty kick at the time, and looking at the highlights only confirmed my first thoughts that this wasn't a penalty for Blackpool.

There was a altercation between Jimmy Ryan and Leonardo Da Silva Lopez with Jimmy Ryan shoving Leonardo Da Silva Lopez which provokes a reaction from The Gillingham Midfielder and Leonardo Da Silva Lopez is booked for shoving Jimmy Ryan, and we don't want to see anything reckless from The Gills Now, But Blackpool are looking much more threatening in an attacking sense, Because Max Ehmer has had to clear Nathan Delfouneso's dangerous cross and Barry Fuller has managed to kick the ball long down-field towards Tom Eaves and the ball runs through towards Brandon Hanlan, who runs towards the byline and manages to retain possession of the ball before laying the ball off to Leonardo Da Silva Lopez, who runs forwards in possession of the ball before being penalised for clipping Jay Spearing and It is looking likely that Leonardo Da Silva Lopez will be substituted very soon.

However, Sixty Two Minutes Into The Match, And how Blackpool failed to score I have no idea, And the chance was created from the free kick Gillingham have just conceded because Christoffer Mafoumbi has kicked the ball long down-field and Nathan Delfouneso has flicked the ball on and Connor Ogilvie can only partially header the ball clear and Harry Pritchard gets on to the loose ball, sets himself up nicely to go for a curling effort towards the bottom left corner of the net which looked comfortable for Tomas Holy to save, But Tomas Holy has split the ball straight into Nathan Delfouneso's path and Nathan Delfouneso see's his follow up effort on goal from close range cleared off the line by Connor Ogilvie and Connor Ogilvie kicks the ball into touch at the expense of conceding a corner kick, and when your luck is in, your luck is in, And Gillingham then get very lucky from the resulting corner kick, Jimmy Ryan whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross and Mark Byrne has managed to header the ball clear and Jay Spearing passes the ball out-wide to Jimmy Ryan, who gets the ball under control before working his way through towards the byline and Jimmy Ryan see's his attempted pull-back blocked by Bradley Garmston and Jimmy Ryan scopes the ball towards Jordan Thompson, who hits his shot through a crowded penalty area and Connor Ogilvie clears the ball off the line and Marc Bola see's his shot towards goal deflect up into the air and Brandon Hanlan can only kick the ball up into the air and Curtis Tilt headers the ball towards Harry Pritchard who has managed to divert the ball into the back of the net with a diving header, but the goal won't count because The Blackpool Midfielder was flagged for offside straight away, I thought it was A Tom Eaves Own Goal at the time, but you have got to say that the defending from Gillingham was horrendous there and if Gillingham have had bad luck in recent weeks, then we are defiantly getting our fair share of fortune against Blackpool on the final day of the season.

Sixty Four Minutes Into The Match, And Jordan Thompson is penalised for his challenge on Leonardo Da Silva Lopez on the halfway line and Gillingham have been awarded a free kick, And From The Resulting Free Kick, Darren Oldaker clips a high and hanging ball towards the back-stick and Marc Bola headers the ball clear and Barry Fuller gets to the loose ball first and passes the ball down the line towards Max Ehmer, who takes a touch to control the ball, and Max Ehmer passes the ball back out-wide to Barry Fuller, who see's his attempted pass cut out by Marc Bola and Gillingham have been awarded a throw on, and from here, Barry Fuller throws the ball short to Leonardo Da Silva Lopez, who plays a one / two with Barry Fuller and Leonardo Da Silva Lopez passes the ball back to Max Ehmer, who passes the ball square to Connor Ogilvie, And Connor Ogilvie takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball forwards to Leonardo Da Silva Lopez, who spins past his marker and goes on a driving run forwards in possession of the ball before passing the ball out-wide to Regan Charles-Cook down the left side of the pitch, And Regan Charles-Cook is twisting and turning and causing Blackpool a lot of problems defensively and Regan Charles-Cook passes the ball back to Mark Byrne on the edge of Blackpool's Penalty Area, And Mark Byrne passes the ball out-wide to Bradley Garmston, who uses his pace to get himself towards the byline and Bradley Garmston's low cross is blocked by Jay Spearing and Blackpool manage to survive that latest attacking onslaught on to there goal.

Blackpool managed to win themselves a corner kick a minute later when Armand Gnanduillet see's his low cross across the face of goal blocked by Max Ehmer and the hosts were awarded a corner kick and a chance for Blackpool here to score a consolation goal, And before the corner kick could be taken, Alex Lacey comes on to replace Leonardo Da Silva Lopez, who was starting to tred on thin ice after picking up that yellow card, and Mark Patterson is going to switch formation and play with three at the back with Barry Fuller and Bradley Garmston at wing back, And from the resulting corner kick, Jimmy Ryan's in-swinging cross towards the far post is over-hit and runs out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick, And Max Ehmer makes sure that Ben Heneghan cannot get on the end of Jimmy Ryan's Cross.

Sixty Nine Minutes Into The Match, And Jimmy Ryan is penalised for a high foot on Mark Byrne on the halfway line and this free kick just eases the pressure on The Gills, But there was the possibility of Blackpool causing Gillingham problems defensively a minute later, and Marc Bola goes on a driving run forwards in possession of the ball, and Marc Bola's pass out-wide towards Nathan Delfouneso is over-hit and runs out of play for A Gillingham Throw On, and with the recent goal-line scrambles and a element of luck (and how Gillingham have not conceded I have no idea) You just know that today is going to be your day, Blackpool then are forced to pass the ball back to Christoffer Mafoumbi, who takes a touch to control the ball, and Christoffer Mafoumbi passes the ball out-wide to Nick Anderton, who passes the ball back to Ben Heneghan, who kicks the ball long down-field and although Connor Ogilvie wins the initial aerial challenge, the second ball drops kindly to Armand Gnanduillet, who gets the ball under control, and Armand Gnanduillet passes the ball back to Jimmy Ryan, who passes the ball out-wide to Nick Anderton, And Nick Anderton takes a touch to control the ball before dropping the ball back to Jimmy Ryan, who manages to pick out Harry Pritchard with a threaded through-ball down the right side of the pitch, And Harry Pritchard cuts inside and whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross which is headed clear by Max Ehmer and Jay Spearing manages to retain possession of the ball before passing the ball square to Curtis Tilt, And Curtis Tilt see's his attempted threaded through-ball cleared by Max Ehmer and Blackpool header the ball back to Christoffer Mafoumbi, who rolls the ball out-wide to Jimmy Ryan, And Jimmy Ryan gets the ball under control before passing the ball short to Nathan Delfouneso, and Nathan Delfouneso passes the ball back to Curtis Tilt, who passes the ball back to Christoffer Mafoumbi, And Christoffer Mafoumbi passes the ball out to Ben Heneghan, And The Blackpool Defender lays the ball off to Jimmy Ryan, who passes the ball forwards to Armand Gnanduillet, And The Blackpool Striker lays the ball off to Nick Anderton, And The Blackpool Left Back passes the ball inside to Jimmy Ryan, And Jimmy Ryan looks to pick out Nathan Delfouneso with an attempted cross-field pass and Barry Fuller wins the initial aerial challenge and Darren Oldaker has kicked the ball clear, and from here, Blackpool manage to create a decent goal-scoring opportunity because Jay Spearing runs forwards in possession of the ball and Jay Spearing threads the ball through to Armand Gnanduillet, And The Blackpool Striker manages to hold the ball up before flicking the ball around the corner to Nick Anderton, who manages to cut inside and shoot and Nick Anderton see's his shot on goal blocked by Connor Ogilvie and the ball ricochets back to Harry Pritchard who is flagged for offside by The Linesman.

Seventy Three Minutes Into The Match, And I thought the foul awarded against Brandon Hanlan for his challenge on Curtis Tilt was harsh, But it was from this free kick where Blackpool manage to win themselves a corner kick, because Christoffer Mafoumbi kicks the ball long down-field and Armand Gnanduillet wins the initial aerial challenge and Alex Lacey can only partially clear the ball to Marc Bola, who passes the ball inside to Jay Spearing, And Jay Spearing passes the ball forwards to Armand Gnanduillet, who manages to lay the ball off to Marc Bola, and Marc Bola passes the ball out-wide to Jordan Thompson, who see's his cross charged down by Barry Fuller at the expense of conceding a corner kick, And it is from the resulting corner kick where Blackpool almost scored a consolation goal, Jimmy Ryan whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross and Curtis Tilt's Header towards goal is brilliantly saved by Tomas Holy and Gillingham manage to clear there lines thanks to Mark Byrne and anywhere will do, Blackpool deserve a goal based on there second half performance, But a combination of excellent goal-line clearances, saves by Tomas Holy and luck has prevented Blackpool from scoring, Now if Tom Eaves is going to score a brace in what will likely be his final game in A Gillingham Shirt, then it would be great to see Tomas Holy keep a clean sheet as well, because there is the very high probability that Tomas Holy will move on in the summer as well.

There have been a few throw on's and Connor Ogilvie shielding the ball out of play for A Gillingham Throw On As Gillingham just look to keep the game quiet for a few minutes and kill off any momentum that Blackpool are looking to build in the closing stages of the match, And In The Seventy Eighth Minute Of The Match, Callum Reilly comes on to replace Darren Oldaker and Callum Reilly just gives Gillingham that bit more experience to see our the closing stages of this match, But there is no doubting the ability or potential that Darren Oldaker has got and with no last day relegation battle for Gillingham at the end of The 2018 / 2019 Season, this was an opportunity for Darren Oldaker to get a good seventy eight minutes of league football under his belt, but next season, we need to see Darren Oldaker making more appearances for Gillingham's First Team, and that will be something that Gillingham's Next Manager will need to do next year, get the best out of Darren Oldaker.

Liam Feeney has also come on to replace Jordan Thompson as Blackpool use there third and final substitution, And In The Eightieth Minute Of The Match, Brandon Hanlan is then flagged for offside, And In The Eighty Third Minute Of The Match, Jimmy Ryan is penalised for his challenge on Regan Charles-Cook and perhaps an element of frustration from Blackpool because Gillingham just look like they are slowing the tempo of this game down and we're settling for three goals, It's more about keeping the clean sheet then scoring a fourth goal as far as Gillingham are concerned, And from the resulting free kick, Tomas Holy kicks the ball long down-field and Barry Fuller flicks the ball around the corner towards Tom Eaves, who is forced to run wide in possession of the ball and Curtis Tilt times his challenge to perfection and the ball goes out of play for A Gillingham Throw On, And there is an off the ball incident between Curtis Tilt and Tom Eaves and the whole incident just spirals out of control with an off the ball incident and when everything has calmed down again, Tom Eaves, Curtis Tilt and Christoffer Mafoumbi have all been shown yellow cards and this incident just adds a bit of fire back into the game, because this match looked like it was going to head to The Full Time Whistle without any controversy, However, the decision to book all three players was in-fact the correct decision.

And after that incident Elliott List comes on to replace Tom Eaves With - Tom Eaves, we want you to stay - being clearly sung from Gillingham Supporters in the back of the away end, No hat-trick on the final day of the season for Tom Eaves, but the contribution that Tom Eaves has given Gillingham Football Club over the past two season's has been magnificent, he has been first class, eighteen goals in The 2017 / 2018 Season and Twenty Two Goals In The 2018 / 2019 Season, And even in games where Tom Eaves hasn't scored he has contributed to the team, like all strikers, Tom Eaves has had a spell where the goals had dried up and I am just so pleased to see Tom Eaves score two goals on the final day of the season which will give us Gillingham Supporters a nice send off, and a find farewell for a striker who has been top draw for The Gills, and I can only wish Tom Eaves the very best where-ever he ends up next season.

Eighty Seven Minutes Into The Match and I have no idea how Curtis Tilt climbs all over the back of Brandon Hanlan and wins a free kick for Blackpool when Brandon Hanlan was the player being fouled, shocking decision from Referee Ollie Yates, And A Minute Later, Alex Lacey kicks the ball into touch and concedes a throw on and Gillingham are not taking any chances at the back, opting to kick the ball clear rather than play our way out of trouble, And From Here, Blackpool had the chance to score what will surely be a consolation goal now, Marc Bola throws the ball back to Curtis Tilt, who takes a touch to control the ball, and Curtis Tilt passes the ball to Jimmy Ryan, who takes a touch to control the ball before turning back on himself, and Jimmy Ryan passes the ball towards Nathan Delfouneso, who lays the ball off to Jimmy Ryan, And Jimmy Ryan fires a fiercely driven effort well wide of Tomas Holy's Right Hand Post and the chance has gone for Blackpool.

Bradley Garmston is then fouled by Liam Feeney on the halfway line just as the clock ticks ninety minutes, Armand Gnanduillet mis-times his challenge on Regan Charles-Cook and no foul is awarded in Gillingham's Favour and play continue's with Blackpool in possession of the ball, Regan Charles-Cook is then penalised for his challenge on Liam Feeney and Blackpool have been awarded a free kick in a very promising position on the pitch, and from the resulting free kick, Harry Pritchard whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross and Brandon Hanlan headers the ball partially clear and away from danger, and the second ball drops kindly to Nick Anderton, who fires a fiercely driven effort towards goal which is blocked and Gillingham manage to clear there defensive lines, and for the final noteworthy moment of the match, Barry Fuller manages to shield an dangerous in-swinging cross out of play for A Gillingham Throw On, And Referee Ollie Yates blows his whistle for full time, And Gillingham have won 3-0 at Bloomfield Road.

FULL TIME: BLACKPOOL 0-3 GILLINGHAM

The Gillingham Players came over to The Gillingham Supporters after the full time whistle, and the players applauded the supporters, who, likewise showed there appreciation towards the players, With Tom Eaves getting the bulk of the player chants after the full time whistle, I also took quite a few pictures of the players grouped together after the full time whistle, and that's it, Forty Six League Games, One League Cup Game, Five FA Cup Games, Three Football League Trophy Games, Three Kent Senior Games, That's Fifty Eight competitive matches I have gone to this season, along with the number of pre-season friendlies I went to before the start of the season, there have been high's, low's, and plenty of long away trips, like traveling to Hartlepool United, Sunderland and Plymouth Argyle on A Tuesday Night, Blackpool, Fleetwood Town, Accrington Stanley, and Rochdale are not away trips for the faint hearted either, But Gillingham end this season on a high.

I said c ya to plenty of familiar faces and couldn't hang about for too long, because I needed to make my way back to The Kings Ferry Coach, And once I was back on the coach again, and back in my seat, I was able to update to post My Full Time Comment On Twitter With The Following,,,, FULL TIME: BLACKPOOL 0-3 GILLINGHAM - Brandon Hanlan and Tom Eaves x2 got themselves on the score-sheet for Gillingham in what was a magnificent first half performance from The Gills. Second Half, I have no idea how Blackpool didn't score, But Gills end this season on a high., TWEET TWO: At the start of the season, If someone said Gillingham would end Thirteenth In League One and we would reach The 4th Round Of The FA Cup, Then I am sure we would have been delighted with that. I think progress has been made, But the challenge now is to build on 13th and improve (And not be five points clear of The League One Relegation Zone, Because the table looked very compact after Plymouth Argyle and Southend United both winning) Someone then said that this season was a disappointing season for Gillingham, And I replied with the following,,,, Is Thirteenth In League One and reaching The Fourth Round Of The FA Cup "A Disappointing Season"??? I do think we will be asking the question what could have happened to The 2018 / 2019 Season had Gillingham not had that winless run earlier on the season though. AND RESPONSE TWO TO THE SAME PERSON: Improving the home form whilst trying to maintain our current away form is going to be a challenge that is easier said than done for Gillingham's Next Manager But that 1-0 win against Cardiff City In The Third Round Of The FA Cup has to be the best moment of the season for Gills.

Also, This is another huge off season for The Gills This Summer, New Manager, New Coaching Staff, Which out of contact players will we release, which out of contact players will we keep, who will Gillingham sign, and what formation will Gillingham line up with for The 19/20 Season???

Tom Eaves Stats - https://twitter.com/HaydnParry/status/1124748802760630272 - - https://twitter.com/HaydnParry/status/1124727070435807232 - And how can we forget those two challenges from Barry Fuller - https://twitter.com/MJPhippsy/status/1124718374251061250 -

Barry Fuller has been magnificent for Gillingham Football Club This Season, We stopped off at Norton Caines Services around 9PM and we were going to stop for thirty minutes to give supporters time to get something to eat and drink, What was strange was seeing the same group of Fleetwood Town Supporters at the same service station because we saw them earlier on in the day, And Fleetwood Town Supporters were saying Well Done Gillingham to us, Because Fleetwood Town dislike Blackpool with a passion, whilst we were in the services, I brought Nine Chicken Nuggets and Large Fries From McDonalds, And A 500ML Bottle Of Coca Cola from The NewsAgents, The queue for McDonalds was much quieter then it was compared to when we stopped off at Norton Caines Services earlier on in the day, and once I got my food and drink, I was back on the coach and we just needed to wait for a few more people and once everyone was back on the coach, we were on our way back home and Norton Caines is the final service station stop of The 2018 / 2019 Season.

There was 504 Gillingham Supporters in the away end at Bloomfield Road - Brilliant Turn Out - https://twitter.com/TheGillsFC/status/1124764391008870401 -

This link of Tom Eaves at full time deserves to be included in the post match report, I then posted these three tweets in a row ONE: So Gillingham end The 2018 / 2019 Season in style with a 3-0 Away Win Against Blackpool, And now that this season is over, I thought I would show my thanks and appreciation to everyone for all the comments and feedback throughout the season. TWO: So, When The League One Fixtures are announced on the opening day of The 2019 / 2020 Season in the middle of June, Who would you like to see Gillingham play on the opening day of the season??? AND THREE: I will go with one of Blackpool or Fleetwood Town Away, and get one of the longest away trips of the season done and dusted on the opening day. - I always prefer a long away trip on the opening day of the season, because Accrington Stanley away is far more appealing in August then it is on Tuesday Night in December, There were just so many comments, likes, re-tweets and feed-back (which makes traveling back from Blackpool fly by, even though the heating on at full blast cooked everyone on the coach and we could have done with the air conditioning on) I also sent another tweet as I was on my way back home,,, One of the reasons why Oldaker (and other players to be fair) have struggled when they are thrown in for the odd game is because there is no Reserve Team Football, I think the lack of competitive matches for players on the fringes of the first team is why they are not match sharp, I think Reserve Team Football is needed next season, and give supporters free entry, like we used to whenever I went to watch The Combination League Matches played at Priestfield Stadium, and I got to see DaveyD at those matches as well.

Whoever gets appointed as Gillingham Manager needs to build the squad around Regan Charles-Cook, Brandon Hanlan and Elliott List, And I think Darren Oldaker needs a breakthrough season where is no longer on the fringes of the first team and actually playing a crucial role in Gillingham's First Team, We cannot keep talking about Darren Oldaker as a player with potential and ability, and if whoever comes in as Gillingham Manager doesn't think Darren Oldaker is ready for the first team, then perhaps a loan spell would be beneficial to everyone, But I think Darren Oldaker should be given an opportunity to try and earn a first team spot before we start thinking about sending Darren Oldaker out on loan.

Southend United managed the great escape on the final day, and Plymouth Argyle, Scunthorpe United, Walsall and Bradford City have gone down, while MK Dons join Bury and Lincoln City In League One, And Tranmere Rovers, Newport County, Forest Green Rovers and Mansfield Town are the four teams in the playoffs, Mansfield Town, Newport County and Forest Green Rovers would all be new stadiums to go to, But Mansfield Town is easier to travel to and they are close to Nottingham Forest and Notts County as well, only one of Charlton Athletic, Sunderland, Portsmouth and Doncaster Rovers can get promoted into The Championship, I think Doncaster Rovers going up would make League One very competitive, especially with Ipswich Town and Bolton Wanderers coming down, And Southend United staying up means we get a much more local game to go to rather then going to Plymouth Argyle On A Tuesday Night.

We got back in Kent around 2.15AM In The Morning and by the time we gone through all the drop off points, I got drop back in Rainham at 2.30AM And I was back home at 3.30AM In The Morning, and Gillingham end this season on a high, with a win, a clean sheet, three goals, three points, thirteenth in League One, reaching The Fourth Round Of The FA Cup and Tom Eaves scoring twenty two goals this season, I still have one more match left this season (Well Two, The FA Vase and FA Trophy Finals At Wembley Stadium) But that would be it for me for another season and We will be looking ahead to see who is appointed as Gillingham's Next Manager, what backroom staff will he bring into the club, which players will he keep who are out of contract, which players will he release, and which players will he sign along with what formation will we line up with, There's going to be a lot to talk about over the off season.

But if we're traveling to Blackpool or any long journey on the coach, The Air Conditioning has got to be put on for longer, and there needs to be USB Chargers on the coach, I always take Portable Chargers with me for every away game now, But these long away trips do take it out of you, But I know so many Gillingham Fans who turned Blackpool Away into A Four Day Weekend, And finally, thanks to everyone for all the comments, feed-back, replies, re-tweets and discussions I had throughout the entire season, It has been greatly appreciated, and I am hoping I can look forward and enjoy The 2019 / 2020 Season (But who Gillingham Appoint As Manager could make next season an enjoyable or infuriating one for Gillingham Supporters), And if I was to pick my best Gillingham Game Of The Season, It has to be that 1-0 win against Cardiff City and seeing Gillingham first on Match Of The Day, It was a brilliant day and the trip to Swansea City was fantastic in the next round as well, And for the last time this season - COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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