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💐 serial killer Jake - hangster

“So how does a gorgeous creature like you, end up in a place like this?” Bradley snorts, eyes cutting to see Jake leaning forward, forearms braced against the bar, as he stares pensively up at Bradley. “You ask all your bartenders overly personal questions?” “Course not, honey. I save all my overly personal questions for the prettiest of them all,” Jake grins, big and bright. Bradley ducks his head, feeling his face get hot as he flushes at Jake’s words, at the confidence and teasing lit he can hear in the other man’s voice.

🍼 non navy bradley/fighter pilot jake as parents - hangster

“What do you even know about this man, momma?” Jake asks, more like demands but is there really any other way to phrase it when you find out your mother has invited a strange man to come and live in her house? “Do you even know if he’s got a record or been arrested or anything about him?” “Jacob.” Cringing, Jake can’t help deflate at the flat way his mother says his name.

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Yours Truly, Bradley Bradshaw Part 17 | Rooster x Reader

Summary: Bradley was certain Maverick didn't intend to stress him out when he said you and he were the spitting image of Goose and Carole. But suddenly, for better or for worse, it was all he could think about. There is so much to look forward to with you in his life, but now he has to break the worst kind of news to you.

Warnings: Fluff, oral sex, smut, angst, adult banter, Bradley in love, 18+

Length: 4800 words

Pairing: Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw x Female teacher!Reader

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Bradley couldn't seem to stop grinning. Playing the part of tour guide for your class was a pleasure. The kids made fun of Jake, which was honestly lovely, and everyone got to experience different aspects of aviation, not just flying. You even made Cyclone smile, so you'd done the impossible there. Bradley had a grin on his face for the rest of the afternoon, and Nat kept ribbing him about it.

"Are the two of you going to get married and have eighteen kids?" she asked, feigning innocence like nobody else could.

"I know you're joking," he replied as he cleaned up and organized all of the noise canceling headphones. "You know how I know? Because you know how much money I make. I could never afford eighteen kids. It's gotta be like fifteen, tops."

"You never ever even joked about having a child before!" she said, tone accusatory.

Talking about you and thinking about you made him feel calm where no relationship he'd had in the past ever really did. "Come on, Nat. You know I'm serious about this one." 

She laughed in response. "Being in love for once instead of just settling for someone to keep you company looks good on you. It's about time you stopped fucking up." He planted his hand on top of her head, scrunched his fingers, and messed up her hair. "Stop it!" she screeched as he ran away across the tarmac as fast as he could and into the hangar where he found Marty.

Bradley peeked around to make sure she hadn't followed him as he made a beeline toward the mechanic. "Hey, I can't thank you enough for today," he told Marty, shaking his calloused hand.

"It was fun," he replied. "Some of those kids are future aviators, I'm telling you."

"Violet," they both said at the same time and started laughing.

"And Oliver is a bit of a daredevil," Bradley added as he helped Marty pack up his work station. "They've been learning about aviation for months, and I know today meant a lot to them."

Marty looked a little pensive before he nodded at Bradley. "You know what," he said in response as he locked his toolbox, "go ahead and tell your girlfriend that I'll be there for her career day as long as I'm not deployed."

Bradley cocked his head. "Career day. Right. I'll let her know." 

He had no idea what Marty was talking about, but it was just about time for him to head out for the day. By the time he got home from work, you'd probably be on your way back down from Mira Mesa. His thoughts were circling around Maverick's words from earlier. If he was reminded of Goose and Carole when he looked at Bradley with you, then no wonder this felt like the real deal. It must be just that.

But he was in his head now. He was desperate to keep you, because he knew all too well what loneliness felt like, but he couldn't stand the thought of you worrying about him. And the idea of anything happening to him while he was away from you was too much to handle. He rubbed his eyes as he walked to his Bronco. Being compared to his parents felt like a blessing and a curse.

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The evenings were getting chilly this time of year, but you changed into the dress you wore on your first date with Bradley as soon as you got home. Then you quickly packed an overnight bag. Driving to work from his house tomorrow would be a true test. Nothing was going to be a complete deal breaker for you at this point, but you hoped it didn't leave you in tears of frustration. Or have Bradley trying to scramble to find a way to try to make you happy when you already were.

Your plan for the evening was to pick up some Thai food from the place he loved on your way to his house. When you texted Bradley to let him know you were leaving your place soon and that you hoped he was hungry, he wrote back one sentence.

All I want is you.

Every time you thought it would be impossible for him to continue to set off the butterflies in your tummy, he did it again. Your face felt warm, and you ran your palm along your cheek as you thought about every little detail of the field trip while you drove. He didn't just love you, he appreciated your job and your students. Your ex didn't even let you talk about them. Bradley let them rank the cafeteria foods at the Naval base. He got Marty to give a demonstration. He got permission for them to sit in his jet and assist with air traffic control!

You moaned as you wove through traffic to get there. All I want is you. Well fuck, all you wanted was him. Your feelings outweighed the amount of time you'd known him, but you couldn't seem to make yourself pump the brakes now. When you stopped to pick up dinner, you thought back to your first date with Bradley. It wasn't very long ago, but it felt like so much had happened since then. It felt like even more had happened since he responded to your first letter. In such a short amount of time, you had fallen in love.

Your skin was tingling with anticipation as you parked in front of his house. Hadn't you been with him just a few hours ago? Why did you feel the need to run for the front door with the Thai food? Why did your heart skip a beat when Bradley opened the door in his sweatshirt and gray sweatpants and met you on the front porch before you even had a chance to knock?

"Gorgeous," he breathed against your cheek, holding you close as you tried not to squish the bag containing dinner. Then he pulled his shirt off, leaving him in a tee, and tugged it over your head. His mustache tickled your skin as he leaned in and whispered, "You look too good in my sweatshirt. You look like you're mine."

Your belly swooped as you promised, "I absolutely am."

"Fuck."

You laughed as you handed the bag to him and wrapped your arms around his neck. "Give me a minute to kiss you the way I wanted to earlier, and then we're having a picnic dinner."

Bradley started to respond with one eyebrow raised, but you didn't let him get a word out as your lips met his. He deepened the kiss immediately, and you sighed; this was how you always wanted him. You appreciated that he held back earlier, but right now, you wanted him all to yourself.

"Thank you for today," you murmured between kisses as his hand slid lower along your back. "You're the hero of Mira Mesa Elementary, and I wanted to treat you to dinner on behalf of my class."

His cheeks were a little rosy as he pulled away a bit more. "You don't have to thank me for anything. You know that. I'm happy to do anything you want."

"Stop," you whispered, burying your face against his neck. "A girl can only handle so much. Let's go eat dinner down on the beach, and maybe there will be an additional little something special for you."

You were tugging on his arm, fingers gripping his thick bicep, but he didn't budge an inch. "I'm in sweats and a tee shirt. Should I change?"

"Why?" you asked, still tugging. "You look hot."

His blush deepened. "But you're wearing your dress and my sweatshirt. And I was kind of interested in snuggling on the couch."

"Let's go," you repeated, and he took a few steps toward your car with the bag of food in his hand. "We can come back and snuggle on the couch later."

While he agreed, he didn't seem to want to let you go. His hand was on yours while you drove the few blocks to the beach, and he wrapped his arm around you as you pulled an oversized beach towel out of your trunk along with a blanket. 

"Baby, it'll get chilly as soon as the sun sets."

"I'll keep you warm," you promised, running your fingers along his bare arm before taking his hand. He was quiet as the two of you walked down from the parking lot to the sand, and when you looked up at him as the warm, orange light illuminated his face as the sun sank low in the sky, he seemed contemplative. "What's wrong?" you asked, heart skipping a beat as you stopped in front of him so he was looking at you.

Bradley's gaze was soft as he met your eyes. "Nothing's wrong. I'm with you." 

But even as the two of you ate dinner together, he pulled you snug next to his side like he was afraid you were going to go somewhere. You took a bite of the Pad Thai and then said, "I wish I thought to bring some Prosecco," but you only got a little grunt in response. "Bradley," you snapped, reaching for his chin and turning his head gently so he was facing you. "You weren't like this earlier during the field trip. You're acting strange. Do you want me to go home?"

"No," he replied with wide eyes, wrapping one big hand around your thigh and kissing your forehead. "I don't want you to go anywhere without me." With a sigh, he added, "I'm sorry. I just... got in my own head about us."

"Us?" you asked immediately, scrambling to try to figure out what you could have possibly done wrong. The whole day was perfect, and now you felt yourself trying to pull away from his grasp.

"No," he insisted once more as the air grew cooler. The sky was more dark blue than orange now, and Bradley was silent for a beat before he said, "Maverick... Captain Mitchell... you met him earlier..." When you nodded, he kissed your forehead and said, "He was my dad's friend. They flew together. Maverick knew him well."

Your boyfriend's parents had been gone for a long time. "Oh," you gasped. If you'd known that earlier, you'd have taken more time to get to know Captain Mitchell.

Before you could dwell on it too much, Bradley whispered, "I think about you all the time, Gorgeous. I think about fucking you on my couch and feeding you breakfast. I think about taking you back to Salvatore's for every special occasion. I think about your letters and your pretty face and diamond rings. And the future."

His words were warm and intentional, and you shivered even as he pulled you closer. "Bradley," you said so softly, you could barely hear yourself. "I think about all of that, too."

Some of the tension seemed to melt away from his body as you ran your fingers through his hair. His lips skimmed along yours as he said, "Maverick told me I reminded him of my dad today. And that you reminded him of my mom. This is all because he can tell how head over heels I am for you. Just like my parents were for each other."

Everything he said was too dreamy. When you tried to take a deep breath, it hitched in your throat. "I don't understand what the problem is, Bradley. I feel the same way about you."

His gaze was fixed on the water as he held you and said, "My dad left my mom and I alone. The last thing I ever want to do is leave you."

A smile found your lips as you wrapped your arms around his neck. "Is this why you're being weird and clingy at the same time?"

When he looked at you he laughed. "I guess. I'm sorry."

"Bradley," you whispered, kissing his mustache and reaching for the blanket to cover both of you. "I've spent months falling in love with you in spite of your job. Or maybe because of it. Or maybe just because there was no holding back. I've thought about the risks, and you are worth it. I'm sure your mom felt the same way about your dad."

He pulled you down on top of him, dinner forgotten, and kissed you with one heavy hand still on the back of your thigh. "As long as you've accepted the risks, Gorgeous." His fingers slid up a few inches as he added, "Today was incredibly fun for me, and I'm happy your kids had a good time. I'm already looking forward to visiting your school again if you want me there."

"Oh," you whispered, placing a soft kiss to his scars. "That reminds me. Career day is coming up in a few months. You'll definitely need to be there for that."

Bradley grunted and gave you a little smack on your rear end that made you gasp in delight. "See, you're telling me about this now, but I already heard about career day from Marty."

Your fingers on his bicep tightened as you tried not to moan. "I just got excited earlier," you whispered. "I promise I was going to tell you."

"Hmm... so Marty and the other aviators are more interesting than I am. I understand, Gorgeous."

His voice was teasing, and he seemed a lot more at ease now as that big hand gripped and grabbed at you under the blanket. When you shifted slightly, you could feel him through his gray sweatpants. He was a little eager, but so were you now. His occasional need to hear you reaffirm your feelings for him was something you'd always be happy to indulge.

"Will you let me prove to you that you're the most interesting? My very favorite Naval officer?"

"What do you have in mind?"

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The first few stars were glittering to life in the sky as the horizon continued to darken from orange to purple to blue. Bradley lounged back on the oversized beach towel with one arm tucked behind his head and enjoyed the sight. It was beautiful. So was the sound of you softly gagging on his cock.

"God damn," he muttered, fingers stroking the back of your neck as he squeezed his eyes closed and focused on the feel of your mouth slowly gliding along his shaft until he was deep once again. The air was cool on his overheated skin, and the breeze was probably enough to keep anyone else from visiting this secluded stretch of beach while you treated him to your lips and tongue.

When you gagged again, he saw stars prettier than the ones in the sky, and he could feel your saliva drip down to his balls before you lapped at them as well. He half expected to see the front of his sweatpants all damp by the time you were done. He was really looking forward to it. And it wouldn't be much longer now as you sucked on his balls and pumped your fist around him nice and slow.

Your voice was light as air when you released him and playfully asked, "Do you believe you're my favorite?"

Bradley glanced down where he could see the outline of your body and his hard cock hanging out of his pants. "Baby, I would believe anything you told me right now," he muttered, delighting in your laughter.

"You're my favorite," you said before kissing his tip and sinking those pretty lips around him once again. Your grip was firm as you sucked, and it wasn't long before Bradley was grunting and trying not to grab you too tight with his fingers. 

You were giving him head on the beach, and it was so damn hot, but you were still his sweet girlfriend. He just wanted to make you happy, and when he came, you moaned in delight until he couldn't tell if his eyes were open or closed. Then your lips were on his, and he could taste both of you there. "You're my favorite," you repeated, reaching down to carefully pull his sweatpants up while he head spun.

He groaned and wrapped his arm around your waist. "If this was your ploy to get me to agree to career day, it definitely worked. But you know I would have said yes no matter what."

Your lips were on his ear as you laughed. "Can we go home and get warmed up in the shower?"

Home. You belonged there with him. He knew it. You knew it too, even if only subconsciously. "Yeah, let's go home."

On Friday, he woke up earlier than usual to make sure you were awake in time to get to work. He packed you a lunch, grimaced when he checked the traffic on his phone and said, "I'll pay for your gas."

"I don't need you to pay for my gas, Bradley!" you insisted.

One look at your pretty face had him shaking his head. "Traffic is a nightmare. What's it going to take to get you to come back here again tonight?" he asked, handing you a mug of coffee. "Because I honestly don't mind paying a little extra in gas money to make up for the fact that I bought a house in Coronado."

You bit your lip and then asked, "How do you not understand that being with you is going to be worth the drive?"

"Save your verdict for after you've actually driven through rush hour."

He was delighted when you returned right after work for the weekend. And Saturday morning, you slept in while Bradley went for a run with Nat. He kissed you goodbye and watched you roll over onto his pillow with a soft smile on your lips. Six miles in and he was getting antsy to get back to make you breakfast.

"Are you two coming to the bar tonight?" Nat asked, huffing as she tried to speak and run at the same time.

He grunted in response. You hadn't been to the Hard Deck yet, and he wasn't sure he felt like sharing you with everyone else this evening. "Maybe."

Nat rolled her eyes. "Just bring her. You've been MIA for weeks and weeks since you got back. You can stare longingly at her while other people are around for a few hours."

"I'll ask how she feels about it."

But he should have known you'd want to go as soon as he mentioned it to you in the shower after breakfast. "I didn't bring anything cute to wear," you complained with a little pout.

"Baby, you could wear one of my ratty old shirts with your jeans, and you'd be the cutest thing in the place."

A smile curved along your lips, and that's exactly what you ended up wearing. Your snug jeans only looked sexier on you when paired with one of his soft tee shirts from his college days, which you tied in a little knot at the hem. He could see a peek of your skin here and there as you finished getting ready that evening, and he couldn't keep his hands off you. When the two of you arrived at the Hard Deck, he knew he was going to have to keep you close by.

"What do you want to drink?" he asked, tucking his fingers around your waist as Jake Seresin himself eyed you up. "The only thing I can promise is that the wine here sucks compared to Salvatore's."

But you were oblivious as you looked around the interior of the bar as you caught a few more gazes. He didn't love these horny guys all checking you out like the piece of fresh meat you really were. "How about a beer then?" you asked, scanning everything that Penny had on tap and pointing to your favorite.

"Solid choice," he replied, ordering two from Jimmy. And then all too soon, you were the one pulling him toward the pool table and Natasha.

"Well, well, well," Jake drawled, setting down his empty bottle and tossing a dart repeatedly up into the air with his gaze glued on you. "What do we have here, Bradshaw?"

"This is my girlfriend," he replied immediately. "Don't get any ideas."

You cleared your throat, stuck out your hand, and told Jake your name. He reached for you with a smile and didn't let go. "You must be the teacher from the field trip the other day. I'm Jake. But if you'd prefer to use my call sign, it's Hungman. I mean Hangman. Looks like Baby on Board was right."

"Right about what?" Bradley asked, eyes darting to where Bob was blushing profusely with a pool cue in his hand.

Jake chuckled. "Nothing I can say in front of mixed company."

"Oh!" you said, pulling your hand free and pointing at Jake while you took a sip of your beer. Bradley felt the need to protect you, but you didn't really need him to at all as you smirked and said, "Hangman. Right. You're the guy with the dumb call sign. My students were still talking about it yesterday."

Bradley started laughing at the sour look on Jake's face. After that, you had some very pleasant conversations with Javy, Mickey and Reuben, even though he could see their eyes dip down to your chest on occasion. It wasn't really their fault that you were beautiful, so he let it slide while he played pool with Nat. Eventually you joined in with him, and you insisted on buying the next two beers plus another drink for his best friend.

"I'll be right back," you told him, playfully backing away toward the bar with a smile, and Bradley watched you the entire time you were gone.

"You are a mess," Nat informed him as if he didn't already know that.

He shook his head. "I just know the day is going to come when I'm not around to physically be with her. And you'll be the one inviting her out to the bar while I'm eating soggy cabbage rolls on an aircraft carrier. So I need to set the precedent now. She's with me, and all of these assholes we work with can keep their hands to themselves where she is concerned."

"You were never this up tight when you brought Vanessa here."

His ex's name always sounded startling now when it rattled around in his head. "She was mean," he said easily. "Nobody wanted to talk to her even though she was pretty." But Bradley honestly never did feel this way about her or anyone else before you. Watching you pay Jimmy with a smile on your face before turning and meeting his eyes was enough to send him walking halfway to meet you.

Bradley took one of the drinks from your hands and leaned down to give you a nice, long kiss with tongue. Was he marking his territory? Sure. Was he also letting you know he was ready to get you alone again whenever you wanted to leave? Absolutely. Was he also just such a mess he couldn't help but touch you? A hundred percent.

It wasn't long before you suggested calling it a night.

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Bradley was deep inside you, one big hand pinning your wrists above your head on his pillow. His fingers were trailing down your skin as he fucked you a little harder, and you let him talk and ramble to his heart's content while he brought you closer to where you wanted to be.

"You're perfect," he crooned, hazy gaze focused on your face. "Tell me, Baby, please. I need to know." He kissed along your neck, tongue darting out to taste the sheen of sweat. "Please."

"What?" you gasped, barely able to talk at all as his fingers settled on your clit.

You thought maybe he gave up trying to communicate right now, but then he licked his lips and said, "Give me a date. Please. Give me a date when you're going to move in." But he was stroking you just right, and your only response was a gasp before you were chanting his name.

His lips settled on yours as you came for him, clenching around his cock until he spilled himself inside you. His kisses were rough before turning sweet, and soon he was softly teasing your lips as he muttered, "You gonna tell me?"

It took you a second to push through the fog as your orgasm tapered off, and you smiled. "I thought you weren't in a hurry. Just in love." His cheeks turned a pretty shade of pink as he ducked his head, but you'd already been giving it a lot of thought. When he started to shift, you whispered, "January twentieth."

He froze again and met your eyes. "Yeah? Seriously?"

"Seriously."

His hands were cupping your face while he stayed buried inside you. "Gorgeous, you just made my whole fucking day."

Within the hour, he had the date saved in his phone calendar, and you were on his lap on the couch eating popcorn. "We've got time, but I'll help you pack beforehand and move everything. Javy has a truck, so I'll make sure we can use that. You could always start moving some things before that if you wanted to."

You popped a kernel between his lips and asked, "You just really wanted a date to look forward to?"

"So bad," he replied with a grin. "I can't wait to have my professional spider hunter around all the time."

"You're ridiculous," you told him with a grin of your own. You yawned, exhausted in the early hours of Sunday morning. "I need some sleep or else I'll be dead on my feet at work this week. You need to show me that you can be well behaved and let me rest even after I've moved in with you."

"On it," he replied, dumping the remainder of the popcorn into his mouth before scooping you up and heading for the bathroom to get ready for bed.

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Bradley smiled as he ate some macaroni and cheese in the cafeteria later that week. He had two new dates saved in his phone calendar. The day you would be moving in with him and the date for career day at your school. He couldn't wait. He was admiring the calendar entries when his phone alerted him to a new email. It was oddly enough from your school account.

Dear Lieutenant Bradshaw,

We just wanted to reach out and thank you again for taking us on a tour of North Island. Our lessons about aviation were brought to life. It was the educational opportunity of a lifetime, and we also had so much fun on the field trip. Our classroom door is always open anytime you want to visit.

Sincerely,

Your nineteen pen pals

Immediately after he finished reading, he noticed he had another email. From your personal account this time.

Did you know there are just thirty-five days until I move to Coronado?

Attached was a photo of you holding up three fingers and five fingers in front of your naked tits, and Bradley almost dropped his phone. He could see everything, just like you probably intended, but he had to close out of the image as Maverick approached him with a frown.

"We need to talk."

Bradley's brow furrowed. "What's going on?"

The older man sighed and rubbed his forehead. "A call came in from Norfolk. Atlantic Fleet needs one more F/A-18 pilot for an assignment. Your name was mentioned."

"No," Bradley replied immediately as his stomach lurched. "Atlantic Fleet? Mav, please tell me you're joking."

"I'm not."

Bradley's head was swimming with concern. He'd only been in the Pacific Fleet for a few years, and he wasn't looking to go back to Virginia. Not even temporarily, but certainly not permanently. You were only with him because he was based out of San Diego. You told him yourself how scared you had been when you thought you were falling for a man who lived on the other side of the country.

"My name was mentioned?" he muttered. "Who else was mentioned?"

Maverick shook his head. "Nobody. They want you. I'd start thinking about getting your duffle out of the closet this weekend. I'll get your more information as soon as I can."

Bradley had more questions than answers, but he let the other man walk away without another word. When he unlocked his phone and saw the perfect photo of you, his heart clenched. Having answers to his questions would only make it harder to tell you what was about to happen.

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But they love each other! Reverting back to full-time pen pals mode? Will that even work? Thanks @beyondthesefourwalls

PART 18

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When Ice and Mav actually moved in together for the first time (after dodging it for about five years) when Mav had to take in Bradley, Ice found pretty soon that Bradley and Mav had no sense of safety --- would always forget to lock the door, either while leaving the house for the day or retiring for the night.

So he installed locks that would lock automatically as soon as the door shut.

Of course, Mav and Bradley didn't remember to lock the doors because they didn't remember to take the keys with them. One can imagine this becomes a problem.

After the twentieth time Bradley biked from school only to wait three hours for Mav, and then another two to wait for Ice because Mav also forgot his keys, Bradley decides to do something about it.

He's very much Mav's kid so instead of doing the normal thing and making key copies and putting them in some secret spots/his locker room, he decides he's just going to learn to pick locks.

It's the nineties so he basically just goes to a locksmith and asks if he can buy some tools off him and the guy is so fascinated by this scrawny thirteen-year-old who wants to learn to pick locks to break into his own house, he not only teachs him basics but also gives him lock picking mags and a book.

So Bradley learns on old locks and bike chains and then one day, he forgets the keys and breaks into their own house. It happens again and again.

Mav finds out when he picks Bradley up from the principal's office one day and arrives at the house to promptly realize he didn't take his keys in the morning. He asks Bradley if he has the keys, he doesn't, and Mav just gets fed up because there's no way they're waiting six hours until Ice comes back so he has to go back to base.

Bradley makes a deal with him. "If I get us inside, you won't ground me."

Obviously, Mav agrees. And Bradley picks the lock.

And like, Mav probably shouldn't indulge this, but it also means he doesn't have to worry about carrying keys again so, yeah, he buys Bradley a new lockpicking mini tool belt. And Bradley gets even better at it.

One day, Ice is supposed to be at home the whole day, brought a suitcase full of confidential documents with himself, the type that has both a lock and a code, and tells Bradley to tell Mav he's only going to be at the office fifteen minutes tops, he'll be home the whole day, please don't blow a gasket Mav. Bradley asks why, Ice explains he forgot the goddamn key for the suitcase and Bradley is like, "If I can open it, can you buy me that keyboard before my birthday?" and for funnsies, Ice agrees.

Before he finishes saying, "This is government property, kid, no way you'll be able to open it with some funny screwdriver," Bradley is reading the top secret mission plans out loud.

He gets that keyboard. Ice is the man of his word.

One time, Slider arrives on base in his new fancy BMW, showing it off and boasting so much he locks the key in by accident.

Ice is like, "Don't call the locksmith, I got it," and calls home and asks Bradley to check if he can open it and Bradley's answer is, "Only if Uncle Slider agrees to teach me to drive in it." Slider, obviously, agrees because there's no way --- he doesn't know what Ice is playing at but Baby Goose is not going to open his car.

Bradley opens the brand new BMW with about twenty Navy guys cheering him on in the parking lot.

Now, when Bradley is all alone at college, it's very tempting to use it for bad stuff --- to steal cars or rob shops, especially when money gets tough --- but the worst he does is breaking into the cafeteria and stealing sandwiches and bags of chips. He knows having a record would kick him out of NROTC, fast, so the lockpicking becomes a bit useless --- he does charge people from his dorms (which all have the same automatic lock on the doors) ten bucks to open them and avoid calling the RA.

Next time it has any significant impact on his life, Jake Seresin just forgot his key to his locker. He's got his flight suit but his boots and a space to leave his bag is behind the closed door.

Bradley only says, "You're not going to ask questions and you're going to owe me one."

He takes out a pin he always has attached to his car keys and within minutes, Seresin's locker is open.

He doesn't know it but Jake stares at him, not because he's wondering how much shit he's stolen (that too, a little bit) but also because apparently he finds lock picking really hot.

Now, Bradley goes about his life and soon enough finds out that Seresin's definition of 'owe you one' meant taking Bradley out on a date. Which, honestly, Bradley isn't that opposed to even if he puts on a face, Seresin is nice to look at and it's hard to find a guy to fuck when you're training six days a week in flight school.

They have a little routine of Jake calling with, "Hey, I locked myself out, can you get your ass here?" and Bradley lockpicking his door and then pinning him to said door as soon as they're inside. He's pretty sure he's seen Jake's keys in his back pocket a few times it happened.

This continues but Bradley keeps on staying longer and longer at Jake's place, more of his already small collection of things makes its way there, to the point that it's more like he's living there too and just breaking in every time, like back at the house in San Diego.

Obviously, he gets spooked, badly, when Jake finally says that when they move to Lemoore after they finish training, he's giving Bradley an actual key. The last time he shared a key with someone, he's been told he isn't enough and isn't ready and had all his dreams shattered --- like hell he's letting Jake chew out his heart, again.

So he requests change of target stations and doesn't say shit until the winging ceremony.

Next time he picks a lock, it's Nat's car in the NAS Oceans parking lot. He doesn't say she owes him one but she offers him a drink at the nearby bar as a thank you. He says no, just not to risk it again.

Nat sticks but nothing like with Jake happens.

Years go on and the second time around Bradley is at Top Gun, with Mav hovering over him like a goddamn shadow, with Nat's judgemental eyes and with Jake's big pretty mouth not knowing what he's saying, he gets a text.

I locked myself out. Can you get your ass here? with a base house location pinned in the next message.

Maybe he's naive but he goes.

"I really did lock myself out," Jake tells him straight away. "Don't think this means anything."

They haven't talked since he took out Bradley's dirty laundry in front of everyone in the debriefing room. Bradley opens his front door and is about to leave when Jake asks, "You wanna step inside?"

It doesn't solve anything. He doesn't know if Jake actually locked himself out or not.

When he and Mav are discharged, waiting to leave the base again, and Mav swears and mutters, "I forgot my goddamn keys," and Bradley knows Ice is currently in Hawaii, Bradley asks, "You got some paper clips on you?"

It doesn't solve anything but he breaks into Mav and Ice's house.

It doesn't solve anything but it's a start.

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Pairing: Bradley Bradshaw x OFC / Jake Seresin x Red

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Warnings: mentions of cancer, death, more death, someone's mom is a whore, the seresins had a shitty childhood... and then all fluffy and lovey dovey stuff!

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Eighteen. Jake was eighteen. Jenn was sixteen. It wasn’t the best idea. Heck, it wasn’t even an idea. It was just a choice. A choice made in a moment of need: Jake protecting Jenn while she ran upstairs to pack her things. 

Jake had been waiting for that moment since he was 10. Since the day their father died. Cancer was a bitch, and the Seresins had a taste of it. Tom, the human shield that kept the siblings safe from their mother, was gone. And for the next 8 years, Jake counted the days left until they could run away from that house. 

The day had come. 

“Where do you think you’re going, Jacob? You are not enough. You don’t know how to do anything!” Janine spat, tumbling around the living room and spilling the contents of her black mug—the one that was supposed to be used for coffee but that she filled with any alcoholic liquid she could find. “Nobody will love you. Nor you or your sister. That fucking whore. She’s a needy bitch, going around begging for some attention, and will end up pregnant like a cow before she turns twenty!”

Jake could hear Jenn running downstairs with tears in her eyes. How could her own mother talk about her like that? “If you hated the idea of becoming a mother so much, you shouldn’t have gotten pregnant in the first place!” 

“We are not the same, mother. Just because you don’t know how to do anything, it doesn’t mean I can’t learn.” Jake replied, taking a few steps back. She was the only person he was afraid of. 

“You don’t have money. You don’t know how to do anything! What are two little pieces of shit like you gonna do out of this house? You might as well give up. Kill yourselves and end my suffering.” The woman threw the mug over Jake’s head, missing Jenn by a hair. 

“I will wait until Jenn turns 17, and then we’ll join the Naval Academy. Like dad did.” Jake clenched his jaw, stopping the feelings flooding his mind at the thought of his late father. 

“You don’t have the guts!” 

“You’re just afraid of ending up alone. But we’re gonna walk out that door, and we won’t have to see your face again.” Jenn cried, choking up on her tears, feeling a mixture of anxiousness and impatience. 

And they did. They walked out. They never looked back. 

They took the reins. 

Jake parks his truck outside the Hard Deck, a bar that used to be the center of his world when he was a student at Top Gun. It’s been a while since those days. 

“Hey, isn’t that Javy’s car?” 

Jenn raises her head and looks at the black Chevrolet Impala parked next to them. “Holy shit, it is his car. Look, the little duck I bought him for Christmas.” 

Jake turns off the engine and gets off the truck, slamming the door behind him. “He came here and didn’t tell us?” 

Jake raises an eyebrow, pointing a finger at him. “Jay, you came here and didn’t tell him either.” 

“Because it’s a secret detachment” 

“And there you have your answer.” Jenn rolls her eyes, getting inside the bar and marveling at the ambience, the smell, and the homely, inviting atmosphere that reigns over the place. She never had called a place ‘home’, but she knows that this could be the closest thing to it. 

“Well, well, look at that! Javy Machado in the flesh.” 

“Valkyrie! Oh my goodness, we’re working together again?” Javy says, leaving his beer at the bartop and hugging the female. “Where’s the ugly Seresin?” 

“Right behind you.” Jake reveals, patting Coyote’s back and chuckling. “Please don’t flirt with my sister, it would be awkward.” 

“I’m not flirting!” Javy fusses, sitting down and gesturing to Penny, the owner, to bring two more beers. “This has to be a hell of a mission if we are here.” 

“Only the best of the best, Coyote.” Jenn raises her beer, the two men do the same, toasting for them and the future mission. 

“Do you think someone else might be joining us?” Jake asks, occupying the seat next to Javy’s. 

“We’re only three, and we don’t have a wizzo… We need another pilot with a back-seater.” Jenn adds, turning to the pool table and preparing the table so they can play. “Maybe Phoenix?” 

Jake thinks about it for a second. “Yeah… You can’t have a special secret mission only for the elite and not call her.” He looks at the flabbergasted expressions of the other two pilots and points at them with his index finger. “Don’t tell her I said that.” 

“She wouldn’t believe us even if we tried.” Javy jokes, grabs a pool cue, and gets ready to play. 

A few minutes pass, the three pilots absorbed by their game, until four more pilots join them, Phoenix at the head of the group. “What do we have here! If it ain’t Phoenix!” 

Jenn smiles when she sees Nat and looks with curiosity at the other three of them. She reads their names on the badges. Fitch, Garcia, and Jenkins. Jenkins kind of rings a bell, but she doesn’t remember why. 

“And here I thought we were special, guys. Turns out the invite went to anyone.” Jake teases, sitting in the pool, watching the newcomers' faces. He goes from Phoenix to the two men, but his eyes stop when they notice Jenkins’ eyes. They have to be the most beautiful eyes he has ever seen. Dark blue irises look at him, but he gets lost in the hazel ring around her pupils. Her eyes look like galaxies, and he fears that he might get lost in them if he stares too long. 

“Fellas,” Phoenix says, making Jake stop staring at the female pilot. “this here’s Bagman.” 

Jenn snorts, and Jake glares at him. “Hangman.” 

“Whatever.” Phoenix turns a bit, looking at the other three aviators. “You’re looking at the only other Naval Aviator on active duty with a confirmed air-to-air kill.” 

Jake smirks, faking modesty. “Stop. You’re gonna make me blush.” 

“Mind you, the other guy was in a museum piece from the Korean War.” Phoenix adds, looking at Hangman with her head tilted. How much she loves to tease him. 

“Cold war.” Jenn and Javy correct her at the same time. It might be an old plane, but it’s still a kill. 

“Same century,” Fitch says, crossing his arms over his chest. He is not impressed by the man’s achievements. 

“Not this one.” Garcia remarks, and Jenn looks at Javy, wondering what to do. “Red Queen has a confirmed air-to-air kill with a fifth gen aircraft. That’s impressive.”

“You know, I’ve heard a lot about this Red Queen, and yet, I have never seen her. I’m starting to believe she’s not even real, just a product of someone’s imagination to make my work look less impressive. I think someone’s jealous and goes around inventing rumors, guys.” Jake says, turning to grab his beer. 

“I’m Red Queen.” Jenkins announces, moving a step closer to him and smirking. “Want me to show you the report?” 

Jake clears his throat and gets up from his sitting position, as if he were really worried about looking like an idiot. More than he was already. “I am… I’m sorry. I really thought you were a myth. Everyone says you were the perfect student at the Naval Academy and, well, I am… I didn’t picture you like that.” 

“I know I’m short, but that has its benefits, Lieutenant Bagman.” She says, looking at the other two pilots. “My name is Rowan Jenkins. Red Queen. Everyone calls me Red.” 

Jenn, who had been looking at the exchange in front of her, blinks a few times and snaps out of her thoughts. “Oh shit. I’m Jenn Seresin. Valkyrie. This is Javy Machado. Call sign Coyote. And the… Bagman here is Jake Seresin.” 

“Wait, you’re siblings?” Rowan says, looking between the two Seresins, trying to spot some similarities. Yeah, she can see some of them. 

“Unfortunately.” Jenn mutters, earning a smack in the back of her head from Javy. “Who’re your friends, Phoenix?” 

“I’m Mickey Garcia. Fanboy.” 

“Reuben Fitch. Payback.” He says, smiling. “Revenge was already taken.” 

Jenn smiles, and smiles at Phoenix. “Glad to see you here.” 

“This mission can’t work without me, what can I say.” She gestures in the direction of the bar, and speaks again. “Who’s he?”

The friend trio frowns, not understanding her words. “Who’s who?” 

Phoenix motions in the direction of a guy, seated down, eating, and cleaning his lap. He doesn’t seem to realize that he’s the center of attention. Suddenly, he raises his head, and he’s a bit startled by the number of eyes staring at him. 

“When did you come in?” Jenn asks, moving so she can see the aviator. 

“Oh, I’ve been here the whole time.” 

There’s a moment of silence, Jenn and Jake share a look. Jenn knows that look. He’s about to make a joke that can be either the most unfunny thing ever, or really offensive. “The man’s a stealth pilot. Literally.” 

Well, it wasn’t that bad. 

“Weapons Systems Officer, actually.” The wizzo replies, looking at all the faces that are staring at him. 

“With no sense of humor.” Jake’s sister is about to smack him, but he gets up and walks toward the bar. 

“What do they call you?” Natasha asks, interested in knowing the wizzo better. 

“Bob.” 

“No, your call sign.” Payback chuckles, knowing that it’s something that happens regularly. Aviators are more often called by their call sign than by their name, so sometimes you don’t know where the call sign ends and your name starts. 

“...Bob.” He insists, and they all look at each other. 

“Wait, you’re Bob Floyd? From Lemoore? You’re my new back-seater.” Phoenix says, walking closer to her wizzo. Other than herself, the person on whom she will rely the most.

“Looks like it.” Bob answers, smiling a bit. 

Jenn turns to look at Javy. “Dude, have you seen Jake?” 

“Val, you have to be a bit more specific here. I see him a lot. He’s not as good looking as he thinks.” Javy remarks, earning a slap from Jenn. “Auch!” 

“Idiot. How he was looking at Red before he knew who she was? Did you see that?” Jenn reiterates, looking over to the bar to make sure that her brother doesn’t come back. “I’ve never seen him look at a girl like that.” 

Javy thinks about it for a minute, noticing how his best friend keeps looking over his shoulder to look at her. “He’s smitten.” 

Jake’s sister almost has a fangirl moment because, for the first time in years, Jake Seresin might be interested in someone for more than just sex. “I never thought I’d see this day.” 

“Can we emphasize the fact that he has fallen for the only girl that is better than him at his job?” Javy says biting his bottom lip to not laugh. 

“...Holy shit, you’re right!” 

Jake comes back from the bar, having changed the song on the jukebox. “Bradshaw! As I live and breathe.” Jake says, walking over to Jenn and Javy to give them some beers. He gives one to Red and the other to Phoenix. 

Javy’s eyes widen when he realizes that Bradshaw is, in fact, standing right next to Phoenix. “Oh my god.” 

“What the fuck is he doing here? He’s not fast enough for a special mission,” Jenn says, as if that were the only reason she doesn’t want him there. 

“You look good, Hangman.” Rooster says, watching Hangman’s every movement. It’s only then, when he stops right next to his sister, that he realizes that Jenn Seresin is also in the building. Brilliant. 

“I am good, Rooster. I’m very good. In fact, I am too good to be true.” Hangman says, making Phoenix and Rooster share a glance. 

Jenn looks at Rooster, the man who once was everything she ever wanted, and turns to keep talking with Javy. Family comes first, she reminds herself. Hangman might be a pain in the ass, but Rooster is not a saint, either. He talked as much shit as Hangman did back in the academy days. 

“What I wanna know is who’s team leader? And which of y’all have what it takes to follow me?” Jake states, looking at the others. 

“Of course, I’ll be team leader.” Valkyrie says, winking at Javy, who shakes his head. 

“Nah, Jenn. You’re wrong. It’s gonna be me.” Hangman insists, giving the pool cue to Javy. 

“Hangman, the only place you’ll ever lead anyone is an early grave.” Bradley raises his voice, wanting to be heard by all of the present aviators, even those who are having private conversations. Jenn glares at him, body already moving in his direction, but she’s stopped by Javy and Jake before she can say anything that she might regret later. 

Instead, the other Seresin walks to Rooster, slowly but with a smirk on his face. “And anyone who follows you is just gonna run outta fuel. But then that’s you all over, ain’t it Rooster? Snug on your perch, waitin’ for juuuuust the right moment. That never comes.” Jake smirks, tilting his head. “And I’m not talking about your performance as a pilot, only.” 

“Jake.” Valkyrie warns him, not wanting this to become too personal. 

Slow rider sounds in the back, and Jake laughs. “I love this song!” 

He leaves, and Phoenix and Rooster exchange a few words, but Jenn can’t hear him. She’s more focused on Bradshaw and that stupid Hawaiian shirt he’s wearing. One that she knows too well. 

She bought it for him when they were dating. 

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Twist My Heart - Ch. 6

Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw x Jake “Hangman” Seresin

- A TG:M Twister AU -

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Ch. 6 Warnings: Idiots in love; domestic fluff

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3 years later

“You’re going the wrong way,” Jake says, setting his beer down. “Here, give me that.”

He plucks the remote control from Bradley’s hand, and Bradley doesn’t fight him. Despite scrolling through the list of hundreds of channels in the ‘Live TV’ guide, he still hasn’t found the channel they’re looking for. They’ve only had this TV installed for a week now, and Bradley still doesn’t have an intuitive feel for the built-in channel guide. And to compound his ineptitude, there isn’t even a search feature for him to enter ‘NBC Kentucky Derby’.

Jake finds the channel with ease, and the sights and sounds of Churchill Downs fill the screened-in porch. Bradley leans forward on the outdoor couch, dragging a tortilla chip through the accompanying queso fundido. Well, maybe calling it that is too generous – it’s just melted Velveeta and breakfast sausage – but neither of them boast gourmet kitchen prowess. Perhaps it’s something they can work on, but between Jake’s mastery of the grill and Bradley’s skill with a saute pan, they haven’t managed to starve yet. 

Or burn down the kitchen. Or the rest of their house. 

Because that fact still… god. 

He co-owns a house with Jake. 

Together. 

A house that they intend to turn into their home. 

They’re making good progress, especially after spending today in the yard. The landscaping had needed lots of love - still does - but after pulling tons of weeds, raking up all the dead shit in the flowerbeds, and mowing the lawn, they have earned the right to a lazy night on the couch. 

Bradley shifts against the all-weather cushion as he takes a swig of beer. He drapes an arm along the back of the couch, gazing up at the wall-mounted TV as Jake leans forward, munching a queso-slathered chip. 

Jake snags another chip before reaching for his beer. “Who’s your money on for the race?” 

Bradley doesn’t bother to hide his indifference. “I have no idea. I don’t even know who all’s in the field.” 

“Forte scratched this morning.” Jake supplies, licking a stray drop of beer foam from his top lip. “Tapit Trice is expected to perform well, along with Two Phils.” 

He arches a brow in disbelief even as his mouth quirks with amusement. “Didn’t know you played the ponies.” 

Jake doesn’t quite roll his eyes. “That phrase only applies if you put down money, Roo - and luckily for you, I don’t.” 

And Bradley does know that’s true. He’s learned much about Jake’s inner-workings and bad habits - and gambling doesn’t make the list. He continues to relax against the couch, taking in Jake’s profile set against the colors of sunset. Tall white clouds hang in the eastern sky, reflecting the brilliant colors back at them - and Bradley’s struck with another moment of incredulity. 

This handsome man is now his husband. The white gold band on Jake’s finger gleams against the beer koozie, matching the ring that adorns Bradley’s finger. Honesty, the metal band still feels a little foreign but each time he takes it off, he feels lost without it. 

“Then, I’ll go for Two Phils.” Bradley eventually says, tapping his wedding ring against the neck of the better bottle with a clink. “Always go for the funny name, right?” 

“In that case, you’d want Raise Cain or Cyclone Mischief.” Jake’s mouth curls with a smile against the rim of his beer bottle. “Though, neither one of them has great odds.” 

Bradley reaches for another chip, sweeping it through the queso. “Trying to impress me, hmm?” 

Jake’s laugh warms his chest. “Little late for that, don’t you think?” 

Bradley wipes a smudge of queso from his mustache. “Don’t think just because we’re already married doesn’t mean you’re off the hook.” He returns his arm to the back of the couch, fingers bushing against the strong line of Jake’s shoulders. “You got to keep proving that I made the right choice, right?” 

Jake’s eyes blaze with playful indignation. “Careful now, sweetheart - gotta keep proving that we made the right choice. I coulda said no, you know.” 

He squeezes Jake’s shoulder gently, heart fluttering as Jake leans into him. “I know you coulda. And that would have broken my heart.” 

Jake settles against his side and a wave of contentment washes over Bradley. A gentle breeze blows through the screened-in porch as they relax in their little backyard, and Bradley feels his face split wide with a stupid grin. He’s glad that Jake can’t see it and tease him for it. Ducking his head, he brushes a kiss to whatever part of Jake he can reach before taking another sip of his beer and returning his attention to the TV screen. 

The horses parade out of the stables and onto the track. Announcers recap the top contenders, identifying the contestants as they make their way towards the starting gate. Bradley doesn’t consider himself overly fond of horse racing, but there’s something fun about watching the fastest two minutes in all of the sports’ world.

“Well, if you knew anything about horse racing,” Jake rumbles softly. “You’d know that you’re supposed to pick three horses - one each for win, place, and show.” 

“That’s why I have you,” Bradley counters. “If we ever go to Churchill Downs, you can place the bets.” 

“Is that on your bucket list?” Jake asks, words deforming against the beer bottle lip. 

Bradley’s brows furrow. “I don’t know… guess I haven’t thought about it, really.” Maybe it’s because of how his dad died, but the idea of a bucket list doesn’t sit well with him. While he doesn’t deny the power of having dreams and goals, he also learned at a young age to just be grateful for everything life has given him and consider everything else as icing on the cake. He wets his top lip, sighing gently. “How about you?” 

“Only if you wear one of those big, gaudy hats.” Jake nods towards the screen as the camera zooms in on a woman in an oversized bright yellow, red, and white hat. 

Bradley grimaces. “No chance in hell, man.” 

“Maybe if you lose a bet?” Jake prods, mischief in his eyes and smile. “Or if Tapit Trice wins?” 

A chuckle works up Bradley’s throat, fading as the TV screen jumps to a split-screen showing the local news station studio. 

“Good evening, we apologize for interrupting the Kentucky Derby, but we have a severe weather situation brewing in Nowata County to bring you up to speed on.”

A Doppler radar now dominates half the screen as Jake and Bradley both stare with rapt interest. Severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado watch banners light up the top and bottom of the shot as the strong supercell, in shades of angry red and orange, bears down on the noted towns.

“Now, this powerful storm is currently located just two miles east of Delaware, Oklahoma - and already we have reports of golf ball sized hail ranging up to baseball sized hail. This is not a storm to mess around with, folks, especially with the strong winds and lightning. Tornado watches are in effect for all of Nowata County, but as you can see…” 

Jake lets out a low whistle. “Just look at that,” he muses, nodding towards the TV. “That’s the perfect formation for a hook echo.” 

Bradley nods as his throat goes dry. “Yeah… especially with those wind speeds. And just look at that outflow boundary.”  

As if summoned by their words, big bold letters declaring a tornado warning flash across their screen. 

“Alright, now we have a tornado warning in effect - I repeat, tornado warning in effect - for Nowata County. Seek shelter in a basement or storm cellar or interior room of your house…” 

The on-screen radar image updates, and the text-book perfect hook echo formation appears on screen. A tracking cone emanates from it as the meteorologist continues to outline the storm’s projected path, taking it nowhere near their home. Despite the contentment with Jake at his side, the desire to hop in the SUV and chase it down still nags at him. Perhaps it always will - and if it weren’t their weekend off, perhaps they would already be on the scene. 

“You ever considered a job in television?” Jake asks, clinking his own ring against the glass bottle neck. “It’d give us all something much better to look at.” 

Bradley resists another eye-roll. “And miss the chance to be out in the field with the rain on my face and the wind in my hair?” He glances over at Jake. “Not a chance in hell.” 

Something proud sparks in Jake’s gaze, laced with innate understanding. Slowly, he drags his gaze back to the TV nodding up at the screen. “Almost makes me want to be out there, you know? I’m sure they’re getting some good action.” 

Bradley nods gently, letting himself settle more visibly against the couch. “Yeah, I know what you mean,” he says, coaxing Jake back with him. “But there’ll always be another storm, right? Besides,” he flashes his husband a teasing, alluring grin. “I can definitely promise you much better action in our bedroom later tonight.”  

Jake’s eyes wrinkle with laughter as he shakes his head. “Better? Hmm, debatable. Infinitely more satisfying?” He leans in for a quick kiss. “Every time, darlin’.” 

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2021 NBA player rankings, Nos. 80-71: The big Chris Paul debate, plus young breakout candidates

Can the Point God hold up over the next four years? That, plus a bunch of us bet on young guys who haven’t established themselves yet.

Spoiler alert: a couple perennial All-Stars landed in this range in our countdown of the 101 best NBA players in four years. Which ones? The headline gave one away, but read on to find out the other.

Also, a number of us gamble on young players who have shown flashes in their nascent pro careers, but have yet to consistently produce. This is the range to make those kind of projections.

80. Willy Hernangomez

CHRIS GREENBERG: Kristaps Porzingis has been the rising star in New York. But don’t forget about not-so-wee Willy Hernangomez.

The 23-year-old 6’11 big from Madrid was a double-double machine in his debut season with the Knicks last year. Unlike Brandon Ingram and Jaylen Brown, he earned himself a spot on the All-Rookie first team.

Everyone else’s reactions

JOE FLYNN, POSTING AND TOASTING: He'll never be a shot-blocker, but he has the lateral quicks to stay on court on D. He just really, really needs to learn to defend the pick-and-roll.

His bucket-getting skills are already delightful.

MIKE PRADA: Unless the league changes the rules dramatically, there will always be a ceiling for traditional centers who cannot defend.

TOM ZILLER: Spoiler alert: Willy was not joined by little brother Juancho on this list. This might be the first set of brothers in the NBA where I have no idea who is going to be better in the long run. (I was convinced Marcus Morris would be better than Markieff; that was wrong. Marc Gasol is giving Pau a run for his money, too. NBA Brothers, a fascinating topic!)

CHRIS GREENBERG: I’m still waiting for Gerald Wilkins to take his rightful place ahead of Dominique.

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79. Buddy Hield

KRISTIAN WINFIELD: I was surprised Buddy Buckets fell this low. The Kings hope he can be the next Steph Curry. If that prophecy comes true, Hield will be much better than No. 79.

Everyone else’s reactions

TOM ZILLER: If that prophecy comes true, we’ll have much bigger issues to deal with, like a frozen underworld and weekly locust storms.

ZITO MADU: I can see this happening, though I’m sure we will be more worried about other things in that post-apocalyptic world.

TIM CATO: Who you got winning the 2021 Finals, the Warriors or the Apocalypse?

CHRIS GREENBERG: In this apocalyptic timeline, I think Lonzo Ball signs with the Four Horsemen as a RFA en route to the ‘ship.

AKIS YEROCOSTAS, SACTOWN ROYALTY: Buddy might not be a better player than most people on this list, but dammit if he isn't going to be a better scorer than most. Hield projects to be an excellent scorer and shooter in the NBA for a long time.

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78. Kyle Lowry

WHITNEY MEDWORTH: Lowry is already a little old and slow, and I think he’ll still be doing fine when he’s 35 in the NBA. Players are playing longer than ever now! He’ll be aging nicely with DeMar DeRozan in Toronto as best friends with a team that could never quite get it all together.

Everyone else’s reactions

MATT ELLENTUCK: That was such a sad conclusion. I hope you can figure it out, 35-year-old Kyle.

DANIEL REYNOLDS, RAPTORS HQ: I think the drop-off in Lowry's effectiveness is being overinflated and that his actual ranking in four years will be better than we imagine.

TIM CATO: He’ll be Jameer Nelson in four years, a fine backup somewhere on a losing team but far, far away from the top 100.

ZITO MADU:

Told my little brother that Kyle Lowry signed back with the Raptors http://pic.twitter.com/DOx62EMw3U

— Zito (@_Zeets) July 4, 2017

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77. Chris Paul

TIM CATO: Wow. You guys really think Chris Paul still ain’t going to be the most annoying MF-er on the court in four years? Everyone declines with age, and Paul won’t be any exception, especially defensively. But I don’t see his floor vision, absurdly good mid-range game, and general exasperating nature dropping off severely, even at 36.

Everyone else’s reactions

TOM ZILLER: I feel like Chris Paul won’t degrade gradually. One day, he just won’t have it, kind of like Steve Nash.

Of course, CP3 will be 36 in 2021 and Nash kept it going a few years longer, so we��ll see if this pick pays off. But as someone who picked Kobe in the latest edition of this project, I wish you luck.

TIM CATO: Should’ve drafted Kobe again. We all know that 2020 comeback with the Wizards is inevitable.

KOFIE YEBOAH: I love Chris Paul, I really do. It was just hard picking him with his history of getting injured combined with the gradual aging in a position that isn’t kind to older players. I couldn’t pull the trigger even though I want to see him throw lobs until 2050.

TIM CATO: You’re not wrong, but if anyone’s an exception, it’s CP3.

MATT ELLENTUCK: Ziller’s got me, noted Steve Nash fan, in the feels with that first line. Nash always had a history of back problems that led to his decline, though, and I’d like to think Paul won’t suffer the same one-day-you-have-it one-day-you-don’t fate.

MIKE PRADA: Reminder: CP3 has no meniscus in his right knee.

ZITO MADU: He will be retired at that age.

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76. Steven Adams

KOFIE YEBOAH: Steven Adams isn’t going to be a superstar, but he’ll be an important role player to teams in the years to come. He’ll defend, he’ll rebound, and he’ll get you some points for now. He’s already shown how tough he is in a grown man’s league and he’s still in the early stages of his career.

The most important thing is that he’s going to scare the living daylights out of those who drive into the paint. His impact on the court will expand over time and the way he helps out his team will not go unnoticed. Some of it will go beyond the stat sheet, but that’s the Steven Adams way.

Everyone else’s reactions

JOSHUA BROOM, WELCOME TO LOUD CITY: A mature 24-year-old veteran, Adams' physical prime is already intact. While the New Zealand native probably won't add eye-popping quickness or vertical bounce, he may become a savvier version of his current self in four years' time.

Adams could trend a bit higher on this list, but for now, No. 76 is a solid placement.

TOM ZILLER: I’m a little concerned about Adams’ statistical regression under the yoke of MVP Russell Westbrook, especially with Paul George arriving.

TIM CATO: I’m the author of the Steven Adams Encyclopedia, so of course I’ll ride with this pick.

MATT ELLENTUCK: Are we talking about the Steven Adams with the mustache or the one without?

WHITNEY MEDWORTH: He better grow back the mustache if he wants to be on this list at all in 2021.

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75. Rodney Hood

MIKE PRADA: I know Hood’s taken a few detours in his development, but I’m optimistic he puts it all together with Gordon Hayward gone. Would it surprise anyone if Hood is a 20-point scorer at least once in the next four years? It shouldn’t.

Hood’s career arc to date reminds me of Bradley Beal’s, though Beal was younger before his 2016-17 breakout. Both are/were young, sweet-shooting, crafty two guards that looked better with the eye test than on the stat sheet. Both took too many tough long two-pointers and both struggled with nagging injuries.

Then, Beal got a real coach that gave him confidence (and the ball) to ditch the long twos and launch threes and layups. Now he’s one of the NBA’s rising young stars.

I’m confident that Hood can make the same sort of transition now that he doesn’t need to adjust his game to play with Gordon Hayward. If he doesn’t, I’ll die on Rodney Hood Island. There are worse fates.

Everyone else’s reactions

MATT ELLENTUCK: I’m a member of so many islands, but go ahead and save a cabana over on Rodney Hood Island for me. I’ll be there in my off-time from Jake Layman Island.

RICKY O’DONNELL: I’m saying this a major steal. He’s going to have a big year without Hayward around.

MYCHAL LOWMAN, SLC DUNK: We’re less optimistic. While he never turns into the scorer that Gordon Hayward was, we think he’ll still be a capable floor spacer off the bench who can get buckets in a hurry.

TOM ZILLER: I once thought a young Ronnie Brewer would score 20 per game. Alas.

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74. Dejounte Murray

MATT ELLENTUCK: I really love this pick and I’m not sure why.

Murray looks the part of a successful point guard in this league with a tall, lanky frame, and that’s reason enough for me to get excited over what he may become. Subconsciously realizing Gregg Popovich will mold him into something special is what let me take him as a top-75 player four years from now. I’m ready for a Dejounte-Kawhi two-headed beast.

Everyone else’s reactions

J.R. WILCO, POUNDING THE ROCK: This is either too high for Murray, or far too low. If he's on the list in four years, it'll be because he's established himself in the Spurs' rotation. He'll only have done that if he's made good on his extraordinary physical tools.

TOM ZILLER: I stopped liking point guards who look the part when Javaris Crittenton happened.

MIKE PRADA: Gonna go out on a limb and say Murray won’t plead guilty to manslaughter in the next four years.

KRISTIAN WINFIELD: I second that optimism, but I think the Spurs will eventually transition to an All-Star point guard, and I don’t think Dejounte fits the bill.

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73. Marcus Smart

RICKY O’DONNELL: You can count on Marcus Smart’s defense. He also made major strides as a playmaker last season. I’m willing to bet he can break 40 percent shooting from the field one of these years.

Everyone else’s reactions

MATT ELLENTUCK: I still am unsure why so many people are sold on Marcus Smart. I don’t think he does anything great, and his offense is such a liability it’s almost like his team is playing 4-on-5. Metrics don’t love what he does defensively either. Maybe he finds some solutions in improving his shot selection and jumper, but right now this seems too high to me.

TOM ZILLER: Paul Flannery is sold on Marcus Smart, so that’s enough for me. The Celtics picked him over Avery Bradley this summer, so that bodes well too.

KRISTIAN WINFIELD: The Nets want to model Isaiah Whitehead after Marcus Smart. Any time an organization is molding one player after another, you’re doing something right.

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72. Ricky Rubio

JOHN KETCHUM: This one’s pretty obvious. Rubio has skills that fit with a lot of teams. He can pass and handle the ball pretty well, too. If he actually develops a jump shot over the next few years? Man, listen.

Everyone else’s reactions

ZITO MADU: I love Ricky Rubio as much as old people love blaming young people for the world’s problems, but that jump shot isn’t coming.

WHITNEY MEDWORTH: Long-haired Ricky Rubio will lead us all to glory.

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CHRIS GREENBERG: I bought a Rubio jersey back when he was balling for Barcelona. So I’d love for this pick to pan out. I also strongly support the summer Teen Wolf look.

But he’s been playing pro ball basically since he was out of diapers, and I worry about his longevity.

MYCHAL LOWMAN, SLC DUNK: By the time 2021 rolls around, I think Ricky will still be a very capable traditional point guard, but he struggles to find a team that wants to offer him a starting job with the way the position has changed.

TIM CATO: Andre Miller’s best season came when he was 31 years old, the age Rubio will be in 2021. I’m fairly certain Rubio’s best season is in front of us.

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71. Malcolm Brogdon

TOM ZILLER: Brogdon is a very nice shooter and great passer with a strong work ethic and a nice fit alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo. He’ll be 28 in 2021. Unless he gets injured or his rookie season was a total fluke — nothing about it screamed fluke — he’ll be a really solid starter for years to come.

Everyone else’s reactions

KYLE CARR, BREW HOOP: ​There’s a fear he’ll never improve on his rookie year, but Brogdon will still make the plays teams need when it matters. At this point, I see him becoming the steady veteran that every team needs.

KRISTIAN WINFIELD: I like Brogdon and what he stands for. Not sure he shines alongside Giannis and Thon Maker, and not sure he shines from the pack elsewhere, either.

TIM CATO: The worst Rookie of the Year winner since Woody Sauldsberry in 1958? Here’s a quote from Sauldsberry’s Wikipedia page. (Yes, I definitely Googled “worst NBA rookie of the year” to find this.)

Statistically, Woody Sauldsberry was an extremely poor shooter, having a field goal percentage of just 34.8% for his career. As a result, he has the lowest number of win shares of any player in NBA history, -7.9.

But that’s not a knock on Brogdon, who was solid in an extremely weak field. He should easily end up being a top-15 point guard.

TOM ZILLER: Woody Sauldsberry was a saint!

MATT ELLENTUCK: How the hell was Joel Embiid not Rookie of the Year?

MIKE PRADA: Weird thing about season awards: You kinda need to play a fair chunk of said season to win them.

I like Brogdon and this seems about right.

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England 2-0 Lithuania: five talking points from the World Cup 2018 qualifier

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England 2-0 Lithuania: five talking points from the World Cup 2018 qualifier

1) Guidelines of progress below Southgate

Given how low the bar become whilst Gareth Southgate got herein, the first thing he had to acquire so one can factor to progress become keep away from turning into embroiled in a countrywide scandal or humiliation. It is thumbs up on that front for now and there’s circumstantial proof of development, past that. After an honorable defeat by using an improvised Germany group,

England showed towards Lithuania simply enough pace and clever motion to unhinge combatants who aspired to do nothing extra than erect human barricades around their field from the primary minute. Each desire were beauties but there were additionally bouts of familiar stodginess. At the least Southgate has made some bold picks, fetishised the captaincy and cautioned he’s a man with a plan and the power and clarity of thought to put in force it. The proper exams lie ahead, however, Southgate has made a truthful begin. Jermain Defoe and Jamie Vardy provide England victory over Lithuania Examine extra

2) Large crowd contributes to harmless amusing

The bar for measuring the performance of England’s lovers additionally starts of evolved low. At Wembley there had been, At the least, no struggle chants or loutish nonsense and silence prevailed all through the Lithuanian national anthem, which changed into followed by means of respectful applause from the hosts. The minute’s silence in memory of the sufferers of the Westminster assaults became also located with decorum, as was the tribute to the overdue Graham Taylor.

As soon as the game got going the temper within the floor was fun. The visit of the crew ranked 107 inside the world for an apparently foregone conclusion of an in shape did not quite draw a complete residence, however, an attendance of seventy-seven,690 seemingly properly-humoured people became still a pleasant turnout. The sight of Jermain Defoe main out the crew with five-year-vintage Bradley Lowery become also lovable. Hope springs everlasting.

3) Arsenal representative makes little affect

With Theo Walcott, Kieran Gibbs and Jack Wilshere all failing to increase as hoped and Danny Welbeck nonetheless working his way returned from damage, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain become the best Arsenal participant with a hazard to decorate his international credentials at Wembley. however, he did now not capture the initiative. His passing turned into now not as wayward as it has been in his final look for his membership – that miserable defeat at West Bromwich Albion – but nor become it specifically sharp or imaginative.

If he became covered because he became expected to provide extra thrust than Jake Livermore, he generally did no longer fulfill his project, although he did pressure a shop from Ernestas Setkus with a great shot inside the 53rd minute. Nor did Oxlade-Chamberlain make a contribution as plenty dynamism as Jordan Henderson or Ross Barkley likely could have. He turned into now not bad but, all in all, this became a possibility missed for him.

Best Travel Destinations in England

Royalty! That is the first issue that might pop into your mind while you consider England. Sure, it does house the arena’s richest and maximum famous royal own family, however, that’s not all there’s to England. From small thatched villages to museums and royal castles,

England can offer you nearly something that you would possibly want. Don’t believe me? Well, why Do not you take an experience to England and discover for yourself? (And here is a pro travel tip: Save your money and simply Buy British Airlines Miles while you tour). So if you plan to return to England, here’s a list of places you have to honestly go to:

1. The London Eye, London:

Big fan of panoramic perspectives? Then This is the area that allows you to go to. This exaggeration of a Ferris wheel literally takes you for the ride of your existence. Taking you to a top of 440 ft, the London Eye offers you a study the entire of London metropolis alongside its regular hustle and bustle. The passenger capsules which convey you up are made of glass accordingly offering you with the opportunity to have a first-rate 360-degree view of the whole thing. What more do you want?

2. The city Of Bath:

You understand how they are saying that suitable things are available in small packages? Nicely, the metropolis of Bathtub is the right example of this example. Although small, this city nonetheless has a lot of things to offer to its tourists. The Romanian baths, and then this town is named, are the precise location to loosen up if you’re looking into getting far away from everything. That blended with the Georgian Townhouses all round metropolis will come up with the lightheaded revel in that you’re searching out.

3 .The Buckingham Palace, London:

One of the few places that are in working circumstance till nowadays, The Buckingham Palace will come up with the risk to take a look at the Queen’s guard all dickered out in their best red and black livery. Do they surely now not move irrespective of what occurs? Nicely why Do not you cross yourself and find out?

4.The Tower Of London:

The Tower of London is essentially a historical castle that is located on the north financial institution of the river Thames. This tower of London houses the largest diamond within the international, so even in the case, you’re no longer a Huge fan of heights or castles I would nonetheless advocate you cross there to get a very good observe that beauty.

The Traditions of Cultivation of Flax and Linen Weaving in Lithuania

Linen is a material used for all kinds of functions, commonly clothing and decoration, this is favored for its sturdiness, naturalness, and freshness. Linen is made of the fibers of the flax plant which is grown during the whole world – from Canada to Ethiopia. Flax has been cultivated for the reason that instances of historic Egypt and historical Ethiopia, at the same time as the cutting-edge findings of dyed flax fibers dated to 30000 BC.

In Lithuania, a small country in Northern Europe with completely wealthy records, linen has a special area inside the country’s traditions, arts, and crafts. Flax has been grown right here for the reason that instances of the Baltic tribes that have been living in the cutting-edge united states of America’s territory from around 2000 BC. inside the Medieval times, while the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was considered one of the most important countries in Europe, linen changed into in all likelihood the simplest fabric used for clothing via the peasants and the soldiers (except for the armor, of course)

Even in the early twentieth century, when the supply of other fabric was a lot extra, flax and linen had a major component in Lithuania’s exports. The importance of linen in Lithuania has dwindled ever on the grounds that, yet there are nonetheless a few folk artists inside the united states of American who weave linen and preserve the traditions alive.

Travel the World of Freelancing

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FOM BLOG: GILLINGHAM 3 - 2 SCUNTHORPE UNITED

My Thoughts On Gillingham V Scunthorpe United………………………………

I Left My House at 12.50PM in the afternoon and I made sure I had the following things on me,,,,,,,, (Money, Keys, My Gillingham Season Ticket, My Samsung Galaxy S2, Spare Battery, My Fleece-Jacket, Spare Lids, My Gillingham Scarf, My Gillingham Bag, A Packet Of Polo’s, Pad and Pens, and a 500ML Bottle Of Coca Cola) - and I made sure I had everything on me before making the fifteen / twenty minute walk from my house to Rainham Train Station, and once I arrived at Rainham Train Station, I brought My Return Ticket To Gillingham for £3.90, just before leaving My House, I had posted the following status updates on Facebook And Twitter,,,, On My Way To Priestfield Stadium as Gillingham take on Scunthorpe United who are third in League One, Hopefully Gillingham can pick up all three points today - COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got on The 13.15PM Train, and what should have been a five minute journey to Gillingham took fifteen minutes as there was a power failure, apparently if the train didn’t move for a hour we would get our money back, but we arrived in Gillingham at 13.30PM, I had asked Diane if The Charlton Athletic Tickets were on sale yet while I was waiting for the train to move, once we were in Gillingham, I waited for Stephen by the main entrance, and we spoke about the power failure on the main line, which is typical, as there wasn’t engineering works this week, so of course something had to happen, we spoke about Last Weekend’s Win against Bury and how it would be nice to build on that win with something against Scunthorpe United, who are flying high in League One in Third Position, A Point would be a respectable result, but all three points would be incredible, because Gillingham haven’t won back to back league games for quite some-time.

Stephen mentioned that with Kids For A Quid, there should be a 6,000+ attendance for this match, Scunthorpe United won’t bring anything close to The 1718 Support that Southend United brought to Priestfield Stadium that day, but with Scunthorpe United flying high and third in League One, Scunthorpe United should bring 250 - 350 supporters to Priestfield Stadium, atmosphere wise is going to be completely different however, because the atmosphere took care of itself when Gillingham played against Southend United last time round, you had A Kent / Essex Derby Game, Southend United were backed by a huge away following, and everything just happened in a five minute spell at the end of The First Half, with a ticket deal, and a much smaller away following, I am not sure the atmosphere is going to be as vocal this time round.

We arrived out-side Priestfield Stadium at 13.40PM, and Diane had told Me and Stephen that The Charlton Athletic Tickets weren’t on sale just yet, but Diane had brought her ticket for Rochdale and I was going to go into The Ticket Office to buy My Ticket to Rochdale, but we still needed to sort out how we were going to travel to Charlton Athletic, We will need to message Rob and Nicholas to check to see if they are going to go to Charlton Athletic with us, and there is a good chance that our trip to The Valley will be reserved seating, apparently, Millwall took 3,500 supporters to The Valley and Gillingham may well be given the same allocation as well, but this has been one match we have been looking at on the fixtures list for some-time.

I headed inside The Club Shop to Buy One Match-Day Programme for £3, before queuing up at The Ticket Office to buy My Rochdale Ticket for £22, I checked The Fixtures List, and the next few games after this fixture against Scunthorpe United are,,,,, HOME Bolton Wanderers, AWAY Rochdale HOME Peterborough United and AWAY MK DONS, So there is still plenty of time before Gillingham play against Charlton Athletic on Easter Monday, but Me, Stephen, and Diane have been talking about how we are going to organise travel for that match, and who is going to come along with us, but also, make sure that whoever comes along with us will want to see the players before and after the game as well.

Once I brought My Ticket, I headed back to where Diane and Stephen were standing, and we spoke about the up and coming fixture against Scunthorpe United, and how Adrian Pennock has been speaking about the away fixtures against Scunthorpe United and Bolton Wanderers, and how Gillingham lost those matches 5-0 and 4-0 respectively, and while revenge hasn’t been used as a phrase by Adrian Pennock, he will want a response, and Adrian Pennock will want to make sure that Gillingham win against Scunthorpe United because we need the points to edge closer and closer to League One Survival, and not because we want to get Scunthorpe United back for what happened earlier in the season, we also play better against better opposition, as our performances and results against Sheffield United and Bradford City have shown, but Gillingham have also come unstuck against Swindon Town, Coventry City and Oldham Athletic, However, Gillingham do need to build on our win against Bury the previous week, and the best way to do that is to pick up all three points against Scunthorpe United.

Diane headed round with Alan and Irene to there seats in The Gordon Road Stand, while Lisa, Dennis and Casey caught up with Me and Stephen, and we mentioned how early we were on the coach the previous week against Bury, I was up at 5.20AM and got on The Kings Ferry Coach at 7AM, and Stephen must have got up before 5AM to get on The Kings Ferry Coach for 6.30AM, it was a long long day the previous Saturday, but worth it to see Gillingham pick up all three points, I mentioned that Gillingham took there chances when Bradley Dack and Cody McDonald got themselves on the score-sheet and Stuart Nelson was superb between the sticks, and we had to defend desperately at times, but you could see what it meant to the players at Full Time.

Lisa mentioned that it took ages for The Gillingham Score-Line to be confirmed either on Final Score or Soccer Saturday, there was five minutes of additional time against Bury which was one of the reason’s why, Lisa also asked how many coaches went to Bury and I mentioned it was just the one Kings Ferry Coach, The Supporters Coach are going to MK Dons, Charlton Athletic and Northampton Town, but there all games that Diane is looking to drive to - well, it will be a train trip for Charlton Athletic - but we only get the big attendances for local away games, plus, those who have booked on Kings Ferry throughout the season, will continue to do so for the up and coming local away games.

Charlton Athletic Away is a match that needs to be ticketed probably, this was something Me and Diane have spoken about previously, but there needs to be a way of ensuring that Season Ticket Holders and Regular Away Attendee’s get first priority, and ideally I would prefer unreserved seating but that just isn’t going to happen, also, while the turnout for Charlton Athletic is going to be over 3,000, and that is fantastic and the atmosphere is going to be superb, I hope we don’t see a repeat of The Leyton Orient Away Match a few year’s ago where fans who none of us have seen at Gillingham Home and Away Games Before, were in the away end, sang songs we never heard at Gillingham Games Before, and it did kick off in the away end that day, as bad as the performance was on the pitch when Gillingham lost 5-1, I remember most of the comments being what happened in the stands that day, which was dreadful, hopefully, Gillingham have learned from this and there is a better ticketing system in place for The Charlton Athletic Game.

As Lisa, Dennis and Casey made there way inside the ground, eventually, we saw Gillingham’s Team News On Twitter, and Gillingham Line Up As Follows,,,,,,,,, Stuart Nelson, Max Ehmer, Zesh Rehman, Chris Herd, Adedeji Oshilaja, Mark Byrne, Josh Wright, Lee Martin, Bradley Dack, Cody McDonald, Joe Quigley, SUBS: Tomas Holy (GK), Mitchell Dickenson, Ollie Muldoon, Jake Hessenthaler, Emmanuel Osadebe, Elliott List and Josh Parker - So Chris Herd and Adedeji Oshilaja come back into The Starting Line Up, but who is playing at Right Wing Back, is it Chris Herd ? is it Mark Byrne ? Is It Adedeji Oshilaja ? because I don’t see the formation changing, but we just weren’t sure who was playing where when it came to 2-3 positions on the pitch.

I thought Mitchell Dickenson would make his Full League Debut for Gillingham, but with Chris Herd and Adedeji Oshilaja both available, there are more defensive options to call upon, but Mitchell Dickenson put in a very good performance against Bury, and with Bradley Stevenson offered A Professional Contract, then I could see Noel Mbo, Greg Cundle, Bradley Stevenson and Mitchell Dickenson all starting for Gillingham’s First Team if we’re safe with a few games to spare, obviously not all together at the same-time, but they will be given a chance to get some valuable experience in The First Team, and quite a few of our young promising players have been making the substitutes bench under Adrian Pennock’s Reign as Gillingham Head Coach.

Me and Stephen spoke with Richard before the match, and I mentioned the long trip we made to Bury The Previous Saturday, and Richard was confidant that Gillingham would win, I predicted A 2-1 Gillingham Win On Gills Debate as I looked at Scunthorpe United’s Recent Form and Gillingham haven’t lost at home under Adrian Pennock’s Management so long may that continue, but even with there recent run, Scunthorpe United are still third, we know that this is going to be a difficult match and it will be a challenge, Richard hopes to go to a few away games, but he cannot make it to Charlton Athletic, a match which would have been ideal to go to, as it is only a short distance away, and everyone will want tickets for that match on Easter Monday, Richard hoped to see us more regally at home games and he said cya to both Me and Stephen.

We saw Malcolm Steadman and Adam Barrett pre-match as well, we assumed that Adam Barrett was a special guest for the match against Scunthorpe United, What A Player Adam Barrett was for Gillingham, League Two Championship Winning Captain, A Old Fashioned Experienced Centre Back, and precisely the sort of player Gillingham could do in there defence right about now, I am surprised that Adam Barrett has taken a job at Millwall, but Stephen mentioned that Neil Harris and Adam Barrett are good mates, so that is one reason why Adam Barrett has gone to Millwall.

Me and Stephen were waiting for Gary, who must have already gone inside the ground already, we spoke about our pre-match score predictions, I was still predicting A Gillingham 2-1 win, I couldn’t remember My Prediction On NoirCat, but I Predicted A Gillingham Win on Gills Debate, Stephen asked me what about The Vital Prediction League ??? - I don’t enter that one, I do go on Gills Vital from time to time, but there are so many adverts which seems to delay the loading time of the website, they have done really well to recover from what happened on FansOnline, but I mostly post in The Gills Debate Prediction League’s, The Prediction League’s on Gary’s Website and The NoirCat League, speaking of NoirCat, we’re both in contention for promotion this season, Gary has started to catch Stephen up, Nicholas and Diane are in promotion contention as well, so all five of us have the chance to get promoted this year, especially Stephen, who wants to get back into The Premier League as soon as possible.

Stephen had predicted a draw, but we basically wanted Gillingham to build on last week’s win against Bury, so a point, or more preferably, three points, would continue this unbeaten run for The Gills, with the queue for Gillingham’s Ticket Office out-side the door and getting closer and closer to The Rainham End Turnstiles, Me and Stephen decided that we would go to our respective seats and meet up again after the game, hopefully, celebrating an unlikely win for The Gills, I noticed the queue for the burger van out-side the ground was getting longer as well, for home matches, I tend to have breakfast, and eat nothing until I buy My Dinner after the game, but had this been an away fixture, The Burger Van would have been more tempting, but the trip to Bury was a long away trip last week.

I got My Season Ticket Out and I entered The Family Enclosure Entrance of The Medway Stand, and After My Gillingham Bag was searched, I went through the turnstiles, brought one fifty / fifty match day lottery ticket and headed toward My Seat as it was so packed inside the ground already, as The Kids For A Quid Deal will see this afternoon’s attendance increase above our usual attendances for league games, the weather is better then expected, and this will have done enough to convince a few people to make a last minute decision to go and watch Gillingham play against Scunthorpe United, and I spoke to Andrew and Charlotte about Last Week’s Win against Bury where Gillingham had to dig deep, require last ditch defending and some good saves from Stuart Nelson to earn three vital points, and we may well need last ditch defending and a good performance from Stuart Nelson again for Gillingham to pick up all three points against Scunthorpe United.

And we will probably need last ditch defending against Scunthorpe United, because this is a team that is flying high in third position in League One, granted, this is A Scunthorpe United Team that is struggling for form at this present moment in time, but there still in promotion contention and Graham Alexandra has done an incredible job at Glanford Park, it sounded like Scunthorpe United were unlucky to lose against Charlton Athletic, so we know we are going to be in for a very tough and difficult game.

Colin spoke with me before kick off, and Colin mentioned that Adrian Pennock must have been told that he cannot keep saying that Gillingham cannot defend, even though it is as clear as day to us as supporters that we cannot defend, Ryan Jackson and Bradley Garmston cannot keep themselves fully fit, Paul Konchesky has the experience, but not the pace to play at Left Back, and The Full Back Positions need sorting out over the summer, the centre of defence needs a sort out as well, Max Ehmer is a solid centre back, but he was third choice last season, Zesh Rehman gives us experience, but we need better centre back options, could Baily Cargill come back to Gillingham Next Season ??? - but the defence has been the achilles heel of all of Gillingham’s Problems this season.

We know that this is going to be a difficult match against Scunthorpe United, and one thing The Three Centre Back Formation allows Adrian Pennock to do is get two strikers and Bradley Dack in The Starting Line Up, we cannot defend so it is a case of getting as many attacking players on the pitch as possible to try and score the two or three goals that Gillingham need to draw or win a game of football, Adrian Pennock is desperate for clean sheets, but if we can keep picking up points, and keep winning games even if it means conceding every week, then we will take that, but the defence needs a real assessment over the summer.

Colin and Martin have sat closer to The Dugout in recent home matches, but with Kids For A Quid and a higher then usual attendance, Martin and Colin sat in there usual seats this time round, and looking around the ground, The Medway Stand and Rainham End were filling up nicely, The Gordon Road Stand had a few gaps, and Scunthorpe United brought a few supporters with them, in our previous fixture, Scunthorpe United thrashed Gillingham 5-0, and Stuart Nelson had a mare in-between the sticks, but also, we were dire that day, we need to make sure that we get the three points because Gillingham need to get the three points to pull further away from The League One Relegation Zone, and not for some revenge type mission, because if Gillingham attempt the latter, then that could back-fire.

The atmosphere is building nicely before kick off and I sent the following tweets on Twitter before kick off,,, It's easy to forget that Herd's Natural Position Is Central Midfield, as Herd has been playing in defence so often this season Byrne at RWB?, Prediction: Gillingham 2 - 1 Scunthorpe United - McDonald and Dack on the score-sheet., I was optimistically predicting a win for Gillingham, and I also saw another tweet which confirmed that Zesh Rehman, Chris Herd and Max Ehmer were warming up together as a possible back three, and with that in mind, Looks like Adedeji Oshilaja will start at Right Wing Back for Gillingham, with Lee Martin Starting At Left Wing Back.

Both Teams Came Out Of The Tunnel ready for kick off, and the atmosphere raised in volume inside Priestfield Stadium on a warm March Afternoon, both teams lined up in-front of The Medway Stand and we were ready for kick off, Thankfully, Referee Robert Lewis didn’t switch ends, meaning that Gillingham will be kicking towards The Rainham End in The Second Half, and Scunthorpe United will be kicking towards The Brian Moore Stand, so both teams will be kicking towards the ends there own supporters are situated in The Second Half, everyone inside the ground was ready for kick off, and hopefully, Gillingham can build on that win against Bury the previous Saturday with a win against Scunthorpe United this weekend - COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FIRST HALF:

One Minute Into The Match, and Tom Hopper is penalised for his challenge on Chris Herd for the second ball, after Zesh Rehman wins the aerial challenge from the initial long ball down-field, and looking at how Gillingham are lining up, Adedeji Oshilaja is playing at Left Wing Back, and Lee Martin is playing at Right Wing Back, with A Central Defensive Trio of Max Ehmer, Zesh Rehman and Chris Herd.

But in The Third Minute In The Match, and Gillingham make the worst possible start to the game as Scunthorpe United open the scoring, Jamie Ness has possession of the ball in Gillingham’s Half Of The Pitch, and Jamie Ness plays the ball forward to Matt Crooks, who takes a touch to control the ball, and Matt Crooks clips the ball out-wide to Jordan Clarke down the right side of the pitch - Gillingham’s Left - and Jordan Clarke takes a touch to control the ball, and Jordan Clarke runs forward in possession of the ball before playing the ball out-wide to Paddy Madden, who’s first time cross deflects off Adedeji Oshilaja, and Mark Byrne is caught ball watching and Kevin Van Veen, wins the aerial challenge and Josh Wright headers the second ball partially clear and away from danger, but Bradley Dack losses out to Stephen Dawson, who lets the ball run sideways to Jamie ness, who passes the ball short to Matt Crooks, and Matt Crooks takes a few touches in possession of the ball before squaring the ball towards Jordan Clarke down the right side of the pitch, and Jordan Clarke waits for support, and Jordan Clarke threads the ball through to Kevin Van Veen, on the over-lap, and Kevin Van Veen, has managed to get down the left side of Gillingham’s Defence all too easily and Kevin Van Veen, pulls the ball back across Gillingham’s Penalty Area, and Paddy Madden opens the scoring for Scunthorpe United with a first time finish, and Gillingham have A Mountain To Climb after just three minutes into the match.

From Scunthorpe United’s Point Of View, this was a good goal, however, from A Gillingham Point Of View, this was an truly awful goal to concede, Adedeji Oshilaja is out of position, and he has left space behind him which Kevin Van Veen, manages to get into, Chris Herd doesn’t come across quickly enough, and I didn’t notice this at the time, but have noticed this in the highlights, but Stuart Nelson has got to do a lot better, that is a shot he needs to be saving, OK, Paddy Madden has hit a first time effort towards goal, and had this shot hit the top left or top right corner, fair enough, but I do think that Stuart Nelson needs to save that effort, but also, I just think that goal collectively was a bad goal to concede, Now, Gillingham need to find a way to get ourselves back into this match, Scunthorpe United may well be in a bad run of form, but there Third In League One for a reason, well, I predicted A Gillingham 2-1 win pre-match, I would be delighted if Gillingham can somehow manage to turn this match on it’s head now.

Six Minutes Into The Match, and 1-0 to Scunthorpe United could have been 2-0, Stuart Nelson throws the ball out-wide to Chris Herd, who turns back on himself, and Chris Herd plays the ball back to Stuart Nelson, who takes a touch to control the ball, and Stuart Nelson kicks the ball long down-field and Murray Wallace wins the aerial challenge up against Joe Quigley, and Jordan Clarke plays a long ball over the top and Tom Hooper and Stephen Dawson both challenge Chris Herd, who goes to ground easily to win the free kick, and from here, Gillingham almost assist Scunthorpe United for the second goal of the game, Chris Herd plays a short free kick to Josh Wright, and because Josh Wright is now under pressure from Stephen Dawson, this forces Josh Wright to play a dreadful back-pass, and this back-pass basically sets up Paddy Madden to hit a first time effort wide of Stuart Nelson’s Right Hand Post, well done Stuart Nelson for narrowing the angle, because that did put Paddy Madden off.

But what is Chris Herd doing, lucky to win the initial free kick in the first place, and then playing Josh Wright into trouble, I am sure that Adrian Pennock looked at Adedeji Oshilaja and Chris Herd both being back and available for selection as good news and he wanted to throw both players back into The Starting Line Up, but one thing that is clear from the opening six to seven minutes of this match, is that Chris Herd is no-where near match sharp, and a spell on the sidelines has seen Chris Herd put on a bit of weight, there are no doubting his qualities as a footballer, but Chris Herd just cannot play four games in a row without picking up a knock.

Eight Minutes Into The Match, and Scunthorpe United had there claims for a penalty kick waves away as Tom Hopper looks to have got past Chris Herd and falls to the ground underneath Chris Herd’s Challenge, and Max Ehmer manages to clear the ball away from danger as Referee Robert Lewis waved away the penalty claims, and the noise raises in volume inside Priestfield Stadium, both in frustration with Gillingham’s Performance, and with Tom Hopper going to ground inside the penalty area, and in the same minute, Cody McDonald tracks back and does some brilliant defensive work for The Gills, and Cody McDonald plays the ball forward to Joe Quigley, who plays the ball back to Bradley Dack, and Bradley Dack’s pass out-wide to Lee Martin is over-hit and goes out of play for A Scunthorpe United Throw On, it just hasn’t been happening for Gillingham at the moment, and in The Ninth Minute, Chris Herd is fouled by Tom Hopper, as Scunthorpe United are targeting that side of Gillingham’s Defence, and we defiantly look exposed down the left side, I know Adedji Oshilaja played really well at Left Back against Sheffield United and Bradford City, but it just isn’t happening for Adedeji Oshilaja at the moment - although, we could be saying that about Gillingham in general.

Eleven Minutes Into The Match, and Gillingham are slowly growing back into this match, Scunthorpe United have A Throw On In There Own Final Third, and Jordan Clarke throws the ball down the line and Mark Byrne wins the aerial challenge up against Kevin Van Veen, and Jamie Ness hooks the second ball high up int the air and Mark Byrne and Chris Herd both challenge for the same aerial challenge, and the ball drops to Jamie Ness who clears the ball down towards the halfway line and Harry Toffolo brings the ball down brilliantly with his first touch, but Mark Byrne times his challenge to perfection, and Josh Wright takes a touch to control the ball, turn back on himself before passing the ball square to Max Ehmer, and Max Ehmer passes the ball down the line towards Adedeji Oshilaja - who has switched positions with Lee Martin to now play as A Right Wing Back - and Adedeji Oshilaja takes a touch to control the ball before squaring the ball inside to Josh Wright, who clips a long high pass down the line for Cody McDonald to run on to, and Cody McDonald’s presence forces Murray Wallace to header the ball behind at the expense of A Gillingham Corner Kick.

And From The Resulting Corner Kick, Gillingham almost find the equaliser as Bradley Dack floats in an dangerous in-swinging cross and Max Ehmer gets the faintest of touches to header the ball goal-wards and Stephen Dawson was in the right place at the right time to clear the ball off the line for Scunthorpe United and the loose ball runs towards Kevin Van Veen, who flicks the ball over Bradley Dack’s attempted challenge, but Mark Byrne manages to intercept the ball, but Mark Byrne couldn’t find a way past Murray Wallace, who was in the right place to time his challenge to perfection and clear the ball away from danger for Scunthorpe United, but that is something for Gillingham to build on.

Fifteen Minutes Into The Match, Joe Quigley is penalised for being fouled by Harry Toffolo and even The Linesman had flagged for A Gillingham Free Kick, but Referee Robert Lewis had given The Free Kick to Scunthorpe United to the surprise and shock of everyone inside Priestfield Stadium, then, In The Sixteenth Minute came a moment of controversy, because Gillingham had a stonewall penalty appeal turned down, Harry Toffolo see’s his pass through to Matt Crooks cut-out by Lee Martin, but Jamie Ness has possession of the loose ball, and passes the ball forward to Matt Crooks anyway, and Matt Crooks runs forward in possession of the ball, squares the ball to Kevin Van Veen, roughly twenty five yards out from Gillingham’s Goal, and Kevin Van Veen, takes a touch to control the ball, quickly shifts the ball on to his left foot before seen his driven effort towards goal blocked by Mark Byrne.

The chance is still there for Scunthorpe United however, as the loose ball falls kindly to Jamie Ness, who plays a one touch layoff into Stephen Dawson’s Path, and Stephen Dawson takes a touch to control the ball before running out-wide towards the right wing - Gillingham’s Left - and Stephen Dawson, is looking for someone to make a run off the ball, but Stephen Dawson takes a few touches before passing the ball back to Jamie Ness, who looks to thread a through-ball through to Kevin Van Veen, but Max Ehmer is well positioned to make the block and Jamie Ness chests the ball out-wide to Stephen Dawson, and Stephen Dawson tries to pick out Jordan Clarke with a pass down the line, but Adedeji Oshilaja times his challenge to perfection, and Josh Wright takes a touch to control the ball before playing a fantastic long pass down-field for Cody McDonald to get on the end off, and Cody McDonald manages to get to the loose ball first ahead of David Mirfin, who brings Cody McDonald down inside Scunthorpe United’s Penalty Area, and despite the huge appeals from Gillingham Supporters in all three stands, Referee Robert Lewis remained uninterested and play continued from there - that was going to be one of the big talking points throughout the rest of the match and even after the game as well.

That Non Penalty Decision From Referee Robert Lewis sparked Gillingham into life, as Gillingham managed to win A Corner Kick in The Seventeenth Minute as David Mirfin slides in to block Bradley Dack’s driven low cross as Scunthorpe United have a defensive mix up at the back, and David Mirfin’s Defensive Block spares his team-mates blushes, and Gillingham have the chance to score that all important equaliser from the resulting corner kick, unfortunately, from the resulting corner kick, Bradley Dack has floated in an in-swinging cross which was too high and too close to close to Scunthorpe United Goalkeeper Luke Daniels to cause Scunthorpe United’s Defence any problems, as Luke Daniels was able to gather the ball with ease.

Nineteen Minutes Into The Match, and Scunthorpe United Striker Tom Hopper is penalised for hand-ball when challenging up against Chris Herd and Gillingham have been awarded The Free Kick, However, Tom Hopper is now down requiring treatment and this only fuels further frustrations from Gillingham Supporters, and I have got to say that I am frustrated in what has been a disappointing performance from Gillingham, we’re a goal down against Scunthorpe United, and that penalty decision was still bothering Me, Colin, Martin and many others around me.

Twenty One Minutes Into The Match, and Zesh Rehman is penalised for his challenge on Kevin Van Veen, when I thought that Zesh Rehman won possession of the ball first, thankfully, from the resulting free kick, Kevin Van Veen’s curling effort towards goal deflects up off Gillingham’s Wall and Stuart Nelson is well positioned to make the catch right on the goal-line, and the fouls continued to be tallying up against The Gills, as Bradley Dack and Cody McDonald are penalised for there challenges on Harry Toffolo and David Mirfin, I thought the foul given against Cody McDonald was very soft as The Scunthorpe United Centre Back was going no-where in possession of the ball.

However, the challenge from Max Ehmer on Kevin Van Veen, was late and reckless and deserved a yellow card, but a similar challenge from Kevin Van Veen, on Lee Martin see’s only a foul given in Gillingham’s Favour, and Joe Quigley is penalised for his challenge on Stephen Dawson, three fouls all in The Twenty Fifth and Twenty Sixth Minutes Of The Match, Referee Robert Lewis has had a busy game, but there have been one or two talking points in The First Half already, talking points which raises the question about Video Technology In Football and having A Real Time Live Decision, and bringing in the challenge system from Tennis Into Football, I would like to see this come in, and there appears to be steps in place to have A Real Time Appeal System, whether we will see this in The English Lower League’s or not is another matter completely.

Twenty Nine Minutes Into The Match, and Scunthorpe United had the chance to double the lead, as Tom Hopper wins possession of the ball and Tom Hopper, Matt Crooks and Harry Toffolo link up nicely for the visitor’s, with Harry Toffolo playing the ball down the line towards Tom Hopper, and The Scunthorpe United Striker whips in an fantastic cross into the heart of Gillingham’s Penalty Area which only just about clears Paddy Madden’s Head, and had Tom Hopper picked out Paddy Madden with that cross, then Scunthorpe United would have had the chance to double there lead - COME ON GILLS!!!!! - Was Mine Response, and the response from many Gillingham Supporters Around Priestfield Stadium, as the performance just hasn’t been good enough within the first half an hour of this match.

Fouls and Free Kicks Continue to tally up in The First Half, as Paddy Madden is penalised for his challenge on Zesh Rehman in The Thirty First Minute, but in The Thirty Third Minute, Joe Quigley is penalised for his challenge on Murray Wallace, and in the same minute, Chris Herd is penalised for his challenge on Paddy Madden, A Decision that infuriated every Gillingham Supporter Inside Priestfield Stadium, but did Chris Herd make contact with Paddy Madden’s Face by using excessive force ?, as I saw 1-2 comments about that, if true, then a booking is the correct decision, thankfully, from the resulting free kick, Kevin Van Veen, has driven the resulting free kick into the back of The Rainham End and not the back of the net, it wasn’t far away from goal by Kevin Van Veen, and you could hear the cheers around the ground for that missed effort on goal from Kevin Van Veen, while Referee Robert Lewis is being booed by all three sides where The Gillingham Supporters are situated, there is no doubt in my mind that Referee Robert Lewis has been dreadful, but Gillingham’s Performance has also been dreadful as well.

From The Resulting Goal-Kick, and Gillingham create a good goal-scoring opportunity to score the equaliser, Stuart Nelson kicks the ball long down-field from the resulting goal-kick and Murray Wallace is all over Joe Quigley and no free kick is given in Gillingham’s Favour despite the huge appeals from Gillingham Supporters, Matt Crooks gets to the second ball first and Matt Crooks gets past Lee Martin and plays a one / two with Kevin Van Veen, and Matt Crooks continue’s his run down the left side of the pitch, and Mark Byrne times his challenge on Matt Crooks to perfection, and Matt Crooks goes to ground, no free kick given, and Zesh Rehman has possession of the ball, and Zesh Rehman clips a long pass down the line towards Joe Quigley, and Joe Quigley gets to the loose ball as Murray Wallace jumps too early, and Joe Quigley is now baring down on Scunthorpe United’s Goal, and Joe Quigley shrugs off the challenge from Murray Wallace, and see’s his accurate effort towards the bottom left corner of the net take a huge deflection off Murray Wallace’s out-stretched leg, and Joe Quigley’s effort on goal spins just wide of the far post and Gillingham only have A Corner Kick to show for there efforts, had that ball spun inside then Gillingham would have equalised.

Bradley Dack goes across to the take the Resulting Corner Kick, and Bradley Dack’s In-Swinging Cross towards the near post is headed behind at the expense of another corner kick by Jordan Clarke, and Gillingham can try again, and this time Bradley Dack plays A Short Corner Kick to Mark Byrne, who plays the ball back to Bradley Dack, and Bradley Dack has whipped in an dangerous in-swinging cross which is headed partially clear and away from danger by Matt Crooks, and the ball falls kindly to Josh Wright on the edge of Scunthorpe United’s Penalty Area, and Josh Wright’s Driven Effort Towards Goal is blocked and Max Ehmer has hooked the ball across the face of goal and there is a huge hand-ball shout as Harry Toffolo see’s the ball hit his arm and that penalty appeal is waved away, and when your arms are up in the air like that, your inviting the official’s to award A Penalty Against You, how or why that decision wasn’t given, we have no idea ??? - But that is The Second Penalty Shout that Gillingham have had in this match, both decision’s have not been given.

Thirty Eight Minutes Into The Match, and Harry Toffolo is penalised for his challenge on Bradley Dack, and from the resulting free kick, Bradley Dack hit’s a cross-field pass from right to left and manages to pick out Joe Quigley, who allows the ball to run across his body before turning past David Mirfin, and somehow Referee Robert Lewis has deemed that a foul and awarded Scunthorpe United A Free Kick, the number of fouls and free kicks have prevented the pace and tempo of this match from flowing, but none of us have been impressed with this Refereeing Performance From Robert Lewis so far.

And In The Same Minute, Scunthorpe United manage to win A Corner Kick as Stephen Dawson and Jordan Clarke are linking up nicely for Scunthorpe United down The Right Side Of The Pitch, and Jordan Clarke plays the ball through to Stephen Dawson on the over-lap, who see’s his first time cross charged down by Josh Wright, and Josh Wright does really well to charge down the cross, but Scunthorpe United can potentially double there lead from the resulting corner kick.

And Scunthorpe United create a goal-scoring opportunity from The Resulting Corner Kick, Jamie Ness whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross towards the far side of Gillingham’s Penalty Area which picks out Harry Toffolo, and The Scunthorpe United Midfielder takes a touch to control the ball before seeing his cross charged down by Josh Wright, and Joe Quigley cannot get to the loose ball, and Max Ehmer boots the ball clear “OUT GILLS OUT!!!!! - Was Our Response, but the ball drops to Jordan Clarke on the halfway line, and Jordan Clarke has plenty of time to play the ball out-wide to Jamie Ness, who takes a touch to control the ball, and Jamie Ness continue’s his run forward before playing the ball out-wide to Matt Crooks, who takes a touch to control the ball, and Matt Crooks drops the ball back to Jordan Clarke, who takes a touch to control the ball, and Jordan Clarke whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross into the heart of Gillingham’s Penalty Area, and Tom Hopper headers the ball back across the face of goal to pick out Paddy Madden, who see’s his first time effort towards goal brilliantly saved by the out-rushing Stuart Nelson, that save keeps the score-line at 1-0, and Gillingham are still in this match.

Forty One Minutes Into The Match, and Gillingham turned attack into defence, as Adedeji Oshilaja’s pass down the line is cut out by Jordan Clarke, who runs forward in possession of the ball, cuts inside into an more central position before unleashing a driven effort which cuts across the face of goal and wide of Stuart Nelson’s Right Hand Post from just over Twenty Yards Out From Goal, it was a snatched effort from The Scunthorpe United Right Back, but The Visitor’s Have  been on top in The First Half.

Then, In The Forty Fourth Minute, Scunthorpe United could have capitalised on some dreadful play from Chris Herd as Tom Hopper managed to intercept the ball in Gillingham’s Final Third, and Chris Herd had managed to slide in to make a brilliant recovery challenge and a challenge that Chris Herd had to time to perfection, as Chris Herd was already on A Yellow Card, and a mis-timed challenge would have seen him sent off, fair play to Chris Herd for atoning for his error, but it appears that Chris Herd has damaged his knee in making that recovery challenge, and we will have to wait and see if Chris Herd can continue playing for Gillingham, at the moment, he is fine to continue playing, but Chris Herd might need to be assessed at Half Time.

Forty Five Minutes Into The Match, and Gillingham Win A Corner Kick just as The Fourth Official puts The Board Up For Two Additional Minutes Of Added Time as Joe Quigley forces Harry Toffolo to concede the corner, Bradley Dack goes across to take the resulting corner kick for Gillingham, and Bradley Dack whips in an dangerous cross into the heart of Scunthorpe United’s Penalty Area and Murray Wallace manages to header the ball clear, and just when it looked liked for a moment that the counter attack was on for Scunthorpe United, Referee Robert Lewis has penalised Kevin Van Veen, for his challenge on Max Ehmer on the halfway line, and the final noteworthy moment of the first half see’s Bradley Dack’s dangerous in-swinging cross into the heart of Scunthorpe United’s Penalty Headed Clear and Away From Danger, and Referee Robert Lewis blows the whistle for half time.

Gillingham are trailing at the break, The Reaction to The First Half Performance From Gillingham Supporters was valid, the performance hadn’t been good enough, and it is clear that something needs to change in The Second Half if Gillingham are going to get anything out of this match, A point from a losing position at half time would be a decent point, because as I said to Stephen pre-match, we want to build on the win against Bury, and that means getting something out of the game against Scunthorpe United.

HALF TIME: GILLINGHAM 0 - 1 SCUNTHORPE UNITED

The Performance hasn’t been good enough and the only goal separating both sides see’s error after error after error, Adedeji Oshilaja is out of position, and he has left space behind him which Kevin Van Veen, manages to get into, Chris Herd doesn’t come across quickly enough, and Paddy Madden doesn’t hit the cleanest of strikes and yet he has opened the scoring, it is a costly error from Stuart Nelson, but there were also error’s from Adedeji Oshilaja and Chris Herd in the build up to that goal as well, so collectively, Gillingham were just not good enough defensively for that goal, and you can point to individual error’s as well.

There were plenty of controversial talking points in The First Half, one of those talking points was David Mirfin’s challenge in The Fifteenth Minute, as David Mirfin brings Cody McDonald down inside Scunthorpe United’s Penalty Area and I thought that looked liked a penalty at the time and I was convinced it was a stonewall penalty at the time as well, there was also the penalty appeal for the possible hand-ball against Harry Toffolo when Max Ehmer has hooked the ball back across the face of goal, and there have been several fouls and free kicks which haven’t warranted the free kick’s given against the first place, although Max Ehmer’s challenge on Kevin Van Veen, was late and reckless and deserved a yellow card.

I posted the following Two Tweets On Twitter, The talking point is the penalty / non penalty decision against Cody McDonald, but Gillingham have got to improve in The Second Half., and COME ON GILLS!!!!! - We have got to put in a much better performance in The Second Half, Ref has been poor, but so have Gillingham been poor, While I haven’t been impressed with the decision’s given By Referee Robert Lewis, it would be foolish to blame The Official’s for The Players Inept First Half Performance, because we haven’t been good enough, and Stuart Nelson’s Save to deny Paddy Madden from scoring keeps the score-line at 1-0, Gillingham can still turn this match on it’s head, but it is going to require A Huge Second Half Performance From The Gills.

Tactically, I think we will stick with The 3.4.1.2 Formation, we just don’t have enough options to play Natural Full Back’s and we have got Bradley Dack, Cody McDonald and Joe Quigley on the pitch, so any changes will be personal rather then tactical, Chris Herd and Max Ehmer picked up Yellow Cards in The First Half and that is an obvious concern, as is the way Chris Herd went down at the end of The First Half, there is no doubting the qualities that Chris Herd has as A Footballer, but he just cannot get a run of matches in Gillingham’s First Team without picking up a knock or a strain.

I had plenty of notes in My NotePad, mostly negative I am afraid, because it wasn’t A Very Good First Half Performance, or a performance which was pleasing on the eye, I suppose we could have said the same last week against Bury, but the performance was gritty, Gillingham had the lead and there was a better balance in the side, Adedeji Oshilaja Left Wing Back, Lee Martin Right Wing Back, and Chris Herd Centre Back Left Gillingham unbalanced, and we had two players playing out of position who had just come back from injury as well.

The Players Came Out Of The Tunnel ready for The Second Half, Hopefully A Strong Half Time Team Talk From Adrian Pennock and Gillingham Kicking Towards The Rainham End will inspire A Much Stronger Second Half Performance From The Gills, I predicted A 2-1 Gillingham Win, and hopefully, Gillingham can turn this match on it’s head and pick up all three points - COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!

SECOND HALF:

While Scunthorpe United Manager Graham Alexandra didn’t make any tactical or enforced substitutions at Half Time, However, Adrian Pennock did make A Half Time Substitution, as Emmanuel Osadebe comes on for Chris Herd, who just cannot play a run of three or four matches for Gillingham without picking up an injury, and that is a real shame, because we are aware of how much quality Chris Herd has got, especially when he plays in midfield, but he just cannot get a run of matches in Gillingham’s First Team, this change does at least balance Gillingham up defensively, with Emmanuel Osadebe at Right Wing Back, Lee Martin at Left Wing Back, and Adedeji Oshilaja playing at Left Centre Back.

The Second Half starts with both teams creating one goal-scoring opportunity a piece, right after the re-start, it is Scunthorpe United who are looking to double there lead, Harry Toffolo kicks the ball long down-field and Tom Hopper wins the aerial challenge up against Max Ehmer, and Zesh Rehman losses out to Jamie Ness, who fires a first time effort wide of Stuart Nelson’s Right Hand Post, another defensive error from The Gills almost proves to be costly, however, Referee Robert Lewis had awarded Gillingham A Free Kick, so Jamie Ness’s effort on goal wouldn’t have stood, had he managed to beat Stuart Nelson with that first time effort.

And Straight From The Re-Start From The Resulting Free Kick, Stuart Nelson kicks the ball long down-field and Murray Wallace wins the aerial challenge up against Joe Quigley, but the second ball drops to Mark Byrne, who plays the ball down the line towards Emmanuel Osadebe, who has whipped in an dangerous in-swinging cross, and Matt Crooks gets the faintest of touches to header the ball away from goal, but David Mirfin clearly controls the ball with his arm, and despite the huge handball shouts from Gillingham Supporters in all three stands, Referee Robert Lewis waves those Penalty Appeals away, this is the third penalty appeal, and because this one happened right in-front of me, I would say that this is the clearest of all three penalty appeals to have not been given.

The chance is still there for Gillingham, as Adedeji Oshilaja does brilliantly to pass the ball down the line towards Lee Martin, who takes on Jordan Clarke and whips in an fantastic cross, and Cody McDonald does manage to get to the ball first ahead of Murray Wallace, but Cody McDonald’s Header is more up and under then on target, and this made it much easier for Scunthorpe United Goalkeeper Luke Daniels to make the save.

And Gillingham built on that chance in The Forty Seventh Minute, as Gillingham are looking to score that all important equaliser right at The Start Of The Second Half, Scunthorpe United are looking to create an attacking move themselves as Tom Hopper plays the ball back to Harry Toffolo on the halfway line down the left side of the pitch, and Harry Toffolo takes a touch to control the ball before laying the ball off to Matt Crooks, who takes a touch to control the ball before looking to pass the ball back to Murray Wallace, but Matt Crooks pass-back was poor, and Joe Quigley manages to get on to the loose ball and Joe Quigley runs into an more central position on to the pitch and Murray Wallace manages to time his challenge to perfection, but Joe Quigley keeps his balance and plays the ball out-wide to Lee Martin, who’s first touch wasn’t great, but Lee Martin manages to keep the ball in play, and Lee Martin runs down the byline, cuts inside and gets taken out by Jordan Clarke, and when Referee Robert Lewis awards A Free Kick in Gillingham’s Favour - you could clearly hear the ironic cheers around Priestfield Stadium.

And Gillingham created A Decent Goal-Scoring Opportunity From The Resulting Free Kick as Bradley Dack whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross towards the far post and the ball bounces inside the six yard box and Zesh Rehman gets the faintest of touches on the ball to divert the ball goal-wards and Luke Daniels is forced to make a save, almost the perfect start to The Second Half From The Gills, and we have seen more from Gillingham in the opening few minutes of The Second Half, compared to what we saw from Gillingham in The First Half.

Fifty Minutes Into The Match, and Paddy Madden is booked for his foul on Emmanuel Osadebe, and Gillingham create an decent goal-scoring opportunity from the resulting free kick, as Bradley Dack whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross towards the far post from right to left, and Max Ehmer climbs highest to header his effort high and wide of Luke Daniels Right Hand Post, we’re creating chances, but Gillingham can do with one of these efforts hitting the back of the net, because the sooner Gillingham can find the equaliser, the sooner Gillingham can possibly go on and find the winner, plus, I was hoping to get My 2-1 Pre-Match Prediction Spot On as well.

Fifty One Minutes Into The Match, and Scunthorpe United could and perhaps should have doubled there lead, Harry Toffolo clips the ball down the line towards Paddy Madden, who holds the ball up despite Max Ehmer closing The Scunthorpe United Striker Down, and Paddy Madden manages to retain possession of the ball, cut inside into an more central position on the pitch, and Paddy Madden takes another touch in possession of the ball before threading the ball through to Stephen Dawson on the halfway line, and Stephen Dawson runs forward in possession of the ball, and Stephen Dawson threads the ball through to Kevin Van Veen, Down The Left Side Of Gillingham’s Penalty Area and Kevin Van Veen, see’s his driven effort towards goal brilliantly saved by the out-rushing Stuart Nelson, and Emmanuel Osadebe gets to the loose ball, turns back on himself and plays the ball back to Max Ehmer, who finally clears Gillingham’s Lines.

Or so we thought, as Matt Crooks wins the aerial challenge on the halfway line, and Harry Toffolo is on to the loose ball, and Harry Toffolo plays the ball forward to Kevin Van Veen, who plays the ball back to Jamie Ness, and Jamie Ness skips past Max Ehmer’s attempted challenge before hitting a driven effort wide of Stuart Nelson’s Right Hand Post from Twenty Yards Out, Another Chance for Scunthorpe United to score.

And in The Fifty Third Minute, Gillingham almost assist Scunthorpe United as our defending at times throughout this match just hasn’t been good enough, Gillingham are on the attack as Lee Martin has possession of the ball for Gillingham in Scunthorpe United’s Final Third Down The Left Side Of The Pitch, and Lee Martin looks to take on Jordan Clarke down the out-side, but Lee Martin checks back inside and looks to whip in an dangerous in-swinging cross which deflects off Stephen Dawson, and that deflection allows David Mirfin to header the ball clear, and Harry Toffolo wins the aerial challenge on the halfway line to header the ball back to Kevin Van Veen, who takes a touch to control the ball, and Kevin Van Veen, plays the ball back to Jamie Ness, who knocks the ball long down-field, and this leaves a foot-race between Adedeji Oshilaja and Paddy Madden, and despite being second best, Paddy Madden still manages force Stuart Nelson to make the save, as Stuart Nelson was off his line to narrow the angle, Adedeji Oshilaja has got to do better then that defensively, as his first touch almost set up Scunthorpe United to double there lead.

Bradley Dack is penalised twice for his challenges on Stephen Dawson and Jamie Ness, and it is from the second foul where Scunthorpe United create another goal-scoring opportunity, and from The Resulting Free Kick, Scunthorpe United had the chance to double there lead, Jamie Ness has whipped in an dangerous in-swinging cross and Matt Crooks has flicked the ball on and Paddy Madden cannot direct his header on target, CHANCE!!!!!!, Big Chance for Scunthorpe United.

Fifty Seven Minutes Into The Match, and this match goes from end to end, Josh Wright plays an brilliant cross-field pass from right to left and Joe Quigley’s first touch was superb, and Joe Quigley plays the ball back to Lee Martin, who takes on Jordan Clarke, gets to the byline, and Lee Martin whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross and Murray Wallace wins the initial aerial challenge, and the second ball drops to Joe Quigley, who couldn’t quite manage to bring the ball down to get a shot off on target.

And Scunthorpe United turn defence into attack very quickly, as David Mirfin squares the ball to Harry Toffolo, who kicks the ball long down-field and Paddy Madden wins the aerial challenge up against Zesh Rehman, and the second ball drops to Kevin Van Veen, who plays the ball back into Paddy Madden’s Path, and Paddy Madden see’s his driven effort towards goal blocked by Zesh Rehman, and the second ball drops kindly to Stephen Dawson, who fires a driven effort wide of Stuart Nelson’s Left Hand Post, It is chance after chance for Scunthorpe United at the moment, and I would take a draw right now, as it would be important for Gillingham to build on our win against Bury by getting something against Scunthorpe United, but to get a point against Scunthorpe United, it is clear that another tactical change is needed from Adrian Pennock.

Fifty Nine Minutes Into The Match, and Scunthorpe United create another decent goal-scoring opportunity as Jordan Clarke and Stephen Dawson combine nicely down The Right Side Of The Pitch with Stephen Dawson playing the ball through to Jordan Clarke on the over-lap, and Jordan Clarke waited for support, and managed to pick out Paddy Madden with a pass on to the edge of Gillingham’s Penalty Area, but Paddy Madden’s First Touch was heavy, and this allowed Stuart Nelson to gather the ball with ease, but you can hear the frustrations around Priestfield Stadium, as Scunthorpe United have been on top for at least the past five minutes of the match, and they have created another chances to double there lead.

Sixty One Minutes Into The Match, and Gillingham managed to win A Corner Kick as Adedeji Oshilaja has whipped in an over-hit cross towards the far post, and because Harry Toffolo is unaware of what is around him, Harry Toffolo headers the ball out of play for A Corner Kick, and despite being under a lot of pressure recently, Gillingham had the chance to score the equaliser from the resulting corner kick, Bradley Dack whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross and Murray Wallace headers the ball partially clear and away from danger, but the second ball falls kindly to Adedeji Oshilaja, who’s first time volleyed effort clears the crossbar by some considerable distance and into the back of The Rainham End - there is still time remaining for Gillingham to find that all important equaliser, but we might need to freshen the team up with a substitution to try and get back on level terms.

It’s End to End in The Sixty Third Minute, as both teams create goal-scoring opportunities, It’s Gillingham on the front-foot as Emmanuel Osadebe has done OK for Gillingham since he has come on, and Emmanuel Osadebe tries to pick out Joe Quigley or Cody McDonald with an floated in-swinging cross, but the cross was too close to Luke Daniels, who was able to gather the ball with ease, Luke Daniels then throws the ball out-wide to Jordan Clarke, who takes a touch to control the ball, and Jordan Clarke plays the ball down the line towards Kevin Van Veen, who drops the ball back to Stephen Dawson, and Stephen Dawson goes on a mazy run down the right side of the pitch - Gillingham’s Left - and Stephen Dawson manages to pull the ball back to Kevin Van Veen, inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area, and Kevin Van Veen looks to pull the ball back across Gillingham’s Six Yard Box to pick out Paddy Madden, but Stuart Nelson at full stretch manages to claw the ball away from goal, and Gillingham only just survive, 1-0 down, Gillingham can still get something from the game, 2-0 down, and it is essentially game over.

Sixty Six Minutes Into The Match, and Scunthorpe United are still looking for that crucial second goal, Tom Hopper and Paddy Madden both combine nicely in Gillingham’s Final Third with Tom Hopper teeing up Paddy Madden, who skips past Max Ehmer’s attempted challenge before seeing his driven effort towards goal blocked by Josh Wright, and Gillingham are defending desperately at the moment, similar to how Gillingham were defending desperately against Bury the previous week, although, in that match, Gillingham were 2-0 up, but Scunthorpe United are a much stronger side then Bury, as there position in the league table shows.

Sixty Seven Minutes Into The Match, and Adrian Pennock makes Gillingham’s Second Substitution Of The Match as Josh Parker comes on for Joe Quigley, who just hasn’t had the same impact he made against Southend United in the previous home game, although, to be fair, Gillingham just haven’t been up to scratch against Scunthorpe United and we needed to do something to try and get back into this match.

Sixty Eight Minutes Into The Match, and Adedeji Oshilaja played the ball down the line towards Lee Martin, but for some inexplicable reason, The Linesman Down The Medway Stand Side Of The Pitch had his flag raised for A Scunthorpe United Throw On when the ball hadn’t gone out of play, a very strange decision in my opinion, and In The Seventieth Minute, Mark Byrne times his challenge to perfection on Kevin Van Veen, who gets up very quickly and his challenge on Mark Byrne was very late, reckless, and fully deserved A Yellow Card.

However, In The Seventy Second Minute, and Scunthorpe United double there lead, and you have got to say that the second goal for the visitor’s has been coming, Luke Daniels kicks the ball long down-field for Scunthorpe United and Tom Hopper wins the aerial challenge up against Adedeji Oshilaja, and the second ball drops to Matt Crooks, who shrugs off the attempted challenge from Josh Wright, and Matt Crooks turns back on himself and squares the ball out-wide to Harry Toffolo, who takes a touch to control the ball, and Harry Toffolo keeps running with possession of the ball towards Gillingham’s Goal, and Harry Toffolo has unleashed a driven effort towards goal from Twenty Five Yards Out, and Scunthorpe United have doubled there lead with a fiercely struck shot from distance and there is surely no way back for Gillingham Now.

From Scunthorpe United’s Point Of View, it is the goal that surely ends there winless run, and a goal which doubles there lead, and a goal which has been coming for some-time now, but from Gillingham’s Point Of View, we have allowed Harry Toffolo to run forward in possession of the ball, and Toffolo’s Strike Towards Goal has gone through Max Ehmer’s Legs, and you have got to say that Stuart Nelson has made an disappointing error there, especially as Stuart Nelson has made a few saves to keep Gillingham in this match all the while the score-line was 1-0, but that is a costly mistake which surely secures all three points for Scunthorpe United.

After that goal, Adrian Pennock makes Gillingham’s Third And Final Substitute, as Jake Hessenthaler comes on for Lee Martin, and that substitution also see’s a change in formation, as Gillingham switch to A Diamond Midfield Formation, with Jake Hessenthaler, Mark Byrne, Josh Wright and Bradley Dack in the middle of midfield, Scunthorpe United also make there First Substitution Of The Game as Neal Bishop replaces Jamie Ness.

But In The Seventy Seventh Minute, Gillingham are handed a lifeline to try and get back into this match with A Penalty, Stuart Nelson takes a touch to control the ball before kicking the ball long down-field, and David Mirfin headers the ball clear and Emmanuel Osadebe’s Header is more up and under then height and distance, and Max Ehmer chests the ball down before kicking the ball long down-field and Cody McDonald and Josh Parker both challenge for the same ball up against David Mirfin, who still manages to win the aerial challenge, but the second ball drops to Josh Wright, who plays the ball out-wide to Adedeji Oshilaja, who takes a touch to control the ball, and Adedeji Oshilaja plays a long ball over the top, and Mark Byrne’s first touch takes him away from Matt Crooks, but Jordan Clarke looks like he should get to the loose ball first, but Mark Byrne and Bradley Dack do enough between the two of them to win possession of the ball back, and Bradley Dack keeps the ball in play down the left wing, and Bradley Dack plays the ball down the line towards Jake Hessenthaler in The Left Side Of Scunthorpe United’s Penalty Area, and Jake Hessenthaler plays the ball inside to Bradley Dack, who is clearly pushed in the back by Matt Crooks, and Bradley Dack goes to ground and Referee Robert Lewis points to The Penalty Spot.

Scunthorpe United can have no complaints about that penalty decision, and with just over twelve minutes left to play, Gillingham can grab themselves a valuable life-line if The Gills can convert the resulting penalty kick, up stepped Josh Wright to cooly place the ball into the bottom right corner of the net with a very accurate finish, as Scunthorpe United Goalkeeper Luke Daniels dived the right way, but couldn’t quite keep Josh Wright’s Effort Out - Game On, COME ON GILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eighty Minutes Into The Match, and I thought that Josh Parker was penalised for a soft foul given against him as Josh Parker was challenging David Mirfin for the loose ball, but A Minute Later, Gillingham are awarded another penalty, Gillingham Have A Throw On In Scunthorpe United’s Final Third Down The Left Side Of The Pitch, and Mark Byrne has launched A Long Throw Into The Heart Of Scunthorpe United’s Penalty Area, and David Mirfin wins the initial aerial challenge up against Max Ehmer, and this is where I am not exactly clear what happened because I couldn’t see clearly at the time if David Mirfin had handled the ball as it wasn’t clearly obvious at the time, but the huge hand-ball shout, Cody McDonald’s reaction, and the lack of appeals from The Scunthorpe United Players suggests that there was clearly A Hand-Ball in there, and Referee Robert Lewis had no hesitation in pointing to The Penalty Spot.

Six Minutes Ago, Gillingham were 2-0 down and starring at a home defeat against Scunthorpe United, Now, Gillingham have got an incredible opportunity to level the game up at 2-2, and up stepped Josh Wright again - COME ON JOSH!!!!!!! - Was My Response, and Josh Wright cooly despatched the resulting penalty into The Bottom Left Corner Of The Net, and Scunthorpe United Goalkeeper Luke Daniels dived to the same side he dived for the first penalty, different penalty to the first one, but the same result, and Gillingham have levelled the game up at 2-2, and Well Done Josh Wright for bringing Gillingham back into this match, A Draw Is A Fantastic Result Considering that Gillingham were 2-0 down just over Six Minutes Ago, but with eight minutes and stoppage time remaining, Can Gillingham complete the most unlikely of come-backs and go on and win the game from here ???

But Scunthorpe United had the chance to regain the lead almost immediately, Gillingham are nervously back-tracking, perhaps in a attempt to try and protect what would be a creditable 2-2 result, and Kevin Van Veen, goes on a driving run forward in possession of the ball, and Kevin Van Veen, see’s his driven effort towards goal take a slight ricochet off Paddy Madden, and that slight ricochet takes the ball away from goal and just wide of Stuart Nelson’s Right Hand Post, that was head in hands time for me, and one of those moments where you breath a sigh of relief, oh Gills, you really put us through every emotion possible within ninety minutes.

And In The Eighty Fourth Minute Of The Match, none of us could believe what was happening as Gillingham were awarded there third penalty kick of the match, as Mark Byrne launches in an dangerous long throw into the heart of Scunthorpe United’s Penalty Area, and Tom Hopper headers the ball clear before Max Ehmer can header the ball goal-wards, and the second ball drops to Josh Wright out-side Scunthorpe United’s Penalty Area, and Josh Wright runs to The Right Side Of The Penalty Area, takes the ball past Kevin Van Veen, who lunges in and there is no doubt in my mind that is A Penalty and Referee Robert Lewis points to The Penalty Spot - WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!! - Up Steps Josh Wright Again, COME ON JOSH, COME ON!!!!!, And Josh Wright cooly despatches the resulting penalty into The Bottom Left Corner and Luke Daniels has divd the same way for all three penalties, nerves of steel and huge character from Josh Wright to step up all three times to score all three penalties for Gillingham, the downside of course was Referee Robert Lewis booking Josh Wright which means that Josh Wright now has to serve A Two Match Suspension, considering that this goal had given Gillingham the lead and that Josh Wright didn’t jump in with the supporters, I thought that this was harsh, and I do think that you should be allowed to appeal bookings that lead to a suspension, and also, booking a player for celebrating a goal just seems to be a ridiculous ruling, you want players to celebrate moments like that without the fear of retrospective punishment from the man in the middle.

Scunthorpe United are losing there way a bit as Harry Toffolo was booked for protesting the penalty, and after Gillingham have gone in-front, Graham Alexandra makes Scunthorpe United’s Second Substitution as Ivan Toney comes on to replace Tom Hopper, and In The Eighty Seventh Minute, Jordan Clarke is booked for his challenge on Mark Byrne, and that free kick just gives Gillingham a bit of a breather.

Eighty Nine Minutes Into The Match, and Josh Parker is penalised for his challenge on Jordan Clarke, and just prior to that free kick being given, there was an altercation between Ivan Toney and Adedeji Oshilaja, A Off The Ball Incident which led to Ivan Toney being shown A Yellow Card, correct decision, but Scunthorpe United have just completely lost there heads, three penalties conceded and three bookings within the last five minutes, Scunthorpe United also make there third substitution as Craig Davies comes on for David Mirfin, as Graham Alexandra brings on another striker to try and earn The Visitor’s A Draw From This Match.

And From The Resulting Free Kick, Scunthorpe United could have scored the equaliser as Jordan Clarke kicks the ball long down-field, and Matt Crooks flicks the ball on for Scunthorpe United and Neal Bishop is on to the loose ball, and Neal Bishop hooks the ball into the heart of Gillingham’s Penalty Area and Craig Davies wins the aerial challenge up against Emmanuel Osadebe, and the second ball drops kindly to Craig Davies who instinctively strikes the ball goal-wards and Stuart Nelson makes a brilliant save and Mark Byrne headers the ball behind at the expense of A Corner Kick, great save from Stuart Nelson, who has conceded a very disappointing second goal, but has just made a save there that could earn Gillingham all three points.

And From The Resulting Corner Kick, Kevin Van Veen, has whipped in an dangerous in-swinging cross which is headed partially clear and away from danger by Zesh Rehman, and the ball falls kindly to Jordan Clarke twenty / twenty five yards away from goal, and Jordan Clarke takes a touch to control the ball before striking a driven effort from distance which takes a huge deflection and Stuart Nelson is forced to tip the ball over the crossbar, however, Referee Robert Lewis spotted something as Ivan Toney is penalised for his challenge on Max Ehmer, and Gillingham are awarded A Free Kick which relieves the pressure building up on to our own goal.

The Fourth Official Raises His Board to show FIVE ADDITIONAL MINUTES OF ADDED TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - COME ON GILLS!!!!! Was My Response, And it looks like we’re going to be in for a very nerve wrecking Five Additional Minutes Of Additional Time, as Bradley Dack is penalised for his challenge on Ivan Toney, and from the resulting free kick, Kevin Van Veen, has whipped in an dangerous in-swinging cross and Stuart Nelson does brilliantly to punch the ball clear and away from danger, and Mark Byrne manages to get the loose ball, but he is penalised by Referee Robert Lewis for hand-ball, and Scunthorpe United had the chance to put this ball back into Gillingham’s Penalty Area, and from the resulting free kick, Jordan Clarke whips in an dangerous in-swinging cross towards the back-stick and Stuart Nelson is off his line quickly to make a brilliant catch which relieves the pressure building on to Gillingham’s Goal.

Matt Crooks is also penalised for his challenge on Adedeji Oshilaja and slowly but surely Gillingham are getting there as the time is ticking away second by second, And Stuart Nelson just basically kicks the resulting free kick long down-field into Scunthorpe United’s Half and the ball goes out of play for A Throw On, And From The Resulting Throw On, Jordan Clarke throws the ball inside to Murray Wallace, who plays the ball out-wide to Jordan Clarke, who looks to run forward in possession of the ball, but what a challenge from Josh Parker to floor Jordan Clarke and knock the ball out of play for A Scunthorpe United Throw On In There Half, and there was just enough time left for the resulting throw on to be taken before Referee Robert Lewis blew his whistle for Full Time.

WE DONE IT!!!!!! - WHAT A COMEBACK!!!!! - For Seventy Six Minutes, This Match was disappointing and Gillingham put in a dreadful performance, but fair play to the players for somehow digging themselves back into this match and not only pulling the game back to 2-2, but even going on to win the game, Josh Wright had nerves of steel to convert all three penalties, and there was no doubt that when The Sponsor’s Named Josh Wright as Gillingham’s Man Of The Match, that Josh Wright fully deserved The Award.

FULL TIME: GILLINGHAM 3 - 2 SCUNTHORPE UNITED

That was The Come-Back Of Come-Backs, not quite Gillingham 5-4 Hereford United, but even so, that was a magnificent win and three completely unexpected points, because when Harry Toffolo doubled Scunthorpe United’s Advantage and gave the visitor’s a 2-0 lead, I thought that was game over, but well done to Gillingham for digging in, the performance wasn’t the greatest, but the never say die attitude, the team spirit, and the nerves of steel that Josh Wright had to score all three penalties just tells you everything you need to know about this squad’s current battling qualities, OK, we will need to have a conversation and a debate about what happens over the summer, but let’s enjoy this win, enjoy what was an unbelievable and incredible final fifteen minutes of the match, and try and take that confidence into our next two league games against Bolton Wanderers and Rochdale.

And The Atmosphere after the game was brilliant, this was defiantly one of those “I Was There Moments” and I have had plenty of those following Gillingham, Watford Away This Season at Vicarage Road being one of many many examples, another being that crazy 5-4 win against Hereford United, you think you have seen everything in football, until you see that and you see Josh Wright score three penalties for Gillingham within Nine Minutes and Gillingham manage to hold on for three massive points, honestly, don’t Gillingham put us through a roller-coaster of emotions throughout Ninety Minutes, we certainly don’t do things the easy way that is for sure.

I applauded the players, who likewise applauded The Supporters, with the biggest applause going to Josh Wright right at the very end of the game, Me and Stephen spoke about Gillingham needing to build on that win against Bury The Previous Saturday, A Point would have been a decent result, especially when we were 1-0 down, and even more so when Gillingham were 2-0 down, but to pull the match to 2-2, and then go on and grab the winner was phenomenal, and even then, Scunthorpe United had the chance to level the match up at 3-3.

I made sure I had everything on me before heading for The Exit, and I met up with Peter, Sharon, Charlie and Carole, all of us just struggled to explain what had happened in that match against Scunthorpe United and it was one of those matches where we were extremely grateful for the win, even though we are fully aware that the performance wasn’t the best, we will gladly take the three points, because Scunthorpe United are Third In League One and they were 2-0 up after The Seventy Second Minute, they are a very good side and I was convinced that they were going to go on and pick up all three points, and what happened from there onwards was just unbelievable, apparently, some fans next to Peter, Sharon, Charlie and Carole left after 2-0, well, I am sure they are kicking themselves now.

Scunthorpe United also reminded us of Gillingham Last Season, as we had a dreadful run of results at the back end of The 2015 / 2016 Season, as Gillingham slid down The League One Table having been in The Top Four for pretty much the entire season, I see this result as the dead opposite of The Wigan Athletic Result, as Gillingham were 2-0 up on that night and lost 3-2, and this result was the reverse of that, as Gillingham fought back from 2-0 down to win 3-2.

I Said C Ya To Peter, Sharon, Charlie and Carole before catching up with Gary and Stephen by The Players Entrance After The Game, I caught up with Stephen First and we just had that expression of - Did That Really Just Happen - No-one was going to forget that result in a hurry because that was the come-back of come-backs, I mentioned to Stephen that I had this match down as a win in NoirCat and Stephen had a draw, and when the match was level at 2-2, when Gillingham were 2-0 down, I would have taken the draw, I would have been delighted with the draw, but to then go on and win is sensational, there have been some amazing come-back results this season, winning 3-2 against Shrewsbury Town when Gillingham were 2-0 down is right up there, but the win against Watford was the come-back result of the season, especially the way Gillingham won that match as well.

Around that time of the season, Gillingham were coming back from losing positions away from home to pick up all three points, Southend United on The Opening Day Of The Season, Chesterfield, where Gillingham were 3-1 down and managed to draw 3-3, The 3-2 win against Shrewsbury Town, The 2-1 Away Win against Watford, and Gillingham also won 3-1 away from home against Southend United in The First Round Of The League Cup, we haven’t seen these type of results as often at Priestfield Stadium, but to come back from two goals down to win 3-2 against A Scunthorpe United Side who were Third In League One at 3PM is an out-standing result.

I decided to send Rob The Following Tweet On Twitter,,,,, Don’t Worry about missing The Bolton Game Rob, you probably have seen the comeback result of the season today, and Rob did reply back saying that, never seen that before, amazing come-back, Gary and Diane caught up with Me and Stephen, and The First Thing I said was that we won with A Kids For A Quid Deal, and Gillingham have got a dreadful record when it comes to winning matches when these type of deals are on, well, those who have come to Priestfield Stadium for the first time this season or rarely go, will want to come back again and again after seeing what we will continue to say was The Come-Back Result Of The Year.

Gary had mentioned that Dave Peach had scored A Hat-Trick Of Penalties for Gillingham in The Youth Team, but we cannot think of anyone who has scored A Hat-Trick For Gillingham In The Same Match, Especially For The First Team, in-fact, it is such a rare achievement that we cannot think of anyone who has scored A Hat-Trick Of Penalties in The Premier League, Championship, League One or League Two, as for The Three Penalty Decision’s, the first one, yes, Bradley Dack was pushed in the back, The Second One wasn’t the clearest of hand-ball decision’s, but look at the lack of appeals from Scunthorpe United Players, Referee Robert Lewis pointed to the spot straight away, and Cody McDonald’s Reaction also tell’s a story, and The Third Penalty for the foul on Josh Wright is A Penalty all day long, in-fact, Scunthorpe United could be lucky it is only three penalties, there were hand-ball decision’s not given in The First and Second Half, and The Challenge On Cody McDonald looked a stone-wall penalty at the time, but having looked at that footage again and again, you have got to say that the challenge from David Mirfin was timed to perfection, but at the time, I thought it was a stone-wall penalty.

I posted the same tweet for Stephen after the game that I had Tweeted after The Bury Game, Stephen comes to Bury away & Gills win 2-1, and Stephen comes to Scunthorpe at home and Gills win 3-2, please sponsor Stephen for Gills Games, It must be ages since Stephen has been to back to back Gillingham Matches where Gillingham have won two matches in a row, I had also sent Richard A Tweet as well mentioning that, Well, I didn’t see that coming when Scunthorpe United went 2-0 up, but what a come-back - Josh Wright Hat-Trick.

Me, Diane, Gary and Stephen weren't happy with Referee Robert Lewis, some of the decisions given were very infuriating, some soft fouls given against us, and Scunthorpe United’s Goalkeeper Luke Daniels was allowed to time waste, now Stuart Nelson was booked in The Seventieth Minute against Bury, fine, I can accept that if all Goalkeepers are booked after the same length of time for the same reason, but Scunthorpe United Goalkeeper Luke Daniels should have been booked the number of times he time wasted, and we could be talking about some of the decisions given or not given in greater detail, but our main focus of conversation was what happened in The Last Fifteen Minutes Of The Match, and Josh Wright scoring three penalties is going to be a great quiz question in a few year’s time as well.

Adrian Pennock deserves full credit for taking The Captaincy away from Josh Wright, but also, moving Josh Wright further forward into An More Advanced Midfielder Role, because ever since Adrian Pennock has taken charge of Gillingham’s First Team, Josh Wright has scored Nine Goals in Twelve Games, including braces against Sheffield United and Southend United, now A Hat-Trick Of Penalties against Scunthorpe United, you also have to give Josh Wright credit as well, because players could lose The Captain’s Armband and sulk and throw there toys out of the pram, but Josh Wright has gotten on with the roles and responsibilities of what he needs to do on the pitch, and maybe The Armband Took something away from Josh Wright’s own performance, because without the armband and the change in position, Josh Wright looks a completely different player, and probably The Most Likely Player to win Gillingham’s Player Of The Season Award as well.

But there were negative player performances as well, and Chris Herd just cannot play a run of matches for Gillingham’s First Team without picking up an injury and that is a real shame because we are all aware of the qualities and capabilities that Chris Herd has when he is fully fit, but he just cannot get himself fully fit, I thought he struggled badly in The First Half and the substitution at half time makes me wonder if Chris Herd was fully fit in The First Place - one or two others mentioned that Chris Herd had put a bit of weight on, and I think the number of injuries and a long spell on the sidelines has contributed to that.

Another Player who’s performance wasn’t up to scratch was Stuart Nelson, now Stuart Nelson made saves to deny Kevin Van Veen, Paddy Madden and Craig Davies from scoring and it is like we’re forgetting those saves and focusing on the two goals, and that is the price goalkeepers pay, because when they make a mistake it results in a goal, and when we spoke about The Second Goal, we were not sure if it was deflected, Gary mentioned that it was a great strike from Harry Toffolo, and you can tell by the way Stuart Nelson dived with an out-stretched leg that it was an unnatural attempt to make a save, that was our thoughts at the time, and having seen that again, it is A Goalkeeping Error, no doubt about it, but Stuart Nelson has made the saves required to help Gillingham pick up all three points, OK, There saves you expect A Goalkeeper to make, but there also saves that have helped Gillingham pick up all three points, however, there is no hiding the fact that mistakes have been made, thankfully, Gillingham have got the win and back to back wins in the league have pulled Gillingham away from The League One Relegation Zone.

This was one of those games where the points meant more then the performance, for Seventy Five Minutes it wasn’t great, but those final Fifteen Minutes plus stoppage time just had everything, and we have managed to win from a losing position to give ourselves a great chance of securing League One Survival, even though there are still plenty of points for Gillingham to play for.

Gary mentioned that the goals have dried up in-front of The Rainham End in recent weeks, both Josh Wright Goals against Southend United were in-front of The Brian Moore Stand, Bradley Dack and Josh Wright’s goals against AFC Wimbledon were in-front of The Brian Moore Stand, and Josh Parker’s Last Gasp Equaliser against Port Vale was in-front of The Brian Moore Stand as well, so it was nice to see Gillingham score three goals in-front of The Rainham End, but it was The Three Points we needed which were the most important.

Gary Said C Ya to Me, Stephen and Diane while we waited for the players, Scott Wagstaff said that he had his fingers crossed that he would be back in The Squad On Tuesday Night, while Stephen got his photo taken with Cody McDonald and Zesh Rehman, and while we were waiting for Josh Wright - who took ages as he no doubt was being Interviewed For His Post Match Press Conference after scoring The Hat-Trick For Gillingham - we noticed that one so called Supporter said something derogatory towards Paul Scally when he came out-side, a few Gillingham Supporters responded back saying that he was an idiot.

I do wonder if this person knows what is happening in-terms of The Owner-Ship under Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers, Charlton Athletic, Coventry City, Cardiff City and Leyton Orient, this season, Paul Scally has backed Justin Edinburgh with Fourteen Signings and we have managed to keep hold of Bradley Dack as well, making A Managerial Change was no doubt not part of the plan, and running A Lower League English Side isn’t cheap, granted, there are a few things that can and need to be improved on, but I look at what has happened at Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient, and these clubs are in serious decline, and Coventry City look increasingly likely to be in League Two Next Season.

I got A Phone-Call and Mum wanted Fish-Cake and A Small Portion Of Chips, while Dad had left Me A Voice-Mail Message, but it is impossible to hear anything while I was inside Priestfield Stadium, it took ages for Josh Wright to leave The Players Entrance, but when he did, there was a huge cheer from The Gillingham Supporters that had waited for Josh Wright, And Many Supporters got plenty of autograph signatures and photo’s with Josh Wright, and Josh Wright also had The Match-Ball On Him, Once we had seen Josh Wright it was gone 6PM and we decided to make a move.

Gutted that Josh Wright was Booked for The Goal Celebration, and baring in mind that goal had put Gillingham 3-2 up and Josh Wright completed his Hat-Trick, you think that The Referee would have given him the benefit of The Doubt and not booked him, Josh Wright didn’t take his shirt off, his celebration was quite restrained actually and he didn’t jump over The Advertisement Board Either, I still think you should be allowed to appeal Yellow Cards that lead to a suspension, including Second Yellow Cards that see A Player Sent Off.

Diane Said See You Next Time to Stephen, and See You On Tuesday Night To Me, while I went into Sainsbury’s To Buy Two 500ML Bottle’s Of Coca Cola for £2.60, Stephen said we could speak more about the match on Facebook and on Gills Debate, but it is nice to celebrate another win, another three points for The Gills and we’re edging closer and closer to League One Safety.

I made My Way back towards Gillingham Train Station, and while I was waiting for The 18.15PM Train back to Rainham, I Re-Tweeted A Few Tweets From The Players, I also Re-Tweeted Gary’s Tweet which was A Stat about the last time someone scored A Hat-Trick Of Penalties in The Football League and you would have to go back to The 1950’s, so that is how rare of an achievement this is, I also sent Katie A Tweet mentioning that, Gutted Josh Wright is suspended for the next two league games, as Josh has been in goal-scoring form under Adrian Pennock.

I got on The 18.15PM Train, Rang Dad to say that I was on My Way Back To Rainham, while I rang Stewart to tell him The Gillingham Score, we both have had rubbish weeks in Fantasy Football and I am basically waiting for The Double Game-Week for The Triple Captain and to use My Wild-Card, and Stewart was waiting to do the same, I hadn’t heard any of the other results in League One, but the main thing was Gillingham Winning, Stewart was hoping that Manchester United could win against Chelsea in The Quarter Finals Of The FA Cup On Monday Night.

I got off The Train in Rainham at 18.20PM, and made my way to George’s Plaice, and I Ordered One Small Portion Of Chips and One FishCake, and One Small Portion Of Chips and Two Jumbo Plain Sausages, I mentioned the score and Josh Wright scoring A Hat-Trick Of Penalties and we have got Bolton Wanderers On Tuesday Night, after getting My Change Back, I made sure I had everything on me before heading towards The Car, and we were back home at 18.35PM, An unbelievable result for Gillingham, I thought Scunthorpe United were going to win, especially when they went 2-0 up, but to get three penalties and Josh Wright scores all three for Gillingham to completely turn the match on it’s head to win 3-2 is incredible.

Bolton Wanderers and Rochdale are Gillingham’s Next Two League Games, and I am hoping that Gillingham can keep this winning run going by winning The Next Two League Games, COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nixie-deangel]

@redfurrycat 👀👀 Okay, yes!

First:

So Jake goes to Phoenix and Coyote, who he sort of but really doesn't work with on occasion and laments to her about his struggles to Bradley (only doing so because he figures if she just laughs in his face, he can make himself feeling better by killing her) and Javy's been his best friend since they were literally in diapers, so he knows Javy will give him helpful suggestions, but Nat snorts once and then tells him she knows someone who can help him out and introduces him to her wife Callie, who finds Jake fascinating but is willing to help -after getting over the shock of her wife being sort of friends with a serial killer, which is a struggle but they work through.

(no one in this universe is normal or healthy, except maybe Mav and Ice to a degree)

But Callie agrees to take Bradley on as a client and help him work through a lot of his trauma and issues. And it's definitely an uphill battle but eventually Bradley does get mentally healthier, which makes him happier, which makes Jake happier!

(the shock comes with Bradley asking Callie how does he tell Jake that he knows the man makes his money in killing people, without spooking him?? Callie lets out the worlds biggest sigh, downs two fingers of whisky and then suggests maybe just being blunt about it or you can jokingly make him a cake that says you know and have a knife driven through the center of it.

Jake absolutely nearly pisses himself laughing when Bradley gives him the cake and the note explaining he's known since nearly the beginning of their relationship when he sort of followed Jake on a job he had in SD (the last one he took in their city) and had his freak out and acceptance of who Jake is already.)

Secondly:

It's been years, more than a decade since Ice and Mav have seen Bradley - they tried keeping tabs on him but because Bradley had to bounce between rented rooms, sleeping in the bronco and constantly had to move apartments because of rent issues, and he couldn't keep a cellphone plan and had to resort to prepaids, it was hard to do so.

But it's been such a long time and they aren't even sure it's their Bradley at first, because the young man seated across from them in the five star restaurant, sort of looks like their godson but he's draped in silks and gold and with the biggest smile on his face as he sits opposite a man they can't actually see.

They debate between themselves if they should go over and say something but before they can, Bradley and his mystery man are getting up and giggling, so they softly shoving at one another as they amble out of the restaurant and they lose their chance again because before Mav can even make it out of the building, Bradley's being helped into a really expensive car and as soon as he's at the door the stranger is passing the valet something and climbing in and speeding off.

They regret missing their moment but seem to take some comfort with Bradley looking happy and healthy....even if they do seem to get under the impression that maybe Bradley is an escort..

Third:

Brisket!

Bradley has learned over the weeks, months, of them being together that Jake far more favors Bradley's touch, love, smiles and laughter, over physical gifts because Jake once told him that Bradley just being near him, loving him, touching him, letting Jake do the same to him, is enough for him. Which Bradley loves but also hates because he wants to give Jake what Jake gives to him!

But they're coming up on their 1 year anniversary and Bradley desperately wants to give Jake something meaningful to him, to give back to Jake, what he's been given over the past year.

It's a struggle to come up with something, to find something! And it's on midnight walk -Jake's out of town on a job and Bradley struggles to sleep not wrapped up in his arms or wrapped around him- when he stumbles across, quite literally, a box with a puppy in it. He sort of panic picks them up and brings them home and cleans them up and panic looks up what to feed them and then just keeps panicking until the morning and he can get the little puppy to the vet.

(thankfully nothing is really wrong with the puppy, so they only have to stay at the vets for 2 or 3 days, before Bradley can officially come back and adopt them and bring them home)

and it's on the way home, that Bradley panics again because oh shit! he's adopted a dog without telling Jake and then panics again because the puppy still has no name and shit shit shit Jake doesn't know they have a dog now!!!

Which is when he gets the brilliant idea to gift the puppy to Jake as his gift and he just crosses his fingers this doesn't blow up in his face! And to his great surprise Jake absolutely falls in love with the little guy, naming him Brisket because that's what Bradley made for dinner that night!

(Jake absolutely surprises Bradley with his own puppy a few weeks later for his birthday because Bradley is so good with Brisket, so he decides they should totally have another puppy underfoot!

Jake is not so secretly using the dogs as a way to gauge if Bradley would maybe be up for kids one day because Jake literally blue screened when they went back to Texas to visit his family after one of his sister's had a baby and Bradley held it for the first time.

Jake has unbelievable baby fever when it comes to Bradley.)

just got a unhinged Hangster idea where Jake comes from a RICH family and who moonlights as a contract killer and is a serial killer, who meets completely ordinary Bradley, who is just absolutely drowning in debt, most from his mom's medical care and his university school and is working three jobs and just barely managing to scrape by and doesn't question this rich goes sudden interest in him.

nor does Bradly care when Jake starts insisting on buying him things, or paying for things because he's just so tried and lonely and just desperately wants someone to take care of him.

and who better to do that then a hot unhinged man, who seems to have money he wants to spend and just wants to make him happy?

just. Pillow princess pampered Bradley (it's what he deserves!!!) and service top Jake, who's covered in blood and blushing so pretty as Bradley breathily tells him how good he is, while he rails Bradley within an inch of his life.

I just have a mighty need y'all.