Yeovil Town (A) - 12 Aug 14

[Kent_UckyFriedGills]

We travel to Yeovil Town on Tuesday for the Capital One Cup first round tie.This will be the first of two matches against Yeovil this week.I guess both Teams will play different Teams for this game,to what we will play on Saturday.It would be nice to win the game and get into the second round,but I guess most fans would rather win Saturday`s League game more.

Line Up? Nelson,and Cody are both out of the game.I think we will change the Team a bit.

G.Morris
Hare,Legge,Egan,Martin
McGlashan,Dack,Loft,Dickenson
Kedwell,Norris

Subs: Hadler,Davies,Hause,Hessenthaler,A.Morris,German,Millbank

[gillsfan1066]

Think you let the Gills off to lightly, we need to win both games , can not imagine anyone going into a game saying well we don't need to win this game but we do need to win one next Saturday. Bloody hell with that mentality we might as well go and play in the Pub League somewhere, at least the fans will be able to go and see games for free.
Gillingham had as much time to prepare for this opening game as any other team in the division, we played OK for 40+ minutes, then became something resembling a team put together by Capt. Manwering in Dads Army, (ask your grand parents), and don't tell me it was the first game of the season, because it was the first game of the season for the team that made us look like fools. I know we can't win them all, I understand that but hell we could at least have put up a fight.
Only good thing I see about the whole dame thing is we do play Yeovil and they started off worse than us, can you imagine that, someone played worse than Gillingham this past weekend ??

[Kent_UckyFriedGills]

Think you let the Gills off to lightly, we need to win both games , can not imagine anyone going into a game saying well we don't need to win this game but we do need to win one next Saturday. Bloody hell with that mentality we might as well go and play in the Pub League somewhere, at least the fans will be able to go and see games for free.
Gillingham had as much time to prepare for this opening game as any other team in the division, we played OK for 40+ minutes, then became something resembling a team put together by Capt. Manwering in Dads Army, (ask your grand parents), and don't tell me it was the first game of the season, because it was the first game of the season for the team that made us look like fools. I know we can't win them all, I understand that but hell we could at least have put up a fight.
Only good thing I see about the whole dame thing is we do play Yeovil and they started off worse than us, can you imagine that, someone played worse than Gillingham this past weekend ??

Of course I want to win both,I just said that if fans were given a choice they would rather have the three points as it is the bread and butter.I`m sure we will make a few changes to the side as Dack,and Norris didn`t play on Saturday.Hare should be given a chance at RB,and then Egan could then partner Legge at Centre back.

[gillsfan1066]

I just get so angry with GFC, we were there in the Championship Division and Scally let us drop back to the cellar. We came up only two seasons ago, number one, two million points and he did nothing to keep that ball rolling, for what ever the reason, and I still don't think anyone forgets how to coach over the Summer vacation ,we end up on the verge of relegation the following season.
I apaologise guy, I didn't mean to be a** holeish, it's just for the first time in over 40 years er sorry 20 years I have excepted that Gillingham Football Club are a team who are going to dwell in the bottom tiers of the FA until they either go broke or move to become Gillswall United, or Northfleet and Gillingham Albion (what ever an Albion is) or I die, and I am really fed up with it.
Yeah were in the First Division, look at the teams we play, not one match where you think must watch or listen to that game, what was it Barnsley, Doncaster and Yeovil relegated last year, combined they are not as exciting as playing Wolves. I just get so fed up with the mediocrity that surrounds GFC, I think the fans deserve better.

[Rimshot]

You're not alone in feeling that way and I don't care what the background of MK Dons is, you see that fantastic facility they have there, the way they are cultivating the relationship with local youth football , the local council, retailers and developers; then compare it to our Chairman bleeding the club of every penny he can get while he plays absentee landlord in Scally Palace .

5 years time the Dons will be at least Championship level, I wish we had someone who puts the club first !

[gillsfan1066]

Nice away win for Barnet/ Harrow or what ever they are called, managed by Mr. Allen, guess he didn't forget how to coach after all, lol.

[fan_of_mulligan]

I actually think from a financial point of view Gillingham need to win tomorrow more then they need to win on Saturday - now I want Gillingham to win every game, but I accept that is just not possible in the lower league's - but from a financial prospective, a win tomorrow and with The Seeded / Un-Seeded Nature of The Second Round Draw then at the very least Gillingham will be drawn against a high Championship Club in The Second Round.

But the real plum tie of Round Two is whoever plays against Manchester United, this is the first time I can remember Manchester United not involved in either European Cup Competition, now if we were to get Manchester United at Priestfield (unlikely I know), then the money made from that game could well allow Peter Taylor to make further additions to the squad which could benefit us over the entire season.

Promotion / Playoffs is just too far ahead of us, MK Dons, Sheffield United, Bristol City, Peterborough United, Leyton Orient and Preston North End all have resources we can only dream of having, they also get much higher league attendances which means they money these clubs spend are within FFP Rules, but if promotion is too far to reach, then let's try and do well in the cup competitions - which is where Gillingham really did fail last season.

[Kent_UckyFriedGills]

Josh Pritchard has tweeted that he is available to play tomorrow,so that is a positive for us.

[Garawa]

You're right however Saturdays game is very winnable indeed. I don't see us beating them twice in a matter of days and we also don't want to go too many games in without a win otherwise we are in that horrid territory we were last season. Perhaps we can draw and beat them on pens instead!

[Elgrande]

I am never less than staggered by the memory of our time in the Championship. Our average gate was 8,000 plus or minus a few which was never going to support a Championship club for very long. Now I know Rimshot will go on about marketing, but we were playing at our highest level ever and we only sold out for 5 or 6 home games. We could not compete financially and every season it got harder as parachute payments went up and our income didn't. Eventually our good players that people wanted went even if just to sit on the bench and others got too old. We couldn't replace the players because of wage demands and the Gills not being a "favoured" destination.
Once a club goes down a division and players are leaving another relegation quite often happens especially when fans now have over high expectations so get on any manager / players backs within four games. In fact from about 2004 it was quite embarrassing to be a Gills fan as far was I was concerned especially at home matches.
Now with regards to the Yeovil games I agree we should want to win both and a good cup run is always a bonus and we need to bounce back from the MK Dons result, but if we lose either it won't be the end of the world.

[Rimshot]

You make some valid points Elg but the fact remains that all Scally did with the opportunity was to extract more money from the club. Our rise to the championship was always a perilous journey BUT no attempt was made to exploit the chance it presented, other than to enrich the chairman.

[Garawa]

I agree with all of the above but for all his faults, Scally wasn't the one responsible for our relegation. It was a wonder we did what we did at all given our size. The league has been proliferated with large former top division clubs for years. Some very big sides have come down from that division after us and some stayed down so it would be incredibly naive to think we should still be there.

We were the local pub singer who got to sing on national tv, it won't last. In order for us to get there Scally must spend big but under the fair play rules he can't even if he could unless the fans back him with cash which, like Elgrande says, hasn't happened. Regardless of what people think about the chairman, he doesn't take enough money to make any difference at all. This will only get harder as the financial rules restricts what we can spend so if we want championship football, we need to start selling out the ground.

[fan_of_mulligan]

I think Gillingham will line up as follows.......................

---------------------------G.Morris-----------------------------------
Hare------------Legge-------------------Egan------------------Martin
---------------Pritchard---------------Hessenthaler-------------------
Dack------------------------Loft-----------------------------Dickenson
---------------------------Kedwell-----------------------------------

Subs: Hadler (GK), Hause, Davies, McGlashan, A.Morris, Norris, German

I think the injury to Cody McDonald and Josh Pritchard's recovery will mean that Peter Taylor will stick with the system he played against MK Dons at Stadium MK on Saturday, but I am expecting a few changes to the side tonight with Josh Hare, Josh Pritchard, Bradley Dack and Brennan Dickenson coming into the side for Kortney Hause, Aaron Morris, Jermaine McGlashan and Cody McDonald, while Glenn Morris will take Stuart Nelson's spot in goal for the foreseeable future.

Both Yeovil Town and Gillingham will want to recover from there opening day loses at the weekend with a good result tonight, and Gillingham need to make up for there dreadful performances in the cup competitions last season, considering The Seeded / Un-Seeded Format of The Second Round, the winners of tonight's cup tie will be guaranteed a match against high Championship Opposition in Round Two, but the tie everyone is looking out for is Manchester United, as this is the first time in a long time I can remember Manchester United not playing European Football.

I think McGlashan will come on around the hour mark, his pace against tiring defenders can cause Yeovil a few problems, hopefully John Egan will be alongside Leon Legge in defence as I see those two as our first chocie centre back pairing - whatever happens we know that the result will be decided tonight, and there is the possibility of extra time and penalties if we need them - although I much prefer it if we can get the win inside ninety minutes.

[Garawa]

Was this the set up then Lee (4-2-3-1)?? I certainly looked like that from the video of Cody's goal but the Gills said we were 4-4-2.

[Garawa]

Yeovil have lost their last 2 competitive home fixtures 0-3 and 1-4 and have lost 5 and drawn 2 of their previous 7 home matches. The Gills haven't won in 5 attempts on the road and have lost the last 2.

The Gills record away to same league opposition in Round 1 of the League cup stands at Won 3, Drawn 1, Lost 8 (Goals 11 - 17).

The Gills have only been involved in 1 penalty shoot-out in this competition beating Brighton & Hove Albion after 2 legs in 1987.

The Gills have only met Yeovil once in any major cup competition losing a 3-1 away FA Cup tie in 1950.

9 of the last 14 first round League Cup ties have been away from home. The Gills have lost 4 of the last 5 but beat Bristol City in the last away tie.

Cody McDonald's goal on Saturday put him on 47 for the club level with Marlon King as the player with the most goals since the Championship era.

Danny Kedwell's penalty on Saturday was the 20th he had converted for the club from his 41 goals. He has only missed 2.

Kedwell set up Cody's opener at the weekend, his 14th assist for the club. He has provided more assists than any other player at the club followed by Joe Martin (11) and Leon Legge (7).

7:45
Kick-Off

8:06
GOAL! Yeovil 0-1 Gillingham: Dickenson
Just 8 leads away from home was managed in the whole of last season. The Gills have now managed 2 in 2 games at the start of this season.

8:31
Half-time: 0-1

8:56
GOAL! Yeovil 1-1 Gillingham

8:59
GOAL! Yeovil 1-2 Gillingham: A Morris

9:03
Yeovil go down to 10 men after a poor foul on Luke Norris.

9:35
Full-time: 1-2