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2-0 at half time. A team probably no-one predicted but it has produced results. In fairness to Gills they have had a few chances and Tom Eaves really should have put a header away - He is a real handful but not getting much support but needs watching in the second half
Hendo likely to have a drugs test after because he has been buzzing all over the pitch like a teenager & took both goals superbly. Gillam has also impressed and played a great ball through for Hendo's second. Just looked at the disallowed goal again and I think the keeper may have conned the ref there
Because of the extra height we look dangerous at corners and are defending them well too. It's not pretty possession football but we have been effective and that's what counts
Not over yet but I hope this is the attitude we take into future home games from the start. Praying that Hill doesn't come out in the second half to defend what we have already got - Come on Hilly - No fear football
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Match thread: Gillingham home on 16:07 - Sep 15 with 3617 views
Match thread: Gillingham home on 16:35 - Sep 15 by fitzochris
Ive been really impressed by Hart today, too. Any reservations I had last week have eroded.
I implore everyone to watch Hendoâs hat-trick goal at their earliest opportunity.
Hendo will get the headlines but hat was a real team performance too. Calvin, Wilbraham and Gillam were immense and freed him up to do what he does best and terrorise the defence. Camps probably had one of his best games for a while and showed why he was so highly rated last year
We attacked for the full 90 so perhaps also one of Hilly's best home games in the last 18 months too !!
Already run Hendo's 3rd goal a few times on I follow - superb
Very happy with that & we need to play like that ever time we play a team outside the top few
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Match thread: Gillingham home on 17:02 - Sep 15 with 3161 views
Match thread: Gillingham home on 16:35 - Sep 15 by fitzochris
Ive been really impressed by Hart today, too. Any reservations I had last week have eroded.
I implore everyone to watch Hendoâs hat-trick goal at their earliest opportunity.
Hart had a great effort that hit the post as well. At times we expect too much from players. It takes games to get match fit and used to how different teams play. For loan signings they haven't been playing or probably played much in preseason neither it is even more difficult.
Good performance against a poor Gillingham side. McGahey had Eaves in his back pocket. Henderson was on fire and the tactics worked. Thought the two disallowed goal were soft.
Regardless of the score, that was actually fun to watch. Passing it out from the back and trying to score the perfect goal might look good on the highlights but it's boring to watch week in week out.
Match thread: Gillingham home on 17:02 - Sep 15 by isitme
Hart had a great effort that hit the post as well. At times we expect too much from players. It takes games to get match fit and used to how different teams play. For loan signings they haven't been playing or probably played much in preseason neither it is even more difficult.
Good performance against a poor Gillingham side. McGahey had Eaves in his back pocket. Henderson was on fire and the tactics worked. Thought the two disallowed goal were soft.
Yes, youâre right about loan players, itâs just I raise an eyebrow Roger Moore style when theyâre selected over players who havenât been playing too badly - probably why Iâm over critical. Anyway, yeah, he had a great game today.
The whole team consisted of round pegs in round holes and the uncompromising direct style suited that further still.
Gillingham were poor, especially second half, but we did what we had to do and thatâs what counts.
That win keeps us in touch with the chasing pack too, with some teams already looking adrift.
Seems Hill set that team up with gritted teeth today...
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A workmanlike performance, not many faults. V enjoyable . The officiating was dire. Sat in carlsberg lounge no sign of ollie murs , they will be no fecker here in a bit
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Canât wait for the full interview... sounds like KH is giving it all out tonight.
KH QUOTES | đŹÂ Weâve picked up quite a few injuries midweek â weâve got 6 or 7 players who are out injured, as well as 1 or 2 players who arenât making the squad because theyâre not doing enough in training #RAFCpic.twitter.com/BSVNTlMZ8p
Look at who wasn't involved today as well, apart from the bench and the couple of cameos from it...Inman, Cannon, Clough, Ntlhe, MJW, Dooley, Morley, Norman.....it must be the one of the strongest squads we've ever had in terms of depth. Maybe there are too many players in the mix and it's why we've had such an erratic start whilst Hill sorts out his best team? I dare say Clough will be involved again at some point but what are we paying for him? Can we afford to keep him around as a squad player?
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Match thread: Gillingham home on 17:45 - Sep 15 with 2785 views
Everyone looked 100% comfortable with their role, and as 442 has rightly pointed out (and why would anyone criticise him for doing so?) Hendo showed today why he's been played out for position for far too long
I too was impressed with Hart. Looks composed and has a mean left foot for crosses, i think he'll get better still with more game time
The Camps/Rathbone combo shone but i won't have it that Gills were poor - they're a tough L1 outfit and had a couple of chances but we were simply better. The McGahey/Delaney combo had their work cut out but came through manfully
I hope Hilly's a happy man tonight; the fans will be and with so many youngsters coming through it's starting to look very promising
Match thread: Gillingham home on 17:44 - Sep 15 by richfoad32
Look at who wasn't involved today as well, apart from the bench and the couple of cameos from it...Inman, Cannon, Clough, Ntlhe, MJW, Dooley, Morley, Norman.....it must be the one of the strongest squads we've ever had in terms of depth. Maybe there are too many players in the mix and it's why we've had such an erratic start whilst Hill sorts out his best team? I dare say Clough will be involved again at some point but what are we paying for him? Can we afford to keep him around as a squad player?
Clough is possibly one of the six or seven players injured that Hill alludes to?
Match thread: Gillingham home on 14:29 - Sep 15 by D_Alien
Not shocking no, but signifies a major departure from pre-season planning. If it works, it'll be credit to Hilly for accepting he'd got it wrong, and certainly no complaints from me
As i say, conditions for football couldn't be better. We need to deliver
Absolutely a major departure. Gone was the need for every single move to begin from the back, which made the back 5 look so much more solid (McGahey was in full colossus mode against Eaves). Gone also was the endless pretty passing with no end product. Today was so much more direct and we saw the benefits that approach can have. Credit has to go to Hill for that - we started the season with a plan of how he wanted to play, it wasnât working, and a handful of games into the season heâs completely changed it to good effect.
The front 4 were impeccable today. Two targetmen out wide really worked, primarily because Gillam and godlike Henderson especially have the energy and skill to terrorise a defence. I have to echo others comments though - Henderson showed what he can do when heâs the furthest man forwards, so itâs a bit frustrating that he so rarely plays there! Hart impressed again, heâs got the attacking intent and the crossing to make an excellent fullback.
Gillinghamâs keeper was having probably the worst day of his life and it couldâve been worse. Two pretty soft disallowed goals and Hart hitting the post.
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Match thread: Gillingham home on 17:48 - Sep 15 with 2739 views
Match thread: Gillingham home on 17:36 - Sep 15 by fitzochris
Seems Hill set that team up with gritted teeth today...
KH QUOTES | đŹ Itâs the perfect result. Itâs up to me to gather as many points as I possibly can. Is it the way I want to play football? No. Is it the best way to beat the opponent? Previous history would suggest so #RAFCpic.twitter.com/PHvpQoV9Xt
Direct attacking football? Itâs what we played when he took over, during the Wembley season and our first promotion.
Yes we are getting rid very quickly, but the players seem ok playing that way and look to keep the ball when we are in the other half. Itâs definitely not aimless but it is effective. There will be games when we need to keep the board and they can do that too, sometimes weâll have to adapt during games. Itâs a plan B that can become plan A.
Make no mistake, managers donât dismiss their principles and we havenât. No need for any self-reflection about how we might want to play, we have done it before. Whatâs happened is that the game has moved on, but it doesnât mean we always have to seek to follow trends.
Full credit to Hill and his team for the change. If nothing else itâs that confirmation that we have a striker who scores goals.
Match thread: Gillingham home on 17:45 - Sep 15 by D_Alien
Re: the pre-match deliberations... we delivered
Everyone looked 100% comfortable with their role, and as 442 has rightly pointed out (and why would anyone criticise him for doing so?) Hendo showed today why he's been played out for position for far too long
I too was impressed with Hart. Looks composed and has a mean left foot for crosses, i think he'll get better still with more game time
The Camps/Rathbone combo shone but i won't have it that Gills were poor - they're a tough L1 outfit and had a couple of chances but we were simply better. The McGahey/Delaney combo had their work cut out but came through manfully
I hope Hilly's a happy man tonight; the fans will be and with so many youngsters coming through it's starting to look very promising
Match thread: Gillingham home on 17:45 - Sep 15 by D_Alien
Re: the pre-match deliberations... we delivered
Everyone looked 100% comfortable with their role, and as 442 has rightly pointed out (and why would anyone criticise him for doing so?) Hendo showed today why he's been played out for position for far too long
I too was impressed with Hart. Looks composed and has a mean left foot for crosses, i think he'll get better still with more game time
The Camps/Rathbone combo shone but i won't have it that Gills were poor - they're a tough L1 outfit and had a couple of chances but we were simply better. The McGahey/Delaney combo had their work cut out but came through manfully
I hope Hilly's a happy man tonight; the fans will be and with so many youngsters coming through it's starting to look very promising
Really looking forward to the trip next week now
You wonât have it that Gills were poor? You wonât have it?
Arf.
They looked dangerous on the counter first half but failed to work out the best way to support Eaves up top, who himself missed two decent chances he wouldâve scored in the past.
As I said previously, Reilly impressed me first half.
After the break, they switched to a negative formation and did nothing of note. Compared to the other teams weâve played this season, I would rate them as poor today, yes.
Match thread: Gillingham home on 17:50 - Sep 15 by fitzochris
You wonât have it that Gills were poor? You wonât have it?
Arf.
They looked dangerous on the counter first half but failed to work out the best way to support Eaves up top, who himself missed two decent chances he wouldâve scored in the past.
As I said previously, Reilly impressed me first half.
After the break, they switched to a negative formation and did nothing of note. Compared to the other teams weâve played this season, I would rate them as poor today, yes.
Match thread: Gillingham home on 17:46 - Sep 15 by Shun
Absolutely a major departure. Gone was the need for every single move to begin from the back, which made the back 5 look so much more solid (McGahey was in full colossus mode against Eaves). Gone also was the endless pretty passing with no end product. Today was so much more direct and we saw the benefits that approach can have. Credit has to go to Hill for that - we started the season with a plan of how he wanted to play, it wasnât working, and a handful of games into the season heâs completely changed it to good effect.
The front 4 were impeccable today. Two targetmen out wide really worked, primarily because Gillam and godlike Henderson especially have the energy and skill to terrorise a defence. I have to echo others comments though - Henderson showed what he can do when heâs the furthest man forwards, so itâs a bit frustrating that he so rarely plays there! Hart impressed again, heâs got the attacking intent and the crossing to make an excellent fullback.
Gillinghamâs keeper was having probably the worst day of his life and it couldâve been worse. Two pretty soft disallowed goals and Hart hitting the post.
He had a pretty crap day at Spotland just short of a year ago, too:
When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?
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