The Gillingham Herald
Squad12 Oct 2026
35 days out for Omar Beckles after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Gillingham will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Hugo Fisher keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Gillingham may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad12 Oct 2026
The step up is real for Chizzy Ezenwata
At 18 he is doing things this season that he could not do last season, and doing them every week. Form comes and goes; this has stayed long enough to be called something else.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Tobías Torrielli signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Tobías Torrielli commits to Gillingham for another 4 years.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Tudor Mendel-Idowu in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Gillingham this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market12 Oct 2026
Gillingham buy the years ahead of Chizzy Ezenwata
He is 18, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
Looking ahead12 Oct 2026
A reunion for Omar Beckles
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Accrington Stanley in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Remeao Hutton knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Gillingham, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
A door opens for Taite Holtam
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
In brief
- Looking ahead Gillingham host Accrington Stanley
- The dugout The manager comes out for Mauricio Gómez