The Gillingham Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Keanan Bennetts arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Keanan Bennetts has, at Gillingham, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Market10 Aug 2026
Gillingham say no — this time
The offer from Walsall for Lenni Cirino was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ronan Hale signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Ronan Hale and Gillingham agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Keanan Bennetts 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Ronan Hale
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market10 Aug 2026
Gillingham promote Joseph Bell from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Joseph Bell has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Edward Harris joins the Gillingham first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Edward Harris is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Gillingham promote Peter Walker from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Peter Walker has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Gillingham are still strangers to each other
8 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.
In brief
- Transfer targets A loan move for Joshua Ajala is in the works
- The dugout Eli King knocks on the manager’s door
- Looking ahead Gillingham host Oldham Athletic