The Gillingham Herald
Squad14 Sep 2026
71 days out for Vitão 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.
Market14 Sep 2026
Jonny Williams puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Gillingham, and it is not being withdrawn.
Transfer targets14 Sep 2026
Gillingham rebuffed over Max Thompson
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Magdeburg have kept their man, and Gillingham go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Gillingham
Jordan Sebban and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad14 Sep 2026
The formation has left Eric Soloppi behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Gillingham will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
Match12 Sep 2026
Honours even between Gillingham and Cheltenham Town
1‑1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
Market14 Sep 2026
Talks stall between Gillingham and Jack Senior
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Oliver Davies: “We have to be better”
“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 1‑1 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.
Squad14 Sep 2026
The dressing room has a star in it
Millenic Alli arrived with a record at a bigger club than this one, and the room has treated him accordingly. The young ones watch him train; the senior ones watch to see whether it lasts.
In brief
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Robbie McKenzie
- Market Gillingham shop where it costs nothing
- Player ratings Jonny Williams was unplayable