The Gillingham Herald
The dugout30 Nov 2026
No hiding place for George McEachran
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to George McEachran, and the manager let it.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
Will Murdock dropped after a run of poor form
The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.
Player ratings30 Nov 2026
Nobody on the pitch touched Dixon Vera
7.16, and no serious argument from anybody who was there. Gillingham had eleven men on the pitch and one of them decided how it went.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Anthony Howard was not hiding it after 0‑0, and nobody in the Gillingham dressing room was either.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
Will Murdock asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market30 Nov 2026
Max Clark told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Max Clark has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Gillingham.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Player of the week: Dixon Vera
Somebody watched every match in the division at the weekend and decided he was the best thing in any of them. A small honour, and most careers end without one.
Match28 Nov 2026
Gillingham and Chesterfield cancel each other out
Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Chesterfield came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.
Looking ahead30 Nov 2026
Max Clark faces his old club
Cambridge United next, and one man in the Gillingham dressing room knows their training ground better than his own. The reception will tell him what they thought of him.
In brief
- Market The Ronan Hale talk will not go away
- Player ratings Ronan Hale runs at them all day
- Squad A wage question at Gillingham