Euan Williams

Defensive Midfielder - Gillingham
28 Sep 2026
Monday
Process

Marked for Euan Williams

7 Edition

The Gillingham Herald

14 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

No end in sight to Gillingham's wait for a win

5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Gillingham has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad

Tempers go at Gillingham

Sam Vokes was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Dan Cameron gets the move he always wanted

Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Dan Cameron has just signed for Gillingham, and for once the answer mattered.

Squad

Omar Beckles gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Match

Cheltenham Town take the points off Gillingham

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Market

Still no ink between Gillingham and Keanan Bennetts

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Gillingham, another week without a signature from Keanan Bennetts.

Squad

13 new faces, and Gillingham are still learning each other

A squad rebuilt inside one window pays for it in a currency nobody budgets for. The football is not worse than the sum of the players; it is worse than the sum of the players who have played together before.

Market

Gillingham buy the years ahead of Dan Cameron

He is 20, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.

Player ratings

Isaac Holland runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 13. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

In brief

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The Gillingham Herald

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Player ratings

No sign of nerves from Jaylan Pearman at 20 — 7.70

The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Jaylan Pearman did not need any: 7.70, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.

Market

Euan Williams asks to leave Gillingham

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Market

Gillingham say no — this time

The offer from Cambridge United 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.

Squad

Caleb Ansen gets the move he always wanted

Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Caleb Ansen has just signed for Gillingham, and for once the answer mattered.

Player ratings

Seb Palmer-Houlden runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Match

Grimsby Town take the points off Gillingham

Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad

Tempers go at Gillingham

Keanan Bennetts was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Isaac Holland signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Isaac Holland and Gillingham agree another 5 years.

Market

A long bet from Gillingham on Caleb Ansen

He is 20, and nobody at Gillingham signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.

In brief

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The Gillingham Herald

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Omar Beckles stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Omar Beckles and Gillingham agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Sam Vokes 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.

Squad

Words at Gillingham training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Sam Gale is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad

Ronan Hale 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.

Market

Still no ink between Gillingham and Robbie McKenzie

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Gillingham, another week without a signature from Robbie McKenzie.

Market

Euan Williams is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Gillingham has been clear about where Euan Williams stands, which is more than many ever get.

In brief