The_Green_Man
Slave to the NHS.
I think the scoreline in the opening fixture of last season will sit in our minds for some time. A great deal of optimism going into the season with a new gaffer and a steady enough preseason in hand, only to come undone and be humiliated.
The Team:-
Are largely changed to those who hammered us last year due to 12 signings being made over the summer, in Emmanuel-Thomas and Bradley Dack they have two players who know where the back of the net is, the former being on 5 goals already this season (3 of those in the league).
Justin Edinburgh open admitted to being unhappy about his teams defensive frailties this season due to a number or injuries to key players, for this reason urgently wanted to bring in a CB before the close of the window (However as struggled because we have signed them all).......In the 11th hour on deadline day, Gillingham signed 20 year old Baily Cargill from Bournemouth on a season long loan and he is expected to make his debut against us on Sunday. Cargill is an England U20 international and was on loan at Coventry last season.
The Gills start to the season:-
Southend (A) League - W 1-3
Southend (A) Cup - W 1-3
Bury (H) League - W 2-1
Swindon (H) League D 1-1
Scunthorpe (A) League L 5-0
Watford (A) Cup - W 1-2
Shrewsbury (A) League - W 2-3
Luton (H) Cup - L 1-2
League Form - W 3 D 1 L 1 GS 9 GC 10 PTS 10
In form Man - Emmanuel-Thomas (5 Goals)
They started the season well as you can see but have still been very patchy despite a decent start to the season. The most notable results being a hammering at the hands of Scunthorpe on the road as well as a loss in the piss pot cup midweek to Luton in which Gillingham fielded a strong-ish team.
It is also worth noting that Gillingham are yet to keep a clean sheet this season.
Betting:-
Gillingham 6/4 Blades 7/4 Draw 23/10
The odds obviously favour the home team however due to both teams inability to keep a clean sheet it isn't too surprising to see that the bookies are a bit wider with the odds on the draw.
A few tipsters (possibly pissed?) have actually tipped us to build on the Oxford game and to go down their and turn Gillingham over, due to this the betting on an away win has been quite heavy so far at around 2/1.
There also seems to be a couple of tips flying round for a Score Draw.
The Team:-
Are largely changed to those who hammered us last year due to 12 signings being made over the summer, in Emmanuel-Thomas and Bradley Dack they have two players who know where the back of the net is, the former being on 5 goals already this season (3 of those in the league).
Justin Edinburgh open admitted to being unhappy about his teams defensive frailties this season due to a number or injuries to key players, for this reason urgently wanted to bring in a CB before the close of the window (However as struggled because we have signed them all).......In the 11th hour on deadline day, Gillingham signed 20 year old Baily Cargill from Bournemouth on a season long loan and he is expected to make his debut against us on Sunday. Cargill is an England U20 international and was on loan at Coventry last season.
The Gills start to the season:-
Southend (A) League - W 1-3
Southend (A) Cup - W 1-3
Bury (H) League - W 2-1
Swindon (H) League D 1-1
Scunthorpe (A) League L 5-0
Watford (A) Cup - W 1-2
Shrewsbury (A) League - W 2-3
Luton (H) Cup - L 1-2
League Form - W 3 D 1 L 1 GS 9 GC 10 PTS 10
In form Man - Emmanuel-Thomas (5 Goals)
They started the season well as you can see but have still been very patchy despite a decent start to the season. The most notable results being a hammering at the hands of Scunthorpe on the road as well as a loss in the piss pot cup midweek to Luton in which Gillingham fielded a strong-ish team.
It is also worth noting that Gillingham are yet to keep a clean sheet this season.
Betting:-
Gillingham 6/4 Blades 7/4 Draw 23/10
The odds obviously favour the home team however due to both teams inability to keep a clean sheet it isn't too surprising to see that the bookies are a bit wider with the odds on the draw.
A few tipsters (possibly pissed?) have actually tipped us to build on the Oxford game and to go down their and turn Gillingham over, due to this the betting on an away win has been quite heavy so far at around 2/1.
There also seems to be a couple of tips flying round for a Score Draw.