Honestly, I remember that the rivalry had nearly gone when they didn't have a ground and looked like going into free fall in their council ground. I don't remember us being particularly gleeful. At least, they're, just about, worthy rivals again. Sh1t obviously, but that goes without saying.

Red and Blue Army!

I second this.

For someone from Lewisham, originally from Peckham, I have never been anywhere, in this world, so mindbendingly awful as Gillingham. I cannot assert this strongly enough.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

I think you'd find more intelligence, decency, humanity, sanity and a far better fragrance in the results of colonic irrigation than you would in Gillingham.

It looks like a holding venue for failed applicants to the no longer Jeremy Kyle show. Or as though they've taken the worst 0.1% of beings in this country and decided to design a place to pen them all together.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

I used to work at 'Chatham Maritime' and would often walk in to Brompton (basically part of Gillingham) to get a sandwich etc or drive into Gillingham itself (if other shops were needed). I can only endorse all the negative comments about the town hitherto made in this thread!

Like Willo, I have also watched the Eagles play at the Priestfield. I also went there once to see Welling United play in the final of the Kent Senior Cup. I knew how to live, back in the day!!

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

I'm not surprised by that. Your team does strike me as a somewhat merry-go-round of 'Whooo?' players.

The whole running of the club seems bonkers at the very least and I can only assume that detracts from the personal identity and ownership of their team fans would feel.

I hate Watford, or actually, I love to hate them but do think of any genuine football fans as kindred spirits. I hope the doomsday scenario you are envisaging (as I would were the shoe etc.) does not come to pass and wish you not the best, but at least some luck in regaining your club without too much damage inflicted.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

I think the issue is they got complacent and and thought the easy solution was just to sack the manager without really recruiting well.

COVID hasn't helped of course but it's hit all clubs apart from the big boys I suspect.

One thing to sack a manager at the end of each season but to have 2/3 person season isn't ideal.

Clearly if 3 managers cannot get us to defend or score goals consistency then it's an issue with the squad and it's quality.

We've been ok on the road but let in 12 goals in 4 games at home!

Edited by Superhorns3 (11 Apr 2022 8.46pm)