.......Because reality is just starting to set in ! The result v Salford was disappointing - but - not totally surprising... I will accept that Gills showed good commitment & effort in the 2nd half -- and on another day would have at least taken a point from the game...... ....The first half, however, was very poor. The defending - starting with Turner, was shocking. The midfield was non-existent... The forwards - great athletes - but - lack the quality to find the goal on anything like a frequent basis... And this has been most evident in recent matches. Statistically, Gills are creating many chances to score in each game - but failing to do so................ Some people will say that we've been unlucky. To a certain extent this is true - but- you cannot rely on luck all of the time... There has to be sufficient quality to overcome the occasional misfortune....... The Gills forwards do not have sufficient quality ! The same lack of quality obviously exists in the defenders.....especially when Gills seem to be able to lose to teams at the bottom of the division - so many times.......................And things will only get worse when we sell Gale (( I would bet in January )). Gale definitely has sufficient and consistent quality to follow in the footsteps of Steve Bruce...... The match v Salford showed how much we miss Gale in the defence. I said the midfield were non existent...Well - you don't need a midfield if all you're going to do is play hoofball..... So we may as well put 4 or 5 upfront - it might provide plenty of drama - as per yesterday's 2nd half display - but - would any of them be able to find the net (( when, on at least a couple of occasions it seemed easier to score than to miss ! ))............. I might be doing the midfielders a slight injustice - because, against Salford, the formation was wrong - you cannot allow the opposition to outnumber your midfield... It was no wonder that Salford were able to overrun The Gills. The 'drama' of yesterday's game - and a similar example v Cheltenham, or the injustice dished out by incompetent referees, shouldn't fool Gills fans into thinking that we're just unlucky.....This season, I am pleased, (( for the most part )), with the commitment and effort - but there is a distinct lack of quality..... and - despite ME despairing of the referees, they're not all giving things against the Gills.... At Bromley we got a dodgy penalty to salvage a point.... Yesterday, Coleman should have been shown a 2nd yellow for a 'worthy' foul.... and I thought that our penalty was as soft as the one against Gale last week. In the past, I have stated that I only ever expect commitment & effort from the squad.... I am pleased that I am seeing some this season - but - I am realistic enough to understand why Gills are in Division 4... because we don't have sufficient and consistent quality to be anywhere else.
