Where are we all based? n/g
- Thread starter KentishBlue100
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May I point out that it is theoretically possible to walk up to the QH even though it is DOWN Maidstone Road, depending upon ones starting poiint.
Rob_b100
Vital 1st Team Regular
But Grinny blues starting point was going to be the second question, once the general direction of travel had been proven.
Bloody teachers, they ruin everything.......
Gills_Horse
Vital Reserves Team
Gillingham!
Born London, bred Gillingham, with a brief stint back in London aged 18-20 and Bucks for work in the mid 2010’s.
Otherwise known as Se London Gill and Bucks Gill on Gills Connect and twitter respectively at different times.
Born London, bred Gillingham, with a brief stint back in London aged 18-20 and Bucks for work in the mid 2010’s.
Otherwise known as Se London Gill and Bucks Gill on Gills Connect and twitter respectively at different times.
LockdownLife
Vital Squad Member
I've been bucksgill on a few places in the past. People probably think we're the same person haha
markinkent
Vital Football Hero
Can't see there being a conflict in western europe Bud. These days most flash points are away from our shores: middle east, Ukraine and potentially south china sea.
Days of the UK strategic bomber long gone as well. Cruise missiles launched from above or below the waves is the way it is now days
QRA from Lossiemouth or Coningsby and I suspect increasingly from Finland and Sweden once they are confirmed in NATO. Manston is obsolete from a military persective (in my view).
No chance Russia is coming west, they will do well to find a way out of Ukraine. Not many thought countries could stand up to the "might" of Russia but Ukraine have (mainly down to modern NATO weapons systems) but it still takes a brave citizen to take up arms.
Freight hub sounds possible but i read you need 4 million passengers to make an airport profitable. I cant see that demand being there from kent. Everyone else will go to a london airport.
OneSirKeefy
Vital Football Hero
Sorry to hear about your mum mate. Can’t begin to think what that would have been like.
Suppose if you’d gone to Oz at age 5, you wouldn’t be a Gills fan now, but supporting Perth Friggin Glory.
DoctorEvil
Vital Reserves Team
Born Rochester brought up in Gillingham. You can see the house from the back of the Town End other side of the old dockyard line. Only 40 odd mins away in East Kent since the mid eighties, moved for work
wxgill
Vital 1st Team Regular
Thanet or Dover?
DoctorEvil
Vital Reserves Team
Dover
Kura
Vital Youth Team
Machrihanish is longer 10,003 feet.
Hampshiregills
Vital Youth Team
Born in Tunbridge Wells .................. lived 400 yards from the ground ............. used to climb over the fence at half time to collect cup from the crowd .............. [ there was 2d deposit in each one ] ..................... made a few bob, and then climbed over again to get out ............... one day [ 1953 ] decided to stay and watch the second half ................ hooked after that .................. lucky enough to have seen some great players from that era ................ was at Newport in 1963/4 to see us clinch the 4th Division championship ................... moved with work to Hampshire in 1989 ............. no only an occasional spectator at Priestfield .............. often go and watch Aldershot, just 12 miles from where I live.
Solent Knight
Vital Squad Member
I was Born in TW & spent my school years there, lived opposite High Brooms railway stn & also lived on the Pantiles which was good in the summer and within stumbling distance of the Duke of York. Still go there from time to time as Sister and afew relatives there. Like you left well over 30yrs ago and much prefer it down on the South coast, we dont like to call it Hampshire in pompey even though it is as Hampshire dont want us. As a young bloke in Tunbridge Wells following the Gills was unheard of & most of them were Chelsea. Always felt if your from Kent you should follow the Gills myself although as a kid we'd go and watch Tonbridge alot.
One thing I like about here, Portsmouth people follow pompey and they'd never think of gong elsewhere. Wish some of them in Medway had that loyalty to their local side.
mehmets_curlies
Vital Squad Member
Out of interest, bring a fellow Gravesendian, how did you end up a Gills fan? My early years were spent seeing West Ham and The Fleet, but "supporting" Man Utd and Celtic. Then in 78 I went to my first Gills game, with a school friend, and that was that........
It was at the end on the road when I lived on Woodside, if you reached the Spyglass and Maggots you had gone the wrong way!
markinkent
Vital Football Hero
Hopefully effective marketing, sensible ticketing and success on the pitch will change that. Brad keeps talking of the importance of the community and I really think he will build connections with the people of Medway that the club has never even thought of before.
shotshy
Vital Champions League
A mate of mine was on a YTS scholarship with Gills. (Remember those)
He got us some free tickets.
For some inexplicable reason, I got hooked.
I missed a few seasons when travelling around Europe and a few more because of playing but usually attended when I could.
After finishing playing, I became a St holder until I moved.
I went to the Fleet sometimes as well.
A lad from my school went on to manage them. Gary Aldous.
Good clubhouse as well.
Aah the Spyglass. Legendary Licensee who used to sleep downstairs on a chair and went loopy thinking he saw rabbits running around.
Fantastic bar billiards table where you couldn't miss as rhere was a groove to the pocket as the table was so ancient.
Circa 1978.
