Recent content by Hampshiregills

Welcome to club Mark. Your No1 priority ?? Well If you can find us a striker who can score 20 goals in a season, then you'll get my vote. We have some good exciting players in the squad, and I suppose it's possible that the 20 goal man may well already be on the books. In many ways, we are [ as...

It's another season in League 2 for us, and no doubt we'll all be looking at the what's, if's, and why' about a team who have been there or thereabouts all season. For there are 2 key moments which stick in my mind ................... firstly the inept home display against Colchester after our...

Thanks for the memories Brian. What we wouldn't give for a 31 goal striker today !!

Personally, I've got my fingers crossed for Aldershot gaining promotion via the play-offs. The Recreation Ground is only 4 miles from where I live, and it would mean that for the first time in ages, I'd be able to see The Gills, and be home by 5.15pm

I think it would be wrong to eiher dump, or point the finger of blame entirely at Clemence. Yes it's turning into a disappointing end of season, but we've been there or thereabouts since August, and that's certainly an improvement on 22/23. I say stick with him, and have a clear out in the...

Great preview, although I think I just entered a time warp.

I too retired early, and have never regretted a moment of it. It does however annoy me when people refer to the triple lock as benefiting ''greedy pensioners''. My own state retirement pension will rise by almost £12 a week next month. By contrast, MP's will receive a £90 weekly increase later...

I predict our biggest win of the season this afternoon .......................... including a goal from Nads !! All those who doubt me can come back here at 5pm to eat humble pie. COYG

He's worth a seat on the bench.

Don't panic chaps. Win the next 8 games and we'll be in the play-offs !! Goodness me, did I say win 8 ........ ?? ........ 7 and a draw will do !!

April 1955 .......... 1 - 1 draw with Southend. Climbed over from the car park, which was then directly behind the Rainham End. Unfortunately, I'm rarely able to make the journey to Priestfield these days.

Hard to believe that was a quarter century ago !!

I travelled by train on a "football special" .......... which were common for midweek games back then. Met a small group of fans on the platform when I arrived at Newport, but no idea now who they were.

............................. was on Thursday 30th April 1964 to see us clinch the 4th Division title. We had won away at York without conceding a goal on the Monday of that week, and a further win without conceding would do the job. In those days, where 2 teams had the same number of points...

Danny Westwood perhaps .............. or going back even further, Charlie Livesey. I'm old enough to remember both, and the ball playing skills each of them possessed.