Gerry Summers

[Minesapint69]

RIP

Sad day

 

[GillsBluenose]

Reached 90 which was a great innings. Did a great job for the club.

Brilliant memories. RIP Gerry.

 

[Colburn]

Sad news. My first Gills manager and happy memories of watching some good players back then. Hillyard, Shipperlee, Nicholl, Crabbe, Richardson, Westwood, Price etc with some great games like the 2-0 v Shrewsbury living long in the memory.
RIP Gerry

 

[londongills]

Another manager who took us so close to the 2nd tier. Also my first manager. RIP.

 

[chris who]

Condolences, thoughts and prayers for everyone who knew him.
I met Gerry many times as he was a customer in a shop that I worked in whilst he was our manager.
It was largely his Gillingham team that got me hooked on the Gills .
Thanks for the memories Gerry Summers RIP .

 

[Mouldybluecheese]

RIP Gerry

singing “ Gerry Summers Blue and White Army then clapping and repeating “ great memories.

 

[mehmets_curlies]

Oh no! My "first manager" and what a team he had for a couple of seasons. So bloody close to going up in 78-79. Sad day, indeed.

 

[OneSirKeefy]

The first manager to get us top of the 3rd Div in my supporting years (possibly ever?).

We won 3-1 away at Plymouth and we went top that Saturday night after 10 games. W5-D3-L2 record. How come I remember that so well? It meant that much to this young bloke.

Great times, great manager and a good innings.

RIP Gerry.

 

[Archiepoptart]

Recommended to the club by Dave Sexton.
Lots of great memories. So many of my boyhood heroes in his teams.
RIP Gerry thanks for some great times

 

[LancsGordoRoad]

Thanks for the memories, Gerry Summers. RIP Gerry.

 

[Solent Knight]

Before I started going to Gills but sounds like he was a good manager & decent bloke, RIP GS.

 

[Gills 58]

The first manager to get us top of the 3rd Div in my supporting years (possibly ever?).

We won 3-1 away at Plymouth and we went top that Saturday night after 10 games. W5-D3-L2 record. How come I remember that so well? It meant that much to this young bloke.

Great times, great manager and a good innings.

RIP Gerry.

I remember that day clearly. I was sooo excited.

 

[jokerman]

Dad and I saw what I believe was his first game managing Gills. It was at Millwall, 2:2 final score. We were in the posh seats, and as he walked along the touchline, Gills supporters revealed themselves scattered among the people there by standing up and cheering. He looked surprised at first, and then gave us all a big thumbs up. A punch up occurred shortly after between Millwall supporters behind us. I said posh seats, but Millwall posh.

Dad was Customs and Excise and did Gills VAT. Mr. Summers and his people always were happy to chat about football when he visited the club, and Dad showed them a couple of things they were doing wrong in their filing and saved them some money.

RIP Mr. Summers

 

[jogills]

Aye aye to all that has been said. I'd just add that he was far and away the most smartly dressed manager in my 55 or so years attending games. I'm not a fan of the blazer but Gerry could certainly carry one.

Very unlucky not to be the first to take us to the second tier.