RotherhitheGill
Vital 1st Team Regular
How and when we got to the ground in those days is incidental, as away from hope we were always crap anyway
We had to wear Leyton Orient's away kit, and Simon Royce had to bike it to Brisbane Road, after that game, I remember Paul Scally making a statement where it didn't matter if Gillingham were traveling to Maidstone United or Carlisle United, we're traveling together as a team.That was back in 2009 Mark Stimson allowed players living in the London area to make their own way to the ground. Then some nutter caused chaos by getting on to a roof and the police closed the surrounding roads for some reason. The team coach was held up and some players were making their way on the tube and could not be contacted, the trouble was there enough Gills players were already in the ground and the referee(Andy D'Urso) insisted on being given the team sheet and kicking off on time. We lost 3-1. The biggest mistake was players going to the ground independently instead of meeting coach somewhere close by. Stimson never again allowed independent travel to the oppositions ground.
That was back in 2009 Mark Stimson allowed players living in the London area to make their own way to the ground. Then some nutter caused chaos by getting on to a roof and the police closed the surrounding roads for some reason. The team coach was held up and some players were making their way on the tube and could not be contacted, the trouble was there enough Gills players were already in the ground and the referee(Andy D'Urso) insisted on being given the team sheet and kicking off on time. We lost 3-1. The biggest mistake was players going to the ground independently instead of meeting coach somewhere close by. Stimson never again allowed independent travel to the oppositions ground.
I think that was another game. I'm 99% sure we lost the game where the players all got stuck in trafficAre you sure we lost 3-1? My memory is that we were 3-0 up until the last ten or fifteen minutes when their left back (their fucking left back!) scored a hat-trick to earn Orient a draw.
Or was that another season? Pretty sure I've not imagined it but maybe I have....
I don't want to teach anyone to "suck eggs" and I suspect that everyone knows that there is an Inland Revenue mileage rate that an employer can pay for work related mileage. However many employers pay less than the "Revenue Rate". What many people don't know is that the employee can claim the difference between the revenue rate and the rate that their employer pays as a tax allowance on their tax returns.
Was the traffic around the Leyton game due to snow ?
In a further attempt to reduce costs the Club have allegedly refused to pay fuel and mileage expenses for players' cars.Further cost saving measures in the pipeline:
Their partners to launder their playing kit and provide packed lunch/dinner
Players to give each other massages (without happy endings)
Only cold water available in the showers
Three players to be trained as authorised stretcher carriers
Club Captain to mark out the pitch before home games.
I wonder if Dempsey, Graham and Oliver are carrying the team?In a further attempt to reduce costs the Club have allegedly refused to pay fuel and mileage expenses for players' cars.
Consequently several have been spotted hitch hiking their way to Lincoln.
Christ that Lockwood hat-trick game. I remember everyone just standing in shock at the final whistle with the odd “what the fucking hell was that?” Being sung. Eerily quiet tube journey back.
The traffic chaos was another classic.
Not to mention the one where we were 4-0 down by 35 minutes. I missed the third as I was in the toilet, and when done my brother asked if we should just go back to the pub. “Nah, wait until half time”. Hear the cheers as we concede straight from kick off. “Fuck this, back to the pub”
I'm not sure to be honest, above The Roone said it was due to someone standing on a roof (presumably threatening to jump)Was the traffic around the Leyton game due to snow ?
I vaguely remember failing to get to an Orient game - and turning back (near Dagenham?) when I realised I'd miss most of the second half.
I am kind of aware but have never pursued it. I use my personal car for business travel and have a mileage allowance repaid as you describe. I also get a set payment each month for using my car as part of salary package. Presumably this would stop me for claiming the difference between my company mileage allowance and the inland revenue allowance?
I don't travel very often so it's more of a point of interest than anything else.
Was the traffic around the Leyton game due to snow ?
I vaguely remember failing to get to an Orient game - and turning back (near Dagenham?) when I realised I'd miss most of the second half.
In a further attempt to reduce costs the Club have allegedly refused to pay fuel and mileage expenses for players' cars.
Consequently several have been spotted hitch hiking their way to Lincoln.
I heard about the “Let’s all do the Taylor” while standing with their arms crossed!That 5-1 defeat and the opening 35 minutes were one of the most inept Gills performances I've witnessed in person. The dark humour in the away end (or side) was the only saving grace,although the atmosphere towards the team and PT was very to the point as well.