mehmets_curlies
Vital Squad Member
Can I add that my daughter, a Gills fan, moved to Brackley (yes THAT Brackley, boooooooo) 4 years ago, from Gravesend.
Was in Osaka a couple months ago, cracking nightlife!
Been living the dream in sunny Singapore for the past 4 years. Not missing UK much based on the news. (apart from Gills!)
When I lived just outside Hull the local pub had a converted barn where they showed football, around the top of the barn, which was around 5M high, they hung various football shirts. I gave them a Gillingham shirt and the landlady offered a free pint to anybody who could name the club. Needless to say nobody won.
Been reading this thread with interest and envy as to where you all are in the world! Been going for a while my first game may even have been v Maidstone boxing day, did someone climb up the floodlight that day? I work shifts so don't go as often as I'd like but between my dad, brother, 2 kids, cousin, nephew and blended family we have about 8 season tickets between us so go when one of those can't. Been to Sutton and Brentford away this year and me and 2 kids are going to Colchester along with my brother and his partner. Anyhow mine is all fairly boring live down the hill in Loose Maidstone and that's it!
Can I add that my daughter, a Gills fan, moved to Brackley (yes THAT Brackley, boooooooo) 4 years ago, from Gravesend.
Been reading this thread with interest and envy as to where you all are in the world! Been going for a while my first game may even have been v Maidstone boxing day, did someone climb up the floodlight that day? I work shifts so don't go as often as I'd like but between my dad, brother, 2 kids, cousin, nephew and blended family we have about 8 season tickets between us so go when one of those can't. Been to Sutton and Brentford away this year and me and 2 kids are going to Colchester along with my brother and his partner. Anyhow mine is all fairly boring live down the hill in Loose Maidstone and that's it!
Have they still got the Loose Women's Institute?Wouldn't surprise me if we knew each other, I was brought up in Loose and lived in Church Street for 25 years!
My 9 year old grandson supports three teams: Man Ure, Gills and Brackley Town and lives in the town. He's chuffed to bits we've signed a player who used to play for Brackley.Im only 7 miles from Brackley! Nice town
Greetings Vital Gills. I have been a follower of this forum for some years so I thought I would sign up to make make an honest man of myself. Brief life history-
Born in Ilford and moved around London and HC until locating in Gillingham aged 15 when I attended my first Gills match in 1963 (Oldham which we won 2-0. I think Brian Yeo got both) Attended GGS (hence my handle) in the 6th form. After uni in Manchester, back down to Medway, and taught at the Math for 4 years. Work then took me away and I moved to Essex where I still live. I remember taking my son to his first match(forget who) when he was 6 (he did ask me why the two blokes behind us in the old GS kept on swearing). We had season tickets for several seasons in the Championship before my boy went off to Birmingham to study (he got quite friendly with Steve Bruce one Saturday night in a coffee bar!)
Since then a more spasmodic attender but have always followed Gills progress in the 60 years since that first match. Looks like exciting times ahead for once-the Gills with some dosh!
No only the school orchestra! However at the Math I ran the 2nd XI hockey team. All those freezing Saturday mornings at the Jackie Baker in Thanet and at Southend Boys.Ever play for the rugby, hockey or cricket teams?
Do you mean Salford?Lancashire from Kent, via the Sunshine State.
Do you mean Salford?
I lived at the top of Walnut Tree Lane for 10 years but never met another Gills fan all the time I was thereWouldn't surprise me if we knew each other, I was brought up in Loose and lived in Church Street for 25 years!
Let's just say, me and Brad G have more in common than a passion for the Gills...