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They clinched promotion to League one on Saturday. Hopefully, they should go on to be champions of League 2 this season (they need 3 points from 3 games). How well will they do in League 1 next season? It seems to me the step up from League 2 to League 1 is not that severe. However, the big step up, imho, is League 1 to the championship. The championship is very close and very competitive. Teams seem to struggle when promoted from League 1. I'd say it's a bigger step up than it is from the Championship to the Premier League. Just look at how poor the Premier League is these days and how clubs promoted from the Championship can do well there now. So, hopefully, Gillingham will be able to remain in League 1 after next season, but they will probably need to improve a lot to gain promotion to and subsequently remain in, the championship.