Arsenal are top of the league!!!!!

[boundngag]

Do Gillingham play good football? A long time ago, I used to watch my local team (albeit at a much lower level). The pitch was basically mud with sand on it the winter. A long ball would be played forward. 'Splat' it'd go. Stationary ball. If we were lucky and one of our players got to it first, it'd be crossed in. 'Splat' it'd go once more and there would be an ensuing goal mouth scramble. I presumes the Gills play better football than this?

[John]

Originally Posted by boundngag

Do Gillingham play good football? A long time ago, I used to watch my local team (albeit at a much lower level). The pitch was basically mud with sand on it the winter. A long ball would be played forward. 'Splat' it'd go. Stationary ball. If we were lucky and one of our players got to it first, it'd be crossed in. 'Splat' it'd go once more and there would be an ensuing goal mouth scramble. I presumes the Gills play better football than this?

lol, yes they do. Things have moved on a great deal, the pitch is in good order, as it is at most L2 / L1 grounds these days. The team do play to a higher standard but so do all the other teams, it seems these days fitness and game preparation are all fairly much in the bag for the modern day league side. Where the difference lies is in creativity and that is where Gills have lacked so far this season. When the opposition are clearly outplaying us, Allen doesn't seem to have the ability to come up with a Plan B. He seems to lack tactical nouse.

In answer to your question though, yes, standards are a hell of a lot better