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Published: September 14th 2006
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Queing up Ash Tree Lane, trying to get home from work!! I'm startin with apologies. This blog is 2 days late due to the fact that i was tired after the game and thought i'll do it 2moz. Then came home with a migraine and that was the end of that.
Anyway, brace yourself.
Gillingham vs Millwall.
This game used to be high on my list of most anticipated game of the season. But recently they've been a little lacklustre. I think the main reason was no Hess or Saunders to go straight through someone and spark a riot. The crowd's have been a bit poor as well, and many people tend to stay away because it's Millwall and the under 14's might get out of their prams!!
Well, surprised was i when i turn up at the ground and find it packed. Millwall looked to have sold out their end, yet didn't actually want to sit on the seats, just stand in the aisle's!! Even our side of the town end was busy. As the teams were read out the noise grew with every home players name that was called. Then came the away team. A very loud boo!!! was followed by "you live in a tower
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The sold out away end, not as high as their tower block homes!! block" until it all went quiet and Doug said Welcome back No. 10 Darren Byfield!!! An even bigger booooooooo followed. Was it justified? I'm not sure, i'll save the debate for another day.
Onto the game and we started brightley but neither side was giving much away. Byfield looked to be fuelled by the lovely welcome the crowd had given him, as was looking very determined to score.
A few corners were won by both sides before a goal came that can only be described by one word. Wallop!! Capital W as well. From a corner, jarvis caught hold of the loose ball on the right. Tried to cross again only to see it blocked and flynn battle to keep possesion with the ball rolling gently back towards our half. Cue Mr Clint Easton. Now normally, a covering defender of ours would try and chip it forward, only for half the team to be offside!! Not today. Mr Easton only had on thing in mind, run at it full pelt and give it a Wallop!! And by christ did he!! It stayed low but bent round through a crowd of players and into the bottom corner!!! Get In!!
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Flanders tells Coxy to stick to Byfield! 10 mins later, a frustrated Byfield tried to wrestle the ball from our new on loan keepers arms and the first heated exchange was upon us!! both ended up with a yellow but i was impressed with Flinders, soon to be known as Flanders( gotta love the simpsons) stood his ground and gave his best for a 19year old. He didn't let Byfield wind him up from corners from then on either. I hope we can hang on to him for a while.
That was about it for the first half and wall only managed a couple of off target long shots.
Straight from the ko off the second half Mickey Flynn hit a left foot shot straight at wall's keeper. he has now had most shots for Gills this season, as well as most off target. But i will praise him for having a go!! I wish more of them would because, as i've said before, at this level, most of the keepers aren't that great.
Bentley also deserves a mention for puttin himself about quite a bit. Taller than i first thought and you can tell he's played a bit of non-league footie.. That
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Its all go u know! said he played a deft touch in returning the ball to the Jarvis express that was in full flow in the second half. Coxy fed Jarvo and he burst past 2 wall players before laying an awful ball to Bentley. we expected him to to be tackled but his touch was sweet and with a stop go motion he pushed the pball through to Matty perfect. Jarvis out paced the last defender before sliding the ball past the advancing keeper for 2 nill!!!
The Gills had a few more chances but were in truth looking a bit tired after saturdays excellent away win at Doncaster. Most of which was played with 10 men.
With time running out, Millwall pulled one back when Jupp let his man get round him again, and snorbertz headed home for Millwall. 2-1. Peskey goal difference!!
My Baby Bye's had not finished for the nigth and then went down with cramp in the 94th minute. The keeper threw the ball out so the phyisio could come on. the ref then let wall push up and attempt to take a long throw, not giving the ball back.. Not gentlemanly at all. Just as a riot
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The Programme. looked on the cards the ref blew for a foul throw!! Then we had to play a further minute before he made it full time.
I have since found out that Millwall fans were less than pleased with their new manger and some took their frustrations out on some car wingmirrors on their way back to the station. Then lots of them moaned when a copper took offence to some verbal and slapped the lippy 15 year old against the police van. When will they grow up??
I have also since seen the goals on Football League review( I give up with Meridian, all i sawe was Crystal Palace and Aldershot???) Clints was indeed a belter and worth a look if u get chance.
So we roll onto Swansea at home on saturday. I will try and get a pic of the diving little shit that is Leon Knight but he may indeed be too small for my camera to detect.
I love it when we beat Millwall
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Another fine commentry on the game Random Man. And a great result to boot. If I didn't know better I would say you were once a great commentator in a previous life, maybe in the days of Rome when they fed christians to the lions. I can envisage a great man sitting next to the emperor running a commentry that was so intoxicating so intense that the baying crowd would long for the spectacle to never end. "More christians", the crowd would roar, "more lions" chanted from the arena, like a conductor of a magnificent orchestra building the tempo to a crescendo of orgasmic proportions leaving everyone bewildered but yearning for more. And as the crowd lay in a catatonic state of euphoria there you would be, standing alone, awash with tides of admiration, idolized and elevated to a level equal only to a god. You are a god. A god of commentating. Hail the Random Man.