ITEMS PUBLISHED IN May 2008

Another Near Miss – Season 1985/86

It had never been difficult to get Grandad to talk about his favourite subject - The Gills. If anything, it was ...

It’s Chelsea, yeah?

Sky Sports News often throws up short clips of television gold, and the day after the Champions League Final between Manchester ...

Good Times For Gills, Bad Times For Football – Season 1984/85

"We all knew what was going to happen during the summer of 1984, SunBoy, our greatest ever player was going to ...

Everton – January 1984

"It was true. Keith Peacock had pulled off a stunning coup and signed 30-year-old Northern Ireland International Terry Cochrane on a ...

Peacock In Trouble – August 1982 to October 1983

It was a bright early spring afternoon, and Grandad was prowling around his garden, inspecting in particular his rows of daffodils ...

A New Beginning – Season 1981/82

"We spent the summer of 1981 speculating as to who was going to be the new Gills manager. Numerous names were ...

The Sun Sets On Summers – October 1980 to May 1981

"So, by the start of October 1980, we'd played eleven, won just two, drawn four and lost five, and had eight ...

Someone else’s party

Yesterday I paid a visit to Wembley to watch Ebbsfleet United take on Torquay United in the FA Trophy Final. I’ve ...

Rainy Days – August 1979 to October 1980

"I suppose every Gills fan was a tangle of emotions during the summer of 1979, SunBoy. We felt cheated, especially by ...

Here comes the summer!

As I sit here in my office in Soho, I look out my open window and see the sun shining and ...

Thank God that’s over

"You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause ...

White-Hot Passion, Ice-Cold Fury – Swindon! – Saturday March 31st to May 1979

Saturday, March 31st 1979. The cold winter had finally given way to a warm spring, and as I drove down First ...

Preparing for the inevitable

If an alien landed on earth and wanted someone to show them how a sport can evoke such a wide range ...

Gills Go For Glory – August 1978 to March 1979

"Summer 1978. A summer of content before the famous winter of discontent that ushered in Mrs Thatcher's Government. I spent most ...


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