Another week, another demoralising Gillingham defeat as Mark Bonner’s side fell to their fourth consecutive defeat after throwing away a 1-0 lead to lose 2-1 at Bradford City.
The game was notable firstly for Mark Bonner’s team selection, with none of the club’s summer signings featuring in his starting lineup. Jack Nolan was dropped to the bench, while Armani Little and Elliott Nevitt were left out of the squad on fitness grounds. It meant that the Gills had to roll up their sleeves and put on a gritty awayday performance against a Bradford side that has one of the division’s top strikers in Andy Cook.
Unfortunately, that performance didn’t materialise and, despite a bright start and a good finish from Jayden Clarke putting the Gills 1-0 up, the team were unable to muster a good enough display to hang on to that lead. Two goalkeeping errors from Jake Turner gifted Bradford both of their goals as they turned the game on its head and sent the Gills back home to Kent with zero points.
After the game, reaction on social media was vocal, and varied, and on this week’s recap show, Owen Stanley offers his take on the current situation the club finds itself in.
