Gills reached peak “Gillsy‑ness” in Tuesday night’s defeat at Cheltenham. The bingo card of clichés that have defined this awful season were gradually ticked off one by one in inevitable fashion: weird line‑up, positive start, Ronan Hale looking too good for this side, several missed chances, one good half, awful second half, wasted set pieces, subs that hinder rather than help, soft goal conceded, inevitable late opposition winner; all present and correct for a full house. T

After the late late show last time out against Cheltenham, followed by a free midweek, Gills are back in action tomorrow with a lengthy trip to the Lincolnshire coast and a visit to fifth placed Grimsby who sit just one point behind us after 12 games. There's likely to be one or two faces back in the squad, Andrews from suspension and maybe captain Armani Little returning from injury. Unfortunately, there's still a whole pile of creativity in the treatment room in the shape o