Gillingham : Tue May 28, 2013 10:51 pm  

I finally got round to booking our train down from sunny Warrington yesterday, leaving bright and early at 0640. I've been looking forwards to this for some time, can anyone advise viz a viz pubs etc and what the ground is like?

Thanks in advance.

Re: Gillingham : Tue May 28, 2013 11:20 pm  

Gillingham is a toilet. A mate, who lived in Hull a while back, asked me why we played Hull there last year. I told him it was to make the Hull fans feel at home.

Re: Gillingham : Wed May 29, 2013 10:55 am  

Couldn't find any decent pubs near the ground, last year (and unlikely that this will have changed, sadly).

However, the ground is decent enough and there is a nice bar in the ground too.

Seems likely that Wire fans will outnumber Londons by some way, on the basis that most on here don't want anything to do with Gillingham and we support a team that lost its mojo about 8 years ago, sadly.

Re: Gillingham : Wed May 29, 2013 11:08 am  

The Bar at the stadium is accessible from Redfern Avenue so don't need to go through turn-styles. http://www.priestfield.com/blues-bar Better than anything near by.

The Bar at the stadium is accessible from Redfern Avenue so don't need to go through turn-styles. http://www.priestfield.com/blues-bar Better than anything near by.

Re: Gillingham : Wed May 29, 2013 11:11 am  

Ganson's Optician take not notice the Gillingham ground is quite good and no were near as bad as some may attempt to make it out to be!

Don't stay here too long on the forum as you will end up thinking of cutting your writs reading the take on life by some, no wonder our attendances are dropping.

Re: Gillingham : Wed May 29, 2013 11:46 am  

We're debating staying over for the night, is there any nightlife in or around Gillingham or would we best staying elsewhere and just travel in for the game?

Cheers.

Re: Gillingham : Wed May 29, 2013 12:30 pm  

jaybs wrote:

Ganson's Optician take not notice the Gillingham ground is quite good and no were near as bad as some may attempt to make it out to be!

Don't stay here too long on the forum as you will end up thinking of cutting your writs reading the take on life by some, no wonder our attendances are dropping.

I can understand the frustration to be honest, I think I would be frustrated if one of our games was moved to Stoke or some other nondescript town. To be honest though for me it is a chance to watch RL in a town which I will otherwise never visit, so looking forwards to it. As it seems Gillingham doesn't have much to offer we will probably go to Baker Street for a couple of hours first (I don't really know anywhere else!).

Hopefully we will take a few down between us and a few locals will go along to see what RL is all about. A bit of sunshine would be nice too!

Re: Gillingham : Wed May 29, 2013 12:53 pm  

Alfie Langer No2 wrote:

We're debating staying over for the night, is there any nightlife in or around Gillingham or would we best staying elsewhere and just travel in for the game?

Cheers.

Genuinely nothing in the Medway towns. Stay in London and get the train in and out for the game.

Re: Gillingham : Wed May 29, 2013 2:47 pm  

TMF wrote:

Genuinely nothing in the Medway towns. Stay in London and get the train in and out for the game.

Please don't stay in gillingham -the bar & ground are fine but you do need to stay elsewhere.Even Maidstone has more to offer !

Re: Gillingham : Wed May 29, 2013 5:23 pm  

Ganson's Optician wrote:

I can understand the frustration to be honest, I think I would be frustrated if one of our games was moved to Stoke or some other nondescript town!

Well look how Few Saints fans were willing to travel to Widnes, never more than 6,000 for a full season and it is only 10 miles? I have hated some of the grounds we have played on over the years none more so than Crystal Palace National Sports Centre! but the problem in London is land costs to have you own stadium were you are in full control of your destiny, but getting the right area is such a problem!