𝐇𝐀𝐘𝐃𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐘

Asst Editor, BBC Sport NI; Man of Kent🐴; Classicist 🏛️; NFL 🏈; 50th season as Gillingham FC fan⚽️ - yes, 'Never Look Back'
WARNING: Here be Gills stats...

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St Thommo's Day

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@ridleycrag1 @vince_bartram @SouthallNicky @Ashby1Barry That was such a nice day. A lot of midnight oil was burnt interviewing/transcribing/writing that book, while still doing the dayjob. Mrs P was so tolerant! And the finished product and 'signing day' meant every hour spent producing it was worth it.

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Happy St Thommo's day to all Gills fans - thank you @vince_bartram @SouthallNicky @Ashby1Barry et al.
So good a time, someone wrote a book about it! 😉

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@vince_bartram @SouthallNicky @Ashby1Barry I always wonder why the sky director cuts to you doing neck/shoulder stretches in the midst of the celebration shots at 3-2

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"You, boy! Is it St Thommo's day?"

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@Gills_Legends @TheGillsFC @Gills_Stats Yea ssshhhhh

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Trying to confirm Sullivan Booth birthdate - if as stated online he's @TheGillsFC youngest goalscorer at 17yrs 106 days beating

Ashley Miller 17yrs 184d 2012 v Crewe
Jim Corbett 17y 221d 1998 v Fulham
Billy Hughes 17y 231d 1978 v Peterboro

What you reckon @Gills_Stats & all?

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@Gills_Legends @TheGillsFC @Gills_Stats Sorry - I should have followed up the original thread at the time.

It's actually even earlier than that! He scored in the 2-2 v Swindon in march 1977 in just his 8th app aged 16 yrs 219 days - and that, i believe, is still a club record. (and, i feel old, I was there!!)

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@Gills_Legends That would be Mark Weatherly

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Stan Kroenke-owned teams...
LA Rams: Super Bowl champs 2021
Colorado Avalanche: Stanley Cup champs 2022
Denver Nuggets: NBA champs 2023
Arsenal Women: Champions League 2025
Arsenal: Premier League 2026

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@FOM_BLOG @Gills_Legends @colpurt57 @ChilmaidStuart @IsaacStatue @WarrenT88801465 @StuartLewis66 @markinkent @mike_gammon @BlueBrazil1975 @tonywoodrow12 @BrianDicks4 @moodyblue2 @SteveJoyce14 @EddieAllcorn @wigmore126 @Flash40730137 @GlovesRon @alanjosland And I believe he saved 20 penalties in his career - great shot-stopper. In a pen situation you always thought we had a chance with Ron in goal.

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@FOM_BLOG @Gills_Legends @colpurt57 @ChilmaidStuart @IsaacStatue @WarrenT88801465 @StuartLewis66 @markinkent @mike_gammon @BlueBrazil1975 @tonywoodrow12 @BrianDicks4 @moodyblue2 @SteveJoyce14 @EddieAllcorn @wigmore126 @Flash40730137 @GlovesRon @alanjosland Fulham away Sept '87. Ron playing his 1st game for more than 6 mths. 2-0 win with goals from Shaky & Lovell - Ron saved a pen in an outstanding performance. I was off to uni, life was good...a certain Jim Stannard in the other goal. A game to bottle, cork and keep in the cellar.

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@FOM_BLOG @GillsInTheBlood @marcwboz @StockyD_14 @NicholasCoote1 @Deutsch_Gills @AdamWesgate @KWilsonZEEM @Luke_Teachen @Gills_Stats @MattP_Titan @TheME7Podcast @tomjasperME7 @Weeks_FF @CixnWelch Thanks mate. And well done on your award - at least someone connected to GFC collected silverware this season! We'll do it all again in '26-'27.

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@RobBaker292 @FOM_BLOG @Gills_Stats Looked at Joe Murphy (Tranmere GK retiring now at 44).

I see that 18 yr-old gk for Salford Matt Young faced him the other week - goalkeepers with a 26-year age-gap!

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@gfclastwaltzer Agreed - like every other club, we need pace, creativity and energy in midfield. That and a big forward that knows where the goal is! Simples. Big summer ahead.

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Also the big tell is no striker in that list...our dearth of goals still killing us.

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In view of the retained list, I find this an interesting stat. All bar GK staying?
Most pts per match (based on mins when player is on pitch)
1. McKenzie - 1.30
2. Gale - 1.29
3. A Smith - 1.28
4. Morris - 1.26
5. Coleman - 1.19
6. Dack - 1.17
7. Hutton - 1.16
8. Little - 1.15

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@GillsInTheBlood I may be in a minority, but would have kept Max, even as cover, but overall I am not too sad about this cull. It's also an admission of failure in recruitment. The great thing is that this forgettable campaign is over and now hope springs eternal. Big summer reset. UTG ahead.

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In view of the retained list, I find this an interesting stat. All bar GK staying?
Most pts per match (based on mins when player is on pitch)
1. McKenzie - 1.30
2. Gale - 1.29
3. A Smith - 1.28
4. Morris - 1.26
5. Coleman - 1.19
6. Dack - 1.17
7. Hutton - 1.16
8. Little - 1.15

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Most minutes played this season - @TheGillsFC :
Hutton - 3456
Clark - 3449
Gale - 3358
A Smith - 3099
McKenzie - 3081

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@MattP_Titan I'd say that, of the unretained player list, he's one I would not have minded if he had been kept on. I don't get the boo boys. One of the few who appeared to care. Had his bad days but there's a long list there! Careful what you wish for - the next lb needs to be an upgrade.

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@Hoopie1105 @TheGillsFC Aye - when your mates have the same surname and you're on Sunday morning autopilot!!