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Winning in the rain: Remembering Carl Asaba's brilliant winner for Gillingham against Luton in an ME7 monsoon
25.10.26, 22:46 Updated 25.10.26, 23:49
Gills Classics
Simon Head
Back in the late-1990s, the Rainham End had a catchy ditty for striker Carl Asaba.
Sung to the tune of Dean Martin classic "That's Amore," the fans serenaded the Gills hitman with "When the ball hits the goal it's not Shearer or Cole, that's Asaba!"
Asaba made 81 appearances for the Gills, scoring 38 goals as he formed arguably the best strike partnership in Gillingham FC history with fellow legend, Robert "Super Bob" Taylor.
In the 1998-99 season, Asaba and Taylor combined for 36 goals in the Second Division (now League One), with Asaba hitting 20 in 41 games for the Gills in his best season in a Gills shirt.
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Simon Head
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A veteran sports journalist and editor with more than 25 years in the industry, Simon has written for major news outlets, broadcasters and sports organisations around the world. Simon is a longtime Gillingham season ticket holder, and has been a regular at Priestfield since the mid-1990s.