Veteran teammates are helping Andy Smith improve as he heads into second full season at Gillingham FC
13.08.26, 18:57 Updated 13.08.26, 19:07
Simon Head
Gillingham defender Andy Smith is grateful for the experience alongside him, and the positive approach of the man coaching him, as he gets set for his second full season as a Gills player.
Smith initially started out at the Gills as a loanee from Hull City, but last summer he made that move permanent when the two clubs agreed a deal to allow Smith to head south to become a Gill full-time.
Now, after joining the club during a difficult 2024/25 campaign, and enduring an equally frustrating season in 2025/26, Smith is determined to play his part to help the side to a more successful campaign in 2026/27.
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Simon Head is the founding editor of Gills 365. A veteran sports journalist and editor with more than 25 years in the industry, he 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.