New arrivals crucial for Gillingham FC as transfer window heads into final week, says boss
23.08.26, 01:11 Updated 23.08.26, 12:48
Simon Head
Gareth Ainsworth was happy with the response of his players as they claimed their first point of the season, but the positive result hasn’t clouded the bigger picture, and the clear need for reinforcements for his injury-plagued squad.
Ainsworth knows that, while he wants to run with a smaller squad than before, the sales of Sam Gale and Seb Palmer-Houlden, plus the injuries to key men in his squad, mean that drafting in more quality additions is an absolute must before the transfer window closes at 11pm on Tuesday, September 1.
“I think we've got to bring a couple in. I think we have to,” he told Gills TV at Highbury Stadium after Saturday’s game at Fleetwood.
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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.