Got, got, need: Breaking down Gareth Ainsworth’s summer shopping list
26.05.26, 15:00 Updated 09.08.26, 10:51
Simon Head
One year into Gillingham’s much-talked-about two-year plan, the club sits on the verge of the biggest summer transfer window in recent memory as the decision-makers at the club look to revitalise and reinvent the playing squad into a team of winners.
The first big step was the recognition that the 2025/26 squad wasn’t fit for purpose, and manager Gareth Ainsworth’s comments during the run-in finally revealed to the fanbase that, yes, he could see what the fans could. But the proof of the pudding would be in the club’s retained and released list, as the club engaged in a mass clearout of the playing squad, with several senior players departing Priestfield.
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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.