Find local news in Kent

Home   Kent   News   Article

Gillingham assistant manager John Schofield writes exclusively for the KM Group

08:00, 05 April 2013

John Schofield
John Schofield

We've had a little look at the table following a fantastic Easter but like we’ve said all along, at the moment it’s just heads down and power on.

We’re expecting another big crowd at Priestfield on Saturday when we take on Torquay and those fans have been fantastic all season, home and away. The noise that was generated on Monday was brilliant.

As a player, or when you are involved, that’s what it is all about and I am sure that by Saturday, there will be plenty of noise again and we are really looking forward to it.

Four points from those two games at Easter was a great return and we just have to continue picking up points now over the next few games.

We put on a real professional display at Fleetwood and came away with a point last Saturday.

They are a good side, a good passing team and I thought we matched them, competed well and created some chances along the way.

To come away with points from any game is fantastic and that has been the story of the season. We have managed to come away with points in the majority of games we’ve been involved in.

It was a quick turnaround because we had another game on the Monday but our plans for those two games were set a long time ago and we were well prepared.

The players had their ice baths after Saturday’s game at Fleetwood.

We always take two wheely bins with us and smash it full of ice, which we get from the hotel we’re staying in and cold water and the lads get into them straight after the game.

We all came back together and we always eat after the game on the coach anyway but because it was such a long trip. We also had a meal halfway down, after a few hours, so the lads were fully stocked up.

We trained a little later than usual on Sunday, to give the lads that time we lost with the clocks going forward and they had a cool-down/shadow-play session and then we ate after that. So the players had three good meals.

Those are the processes we have been working on all season and as the crowd saw on Monday – the way we were still running in the 90th minute – it pays off.

Read more from John Schofield, as he talks about Steven Gregory, Paolo Di Canio and training at Crystal Palace, in this Friday's Medway Messenger.

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies - Learn More