Jermaine McGlashan has given Gillingham’s caretaker management team a dilemma.

The winger has lit up Priestfield when coming off the bench in the last two games and been a major contributor in helping the team claim back to back League 1 wins.

But Gills’ four-man management committee – still holding the fort while chairman Paul Scally finds a manager – must now decide whether his off-the-bench performances warrant a starting role.

Gills coach Andy Hessenthaler admits it’s a tough one.

“It is really tricky,” said Hessenthaler, speaking ahead of Gillingham's second leg JPT area final against Bristol City.

“Glash is a top lad, a top pro and a good funny character in the dressing room. He has made such an impact coming off the bench, when the game is stretched.

“I am sure he doesn’t like to be tagged as an impact player and a sub coming on, but for us it has been fantastic. It is a conundrum and a real difficult one.”

McGlashan has tormented full-backs of Coventry and Oldham at Priestfield in the last two weeks but Hessenthaler admits that threat is not sustainable for the whole match.

He said: “The way Glash plays, can he do that for 90 minutes? No chance, not at that level and at that pace, with the intensity that he works and runs.

“You could start him and he could do it but you would probably have to take him off. He has so much pace, he can turn a game at the flick of a switch because of that pace, but can he start and carry on? No chance, not in a million years, not at that pace.

“Do we start him and take him off or do we bring him on when the game is stretched and when players are tired.

"He won’t want to be labelled an impact player. He has been fantastic and is great to work with since day one.

"It must be frustrating for him being on the bench because of the performances he puts on when he comes on. That is a situation we will have to deal with.”

Gillingham or Bristol City will meet Walsall in the final of the JPT at Wembley on Sunday, March 22.

Walsall's 0-0 draw with Preston on Tuesday night was enough for them to claim a win in the northern final, 2-0 on aggregate.