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FURIOUS GARETH RAPS THE GILLS FOR NOT BEING TOUGH ENOUGH

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The Football League Paper Team
25 October 2026

By Gary Beveridge

GRIMSBY T 4 GILLINGHAM 1
GRUMPY Gillingham boss Gareth Ainsworth told his players they need to toughen up after being battered by Grimsby.
Harvey Rodgers opened the scoring with an early stunner before Ronan Hale levelled. But a devastating 15-minute display in the second half, with goals from Iwan
Morgan’s penalty, Geza Turi and Sonny Finch, put the gutless Gills to the sword.
Fuming Ainsworth
Rodgers 7, Morgan 54 (pen), Turi 63, Finch 70 Hale 37
GILLINGHAM: Wright 6, Smith 6, Beckles 6, Daley 7, Freeman 6 GRIMSBY: Pym 6, Rodgers 8, Kacurri 6, Foulkes...

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