‘TAKEOVER GAVE US ALL BIG BOOST’
By John Lyons

IN SAFE HANDS: Gillingham’s Glenn Morris claims a cross against Hartlepool and, Insets, playing for Leyton Orient 20 years ago and Tom Nichols, left, celebrates his goal for Gillingham against Pools
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Glenn Morris has pretty much seen it all in a 22-year playing career, but even he admits Gillingham’s first half of the season was ‘strange’.
The struggling Gills notched a meagre seven goals in 23 games to find themselves propping up the whole Football League. It left the Kent club – who performed well...