Brad and Shannon Galinson take questions from Gillingham fans at Priestfield on new kits, aspirations, pre-season, tickets and former chairman Paul Scally

A positive night at Gillingham’s fans’ forum - but a question about former chairman Paul Scally was one of the first topics to be answered.

The Galinsons, Brad and Shannon, were on stage - alongside the management team and chief operating officer Paul Fisher - giving fans an insight into exciting plans ahead as they look to bring the club into the modern era.

Thursday night’s Q&A was jovial, informative and light-hearted at times, but one question that came early doors was expected - quizzing the club bosses on Mr Scally’s recent talkSPORT interview which didn’t go down well after his criticism of supporters.

The club's new owners, along with Mr Fisher, have been keen to engage with supporters, appearing on fan podcasts, forums and listening to opinion. It’s a new way and Mr Galinson addressed the topic of Mr Scally.

“Well, we didn’t expect that question would be coming!” quipped the American owner, setting the tone of the night early on. “The club did not know about it until (the fans) knew about it. We dealt with it internally.

“Hopefully there is no doubt, certainly from anyone this side of the club and the fans, that the community and the fans are this club. Shannon and I certainly feel that is the most paramount thing about this club, why we became involved, feeling the positivity on both sides, that doesn’t change. It’s been dealt with, the stuff to focus on is the positivity going forward.”

The night swiftly moved on to a more positive nature.

Mr Galinson was asked about investing capital into the club and he spoke about their desire to keep the Gills sustainable. He said: “I am a firm believer in sustainability. What I don’t want to get sucked into is what other clubs have done, putting in huge amounts of money