Gillingham 1 Morecambe 0: Match reaction from Gills manager John Coleman

Manager John Coleman has spoken of his relief at getting his first Gillingham win under his belt.

Coleman won at the 10th attempt as Gills boss on Saturday as his team deservedly clinched a 1-0 victory over Morecambe at Priestfield.

Report: Gillingham 1 Morecambe 0

“The only feeling is relief,” said the Gills manager.

““I'm delighted for the fans. They stuck with us all the way through the game. There was no moans and groans.

“We had to be a little bit more patient. We didn't want the game to be played the way Morecambe wanted it to be played, which was very physical, very aerial dominated.

“We had to try and find a way to get it wide, particularly to get Hutton on the ball and get at them. I think he put about four or five crosses in the first half.

“You can get desperate and you can just lump the ball up, particularly when you've got Hawkins playing as well. Hawks did great. He gets manhandled every single game. I feel sorry for him, to be honest.

“But we had to find a way to get down the side of them and to get balls into the box. I always thought we might score from a set-play, either a free-kick or a throw-in, because we're simply going to have that many. We tried to mix it up with three or four different things.

“That chance that we've scored from has happened probably 15 times in the last four games. Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't.

“For us it was feeling as though it was never going to go in.

“You're also feeling we're at the stage where I don't know what you'd have to do to get a penalty anymore. I honestly don't.

“It's like we've got the exempt card, we drew the card where we're not allowed to be awarded a penalty. But the players kept going.

“I'm pleased for the fans, I'm really pleased for the