Gillingham chairman Brad Galinson expects promotion next season in League 2 after investing on and off the pitch

Gillingham aren’t afraid to set their targets high for next season.

After a stunning turnaround in January, the Gills are among the favourites for promotion in 2023/24. Owner Brad Galinson is aiming for just that.

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“The expectations next year are huge,” accepts the US owner. “It’s good and it’s bad, right? You know, ‘the Galinsons saved the club’ could go to ‘Galinsons Out!’ if we’re not careful.

“We know the expectations, we’re thrilled about it, and we’ll work the best we can to fulfil the dream that the fans have.

“Our expectation is promotion. We might not attain it, but we’ll try.

“It’s like a double-edged sword because if you’re 15th mid-season that’s better than it was last time, but that’s not what our expectation is. It will be interesting to see how that plays out.”

The Gills are looking to add a handful of players to those they brought in during a successful January recruitment drive.

“We’re definitely trying to recruit up,” said the chairman.

“We’ll also recruit the same way we did in January, which is like when you watch the pitch and someone scores and you see our bench clear out and hug each other. That’s not something you teach. That’s the kind of boys that we have.

“We definitely want to keep it consistent and have that same kind of camaraderie with that athletic skill that hopefully helps the team. You have to have both.”

The word sensible has already been used to describe Gillingham’s summer transfer window and Mr Galinson insists they won’t be overpaying - even though everyone knows the club are a different beast now.

He said: “In January we had to tell the story, ‘we’re gonna stay up, we’re on a journey’ and people were like, ‘I don’t know if I want to be