Gillingham head coach Stephen Clemence making connections with the club’s supporters

Head coach Stephen Clemence enjoyed celebrating with the Gillingham fans on Saturday and knows the importance of a good rapport with those supporters.

Clemence got to meet some of the Gillingham fans during the opening of the club shop on Friday night and is keen to build that connection between the pitch and the stands.

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“It was nice to get in front of the supporters and give them something to cheer about,” Clemence said, after his first home league game ended in a 3-1 win over Salford.

“I don’t think you have any success if you’re not connected with the supporters onto the pitch, when there is a disconnect you don’t achieve anything. We need to make sure we are all on the same page.

“We are all trying to achieve the same thing here and one thing I can tell the supporters is that this group of players will give their all for them.