Gillingham head coach Stephen Clemence has had plenty of time on the training ground with his players over the last two weeks and takes them to Tranmere this Saturday

Gillingham head coach Stephen Clemence hopes their weekend victory was just the start of better times ahead.

The Gills head into this weekend sitting a point and a place outside the play-off spots in League 2 following their 3-1 win over Salford City last Saturday.

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It was Clemence’s first home league match in charge of the Gills and a first three points, too, for the head coach.

Clemence spent the preceding week drumming into the players some of the ways he wants them to play and there were signs of progress in the win, particularly during the second half.

“It was a good win but hopefully just the start of things, we need to get a few more now,” said Clemence.

“I have said that I want us to play more football but I want to win games and there are different ways to win. You have to take what the opposition give you.

“If the opposition are going to press you high up the pitch then you have to go over that. I am not afraid to play a bit more direct at times and play into channels and into the number nine a bit earlier.

“You have to take what the opposition give you, we did that against a good Salford side who had been in good form.

“You could see some of the stuff that we had been working on at the training ground and when you see that as a coach that is probably where the addiction to coaching comes from.

“You see the lads are taking on board what you are trying to teach or show them, how you want to play and when they carry that out and you get moments when you help the team and score goals, or help them score them, that is where my addiction comes from. I saw plenty of that.”

The Gills scored three goals in a league game for the first time this season, taking their goal tally to