Gillingham manager Mark Bonner reacts to his team’s 0-0 draw at Fleetwood and being top of League 2 after three games
Gillingham sit top of the table after three games but manager Mark Bonner insists it doesn't mean anything to him.
The Gills remain unbeaten in League 2 after a goalless draw at Fleetwood Town on Saturday. With seven points from three games, they are above Bradford on goal difference.
"It doesn't mean anything to me," stated Bonner. "It's nice for supporters to see it but it's a complete irrelevance.
"They shouldn't even publish tables after three games, we know how much we've got to do to keep improving.
"We know how much there is still to come from the team and we're really satisfied to take the results that we have but we're also never satisfied as we think there's miles more to come from us.
"I am proud of the effort of the lads, the way they're digging in. You've got to grind out results, this is another really tough one, but there's loads of areas we can get better in and that's the bit I'm more excited about really."
It's a second successive clean sheet for Bonner's men, however, from another long trip to the north west.
The Gills boss has been at pains to point out how big an impact the fixture list has had in the opening weeks of the campaign.
"The big picture is to take four points from those two away games, regardless of how difficult it was, to do that is incredible," added Bonner.
"You can see how physically taxing the last two weeks have been for the boys, but they've ground out and stuck with it, got through some tough moments in the game and we're really happy to take it.
"If you'd have said before these couple of weeks and threw the Swansea game in as well, it was an absolute beast to have those three games in quick succession and it's taken its toll.
"We know we're a little bit light with players at the