Neil Harris gives Bolton assessment as admission made on Kyle Dempsey's Gillingham return & transfer

Neil Harris is expecting a very competitive clash when his Gillingham side entertain Bolton Wanderers this weekend and has vowed whichever team he selects will be organised and ready as he admits he is unsure what reception Kyle Dempsey will receive from the home fans.

The Gills host Wanderers at Priestfield this Saturday in League One clash which has an impact on both spectrums of the promotion and relegation landscape.

Wanderers sit eight points from the top six as things stand and will be seeking to once again reduce their deficit to the play-offs with maximum points and hope results elsewhere go in their favour.

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The Gills meanwhile sit just three points from safety in the relegation zone as things stand and are fighting to preserve their League One status.

Harris was only appointed Gills boss on transfer deadline day, but their form has picked up under the ex-Millwall and Cardiff City chief's stewardship.

He believes a tightening up of their defence has been partly behind their recent resurgence in form, and is not looking past taking on Ian Evatt's side as the Priestfield outfit seek to maintain their place in the third tier of English football.

Saturday's encounter will also see the return of former Gillingham captain Dempsey to Priestfield, who left the club as Harris walked through the door on transfer deadline day in January in a move that the Gills boss says was essentially done before he arrived.

The Gills boss admits he does not know what reception Dempsey will receive from the home fans, but that it will certainly be a positive one from his old club staff and team mates, as Harris had his say on the job opposite