Manager Mark Bonner will pick a Gillingham team that will “fight and have a real go” in their match against Bromley tonight.
The Gills lost 2-1 at Bromley just a month ago and although wins against Salford and MK Dons followed, the remainder of December saw Bonner’s men take one point from a possible nine.
Bonner’s team put in a determined effort last time out against Wimbledon but lost 1-0 and the manager needed to assess the fitness of his men to see how many of them were ready to go again, three days later.
Speaking after that loss on Monday, Bonner said: “We just need to see where we are and find a team that can fight and have a real go against Bromley.
“It's a game where we need to respond and keep trying to find a way of winning.
“We're going to need to turn in some wins quickly and get scoring goals quickly, because if we don't, then it can drift away fast.”
The Gills had been booed off at Colchester on Boxing Day by many away fans after a 2-0 loss but there was some appreciation for the efforts at Wimbledon - albeit without taking any points home.
Bonner said: “I would boo my team off the pitch on Boxing Day, but I wouldn't boo them off the pitch (at Wimbledon) because I really liked what they gave us.”
The manager played Bradley Dack from the start for the first time in a league game, since his summer return. Armani Little was also a starter after recently coming back from injury.
Dack managed 79 minutes and Little played the full match.
With a trip to Chesterfield on Sunday, Bonner doubts he’ll be able to put them and others through it all again.
He said: “Dacky and Armani went bigger in the game than they should and it will be tough for them to go again.
“Elliott Nevitt’s done a lot of games on the bounce.
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