Gillingham Manager Mark Stimson is disappointed that his side conceded a late equaliser as the Gills draw 1-1 with Swindon Town at the KRBS Priestfield Stadium.

The Gills took an early lead through a Garry Richards goal but Stimson is gutted by an 88th minute equaliser that allowed the Robins to leave with a point: "I am disappointed.  I thought we done enough in the game to win it.  Apart from the goal, Derek Stillie has not had to make a save.  We tested their goalkeeper a couple of times and if he wasn't six foot five, he wouldn't have kept a couple of shots out.   We had a great start and it was a well taken goal from Garry Richards and I then thought that we were always in control of the game.  Teams are always going to get half-chances against you but we didn't really give Swindon that.  To concede so late on, there wasn't much time left to change anything.  We tried to by bringing Georges Ba on, but it was difficult.

"I think what Swindon did well in the second-half was to drop a player back.  In the first-half, they went with two up top and then dropped one back to mark Kevin Maher as he was pulling the strings and making things happen.  When that does happen, it is a time where you need your players to take responsibility and say that we are going to make it happen and keep playing it to Kevin, despite him having a man on him, and we'll work it back for the next ball.  Sometimes it is a hard thing to do as you want to win the game and don't want to concede a goal.  If you play the ball into a midfield player, and it breaks down, they are on the attack straight away.  It is understandable that players will play a more direct ball when that is happening.  It is not something we want to do or like to do.  We still created one or two chances and openings but just couldn't kill them off with a second goal."

Striker Gary Mulligan was hauled down when through and goal and Stimson admits his players told him it was a penalty: "It's that word again, luck.  I always believe that it evens itself out over the course of the season but the last few weeks, we haven't had the luck.  The way to get that is by making it yourself.  Gary Mulligan made the good run.  From a well worked free-kick, John Nutter got his head up, the ball has slid down the side and "Mullers" has got in.  The players said it was a stone wall penalty.  The referee has made a big decision and sometimes you'd like him to look at the linesman who would be in line with things.  When your luck is down, things don't go for you.  When it's in, you've got a good opportunity to make it two-nil.  That is that word again, if."

The Gills have taken the lead in their last four games and conceded and Stimson believes his side need to be more clinical in front of goal: "Sometimes it is good goalkeeping and sometimes it could be forwards slashing at opportunities when they are not relaxed as they haven't scored for a few weeks; they might be an eager beaver to score.  I don't think we created too much at Millwall but since then, we've created better chances.  It tells everyone a stat that we need to bring a striker into the club that is a regular 15 to 20 goals a season man.  They don't fall off trees and are hard to get.  If we can get a big one to go alongside a couple of the smaller guys we have got, then it will be a positive move by the football club.  That is something we will look to do whatever division we are in."

With today's results not confirming which division the Gills will be in next season, Stimson will soon be speaking to Gills Chairman Paul Scally with regards to the playing budget for 2008/09: "The Chairman and I will have a chat next week.  We spoke yesterday and he said that we'll meet next week to discuss the budget for next season.  He has always said to me to go out and put my stamp on this football club because he liked what I had done at my previous clubs.  He has never changed that and when we first met, we said whatever will be; we will always look at each other in the eyes and be honest.  We won't hide behind anyone.  I've been brought up to be truthful and honest and I cannot see any reasons for that changing.  I am not the Chairman though and I don't make the major decisions."

The Gills players paraded the pitch at the end and Stimson was amazed at the support he received from the club's fans: "I feel the support from the fans.  Everyone could see the support we have at the end of the game.  We were told by the Police and stewards to go into the dressing room for five minutes, to maybe calm down a situation that they didn't want, and we weren't running away to hide ourselves from the supporters.  I asked a steward that if there was anyone left after those five minutes, come and get us so the fans can do whatever they want to do.  At the end of the day, if you haven't got fans, you haven't got a football club.  It amazed me walking around the pitch that so many people stayed behind and clapped.  That makes somebody like me even more eager to turn this into something good.  I got a massive buzz out of that."