Taylor: Gills Fans Will Take to Marriott
Friday, 10th Jan 2014 09:31

Gillingham boss Peter Taylor is sure Gills fans will take to Town striker Jack Marriott during his loan spell with the League One club. Marriott, 19, will be at the Priestfield Stadium until the end of the season, having recently completed a highly successful loan spell at Skrill Premier side Woking, where he scored nine goals in nine games

“This is a lovely opportunity for Jack to get some league experience,” Taylor told Kent Online. "He knows he won’t play every week and I have spoken to Mick McCarthy [about that] but he is going to be a good player, there is no doubt about that.

“Our supporters will like to see the honesty of the young boy running around all over the place. He is a good finisher and we have seen that in our training sessions already. We are hopeful Jack will do well here."

Taylor says it's down to Marriott to battle his other strikers for a place in his side: “Jack has scored a lot of goals, everywhere he has played — every team at every level.

"I wanted that type of player. To have him, Cody McDonald, Danny Kedwell and Adebayo Akinfenwa all pushing each other is great.”

Marriott, an unused sub in last week’s 1-0 home victory over Wolves, looks likely to be on the bench for the Gills’ game at Colchester on Saturday afternoon, while Elliott Hewitt, who has rejoined the Kent club on loan for a month, could join him if he is over his ankle injury.

Freddie Veseli is set to make his second appearance for his loan club Bury when they visit Chesterfield in League Two.

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muccletonjoe added 10:06 - Jan 10 He is better than anyone Gillingham have got , I am sure he will be a first team regular in no time at all.
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RetroBlue added 10:18 - Jan 10 Would be nice if Town fans could get a chance to " take to Jack" as well. Hopefully next season if not toward the end of this one. COYB's
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 11:48 - Jan 10 Much as we'd all like to see him at PR, the experience gained in the rough and tumble of Div. 1 can only be a good thing.
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Michael11 added 12:55 - Jan 10 I hope he gets enough game time. I don't like that he's gone to a club with 4 other strikers. He needs to be someones first choice to see his potential, not 20 mins here and there.
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Cloddyseedbed added 13:01 - Jan 10 Michael11. I agree. He could be at Portman Road getting experience on the bench. This lad needs to play. If it becomes obvious he is not getting much of a look in, move him on where he can get game time or bring him back.
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dawoolah added 13:13 - Jan 10 Gillingham have actually got 5 strikers - Adebayo Akinfenwa counts as 2!
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IamSpartacus added 14:00 - Jan 10

Simple fact is this, if he can't get into a Gillingham side, he hasn't a hope to get in our side. The fact there are a few other strikers shouldn't be a problem.

Personally, I think as soon as he gets his chance he will score and then become a fixture in the starting 11. If he does that, with 20-odd games to go, it will be a great foundation for the start of next season with us.

This is what the Prem clubs do with their youths (Tunnicliffe for example.... whom I feel has done well, but not enough to get into the Man U line up by any measurement), so we are just using the system in the same positive way.

Said play offs at the start of the season, I still think we will make them.... COYBs!

Fatcatevans added 15:07 - Jan 10 'He won't play every game' Didn't know gills strikers were that good? The boy is being held back, he's a natural goalscorer.
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