Gillingham manager Justin Edinburgh feels it’s all coming together now after their 2-1 win at Dartford on Tuesday night.

The Gills have had a difficult pre-season thus far, struggling for results and rhythm, but also losing key players to injury.

On Tuesday night at Princes Park, they found themselves a goal down when keeper for the night Tom Hadler made a mistake and Ryan Hayes made no mistake scoring from thirty yards.

However, the League One side came back well in the second half and goals from Emmanuel Osadebe and Joe Quigley saw Gillingham take the win leaving Edinburgh pleased with his side’s progress:

“With the ball, I think we’re moving it well, there are combinations between players that are starting to work now. I think the way we’re playing through the thirds is pleasing.”

“We got more crosses and shots in than we did on Saturday [against Barnet] so I’m seeing progression. I think the level of fitness is increasing all the time, so it’s been another good workout for us.

“The new players are learning what we expect from them all the time, and we have to make sure the others pick up where they ended last season.”

“As a group, we want to be ruthless. We’re getting near now, we want to be more a little bit more clinical, we want to have that person who can be the hero and put the ball in the back of the net.”

“Tonight we showed that, when the balls go in, if the runs are right and players go across defenders, we’ll be dangerous.”

One player that was given a chance to impress was 16-year-old left-back Henry Arnold and his substitute appearance left The Gills boss pleased with what he had seen:

“It was really pleasing, it made my night to be honest. When you see somebody who’s only left school a couple of months ago, who is now playing with the first-team, it looked like water off a duck’s back.”

“The players have given him a great reception and, had he have scored his shot near the end, that would have made the night.”

With the new League One season just over a week away, places in the side are still very much up for grabs and Edinburgh admitted he still hasn’t settled on his starting eleven for the game at Roots Hall against Southend United:

“I’m not clear as yet, obviously there may be one or two who we know will likely be starters. But there’s a lot of thinking between now and a week Saturday, and a game against Leyton Orient at the weekend.”