Assistant manager Richard Dobson saw his side dominate against Cheltenham Town on Saturday afternoon, but come from behind in injury time to take a point.

The Gills went behind late in the game, but showed that they never give up and Elliott Nevitt equalised with what was basically the last kick of the match.

Dobson talking after the game to the official website said that he always had belief in his squad, as they ended a run of two straight league defeats, and moved up to third in the league.

He said: “I always believe in the boys, and they have great belief and confidence as well. You worry that now they [Cheltenham] are going to dig trenches on the edge of their box and defend for their lives. That’s what they did. They got blocks in. Once you lose control of the game and the opposition scores first, it suddenly becomes very difficult.

“We created so many chances in the game that I felt like we might get another one. I actually said to Elliott Nevitt, ‘You will get your goal tomorrow,’ because he has been waiting a little while. I’m delighted for him. 

“It’s good that they’re disappointed that they haven’t won the game. I think that says a lot now. They’re a team that wants to win matches at home. They have played to win today, and I am really pleased with a lot of what I saw today. I think that if we can keep reproducing that, we will be alright in games in the future.”

One man who was relieved to finally get on the scoresheet was Nevitt who has worked hard this season in games but with little reward. Dobson, was full of praise for his striker.

He added: “He’s been unfortunate this season. He has had many near misses. We actually spoke yesterday, and I said that tomorrow is the day. I’m delighted for him. He’s frustrated that he hasn’t hit the back of the net as much as he would have liked, but he was the man on the spot today.

“When we needed someone when the ball was bobbling around the penalty box, we just needed someone with a calm finish. Fortunately, he’s found the corner.

Dobson’s hand was forced in terms of the team that he could pick due to injuries, but he was proud of the team that did take to the pitch.

He said: “We’ve lost our wingers over the last couple of weeks, which is a shame, because we want to play with wingers. It was the natural formation to pick with what we had. We spoke with Gaz [Gareth Ainsworth] on Thursday, and we fed back our information with what we had seen with Cheltenham, and he watched them and pretty much came back with the same things. 

“It’s probably not ideal to play Shad (Ogie) for the third game in a week, but we are trying to get him back up to speed, because he is somebody that needs games to get the very best out of him. 

“The formation was a natural formation to pick with what we had available.  I’ve got to say, Jamma (James Russell), Minty (Paul Timson), the sports science, and the medical team have done a wonderful job this week to get players fit.

“It was looking like we were going to be a lot lighter at the start of the week, and what they have done over the last few days has been nothing short of amazing.

“I have got to give them a lot of credit for getting the players that we got out on the pitch today out there. Fair play to Vokesy (Vokes) and fair play to Seb (Palmer-Houlden) for running through as long as they did.