[shakermaker]

Very exciting game. Gillingham played with the mentality of league leaders and we matched them in most if not all areas.

Ian Dunbavin - couldn't do anything for the goal but saved a point for us late on with another brilliant save.

Dean Winnard - nothing got past him. Very strong performance, always offered help down the flank as well. One of his best.

Toto Nsiala - this lad actually enjoys pushing me to the point of cardiac arrest, I'm sure of it. Needs to improve concentration and not believe he is owed a place in the side. Recovered well from mistakes though and succeeded in keeping Burton at rest.

Rob Atkinson - found it difficult at times against Weston but gave a strong all round performance as we have come to expect. Played some good diagonal balls forward.

Michael Liddle - after a wobble he's really come back to his best since the Fylde game. Very similar to Winnard in that he remains strong throughout the game and offers a lot going forward. Will be disappointed with the goal we conceded.

Luke Joyce - man of the match for me. Sterling midfield performance against a strong centre from the Gills. Broke up play, showed great awareness and moved the game into the next phase regularly. Excellent.

George Miller - this lad is a joy to watch when he has the ball. Very close control, did his best to pick passes with little movement in front of him. Could become very important for us with more league games.

Lee Molyneux - didn't have his best game, found it difficult to provide service as he normally does. Ran himself into dead ends a few times.

Craig Lindfield - he will know he had a bad day at the office. Gave every ounce of effort he had to change the game but nothing came off for him unfortunately.

Rommy Boco - played well and would've had a goal if not for that pesky post. Moved well across the front line and caused problems for Gillingham's defence.

James Beattie - didn't play until he had the goal. Maybe he was trying to impress on his first home start but the attempted dummies and flick-ons leading to nothing became tiresome. After the goal he was a different player and was much more effective dropping deep and letting Podge go forward.

In the past two games we have more than matched top sides from the division. If we keep our concentration there's no reason why we can't challenge for the top places.