Something unexpected has happened over the last couple of weeks. It started back in August, with a relatively comfortable 3-1 win in the season's opening game against Bradford. Seven undefeated games later, Gillingham are still looking good. Maybe not great, certainly not unbeatable, but a sustained level of good, something that has been frustrating rare in the past few (ten?) years, and so it should be lauded for what it is. Clearly there is still a long, long way to go in the season, but there is a noticeable confidence surrounding the team, and by proxy the rest of the club and its supporters. It's starting to make going to the game fun. This shouldn't seem such a revelation. After all, why would anyone go, and keep going, if it wasn't fun? But being a football supporter is rarely as simple as that, and the introduction of fun into the 90 minutes has come a quite a pleasant surprise to many fans who become more used to frustration and disappointment.

And that's one of the reasons why I wanted to start writing about what's happening. There are others, but they're not really relevant to anyone else reading this (if indeed anyone else is reading this). I'm not so blinded as to assume that it's now going to be fun and laughs forever, but it's enough of an inspiration to get things started. An irregular and incomplete record of Gillingham (and other sporting giants).