Martin Allen's Gillingham side were backed by over 200 fans at Exeter City

by Luke Cawdell

More than 200 Gillingham supporters left the snow behind in Kent to cheer their team on at Exeter on Tuesday night.

And their dedication didn’t go unnoticed by Gills boss Martin Allen, who said: "I have to give a special mention to the supporters.

"There seemed to be an awful lot of them at the game and they were all behind that goal. It was not an easy game to watch, let’s not beat about the bush. It wasn’t great to watch but we stuck in there and I hope our supporters went home happy.

"I hope they got a good sleep on the bus and got home safe. I thank them all for making the journey because it’s a long way and it was like Siberia (in Kent) in the morning.

"To have seen them all at the game was surprising and it was a fair effort on their part."

The official away following on Tuesday was 237 and on Saturday will see the supporters make the second of three long away trips in eight days, when they head to Morecambe.

Another away game at Rochdale follows on Tuesday, a total door-to-door mileage from Priestfield Stadium of 1,514 miles – approximately the same distance to Bucharest in Romania or the southern tip of Spain.