Gillingham chairman Paul Scally has reignited his bitter feud with outspoken Leeds counterpart Ken Bates ahead of tomorrow’s big League 1 clash at Elland Road.

Leeds sealed Gillingham’s relegation to League 2 in 2008 and Mr Bates used the occasion to openly criticise Mr Scally before the game, after the Gills chairman voted in favour of a 15-point deduction for the Yorkshire club after they went into administration.

It eventually denied Leeds a promotion spot.

Mr Bates believed that the opportunity for his side to send the Gills into League 2 was "poetic justice" and Mr Scally hasn’t forgotten the occasion.

Mr Scally, pictured, believes that Mr Bates was rude and he claimed that Mr Bates refused to talk to him in the boardroom. Mr Scally was also subjected to a torrent of abuse by the home fans throughout the game.

Mr Scally, who is planning to attend the game on Saturday, said: "He had some issues but he wouldn’t come over and have them out with me.

"I was already resigned to relegation and I wasn’t even particularly disturbed at that because relegation enabled us to re-group. Ken Bates rambles on and says things he shouldn’t."

Mr Bates responded: "Scally is short for scallywag which has been my nickname for him (for) a long while now. He’s probably forgotten the time he asked for my advice about a proposed move to a new site to emulate Chelsea Village that would have seen a name change to Medway United."

See today's Medway Messenger for full build-up to tomorrow's clash (the football, that is!)