Journalists came to the rescue of a hero goalkeeper after he missed the team bus home following a dramatic penalty shootout.
Stuart Nelson was the toast of Gillingham in their Johnstone’s Paint Trophy clash at Colchester Utd on Tuesday night after stopping two penalties and scoring the winner.
But while the was talking to the media after the game, the team bus back to Kent left without him.
Thankfully, Kent Messenger journalists Luke Cawdell and photographer Barry Goodwin, who had been covering the game, were on hand to offer him a lift home.
Said Luke: “Poor Stuart was getting plenty of banter from the lads on the bus by text message but nothing was going to spoil his night. He left us in Brentwood with a massive grin on his face.”
Nelson, voted player-of-the-year by Gills fans last season, had been a surprise inclusion in the team having spent the previous two months out injured.
He was making his 100th appearance for the club in the cup tie, which went to penalties after ending 3-3 in normal time.
Team-mate Jermaine McGlashan tweeted: “Stuart Nelson may have missed the team bus and joined the media car to get home but what a return!”
“Thankfully, Kent Messenger journalists Luke Cawdell and photographer Barry Goodwin, who had been covering the game, were on hand to offer him a lift home”.
And that’s the best picture they could manage?
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Lighten up bob. At least it is a light hearted piece. A change from the HTFP sneers and cynicism (though a lot of it justified).
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Love this story. Quirky.
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