Gillingham fans got to pay their respect to former boss Gerry Summers on Saturday. Summers managed the Gills between October 1975 and May 1981, taking charge of close to 300 games. He died last week at the age of 90. There was a minute’s applause at Priestfield on Saturday afternoon ahead of the League 2 game against Grimsby Town. During his playing career he turned out for the likes of Sheffield United, West Brom and Hull before becoming manager of Oxford United and then the Gills in the mid-70s. He came close to taking the Gills to promotion in the 1979 season. A statement from the Gills sai…
