MASTER OF HIS OWN DESTINY

Gills defender keen to climb hack up EFL ladder

- John Lyons

AMBITIOUS Conor Masterson is hoping his decision to drop down the EFL ladder will prove to be bounce the perfect springboard to back up again.

The 25-year-old Irishman left QPR in the summer to join League Two Gillingham. It was already a club he knew well from two previous loan spells.

But Masterson content to ply his trade forever in the EFL's bottom tier and believes the Gills can recover the League One berth they lost in his first temporary stint in 2021-22.

isn't The Kent club entered the weekend in eighth place, just outside the play-off places on goal difference, but it hasn't all been plain sailing this term.

Boss Neil Harris was somewhat surprisingly axed in early October, eventually being replaced by first-time manager Stephen Clemence at the beginning of last month.

Heading into the weekend, three wins in four games in all competitions including an impressive 2-0 home success against League One Charlton in the FA Cup-suggest the Gills are heading into smoother waters.