"He scored an outstanding goal and he meant it too. I am not going to compare him to Matt Le Tissier but it was the kind of goal Matt would have scored." said Royle in the after match press conference.
Royle also felt that Town were good value for their win by a single goal, and could have had more than two: "In the second half we could have had three or four goals as we hit the post and missed chances."
Royle also admitted that he felt his side were not at their best in the first half, and was not afraid to let them know in the half-time team talk: "Before the interval we gave the ball away too freely. I was angry at half-time and my players were because they knew they hadn't played and needed to do better."
On the question of tactics, of which Joe Royle played a 4-3-3 formation today, he said that a big part in this decision was the lack of midfielders at the club: "We operated a 4-3-3 system because we had only three available midfield players. We need replacements sooner than later."
Town's defence, which although was improved this afternoon, was still not totally convincing, and Royle recognises this: "The goal we conceded was from the Ipswich Town horror book of defending. Kevin Horlock gave us something we have not had before in midfield and he passes the ball exceptionally well."
Meanwhile visiting boss Andy Hessenthaler, former Gills player and now manager didn't see the opener from Town: "I am told the goal the lad scored was fantastic but by all accounts it was another sloppy one so far as we were concerned. That's just like us.
"The first goal we conceded was also sloppy from a set-piece. The lad who was meant to be marking Richard Naylor admitted he lost concentration. If you lose concentration against good sides you get punished.