Yes Stimmo, that's the way to the job centre
He may have overseen two wins over Leeds and Southampton in the final weeks of the season, but like so many for Gillingham's now ex-manager Mark Stimpson, they were at home.
And it was yet another away defeat, 3-0 at Wycombe, that saw the Gills slip into the fourth bottom slot on the final day and find themselves back in the basement division only a year after getting out of it!
They ended up with the worst away record in the football league ending without an away win and just six draws while conceding 49 goals!
When asked the question, first in January before the cup-tie, then April in the League game, both of which Gillingham beat the Shrimpers 3-0, 'what's your manager like and will he still be there at the end of the season?', Simon Head of http://gillingham.clubfans.co.uk/ replied;
(January) Mark Stimson polarises opinion among Gills fans. Some like him and recognize that he's doing a good job, where as others can't stand him.
He can come across as a little bit of a cold fish - whether that's actually the case I don't know - and he seems to thrive on challenges and confrontation, which I actually quite like about him.
He's working to a virtually non-existent budget and I wouldn't be at all surprised if he moved on to pastures new in the next couple of seasons unless the club can back him more.
I can't see him being content to just survive season after season. He'll want to progress and if the club can't give him the opportunity to do that, I fully expect him to move to a club that will.
(April) The second part of that question is the one most Gills fans will have on their lips come the end of the campaign. In my opinion, he did superbly in League Two, but at League One level he has struggled.
The team's failure away from home is a case-in-point. It's easy to play on your home patch, in familiar surroundings, but when you go away from home, making long trips etc you need your side to be mentally strong and well-drilled.
For whatever reason, the team hasn't delivered and the responsibility for that lies with the manager. Either he isn't setting up the team well enough, or the players he has signed aren't good enough to carry out his instructions.
Either way, Stimson's responsible and if Paul Scally decides' to keep Stimson on for next season (which would be the final year of his contract) it is imperative that he has learned the lessons of this season (and of two seasons ago, when we were relegated from League One) and strengthens the side accordingly in the summer.
As a whole, the jury is still out on our manager at this level and only producing a side that can compete and get results home AND away will he prove himself as a good League One manager, in my opinion.
Chairman of the Gillingham Independent Supporters Club Gary Liptrott told BBC Radio Kent: "There didn't seem to be any formula for getting a win away from home and really that is what has caused the relegation. He's the one who bought the players in. The majority have played throughout the season and whatever tactic he's used away from home just hasn't worked."
Former Gills boss Andy Hessenthaler is the first name to be linked with a return after guiding Dover to the Blue Square South following two successive promotions, and would be a popular choice for the fans.
Hessenthaler spoke before Stimmo got the sack: "I've made no secret of the fact that I miss the day-to-day involvement of full-time football and one day, in the not too distant future, I would like to return. The Dover chairman [Jim Parmenter] knows that I would like to return to full-time football. So it's no secret."
Though he stepped back a touch after these words with BBC Radio Kent Monday: "I'm always going to be linked, but I won't be putting my application in. I'm ambitious and if a job came at the right club my chairman won't stand in my way."
Former Shrimpers defender Stimson took over as Gills boss in 2007 after doing well at Grays, where they gained promotion to the Blue Square Premier and won two FA Trophies!
He made that a hat-trick of cup wins when he became the manager at Stevenage.
After getting rid of Ronnie Jepson after losing 3-0 to the Shrimpers at Roots Hall early in the 2007/08 season, Stimson was brought in but couldn't stop the sides relegation to the fourth tier.
However, by winning the play-off final win against Shrewsbury 1-0 at Wembley the following May they were back in League One at the first attempt.
Sadly for Stimmo he couldn't get the away form to get anywhere near his excellent record at the Priestfield Stadium, and he now faces the summer looking for another job, which certainly in the non-league sector he shouldn't have to wait for very long.