By Luke Cawdell

Gillingham's winning run on the road ended at the weekend although boss Martin Allen had nothing but praise for his side.

The Gills had to settle for a goalless draw at Oxford but they remain top of League 2 – three points clear – with a quarter of the season gone.

Before the weekend Allen’s side had won their first five away games in the league.

He said: "We are six games away unbeaten so that’s still going and it’s been a fantastic achievement by the players and supporters. Five wins and a draw is pretty good going but there is so much more still to come.

"We couldn’t just make the breakthrough at Oxford and it’s a sign of the times that people are a little disappointed that we only got a point away from home. It is credit to the players."

And Allen (pictured) was thrilled to be backed by over 1,000 travelling fans at Oxford. He said: "The paying public are not experts but they have watched football for a long time and they are not stupid.

"They know what they are watching, they know when their players are having a go, when the team is organised, is committed to the club and when the players are giving it everything they’ve got."

He added: "We are always trying to improve on what we’ve got. The chairman has given us unbelievable backing financially to bring more players in than I expected and hoped for, and even dreamed about. The club is moving forward and I am sure 1,000 supporters, which was amazing, have gone home and told their families that the lads did well."

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