Gills' Ainsworth praises 'surprise package' Dobbs

Logan Dobbs has started five of Gillingham's six league matches this season [Getty Images] Gillingham manager Gareth Ainsworth has praised the form of defender Logan Dobbs, describing him as a "surprise package". Dobbs, 19, has started all but one league match so far this season and scored his first senior goal for the Gills on Saturday when he headed home the first in a 2-0 win against Tranmere. Ainsworth told BBC Radio Kent: "Logan Dobbs has been a surprise package for me this year. "With the loss of Liam [Gordon, to injury] in the first game and Sam Gale's move to Barnsley, all of a sudden the door opened and Logan's been sensational. "And I think he will understand when I say I didn't know he was capable of - he's done really well to become one of the consistent members of the squad here." He added: "Songs were sung from the stands saying [Dobbs] is one of our own, so when he got his first goal in front of the fans then that's what dreams are made of." Gillingham, 11th in League Two, host second-placed Bristol Rovers on Saturday. All the latest Gillingham news