The gaffer all but admitted it himself after the match. Gillingham's starting XI pretty much picks itself. In some way's that's a good thing, but if you scratch the surface, there are still one or two concerns about the strength of our squad.
Simon Royce is the man in possession of the starting goalkeeper's spot, so until he demonstrates he's not worthy of it, he'll start ahead of new arrival Alan Julian between the sticks.
Barry Fuller seems to have stolen a march on Sean Clohessy as the Gills' starting right back.
While at left back, John Nutter stands unopposed as the only serious option for that role.
At centre half, the club's only two experienced central defenders, Garry Richards and Simon King, look to be building a solid partnership. King is already highly rated, but in Richards, I see a younger, slightly more raw version of Barry Ashby. Even the way he strikes a ball is similar to Ash. He's young, is as strong as an ox and, crucially, seems to have very good defensive instincts. He could be a real hit with the fans this season.
On the right hand side of midfield, it seems a straight toss-up between Dennis Oli and Nicky Southall. Oli is definitely the more attacking option, and has seen more pre-season action than Trigger. It'll be interesting to see who Stimson goes for. If he goes for Oli, then clearly we're looking to attack.
Adam Miller will be the square peg sitting in the round hole on the left. Clearly not a natural left midfielder, Miller's creativity will be needed in the side, but he will almost certainly be deployed wide on the left, with licence to roam, in an attempt to keep a solid 4-4-2 system.
In the centre, Andrew Crofts is an obvious selection, with Mark Bentley, having made his point playing back in his best position of centre midfield, the clear pick to partner him.
Up front, it's a no-brainer. Simeon Jackson looks like top goalscorer material to me. The only worry will be keeping hold of him all season if he starts quickly. Providing he's fully recovered from his pre-season injury, Mark McCammon is a cert to partner him. Assuming Dennis Oli is already playing wide right, no other Gills striker has looked good enough to partner (or displace) Jackson in the Gills side, and McCammon's physical presence will provide some much-needed variety in attack.
That eleven looks pretty strong to me, and if we can field that lineup for 30 or more of our 46 games, I think we'll be in for a very good season.
STRENGTH IN DEPTH?
The problem is, once you look deeper at our squad, there really isn't that much in reserve. Lose Jackson and goals from up front look much harder to come by. Lose King or Richards and we'll be forced to field a youth player, or play someone out of position. Lose Adam Miller and/or John Nutter and we're wide open down the left hand side.
Clearly there are big gaps still to be filled in Mark Stimson's squad. There is enough quality in the starting XI, plus maybe one or two more, to do well with a full-strength squad. But when the winter months arrive and injuries and suspensions begin to kick in, we could find ourselves desperately looking to plug the holes in our squad by bringing in loanees.
The key fact for me is that, Mark McCammon aside, we haven't signed a single first team starter this summer - and that's still an area of concern for me. If we're serious about challenging for promotion, we need to add to the quality we have, because while we've got strength, there's precious little depth in our squad so far.
The gaps are there for all to see. If we can bring in a centre half, another goal-scoring striker, a left midfielder and a left back, then I think we'll be in very good shape indeed.
I think we've got the makings of a good team, but being realistic, I think we're probably three or four signings away from having a good squad.