Gillingham boss Mark Stimson was left to rue missing out on Bradley Johnson after the Leeds midfielder inspired a 4-1 victory against the Gills.

Johnson's two first-half goals set up the win and haunted Stimson, who almost signed him for the Gills before he elected to join the Yorkshire outfit.

"I had Bradley at Stevenage and was an hour away from signing him for a very small fee but he chose Leeds who are a much bigger club," he said.

"He did us with his goals and his pace and power on the left side and has the ability to play at top level.

"We gave it a real go but unfortunately we came up against the best team we have played by a long way. We felt their fourth goal was offside and there were some other strange decisions.

"At 1-0 Andy Barcham went down in the box but the referee said there was minimal contact. That was a big decision that didn't go our way."