By Jack Nolan
October 21 2006

Gillingham star Matther Jarvis is set to make his 100th appearence for Gillingham today as the Gills travel to Brentford. Middlesborough-born Jarvis was a product of Gillingham youth academy and has recently been linked with many Premiership clubs.
Matty Jarvis made his senior debut against Sunderland three years ago. During his Gillingham career Matty has found the net fifteen times, five of those coming this season.

After impressing with same occasional senior appearences and impressive reserve and youth games, Jarvis was rewarded a senior contract - which he signed at th final home game of the season in May 2004. Matty scored his first ever senior goal in the one nil victory over Wolves during the 04-05 season.

Last season Jarvis won 'Young Player of the Year' award and the 'Goal of the Season' award. Speaking about Jarvis, Gills boss Ronnie Jepson spoke of his intent to hang onto his star man.

Jepson said, "As fas as I'm concerned I'd like to see Matty Jarvis here for a long long time. Not just as a player, but as a lad as well, he's a credit to himself and his family, how he conducts himself on and around the ground, on the training ground, and he always gives you 110 percent on the pitch. He's the type of lad I want to keep here, not to sell.

"Matty still gets plenty of the ball, he gets in those little holes, and he'll cause teams problems," Jepson said.

Jarvis is expected to start today at Brentford, and will be hoping to mark a century of games for The Gills with a goal.