Defender Will Wright is looking forward to spending more time with his new Gills team-mates.

Gillingham make the long journey north to play Carlisle this weekend and while it’s a fair old trek, it’s another chance for the squad to get to know each other.

They will also be fired up to show what they’re capable of after collapsing to a 3-0 defeat at Tranmere in their previous away game.

“It’s probably good for us,” said Wright. “We go up on the Friday and it’s time to spend with your new team-mates.

“We’ve already had one long away trip, so you’ve got your initiations out the way and now you’re starting to build relationships where you’re sharing rooms and we’re spending evenings together.

“So, in the long run, it will benefit us and now it’s time for us to put a performance in for a long away trip.

“We know the fans, they put in so much effort and obviously Tranmere was embarrassing at our end, make no bones about that.

“We’re looking to put that right and put on a good performance and something the fans can travel home happy with.”

Wright says the group are already tight-knit, adding: “It’s just about all being together.

“You know that within sport you’ve got to stick together because it’s a long old season and it’s not done by ones and twos, it’s the whole squad.

“Coming to a new club it can be difficult, it’s not something I’ve done for four years.

“For me, I feel I’ve settled in really well and built relationships already with some strong characters in the group as well, which helps.”

Wright has impressed in Gillingham’s back three, winning the sponsors’ man-of-the-match award in the Carabao Cup win against Exeter.

He’s used to a back three from his time at National League Dagenham and enjoys his role in that system, which has also made Gillingham harder to beat.

“I’ve played there the last two seasons, right of a three, so I suppose in a way I’m more natural there,” said Wright. “It probably is my preferred position.

“I’m comfortable going out to right-back, I still probably play it more as an outside centre-back and come narrow as we’ve spoken about with the gaffer, to then get the left-back as high as possible.

“But in the long run, for longevity of my career, it suits me being more inside the pitch as a centre-half.”