Gallen relishing Pompey league start

 

 

The Blues are to kick off the 2018-19 campaign by hosting Luton on Saturday, August 8.

It's the sixth time in seven seasons Pompey have been handed a league curtain-raiser at Fratton Park '“ and fourth in a row.

And the assistant boss is looking forward to the clash.

Gallen said: '˜It is very nice to be at home, I must admit, mainly because I am pretty superstitious and last year we had a home game and won!

'˜That's the way I think '“ and it's also good to be up against one of the fancied teams in the league.

'˜Luton are a big club, historically they have been in divisions higher than even League One, so I think it's going to be a big game with two good teams possessing ambitions of doing well this year.

'˜It gives you an idea straightaway of where you are and Luton will have their eye on being in the top six I would have thought '“ and we have our eye on that as well.

'˜I think it's a good test for us, a good test for them, two big clubs playing each other and a good indication of where we are early on.'