On the eve of the first competitive game of yet another season I would like to take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you the absolute best of luck from now until the end of May.

Between all of us Managers there will be many ups and also many downs. I hope that we can all bear in mind that the bad times are always worth suffering as they make the good times so much better.

I hope that the players can try to see the reasonable side of the decisions that your Managers make and I hope that you achieve what you deserve in your season.

Me, I will be relaxing tonight knowing that everything has been organised and my squad are fresh and raring to go. I can’t wait to get going and to hopefully find more material for the blog.

Lastly, I really hope that we do not lose any more clubs because the recent disappearance of some teams has been very disturbing. Here’s hoping it’s not the case.

Good luck

The Gaffer