Reasons to be Cheerful?

The off-season for me is usually a period of blissful optimism.  Back in the Roy Evans era I would regularly check the gossip line headlines on teletext several times a day anxiously waiting for the “£10million superstar linked” rumour to turn into a new signing.  Last season it was message boards and transfer rumour blogs, but the feeling was the same.  That excitement that comes with new signings and the blind faith that this time it will be your season.

This year, however, it’s really hard to know what to think. 

38 Steps

… to number nineteen?

Well folks, the fixture list for next season is out.

Immediately the home game with Manure on September 13th stands out. After that all our big matches come away.  Everton two weeks later, Chelski on October 25th and then a trip to Emirates on December 20th where hopefully we can grab ourselves an early Christmas present of three points.

We’ll be geeking out on the full fixture list over the next few days so look out for a stat-attack of an update this weekend.

Karl Eisenhauer