Hah, fooled you, it’s not starting yet. Just giving a bit of notice that it’ll be back in a month, give or take a day or two, in the old familiar format. I’ll be putting £40 up for the eventual winner this season, the least I can do as I won it last time. There won’t be an entry fee though anyone else who wants to add to the pot is quite welcome.

One piece of business though. I’m suitably refreshed and raring to go but there was a comment late last season about a possible advantage that I had in picking the fixtures as well as marking the predictions and updating the league table. I didn’t completely agree but I can see how it looks. I’m more than happy to pass the game selection element (or any other element for that matter) over to anyone who wants to do it. Anyone can check my maths after the games but the games are currently all my choosing.

Or is there another way? I’m determined that this will be a Premiership-free zone but all other leagues are fair game. It becomes more complicated when the Cup comes around but it’s generally doable.

Volunteers or other idea welcome, lads, we have a month.