Yes, this coming Saturday will be the start of October! According to the original Roman republican calendar, October was the eighth month of the year rather than the ninth. The Roman calendar was only 10 months long and included the following months: Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, S.extilis (later renamed Augustus (August) in honor of Octavian Augustus when he was still alive), September, October, November, and December. As you can see, January and February hadn’t been added to the calendar yet!
Like its neighbouring months September, November, and December, the month of October kept its numerical name, even after Julius Caesar expanded the calendar year from 10 months to 12. October entered Old English via Old French, replacing the English vernacular term Winterfylleğ (“Winter full moon”). Just thought I'd drop that in as a bit of info for you all.
Now, back to all the English football leagues and not just Leagues 1 & 2 forced on us by that dross of the UEFA Nations. One early kick off so don't miss out like someone did last week
Sat 1st October
Arsenal v Spurs (12.30PM)
Fulham v Newcastle
Liverpool v Brighton
Blackburn v Millwall
Bristol City v QPR
Coventry V Middlesbrough
WBA v Swansea
Bolton v Lincoln
Cambridge v Derby
Harrogate v Bradford
Predict a score: Sheff Utd ? v ? Birmingham