New Season Beckons

It's always exciting to see the mail alert on the Hattrick website when you know that the fixture list is due for a new BCup season. This season was no exception.

I was over the moon to see my old league-mates, Stones, in the same group as I. I feel a strange connection with Mr Two, even though we have never met. I guess it was because we both promoted into V.25 at the same time and so I share a certain empathy with him.

I had mixed emotions about seeing Monmouth Town as I think they were massively unlucky last season to end up in such a powerhouse of a group and would have done much better had they been in a more open group. This season they are even stronger than before and I think could be real contenders for the crown.

Presidents are a mixed blessing in a group. Yes you can almost guarantee a win against them... but so can everyone else ;) so it's effectively reduced the number of mistakes you can afford to make.

Seeing the Tigers in my group fills me with dread. They are one of the few teams in this competition that have beaten me more times than I have beaten them. Every time I see their team name I get flashbacks to the early seasons of the BCup when it was pretty much us verses them in the finals... and I think I lost every time. I know they aren't as strong a team as they used to be but old memories are hard to shake.

All in all I think it will be a tough but fun season for the Ratz. However, due to my league situation (I desperately want to promote this season) I think another BCup title is slightly out of reach for us.

Oh and welcome to doomsters... didn't notice you had joined us ;p