After what seems like an unusually short summer break, the new football season returns tomorrow. For some reason, I don’t feel quite ready for it just yet.

Tomorrow morning, I will be making the long coach journey to Bromley (somewhere near London – I think) to watch Bath City play their first game in The Blue Square South.

While at the match, I will be keeping a close eye on how Leeds United are getting on in their first game against Tranmere Rovers. Tranmere may be a team in the Merseyside, but it seems a million miles away from the likes of Liverpool and Everton – teams Leeds were playing only a few years ago.

As hopes and expectations go, I would like both my sides avoid relegation! Had Leeds not been faced with a ludicrous 15 point penalty, I would be expecting promotion back to The Championship, but I would happily settle 20th place come May 2008.

I don’t know what to expect from Bath. Their new division is unfamiliar territory. Following winning the league last season, I would like to think they could repeat the feat again, or at least make the play offs. Still, I shouldn’t be greedy – I would settle for mid table in their first season.

Hopefully, come August 2008, I will be blogging about Leeds’ season back in The Championship and their new billionaire owner; Bath City’s back-to-back promotion success; and the news that Ken Bates has been locked up in prison for being a dirty old crook.

Tomorrow evening, I hope that Bath City have a juicy 3 points under their belt, while Leeds are flying high with a healthy tally of -12; and the news that Ken Bates has been locked up in prison for being a dirty old crook.