"I for one am pleased the Rams are not contemplating promotion from League One this season." Thanks Stan, someone's reading the detail. Leeds, Norwich out for revenge ('tho they wouldn't be there if we were), Saints already bottom with minus 10 will be looking more like sinners, Charlton, Millwall, MK Dons, I wouldn't fancy it at all.

Reading about Sven-Göran Eriksson 's Notts County beating Forest 2-1 is a double joy. I know, if your aunt had a moustache, she'd be your uncle, but Forest beaten by their other good neighbours, and yesterday's 3-1 at Exeter without three of our top team are straws in the wind for a better season, so let's forget about, 'look what we narrowly missed'. Rotherham on Tuesday August 11th in the Carling Cup is League 2, and they'll be keen to do as well as Torquay, but more of that after the opening game against Posh.

Still the main dish includes West Brom & Newcastle, who play each other in the late game on August 8th, Reading, against whom we've had many a difficult game, Middlesbrough, Cardiff, Palace, the Blades & Preston, with us and maybe Swansea? Ipswich? Bristol City? that's a rough top ten, but there's always surprises - like Doncaster last season.