For me a little bit of a shame that the first league game is so far away as personally I'd have rather had a home game to start off with. However, Hartlepool will be a bit more underprepared than us due to their season only finishing in mid-June last term. They also have lost a couple of key players and have a very small squad, and despite them likely to have quite a few fans backing them on their return to the Football League, I reckon we will kick off our campaign with a 3-0 win, with Rodari, Frost and Nichols to score
Promoted team, back in the football league. I imagine the crowd will be large and noisy. The Monkey hangers will be up for it and I predict a hectic first twenty minutes with some tackles flying in...if that were us it's what I'd be demanding.
If we can hold off that early onslaught I think we will spoil their party but it's gonna be a toughie!