Season 29 Week 1 processing...

Welcome to the new season, are you all ready ? fingers crossed ? and we're off...

Reset is underway...

Data entry is underway...

Quite a lot of things to process this week so there might be some delays before I can kickoff the games...

I'm halfway through and it's gone 4pm so it looks like the kickoff will be delayed...

As far as I can tell neither Barcelona or Schalke have entered European competition this season, if that is an oversight on your part then you need to let me know sharpish...

Paul Hemmings wrote:

As far as I can tell neither Barcelona or Schalke have entered European competition this season, if that is an oversight on your part then you need to let me know sharpish...

I hope not..... might give a chance to win it!! Ha

Copa Libertadores draw

Fluminense, River Plate, Penarol & Tachira
Botafogo, Catolica, Argentinos & Strongest
Vasco, Cruzeiro, Corinthians & Defensor
Sao Paulo, Santos, Blooming & Coritiba

Champions Cup draw & Europa Cup draw

being made Wednesday morning...

Fairs Cup draw

Rotterdam, Slovan, Sevilla & Dukla
Brighton, St Johnstone, Monaco & Frankfurt
Bohemians, Inverness, Hamburg & Jena
Warsaw, Shamrock, Besiktas & Olympiacos

Paul Hemmings wrote:

As far as I can tell neither Barcelona or Schalke have entered European competition this season, if that is an oversight on your part then you need to let me know sharpish...

Sorry Paul. I totally forgot in a rush to get my turn out before holiday. I’d like Barcelona to go into Europe please. Maybe the Europa Cup as we only came 3rd in Spain last season. Thanks

Sorry Paul, yes, Schalke want to enter the CL please!

Must've missed the tick box...

The league games will kickoff this afternoon at 1300 hours...

Champions Cup draw

Man City, Liverpool, Juventus & Bayern Munich
Man United, Watford, Ajax & Valencia
Charlton, Inter Milan, Benfica & Gladbach
Plymouth, AC Milan, Paris & Schalke

Europa Cup draw

Newcastle, Chelsea, Real Madrid & Marseille
Fulham, Roma, Barcelona & Anderlecht
Arsenal, QPR, Atletico Madrid & Nantes
Aston Villa, Shelbourne, Panathinaikos & Genk

European Cup Winners Cup draw

Brondby, Galatasaray, Sparta & Shaktar
Wednesday, Basel, Kiev & Zagreb
Soton, Ujpest, Viking & Malmo
Lazio, Grasshoppers, Fenerbahce & Innsbruck

European Cup draw

Spurs, Palace, Steaua & Stockholm
Blackburn, Feyenoord, Lillestrom & Zenit
Coventry, Celtic, Dragovol & Lille
Everton, Fiorentina, Spartak & Rosenborg

Intertoto Cup draw

Leeds, Hibs, Red Star Belgrade & Berlin
Sunderland, Burnley, Aberdeen & Etienne
Norwich, Portsmouth, Bournemouth & Napoli
Birmingham, West Brom, Lisbon & Standard Liege

Copa Sudamerica draw

Universito, Colo Colo, Nacional & Once Caldas
Necaxa, Sao Caetano, Guadalajara & Concepcion
Ponte Preta, Universida, Rio Branco & Toluca
Mogi Mirim, Alianza, Estudiantes & Volta Redonda

Confederations Cup draw

Cosmos, Kabylie, Sydney & Washington
Melbourne, Constantine, Chicago & LA Galaxy
Raja, Harrisburg, Kaiser Chiefs & Tampa
New York City, Accra, Diaraf & Kansas

Some of you didn't make it very clear as to which competition you wanted to enter and some didn't get their first choice competition but I think you are all in now, let me know if I missed anything...

Friendly, Reserve, Youth & Schoolboy games are underway...

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Champions Cup draw

Man City, Liverpool, Juventus & Bayern Munich
Man United, Watford, Ajax & Valencia
Charlton, Inter Milan, Benfica & Gladbach
Plymouth, AC Milan, Paris & Schalke

What a strong competition. Just glad I'm not in group 4!

Paul Hemmings wrote:

The league games will kickoff this afternoon at 1300 hours...

I shall have the popcorn ready and F5 is my best friend!

Looking forward to the new season...
Thanks Paul for the European competition draws.
Hopefully I'll see all the results before I leave to take the grandson to his football training.
Cheers Phil....just discovered what F5 does!

The players have finished warming up and the referee checks his watch, good luck to everybody this week...