I Can't Wait Till August

I hate off seasons, i really do, they go for far to long! The big advantage of the past 2 off seasons though has been the World Cup of 2006 and the Asian Cup this year, they do help make the time go faster. With Euro 2008 next year it does help soften the blow of having no quality football on our screens, but ultimately there is nothing like club football. I really can not wait till August and the start of both the Premier League and the A-League.

Over the next couple of weeks Henry Bergkamp and i will put together our predictions for the upcoming seasons of both competitions, who we think will finish where and who we think will be the stars and flops. Feel free to use my predictions in your fantasy teams as im sure they will be spot on! ;)

Normally the Premier League is my biggest priority in terms of anticipation, but i have to admit that Version 3 of the A-League is getting me going! My Sydney FC membership is ready to go and i cant wait for the opportunity to see quality football every other week. Being a Newcastle Jets fan it may seem strange that i have a Sydney season ticket, but with me living in Sydney and Bergkamp being a Sydney fan its the logical thing to do.

I must admit i am a little worried that after the succesful first 2 seasons that the Jets had, i could be in for a long season. Losing Carle and Okon is going to hurt and while i watch every other team make good signings i watch and wait in hope, much the way i watch and wait for Arsenal to magically sign a whole team of superstars, even if they dont need them. Its like being the poor kid with his packed lunch from home watching all the rich kids buying their lunch from the canteen, you just want some of what they are having.

In the end it just comes down to trust. You just have to trust your manager knows what he is doing, you just have to trust that the players already at the club will do the job.

And trust i shall, i just cant wait! Bring on August!

Its just my opinion

Sir Boom