The late summer shadows grow longer, the holidays are over and Saturday afternoon gardening is losing its appeal.
Luckily, the new football season is now upon us. For me, that means a new League and twenty new venues.
The Wearside League is Step 7 of the NFS, founded in 1892 and (presumably?) a competition of great heritage.
Compared to the public parks and school grounds of Step 8, each club now boasts a true 'stadium' and established civic-asset status (and I'm not expecting to have to pee in a bush at this level!).
Don't get me wrong, I don't expect anything too luxurious, but perhaps the gap between Steps 8 and 7 will be more marked than between others higher up the pyramid. That is my initial assumption, and I may yet be proved wrong?
As with last season, I'll be checking out the facilities and the hospitality at each venue and kind-of rating them in my own way. Importantly, this is to cross-compare with each other, not to make any judgments on the improvement from a lower level.
As for the action on the pitch, well I've been enthralled by kids mini-soccer and enraged by full internationals, so I'm well aware that exciting and dull games happen at all levels. So long as it's football not warfare, I'll just take each game as it comes.
Bring it on!
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