I'm going to leave the horses for a bit now and put a bit by for Ante Post football over the coming weeks.
I've already got one that i'm going to shout up.
I've been watching Conference North football for a few seasons now and as a follower of Hereford i can't help but be a bit excited about our chances of a good season. Not the normal pre season optimism so much but the fact that many changes have been made since last season.
We have a new Chairman, we have a new manager, we have an entire new squad. It's a complete new set up.
I'm not sure how the new changes have come about but the signings of both manager, Paul Caddis and the players he has bought in are better than last two seasons, set up.
Although it's Caddis first managerial position since retiring he's been an academy coach at Fleetwood since 2021. As a player he made 17 appearances for Celtic before moving on to 5 English league clubs. He was Captain at Birmingham City and has one Cap for Scotland.
He has a few more contacts in the game than our previous manager and has bought in some experienced players who might still be able to cut it at this level. Adam Rooney who played for Aberdeen and Salford, being just one.
We're no Wrexham but there seems to have been a little bit more to spend this pre season, some of it due to reducing squad size and focusing on quality rather than quantity.
There is a positive feel amongst the fans, the club has revealed our new kit and much to the delight of everyone they've done a retro shirt of when we won League 1 in 1976. Long over due this.
I'd been waiting for the odds to come out in this league and they came out yesterday. I was thinking somewhere around 6 and 8/1 based on we have one of the largest following in the league, alone.
Bet365 and Betway are both 14/1, 1/4 odds, 3 places! William Hills have already cut from 14/1 to 12/1.
It's a big price imo. Sadly by the time Unibet put their odds up i'll probably only get a single figure price but 14/1 now...if you've got any loose change in your account i'd recommend an each way bet.