Season 98 - Are you ready?

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Desert Rats FC Season Preview (a bit late, I know - but Father-in-Law has passed on, after a fairly long illness, and I've not been as active as I would have liked).

Last season - an almost perfect season, only beaten once, in the 2nd Leg of the Semi-Final, whatever anyone else calls it, I think it was a Troll result. My two wingers (100+ goals between them in all competitions) missed four sitters in the first 10 minutes and it went downhill from there... So only a League and Cup double.








This season, Season 23 at Level 16. League Draw is a doozy. League full of tankers and FTP (failed to promote). Only one other top 4 finish and an 8th place (and I think that was a mistake). Some hellish Average Quality being displayed, too...



As is usual after a League + one win other season, Champions League is +1 Level, and only two other Level 16 teams at that. Unusually, the Quality of the +1 Level teams is at par or larger, rather than being inferior.



Cup is same Level, and offers the biggest chance for Silverware for the Rats this season, provided they can avoid the Troll...

Initial Playing Squad was the same as last season, but there has since been a major clearout of the lower Quality players and a couple of draftees, as well as a new striker from the Youth Academy, who is currently being power trained to 6*+ level.



Leavers were



And the new faces...






Here's hoping for a successful season - good luck to everyone else!