Desert Rats FC are as ready as they can be.

The Management had a clear out of a few bits of dead wood at the end of last season, so a somewhat reduced squad carried over to this season.

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For some reason, and for the first time in many a season, the Rats are in a Champions League comprised of teams at the same Level. Having gotten used to fighting their way through +1 Level teams (with a certain amount of success) it will be interesting to see if they can do the same this season.

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A bit of action in a strangely subdued Transfer Market this afternoon and a couple of players picked up for relatively few tokens.

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Rigo Torres has had Shadow Striker SA added and been power-trained up to 6*

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Both new players are in the Starting XI for this evening's Cup match.

Holmesdale FC are also raring to go, details are in the Team Showcase thread

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