It's going to be a challenging season, and we welcome that. Overall, I think the average quality of our opponents will be higher than we are used to seeing - on par with the Coed Classic this summer.
Since this is a new division, it's difficult to prepare for the games. We may have vague scouting reports for certain games, but the only teams we truly know are Far Post (against whom we are 2-1) and Flirting with Sobriety (against whom we are 1-1). We'll have to approach every game with a blank slate and make quick adjustments to mark players and stay in games. Scoring first will be important against the best teams.
I'm circling a few games as always. First one is the Flirts game this coming weekend. Since we've already shot ourselves in the foot by handing Hoover FC a win in Week 1, we need to get back into the win column and stay in the middle of the table. The Flirts have the better of us in goal differential, having outscored us 4-2 in two games in the spring. We can't say much because we know they spy on us, but let's just say the rematch ought to be good.
The other two key games will be against Diplomats (Oct. 12th) and Lost Tourists (Oct. 26th). These are both bound to be high quality teams. Diplomats finished at the top of the Second Division last year, while Lost Tourists were relegated from the 1st Division. Both will have high quality strikers and present quite a match for us, who have spent a year and a half in Third Division. The Lost Tourist game worries me for a different reason; it's at 8:00 a.m.!
Kickoff times vary so pay attention and clear your schedule now. We have some early morning, mid-morning, and afternoon games. We have one night game on Sept. 28th.
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