The Grand Tour

I know the start of footie season is a good 10 weeks or so off, but on Wednesday the 2009/10 fixture lists for the Football League are announced. Off course seeing as my beloved Bantams are still mired in the bottom tier of the professional English league. there isn't a great deal to get excited about. This is our third season in League Two, which sucks BIG time, when you consider just one step up the ladder would see two local derbies against Leeds and Huddersfield, not to mention teams such as Norwich, Southampton and Charlton Athletic, teams which until recently featured in the Premier League.

Instead we get to play legendary names such as Accrington Stanley, Burton Albion, Aldershot and Dagenham and Redbridge. Be still my beating heart. We don't even have a decent shout to go to London (Barnet?!?) So which destinations stand out for a decent away day? There are three chances to fetch our bucket and spades to the seaside, Morecambe, Torquay and Bournemouth. we have done Morecambe, so a trip to see the Cherries or the sea Gulls is a more preferable choice. I have never been to Torquay, but I reckon Bournemouth might be a better option ( and that has nothing to do with thew fact it has numerous titty bars.) On the pie front, there is a return to Rochdale and Bury on the cards, they are the closest games we will get to a "Derby" as well. Notts County will be tempting, if for no other reason than it has a Hooters on it's door step. Lincoln City would also be a good port of call, university towns are always a good place to go on the razz. I have also got it on pretty good authority (well, Shouty) that Chesterfield isn't a bad old night either.

So fingers crossed the computer spits out the right games on the right dates. My personal choices would be Bournemouth or Torquay away, either early doors, or in the last four weeks of the season.