Aaand the PON prediction league is back once again! This is how it works:

At least two days before every matchday I will post a thread with eight matches to predict, two each from the Championship, League One, League Two and (from 6 August) the Conference. You then reply with your predicted scores. The cut-off time for posting is kick-off. At the end of it all I'll then post a table with the current standings.

Scoring system: 3 points for a correct score and 1 for a correct result. So if you predict Hartlepool to beat Walsall 2-1 and they do, you get 3 points; if Hartlepool win 1-0, you get 1 point. Each round you can also choose one match as your joker - any points you win for that match are then doubled.

We have a dedicated (and very competitive!) hardcore, but newcomers are also very, very welcome! Maybe you could be this season's surprise package? Simply reply to this post with your predictions by 3pm this coming Saturday and nominate one match as your joker - good luck!

Luton Town v Birmingham City

Rotherham United v Swansea City

Ipswich Town v Bolton Wanderers

Plymouth Argyle v Barnsley

Sheffield Wednesday v Portsmouth

Leyton Orient v Grimsby Town

Salford City v Mansfield Town

Walsall v Hartlepool United

It feels a bit strange to be writing this in mid July when it's about a billion degrees outside, but the football season will be starting on 30 July - that's a week and a bit! And as we all know, the most important thing about the football season is the PON prediction league. It's been quiet here for a bit, partly because it hasn't been the most exciting of summers, but I'm hoping we'll spring to life again soon. So I'd like to gauge interest.

I'm hoping to get enough people together to do it again this coming season - both the old hands and new people who fancy giving it a shot themselves, everyone is welcome! Just drop a message below if you're interested

@Dripsey3, @Dan, @super_ram, @4everapie, @gtownjohnno, @Megan_Elizax, @magpiejue, @ARLukomski, @nottsnutter, @jimbob, @GrannyPie, @barnet11uk, @Chris, @KB1862, @liampie, @Joshua, @Feral Fox, @allardyces tash, @TheSkipper, @CliftonMagpie, @Alex, @Canadian

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61826229

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62043633

https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/20255162.carlisle-united-sign-stockport-countys-ex-man-city-brighton-accrington-defender-ben-barclay/

If I was Klopp, I would be going after Anthony Paterson at Sunderland

So, the new kit is here. How do you find it? 

I'll offer my opinion - it's awful. The various patches on the arms are way too fussy and the multicoloured logo on the front is dreadful. And why no stripes on the back? It's surely not a problem with pinstripes. 

If we'd gone with white arms and a monochrome sponsor's logo, we'd have had ourselves a deal, but not this. On the plus side, however, the shorts are black, and we can all relive the glory days of consecutive 80s relegations...

Oh well. If we win promotion wearing a naff shirt, I'll take that. 

https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/sport/20244421.omar-mussa-heading-weymouth-exit/

Would like him at #Notts 

His twitter (at) 10_omarinho