Tomorrow we finally begin the new league season with a first ever visit to Weston-super-Mare.

The seagulls have returned to the Southern League after relegation last season from the National League South of whom they were one of the founder members.

Their pre-season campaign has seen them take on a number of local professional clubs and includes an 8-1 defeat against a full-strength League 1 Newport County side, however it also includes an excellent 2-1 triumph over Taunton Town in the Somerset Premier Cup Final.

After a difficult 2018/9 season, the club under the stewardship of Scott Barlett, will be looking to bounce back at the first time of asking and are one of the fancied sides in the league this season. With the weather forecast threatening unseasonally high winds, a tough and keenly fought encounter looks to be on the menu for both sides as they look to make a positive start to the new campaign.