Walsall will start the 2009 campaign away at Brighton, giving everyone the opportunity of a great seaside weekend to set us up for the rest of the season.

We’ll follow the long trip South with visits from Southend and dirty Leeds. After that there’s some of the makeweights from last year’s Championship so we’d better hope the team gels together fast, and, as Roy Whalley points out, is competitive.

Bring it on!