Quote: Dita's Slot Meter "I suppose the benefit from a spectator point of view is that, right from.the off, the games should have a watchable intensity and won't have that, casual, early season feel that a lot of pre-Magic matches have, where some losses are almost shrugged off because they will have little consequence in the long term of a season.
From the start, any loss will be significant and momentum will be a huge factor. Squad rotation will be a massive thing too, which, in effect, will make gaining momentum even harder.
Fair to say, the coach and his backroom staff (of every club) will certainly have to earn their money to be successful this year. There certainly won't be any short cuts to the title this season.'"
I like the fact that we have HKR first up. I don't see them as a pushover, but that is a good game for us to start with. And if we lose, well I think you can write our season off as the psychological damage will be worse than losing the two points.
I had forgotten about the fixture compression and need for rotation. I am not sure if that will favour us or not. Do we have decent backup in the squad ?