For me this season starts without the baggage of the last couple.
We know who the manager is, what he is capable off and I think most fans are enthused by him and trust him.
If we are not good enough it will probably be because other teams are better rather than us shooting ourselves in the foot.
We have players capable of defending (which we need to do for 90+minutes)and of scoring. We have fresh faces and we are no longer simply hoping that the old guard will come good.
We also seem to have a club that is at least heading in the right direction off the field.
We know that attendances will be lower. If we do well they will improve. If not, get worse. So be it.
Dare I say it, i don't believe we'll be counting down the first ten matches either.

So roll on August 12th. What will be will be, but I am looking forward to it and simply hoping that my moderate expectations will be exceeded.