A near perfect start for the Wasps. Maybe the change of nickname worked as last season we could hardly score. Today we scored 2 goals from 4 shots - a sting in the tail, indeed.

We were the weaker side but defended well. Queens Park weren't helped by Jamie Brandon getting 4 of their 8 chances; missing the target once, having one saved  and getting caught offside twice.

We didn't even have to bring on Jacobssen who is rumoured to have asked for a transfer to team with "better prospects".

We won't be resting on our laurels as Queens Park can easily turn the tie around in the second leg but any aggressive play will be risky.

On the eve of the new season......

EDI Manager Bill Bushby has stated that EDI will be making a significent new signing that will be expected to herald a slight change in tactics for the team and that EDI are on the cusp of signing two new youth team players to the full squad.

As a consequence, EDI will look to step up somewhat from last season and as previously mentioned, will also look to employ a more varied choice of gameday tactics to exploit future opponents chosen tactics on a week-to-week basis.

One or two other trades are currently being considered but at present nothing is in the pipeline.

Motherwell return to another division 1 campaign after the disappointment of last season. However, a new season means new promise, so let's check in on what we can expect this year:

Positives:

• MOT start off with one of the best T-11s and T-17s in the league. There will be a lot of SLs on the pitch from the start, so hopefully MOT can avoid a slow start
• MOT have 3 strong age 1s. This youth means we shouldn't be grtting old fast over the course of the season.
• We have strong FWs that are moving towards their peak, and a good GK duo. Perhaps two of our most important positions - this locks us down for always having a chance in matches.
• Awards came through - this allowed us to only be 9 CP behind, but also have 9 OTF to start the season. We'll count this as our risky expenditures only cost us 5 CP. That's a crisis avoided.

Negatives:

• Our wings are old and one too few. Can we move a FW for a backup WG? Can we sign some youth in this position? We likely need 3 WGs in the next 3 seasons.
• Defense is still thin. meh.
• A suspension in the t 11 and an average morale are not the optimal day one stats.

We'll likely have to assess the early season and decide where to spend our funds this year. Do we push for players that can get us there this year? Or spend money on more youth? Can MOT push for a trophy? Probably, but this time we'll have to do a lot better in the big matches compared to last season.