The drums of the new Championship season are beating at dawn on Saturday! In the first match, Hattersfield, who were just one step away from entering the Premier League last season, will face the challenge of the strongest team in the league, Bonny at home. After suffering from relegation last year, Bonny has hired Belgian soccer star Giovanni to take charge of the coaching staff this season, while Hattersfield has suffered from a major personnel change, and the team's strength has obviously declined, which makes Bonny's away win more likely. (Live broadcast at 3:00am on Saturday on channels 661 and 601)
Hattersfield ranked third in the Championship last season and reached the final of the promotion play-offs, but unfortunately failed to beat Nottingham Forest and missed the chance of promotion. The team's morale was low after the defeat, and the coach Copeland announced his resignation at the beginning of the month, and was temporarily taken over by Scott Fitt. The core players of the team, Louis O'Byrne and Harry Toffelow, joined Nottingham Forest with a total transfer fee of 10 million pounds, which is a great blow to Hattersfield.
Slow start for the hosts, who suffered a defeat in their first game
Although Bonny was relegated to the Championship, the team still has experienced veterans such as Ashley Bannis, Garnett and Jack Chalker, and more importantly, the team hired Giovanni, who was brought in by Andretti, which shows that Bonny is determined to make a comeback. Hattersfield hardly made any important reinforcements before the season, and the team is known for being slow to win, with only one draw and three defeats in their first matches in the league in the last four seasons. Although it is still an open question whether Bonny will succeed in getting promoted, it does not seem to be difficult to beat the greatly reduced Hattersfield.
