The award from the most bizarre pre-season friendly so far goes to Blue Square Premier (that's Conference to me and you) side Crawley Town, who today embark on a 1,200 mile round trip to Scottish Division One side Ross County.

There's not a lot to link the Sussex outfit with their Highland counterparts, except maybe some loose principles over filing paperwork, and a couple of Scottish managers.

One probable saving grace is that Gatwick airport is within the boundaries of Crawley, so at least the prospect of a 20-hour return coach journey has been eliminated.

There are some other belters to look out for today, including Arsenal's annual goal spree at Barnet, Man United taking on the Kaiser Chiefs (I thought there were only five of them .. seems a bit unfair?), Bradford Park Avenue fighting for local price against Bradford City, and Bedford Town looking for a cricket score against hapless Luton Town, who continue preparations for the ultimate, unequivocal, unparalleled, unrivaled, and totally copyrighted 'season from hell'.

Enjoy your football, folks.

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