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It all kicks off tonight. Will Middlesbrough and Newcastle follow the likes of Charlton, Leeds and Southampton into a financial mess and League 1? Will Darren Ferguson be able to keep taking Peterborough up the English system? This is a quality league and those who have just fallen out of the Premier League will find it very tough to bounce straight back, particularly if the house isn't in order. Soccerlens provide their Championship preview . More than half of these clubs have recent Premier League experience, Roy Keane takes over at Ipswich who will want to perform in the memory of Sir Bobby Robson, QPR have got bucketloads of cash... a great season lies ahead.

We're getting close to kick-off... This year League One sees Charlton, Norwich and Southampton, all Premiership clubs just five years ago, fighting it out amongst the likes of Brighton, MK Dons and the once-mighty Leeds. Read the preview here from Soccerlens.com

Can Sven revive Notts County out of their long slump? Does Rotherham have the title in the bag after last season's great effort despite a 17pt penalty? Can Crewe bounce-back to League 1 at the first attempt? It's tough going down in League Two this year... Soccerlens.com's League Two season preview is a handy guide to lower-league football, particularly if you like having a accumulator across all the leagues, and dream of the jackpot of picking the winner of each league.

This weekend ahead is the one I look forward to most in football - the expectation of are those recruits any good or a complete waste of money? Which team has flown under the radar and which manager just doesn't have a bloody clue? And the Football Leagues rathe than the Premier League hold much more excitement for me, far fewer overpaid diving prats.. Soccerlens.com is posting a series of season previews for all the leagues this week, here's the first for the old Conference, the Blue Square Premier League which we won't see on TV this season due to the demise of Setanta Sports. I follow this league with some interest, being a member of the fans conglomerate which is Ebbsfleet FC - it could be a long season ahead.