I cannot wait for the football season to begin, because however hard I tried, games with no atmosphere and no fans, or a smattering of supporters dotted around ,felt like a series of meaningless friendlies, resulting in a season that I really couldn’t get too excited about.

However, despite the disappointment of football not coming home this summer, seeing stadiums across Europe filled with happy, emotionally charged people supporting their respective nations rekindled the flame of excitement within me.With the Premier League season due to get underway on 14 August then(fingers crossed), and with a trip to Burnley, Brighton & Hove Albion will be looking to dramatically improve on last season’s goals converted to chances created ratio.

Good news then that former England striker Danny Welbeck signed a new one-year contract with the Se ...