This season has a sense of do or die about it for Leeds United as Marcelo Bielsa enters what will be his final year at the club - unless they are promoted.
Last season saw the Whites challenge valiantly for automatic promotion before falling short, only to then be dramatically beaten by Derby County in the play-offs.
But focus must revert to the present and the opening day of the campaign sees them travel to an ever-strengthening Bristol City side but that was not the fixture of note on Monday.
That honour fell to their clash with Preston North End towards the end of October.
A statement from the club revealed that the match had to be moved forward a day at the request of the EFL.
However, with a couple of large first-team sales this summer, plenty of fans are still hungry for new arrivals.
So whilst some were annoyed with the news others had more pressing matters on their minds...