Fans can start preparing for 2010/11 in earnest later this week with the draw for the first round of the Carling Cup on Wednesday and the release of the league fixtures on Thursday.
The Carling Cup draw will be held at 9.30am on Wednesday with the Blues amongst the seeded clubs in the southern section. The regional nature of the draw doesn’t mean that there isn’t the possibility of a long trip, with Town having been given a visit to Shrewsbury at this stage a year ago.
Burnley and Hull City, as the clubs involved in round one highest placed in last year’s league tables, have been handed a bye to round two.
TWTD will have Town's full programme of league fixtures available on the site as soon as they are officially released at 9am on Thursday.
Carling Cup — Round One
South - Seeded
1. Portsmouth
2. Cardiff City
3. Swansea City
4. Reading
5. Bristol City
6. Queens Park Rangers
7. Ipswich Town
8. Watford
9. Crystal Palace
10. Norwich City
11. Millwall
12. Plymouth Argyle
13. Charlton Athletic
14. Swindon Town
15. Southampton
16. Colchester United
17. Brentford
18. Bristol Rovers
19. Milton Keynes Dons
20. Brighton & Hove Albion
South - Unseeded
1. Yeovil Town
2. Leyton Orient
3. Exeter City
4. Notts County
5. AFC Bournemouth
6. Dagenham & Redbridge
7. Gillingham
8. Wycombe Wanderers
9. Southend United
10. Aldershot Town
11. Port Vale
12. Northampton Town
13. Shrewsbury Town
14. Burton Albion
15. Hereford United
16. Torquay United
17. Barnet
18. Cheltenham Town
19. Stevenage
20. Oxford United
North - Seeded
1. Nottingham Forest
2. Leicester City
3. Sheffield United
4. Middlesbrough
5. Doncaster Rovers
6. Derby County
7. Preston North End
8. Barnsley
9. Coventry City
10. Scunthorpe United
11. Leeds United
12. Sheffield Wednesday
13. Peterborough United
14. Huddersfield Town
15. Walsall
North - Unseeded
1. Carlisle United
2. Oldham Athletic
3. Tranmere Rovers
4. Hartlepool United
5. Rochdale
6. Stockport County
7. Morecambe
8. Rotherham United
9. Chesterfield
10. Bury
11. Bradford City
12. Accrington Stanley
13. Crewe Alexandra
14. Macclesfield Town
15. Lincoln City