Season 2010/11 kicks off tonight with the first round of fixtures in the League Cup. The draw has thrown up some interesting groups with four balanced groups giving every team a fair chance of progressing.

In group A Davie Dewar and Brian Marshalls newly assembled team the Salmon Leap take on a Club 2000 side hungry for success after their best season ever last year. The Salmon Leap is stacked top to bottom of league veterans, and are one of the favourites this year to push into the top 5, however Chris Bryden has managed to keep his young guns intact and with another year's experience under their belt, they are more than a match for anyone.
A change of venue and a change of name, sees The Jacks (previously Westwood) take on The (former Greenhills) Shooters. There hasn't been much transfer talk from these sides, and will be mostly fielding the same sides that finished 16th and 13th respectively last year. This tie is too tough to call at this early, but both teams will be desperate to put last season behind them and start afresh.

Group B sees the Murray start their campaign against the Also Rans. Again, both seems will be fielding similar teams this year, making this a very tough test for the Also Rans to try and snatch some points at one of the toughest venues in the league.
Chris Main's Hunters team have welcomed back into the fold some of the old Hunter's B players after the Sharpshooters folded during the close season, and they take on newly named Centre One, the Cuesters. The Hunters had the basis of a good team last year, but were a little thin on numbers. With the addition of a few of the better Sharpshooters players, they will look to start the season strong. However John Burns has had his Cuesters players all participating in the Summer Singles, so will all the competitive practice pay off?

Group C sees probably the most exciting of the Groups. It hosts the tie of the night tonight with the Top Guns taking on rivals the Greenhills. The Greenhills had a tremendous season last year, finishing just short of 3rd place and runners up in the League Cup. They will be desperate to go one further this year and win a trophy, however the face a tough task to start with the always dangerous Top Guns, who have added more firepower with Colin Phillip joining the ranks.
Defending League Cup Winners the Entertainers start the season with a trip to the Eagles as they look to become the first team to ever retain the League Cup. If they achieved this feat, they would also become the first team to win the trophy 3 times. The Eagles lost the final of the Silver cup last year, and will be out to try and make a run at the main cup and shock the holders in the process.

In group D, double winner's the Hustlers host the Whitehills Aces. The Hustlers have had a few changes of personnel in the close season, and by the looks of things again this year, are the team to beat. The Aces have kept their core squad together, but will have their work cut out against Stevie Kelly's men.
Our final tie sees the Tower travel to play the newly formed Ospreys. The Ospreys sees a lot of the old Club 2000 players returning such as Monty Zannon and Stevie Wylie, and will give a few teams a scare this season no doubt if they can add a couple more experienced players to their ranks. The Tower are always a tough team to beat at home and will be looking to get off to a flyer in this tie.

Full fixtures as follows:

Group A
Salmon Leap - Club 2000
The Jacks - The Shooters
Group B
Murray - Also Rans
Hunters - Cuesters
Group C
Greenhills - Top Guns
Eagles - Entertainers
Group D
Hustlers - Whitehills Aces
Ospreys - Tower