Season's First Rain-Off

If today's omens are anything to go by, it could be a long, wet summer. Tonight's East League pre-season meeting has been cancelled because of the rain, as it was feared that few of the non-Edinburgh clubs would be able to attend. Surely the first time that the weather has caused an indoor fixture to be rearranged ?

Perhaps we should take a leaf out of English cricket's book and start the season in the sunny Middle East - hotel rooms must be a good deal cheaper after the property bust .....