And here at the Hartlepool Mail, there was only one place to start – putting the game into auto pilot mode and simulating the 2020-21 National League campaign to see where Hartlepool United finished in the table.
For a bit of fun, scroll and click through the pages to see where Pools and their fifth tier rivals ended up:
5. 19th - Dover Athletic - 50 points
P44 W12 D14 L18 GF55 GA68 GD-13 Photo: Jordan Mansfield
6. 18th - Aldershot Town - 50 points
P44 W12 D14 L18 GF46 GA53 GD-7 Photo: Warren Little
7. 17th - Halifax Town - 51 points
P44 W14 D9 L21 GF46 GA53 GD-7 Photo: PAUL ELLIS
8. 16th - Eastleigh - 51 points
P44 W11 D18 L15 GF48 GA55 GD-7 Photo: Harry Trump