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:
9. 15th - Altrincham - 52 points
P44 W13 D13 L18 GF50 GA67 GD-17 Photo: Clive Brunskill
10. 14th - Sutton United - 52 points
P44 W12 D16 L16 GF46 GA54 GD-8 Photo: Mark Trowbridge
11. 13th - Wealdstone - 57 points
P44 W14 D15 L15 GF48 GA52 GD-4 Photo: Dan Mullan
12. 12th - Barnet - 59 points
P44 W16 D11 L17 GF66 GA58 GD+8 Photo: Catherine Ivill