The Tax Man Cometh — and this season, he had precisely one name on his ledger. Derby County. Oh, Derby. Sitting pretty up there at 4,340k like they'd forgotten I existed. They hadn't read the small print, or perhaps they simply didn't care. Either way, the bracket doesn't negotiate, it doesn't accept appeals, and it certainly doesn't do installment plans. Ten percent of the lot — a clean 434k — lifted right out of their wallet and redistributed into the great cosmic balancing act that is Session 8 taxation. They'll settle at a still-respectable 3,906k, so no need for the violin just yet, Derby. Consider it a gentle reminder that accumulation has consequences.

One name. Just the one. The Tax Man won't pretend that isn't a little underwhelming from a professional standpoint — quieter than a nil-nil on a wet Tuesday in February. But the ledger is the ledger, and Derby County had the singular honour of being this season's sole contributor to fiscal order. The rest of you skated under 3,500k and escaped without so much as a strongly-worded letter. Enjoy it. The brackets don't move. Your balances might. The Tax Man will be watching — he always is — and he'll be back before you know it.

Everyone check your bank balances 3 times instead of the normal 2 if AI is doing the taxman routine instead of Al!

...I've worked with the Claude AI to put in a routine to do the Tax Man stuff.  It will probably not work, but on the off chance it does I wanted you all to be ready...and excited for Saturday, June 27th.

I feel that the upcoming Youth Cup match between Bristol City and Cardiff City is the premier match of session seven. Take a look at their respective rosters and how they each played their first YC match, and you'll discover an incredibly challenging game to predict.