Clubs are rebuilding their squads, keynote signings are being made and the fans can dream of a great season of football ahead.

There is some real quality at the top end of League One right now and another thrilling promotion race will no doubt unfold.

Peterborough United have played some scintillating football on their way to two failed bashes at promotion over the last two seasons. They face an interesting, perhaps even challenging, summer ahead.

They have already lost the influential Ephron Mason-Clark to Coventry City and talented Harrison Burrows looks like sailing off to the Premier League real soon.

But they remain ambitious at London Road with the club retaining the vast bulk of last season’s squad.

New contracts have also been offered to Hector Kyprianou and Kwame Poku and Posh’s hopes next season will certainly depend on keeping their best youngsters at London Road for another season.

They are a club packed with raw and improving talent – perhaps a little bit more experience is now the order of the day to finally get them over the line.

It is a similar scenario facing Ian Evatt, who has a few conundrums to solve following Bolton’s remarkable play-off final capitulation to Oxford United.

A reccord-breaking season of 121 goals ended with the Trotters failing to get a single shot on target as they no-showed at Wembley.

Evatt must now find solutions to turn back-to-back play-off failures into that long-desired promotion. By his own admission, Bolton froze on the big stage. It seems some cooler heads and players who can cope with the pressure of expectation will now be on Evatt’s summer shopping list. League newcomers – and League Two champions – showed last season it is more than possible to bounce-back from heart-break under the Wembley arch.

Relegated Championship trio Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town and Rotherham United should all feature at the right end of the table this time out.

The two Yorkshire sides go into the season with new managers at the helm, Michael Duff in charge of the Terriers and journeyman manager Steve Evans leading the Millers.

Both bosses have the pedigree to guide their new sides to promotion and Rotherham have already made a great start to their summer business with the signing of Jonson Clarke-Harris following his release from Peterborough.

The hotshot bagged an impressive 78 goals in 166 games for Posh. If he can recapture that form then the Millers will be a tough nut to crack, but, even so, it will still be a big ask for yo-yo side Rotherham to do it yet again.

Birmingham City have lost their way somewhat in recent seasons – how they could do with Jude Bellingham back.

But relegation could well be a good thing for the fallen giants and give them a chance to regroup and come back stronger. City, playing third tier football for the first time in 29 years, will be the biggest club in the league and the one that everyone wants to shoot down, especially at St Andrews.

City – still on the hunt for the right manager to guide them in unfamiliar territory – go into the campaign with the nucleus of last season’s squad. They will certainly have the pulling power to bring some big-hitters to the second city. If they get the big decisions right then the Blues will rise again.

Hollywood Wrexham are tipped highly in the pre-season odds, but perhaps that is more because they are the easy and glamorous bet for the casual punters. They will certainly give it a good go, but promotion three seasons in a row? This isn’t Championship manager.

Perhaps a better bet for the punter looking for value will be to head to the coast and get your quid on Blackpool. The Seasiders ended the season strongly, picking up 26 points from their last 13 games. It wasn’t quite enough to gatecrash the play-off party, but if they maintain that momentum then they will be a good shout for a top six spot this time out.