After ten years and over 500 games in charge, Paul Tisdale will be hoping to lead Exeter City to an improvement on last season's 14th placed finish.
Over the summer, Tisdale has overseen a number of large changes in personnel as Christian Ribiero, Alex Nicholls, Aaron Davies and David Noble were all released as the Grecians looked to freshen up his squad.
Amongst his new arrivals former Wales Under-21 international Lloyd James will add some extra steel into a midfield that already includes Ryan Harley and Matt Oakley, whilst Robbie Simpson and Liam McAlinden could potentially increase their firepower in attack.
David Wheeler and Lee Holmes will once again add plenty of width and Ollie Watkins (See Player to Watch) remains one of the lower league's hottest young properties.
Tisdale's commitment to youth development is also as strong as ever as Nick Grimes, brother of former Grecian and Swansea City midfielder Matt Grimes, was amongst a number of players who signed their first professional contracts with the club.
In: Robbie Simpson (Cambridge United), Lloyd James (Leyton Orient), Liam McAlinden (Wolves), Troy Archibald-Henville (Carlisle United), Pierce Sweeney (Reading)
Out: Christian Ribiero (Oxford United), Alex Nicholls (Barnet), Aaron Davies (Accrington Stanley), Clinton Morrison (Redditch United), Jamie Reid (Torquay United loan), David Noble, Will Hoskins
Player to Watch: Ollie Watkins
Amongst the number of highlights of the Grecians' 2015-16 campaign was Watkins' late brace against Plymouth Argyle, which secured City's second league double against their fierce local rivals in recent seasons. During the course of the close season, Watkins has been linked to a number of Championship sides, including Brentford and Derby County, and it remains to be seen if he is still at St James Park when the summer transfer window closes at the end of August.
