Yes, that's right - the new Guinness Premiership season is approaching fast.
In one of the biggest stories of the off-season, today it was revealed that Sir Ian McGeechan will be joining Bath Rugby as a "Performance Director". No, he's not going to be treading the boards and auditioning the squad for a burly version of "Romeo and Juliet". Or is he? After all, what does a performance director actually do?
According to Bath coach Steve Meehan, apparently Geech's job is to cover all the support systems behind the first team and academy and look at all the things needed to recognise talent, develop it, and then use it at the very highest level.
OK then. So that's clear. But will there not be an overlap between Meehan's coaching and McGeechan's performance directing jazz-hands?
Meehan also stressed there would be no clashes between himself and McGeechan as they share the same philosophy. Now, is it just me or does that immediately make you suspect there will be the odd 'disagreement' at the Rec?
And isn't a head coach/performance director pretty much the same thing? It will be interesting to see how this off-pitch relationship develops and if Geech's aim of taking Bath back to the success of their 1980s glory days will materialise. It will be great if it does. I respect Lions legend Sir Ian more than any other coach and I would love to see him succeed in whatever he does.
Roll on the 4 September and the start of the new season. And who are Bath playing first up? Why, my boys, Leeds Carnegie.
With their new performance director hoping for some all singing and all dancing performances, I'm sure Bath will break a leg. Not literally, mind...
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