League One gets underway in just 23 days, with all clubs at varying levels of preparedness.
Reading- the only team yet to make a move in the transfer window- are hoping that the coming days and weeks brings a new owner to kickstart a new era.
But until then, Ruben Selles' side remains thin on bodies, with their odds long for promotion according to the bookies.
Sky Bet have the Royals at 13/2, tied with the likes of Wycombe Wanderers and Wigan Athletic.
Meanwhile, they are at 7/1 for relegation, alongside Lincoln City, Wigan and Wycombe.
Take a look below at the full list of odds, which currently have Birmingham City as nailed-on for promotion.
Birmingham- 10/11
Rotherham- 5/2
Bolton- 5/2
Wrexham- 7/2
Charlton- 4/1
Huddersfield- 4/1
Peterborough- 4/1
Barnsley- 9/2
Stockport- 11/2
Blackpool- 11/2
Reading- 13/2
Wycombe- 13/2
Wigan- 13/2
Lincoln- 13/2
Bristol Rovers- 14/1
Leyton Orient- 16/1
Exeter- 18/1
Stevenage- 18/1
Mansfield- 18/1
Burton- 22/1
Northampton- 25/1
Shrewsbury- 33/1
Cambridge- 33/1
Crawley- 50/1
Crawley- 10/11
Shrewsbury- 11/8
Cambridge- 6/4
Northampton- 15/8
Burton- 9/4
Mansfield- 11/4
Stevenage- 11/4
Exeter- 11/4
Leyton Orient- 11/4
Bristol Rovers- 10/3
Lincoln- 7/1
Reading- 7/1
Wigan- 7/1
Wycombe- 7/1
Blackpool- 8/1
Stockport- 9/1
Barnsley- 10/1
Charlton- 12/1
Peterborough- 12/1
Huddersfield- 12/1
Wrexham- 14/1
Rotherham- 18/1
Bolton- 20/1
Birmingham- 66/1
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