Would you believe that it's the start of the new season already? The change was to help those teams in European action and to avoid a backlog from the bad weather we had at the end of last year - will it work? Time will tell.
The first game then for Ayrshire's Finest is away to Tannadice where Kilmarnock visit the home of Dundee Utd.
The Tangerines have Scott Roberston out due to injury while Danny Swanson is aiming for more involvement with the sqaud this season on return from a back injury,
Killie have Danny Racchi, Danny Buijs and Paul Heffernan and keeper Anssi Jaakkola out with injuries but new signing Ben Hutchison is expected to take part after receiving international clearance.
DUNDEE UTD: Pernis, Dillon, Severin, Dixon, Kenneth, Douglas, Smith, Watson, Flood, Rankin, Armstrong, Mackay-Stevens, Goodwillie, Russell, Daly, Swanson, Hilson, Banks.
KILMARNOCK: Bell, Clancy, Hay, Fowler, O'Leary, Ada, Silva, Kelly, Dayton, Harkins, Kroca, Gros, Pascali, Berntsson, Fisher, McKay, Kennedy, Letheren.