The typical "media fest" fixture will happen exactly five years to the weekend of when the two clubs faced each other in the opening Nationwide Conference fixture of the 2003/04 season - which saw The Shots win 2-1 in front of 3,680 spectators.
The match is followed midweek with the Carling Cup fixture away against Coventry City and the first home fixture is a mouth-watering match against relegated AFC Bournemouth on Saturday 16th August 2008.
Other initial fixtures of note at the Recreation Ground include Bradford City on Saturday 30th August and Brentford on Saturday 18th October and The Shots will face Luton Town away on Saturday 13th September.
The full fixture list is available now on the clubs official website via the link below:
http://www.theshots.co.uk/Fixtures.ink?team=p
Further details can be found on the link below:
http://www.sportbox.tv/football/competitions/index.php