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As much as I hate to be the bearer of bad news, Andrew actually isn\u2019t back until tomorrow, so I\u2019m back in the chair for one last dance today. I\u2019ll just give you a moment to roll your eyes and let the disappointment sink in.<\/p>\n

OK, come to terms with things? Good. Let\u2019s crack on.<\/p>\n

Not that there\u2019s loads to crack on with, mind. With no international tournament this summer, at least none with any Arsenal interest, there just isn\u2019t much going on. As Tim touched on yesterday<\/a>, this does seem to create a sort of angst for some people, where the lack of news is interpreted as a lack of action. So I thought I\u2019d try to put things into a little bit of a perspective by zooming out.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow is fixture release day, with the opening day of the season still almost two months away. Two months! Have you any idea how long two months is? Two months ago today, Andrew opened <\/span>the blog<\/a> with this:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Arsenal are into the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 16 years, having completed a famous double over Real Madrid with a 2-1 win at the Bernabeu last night.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The point is, two months is an eternity. Andrea Berta was two weeks into the job at that point. His feet should be firmly under the table by now and he\u2019ll be on the phone non-stop, no doubt ruining the family holiday. The same goes, I\u2019d imagine, for Mikel Arteta.<\/p>\n

Personally I don\u2019t see the lack of news as a lack of activity, I just think Arsenal are talking to various parties and, as things stand, there are still various ways for the summer to pan out, so it makes sense for the club to be keeping as many irons in the fire as possible. Do the preparation on lots of deals so you\u2019re not starting from zero if something falls through because of price, competition, or even injury.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve become so used to getting daily updates on every news story out there, it becomes harder and harder to switch off during the summer, but a lack of updates doesn\u2019t mean a lack of work. The earliest first team summer signing I can find in recent years is Kai Havertz, and that wasn\u2019t until 28 June two summers ago. Most \u2014 Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Sambi Lokonga, Jurrien Timber, Ben White \u2014 have been announced in July and been more than available for the opening game of the season.<\/p>\n

Anyway, tomorrow is fixture release day! All of that will be covered in these pages tomorrow. I think Andrew\u2019s of the opinion that, basically, none of it matters. And while I think he\u2019s probably right, I still can\u2019t help but be excited about it each year.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just the first landmark that really signifies one season is over and another is on the horizon, but I think you can really see a season begin to take some sort of shape in your mind. Sometimes you see Newcastle and Chelsea away with a Champions League game (which ended up being Inter away) squeezed between them and you think, eesh, that won\u2019t be fun, and you\u2019re right. Sometimes you see a tough start to the season \u2014 trips to Aston Villa, Tottenham, Manchester City \u2014 and you think, eesh, that won\u2019t be fun, and you\u2019re right but not because Arsenal actually end up losing any ground.<\/p>\n

A season obviously doesn\u2019t take shape just with the schedule there for all to see. Last season it looked like we had a really nasty start to the season and we came through it well, only to drop points in some of the \u2018easier\u2019 fixtures that followed. Liverpool had one of the easiest starts to the season on paper<\/a> but lost to Nottingham Forest before anyone knew Forest would actually beat a lot of teams. After five games there wasn\u2019t much of a gap between us and Liverpool. By the time 10 had been played \u2014 and our run had eased, their\u2019s had picked up \u2014 the gap was seven.<\/p>\n

But in terms of meaninglessness, I still think it\u2019s pretty enjoyable. I\u2019m looking forward to scouring the 38 dates, making a mental note of when the derbies against them lot are, when Liverpool will be in town, who we play on Boxing Day (if we play on Boxing Day \u2014 my fingers are crossed), and when we can finally beat Fulham at home and Newcastle away again.<\/p>\n

By then we\u2019ll have a new striker, a new midfielder, a new backup goalkeeper, three new left-backs, new contracts for half the team, and no buyer for Oleksandr Zinchenko. Plus \u00e7a change.<\/p>\n

There was an announcement yesterday that Renee Slegers will be on the BBC\u2019s punditry team for the Women\u2019s Euros \u2014 something Jonas Eidevall also did as Arsenal manager \u2014 and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing her insights. Generally I think managers in those situations can offer so much more that former players would miss or not really appreciate, and that sort of variety of voice is incredibly welcome.<\/p>\n

Also on the women\u2019s side of things, the WSL yesterday announced a move from 12 to 14 teams for the top flight starting with the 2026\/27 season, which really does sound to me like it\u2019s way into the future but, well, obviously it\u2019s just a year away. You can read more about the details here<\/a> and hopefully it means more clubs across the country invest more and more into their women\u2019s teams.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also an Arseblog News<\/em> round-up on some of the latest transfer stuff<\/a> from Andrew Allen if that tickles your fancy.<\/p>\n

You (and I) will be back in the safest of Irish hands tomorrow. I\u2019m sure Andrew will return well fed, tanned<\/a>, and delighted to be back at the keyboard. Until next time!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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