For those who don’t know, I am a massive @Arsenal supporter.
The Gunners had a memorable second half to their campaign last year after looking like a mid-table club by the end of 2012.
I’ll admit that my faith in the touch-line strategies of Arsène Wenger wavered for the first time last year.
But once again, he and the squad were able to finish the season by locking up their 16th consecutive Champions League berth (fuck you, Spurs).
This summer, rumour has it that Wenger has anywhere between £70-100M available in his transfer war chest but we have all heard that before. Nevertheless, the debt on the world-class Emirates Stadium is becoming increasingly manageable, Financial Fair Play is attempting to level the wage landscape, and the presumption is that Arsenal have some advanced funds available to them subsequent to the renewal of their shirt/stadium sponsorship and the signing of a new kit deal with Puma (which has yet to be officially confirmed).
Arshavin, Squillaci, and Denilson have all said goodbye to Holloway, Bendtner reportedly has the interest of five clubs, and hopefully, a few more dead wages will be out the door soon.
As usual, Arsenal have been linked with everyone for the summer transfer window, but of the names reported, I’m hoping the Higuaín and Fellaini rumours have some merit to them.
Truthfully, I can’t wait for footy to return.
Below is Arsenal’s fixture list for the English Premier League season of 2013/14:
| AUGUST | ||
| Sat 17 | H | Aston Villa |
| Sat 24 | A | Fulham |
| Sat 31 | H | Tottenham Hotspur |
| SEPTEMBER | ||
| Sat 14 | A | Sunderland |
| Sat 21 | H | Stoke City |
| Sat 28 | A | Swansea City |
| OCTOBER | ||
| Sat 5 | A | West Bromwich Albion |
| Sat 19 | H | Norwich City |
| Sat 26 | A | Crystal Palace |
| NOVEMBER | ||
| Sat 2 | H | Liverpool |
| Sat 9 | A | Manchester United |
| Sat 23 | H | Southampton |
| Sat 30 | A | Cardiff City |
| DECEMBER | ||
| Tue 3 | H | Hull City |
| Sat 7 | H | Everton |
| Sat 14 | A | Manchester City |
| Sat 21 | H | Chelsea |
| Thu 26 | A | West Ham United |
| Sat 28 | A | Newcastle United |
| JANUARY | ||
| Wed 1 | H | Cardiff City |
| Sat 11 | A | Aston Villa |
| Sat 18 | H | Fulham |
| Tue 28 | A | Southampton |
| FEBRUARY | ||
| Sat 1 | H | Crystal Palace |
| Sat 8 | A | Liverpool |
| Tue 11 | H | Manchester United |
| Sat 22 | H | Sunderland |
| MARCH | ||
| Sat 1 | A | Stoke City |
| Sat 8 | H | Swansea City (or FA Cup Q/F) |
| Sat 15 | A | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Sat 22 | A | Chelsea |
| Sat 29 | H | Manchester City |
| APRIL | ||
| Sat 5 | A | Everton |
| Sat 12 | H | West Ham United (or FA Cup S/F) |
| Sat 19 | A | Hull City |
| Sat 26 | H | Newcastle United |
| MAY | ||
| Sat 3 | H | West Bromwich Albion |
| Sun 11 | A | Norwich City |
