What's a proper pre-season?
Pre-season next year starts halfway through the Euros. At the end of that, the club is off to long haul far-east outposts for 2 weeks. After the return, transfers go in and out. Then the season starts during the remainder of the transfer window. At the end of that, new arrivals have to get fit again and settle in. That can take weeks, or even months. Then the next transfer window is around the corner, and more changes to the squad. Then the process repeats itself again.
Throw in a failure to make the European Cup or even European competition at all, and it makes it more difficult to get the players we want.
One thing is certain. The run into next season will bring it's own issues, however this one ends.
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