Morning! Today’s blog comes from my garden as I have a cup of coffee in the sunshine. Is summer finally here?

Usually by mid-March I am in shorts at the football. This year I only stick them on with a game to go. It has been a long cold winter. Crazy that we are now less than month away from the longest day of the year. Then winter is coming.

As expected at this time of year, everything around Arsenal is quiet.

The season is over (and I can not be bothered to over analyse it). Players have gone away for a week or two before returning for their national team and management are recharging their batteries before the transfer window opens.

Season ticket renewals are in full swing.

I would advise everyone to check they received their confirmation email as the system broke on Tuesday. Anyone that renewed on Tuesday might find their payment was not taken and they have not actually renewed – even though the option to renew has now been removed from your account. If in doubt, call the club.

I renewed at about 7.30pm on Tuesday and everything went through OK. The issue seems to be for those that renewed earlier in the day.

The lack of any real Arsenal news has led to transfer speculation filling the silence. The top 3 stories on NewsNow are:

It does become tiresome at times going through the made up stories to try and find actual Arsenal news. And days like today when the sun is shining and birds are tweeting, I do not have the energy.

This weekend is a bank holiday. Fingers crossed the sun is out and if it is you might not hear much from me. There really is not too much to say and I have not yet started reviewing what the squad will look like next year.

So my suggestion to you all? Turn the phones off for the weekend. Have 3 days of no technology. 3 days of no football. Give yourself a recharge. You will feel better come Tuesday.

Enjoy your Friday. Enjoy the sunshine. Up The Arsenal.

Keenos