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Morning guys. I pinched the below from Arsenal.com. It’s the rule changes which apply this season and you can bet your bottom dollar that if any club is going to be penalised for not adhering to them, it’ll be Arsenal. No, I haven’t forgotten the Declan Rice farcical sending off against Brighton or the Leandro Trossard red card against Man City. - To reduce time-wasting, when a physio treats an injured player, they will now be required to leave the pitch for at least one minute, up from 30 seconds. - To curtail tactical timeouts, if the game is stopped for a goalkeeping injury, a nominated outfield player will instead spend a minute off the pitch. - Teams will have five seconds to take throw-ins (except long throws) and goal-kicks if they’re spotted to be dallying, and if the time limit is exceeded, a throw-in will be given to the opposing team, or a corner awarded at a goal-kick. - A 10-second time limit will also be imposed for players being subbed off, which, if exceeded, means the substitute cannot enter until the first stoppage after one minute has elapsed. - VAR can now be used to check the decision leading to a player receiving a second yellow card, but won’t check for incorrectly awarded corners. - On set pieces, VAR can review whether a foul was committed before the delivery comes in and leads to a goal, penalty or card and order a retake if so. Unlike at the World Cup, red cards for players covering their mouths have not been adopted by the Premier League. There are changes in the referee department too because referees for Premier League fixtures will be selected from the new Professional Referee Group, which will provide officials for both the Premier League and the Championship. The group includes 39 referees in total, with a good percentage having never handled a top-flight game before. Officials’ decisions will be more transparent this season too, with the full judgements made by the Key Match Incidents Panel shared with supporters for the first time, direct quotes from officials when making their decisions published on the Premier League’s Match Centre, and audio included alongside RefCam when used. The changes will mean very little unless each club is dealt with the same and there is the problem because they are not and that’s unlikely to ever change. Mikel Arteta has been talking to Sky Sports: It’s certainly the ambition of the club and the owners to be the best club in the world. In order to do that, you need the best facilities, the best stadium, the best supporters, and you need the best squad and the best players in the world. Those are the ones that win you football matches and the ones that can be decisive when it matters. That’s what we try to build with the actual players that we have, and with the players that we want to sign to make the difference for Arsenal. Add in chief executive Richard Garlick comments yesterday about how the club wants to sign players who “are going to change the dial” and I kind of get the feeling there could be a signing or two still to come this summer. Konsa and Barcola perhaps, although I’m not sure Konsa really moves the dial. Garlick did add that Arsenal are not actively looking at selling those homegrown players (Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly) but if the right opportunity came up – right for them and the club – Arsenal would obviously consider it. The best opportunity for both in my opinion, is with Arsenal. Catch up later.