Do you not remember last season?
Our first scheduled game of the season, against Villa at home, had to be moved because none of our players were fit enough after being involved in the August Champions League knockouts.
We had to play ourselves in a closed-doors friendly because we hadn't been able to organise any other games, not even against teams in the local area like Stockport or Preston.
We didn't sign Ruben Dias until September 29th and started the season with Tommy Doyle, Liam Delap and Adrian Bernabe on the bench.
So yeah, we have definitely been less prepared for a season than this one, haha.