Southampton fans will have scanned for a couple of fixtures when their beloved team's Championship fixture list was officially announced.
One priority would have been when the first South Coast Derby hits the calendar, with the 10th of October the date when Southampton will clash with Portsmouth, in the latest instalment of the fierce rivalry.
Leo Scienza even singled out this match with Pompey as the one game he's most looking forward to on social media.
This time last season, Southampton fans wouldn't have been too bothered when they were going to face Middlesbrough across the 46-game marathon, but now, with all the drama of Spygate still simmering, it would've been another fixture demanding the attention of the St. Mary's masses on Thursday.
Saints fans will have to wait until the 28th of November to face Kim Hellberg's men, with the clash no doubt a feisty one, as Middlesbrough remain slightly incensed that Tonda Eckert and Co. spied on them so brazenly during the playoffs last season.
Hellberg has commented on the lingering after-effects of this scandal when appearing on Sky Sports News as the brand-new season's fixtures filtered through.
Hellberg's Spygate comments ahead of the new season
Middlesbrough would stumble in the playoff final at Wembley against Hull City, having been given another chance of promotion after Southampton were expelled from the knockout competition.
This near-miss will mean the Teesside giants are desperate to finally win promotion back to the Premier League when the new season gets underway, with their Spygate foes in Southampton a potential rival near the top of the table.
Hellberg was vocal with his thoughts on the Saints' espionage methods last season, with the whole ordeal noted as breaking his heart.
Now, however, when speaking right after the new set of fixtures was unveiled, he was less emotive and more subdued about what unfolded in May.
Hellberg said, when quizzed on his side's playoff final loss, and the whirlwind of emotions that Spygate brought up: "Of course it was. It was a special last weeks of the season, with ups and downs and absolutely everything.
“So it was important to come away on vacation and have some things and spend a lot of time with friends and family. Now energy is back to keep going — and do it better. I think everyone handles it in different ways. That’s what you have to do about it.
“But you also have to use it as fuel and as a strength going into this season. We know that we were close. We know that we are close to being good enough. We’ll use it as a fuel going into this pre-season to do things better, to try to achieve what we want to achieve, and to work harder for it.”
“That’s everything from me. It's been talked about so much. I’m just looking forward to next season, wishing all the teams and all the coaches the best, and we’ll see who has the best season when the season’s ended.”
It's clear that the promising Swedish manager was hurt by what transpired, with all that went down a bruising introduction to the English game.
But, he doesn't want to dwell on all of it, as he is clearly excited by what the new season holds.
Despite his comments, the contests between the two sides next campaign will undoubtedly be ill-tempered and vibrant showdowns.
The contests will remain hotly-contested
Hellberg might well be oozing calmness right now, but come November, the first meeting between the two teams since Spygate occurred will likely be a hot-headed affair.
At that stage of the season, a lot could be riding on that single match.
The second meeting, which takes place in March, could be even more significant in either team's promotion race, with scraps aplenty taking place at the Riverside.
Eckert might still walk away from the dug-out, owing to an FA ban, which would remove some spice from proceedings, but these games next season feel as if they will be much-watch matches, as a new rivalry - next to Southampton's hatred of Pompey - is solidified.
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