Winter Break for Premier League (Not Football League though!) (2 Viewers)

[Nick]

English winter break agreed by chiefs in bid to boost Euro 2020 and World Cup chances

Wont apply to the lower league clubs with smaller squads on shitter pitches.

Annual 2 week break in February for the super stars

 

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[smileycov]

Which the greedy sods will use for exhibition matches in the Far East no doubt!!

 

[Covstu]

Its been a long time coming to be honest. I can see the positives in this and take the excuses from the national team and champions league teams however if they go on West Brom 'esque' team outings then its hardly going to benefit anyone.
I think its all about timing linked with CL games equally, during this time the FA cup will take a further back seat, league cup finished but again another step away by the prem against us mere mortals. I don't think a break would work in Championship and below given the volume of games as we play virtually twice a week already.

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

FA Cup 5th round midweek and no replays.

 

[ccfchoi87]

Possibly the most pointless decision they could have made.

 

[Otis]

FA Cup 5th round midweek and no replays.

That's another kick in the teeth for lower league clubs. No chance to earn that big pay day away replay.

 

[no_loyalty]

Its all bollocks, nothing will boost our Euro 2020 and world cup chances

 

[covcity4life]

FA Cup 5th round midweek and no replays.

whatttttttttt

 

[fernandopartridge]

Blame all the wankers who pay Sky subscriptions and fund this PL driven nonsense, I'm looking at you cc4l

 

[Otis]

Its all bollocks, nothing will boost our Euro 2020 and world cup chances

I don't know, what about Messi and Neymar?

 

[ccfcricoh]

You watch them all squeeze in more games than they would have played anyway "on tour" and then complain the break isn't long enough!

 

[MatthewWallis]

I thought the whole argument was we play too many games over Christmas? Don’t really see the point of this

 

[wingy]

So how much have they handed down to have this nodded through by the games administrators.
There is a potential cost to bare for lower league Clubs here.

 

[JimmyHillsbeard]

Hardly any English players in the top clubs anyway and those that are in the international squad are mostly makeweights in the prem. Funnily enough no one is claiming that the lack of a winter break in England is harming the French chances of winning the World Cup

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

That's another kick in the teeth for lower league clubs. No chance to earn that big pay day away replay.

Good they should scrap replays full stop Stupid that you have them in the early rounds and then when it gets important they stop

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

This is good news as the teams down in the lower leagues will get more publicity and TV games, one of the best things about being in the lower leagues is we don’t stop for pointless international games.

They should have said the teams can go off warm weather training but any games that are not behind closed doors should incur a twelve point deduction

 

[oucho]

Given the fantastic or at least very creditable performances by Spurs, Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal (first leg only!), Chelsea and, to a much lesser extent Man U, it would seem that the English clubs playing in Europe are not in need of a winter break. On a nation-by-nation basis, England seems to have the strongest set of clubs in Europe this season.

 

[Ricketts]

Totally ridiculous, and obviously totally so they can play abroad for exhibition matches.

The winter is so variable in this country. You could have a lot of January with bad snow so all matches cancelled, then the weather imptroves in Feb. But they have the winter break.

Clueless..

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

I imagine this is engineered to help the national team, so I'm all for it. Many 'experts' have called for it, and it's no coincidence that with the demands of the Prem, CL and two domestic cups, it's no surprise our national team has looked lacklustre and tired going into major international cup competitions. It also keeps the traditional Christmas period intact, so I guess it gives everyone something, fans, clubs and players alike.

Unlike the other leagues on the continent, our Football League is larger, with more teams (24 compared to 18-22 typical) in our leagues. From a brief look, I think our top 'non-league' league is a national league, whereas it's continental equivalents are regional. It would appear we have far more teams and leagues than other European countries. Hence, with more teams in more leagues, introducing a winter break is likely more difficult.

 

[wingy]

What happens to non England players, are they free to clear off to Dubai or back to join their parent national teams?

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Never understood why playing 360 minutes extra over the course of 9 months meant players were exhausted.

I'd also return to the time of unlimited replays. If you're not good enough to win the game, you deserve the 'punishment' of having to play again.

 

[Liquid Gold]

I imagine this is engineered to help the national team, so I'm all for it. Many 'experts' have called for it, and it's no coincidence that with the demands of the Prem, CL and two domestic cups, it's no surprise our national team has looked lacklustre and tired going into major international cup competitions. It also keeps the traditional Christmas period intact, so I guess it gives everyone something, fans, clubs and players alike.

Unlike the other leagues on the continent, our Football League is larger, with more teams (24 compared to 18-22 typical) in our leagues. From a brief look, I think our top 'non-league' league is a national league, whereas it's continental equivalents are regional. It would appear we have far more teams and leagues than other European countries. Hence, with more teams in more leagues, introducing a winter break is likely more difficult.

What our national team could do with is more players going to Spain, Germany, Italy etc to play their football instead of playing in the comfort of the Premier League and picking up their huge salaries. It doesn't do France, Brazil or Argentina any harm having a host of key player in England does it.

 

[lifeskyblue]

More like to get exhausted with the extra travel time to USA or Far East for exhibition matches, plus the playing time, plus hospitality/selling shirts etc.
Why let the inconvenience of a replay get in the way of the real football business of the 21st Century Premier League...making money


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[Legia Sky Blue]

Never got the argument about needing a Winter Break helping the national team. Every recent world cup/ euro winning team will have had a good smattering of players from our leagues, but for some unknown reason that doesn't seem to adversely affect them come tournament time. The reality is that the Prem teams will have agreed to this so they can take their players to the sun for money making exhibition games. I think it highly unlikely that players will be given a fortnight off to go away and do their own thing.

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

If anyone really believes this would benefit the fortunes of the national side they are totally deluded.......

....utter horseshit idea designed to please the big money clubs who already have zero respect for the national game, national team and traditional cup competitions.

Fuck the PL
Fuck sky
Fuck bt

 

[Deleted member 5849]

If it's truly to help the national team, then all players in or around the squad will meet up won't they, and leave their clubs for the fortnight...

 

[Covstu]

If it's truly to help the national team, then all players in or around the squad will meet up won't they, and leave their clubs for the fortnight...

But wouldn’t that be a great idea, in general international teams don’t get together enough.
In addition it would be nice for a lot more live tv in the lower leagues and prem fans visiting to pass some money down the tree

 

[Deleted member 5849]

But wouldn’t that be a great idea, in general international teams don’t get together enough.
In addition it would be nice for a lot more live tv in the lower leagues and prem fans visiting to pass some money down the tree

If all that were to happen, I wouldn't be averse.

If all that were to happen...

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

What our national team could do with is more players going to Spain, Germany, Italy etc to play their football instead of playing in the comfort of the Premier League and picking up their huge salaries. It doesn't do France, Brazil or Argentina any harm having a host of key player in England does it.

I’d also agree with that, but more importantly, they actually need to start for clubs in the Prem too.

Another problem is the TV money clubs get inflats the prices of English players. Take our very own Maddison and Wilson, both Norwich and Bournemouth want £30m for them. Maddison is yet to play a premiership game, and Wilson has had about 3 serious injuries? As much as I like both of them, it is above market value. Naturally, managers would look elsewhere.

 

[Sick Boy]

Blame all the wankers who pay Sky subscriptions and fund this PL driven nonsense, I'm looking at you cc4l

I'm surrounded by them at work. They think their knowledge of the game is superior because they 'support' a PL team from hundreds of miles away...I've heard one of them put on a fake northern accent when chanting down the pub. Weird dabbing wankers.