Busy Christmas - 4 games in 213 hours

[urban.spaceman]

This is the same FA and Sky/BT partners who, after we made a mockery of their elite teams and invite-only clique, last season made sure we had away trips to Liverpool, Man Utd, Chelsea, Spurs before each Champions League group game - with Man City visiting after the final one... ALL but one of which rescheduled for TV; they even allowed the dead rubber Everton match to be moved to Sunday evening for TV despite us being in the Champions League Quarter Final on the following Tuesday. 

 

Then this season we get Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool in the first 6 matches, and are given the toughest Christmas fixture list in the league.

 

They hate us, and we all know why.

[Strokes]

2 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

 

They hate us, and we all know why.

Is it because of Rudkin?

[Izzy]

6 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

This is the same FA and Sky/BT partners who, after we made a mockery of their elite teams and invite-only clique, last season made sure we had away trips to Liverpool, Man Utd, Chelsea, Spurs before each Champions League group game - with Man City visiting after the final one... ALL but one of which rescheduled for TV; they even allowed the dead rubber Everton match to be moved to Sunday evening for TV despite us being in the Champions League Quarter Final on the following Tuesday. 

 

Then this season we get Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool in the first 6 matches, and are given the toughest Christmas fixture list in the league.

 

They hate us, and we all know why.

Just because we’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they’re not out to get us 

[HighPeakFox]

Football overload. The saturation makes it less special somehow, the game is so bloated now. I understand why but I miss that excitement of all games kicking off at 3.

[urban.spaceman]

7 minutes ago, Strokes said:

Is it because of Rudkin?

This:

 

[Dan]

I find it utter insanity that we have the same number of games between December 16th and January 1st (16 days, 6 games) as we do between September 30th and November 18th (49 days, 6 games).

 

I'm not in favour of a winter break but I'd consider trimming it down somewhat. Fvck having three international breaks so early on too.

[Stadt]

3 hours ago, m4DD0gg said:

Bollocks, we play way too many games in this country. The fact we dont have a winter break is detrimental to player fitness simple as that.

 

I dont care to be honest as i have long since stopped supporting england and i enjoy the xmas fixtures.

It's not the fact that Jake Livermore is a bit more tired than his Spanish or German counterparts it's that he's much worse at football. That's why are England are shit

[one F in Fox]

2 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

This:

 

WOW, what a great montage that is! so many emotions.

 

I can't believe I've not seen that before.

 

Still find it hard to believe that actually happened, what an incredible journey that season was.

[Matt]

7 hours ago, m4DD0gg said:

And the FA struggle to understand why we have a shite international team

 

4 hours ago, m4DD0gg said:

Bollocks, we play way too many games in this country. The fact we dont have a winter break is detrimental to player fitness simple as that.

 

I dont care to be honest as i have long since stopped supporting england and i enjoy the xmas fixtures.

Cut all the stupid pointless international breaks and the Premier League could lose atleast one, maybe 2 of these games over the Christmas period. Simple.

[Webbo]

4 hours ago, Ashley said:

 

Fixtures do not matter. The whole structure at the FA and how they manage youth teams are the problem.

Would that be the FA that are world champions at U 17 and U20?