Leicesterpool Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 Should the football have a winter break?
Guest MattP Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 No. Higher attendances, football around xmas is great, most of Europe having means the eyes of the World fall on us. The boxing day game is also often the only time these days a lad, Dad and Grandad will go to the footy together. If anything I'd go back to playing on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day like they do in the States rather than cancel football over the festive period..
Kitchandro Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 Absolutely not. It's bad enough having a break for internationals. And the summer break. Besides, they're always whinging about fixture congestion in the 2nd half of the season. A winter break would only make it worse. Imagine what it would be like for clubs who were in the Europa League and domestic cup competitions. What's the actual argument for a winter break? It's pretty much the worst idea I've ever heard.
Guest MattP Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 Absolutely not. It's bad enough having a break for internationals. And the summer break. Besides, they're always whinging about fixture congestion in the 2nd half of the season. A winter break would only make it worse. Imagine what it would be like for clubs who were in the Europa League and domestic cup competitions. What's the actual argument for a winter break? It's pretty much the worst idea I've ever heard. Agree. I'd like to know the thoughts of the people who voted yes and what time they would like to start and finish the season.
Leicesterpool Posted 4 September 2013 Author Posted 4 September 2013 Even though a few years ago i would have said no, however looking at it, it doesn't seem such a bad idea. I could benefit both fans and players. For fans it's the time of year were money is tight and some are unable to attend due to costs, for players it means they can sit at home and enjoy christmas day instead of being reminded they'll be playing tomorrow, plus some players live away from the club and unable to spend time with there family. Also again may benefit the england team, though personally i think the england players set for a tournament should be pulled out by there premier league sides say March.
Guest MattP Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 Even though a few years ago i would have said no, however looking at it, it doesn't seem such a bad idea. I could benefit both fans and players. For fans it's the time of year were money is tight and some are unable to attend due to costs, for players it means they can sit at home and enjoy christmas day instead of being reminded they'll be playing tomorrow, plus some players live away from the club and unable to spend time with there family. Also again may benefit the england team, though personally i think the england players set for a tournament should be pulled out by there premier league sides say March. Please tell me everything in this post is a joke?!
Bugg Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 Please tell me everything in this post is a joke?! It's Leicesterpool, I don't even think he understands his logic.
leicesterisme Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 Absolutely not, football around Christmas is superb. Boxing Day would be so shit without it. I swear the European teams who have a winter break end up playing several friendlies, what's the point in that?
Guest MattP Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 It's Leicesterpool, I don't even think he understands his logic. The last sentence of that post may be the most ridiculous thing I have ever read on the forum. England players pulled out in March who play in the summer = No English club wanting a decent English player in the squad as they will be taken away every other season for the most crucial last two months of it. And that is supposed to benefit us.
Fox92 Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 Yeah, I think we should... It can be dangerous for fans travelling across Country in that weather, especially sometimes they get all the way there for it to be called off. I used to like Boxing Day fixtures, but I haven't been to one in years, and I'm a STH. Would rather listen to it if I'm honest, I love Christmas. I think local derbies should be played on Boxing Day. Local games, fans get home quicker etc
Guest MattP Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 Yeah, I think we should... It can be dangerous for fans travelling across Country in that weather, especially sometimes they get all the way there for it to be called off. Historically doesn't most of our snowfall come from the middle to end of Jan?
Tom17LCFC Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 Never, absolutely love having football on all over the festive period. Pretty much a match a day from the 26th-2nd, can't beat it. Love a boxing day fixture as well, having a few tins then coming home and having the leftovers from Christmas day dinner. Summer's bad enough without football, couldn't imagine at least another month off at christmas.
davieG Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 If it's for the weather - you can never tell in England when the bad weather will be. You could have a brak in January and then have game cancelling weather in February lead to a backlog taking you into late July / August. If it's to rest the players - I don't believe it will because they'll play friendlies on the back of we need to get match fit for the season restart. If it's to help England - how, they'll still play the same number of games only it will run into the summer break. England games played during the break would defeat the object of points 1 & 2. Can't see a single logical reason for it.
Fox92 Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 Historically doesn't most of our snowfall come from the middle to end of Jan? Yeah, it does actually. Our winter break would be January - March
Xen Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 December break? No. No way. I wouldn't be as against the idea of a 2/3-week break towards the end of Jan, though. The worst weather is normally in Jan, and it falls inside the transfer window, meaning transferred players would have a little more time to adjust to their new club before their first game.
Bobby Hundreds Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 They could take January to May off and they still won't have qualified for the World Cup.
ousefox Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 Nope. It was bad enough having to play weekend and midweek fixtures for about a month last season - something that might have been one of the reasons we went to shit.
Leicesterpool Posted 4 September 2013 Author Posted 4 September 2013 When i mean a winter break i don't mean a whole month off, more like a fortnight off. For example using our fixtures the winter break should begin following the weekend of the 21st December and have the teams returning for the first weekend of January. Maybe also a rule which states teams aren't allowed to train until say 29th December.
Corky Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 It won't be a break, clubs will probably arrange trips abroad with the odd money spinning friendly thrown in. We've coped for 120 years with no winter break, it wouldn't benefit the national team, leave it as it is.
C-man Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 I don't think we should have a winter break, but I think the Premier League should be reduced to 18 teams, Championship, League One and League Two reduced to 20. 46 games is ridiculous.
darko2k7 Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 I don't think we should have a winter break, but I think the Premier League should be reduced to 18 teams, Championship, League One and League Two reduced to 20. 46 games is ridiculous. So do what with the 14 remaining teams? Make another league effectively relegating them . Yea that would'nt go down well .
Finnegan Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 Been going boxing day with me da for time. Even my sister will come occasionally. Leave winter breaks to countries with blizzards and let us be!
Stadt Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 Like others have said, it's not actually a break because players get jetted off to far-flung destinations to play high profile, money spinning friendly matches which do more harm than a domestic game.
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 4 September 2013 Posted 4 September 2013 No. Managers bleat on about fatigued players but if the Premier League ever was to have a winter break clubs would only tour foreign countries and play through anyway.
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