| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. 12:10 - Jun 8 with 3755 views | ITFC_Forever |
Down with this sort of thing.... |  |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:14 - Jun 8 with 3738 views | Superblue95 |
Careful now |  |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:15 - Jun 8 with 3733 views | SitfcB |
Not really a break though as Premier League games will still take place on both weekends.
Also, FA Cup 5th round moved to midweek and replays scrapped for that round. |  |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:20 - Jun 8 with 3710 views | EastTownBlue |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:15 - Jun 8 by SitfcB |
Not really a break though as Premier League games will still take place on both weekends.
Also, FA Cup 5th round moved to midweek and replays scrapped for that round. |
The FA continues to assist with downgrading their own cup competition. |  | | |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:27 - Jun 8 with 3682 views | kizaitfc |
It's going to be in February from what I have heard, how does that make sense? | |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:44 - Jun 8 with 3658 views | SouperJim |
What exactly is the thinking here? I thought in countries that have a winter break, this is due to severe weather?
Very hard not to look at the number of games played by EFL clubs and feel that "fixture congestion" in the PL is a bit of a myth. Also no FA cup 5th round replays will surely be a loss of potential income for EFL clubs. |  |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:48 - Jun 8 with 3629 views | CaptainObvious |
It's definitely needed but shamefully they've forced the FA to move the FA Cup 5th round to midweek when they could have easily moved a round of league matches to midweek. |  |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:48 - Jun 8 with 3629 views | kizaitfc |
Two-week break will be structured to ensure Premier League matches will be played every weekend over that period. #SSN
eh? | |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:51 - Jun 8 with 3618 views | davblue |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:48 - Jun 8 by CaptainObvious |
It's definitely needed but shamefully they've forced the FA to move the FA Cup 5th round to midweek when they could have easily moved a round of league matches to midweek. |
I actually think it's a little bit of a token gesture.
2 weeks with no games for the team but in reality they will be preparing for the following weekend after the 1st week. Would be better if it was a complete break for 2 weeks and then a week of training before the game so it covered 3 weeks in effect. |  | | |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:51 - Jun 8 with 3617 views | CaptainObvious |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:44 - Jun 8 by SouperJim |
What exactly is the thinking here? I thought in countries that have a winter break, this is due to severe weather?
Very hard not to look at the number of games played by EFL clubs and feel that "fixture congestion" in the PL is a bit of a myth. Also no FA cup 5th round replays will surely be a loss of potential income for EFL clubs. |
Don't think Spain have severe weather in January. It's to give players a mental break as much as physical. If you're a player in the World Cup and the Premier League you are playing every month for almost 2 years. You must just get jaded of kicking footballs. | |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:52 - Jun 8 with 3611 views | CaptainObvious |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:51 - Jun 8 by davblue |
I actually think it's a little bit of a token gesture.
2 weeks with no games for the team but in reality they will be preparing for the following weekend after the 1st week. Would be better if it was a complete break for 2 weeks and then a week of training before the game so it covered 3 weeks in effect. |
Exactly, most of the top players get a 2 week break when they are rested for the F.A. Cup. It should be 4 weeks break ideally. | |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 13:04 - Jun 8 with 3577 views | TJS |
Is this designed to try and improve the 'best league in the world's' pathetic performance in the Champions League ? - 4 wins in 25 years. |  | | |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 13:04 - Jun 8 with 3572 views | itfcjoe |
I think it's a good thing, just a shame the FA Cup is further devalued to assist with it |  |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 13:11 - Jun 8 with 3554 views | FenboyBlue |
Has this been done to give England a better chance of winning a quarter final ? |  | | |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 13:32 - Jun 8 with 3508 views | SouperJim |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:51 - Jun 8 by CaptainObvious |
Don't think Spain have severe weather in January. It's to give players a mental break as much as physical. If you're a player in the World Cup and the Premier League you are playing every month for almost 2 years. You must just get jaded of kicking footballs. |
Can't the poor lambs just "accidentally" pick up a 5th yellow in injury time like they've always done? | |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 13:36 - Jun 8 with 3499 views | vapour_trail |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 13:11 - Jun 8 by FenboyBlue |
Has this been done to give England a better chance of winning a quarter final ? |
Reaching a quarter final. |  |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 13:39 - Jun 8 with 3496 views | FenboyBlue |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 13:36 - Jun 8 by vapour_trail |
Reaching a quarter final. |
I hope they've got that open top bus ready. Heady days could be returning. | | | |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 14:00 - Jun 8 with 3450 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 13:04 - Jun 8 by TJS |
Is this designed to try and improve the 'best league in the world's' pathetic performance in the Champions League ? - 4 wins in 25 years. |
This is always used as a stick to beat the Prem with.
But it depends whether 'best' means the most entertaining / competitive, or whether it means the best standard.
I have always taken it to mean that its the most entertaining league, and really this is supported by the amount the broadcasters are prepared to pay for the rights. |  |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 14:00 - Jun 8 with 3449 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 12:15 - Jun 8 by SitfcB |
Not really a break though as Premier League games will still take place on both weekends.
Also, FA Cup 5th round moved to midweek and replays scrapped for that round. |
Each team will get a two week rest period.
So that is a break. | |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 15:48 - Jun 8 with 3388 views | itfcjoe |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 14:00 - Jun 8 by Marshalls_Mullet |
This is always used as a stick to beat the Prem with.
But it depends whether 'best' means the most entertaining / competitive, or whether it means the best standard.
I have always taken it to mean that its the most entertaining league, and really this is supported by the amount the broadcasters are prepared to pay for the rights. |
With more money going to the big 6 I wonder if this will continue to be the case or whether the gap will widen so far as it to be uncompetitive. | |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 16:58 - Jun 8 with 3350 views | gainsboroughblue |
Unless you know in advance when the worst weather is, it's a pointless idea. I mean, we had the worst snowfall this year in mid March. |  |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 18:12 - Jun 8 with 3322 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 16:58 - Jun 8 by gainsboroughblue |
Unless you know in advance when the worst weather is, it's a pointless idea. I mean, we had the worst snowfall this year in mid March. |
I thought myself to begin with, but it’s not often conditions postpone a Prem game, that brand won’t allow it.
Although I’m not sure how 3-4 inches of snow around a Champ ground is any different to the same amount around a Prem one.... | |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 18:50 - Jun 8 with 3298 views | vapour_trail |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 16:58 - Jun 8 by gainsboroughblue |
Unless you know in advance when the worst weather is, it's a pointless idea. I mean, we had the worst snowfall this year in mid March. |
I believe (from the annals of my addled mind admittedly) that weather wise, Feb is the optimum time for a break in the uk.
And they can all fly off to the arabian sunshine for some exhibition games against each other. | |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 18:55 - Jun 8 with 3294 views | bournemouthblue |
| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 13:04 - Jun 8 by TJS |
Is this designed to try and improve the 'best league in the world's' pathetic performance in the Champions League ? - 4 wins in 25 years. |
There was a phase where English clubs were regularly in the finals
I believe there has been some tax alteration in recent years which has given the edge to Spanish teams on transfer fees? |  |
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| Winter breaks for the Prem in 2019-20. on 20:49 - Jun 8 with 3247 views | ronnyd |
If it,s done to give players a mid season break then why do some Prem clubs rush to do a lucrative friendly when they have a spare week due to losing in the previous round of the cup? | | | |
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