International breaks

[StayathomeFan]

They’re shit, unnecessary and need to be binned. This three-week one, only a few weeks into the season, is especially ridiculous.
I worry that players lose a bit of momentum and fitness, although to be honest I don’t think that will particularly affect us.
My biggest issue is that it just leaves a massive void at the weekend. I’ve got zero interest in watching England, and then all these missed league weekends have to be squeezed back in somewhere, usually with more midweek games.
So you end up with players potentially playing three games a week later in the season, which surely only increases the risk of injuries. I just don’t see the benefit of stopping the domestic season for this long.

 

[IrishNorthEnder93]

Yeah I know what you mean buddy, feckin hate International breaks, the only upside in it this time is, it gives GA and CL more time with the team to embed their ideas and style of play ect.., that’s the only positive I get from it.

 

[OOOO3]

They’re shit, unnecessary and need to be binned. This three-week one, only a few weeks into the season, is especially ridiculous.
I worry that players lose a bit of momentum and fitness, although to be honest I don’t think that will particularly affect us.
My biggest issue is that it just leaves a massive void at the weekend. I’ve got zero interest in watching England, and then all these missed league weekends have to be squeezed back in somewhere, usually with more midweek games.
So you end up with players potentially playing three games a week later in the season, which surely only increases the risk of injuries. I just don’t see the benefit of stopping the domestic season for this long.

Agree it’s shit but I hope we lose all our momentum

 

[Regardless]

Yep. This one works a treat for us this time, of course.

 

[HunterLionheart]

Are they doing this one extra long one to take the place of 2 normal sized ones?

 

[Hodgeheg 2.0]

They’re shit, unnecessary and need to be binned. This three-week one, only a few weeks into the season, is especially ridiculous.
I worry that players lose a bit of momentum and fitness, although to be honest I don’t think that will particularly affect us.
My biggest issue is that it just leaves a massive void at the weekend. I’ve got zero interest in watching England, and then all these missed league weekends have to be squeezed back in somewhere, usually with more midweek games.
So you end up with players potentially playing three games a week later in the season, which surely only increases the risk of injuries. I just don’t see the benefit of stopping the domestic season for this long.

I wouldn't travel anywhere and pay to watch an England game of any description ( i did once at the old Wembley. Travelled to London but never got to the game but that's another story). Fair play to those that do but it just doesn't interest me anymore.

 

[janiejones]

They're shit (England and international breaks), I'm off to watch Morecambe tomorrow. Oh Joey Garner, you are the love of my life etc.....

 

[Ando60]

I wouldn't travel anywhere and pay to watch an England game of any description ( i did once at the old Wembley. Travelled to London but never got to the game but that's another story). Fair play to those that do but it just doesn't interest me anymore.

I’ve got less and less interested in England over the years…

In the 1990’s , I watched England play Holland and Brazil at Wembley in competitive matches and also went to watch a World Cup qualifier against Austria at Old Trafford in 2005.

My only away game watching England was in 1998 when I went to watch England play Romania in the World Cup group stages in Toulouse …. There was a crowd of 33,000 there that night and about 10,000 had travelled from England…..

Now I can’t even be bothered to watch them on telly unless it’s the World Cup….

 

[Hodgeheg 2.0]

They're shit (England and international breaks), I'm off to watch Morecambe tomorrow. Oh Joey Garner, you are the love of my life etc.....

I didn't know he was now at Morecambe.
Still the best goal I've seen live.

 

[Ando60]

They're shit (England and international breaks), I'm off to watch Morecambe tomorrow. Oh Joey Garner, you are the love of my life etc.....

Who are they playing tomorrow JJ ??

 

[raefil]

Couldnt have come at a better time for PNE

 

[Ando60]

I didn't know he was now at Morecambe.
Still the best goal I've seen live.

I would agree with that….. it was the way that he brought it down before he hit it, that made it so good !!

 

[StayathomeFan]

Who are they playing tomorrow JJ ??

Darlington

 

[Doc Brown]

They’re shit, unnecessary and need to be binned. This three-week one, only a few weeks into the season, is especially ridiculous.
I worry that players lose a bit of momentum and fitness, although to be honest I don’t think that will particularly affect us.
My biggest issue is that it just leaves a massive void at the weekend. I’ve got zero interest in watching England, and then all these missed league weekends have to be squeezed back in somewhere, usually with more midweek games.
So you end up with players potentially playing three games a week later in the season, which surely only increases the risk of injuries. I just don’t see the benefit of stopping the domestic season for this long.

Why do you care?

You don’t attend the games when they’re on anyway.

 

[Hodgeheg 2.0]

I’ve got less and less interested in England over the years…

In the 1990’s , I watched England play Holland and Brazil at Wembley in competitive matches and also went to watch a World Cup qualifier against Austria at Old Trafford in 2005.

My only away game watching England was in 1998 when I went to watch England play Romania in the World Cup group stages in Toulouse …. There was a crowd of 33,000 there that night and about 10,000 had travelled from England…..

Now I can’t even be bothered to watch them on telly unless it’s the World Cup….

Now that was dedication.👍
I wouldn't travel to the bottom of my road nowadays.
Shit patriot.

 

[Doyler]

Why do you care?

You don’t attend the games when they’re on anyway.

Neither do you, and a lot of this forum for that matter, when the going gets tough.

 

[Mickypne]

They’re shit, unnecessary and need to be binned. This three-week one, only a few weeks into the season, is especially ridiculous.
I worry that players lose a bit of momentum and fitness, although to be honest I don’t think that will particularly affect us.
My biggest issue is that it just leaves a massive void at the weekend. I’ve got zero interest in watching England, and then all these missed league weekends have to be squeezed back in somewhere, usually with more midweek games.
So you end up with players potentially playing three games a week later in the season, which surely only increases the risk of injuries. I just don’t see the benefit of stopping the domestic season for this long.

I hope we lose momentum, fucking hell, we are shite.
International break is shit but it is important imo. Its all helps us when we get to the Euros , WC etc. Tuchell cant just pick a squad off watching Prem games

 

[janiejones]

Who are they playing tomorrow JJ ??

Darlington

It's not a league match, it's the FA cup.

 

[Hodgeheg 2.0]

Why do you care?

You don’t attend the games when they’re on anyway.

Neither do you, and a lot of this forum for that matter, when the going gets tough.

👜

 

[StayathomeFan]

Why do you care?

You don’t attend the games when they’re on anyway.

I watch them on a dodgy stick — it’s free, it’s warm, I can turn it off when I’ve had enough and it doesn’t take up most of my day. Means I can still train and do the other things I’d rather spend my time and money on.
Doesn’t make me any less of a fan. I did my time when I was younger, travelling all over the place and spending half my weekend watching PNE. These days I’d rather watch from home and get on with the rest of my life!