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Winter Break

Winter Break

Poll Poll Winter Break

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When would the break take place? Records show the snowiest bank holiday is Easter, not Christmas.
Personally speaking I'm against the winter break idea. Hate it when there is no PNE to watch!
 
When would the break take place? Records show the snowiest bank holiday is Easter, not Christmas.
Personally speaking I'm against the winter break idea. Hate it when there is no PNE to watch!
 
I'm for the winter break. Especially in the Premier League, as long as it's after the Xmas fixtures.

How many tournaments have been won since 1980 by European sides whose country don't have a winter break? I'm guessing very few, perhaps 0.

Now I'm not saying a winter break will mean England will win a major tournament. But it will improve our performance levels. Big Sam was on Sky a few months ago, he mentioned that when he's taken sides away for a few days training abroad, the difference in his players fitness levels was massive.

Clubs may go abroad, and play in money spinning friendly games. But let's be honest, they're hardly going to be using massive amounts of energy in a friendly game. But what they are getting is days of training in the warm sunshine. Time in the warm Sun compared to cold and short daylight hours back home would make anyone feel better.

I've seen people say we won 1966 World Cup without a winter break. Yes we did, but that was 52 years ago. We have won 0 tournaments since then, we have reached 0 finals since then, and only 2 semi finals since then.

And in them 52 years, whilst we have had some poor or average sides, we have actually had some good sides as well. From 2002-2006 we actually had a very good team unfortunate in 3 tournaments not to get past the Quarter Finals. I do think a winter break would have helped us.
 
norky84 said:
I'm for the winter break. Especially in the Premier League, as long as it's after the Xmas fixtures.

How many tournaments have been won since 1980 by European sides whose country don't have a winter break? I'm guessing very few, perhaps 0.

Now I'm not saying a winter break will mean England will win a major tournament. But it will improve our performance levels. Big Sam was on Sky a few months ago, he mentioned that when he's taken sides away for a few days training abroad, the difference in his players fitness levels was massive.

Clubs may go abroad, and play in money spinning friendly games. But let's be honest, they're hardly going to be using massive amounts of energy in a friendly game. But what they are getting is days of training in the warm sunshine. Time in the warm Sun compared to cold and short daylight hours back home would make anyone feel better.

I've seen people say we won 1966 World Cup without a winter break. Yes we did, but that was 52 years ago. We have won 0 tournaments since then, we have reached 0 finals since then, and only 2 semi finals since then.

And in them 52 years, whilst we have had some poor or average sides, we have actually had some good sides as well. From 2002-2006 we actually had a very good team unfortunate in 3 tournaments not to get past the Quarter Finals. I do think a winter break would have helped us.
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you're not wrong, no one should disagree; but this is a question of trust!

if the EPL wankers (especially top 5 (i dont count tottenham)) actually respected the break and didnt fill it with friendlies i would be fully behind an idea of taking a rest in order to improve the changes of the national team. but looking at the facts with 70% of the EPL being foreign and the track record of how the EPL behaves i have absolutely ZERO trust that any break would be respected and the break is purely for $$$ financial reasons for EPL to go around the world.

just like EPL games being played abroad will happen
and probably within 20 years a closed-shop european super league

i dont trust these bastards - the fabric of our game is more important than pretending any break would be respected
 
A lot of people talking about the winter break being related to the weather.

I don't think that's the idea. On the radio last night, they say they have a winter break in Spain. And other med countries. It's about giving the players a break, and to be honest, I'm happy with that... assuming it's a very short break (e.g. finish after FA cup 3rd Round weekend, then don't play for 2 weeks)


The loss of FA Cup replays would be a high price to pay for this. I can live without 2-legged League Cup semi-finals, if that helps.


EDIT... With reference to the playing of lucrative friendlies.. I would definitely ban the playing of any friendly match.
 
Regardless said:
A lot of people talking about the winter break being related to the weather.

I don't think that's the idea. On the radio last night, they say they have a winter break in Spain. And other med countries. It's about giving the players a break, and to be honest, I'm happy with that... assuming it's a very short break (e.g. finish after FA cup 3rd Round weekend, then don't play for 2 weeks)


The loss of FA Cup replays would be a high price to pay for this. I can live without 2-legged League Cup semi-finals, if that helps.


EDIT... With reference to the playing of lucrative friendlies.. I would definitely ban the playing of any friendly match.
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add it to the sacred list

boxing day
new year day
3pm ko satuday
easter monday

FA CUP REPLAYS must stay

league cup - who gives a shit? do it in preseason like the germans, just get rid

the FA and EPL cant have all these competitions and make MILLIONS and not suffer some problems - cant have the cake and eat it
 
Regardless said:
A lot of people talking about the winter break being related to the weather.

I don't think that's the idea. On the radio last night, they say they have a winter break in Spain. And other med countries. It's about giving the players a break, and to be honest, I'm happy with that... assuming it's a very short break (e.g. finish after FA cup 3rd Round weekend, then don't play for 2 weeks)


The loss of FA Cup replays would be a high price to pay for this. I can live without 2-legged League Cup semi-finals, if that helps.


EDIT... With reference to the playing of lucrative friendlies.. I would definitely ban the playing of any friendly match.
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La Liga had a 10 day break, that would be doable. But in all honesty how much difference would 1 weekend of not playing make?

But there needs to be a 100% ban on friendly matches in Dubai etc.

A 3 week break like the Bundesliga - no thanks.
 
California_PNE said:
you're not wrong, no one should disagree; but this is a question of trust!

if the EPL wankers (especially top 5 (i dont count tottenham)) actually respected the break and didnt fill it with friendlies i would be fully behind an idea of taking a rest in order to improve the changes of the national team. but looking at the facts with 70% of the EPL being foreign and the track record of how the EPL behaves i have absolutely ZERO trust that any break would be respected and the break is purely for $$$ financial reasons for EPL to go around the world.

just like EPL games being played abroad will happen
and probably within 20 years a closed-shop european super league

i dont trust these bastards - the fabric of our game is more important than pretending any break would be respected
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I agree with this, the EPL are about as trustworthy as a Peadophile in a Nursery.
 
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