Day Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 The Football Association is set to make the historic decision to play an entire round of the FA Cup in midweek in order to secure a winter break, it can be revealed. The FA, Premier League and Football League (EFL) are understood to have reached agreement for an annual two-week break in early February, beginning the season after next, before the resumption of European fixtures. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/winter-break-agreed-after-fa-cup-move-pjb7jlkjb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaside Sam Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 good idea i'll take two weeks in the west indies please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Oh yeah, this is gonna do wonders for fixture congestion… Not having a winter break is just an excuse for teams in Europe and England. In the lead up to their Champions League clash, Barcelona and Chelsea had played the same number of fixtures since Boxing Day, despite the Spanish break not having Barcelona play until January the 4th. You could argue the congestion caused by the break nullified the benefits anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 1 hour ago, cannable said: Oh yeah, this is gonna do wonders for fixture congestion… Not having a winter break is just an excuse for teams in Europe and England. In the lead up to their Champions League clash, Barcelona and Chelsea had played the same number of fixtures since Boxing Day, despite the Spanish break not having Barcelona play until January the 4th. You could argue the congestion caused by the break nullified the benefits anyway. It'll also give teams chance to nip over to foreign parts to play in some meaningless friendly round-robin tournaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 16 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: It'll also give teams chance to nip over to foreign parts to play in some meaningless friendly round-robin tournaments. If this happens it should instantly be banned the following season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottingram Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Extend it to Spring and we’ll win the lot every year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 English supporters don’t like being starved of football even for one weekend ! Oh and FA cups in midweek with no replays, then give all the lower league teams home advantage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Have it in February. That way our annual meltdown might not occur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab a dab doo Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Good shout. But can we extend it just for us, so it last for 4 weeks, the whole of February. That will hopefully get rid of our mid-Winter hoodoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I hope they are not going to try to spin this as an aid to the England team. Before they do, they should take a look at the number of players who played the final of Euro 2016 whilst registered for English clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, Rab a dab doo said: Good shout. But can we extend it just for us, so it last for 4 weeks, the whole of February. That will hopefully get rid of our mid-Winter hoodoo. Thus, the old saying 'ah yes but can they handle it on a Tuesday night or Saturday afternoon in Derby in February' would be rendered entirely irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 17 minutes ago, Sparkle said: English supporters don’t like being starved of football even for one weekend ! Oh and FA cups in midweek with no replays, then give all the lower league teams home advantage! I think the initial plan was a staggered break so Sky would still get their fixtures. Lower league teams would rather have a big club away though. Arsenal away covered Lincoln’s wage bill for a year. Liverpool scraping a replay against Exeter in 15/16 actually benefitted Exeter as the replay was worth ten times more to them than the tie against Wolves in the next round would have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Can't see the point of This? A break at Christmas to give the players time with their family would make sense but a break in Feb seems a bit daft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 1 hour ago, AndyinLiverpool said: Have it in February. That way our annual meltdown might not occur. Actually, it's not a meltdown. Our cultured players are just having their annual winter break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 It's an established fact that the only reason England haven't won the last 8 World Cups is due to us not having a winter break. Nothing will stop us now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said: It's an established fact that the only reason England haven't won the last 8 World Cups is due to us not having a winter break. Nothing will stop us now. Damn right, these two weeks off will turn Jordan Henderson into xavi! Stops our February meltdown too- #promotion2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zag zig Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 2 hours ago, nottingram said: Extend it to Spring and we’ll win the lot every year Don’t worry plenty of forest players have a break from playing football every year from October, bar their cup final early January they seldom remember to play again until the next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaside Sam Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 52 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said: It's an established fact that the only reason England haven't won the last 8 World Cups is due to us not having a winter break. Nothing will stop us now. I dunno we had a good winter break when we got stuffed by Iceland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Ram for All Seasons Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I live abroad, and one of the few times I get to see the Rams in the flesh is when I combine an Xmas game with a family visit. Anyway, global warming has done away with the need for a winter break, even if it is snowing and freezing outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 5 hours ago, RoyMac5 said: It'll also give teams chance to nip over to foreign parts to play in some meaningless friendly round-robin tournaments. Or even a few days of warm weather training to sharpen the senses, increase the team bonds and generally make sure they're in optimal shape for a winning run on their return....... Or maybe not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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