Jimzk5 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Its that time of year again when players and managers start moaning that the British leagues should follow the rest of Europes top leagues & have 4 weeks off between mid December and mid January, today I've read and seen interviews from gus poyet and Craig Bellamy advocating a break, saying that its difficult for players to recover between games and the England national team suffer because players are knackered when it comes to tournaments (England being rubbish at football isnt the reason were shit at tournaments then?) I'm totally against the idea of Christmas without football, spending time with the family is bad enough if you don't have some football to look forward too, and lets face it, it wouldn't be Christmas without watching Aston villa lose on boxing day, would it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I'd also miss the matches over Christmas. Which leagues have the four-week break? I'm watching the Milan derby at the moment so I'm guessing Serie A must have a short break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted December 22, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2013 No thanks. It's been a big part of my Christmas since I started watching football. It's one of the things that makes the PL better than other leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Yes, if players get a wage drop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 I'd also miss the matches over Christmas. Which leagues have the four-week break? I'm watching the Milan derby at the moment so I'm guessing Serie A must have a short break. On average its a 14 day break, sometimes it can be as much as 4 weeks I read, Hamburg last season played on December 15th and didn't play again until January 20th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I love watching football over the christmas season. It makes the holidays seem a bit better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS-T Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 No thank you. Probably the best part of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Boxing day football is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 No winter break thank you very much. Using the "ooh, it will help us in Europe/the national team/your children sleep at night" argument is spurious. They want a winter break so they can have money spinning tours to the far east or North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Why do people always assume a winter break has to happen over xmas out of interest? Surely it's a bit dangerous to wipe out 4 fixtures in this period meaning you'd have to fit them in at sometime other in the season which is dangerous given how congested the calendar already is and the risk of bad weather striking later in the season. I say yes to a winter break but right after the fa cup 3rd round for two weeks. In that period you miss one round of premier league games (start the season a week early or fit another midweek round in), carling cup semis (play them in February) and 3rd round replays which you could play on resumption. The lower leagues would just carry on as normal so I'm sure would mean attendances boosts for people who want their football fix. It just amuses me people automatically assume a winter break has to happen over xmas when mid of January is more logical for the way the English season operates. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 yep, would be interesting to see where in the far east the likes of man utd would play a one off game if they got 4 weeks off... none of them moan that they play the extra CL games, they could also look at an 18 team prem which a couple of other european leagues do would mean 2-4 weeks of no football when most of us have time off over christmas and more mid week away games, dont see why any fan would want it personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 The bundesliga gets away with it because they only have an 18 team league, all the other regular 20 team leagues are 13-14 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Don't say it too loudly, the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United would love an 18 team Premier League so they don't have to bother playing some of the oiks who are at the bottom of the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 22, 2013 Moderator Share Posted December 22, 2013 Winter break? Nein nein nein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lions_Roar Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I'd miss the festive period fixtures. If they do want one then I'd hope it comes start of Jan for 2 weeks but that would then mean rearranging the fa cup 3rd round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I'd be up for a hectic winter period then a break after the first round of FA cup games, for two weeks, then back to business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Yes to me it's logical after playing half a season and then having heavy period of 5 games in 15 days or whatever it usually is it should be natural to have a bit of a breather. I too really enjoy the xmas football period even if we're usually hopeless in it! Just great to have games pretty much every day at unusual times for about a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoD Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I wouldn't mind it if the break was around mid January instead and was just 2 weeks instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 January is just misery isn't it? When I think of the January past all I remember is Bradford! Could do without football for a bit then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Don't want a winter break, but the game that is on either the 28th/29th just seems pointless to me. Stick in March somewhere when barely anyone is in the cups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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