Premier League: Winter break under discussion

English Football
#21

I would only be for it if they played all the international qualifiers and meaningless friendliest during the break.

What is gained by having a winter break anyway?

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#22

We could stop hearing how much better England would be at international tournaments every two years.

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#23
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#25

Almost 90% of players questioned in a recent survey by Fifpro said they wanted a mid-season break

If they really feel they would benefit from it then I donā€™t see why we shouldnā€™t have one, so this is good news.

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#26

As long as we are not jetting round the world playing friendlies I can accept it.

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#27

Good idea.

Lets hope it actually does us good in the national level.

#28

February? Is it just to preserve the Christmas fixtures? Should have had it after that busy period.

#29

I like that it is staggered so there will still be games on. For some reason I always assumed a Winter break would lead to a gap in the calendar.

#30

February? It ainā€™t mid season at that point.

#31

Apparently there will be a rule put in place stipulating that teams are not allowed to add their own fixture in.

But, if the punishment is a measly fine, then I donā€™t know how much that would really deter teams, given how lucrative friendlies in some far flung places can be.

#32

No winter break is what makes the PL unique, football non stop, I mean Iā€™ll get over it in 3 seconds but Iā€™d still be disappointed if this happens

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#33

It also helps when you consider that the Qatar WC has to be shoehorned into a mid-season winter break in four years time.

The winter break is a pre cursor to allowing the EPL to spread football out. How theyā€™re going to do this for Qatar is beyond me (in that instance, the football league will have to come to a standstill, too- theyā€™re not going to have a winter break from 2019/20)

#34

But there actually wonā€™t be any stop to the football under this proposal.