jagfox Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 1 hour ago, gannonball said: Makes no sense to have one with our unpredictable weather. Could have a cold snap anywhere from November to nearly March. Part of me hopes us to have a blissfully mild January then a prolonged cold snap in February to show up whatever f*cktards thought this was a good idea. Have Celtic not arranged an 8 day training camp in Qatar? Positives? I guess it gives pitches a break if anything. Quite a few games in December it seems and January is typically a time when folk are counting the cost of Christmas and New Year. If clubs can afford/ arrange training facilities it should be beneficial in various aspects. Time to work on set pieces and tweak formations. This will be enhanced by playing a friendly or two against different opposition. A chance for new signings to work with the team in a more preparatory environment rather than get flung in at the deep end of a Premiership fixture struggling to remember the name of their team mates. Recharges the batteries of the playing squad and a chance to shake off niggling injuries. It might not have any drastic impact on the domestic game but it should bring some benefits to most if not all of the Premiership teams. Unfortunately the greatest benefits will be felt by those currently with the greatest resources but that's just the way the cookie crumbles. I don't see anything particularly bad about it, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Cerberus said: Wasn't it tried a few years ago and binned after 1 season? Aye it was done for a couple of seasons and it was shite. Luckily we're diddies now so we don't have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoriginalhedge Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 44 minutes ago, Harambe Legion said: Only in backwards British football is this seen as a bad thing. It's badly needed. For what reason exactly ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieThomas Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 f**k knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 2 minutes ago, Harambe Legion said: Give the players a break This is pretty much it. The clubs only accepted the earlier start to regular competitive games (New League Cup format), if they got a break halfway through. The didnt want to do it late-December as, generally, the festive/new year games see the highest crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 59 minutes ago, jagfox99 said: Have Celtic not arranged an 8 day training camp in Qatar? Positives? I guess it gives pitches a break if anything. Quite a few games in December it seems and January is typically a time when folk are counting the cost of Christmas and New Year. If clubs can afford/ arrange training facilities it should be beneficial in various aspects. Time to work on set pieces and tweak formations. This will be enhanced by playing a friendly or two against different opposition. A chance for new signings to work with the team in a more preparatory environment rather than get flung in at the deep end of a Premiership fixture struggling to remember the name of their team mates. Recharges the batteries of the playing squad and a chance to shake off niggling injuries. It might not have any drastic impact on the domestic game but it should bring some benefits to most if not all of the Premiership teams. Unfortunately the greatest benefits will be felt by those currently with the greatest resources but that's just the way the cookie crumbles. I don't see anything particularly bad about it, tbh. To be honest Celtic would be seen to benefit the most out of this but I wtill dont agree with it. For all the potential pros you have listed it can easily be all wiped out with one prolonged weather front... pitches a break? Yes but after the pitches get wrecked by weather alone they will then potentially be wrecked even more with games fitted into a smaller time frame. niggles? Two games a week will soon bring them back warm weather camps? Only beneficial to the bigger clubs. In theory its a nice idea but if there is a real chance for it to be thrown in to turmoil every few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 It gives Uncle Roy's new squad of highly expensive galacticos a chance to settle in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoriginalhedge Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 32 minutes ago, Harambe Legion said: Give the players a break and make it easier to do business in the Jan window. Almost every Western and Central European country has it. Only in Britain are we obsessed with not letting players rest. Yet clubs are already trying to fix up games to keep players ticking over?? Hmmm. It is either a break or it isn't ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearbuyerbell Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 The weather dictates where the winter break comes. The only sensible answer is to have no scheduled winter break, and let nature decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tor! Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, theoriginalhedge said: Yet clubs are already trying to fix up games to keep players ticking over?? Hmmm. It is either a break or it isn't ! Not doubting you, but is there any evidence of this happening? Even if it was true, the matches would either be friendlies or (more likely) behind closed doors games which would provide pretty lax environments in terms of substitutions etc. A game behind closed doors e.g. could see a team field a different side for each half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I've never heard a past or present player say they want or need a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 26 minutes ago, theoriginalhedge said: Yet clubs are already trying to fix up games to keep players ticking over?? Hmmm. It is either a break or it isn't ! Its a break from a competitive game. You'll find ~20 players are used in the friendlies during the break, its really not that hard to figure out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieThomas Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 If these friendlies are just going to be three and in with kerby at half time, then why bother with them at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 To increase the number of times Thistle have to visit Ross County midweek in any given season, *obviously*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 5 hours ago, 7-2 said: I've never heard a past or present player say they want or need a break. Well aye. That's how you get dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoriginalhedge Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 11 hours ago, Tor! said: Not doubting you, but is there any evidence of this happening? Even if it was true, the matches would either be friendlies or (more likely) behind closed doors games which would provide pretty lax environments in terms of substitutions etc. A game behind closed doors e.g. could see a team field a different side for each half. But that is technically not a break as players are still going into their place of work . They need to keep themselves fit, stretched and motivated to avoid injury . Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marly Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 If they're going to have a break, would it not be better to do it for a couple of weeks leading up to Christmas? Attendances usually drop off a touch then due to fans (remember them SFA?) having other things to spend money on. As other have said, there is no way of telling when our weather will be at its worst anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I can understand the rationale but I have to say January is shit enough, why take football away from me [emoji30] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 If they're going to have a break, would it not be better to do it for a couple of weeks leading up to Christmas? Attendances usually drop off a touch then due to fans (remember them SFA?) having other things to spend money on. As other have said, there is no way of telling when our weather will be at its worst anyway. This makes sense, could have the League Cup Final at the end of November as a "break point" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marly Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 *thud* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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