lake district canary 4,531 Posted November 9, 2015 ...break in the football calender. These international breaks may be necessary, but given there are only 38 games a season, it don''t half seem a long time between games. The transfer window and three breaks at the beginning of a season must be a continuity nightmare for football clubs. Could they not just have one three week qualifying competition before the season, then we could get the transfer window and internationals out of the way in one go? The other plus side of that would mean that people on their summer holidays don''t miss the start of the season in August, which is way too early imo. Moan over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkbroadslim 223 Posted November 9, 2015 Cue Morty......... [;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stoke canary 0 Posted November 9, 2015 Hate international breaks,especially friendly ones !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BarclayWazza 91 Posted November 11, 2015 I''ve often wondered why Fifa dont find a window every year for internationals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,329 Posted November 11, 2015 Part of the problem is that even within Europe , seasons start and finish at different times.....Norway, Ireland and others now play summmer Footy, some countries have a mid winter break. some, like Engaland have a fixture packed ''festive period''Until that is sorted out i''d say they''d have a snowballs chance in hell of getting some kind of sense into the international schedule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted November 11, 2015 wcorkcanary wrote the following post at 11/11/2015 8:20 AM:"Part of the problem is that even within Europe , seasons start and finish at different times.....Norway, Ireland and others now play summmer Footy, some countries have a mid winter break. some, like Engaland have a fixture packed ''festive period'' Until that is sorted out i''d say they''d have a snowballs chance in hell of getting some kind of sense into the international schedule. "This also creates problems for the transfer window, the window should close before the seasons start, total distraction overshadowing first few games of the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daly 500 Posted November 11, 2015 Can''t wait to get back to The Conference 100 games a season with all the cup games etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andyc24_uk 58 Posted November 11, 2015 Here''s a novel idea - why not do what Rugby does and keep on playing anyhow? Ok sure, teams would be without star players for 3 or 4 games a season... but since people are always complaining about lack of opportunities for younger players to break through these days, this could actually be a very positive thing! It would also help even up the playing field a little bit between the clubs that can go out and spend infinite sums of money on world class stars and those who have to develop their own or look for lesser, upcoming players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted November 11, 2015 That would make friendlies even more of a non event than they are now, sounds fine to me.What do International managers actually gain from a friendly anyway, it''s a complete and utter waste of time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
If wed only kept Howie.. 3 Posted November 11, 2015 I''m pretty sure the 8 teams involved in the Euro playoffs aren''t treating it as friendly matches... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,736 Posted November 11, 2015 whatever Platini''s faults, at least he''s made these international breaks more palatable by spreading these games over a 6 day period. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites