Winter Break - LOL

[Wax Jacket]

The PL is in continual conflict with FIFA & UEFA about having 20 teams rather than 18, and you may remember that one of the justifications for setting up the PL was that 18 teams would mean fewer matches which would be better for "the England team."

They just somehow conveniently forgot to make the final reduction once they reduced from 22 to 20 in '95. And now it;s never going to happen because it'd mean less revenue for all teh clubs, and 2 of them getting relegated out of the land of milk and honey - there's no way 14 PL teams would ever vote in favour of reducing the number now.

It's just another of thosee outrageous liberties the PL has taken - one that proves they're all about money ahead of anything else.

But La Liga & Serie A are also 20 team leagues.

and Ligue 1

[weybridgewanderer]

Really? I can't see 4 games in 2 weeks at all, let alone 5;
Sat 5 Jan Crawley Town A FA Cup Rd 3
Sat 12 Jan West Brom H Premier League
Sat 19 Jan Newcastle A Premier League
Tue 29 Jan Chelsea H Premier League
Sat 2 Feb Sunderland H Premier League
Sat 9 Feb Stoke A Premier League
Sat 23 Feb Wigan H Premier League
Sat 2 Mar Everton A Premier League

you do not see 4 because you are missing at least one FA Cp round (now v sheffield utd) , jan 26th??

[southbank1871]

Allardyce now saying there should be a winter break. When exactly would this be Sam? Easy to say when it's snowing outside isn't it?

[Wax Jacket]

November till March should just about cover it

[soggy biscuit]

rather than preventing players turning out like Adam Johnson, Stan Collymore and Paul Gascoigne.

Lolwut!

[Wax Jacket]

Sure what you guys need in order to win the World Cup is a winter break, rather than preventing players turning out like Adam Johnson, Stan Collymore and Paul Gascoigne.

You're just not willing to face the facts. Being an athlete does not combine well with excessive drinking, drug abuse, and the then later psychological problems which follow.
And it's a problem related to culture, which you guys deny strongly, nothing's ever wrong with having a few pints, getting drunk, pissing in public and being arrested.
Idiots.

lol nice try