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| 287.1 | | ECCGY4::HAIGH | Oh God. | Mon Feb 22 1993 09:34 | 6 |
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Strange you should bring that up Barry. Because in Germany at the
moment the discussion is about reducing the winter break, quite
measurably too.
Steve
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| 287.2 | | ARRODS::OHAGANB | Hail Freedonia! | Tue Feb 23 1993 09:25 | 1 |
| How long is the German break?
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| 287.3 | | HAMCL3::SCHARNBERG | find the misspelled sybills ! | Tue Feb 23 1993 09:54 | 3 |
| Dec 14th - Feb 19th
Heiko
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| 287.4 | | ARRODS::OHAGANB | Hail Freedonia! | Tue Feb 23 1993 09:58 | 5 |
| re .3
A bit excessive that.
barry.
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| 287.5 | | SUBURB::ABSOLOMT | Paaaaaaattch | Tue Feb 23 1993 13:37 | 6 |
| I think it would be an excellent idea. And also why not make that
period + close season the only times when transfers are allowed.
Tony
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| 287.6 | Good idea | JGODCL::SHERLOCK | L.U.F.C. The phoenix has risen | Tue Feb 23 1993 15:03 | 22 |
| I think it would be a very good idea. However, here on the continent
..at least in Germany and Holland, they do not have as many games
as they do in England, therefore there *is* room for a break.
I reckon that if they scrapped a few of these silly cup games that nobody's
interested in anyway, that this would allow ample time for a winter
break.
Here in Holland, the winter break is from just before Christmas until
mid-January. The Dutch F.A. assert that during this period the weather
is unsuitable to play anyway. This is of course rubbish, as the worst
of the weather is usually in February, and there are always loads
of postponements during this month.
It seems to me to be more of an excuse *not* to play during the
Christmas/New Year period. Obviously they have different ideas
than us about earning some extra revenue.
Tim
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| 287.7 | Winter break spent usefully... | KBOMFG::KOEPPE | Think Imaginary... | Wed Feb 24 1993 10:08 | 22 |
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I also consider the winter break a good idea.
It gives injured players the opportunity to recover under less
frustration of missing important games and under less pressure
of having to be fit as quick as possible to get back into the squad.
Here in Germany the teams take part in indoor tournaments, which
is getting increasingly popular and also creates revenue.
The teams also can play friendlies against teams in some of the
warmer countries, giving the manager the opportunity to try out
younger players and players with few games without any risk.
Those players have the chance to prove themselves and to get back into
the squad.
Most German teams (i.e. Bundesliga) spend a week or two in training
camps in warmer countries like Portugal, Teneriffe, Florida USA , etc.
where the training conditions are ideal.
The winter break is also used for transferring players, recent
example here being Matthias Sammer, who changed from Inter Milan
to Borussia Dortmund.
Eduard
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| 287.8 | Like clockwork..... | GYMAC::DCASSIDY | | Thu Feb 25 1993 16:14 | 19 |
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As would be expected in Germany the Season is 'very' symmetrical in
most instances....
Season start....W1--W16 (16 Weeks 17 matches including only
1 midweek fixture)
Winter break....W17-W26 (10 Weeks)
Season 2nd half.W27-W42 (16 Weeks 17 Return Fixtures)
Summer Break....W43-W52 (10 Weeks)
Of Course the Bundesliga plays all Cup fixtures up to and including
the quarter Final before the Winter break. This is interspersed with
the UEFA competitions (not that many German teams are left this year )
and occassional International matches.
Regards,
Dezzz.
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| 287.9 | How about byes | ICS::KETT | | Wed Mar 03 1993 16:32 | 10 |
| If you can't take the prospect of no football at all over a winter
break, how about giving clubs weeks off by introducing byes. Cut the
number of teams in the Premier league by 2 and free up 4 weekend for
each club in the season. That way, on any given weekend there's
football to watch, but each team gets a rest. I believe they follow
this practice in the not-round-ball NFL in the U.S., and the clubs rely
on those breaks to get unfit players ready to get killed again.
Just a thought,
Alan
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