The Winter Break Is A B@llocks Idea

[NaeMairNeeps]

Problem wi the winter break is that it maks it necessary to compensate via games at night in the months either side of the break. Noo .. cards on the table here, I am nae able tae attend many games ... very few actually, for a variety o' reasons, but ... in any cold month - of which there are too many - I would find it mair comfy in the Merkie at 3 o' clock any day than at 7.45pm! ... it's fυckin freezin! .. brutal!

I reckon it would be better if the games were schedjed as normal ... ie. 3pm, Setterday kick affs, and the SFA jist identified a clutch o' suitable weekdays on which matches, postponed due tae weather, could be rescheduled.

Ah mean ... FFS ... even in January, ye can hae a blizzard accompanied by sub zero temps and high winds on a Setterday, and see a calm mild day ahead on the Wednesday jist by checkin the BBC online weather forecast ... like on the same Setterday. OK, the weather forecast is nae aye wis perfectly accurate, but it's nae usually wildly aff the mark.

[Jackjarvis]

I've always said we don't need it and its modern football w@nkery

They add in time off yet don't extend the season beyond May

The proof of the pudding is, we have a quarter of the season jammed in the month of December. 9 games in a month. We have been penalized for reaching the cup final (for all the good it did)

What was the actual reason for it starting up?

Pointless endeavour

Now now, no need for that, it gives some of us dandies an opportunity to catch some rays, a wee bit of shopping and in between bevvying at night, an opportunity to play golf with the players......thank you Saltire Energy.

SF

[ZakkTheMakk]

Surely one idea would be to maximise the amount of midweek games prior to December so that when we get to roughly this time of year we are 3-4 games ahead?

Looking at the fixtures we've played this year we've only had 2 midweek league games, Hamilton at home Wed 31st October and the Huns away Wed 5th December. Add in the League cup game against Hibs on Tue 25th September then that leaves many midweeks empty.

Granted there were international breaks some weeks but I'm sure a couple of midweeks between the start of the season and now could have been utilised to ease the build up coming into the festive period?

Especially at the start of the season when players are presumably at their fittest and squad concerns are at a low, coupled with the hunger to watch football as supporters have been deprived throughout the summer months.

[Pacman1903]

Surely one idea would be to maximise the amount of midweek games prior to December so that when we get to roughly this time of year we are 3-4 games ahead?

Looking at the fixtures we've played this year we've only had 2 midweek league games, Hamilton at home Wed 31st October and the Huns away Wed 5th December. Add in the League cup game against Hibs on Tue 25th September then that leaves many midweeks empty.

Granted there were international breaks some weeks but I'm sure a couple of midweeks between the start of the season and now could have been utilised to ease the build up coming into the festive period?

Especially at the start of the season when players are presumably at their fittest and squad concerns are at a low, coupled with the hunger to watch football as supporters have been deprived throughout the summer months.

That's far to simple and obvious thinking for the beaks to comprehend

Stop speaking sense min

[deaconred]

If we'd gone further in the Europa League a lot of those free midweeks would have disappeared. Dont think we have the flexibility anymore to rearrange individual matches far less whole cards.

[ZakkTheMakk]

If we'd gone further in the Europa League a lot of those free midweeks would have disappeared. Dont think we have the flexibility anymore to rearrange individual matches far less whole cards.

Granted but before the league had kicked off only two teams were still in Europe, the authorities could quite easily have adapted fixtures in an ongoing manner to accommodate the other 10 teams.

Even if it meant only 1-2 extra games had been played before this point it still would alleviate the congestion and the financial burden of the paying folk

[afc1903mad]

Surely one idea would be to maximise the amount of midweek games prior to December so that when we get to roughly this time of year we are 3-4 games ahead?

Looking at the fixtures we've played this year we've only had 2 midweek league games, Hamilton at home Wed 31st October and the Huns away Wed 5th December. Add in the League cup game against Hibs on Tue 25th September then that leaves many midweeks empty.

Granted there were international breaks some weeks but I'm sure a couple of midweeks between the start of the season and now could have been utilised to ease the build up coming into the festive period?

Especially at the start of the season when players are presumably at their fittest and squad concerns are at a low, coupled with the hunger to watch football as supporters have been deprived throughout the summer months.

International weekends are a major impact into why we see midweek games now.

[Pacman1903]

International weekends are a major impact into why we see midweek games now.

International f@king weeks now. Its riddiculous

[ZakkTheMakk]

Looking at the international calendar then it shows that Sept 3-11, Oct 8-16 and Nov 12-20 were their scheduled dates.

This leaves....

August - 7/8, 14/15, 21/22, 28/29

September - 18/19

October - 2/3, 24/25

November - 6/7, 27/28

By my reckoning that is 9 available free midweeks between the opening weekend kick offs til now.

[Red Zone]

Looking at the international calendar then it shows that Sept 3-11, Oct 8-16 and Nov 12-20 were their scheduled dates.

This leaves....

August - 7/8, 14/15, 21/22, 28/29

September - 18/19

October - 2/3, 24/25

November - 6/7, 27/28

By my reckoning that is 9 available free midweeks between the opening weekend kick offs til now.

Every one of those is a European night. Do UEFA not still have that ridiculous rule about getting fined if matches are played at the same time as their precious matches?