Winter vs Summer football season?

[alexmick]

Personally speaking, I prefer to watch football in winter. Too much to do in the summer months (gardening, sightseeing, holidays, DIY etc.). The weather this winter has made it impossible to get about and do anything around home anyway. Going to the Alex at least reduces the boredom (honest).

[Timmy58]

Personally speaking, I prefer to watch football in winter. Too much to do in the summer months (gardening, sightseeing, holidays, DIY etc.). The weather this winter has made it impossible to get about and do anything around home anyway. Going to the Alex at least reduces the boredom (honest).

Me too. I do like cricket and although I don't often go to matches, many people do. So if football carries on through the summer I can see attendances at cricket falling which is not good. Also, I think people get a bit fed up with football dominating the sporting headlines. I know I do!

[AstonAlex]

The players should be asked too. Whilst I suspect some of them joined Mike in freezing their nuts off yesterday, it is more dangerous to their health to play in sweltering temperatures. Whilst we might not quite get heatwaves, we must accept that English football is best served by playing during the same seasons as most of the rest of Europe (only Scandinavia plays in the summer months) and I wouldn’t fancy playing in the conditions of a Spanish or Italian summer - or, frankly, watching it.

Mike is right that we are all entitled to our opinion but, going by the opposition to a winter break when ever the idea is floated, I suspect he is in a significant minority.