dunning1874 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 While adding a winter break is a lot more credible than the nonsense that is summer football - I applaud Nacho's work in dismantling every argument presented in favour of it here - I'm still not convinced a winter break is a particularly good idea. Our climate's too erratic, frankly. What if you have a break for three weeks in January, that January turns out to be a relatively mild one where games could have gone ahead on each weekend during the break, then you get to February and you have a spell of absolutely dreadful weather with widespread postponements? We then find ourselves even further behind in fixtures than we would have been had we just continued through January, with part-time sides having to play midweek regularly. The same applies if you have a dreadful December where very few games go ahead when you've scheduled a break in January and the weather clears up: you allow all these fixtures to pile up and ignore the chance to get them replayed, leading to a rush in the final weeks of the season. Pitches and facilities are improving all the time: the number of postponements are falling and we don't need to stop in December or January. Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Oh Lord, Brian Wake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaunTon Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 While adding a winter break is a lot more credible than the nonsense that is summer football - I applaud Nacho's work in dismantling every argument presented in favour of it here - I'm still not convinced a winter break is a particularly good idea. Our climate's too erratic, frankly. What if you have a break for three weeks in January, that January turns out to be a relatively mild one where games could have gone ahead on each weekend during the break, then you get to February and you have a spell of absolutely dreadful weather with widespread postponements? We then find ourselves even further behind in fixtures than we would have been had we just continued through January, with part-time sides having to play midweek regularly. The same applies if you have a dreadful December where very few games go ahead when you've scheduled a break in January and the weather clears up: you allow all these fixtures to pile up and ignore the chance to get them replayed, leading to a rush in the final weeks of the season. Pitches and facilities are improving all the time: the number of postponements are falling and we don't need to stop in December or January. Have to agree with this. Fixture congestion could easily get out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonTon Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 The fixture congestion thing wouldn't be a problem whatsoever. Say you schedule 23 league games between August and the end of January (with no break) then have an awful February. You would have to for the postponed Feb games in from march till the end of the season. If started earlier and had a winter break then you'd play 23 games between July and December and still be in the same position come February. Postponed December games don't tend to be scheduled for January anyway, so in the event of a bad December and February you're likely to still be in the same position. I'm neither here nor there on a winter break. If we had one I'd rather it be early December. But I don't see it changing anything with regards to fixture congestion at the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie McArthur Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 In other news, The Ashes start next week. MARTY OUT!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinwoodTON Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 In other news, The Ashes start next week. Are you a betting man Davie. Got a tip the other day, England each way. A bit of a banker so I'm told. <span style='font-size: 14px;'><em class='bbc'>"That LinwoodTon's a c*nt, eh?"</em></span> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie McArthur Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I'm more inclined to go for an Aussie whitewash. MARTY OUT!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I see the Raith-Brechin friendly was postponed due to heavy rain. Summer football is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinwoodTON Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 I see the Raith-Brechin friendly was postponed due to heavy rain. Summer football is a joke. The only difference in Scotland between summer and winter is the rain is warmer in the summer. <span style='font-size: 14px;'><em class='bbc'>"That LinwoodTon's a c*nt, eh?"</em></span> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawheid Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 and wetter in the winter eat drink and be merry for tommorrow you may be radioiactive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidTheBaw Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 St Johnstone out at the first hurdle. Aberdeen scrape thru by the skin of their baws. Scottish football is in a great state. Fanny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forfarton Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Certainly didn't feel much like summer at McDiarmid Park this evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidTheBaw Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 If they'd started the season a few weeks earlier they'd maybe have had a chance. The longer halfwits continue to bury their heads in the sand the longer football in this country will remain in the doldrums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I bet you were like this when St. Johnstone went out: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 If they'd started the season a few weeks earlier they'd maybe have had a chance. What was your excuse last time when St. Johnstone beat Rosenborg? Surely with their season starting in March teams from Norway should be hot favorites to win the Champions League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie McArthur Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 First test is shaping up nicely. MARTY OUT!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidTheBaw Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 What was your excuse last time when St. Johnstone beat Rosenborg? Surely with their season starting in March teams from Norway should be hot favorites to win the Champions League. It was short lived after they got knocked out by Minsk. Then forgotten about the year later when they got papped out by Trnava. Come to think of it, Motherwell getting put out by Strajan didn't do the coefficient any favours either. Aberdeen can be excused for giving a good showing against a far stronger team last season, but 2 draws against Macedonian giants Shkendija havnt helped much either. I'm sure if McInnes and Wright are asked the question the will both agree they were ill prepared for these qualifying stages. When people just sit still and wait for things to improve or come to them, they deserve what they get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Scottish football just had a major restructuring of prize money and promotion/relegation a few short years ago. It simply isn't true that Scottish football sits and waits for things to improve. I think Wright would say more about injuries than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonTon Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Where are Armenia and Macedonia in their season? Ah, that's right, pre-season the same as here. Is the argument here that the football in Scotland is so crap we need the extra advantage of being further into our season? Do you know what is a real problem for the Scottish game? Over 100 Scottish players play their football in England. St Johnstone fans are desperate for Danny Swanson to come back to them from a struggling League One team, but they will have trouble finding the wages to compete with a skint club in England's 3rd tier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidTheBaw Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 That's not a problem its a symptom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonTon Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 That's not a problem its a symptom. And that's just semantics. Whether or not the season starts a few weeks earlier is neither here nor there when it comes to how well Scottish teams are going to compete in European competition. If that's high on the list of issues then people are deluding themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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