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boro_boy · 02-11-2007, 17:05

Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson insists demands for a Premier League winter break to help ease player burn-out are totally unjustified.

BBC SPORT | Football | Premier League | Boro chief against winter break

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Well said Gibbo, you speak common sense. If they are tired rest them, clubs have big enough squads these days.

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Any player complaining should come and do a 14-hour day in industrial Teesside

Ronaldo · 02-11-2007, 21:53

I love the winter period, they should leave football as it is. Players never complained 10 years ago when they had to play 40+ league games a season. The top 4 in particular should have the money and depth to rest their key players anyway

boro_boy · 02-11-2007, 21:55

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Originally Posted by Ronaldo

I love the winter period, they should leave football as it is. Players never complained 10 years ago when they had to play 40+ league games a season. The top 4 in particular should have the money and depth to rest their key players anyway

EXACTLY!!!

At the end of the day football is here for the fans and the Xmas period is the best time of the season, going to the matches with your family, having a drink before the game and after the game, its great, nice crisp frosty days or even snowy, I love it and this would ruin football if they had a break then. It a time when people are off work and a lot of people who don't usually go to the games actually go.

02-11-2007, 22:06

Yes, leave it the way it is. Middlesboro are always burnt out anyway:

boro_boy · 02-11-2007, 22:08

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Originally Posted by Black Swan

Yes, leave it the way it is. Middlesboro are always burnt out anyway

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Our team is too small at the moment. All the subs / replacements are youth. Or people just out of the academy.

wednesday4life · 04-11-2007, 20:39

i want to know one thing- if there are 20 teams in the premier league and everyone plays each other twice then there's 38 games, if there was a 2 week breack in the winter then there's still 20 teams and everyone still plays each other twice so there's still 38 games, but less time to play them in. how does that reduce fixture congestion or combat burn-out?

superally · 04-11-2007, 21:30

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Originally Posted by boro_boy

EXACTLY!!!

At the end of the day football is here for the fans and the Xmas period is the best time of the season, going to the matches with your family, having a drink before the game and after the game, its great, nice crisp frosty days or even snowy, I love it and this would ruin football if they had a break then. It a time when people are off work and a lot of people who don't usually go to the games actually go.

Its not as good nowadays in all seated stadia mate.Was much better standing up,than sitting freezing your knackers off.

steed · 05-11-2007, 08:59

Interupting the season and the run of in form teams will not be good for the game. If Man U were on a 10 game winning streak leading up to a winter break will have Sir Alex raging for sure yes:

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Ronaldo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England I Support: Manchester United Posts: 4,497 Nominated 2 Threads TOTW/F/M Award(s): 1 Rep Power: 6	I love the winter period, they should leave football as it is. Players never complained 10 years ago when they had to play 40+ league games a season. The top 4 in particular should have the money and depth to rest their key players anyway __________________ Ryan Giggs 10, Liverpool 0

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02-11-2007, 22:06	#4
Black Swan Guest Posts: n/a	Yes, leave it the way it is. Middlesboro are always burnt out anyway:

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wednesday4life Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sheffield I Support: SWFC I am 20 years old Posts: 2,549 Nominated 0 Threads TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0 Rep Power: 0	i want to know one thing- if there are 20 teams in the premier league and everyone plays each other twice then there's 38 games, if there was a 2 week breack in the winter then there's still 20 teams and everyone still plays each other twice so there's still 38 games, but less time to play them in. how does that reduce fixture congestion or combat burn-out?

05-11-2007, 08:59	#8
steed Football Fan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Thailand I Support: Nottingham Forest I am 39 years old Posts: 275 Nominated 0 Threads TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0 Rep Power: 1	Interupting the season and the run of in form teams will not be good for the game. If Man U were on a 10 game winning streak leading up to a winter break will have Sir Alex raging for sure yes:

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