Comments on: FA Cup replays could be scrapped for winter break http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/2010/07/15/fa-cup-replays-could-be-scrapped-for-winter-break/ World's Best Football Gossip | Transfer Rumours | Premier League News | WAGs | Celebrity Footballers Fri, 11 Jan 2013 23:08:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Guyzer http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/2010/07/15/fa-cup-replays-could-be-scrapped-for-winter-break/#comment-332132 Guyzer Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:22:33 +0000 http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2010/07/15/fa-cup-replays-could-be-scrapped-for-winter-break#comment-332132 Here's an idea how to get the England players 1 month break by rescheduling EPL games to mid-week with no lost games. We can forget any reduction in EPL teams or number of EPL games. Money men just won't let it happen. And less than a month is token. Germany players sparkle at international comps because they are always peaking again after their 6 week winter break. 1) no FA cup replays, saves 1 week, 2) make EPL teams field under-23 teams (outfield players) in the league cup, saves their 1st choice players 2 weeks, 3) have 2 x EPL weekends where half of teams play and half rest, either side of the 3 non-playing weeks in January. The league cup would be much more interesting if we saw emerging EPL players in a genuine competition with Championship teams. It could get a buzz a bit like U.S. college football instead of being the bolt on nobody cares about. Need to change Euro qualification rules, but easily done. Here’s an idea how to get the England players 1 month break by rescheduling EPL games to mid-week with no lost games. We can forget any reduction in EPL teams or number of EPL games. Money men just won’t let it happen. And less than a month is token. Germany players sparkle at international comps because they are always peaking again after their 6 week winter break.

1) no FA cup replays, saves 1 week, 2) make EPL teams field under-23 teams (outfield players) in the league cup, saves their 1st choice players 2 weeks, 3) have 2 x EPL weekends where half of teams play and half rest, either side of the 3 non-playing weeks in January.

The league cup would be much more interesting if we saw emerging EPL players in a genuine competition with Championship teams. It could get a buzz a bit like U.S. college football instead of being the bolt on nobody cares about. Need to change Euro qualification rules, but easily done.

]]> By: wxwax http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/2010/07/15/fa-cup-replays-could-be-scrapped-for-winter-break/#comment-316345 wxwax Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:47:18 +0000 http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2010/07/15/fa-cup-replays-could-be-scrapped-for-winter-break#comment-316345 "Incidentally, of the 16 players who started for England during WC2010, only five were actually involved in cup replays last season." Perhaps so. But 100% of them did not have a winter break. Unlike Germany, for example. “Incidentally, of the 16 players who started for England during WC2010, only five were actually involved in cup replays last season.”

Perhaps so.

But 100% of them did not have a winter break. Unlike Germany, for example.

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