Lads, does anyone know what the story will be with the break in 2008? Will there be one? There was one for the World Cup and i think it was great. Was anything confirmed about subsequent competitions and having a break?
Should there be a break?
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Lads, does anyone know what the story will be with the break in 2008? Will there be one? There was one for the World Cup and i think it was great. Was anything confirmed about subsequent competitions and having a break?
Should there be a break?
no.. why should there be
?
Because there is a major football tournament on at the same time. For the record i voted no but i can see why they might want to have a break.
There was for the world cup and while people were saying that it was not a good idea coming up to it people agree it was a good move afterwards. If there is no break then there will be fixture changes all over the place trying to avoid clashing with games, its a nightmare.Quote:
Originally Posted by SligoBrewer
Its the bigger football competition for Europe bar the World Cup, its madness to go up against it if we are in it or no.
ya there will be a break, sure we had a break at the start of june this year and noting was on, id say its to allow players to go on a holiday due to summer football, you cant have players taken two week holiday in the middle of the season, nor can you make them take a holiday in the middle of winter, althought that would be nice get away for the winter
Yes there should be a break - or at least not have fixtures clashing
For the World Cup there was a three week break - however it covered the first three weeks of the tournament, meaning that there were league games and perhaps league cup games at the same time as the semi finals - and maybe the quarter finals also
I seem to remember being at St Pats for a game when quite a big world cup game was on at the same time
Yes there should defs be a break, if not crowds will dwindle and fixtures will clash.
ireland probably wont be in it, if so why should we have a break
Am all for it.
Gives players a chance to go on hols if they wish, gives injured players a chance to recover if they're lucky (!) enough to be injured over the break, gives the other players a rest, and extends the season at either end.
The only real downside for the fan is the lack of football for the three weeks, but I'm sure UEFA would be good enough to put on some sort of tournament for us to watch on the box.
We had a stupid break this year for no reason. If the 1st division need a break so be it but not for the Premier.
Games can be moved around some of the bigger Euro 2008 games. Clubs cannot afford over 1 month without no home gates.
They stop because the PFAI insisted on 2 weeks holidays for the players and the Ref's union backed them
No other reason
they have 5 months hols already ffs!
There is a reason for it, as noted by others. Only stupid thing is the lack of knowledge on your part before you posted.Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
UCD are in the middle of a five-week spell without a home game - watch us not go broke and realise that it's not the huge problem you make it out to be.
If it was the Pat's-UCD game, it clashed with the South Korea v Togo and France v Switzerland ties. And had a marked impact on the crowd.Quote:
Originally Posted by DRDoc
Pats also played Shels on the night of the Spain-France 1/4 final
Was that the League Cup 1/4 final too?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Possibly.
no unless Ireland qualify.
If Ireland are in it then it would give clubs a chance to show all the games in their bars/clubhouses and bring in revenue that way. We should also be looking at a stage where eircom League players will actually be running out for the national side at some stage so it would need a break in that case. Obviously will never happen under Stan as you need a plane ticket to get on the side at the moment.
Just the two weeks for the group stages.
It should be easy to schedule around the final and semi.
I didn't vote.
There should be a break for it. No point dragging down attendances and telly coverage.
The Friday night we had off last year was Mexico v Anglola. Wouldn't think that wuld affect too manyQuote:
Originally Posted by Risteard
I'll repeat though, this has nothing to do with any other attractions. Its simply so that the players can have a week off in the summer (see this year for bes example)
Accepting the above, but still think it's bs and defeats the purpose of summer football if you have a break in the middle so players and refs can have a fortnight on the beer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
However, they should wait and see how the fixtures fall before deciding on the weeks. Last time we had full fixtures up against massive games, whilst we were on the break for fixtures like the above. I'd rather the break around the knock out stages if we are to have one - we'll have plenty of notice to reschedule the games around attractive group stage games.
I remember being at Dundalk vs. Kilkenny last year at the same time as Brazil's quarter final and the crowd was shocking. Yes to a break! :)
What if foreign players (who play in the League of Ireland) are called up for their country?Quote:
Originally Posted by feo123
What if Ireland qualify and Irish based LOI players gets called up after a breakout of the scutters in the team hotel and all the Brit based players eat a dodgy curry?
The we'll treat it like all the summer season countries.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield
Play on...
No to a break. The Euro championships won't stop the hard core from going to games. On the night of our game with Kildare last year, it was the night of Argentina v Holland. We won 2-0, the WC game finished 0-0. Which was the better game??
But clubs budget on an annual basis (or at least, should do...!). Therefore - so long as their budgeting is right and their income projections are met, what difference does it make if there's a month break ?? We have a 4 month break between seasons every year, yet nothing goes wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
Playing through the Euros and having an otherwise avoidable drop in attendances for a month - now that is something many clubs couldn't afford.
Plus - what's the odds of getting any games televised across that period ? We have something live pretty much every month at the momner, providing more income and publicity for clubs.
The real question is - how many were at that Kildare match, and how many more could you have expected to attract on another night ?Quote:
Originally Posted by mypost
None of our clubs can live off of our hardcore alone.
Sure why don't we schedule the Setanta Cup Final up against the FA Cup Final whilst we're at it....
What if the Northern part gets through......? :eek: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by jorge
The experience of the last world cup would indicate that a break would be a good idea but it has to be organised properly. The last time, a midweek series of games was organised straight after the break, when the WC semis were on. :rolleyes:
Yes, we should have a 2 week break, it gives players,club staff fans and all people heavily involved in their clubs a chance to spend a couple of summer weekends with their families. if Ireland qualify a lot of LOI fans will be gone away following Ireland. If we don't qualify, attempts to get barstoolers off their arses will be even less successful than usual.
Spot on SchumiQuote:
Originally Posted by Schumi
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Originally Posted by GuisaSaigon
Agree with this too
Afair, the attendance was less than 400, with no visiting fans. Down to the glamour match on tv, and the appalling weather that night. We were the first game back after the break, the next week we brought 200 to Kilkenny on another awful weather night, clashing with France-Spain. It was Kilkenny's biggest gate of the season. The hard core will go everywhere, fairweathers and barstoolers won't go, but even if there was no WC games on that night, they still wouldn't go.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
There should be a break Euro 2008 or no Euro 2008.
If Ireland qualify yes otherwise no. The MLS played right through the World Cup last time and the US were in it. Not a like for like example but........
Last year we were in Kilkenny the same night as France v Spain. Awful stuff. As touched on already it can be done if there are no midweek fixtures.
They had a week break this year which needlessly drags the season into november.
As most games in the league are played on friday nights there are only 2 group games down for friday the 13th of June. The following friday one quarter final will be played so no need for any break.
Are you listening FAI? No need for a break any year unless Ireland qualify. And while you're at it lose the thursday night football too. It's a joke.
KOH
How could that be relveent to the Republic...still on the basis that the ROI team wore black armbands in their next game following after the death of Princess Diana in 1997 and the English team didn't (now that's a contradiction if ever there was one) nothing the FAI does will surprise me:DQuote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
In the absence of the Republic at a tournament, there'd be more than passing interest in the south to watch NI matches if they qualified.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Some to cheer them on - some to see them lose. But more interest than in a tournament without them.
The Republicans and the GAA-heads would. But NI's fortunes are about as relevant to the rest of us, as Norway's.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
sure look at the scottish league, they take a break in there season a lot of leagues are attmpeting to insert one in there calender, it nice to recharge the battteries and gear up fo the business end of the season
Norway, no theres a team worth supporting, NI and Norway it is so :ball:;)Quote:
Originally Posted by mypost