Rage Online Blog

Astonishingly it appears that the chairmen of the Premiership clubs have demonstrated some good sense for once in their lives (albeit probably for the wrong motives) in dismissing Sven Goran Eriksson's call (backed by the FA) for a mid-winter break. Whilst we don't normally have much interest in how the Premiership conducts itself, you can be certain that if they had voted in favour of a break in December and January then the Nationwide clubs would shortly have followed suit. Presumably (although it's not explicitly stated) their reason for opposing the break is that it would mean an inevitable reduction in revenue, both through the turnstiles (as it would mean more midweek games either earlier or later in the season, and they rarely attract crowds as large as Saturday games) and from TV (why would Sky pay for a two month gameless period?) whereas Rage Online's opposition is based on the principle that football is a winter sport and a spot of bad weather shouldn't allow those with ulterior motives the opportunity to impose their will on over 100 years of tradition. According to this report in the Guardian the Premiership chairmen also dismissed notions of player fatigue, claiming that large squads mean that most players have enough breaks - more common sense from those most notorious for lacking it?

Labels: Premier League, Winter break