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Post by amberfc on Dec 30, 2009 12:57:22 GMT
Cricket FTW!!
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Post by vern on Dec 30, 2009 13:04:11 GMT
The main brunt of the argument against a summer rejuvenation of semi-pro football from posters on this site seems to be not in the interests of football but cricket.
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Post by frakey on Dec 30, 2009 13:22:41 GMT
And what's wrong with that? I've just viewed a great piece of sport on TV over the past few days in South Africa.
Football is not the be all and end all in sport. Blimey, we hve a bit of dodgy weather, lose a few games & suddenly let's change the world.
Actually vern, I'm surprised you don't attend cricket, seeing as how you can drink to your heart's content while watching it from the stands! LOL
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Post by SpiderBee on Dec 30, 2009 13:46:53 GMT
The main brunt of the argument against a summer rejuvenation of semi-pro football from posters on this site seems to be not in the interests of football but cricket. It is obvious to me that you do not like cricket. Fair enough. But a lot of people do and your "proposal" would mean people having to choose what to watch which, I would assume, makes your increased football crowds comment flawed. The principle of summer football is a good one but FIFA and UEFA would not allow it and neither would the clubs. A winter break is an option but in the UK it is difficult to nail down when winter will strike!
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Post by Beaney on Dec 30, 2009 13:49:41 GMT
Yes better to put matches in place with the chance of getting them played.
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Post by vern on Dec 30, 2009 14:10:14 GMT
FIFA and UEFA alllow many European countries to play summer football - Ireland, Scandinavian ones, Russia and surrounds etc.
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Post by filbert on Dec 30, 2009 15:28:24 GMT
No segragation at cricket either ;D I agree with SpiderBee's last comment. Although I am far too much of a gentleman to say it
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Post by os on Dec 30, 2009 15:53:54 GMT
I don't agree with a winter break as such but do think we should make far better use of the early part of the season, I think we only had one Tuesday night match in October and 2 in September. We now face a fixture pile up in January and that does not make sense to me, why not play on pitch's when they are at its best?
Also I don't see any reason why we cannot use the Month of May, its still Spring and would let the season finish in decent weather? This would take the pressure off games in the middle of winter when we could just go for Saturday games?
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Post by DaveF on Dec 30, 2009 16:31:14 GMT
Vern,
1. FA Cup - This has diminished in recent years due to having to play four qualifying rounds at our level before even getting a sniff at a Div3/Div4 team. I go for the NLP solution of no qualifying rounds and a fair chance for all teams to get a big draw. The vast majority of non-league sides would be out by October anyway, unless you actually think that they will progress past the Fourth Round proper. They would only need to play 3 games 'out of season' in December, January and February. The league sides are okay with Intertoto cup off-season. Not true, the early rounds prize money makes the FA Cup even more valuable to us than ever.
2. It wouldn't kill the Pyramid at all - what scaremongering! You are looking at 3 sides from Isthmian, Southern and Northern Leagues who would be affected. Plenty of time for them then to get grounds ready, undersoil heating etc. I think you'vce missed the point, a promoted side would have ten months without competitive football. OK, so it would only affect a handful of clubs, but ten months without a game would be hard to cope with for most clubs.
3. What people do in the summer is because they can't do it in football. I bet all those people would rather do football in the long and balmy summer evenings than 'alternative sports' (of which there are also plenty winter ones - basketball, ice hockey, speedway - the world outside Surrey is quite diverse, sports-wise). Actually, I don't agree. Each to his own.
4. It wouldn't end the practice at all. Most league clubs would like an outlet for players to be kept fit and active in the summer rather than have to spend half of July working off the paunches. They would have even more match practice than they currently get. Cricketers go and play in the southern hemisphere during our winters after all. Pro clubs loan players to gain experience and fitness DURING their playing season.
7. I really don't believe that the 'great mass' of intermediate and junior sides all play on cricket pitches. Even in winter cricket wickets are fenced off from access by junior football teams. They don't play on the same surfaces. They probably do, as most park football pitches overlap cricket outfields. Local authorities can be pretty awkward about the clash of sports.
Interesting debate, and as a director I'm happy to explore any avenue that improves our financial viability, but we all know this proposal would never happen.
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Post by vern on Dec 30, 2009 20:57:01 GMT
You're more into cricket than football, therein lies the rub.
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Post by frakey on Dec 30, 2009 21:03:38 GMT
Vern, the Scandanavian's and Russians have no choice because their countries have real winters and everything is covered in feet of snow! They also don't play cricket - LOL.
When I was younger, I used to miss footy during the summer. Not anymore, I enjoy the break, although I enjoy the Euros and the WC of course.
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Post by vern on Dec 30, 2009 23:11:54 GMT
You like cricket more than football. QED.
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Post by fox on Dec 31, 2009 0:10:15 GMT
You like football more than cricket. QED
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Post by filbert on Dec 31, 2009 10:36:22 GMT
That's crap Vern. I enjoy both equally. When I was active I played both sports for 52 weeks a year. Easter and late summer were a problem but when you are fit you think you will play forever. Many times I played two games of football and a game of cricket in one weekend - opening the bowling too. Of course the seasons did not overlap so much then. I can remember Chris Balderstone playing cricket for Leicestershire and football for Carlisle (He even played for Carlisle during a championship cricket match) also Graham Cross played for both Leicestershire and LCFC. Going back a lot further Denis Compton did too. Gary Lineker could have played county cricket but in his day it was one or the other. What would we do in the winter if there was no footy? Watch darts? lol
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Post by SpiderBee on Dec 31, 2009 12:06:57 GMT
The speedway season runs from March to October and is not a winter sport. Cricket IS played in Scandinavia.....in the summer! Cricket is my employer but I like both sports equally at the right time!
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