It’s international fortnight and that’s a roll of the eyes moment for most of us
First and foremost, however, we wish every one of our lads the absolute best and they they will all put in top performances.
It is of course the pinnacle of their careers to get an international call but there is the ever present worry of injury which is just one reason to become irritated and anxious over the international break.
The other of course is that many will believe that with the season only eight games old, two international intervals within a month is a cause to bang one’s head against the wall.
So should we decide the continuation would put some clubs at a disadvantage should we instead see their frequency sorted a little better.
There was a suggestion on the ClaretandHugh Facebook page that it may be an idea to allow the Premier League to continue regardless by using squad players to fill the odd gap here and there.
It is of course a Fifa regulation that everything stops fr internationals and we accept hat is unlikely to be changed but is it a bad regulation?
We can see problems emerging with those who have a bigger number of calls on their players but it’s a really nice idea for those who are bored witless for two weeks – be interested to hear your views.
Well, I agree, County Cricket matches are played whilst Test matches are played and the Counties do not seem to mind.
If the International squads numbers were to be less than they are now then it could work, all Premier Clubs have to announce a First Team squad before the season starts so in effect anyone of those named players are able to be picked for a club game, the only criteria for postponing a game should be if more than , say, 7 players are picked for International duty from any one Club. The same goes for the Championship teams as I have noticed that if any of their players are picked they postpone their games even if only 1 player is picked, which I find ridiculous
Agree clubs just getting into there stride and it’s all stop for teams.
Firstly, although it is said that 2 weeks are required it’s only one weekend and secondly if Club games continue regardless that would benefit either teams with big squads( ie the richest teams ) or squads with barely no internationals in. I, for one do NOT agree with benefitting the so-called big six. Don’t they have enough advantage?