"The football season should run from March till October"

[Notters]

Say Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini. My French colleague just showed me this article:

http://www.francefootball.fr/#!/news/2011/01/19/134855_une-refonte-du-calendrier.html

I don't know whether there's an English version somewhere. They really haven't got a clue have they?!


Le calendrier surchargé dont tous les entraîneurs et sélectionneurs se plaignent va-t-il bientôt disparaître ? C'est en tout cas le souhait de Sepp Blatter et Michel Platini, qui s'apprêtent selon Sport Bild de mercredi à dévoiler un projet de refonte totale. «En tant que conseiller de Sepp Blatter (le président de la Fifa, ndlr), j'avais déjà proposé en 1998 un calendrier international allant de février à novembre (...) mais il avait été refusé en raison de l'opposition des Italiens et des Espagnols qui craignaient la chaleur, l'été», explique le président de l'UEFA au magazine allemand.
Le Mondial en mars, les vacances en janvier ?

Principale nouveauté : les compétitions internationales (Euro et Mondial) n'auront plus lieu l'été mais en février et mars. Les sept mois suivants (de mi-mars à fin octobre) seraient consacrés aux championnats nationaux, tandis que les six dernières semaines de l'année (de début novembre à mi-décembre) seraient dédiées aux rencontres qualificatives des sélections. Enfin jusqu'à la mi-janvier, les joueurs pourraient observer quatre semaines complètes de repos.

«Pour ne pas menacer les réélections» des deux hommes, prévues au printemps, l'idée ne devrait être présentée que l'été prochain. A moins que d'ici là, le projet ne tombe à l'eau, sous la pression des clubs, lesquels n'apprécieront sûrement pas de jouer en pleine chaleur en juillet-août. Sans compter les problèmes d'audience télé et de fréquentation dans les stades. (Avec AFP - Photo Presse-Sports)
Tags : Déclaration
Réactions (4 commentaires)
karimo93100 le 19 janvier à 14:44

s'ils changent , pourquoi pas , c'est à voir
ca.42 le 19 janvier à 14:31

Vous inquiétez pas ca se fera jamais ce calendrier de mars a novembre
Jamais les championnats "du sud-europe" (Italie Espagne Portugal Grece Turquie), accepteront de jouer par 50° en Juilliet ou en Aout
ElCamorr le 19 janvier à 14:15

Les calendrier sont déjà très bien disposé. Aucun intérêt de les changer. A part si il préfère avantager la coupe du monde au Quatar qui va durer deux mois (il veulent la mettre en hiver) plutôt que les grands championnats européens. Ils n'ont plutôt qu'a supprimer la coupe de la ligue.
ninilegirondin le 19 janvier à 13:57

mais laisser ces coupe internationale l'été car c'est a cette période qu'il y auras plus de ferveur car je me vois pas l'hiver devant des écrans géant pour soutenir la france et je me vois pas allez voir un match de championnat dans un stade a 35°c et les gens partent en vacances qui plus est a cette période! faut arréter les frais

 

[Lord Bamber]

The busy schedule with all the coaches and selectors will complain he soon disappear? That is certainly the wish of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, who are about as Sport Bild on Wednesday to unveil a proposed overhaul. "As an advisor to Sepp Blatter (Fifa president, ed), I had proposed in 1998 an international calendar from February to November (...) but was refused because of opposition from Italians and Spaniards who feared the heat, summer, "said UEFA President German magazine.
The World in March, holidays in January?

Main novelty international competitions (Euro and World) will no longer occur in the summer but in February and March. The next seven months (mid-March to late October) would go to national championships, while the last six weeks of the year (early November to mid-December) would be dedicated to qualifying matches selections. Finally, until mid-January, the players could see four full weeks of rest.

"Not to threaten reelection" of two men, scheduled for spring, the idea should be presented as next summer. Unless by then, the project falls into the water, under pressure from the clubs, which resent certainly not playing in the heat in July and August. Besides the problems of audience levels and attendance in the stadiums. (With AFP - Press-Sports Photo)
Tags: Declaration
Reactions (4 comments)
karimo93100 January 19 at 14:44

if they change, why not is to see
ca.42 January 19 at 14:31

AC not worry this will never schedule from March to November
Championships ever "Southeast Europe" (Italy Spain Portugal Greece Turkey), agree to play by 50 ° juilliet or August
ElCamorr January 19 at 14:15

The calendar is already very well prepared. No interest to change. Besides, if he prefers benefit the World Cup in Qatar that will last two months (they want to put it in the winter) rather than the major European leagues. They have rather than delete the League Cup.

but leave the international cut the summer because it was this time there will have more fervor because I see no winter in front of giant screens to support France and I see myself not going to see a championship game in a stadium 35 ° c and people go on vacation is more to this period! to stop charges



Thanks Google Translate

I havent checked to see if it makes sense though!

 

[Uncle Buck]

No it should not, it will get in the way of the proper sport that is the cricket season.

 

[Gerbil]

No it should not, it will get in the way of the proper sport that is the cricket season.

This, cricket comes first.

 

[Djmiles]

f*** off Blatter.

 

[nwgull]

No surprise that those 2 crooks have come up with such a daft idea of moving the season. Surely it's just coincidence that doing this would facilitate holding the world cup in the mega rich country of Qatar?!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Has there ever been any evidence of the crook Blatter coming up with a good idea, or doing anything useful for the game of football?

 

[Lord Bamber]

Has there ever been any evidence of the crook Blatter coming up with a good idea, or doing anything useful for the game of football?

The first useful thing he will do is to leave and make sure he closes the door behind him!

 

[TheBlueAndWhiteStrips]

When will the rest of the football world wake up and realise they put Bert&Ernie in charge?

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I am looking forward to this whole Qatar world cup in summer idea blowing up spectacularly in their faces.

 

[TheBlueAndWhiteStrips]

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[Tom Hark Preston Park]

How would you actually realign the seasons to start in March when the current ones haven't even finished by then? The seasons obviously can't overlap. So would there need to be a nine month gap between the last old-style season and the first new-style season to allow for a March start?

 

[Silent Bob]

They should have done this 12 years ago.

 

[itszamora]

How would you actually realign the seasons to start in March when the current ones haven't even finished by then? The seasons obviously can't overlap. So would there need to be a nine month gap between the last old-style season and the first new-style season to allow for a March start?

I doubt they've thought about it in that much detail, they don't exactly make a habit of it with most other things. If that were to be the case though, it would see countless clubs go bust, having to pay wages with no money coming in through the gate for nine months.

 

[Badger]

It's things like this that the FACEPALM is made for

 

[Jonno]

This, cricket comes first.

This, this and more this.

 

[Daffy Duck]

Maybe the cricket could be played in the winter.

 

[Storer68]

Has there ever been any evidence of the crook Blatter coming up with a good idea, or doing anything useful for the game of football?

Yes, taking the world cup to Qatar in mid-Summer is KWALITEEE!

Hottest average temperatures in Qatar peak at around 41 Celsius in June and July. Of course, that doesn’t reflect what it is really like to be out in the sun in the middle of the day when temperatures can reach or pass 50 degrees Celsius.

It’s also worse in the city, where air-conditioners pump cold air into the houses but hot air into the city.

Not that the World Cup would take place in June or July. That would be MADNESS


Read more: Qatar Weather :: Qatar Visitor

 

[Notters]

They should have done this 12 years ago.

Would've improved the Withdean experience somewhat!

 

[Storer68]

How would you actually realign the seasons to start in March when the current ones haven't even finished by then? The seasons obviously can't overlap. So would there need to be a nine month gap between the last old-style season and the first new-style season to allow for a March start?

They have been thinking about having a twelve month season, where ONLY the FIFA tournaments would be permanent fixtures, that individual associations would have to work around