TeaCider
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Yep, but they refused to cancel the winter break to fit them in.
Fixture pile up is probably the main reason I think Burnley are going down now.
Why are there no PL games this weekend?
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Yep, but they refused to cancel the winter break to fit them in.
Fixture pile up is probably the main reason I think Burnley are going down now.
Absolutely baffling that with all the postponements and loads of games to catch up on they didn't just put them in this week.
We don't need a winter break, we never have had a winter break, most PL teams have 10+ players out on loan there is absolutely no excuse for this.
Why on earth are Newcastle in Saudi Arabia in the midst of a relegation battle
We don't need a winter break, we never have had a winter break, most PL teams have 10+ players out on loan there is absolutely no excuse for this.
Why on earth are Newcastle in Saudi Arabia in the midst of a relegation battle
You'd think after all that complaining they'd want to play the games and avoid fixture congestion when the European games and international breaks come back in to play
EuropeTwice
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The FA scrap cup replays to ease fixture congestion
then give them a week off !!!!
then give them a week off !!!!
the_holgate_roof
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Surely Newcastle going to Saudi proves the point that no break was necessary and the size of premiership squads and less games than any other division makes the decision bizarre.
El Guapo
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But they are more precious
Muttley
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A bit disappointed that no one has punched a camel yet.Ciaran Clark was sent off for punching an opponent during their stay in Saudi I see.
junos_boots
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I remember Boro going to the Caribbean for a winter break during our top flight season under Bruce - our form in the later parts of that season saw us relegated. Lets hope Newcastle's trip has a similar effect.Absolutely baffling that with all the postponements and loads of games to catch up on they didn't just put them in this week.
We don't need a winter break, we never have had a winter break, most PL teams have 10+ players out on loan there is absolutely no excuse for this.
Why on earth are Newcastle in Saudi Arabia in the midst of a relegation battle
There was no official break, we were just out of all the cups.
shaun71
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We played a couple of games in Bermuda. One v the Bermudan national side and one v Coventry City. Wonder if any Boro fans got to the games?
Otto42
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Some kind of record wasn't it for a top flight club to be knocked out of both cups at the first time of asking by 4th Division sides (Tranmere - - LC & Grimsby - FA)?
Ingleby_Flash
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It’s to give their little legs a rest, bless.