Anyone know why there are no league fixtures scheduled for the last weekend of Jan?

I'd assumed it was for the 4th round of the Cup (which I'm sure it would usually be) but it seems this is slated for the following weekend?...

International break.

International calendar

I'm pretty sure the next international game is in June.

Winter break

No game 5th February either as far as I'm aware.

Works out well though as Robbie Savage's Macclesfield are visiting Padiham and apparently they are said to be bringing
a good number of fans over - about 800 or so I believe.

Should be a good day out.

It's the "winter break" that the Premier League wanted

Although with all the postponed games that we are having it seems a bit pointless now

Ah the winter break. Where most of the teams will jet off to some middle Eastern country for PR and training camps..

Winter break

Winter break after winter postponements.
We will be playing until zjuly at this point or 3 times a week until you drop!

Seems mental having a free weekend when clubs like us are so far behind.

IanMcL wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 14, 2022 2:34 pm

Winter break after winter postponements.
We will be playing until zjuly at this point or 3 times a week until you drop!

Might mean I’ll get to see us play on my birthday which I’ve never seen happen

jrgbfc wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 14, 2022 2:51 pm

Seems mental having a free weekend when clubs like us are so far behind.

FIFA have said that the PL can schedule games during the break if they need to.

Tall Paul wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:00 pm

FIFA have said that the PL can schedule games during the break if they need to.

Blimey! common sense from FIFA who'd have thought it, however will the PL equally apply common sense.

scouseclaret wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:11 pm

Anyone know why there are no league fixtures scheduled for the last weekend of Jan?

I'd assumed it was for the 4th round of the Cup (which I'm sure it would usually be) but it seems this is slated for the following weekend?...

Key dates always at

https://www.uptheclarets.com/friendlies-and-key-dates

Tall Paul wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:00 pm

FIFA have said that the PL can schedule games during the break if they need to.

Don't think it's anything to do with FIFA. It's the PL who have chosen to have a free weekend.

jrgbfc wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:22 pm

Don't think it's anything to do with FIFA. It's the PL who have chosen to have a free weekend.

https://gazettengr.com/fifa-tells-premi ... d-matches/

Tall Paul wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:00 pm

FIFA have said that the PL can schedule games during the break if they need to.

I thought the point of a winter break was so that the players could have a few days actual break? No football, no training? Missing Saturday matches at two hours' notice doesn't constitute a break in those terms, because they're still training full on. Perhaps the manager would still prefer to have the proper break. (Might depend as well, whether we have a fixture scheduled for Cup 4th Round day.)