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BUT FIRST ONE SMALL QUESTION: Summer football proposals only apply to the WP.
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BUT FIRST ONE SMALL QUESTION: Summer football proposals only apply to the WP.
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| For | v | Against | ||||||
| …summer football | * | is in fact a misnomer as much of the existing season would still be used | ||||||
| ie mid February to mid November instead of mid August to mid May | ||||||||
| it would mean pre-season in January & Cup Finals in November | ||||||||
| …will avoid bad weather | * | not if it happens in March, April or October or November | ||||||
| …will lead to fewer postponements | * | probably true, although not wholly postponements in recent years have been due to | ||||||
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| ...
failure to raise a side, refusal
to play after UEFA games |
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| …will
lead to better pitches |
* | not
if dry bouncy pitches are to be avoided, unwatered, under
prepared and uneven. In the past year matches have been called off due to dangerous dry surfaces. |
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| * | clubs will be unable to use grounds shared with athletic stadiums or cricket squares. | |||||||
| …will raise standards of play | * | not
on bouncy, dusty unwatered pitches with no irrigation systems |
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| * | not if players opt to stick to the existing season, and play in England instead | |||||||
| * | not if players opt against it | |||||||
| * | not
if players are struck by hard ground injuries to knees and ankles,
goalkeepers to arms and shoulders |
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| …will lead to bigger crowds | * | there is no proof of this | ||||||
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* |
not
in North Wales where travel will be tedious in the
summer (along both A5 & A55) |
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| * | not where (mainly English) holiday makers have little interest in welsh football | |||||||
| * | not where existing WP fans go on holiday | |||||||
| * |
not
when
Christmas and New Year derby matches are a thing of the past eg 2008, crowds of 2000+ at Rhyl and over 1000 at Caernarfon |
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| …will pick up "desperate" fans keen | * | swings and roundabouts, there may be some success but just as much | ||||||
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danger
of existing WP fans getting used to
watching someone else! |
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| * | by July pre-season games starts which regular supporters may well prefer | |||||||
| …will improve Euro chances | * | no possible evidence of this | ||||||
| * | the standard of domestic football in Wales is the issue, not playing a few | |||||||
| matches
before being outclassed. |
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| Why
not Lobby UEFA to provide appropriate levels of competition for small
countries? |
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| …it's worked in Ireland | * | the Irish have no proof of this | ||||||
| Weekly budgets and wages in Ireland
are far higher than in Wales. FAI Prize money for instance FAI Champions: £265,000 Runners Up: £100,000 Cup Winners: £100,000 |
* | Ireland is only "joined" to N.Ireland which offers no football attraction | ||||||
* |
Bigger
Irish clubs tend to play in Dublin with a population of more than a
million to draw from, these include Bohemians, UCD, Shelbourne, St
Patricks, Shamrock Rovers. In Wales there is no WP club in Cardiff, Newport, Swansea or Wrexham. |
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| * | more than 90% of Welsh people live within 2 hours travel to a EFL club | |||||||
| * | more than half Welsh people live in close proximity to well established rugby clubs | |||||||
| …will increase media attention as no | * | which overlooks the notion of supporters happy with a break from football | ||||||
| one else will be active in the summer | * |
which ignores the
World Cup and Euro Nations Cup
which occur every two years |
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* | & Olympic, World & Commonwealth Games | ||||||
| * | & Rugby World Cup | |||||||
| * | & Live TV coverage of Seven Test Matches, plus 20/20 and 50 over matches. | |||||||
| * | & Live TV coverage Wimbledon fortnight | |||||||
| * | & TV coverage of pre-season tournaments | |||||||
| * | players,
managers and officials with children of school age (4 to 16) would
expect to take a holiday during the summer (school holiday) period.
What do they do now? |
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| "MEDIA ATTENTION" FOR SUMMER 2010 |
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| MAY 2010 |
||
| May
12th |
Europa
League (Cup) Final |
Live coverage ITV |
| May
15th |
FA
Cup Final |
Live coverage
BBC |
| May
22nd |
Champions
League Final |
Live coverage
ITV |
| May
27th> |
England
v Bangladesh 1st Test Match Cricket (Five days) |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| JUNE 2010 |
||
| June
4th> |
England
v Bangladesh 2nd Test Match Cricket (Five days) |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| June
9th |
The FIFA World Cup Finals from South Africa
(Four weeks, 64 games) |
Live coverage
on BBC & ITV |
| June
19th |
New
Zealand v Wales (Rugby Union) |
Live on Sky Sports |
| June
22nd |
England v Australia
One Day Cricket Test |
Live on Sky Sports |
| June
24th |
England v Australia One Day Cricket Test | Live on Sky Sports |
| June
26th |
New Zealand v Wales (Rugby Union) | |
| June
27th |
England v Australia One Day Cricket Test | Live on Sky Sports |
| June
21st>> |
Wimbledon (All day
for three weeks) |
Live coverage on BBC |
| June
30th |
England v Australia One Day Cricket Test | Live on Sky Sports |
| JULY 2010 |
||
| July 3rd | England v Australia One Day Cricket Test | Live on Sky Sports |
| July
8th |
England
v Bangladesh One Day Cricket Test |
Live on Sky Sports |
| July
10th |
England v Bangladesh One Day Cricket Test | Live on Sky Sports |
| July 11th |
The FIFA World Cup Final |
Live coverage
on BBC & ITV |
| July 12th |
England v Bangladesh One Day Cricket Test | Live on Sky Sports |
| July 29th |
England v Pakistan Ist Test Match (Five
days) |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| July
31st |
Emirates
Cup (Three Days - Arsenal, Celtic, AC Milan & Olympique) |
Live on Sky Sports |
| AUGUST 2010 |
||
| August 6th |
England v Pakistan 2nd Test Match (Five days) | Live on Sky
Sports |
| August 8th |
Community Shield Chelsea v Manchester
United |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| August 14th |
Premier League Season begins |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| August 18th |
England v Pakistan 3rd Test Match (Five days) | Live on Sky
Sports |
| August 26th |
England v Pakistan 4th Test Match (Five days) | Live on Sky
Sports |
| "MEDIA ATTENTION" FOR SUMMER 2008 |
||
| MAY 2008 |
||
| May
14th |
UEFA
Cup Final |
Live coverage ITV |
| May
15-19th |
England
v New Zealand 1st Test Match Cricket |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| May
17th |
FA
Cup Final |
Live coverage BBC & Sky Sports |
| May
21st |
Champions
League Final |
Live coverage ITV |
| May
23-27th |
England
v New Zealand 2nd Test Match Cricket |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| JUNE 2008 |
||
| June
1st |
South
Africa v Wales Rugby Union |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| June
5-9th |
England
v New Zealand 3rd Test Match Cricket |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| June
8th |
South
Africa v Wales Rugby Union |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| June
7th |
European
Championship opening fixtures |
Live coverage on BBC & ITV |
| June
13-16th |
US
Open Golf Championship |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| June
15-28th |
Five
One Day Cricket Tests England v New Zealand |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| June
23rd to 6th July |
Wimbledon
- All England Tennis Championship |
Live coverage on BBC |
| June
29th |
European
Championship Final |
Live coverage on BBC |
| JULY 2008 |
||
| July
6-7th |
Wimbledon
Finals Weekend |
Live coverage on BBC |
| July
10-14th |
England
v South Africa 1st Test Match Cricket |
Live on Sky Sports |
| July
12 |
Tranmere
Rovers v Liverpool (3pm Saturday) |
Live on Setanta Sports |
| July
18-22nd |
England
v South Africa 2nd Test Match Cricket |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| July
30th to 3rd Aug |
England
v South Africa 3rd Test Match Cricket |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| AUGUST 2008 |
||
| August
1st |
Feyenoord
Tournament Celtic v Spurs |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| August
1st |
Feyenoord
Tournament Feyenoord v Borussia Dortmund |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| August
2nd |
Emirates
Cup Real Madrid v Hamburg |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| August
2nd |
Emirates
Cup Arsenal v Juventus |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| August
7-11th |
England
v South Africa 4th Test Match Cricket |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| August
9th |
Birmingham
City v Sheffield United (Championship) |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| August
9th |
Amsterdam
Tournament Arsenal v Seville |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| August
10th |
Notts
Forest v Reading (Championship) |
Live on Sky
Sports |
| August
12th |
Chester
City v Leeds United (Carling Cup) |
Live on Sky
Sports |
