Comments on: Best Week of the Year http://www.epltalk.com/best-week-of-the-year/1201 Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:17:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: wanderer_abroad http://www.epltalk.com/best-week-of-the-year/1201#comment-3349 wanderer_abroad Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:02:02 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2008/01/01/best-week-of-the-year/#comment-3349 Whoops! Sorry gaff. My comments still stand though Whoops! Sorry gaff. My comments still stand though

]]> By: Daryl http://www.epltalk.com/best-week-of-the-year/1201#comment-3340 Daryl Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:03:43 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2008/01/01/best-week-of-the-year/#comment-3340 Hard to make the case for a Premier League winter break after a brilliant last week or so of action. Hard to make the case for a Premier League winter break after a brilliant last week or so of action.

]]> By: Michael http://www.epltalk.com/best-week-of-the-year/1201#comment-3338 Michael Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:08:20 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2008/01/01/best-week-of-the-year/#comment-3338 Joe, I'm a fan of all those other sports you just mentioned. Here's the deal. The NFL playoffs don't start until next week (two weeks after the EPL holiday schedule) and only 12 out of the league's 32 teams qualify, and usually most of those other 20 teams are eliminated from playoff contention a long time before, so they're just playing out the string in meaningless games. Non-conference matchups in basketball? Granted, there are some, but most schools are off around Christmastime so their players can take final exams and go home for winter break. Awesome bowl games? Anyone who follows college football will tell you that the only meaningful bowl games start on New Year's Day (again, a week or two after this busy schedule), and most of the games played before then are contested between mediocre teams who shouldn't be rewarded with any semblance of a postseason. Joe, I’m a fan of all those other sports you just mentioned.

Here’s the deal. The NFL playoffs don’t start until next week (two weeks after the EPL holiday schedule) and only 12 out of the league’s 32 teams qualify, and usually most of those other 20 teams are eliminated from playoff contention a long time before, so they’re just playing out the string in meaningless games.

Non-conference matchups in basketball? Granted, there are some, but most schools are off around Christmastime so their players can take final exams and go home for winter break.

Awesome bowl games? Anyone who follows college football will tell you that the only meaningful bowl games start on New Year’s Day (again, a week or two after this busy schedule), and most of the games played before then are contested between mediocre teams who shouldn’t be rewarded with any semblance of a postseason.

]]> By: eplnfl http://www.epltalk.com/best-week-of-the-year/1201#comment-3337 eplnfl Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:56:36 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2008/01/01/best-week-of-the-year/#comment-3337 This was a great holiday period for the EPL. although it appears by New Years Day the teams were all worn out. You some games the can be up for game of the year, plenty of scoring, and the big teams getting the short end of the stick at times. The down side was the bad calls by the refs altered the outcome in more than one game, ie: Newcastle and Everton and players continue to lead with both feet. This was a great holiday period for the EPL. although it appears by New Years Day the teams were all worn out. You some games the can be up for game of the year, plenty of scoring, and the big teams getting the short end of the stick at times.

The down side was the bad calls by the refs altered the outcome in more than one game, ie: Newcastle and Everton and players continue to lead with both feet.

]]> By: The Gaffer http://www.epltalk.com/best-week-of-the-year/1201#comment-3335 The Gaffer Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:24:28 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2008/01/01/best-week-of-the-year/#comment-3335 Wanderer, Michael wrote that one (check under the headlines of each story to see the author) ; ) Cheers, The Gaffer Wanderer,

Michael wrote that one (check under the headlines of each story to see the author) ; )

Cheers,
The Gaffer

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