Not played since 7th March. Wonder if that will affect them either positively or negatively, going into this season
A bit of a weird response. I agree with the OP, it will be interesting to see what effect it has. A six month close season is completely unheard of. Will the extended break have done them the world of good as far as freshness is concerned, or will it take them two months to become match sharp?
They will certainly be refreshed. Time will tell but look how well we did post lockdown with the extra time together on the training pitch. I’d say it will be a help rather than a hinderance - but six months is a long time
It's certainly a long time to go without playing. I think it could hurt them to start with, given they'll probably only play a couple of friendlies. We've an advantage in the sense that we had some momentum carrying on from last season which only ended a month ago. I do think though that once they've got up to speed, it could help them through congested times, like December. I think there will be a lot of tired legs in the 2nd half of the season due to the lack of break from last season to this. There's 8 games in December. Coventry, Rotherham, and to be fair, Wycombe could all benefit from their extended break then.
Technically having longer time off could help them but would imagine the real issue will be fitness, given how long it takes for players to get up-to ‘match fitness’. Equally there is a potential of Championship clubs suffering from burnout later in season having had little down time.
I'd love to see both Rotherham and Wycombe stay up. I really can't see it with Wycombe, although if Derby also receive a 12 point deduction you never know.
We only played 9 games after a long break, albeit in quick time; then we've had another little break. Can't see that causing fatigue.
Yeah if Derby are in the mix might make things more interesting. Can’t see Wycombe managing it but as you say love to see them make a really good fist at it.
