Pre-match: [Official] 2020 The MLS Prediction Thread

GumbyG · Sep 30, 2020

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I had written this in another post, but I can't expect people to read every single word of all the threads, so I am reposting it here:

For me, it is start in August and play till December (mid month) with the teams in the coldest areas playing more home games in the warmer months, and vice versa. Have a 45-60 days winter break, then restart with the teams in the warmer areas playing more home games in the coldest months and vice versa, then end the season and playoffs. Two advantages:
1) you will probably be starting being considered a higher level league worldwide rather than some kind of exotic one
2) it's better to have two shorter breaks - one in the winther and one in the summer - rather than a 4-5 months one. Without counting that teams in CCL will have even a shorter break and will probably be better fit for when they have to start playing again in February for this tournament.
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A climate-based calendar makes too much sense. Who really wants to watch a game in the heat and humidity of Florida in July, let alone play one. Or freeze your cajones off in Minnesota in February? If you take climate into account when scheduling, you can run whatever calendar season you want. I'm not sure why we haven't done that.

MattR · Oct 9, 2020

GumbyG said: ↑

A climate-based calendar makes too much sense.
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This also might make "travelling support" a thing in the U.S, if during the spring/autumn seasons the matches are geographically bunched to allow a quick milti-hour train ride or drive part of an MLS weekend getaway.