Even if I agreed that the football advantages of a mid-season trade period outweighed the negatives (and I really, really don't due to a whole host of factors), I would still oppose it for the single, simple reason that the speculation and rumour and innuendo and media hysteria and hype we would have to put up with re: trades would be insufferable and never-ending under such a system. I don't mind a little bit of in-season trade talk, and it's inevitable that there's always going to be a small amount of it even under the current set-up, but for the most part the March to October should be all about the football itself.
This..
I want to keep the silly season contained to the 3 months at seasons end.
Having it go year round.... too much IMO.
And not that the GFC is bottom team, but I fear that the good players in the bottom teams will look for ways out twice a year in this case.
I know things change and thats all well and good - im just not convinced that this, seemingly for the sake of it, adds much to the process.
I get that teams looking for players can upgrade in theory but is it really an effectual upgrade.
Its taken PFD and ZS 6-7 months to gel with Sel etc - and its still not really perfect. Getting a bloke in mid July for the last 10 weeks.....
Nah... not my cup of tea - or for the younguns, my flavour of Frappachino.
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