S Demon wrote:Why would winning the premiership make it harder? Do you mean from a motivational point of view?
Just a mental fatigue point of view.
Whoever wins the flag will finish end of September, then by the time you wrap up club formalities it'll almost be time for pre-season to come around once again - not a huge break.. even though it's only potentially 2-3 weeks longer than usual this year, makes a bit of a difference.
Or do clubs put off pre-season and just come back in mid January?
Also because clubs aim for flags and promotion, if a side wins this year will they feel greater burden to perform next year a little more? How will clubs cope with the expectation to get the same results and go up a division?