What's the plan for the 22 day break? (March 22 - April 11)

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After West Ham tomorrow we'll have 13 days until our next game against Everton

What's the club's plan? Train? Warm weather training? Social media vids?
 
Not easy to manage such a long downtime. The good thing is that Everton, who we play after this break, have the same lay off.

We have another one between March 20th and April 11th. Im guessing this is when they will try and schedule a friendly in Middle East.
 
I really don’t. Fun gag for social media, but I wouldn’t like it if the club makes a spectacle of winning five games in a row. This should be happening every year.

If Lingard was still around he'd 100% ask to be the barber.
 
Arrange a friendly to give some minutes to the likes of Yoro and Heaven. De Ligt too if he's available. We're one Licha injury away from a large portion of our buildup going to shit. Having Heaven ready will be important.
 
I really don’t. Fun gag for social media, but I wouldn’t like it if the club makes a spectacle of winning five games in a row. This should be happening every year.
Yeah I do agree, I just meant I hope we win the game tomorrow. Really cannot be arsed with the circus around that dudes hair.
 
Sun holiday in Butlins followed by 5 more days of warm weather training in Scotland.
 
I thought there were some friendlies abroad being arranged. Did I just imagine this?
I’m sure I saw something about us possibly playing some friendlies in Saudi Arabia or somewhere.
 
I guess a few days off for the players before regrouping for some warm weather training and friendlies
 
Also a huge break between Bournemouth away on March 20th until Leeds at home on the 11th April.

Leeds are a very good team this year so I don't think the break is a bad thing at all
 
Yeah that’s what I remember hearing also.

The Athletic talk of the devils podcast said it's gone a bit quiet since the windfall of CL football is 100m+, a friendly would be 10m approx so the club may decide to not do a SA friendly
 
2 friendlies in Feb and another 2 in March, we get 10M for each match from Saudis.
 
Also a huge break between Bournemouth away on March 20th until Leeds at home on the 11th April.
Isn’t that the international break? So many of our players will be on duty for a couple of weeks there. Not sure if Saudi will pay a ton for friendlies against the likes of youths and second string players.
 
Not easy to manage such a long downtime. The good thing is that Everton, who we play after this break, have the same lay off.

We have another one between March 20th and April 11th. Im guessing this is when they will try and schedule a friendly in Middle East.

I'd thought this was an international break until I realized, it was a we've been knocked out of every cup competition by start of January break.
 
Carrick has genuinely already done about 10 sit down interviews so I dread to think the mileage he will clog up for media duties.
 
Massive 13 day bender in the pub with Bryan Robson, with pie eating competitions at lunch times adjudicated by Steve Bruce.
 
I don't get how the schedule 2 teams that will have had no FA Cup fixture and so the longest break for a Monday evening kickoff.
 
I’m hoping we just pick up where we left off in terms of form but historically we struggle to regain momentum after a break especially when on a run
 
Scary to think there's a 22-day break coming at the end of March! The team will almost certainly travel during that one. We fans will suffer some major boredom.