Christmas is a time for families, festivities... and football! Well it is in the hectic world of British football, where talk of Winter Breaks and a mid-season break are banished like the ghosts of Christmas past. From the inevitable planning of the Xmas parties for the players, for staff its logistics, rotation, travelling the roads of the country while sane people are tucking into the excesses of the Yule time.

This episode we explore why it can be a period, dense in games that can set you up for a positive second half of the season - to mean you're battening down the hatches and getting the recruitment team in overdrive for a busy January! From debates on whether to train on Christmas morning, evening or at all, its a unique challenge in the football calendar.

Over the years we've seen it all ways! So let us guide you through the run up to the Christmas Festive Football Celebration!