http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/start-date-for-201617-league-season/

I don't understand the rationale behind 'winter breaks'. We simply can't predict when the worst of the winter weather's going to be. We're currently in the middle of winter and the temperature today in Inverness is a balmy 12 C !
If the weather's favourable, you can play your game - if a pitch is frozen or snowbound, it'll be postponed - and you'll then get effectively a two-week 'break' by default!

But aside from all that, why are the SPFL planning a winter break for the Premiership clubs only?
If it can be assumed the 'break' is due to the likelihood of bad weather, then why are the Championship, League One and League Two clubs expected to play?
These Leagues actually have fewer fixtures to fulfil anyway- and the majority of their clubs don't have under soil heating! Yet they're expected to 'soldier on' while the Premiership clubs, who have more 'chance' of getting games 'on', sit idle!
For me, it just defies logic!!

2 minutes ago, Sneckboy said:

For me, it just defies logic!!

Welcome to the wacky world of Scottish football!

Winter break = opportunity for celtic to play overseas money spinning games, just a coincidence that rangers look fairly certain to return to the spfl in time for this. But thinking that is cynical its got to be about player and fan travel safety doesnt it?

Get the absolute f'ck out of here with that winter break.

It's just a half-@rsed compromise, which suits nobody. An aspect of "summer football" is introduced in the guise of the league cup reorganisation, compensated for by 3 weeks' break for premiership clubs in January. Show some b@lls spfl and either go for the summer option or leave it where it is for all the reasons thaat Sneckboy indicates!