The rhythm of the season just get’s broken up some how. My Saturday habits are put on hold for national glory(\s). Maybe watching a game, following the goal reports, he soothing monotony of Final Score, Match of the Day …all just gone.
Surely it is one of the levelers of the game. If you are a big enough club to have international class players, in the past you had to accept that those players would be missing for part of the season. You have a big enough squad, manage around it. Chance for the lower reaches of the table to make up some ground. Chance for some youngsters to get first team experience.
I know there is much more things to worry about in life, but I do agree with the OP. Feels your full weekend is different. I know people will say there is more to more life than football and the likes which I know there is, but for a few hours on a Saturday and Sunday this is a big part of peoples lives and everything just feels off. A normal weekend during the season would have a few early games on, then the 3pm coupon, then the late ko with multiple games on later in all the big leagues. Plus the fact if you bet you just still fling money on any league which is still going in hope. Genuinely no need to reply saying if football is your life you need to open your mind and stuff please. Just my thoughts.