No, it's straightforward. If you play every midweek and Saturday for 8 weeks then you will have played 16 games. That's two games a week. All the top clubs do it and so do those in the lower leagues.
What the hell is the point of being a professional football club if you're not interested in entering competitions and winning matches? You might as well be playing in the Conference.
I have never been so f***cking annoyed. The team selection was bad enough but those who were playing should at least have put in some effort and desire. Some big, big questions to be answered.