Why not scrap these stupid things entirely?
Instead make August the month for the games to be played thus pushing the start of domestic season back to the start of September. You then get the Saturdays and midweeks, that these irritatingly dull things fill up during a season, back and we get a nice unbroken league season back where clubs and players can concentrate on the domestics.
Also curtails clubs whining on about how the transfer window is still open when a season starts.