Training shouldn't have been affected by these minutes. It's a concern to see the minutes as you have to wonder if the PL matches are affecting anything else, especially sponser/supporter moods.
One good sign (as I've thought of this from the PL Enthusiasm bug thread) is that while my team somehow TIE in the PL match, that it didn't affect my overall team enthusiasm.
"Well, no ones gonna top that." - http://tinyurl.com/noigttt