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London Based NFL Team
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:15 pm
With the International Series I know there has been lots of talk about an NFL franchise eventually going to London (and many speculate it will be the jags), but has the NFL actually come out and said they have a timeline before?
This article has an NFL spokesman saying the plan is to have a team in London by 2022.
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Obviously American sports leagues have had teams in other countries before (NBA, NHL, and MLB in Canada), but it just seems like the logistics would be a nightmare to have all the way on the other side of the Atlantic.
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This article has an NFL spokesman saying the plan is to have a team in London by 2022.
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Obviously American sports leagues have had teams in other countries before (NBA, NHL, and MLB in Canada), but it just seems like the logistics would be a nightmare to have all the way on the other side of the Atlantic.
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Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:19 pm to GumBro Jackson
They would have to create another conference based in Europe for it to work IMO.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:20 pm to GumBro Jackson
I think this is the "new LA", ie use as a cudgel against teams to get them in new stadiums.
The logistics of it are damn near impossible.
The logistics of it are damn near impossible.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:21 pm to Fun Bunch
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The logistics of it are damn near impossible.
travel and time are way too expensive for this to work
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:22 pm to GumBro Jackson
only a bollocked-up git would like this idea
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:25 pm to Fun Bunch
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The logistics of it are damn near impossible.
it's actually not nearly as bad as most people think. the London team would play 4 games at home 4 on the road 4 and home 4 on the road with a US base of operations on the east coast. Flight times from London to many cities in the east is no different than coming from Seattle or SF. Teams playing @ London get a bye the next week.
This post was edited on 9/26/14 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:25 pm to GumBro Jackson
Wouldn't work. The NFL fans over here already have teams they root for and the rest of the population thinks American football is a pansy sport. That's why the "big games" are on the channel that shows reruns of billiards.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:26 pm to Fun Bunch
Wouldn't they have to move two teams over there to be logistically possible?
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:26 pm to TN Bhoy
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The NFL fans over here already have teams they root for and the rest of the population thinks American football is a pansy sport. That's why the "big games" are on the channel that shows reruns of billiards.
no worse than having a team in Miami or LA that have weak fanbases. It's all about the corporate $$$ bro.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:27 pm to TN Bhoy
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That's why the "big games" are on the channel that shows reruns of billiards.
Give the NFL more credit than this. They'll throw some serious $$$ and power around that town if they move a team or two there.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:29 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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it's actually not nearly as bad as most people think. the London team would play 4 games at home 4 on the road 4 and home 4 on the road with a US base of operations on the east coast. Flight times from London to many cities in the east is no different than coming from Seattle or SF. Teams playing @ London get a bye the next week.
So you think the London based team would be away from home for three and a half weeks at a time (in order to play 4 games)? That sounds like a huge PITA for the players. Obviously these guys are paid a ton of money, but just seems like it would be an undesirable situation to be in, especially if they have a family.
I was thinking maybe they would do four trips of two games each.
I agree with you that the London home games don't seem like problem b/c as you say, the teams visiting London just get a bye week after that game.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:29 pm to Black n Gold
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Give the NFL more credit than this. They'll throw some serious $$$ and power around that town if they move a team or two there.
Are they going to make commercial breaks go away?
And London is already a very saturated sports market with a large number of rugby and soccer clubs.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:29 pm to Black n Gold
As long as London has a team named the Sillynannies I'll be happy
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:30 pm to GumBro Jackson
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So you think the London based team would be away from home for three and a half weeks at a time (in order to play 4 games)?
Like I said, they would have a US based center of operations. They could also probably set it up for families to come out to. Some guys would probably have their families live at that city first and London would be more "the road" for them.
It would be an adjustment but i don't think it would be nearly as bad as people think.
This post was edited on 9/26/14 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:30 pm to GumBro Jackson
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I agree with you that the London home games don't seem like problem b/c as you say, the teams visiting London just get a bye week after that game.
What about Weeks 13 - 17?
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:31 pm to Byron Bojangles III
The London Wankers sounds good to me
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:32 pm to TN Bhoy
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That's why the "big games" are on the channel that shows reruns of billiards.
Where would you rather they show them?
They are also on the same channel that show all the big football/soccer games
However I would not switch teams, and I think that goes for many people.
I'd rather stay in and watch the Falcons than go to London to watch a game that I dont care about
This post was edited on 9/26/14 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:32 pm to Black n Gold
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What about Weeks 13 - 17?
London gets a bye in week 13, plays on the road Weeks 14-17
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:33 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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it's actually not nearly as bad as most people think. the London team would play 4 games at home 4 on the road 4 and home 4 on the road with a US base of operations on the east coast. Flight times from London to many cities in the east is no different than coming from Seattle or SF. Teams playing @ London get a bye the next week.
The logistics of it are damn near impossible. What about when San Diego or Seattle need to play there? Or when they have to travel to Seattle?
4 weeks in a row on the road? And then 4 weeks in London, which is essentially a road game, because they have a base of operations on the East Coast (NYC)...so essentially, all 16 games are road games (unless they play the Jets or Giants).
Not only that, players have to want to play there. The prospects of doing all that would not be appealing at ALL to players.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:33 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
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This post was edited on 9/26/14 at 4:34 pm
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