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How would an NFL team in London even work?
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:08 am
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:08 am
Would they play the first 8 games on the road all in the US and then the last 8 in London, and have a facility in the US?
Or would they have a normal schedule, and just basically be guaranteed to never be good due to travel constraints?
Or would they have a normal schedule, and just basically be guaranteed to never be good due to travel constraints?
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Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:09 am to Hester Carries
Another stupid fricking suggestion by Roger Goodell the genius. This would never ever work.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:13 am to Hester Carries
Absolutely terrible idea.
When going to the West coast they'd be on a plane for 10-12 hours.
When going to the West coast they'd be on a plane for 10-12 hours.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:14 am to Hester Carries
I honestly don't think anyone wants this. The British really don't care. Americans don't want it. It's just one of the "Longhorn Network" fallacies- just because you have a bunch of people without a product, doesn't mean people will buy that product once you introduce it to them
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:14 am to Hester Carries
quote:
How would an NFL team in London even work?
It wouldn't.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:15 am to Hester Carries
does sitting on a plane an extra 3-4 hrs 8 times a year really make that big of a difference?
for any other team, its a max once a year travel exception, east coast teams really ain't very much further than Seattle flying to miami.
for any other team, its a max once a year travel exception, east coast teams really ain't very much further than Seattle flying to miami.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:21 am to Hester Carries
Shite like this is why Roger needs to step down. Guy is such an imbecile.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:21 am to Hester Carries
The only way I could see this working is that they would need some United States base of football operations and travel to London on Friday I suppose.
It's a stupid idea all around.
It's a stupid idea all around.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:22 am to Hester Carries
They have to give us a couple of Premiership Rugby teams in exchange.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:30 am to Hester Carries
Now that Tottenham Hotspur is linked with the NFL, I am becoming more open to the idea. I'm not sure we'd get the team though, as we tend to have a lot of Sunday Premier League games due to Europa League on Thursdays.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:31 am to Hester Carries
It would work horribly!
You don't seem them trying to be a soccer team across the globe!
You don't seem them trying to be a soccer team across the globe!
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:32 am to Hester Carries
quote:
How would an NFL team in London even work?
Would they play the first 8 games on the road all in the US and then the last 8 in London, and have a facility in the US?
Or would they have a normal schedule, and just basically be guaranteed to never be good due to travel constraints?
Really are you too dense to figure it out? All you have to do is build a practice center that is big enough for 2 teams or build 2 practice centers or work out a deal with one of the many pro soccer teams and use their facilites for the visiting team. Have a visting team play an east coast team and then play to London after that game. Spend the week and practice in London and then fly home. It should not be a major problem unless it is a west coast team in which case you let them play on monday night the following week so they have an extra day to get over jet lag. The flight from Miami to Seattle is 7 hours. London to any east coast city is 8-9hrs and london to dallas is 10 hours and London to Chicago is 9 hours and these are flights on charter jets its not like they are flying Spirit or anything.
Then keep up the US practice facility of the relocating team and schedule 2-3 week road trips when they play in the US.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:49 am to Hester Carries
I personally do not think it would be as bad as people on here are saying. Its a 6 hour flight to the northeast. The games would sell out. And london is a world mega city that would be getting a shiny new toy. The endorsement deals alone should attract big stars that have any brains.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:51 am to Hester Carries
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Would they play the first 8 games on the road all in the US and then the last 8 in London, and have a facility in the US?
That would make the most sense
But you could argue they'd have a significant home field advantage.
Only way I could see it working would be they play 8 games in the U.S. (and would have to have a facility here), have a bye week after week 8 and return to London.
To make it fair to the other teams they would only play there after their own bye week on a Friday or Saturday to give them ample time to return home.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:51 am to Hester Carries
I think Montreal, Toronto, or Calgary will get a team before London, despite no evidence that the NFL is leaning that direction.
I know Canada has the CFL, but I liken Canada getting an NFL team to the US getting an English Premiere League team - people would flock to the superior product.
I know Canada has the CFL, but I liken Canada getting an NFL team to the US getting an English Premiere League team - people would flock to the superior product.
This post was edited on 9/16/15 at 11:57 am
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:53 am to Hester Carries
London? No shot. Canada? Maybe.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:57 am to Hester Carries
I hope it happens.
Whether it works or fails horribly, it'll be great to watch.
Whether it works or fails horribly, it'll be great to watch.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 12:12 pm to Hester Carries
I posted in one of these threads one time that you'd almost need a full division to really make it work logistically although I think that would be pretty stupid. You'd need 3 regional all inclusive training facilities in US and 1 or 2 in Europe for travelling teams.
-3 away games for euro teams would be in Europe, this would then require only 5 more games in America which could be done in two 2 game trips and other trip.
-the cross conference and cross division opponents could play their 2 euro away games back to back and be done.
-the other 2 same placing conference teams would be the other two teams with the potential of travel.
TLDR Basically the European teams would get 11/16 games in Europe between their home and the other 3 European teams and the American teams going there could knock out their 2 away games against the European teams in one stretch.
-3 away games for euro teams would be in Europe, this would then require only 5 more games in America which could be done in two 2 game trips and other trip.
-the cross conference and cross division opponents could play their 2 euro away games back to back and be done.
-the other 2 same placing conference teams would be the other two teams with the potential of travel.
TLDR Basically the European teams would get 11/16 games in Europe between their home and the other 3 European teams and the American teams going there could knock out their 2 away games against the European teams in one stretch.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 12:12 pm to Hester Carries
Is this the thread where all the logistics experts who can't figure out how to pick up Johnny from karate AND Billy from soccer practice give us the inside scoop on the issues with NFL international expansion?
This post was edited on 9/16/15 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:29 pm to Hester Carries
This is where the Saints will end up. London > L.A.
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