Who is for/against a nfl franchise in london?

Kermit · 11-03-14, 12:19 AM

I am all for it, but the flights both ways would suck.

texhooper · 11-03-14, 12:27 AM

screw em. we have nothing to prove to them. they're not trying to get english premier league teams over here.

jjgold · 11-03-14, 12:44 AM

I'm against it it's a soccer/horseracing country not NFL football

Times zones also hurt

Russian Rocket · 11-03-14, 12:47 AM

Keep this nonsense out of Europe
England was, is and always will be a Fùtbol nation

texhooper · 11-03-14, 01:06 AM

Originally posted by Russian Rocket

Keep this nonsense out of Europe
England was, is and always will be a Fùtbol nation

hahaha, RIGHT...to my point...

i don't have any ill will towards europe, but the nfl is a huge american product and that's about all it will ever be. if there is a london team they will be the shittiest team in the league year in and year out. travel will be a major part, and also not being in an a part of the country where american football is a part of the culture will have an impact as well. that last part is more just a guess, but i feel like it's a good one.

Kermit · 11-03-14, 01:09 AM

Originally posted by texhooper

hahaha, RIGHT...to my point...

i don't have any ill will towards europe, but the nfl is a huge american product and that's about all it will ever be. if there is a london team they will be the shittiest team in the league year in and year out. travel will be a major part, and also not being in an a part of the country where american football is a part of the culture will have an impact as well. that last part is more just a guess, but i feel like it's a good one.

Yeah. Those are all great points.

texhooper · 11-03-14, 01:13 AM

Originally posted by Kermit

Yeah. Those are all great points.

haha, i can't tell if you're joking or not. either way, thanks.

jjgold · 11-03-14, 01:14 AM

plus NFL will give other Countries a bad name

They are not into thugs

texhooper · 11-03-14, 01:17 AM

Originally posted by jjgold

plus NFL will give other Countries a bad name

They are not into thugs

oh come on, that one guy who is huge over there, he's a total thug. someone who knows something about soccer help me out here. he like, bit dude's faces off and shit.

Ra77er · 11-03-14, 01:36 AM

Snaggle tooth cheerleaders with huge natural bazookas along with some british refs, like heavy accents would be awesome

byronbb · 11-03-14, 02:38 AM

It's stupid. We need supersonic jets to make a comeback before international leagues can become reality. Plus why does the NFL think they need to expand to London? I am sure there is one city in the US that would welcome an NFL team...........

shaunovery · 11-03-14, 02:55 AM

It will happen and sooner than people think

Goddell wants to expand the game and London is the only option unless l.a wants a team

As for traveling it's only a 10 hr flight from the west coast

BennyBigNuts · 11-03-14, 03:04 AM

Originally posted by Ra77er

Snaggle tooth cheerleaders with huge natural bazookas along with some british refs, like heavy accents would be awesome

They don't deserve our sport over there. Let them stick to slide-tackling and pulling hair playing soccer like little women.
It's an awful idea no matter how you look at it. If you aren't in the USA then yeah, of course you want this to happen.
It never will though.

BennyBigNuts · 11-03-14, 03:07 AM

Originally posted by shaunovery

It will happen and sooner than people think

Goddell wants to expand the game and London is the only option unless l.a wants a team

As for traveling it's only a 10 hr flight from the west coast

Goodell will not be running the NFL much longer IMO.
London is a longshot. No one will want to sign and play there. The teams they put out on the field will always be laughing stocks.

Ralphie Halves · 11-03-14, 04:07 AM

Originally posted by texhooper

oh come on, that one guy who is huge over there, he's a total thug. someone who knows something about soccer help me out here. he like, bit dude's faces off and shit.

There was Vinny Jones back in the day (Sphinx from "Gone in 60 Seconds"), but since him, they've cracked down on a lot of that. Vinny Jones was like 160 pounds, but nobody messed with him. He was on Britain's version of American Gladiators, and beat the shit out of one of the gladiators.

There will be a team in England soon. There's not an increasing amount of games there just for the hell of it. Goddell already knows his legacy is going to be tarnished, he wants his one real claim to fame to be the commissioner that took the NFL international. He's been shooting for this ever since he took office.

Optional · 11-03-14, 04:14 AM

Surely a Canadian team would be a more logical first international expansion.

At least they already play the sport there at a decent level.

seaborneq · 11-03-14, 06:45 AM

Send Jacksonville. I haven't seen them play in years and I don't miss it.

grease lightnin · 11-03-14, 07:26 AM

Originally posted by Ra77er

Snaggle tooth cheerleaders with huge natural bazookas along with some british refs, like heavy accents would be awesome

This would be awesome, yes.

ttrace35 · 11-03-14, 08:01 AM

Must be crazy in Vegas fighting for a seat in the sportsbook at 6am.

Maniac · 11-03-14, 08:09 AM

As a Brit, I can't see it working out in the long-term as the novelty will wear off eventually.

One of the things you will notice at the London games at the moment is that there are fans of pretty much every team who will go to these games decked out in their own jerseys regardless of which teams are actually playing. These guys are NFL fan's and just happy to go to any game even if their team isn't playing.

If there was a team based in London full-time (lets say Jacksonville) then it doesn't mean that all these fans will suddenly become Jags fans. They will still support their own team and will go to some games, but over time the novelty will wear off.

As much as I would like to see it happen, realistically I can't see it working out and it would make much more sense to keep the teams in the US or Canada - or even Mexico - before makes sense to put one in London.

shaunovery · 11-03-14, 08:10 AM

Would be interesting to see how many British fans would jump ship from there own nfl team to support the London franchise

Me being a 49er fan I wouldn't

I/O · 11-03-14, 08:28 AM

There might be a team in Mexico City before Europe.

Besides, American football fans don't have the whole "let's run through the towns and cities and kill the other teams fans and break shit" thing completely down yet. Although LA has made great strides in that department.

Seto · 11-03-14, 09:55 AM

I don't follow NFL so I wouldn't really care but I wouldn't want an american sports franchise in London, even an NBA team as much as I love the NBA. It just doesn't make any sense. Sure it would be fun to attend 30 games a year or whatever but it would really impact the whole league negatively in my mind.

Seto · 11-03-14, 09:57 AM

Originally posted by Maniac

As a Brit, I can't see it working out in the long-term as the novelty will wear off eventually.

One of the things you will notice at the London games at the moment is that there are fans of pretty much every team who will go to these games decked out in their own jerseys regardless of which teams are actually playing. These guys are NFL fan's and just happy to go to any game even if their team isn't playing.

If there was a team based in London full-time (lets say Jacksonville) then it doesn't mean that all these fans will suddenly become Jags fans. They will still support their own team and will go to some games, but over time the novelty will wear off.

As much as I would like to see it happen, realistically I can't see it working out and it would make much more sense to keep the teams in the US or Canada - or even Mexico - before makes sense to put one in London.

Pretty much the same with the NBA.

They give us an AWFUL game every year (Knicks/Pistons, Hawks/Nets, Knicks/Bucks...) yet I attend it anyway, because it's the only game they give us all year... I don't remember if I ever went there in a Mavs jersey but I might have one of the times.

Booya711 · 11-03-14, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by ttrace35

Must be crazy in Vegas fighting for a seat in the sportsbook at 6am.

its brutal trace...but at least drinks are served

crustyme · 11-03-14, 10:05 AM

it might work if they added more than 1 team and brought back the concorde.

RavensFan2k3 · 11-03-14, 10:10 AM

Originally posted by Ra77er

Snaggle tooth cheerleaders with huge natural bazookas along with some british refs, like heavy accents would be awesome

im sold

RavensFan2k3 · 11-03-14, 10:11 AM

Originally posted by crustyme

it might work if they added more than 1 team and brought back the concorde.

Holy shit, I just realized the concorde was no longer used wow

mitch51 · 11-03-14, 11:02 AM

A bunch of Illuminati pedophiles who are stupid enough to drink warm beer, wanting an NFL team? LOLOLOLOLOL! Don't think so.

crustyme · 11-03-14, 11:04 AM

Originally posted by RavensFan2k3

Holy shit, I just realized the concorde was no longer used wow

last flight was in 2003.

mitch51 · 11-03-14, 11:08 AM

Originally posted by Optional

Surely a Canadian team would be a more logical first international expansion.

At least they already play the sport there at a decent level.

Not true. We bet CFL, and watch some games. Decent level my ass.

KiDBaZkiT · 11-03-14, 11:17 AM

I like having a couple games there a year but would never work with a permanent franchise cause of short weeks and playoffs. You cant host a playoff game overseas although any US team would go over there like Balboa in Rocky 4 on X-mas and still whoop some ass!! Not only that the Brits would start trying to implement rule changes and we arent standing for that.

kidcudi92 · 11-03-14, 11:25 AM

you don't deserve one after calling america not relevant anymore in that other dumbs thread

BeanTownClown88 · 11-03-14, 11:43 AM

Theyd be in New Englands division..would suck to go there