New Orleans - San Diego to Play in London on Sunday
This charade counts as a "home" game for New Orleans - that definitely affects the chances of a team viable for the playoffs. They really this year get only 7 true home games. That ain't fair.
And the Chargers must have someone Up There (like in the NFL office) who really hates them. Their away schedule gives them 4 games on the East Coast this year, and now this thing in England.
Maybe it's the football-ignorant owner, Dean Spanos (son of the real owner, Alex, who also knows little about the game).
Spanos enthusiastically went along with the trip, to try to globalize the game.
Evidently, he didn't look too close at the regular schedule. Or just didn't care. Some owners don't really care if their teams win or lose, as long as they show a nice profit. Knock the owners of the Skins and Cowboys all you wish, but they do want to win.)
NFL wants to get on the "globalization" bandwagon, doesn't matter if it skews the game and whores up the product.
Nor does it matter that the legal bookmakers in England will be booking this game. NFL won't even hold a convention in Vegas because - horror of horrors - that city has legal shops that take bets on NFL games ---- but they are going to city where I will bet there's a legal bookie right near Wembley stadium, or wherever the game will be played.
Is there any sports columnist in this land who will throw this into the hypocritical face of the NFL? (Forget the beat writers; NFL is the Big Mama with the milky treats at whose titties they all feed.)
This charade counts as a "home" game for New Orleans - that definitely affects the chances of a team viable for the playoffs. They really this year get only 7 true home games. That ain't fair.
And the Chargers must have someone Up There (like in the NFL office) who really hates them. Their away schedule gives them 4 games on the East Coast this year, and now this thing in England.
Maybe it's the football-ignorant owner, Dean Spanos (son of the real owner, Alex, who also knows little about the game).
Spanos enthusiastically went along with the trip, to try to globalize the game.
Evidently, he didn't look too close at the regular schedule. Or just didn't care. Some owners don't really care if their teams win or lose, as long as they show a nice profit. Knock the owners of the Skins and Cowboys all you wish, but they do want to win.)
NFL wants to get on the "globalization" bandwagon, doesn't matter if it skews the game and whores up the product.
Nor does it matter that the legal bookmakers in England will be booking this game. NFL won't even hold a convention in Vegas because - horror of horrors - that city has legal shops that take bets on NFL games ---- but they are going to city where I will bet there's a legal bookie right near Wembley stadium, or wherever the game will be played.
Is there any sports columnist in this land who will throw this into the hypocritical face of the NFL? (Forget the beat writers; NFL is the Big Mama with the milky treats at whose titties they all feed.)
