Three London games approved for 2014

[Johnny English]

Falcons, Jags and Raiders will be the home teams. The only way it can be us is if we finish in the same league position this year as the Jags.

[Tommy]

What's the general mood in the UK regarding the NFL? I know you haven't lived there in a while, but you still have a lot of friends.

Based on my experience, I went to one of London's biggest NFL bars, and it was filled with mainly expats on football Sunday. For some stupid fuckn reason, the Brits that I did see were all Patriots fans.

[IATA]

because its easy to root for a team when they win super bowls and you've never seen the game before.

[Johnny English]

What's the general mood in the UK regarding the NFL? I know you haven't lived there in a while, but you still have a lot of friends.

Based on my experience, I went to one of London's biggest NFL bars, and it was filled with mainly expats on football Sunday. For some stupid fuckn reason, the Brits that I did see were all Patriots fans.

For the same reason that Man U, Arsenal and Liverpool have a disproportionate amount of fans overseas - if you have no reason of geography or family to choose a particular team, you choose one you see doing well on TV.

There are plenty of NFL fans in the UK, but I'm on record as saying I think there's no way a London franchise succeeds. You will not get 90,000 people to Wembley on a Sunday evening 8 times a year; the England football team struggles to fill that stadium at times, so there's zero chance of American egg-chasing to do it. One game a year works well at the moment because it's a big event and everyone who's an NFL fan goes to see whoever is playing. You'll see all 32 teams' jerseys being worn and sold at an NFL Wembley game, and the atmosphere is very different to going to a game in the US.

London would be a big mistake.

[Tommy]

What's the general mood in the UK regarding the NFL? I know you haven't lived there in a while, but you still have a lot of friends.

Based on my experience, I went to one of London's biggest NFL bars, and it was filled with mainly expats on football Sunday. For some stupid fuckn reason, the Brits that I did see were all Patriots fans.

For the same reason that Man U, Arsenal and Liverpool have a disproportionate amount of fans overseas - if you have no reason of geography or family to choose a particular team, you choose one you see doing well on TV.

There are plenty of NFL fans in the UK, but I'm on record as saying I think there's no way a London franchise succeeds. You will not get 90,000 people to Wembley on a Sunday evening 8 times a year; the England football team struggles to fill that stadium at times, so there's zero chance of American egg-chasing to do it. One game a year works well at the moment because it's a big event and everyone who's an NFL fan goes to see whoever is playing. You'll see all 32 teams' jerseys being worn and sold at an NFL Wembley game, and the atmosphere is very different to going to a game in the US.

London would be a big mistake.

Also, it would really suck for the Chargers to have to fly all the way to London for an Away game. Same the other way around.

[Johnny English]

That's one of a number of issues, not least of which is the problem of TV contracts and time differences.

[AlioTheFool]

That's one of a number of issues, not least of which is the problem of TV contracts and time differences.

That's not a problem. No one watches the Jaguars anyway.

[Libero_2]

That's one of a number of issues, not least of which is the problem of TV contracts and time differences.

They only way I think it could work for the London team is they would play 8 straight home games, and 8 straight road games, thus allowing them to just stay here rather than going back and forth. Since as it is the NFL automatically gives the teams a bye week after making the trip once, could you imagine an every other bye week for a team in London. So they could travel out and around?

This whole experiment is going to fail miserably, I have no doubt

[ons]

I think there should be a team in the Caribbean somewhere. Imagine a trip to the Bahamas once a year for an NFL game - every seat could be a luxury seat catering to away fans. The Jags could move there without leaving their division!

[dcm1602]

I think there should be a team in the Caribbean somewhere. Imagine a trip to the Bahamas once a year for an NFL game - every seat could be a luxury seat catering to away fans. The Jags could move there without leaving their division!

You mean like the probowl

[Badger]

I think there should be a team in the Caribbean somewhere. Imagine a trip to the Bahamas once a year for an NFL game - every seat could be a luxury seat catering to away fans. The Jags could move there without leaving their division!

This is how we ended up with the excrement stadium we have now.

MAKE ALL THE THINGS LUXURIOUS

Wait, we can't? OK, just make some things luxurious but jack up the price on everything.

[624]

I'd be pissed if I was a Falcons fan.  They have a sick home record usually.

[Badger]

Cowboys-Jaguars, Dolphins-Raiders, and Lions-Falcons will be the three London games in 2014.

[Libero_2]

Cowboys-Jaguars, Dolphins-Raiders, and Lions-Falcons will be the three London games in 2014.

How much. Longer can we avoid the bullet?

[Badger]

How much. Longer can we avoid the bullet?

As long as we don't have to give up a home game I won't be completely annoyed.