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Blackleaf

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There's been talk of a London NFL team for ages. Don't forget, NFL games are now regularly played in London, often at Wembley but sometimes at other London stadia, too.



WHEN: Sunday October 2 2016
WHERE: Wembley Stadium, London




WHEN: Sunday October 23 2016
WHERE: Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham



WHEN: Sunday October 30 2016
WHERE: Wembley Stadium, London

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/NFL
 
IdRatherBeSkiing

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The travel logistics would be a nightmare. Currently teams playing in London have next week as there bye. If a team was in London, that would not be possible.
 
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IdRatherBeSkiing said:
The travel logistics would be a nightmare. Currently teams playing in London have next week as there bye. If a team was in London, that would not be possible.
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Not really. What's the difference between the New Jersey Giants, for example, flying to London for an away game vs. the NJ Giants flying to San Diego for an away game?

A: Difference is less than a thousand miles. Call it an extra 1 1/2 hours of plane time. Hardly a disaster.
 
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Tecumsehsbones said:
Not really. What's the difference between the New Jersey Giants, for example, flying to London for an away game vs. the NJ Giants flying to San Diego for an away game?

A: Difference is less than a thousand miles. Call it an extra 1 1/2 hours of plane time. Hardly a disaster.
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Teams within San Diego's division are all same timezone or close. New Jersey would play 1 away game in San Diego max each year. Same division = 3 away games. This could be handled by creative scheduling but not sure how well the NFL excels in that area.

And let's not forget that the London team will need to play an away game occasionally in San Diego and San Diego may have to go there.
 
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IdRatherBeSkiing said:
Teams within San Diego's division are all same timezone or close. New Jersey would play 1 away game in San Diego max each year. Same division = 3 away games. This could be handled by creative scheduling but not sure how well the NFL excels in that area.
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It could be handled by a six-year-old with a calendar, a map, and a TRS-80.


Hmm. . . you're right. Might could be beyond the NFL.
 
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Subjecting the NFL teams to the British culture somehow seems cruel. Thinking about it makes me queasy.
 
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American football is a game for people who can't play for an hour. In a typical game, the ball is in play for 17 minutes. What a waste of time. At least in real sports, they actually have to play a reasonable amount of time.
 
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TenPenny said:
American football is a game for people who can't play for an hour. In a typical game, the ball is in play for 17 minutes. What a waste of time. At least in real sports, they actually have to play a reasonable amount of time.
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Do you count in soccer the amount of time laying on the field pretending to be injured because your opponent came within 3 feet of you?
 
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Murphy said:
Subjecting the NFL teams to the British culture somehow seems cruel. Thinking about it makes me queasy.
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The British NFL fans would invent all sorts of ingenious chants to chant during matches - either in support of their team or to take the mick out of their opponents - which American sports fans don't seem to be able to do.

"Fat Eddie Murphy, you're just a fat Eddie Murphy! Fat Eddie Murphy, you're just a fat Eddie Murphy!"

"Yanks, Yanks, wherever you may be, you eat hotdogs in your country. It could be worse, you could be Scouse, eating rats in your council house!"

And when London Archers win the Super Bowl, the stadium would ring out to "IT'S COMING HOME! IT'S COMING HOME! IT'S COMING! FOOTBALL'S COMING HOME!"
 
Blackleaf

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IdRatherBeSkiing said:
Do you count in soccer the amount of time laying on the field pretending to be injured because your opponent came within 3 feet of you?
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"Soccer" is almost non-stop action for 90 minutes. The only rest they get is 15 minutes at half time.
 
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TenPenny said:
I bet you'd have a tough time playing hockey or soccer.


Did you have a point?
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I am from Massachusetts... I did play hockey. I played in an adult league for years as well.

My point is that you probably don't like football so you think football players can't play either of those sports. Just about all of us played both football and hockey. Soccer wasn't a popular sport and it was a fall sport so you couldn't play both soccer and football at the HS level.
 
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TenPenny said:
Typical American attitude, no attention span. That's why you need 3 hours to watch 17 minutes of football.
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Except I am not American.


I dislike watching soccer and basketball. I like watching baseball and football. I am neutral on hockey. Like the international hockey better than NHL. If you enjoy soccer, well enjoy it.
 
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