As the NFL continues its flirtation with England, the relationship could soon be moving to phase two.
You know phase two. Extra toothbrushes. Increased call frequency. Walkin' around naked. (Yeah, that one goes way back.)
Per Peter King of NBC, the league is exploring the possibility of having one team play in London each year over the next three or four seasons in an effort to build up some sort of a fan following there.
And, of course, that team would then become the logical candidate to eventually move to England.
So, yes. Get ready for the London Shaguars. Or the English Muffins. Or the Britain Dental School Dropouts.
Next step in London project? Building a fan base for one team
Posted by Mike Florio on October 25, 2009 8:08 PM ET
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Britain Dental School dropouts, classic.
Someone from West Virginia should not be criticizing British dentistry.
hmmm... no team in LA, instead a different east coast.
The Werewolves. Think about it...
The London Browns sounds good...just like the color of the teeth over there.
Good god, can this day get any worse?
the English Muffins
I always love that one
Great, now even more jobs being out sourced to another country.
Oh, I get it: It's because we English know nothing at all about football and every last one of us has bad teeth, unlike you folks.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Sorry, I had my sarcasm control stuck to "full on".
London Buccaneers
Bad teeth?
Strange because I would swear blind that everyone in this country has complete healthcare coverage. Unlike some barbaric countries I could mention who had apartheid laws in place as recently as 40 years ago.
A similarly demented statement about the US would run, "They are all immensly fat, plently of them have diseases they can't afford treatment for and the streets are full of beggars and tramps." It would be similarly unfair.
CB34,
America is worse than that. Dont forget the beggars crap in the streets.....
Also American teen agers wear their pants down to their knees. Most of our cities look like Tijuana.
And most Americans are meth users, which leads them to have no teeth.
"They are all immensly fat, plently of them have diseases they can't afford treatment for and the streets are full of beggars and tramps."
Yes, unfair indeed... but it is uncanny how it pretty much summarizes my entire life.
You lost me at "Per Peter King of NBC".
London Pale Faces
I'm not adverse to expansion outside of the U.S., but Mexico or Canada would seem to make more sense because of the time zone issues. If it worked out in London, great. I just don't see how the logistics could work.
I say welcome to our brothers across the Pond!
"Strange women lying in ponds, distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!"
You've found another gold mine topic, haven't you?
or... London Bad-cooks
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roger talks like no london franchise for the foreseeable future... or 10 years...
they want one so bad they are salivating.
The West Virginia state song is Dueling Banjos and most residents believe Deliverance was a love story
We dont need a team in London under any name
Werewolves of London
London Admirals
British Monarchs
British Invasion
London Lords
Soho Serfs
Westminster Wildcats
Anglo-Saxons
The Old England Red Coats (as opposed to the New England Patriots)
Kent Kings
Dragonslayers
London Broil
Cockney Cocks
London Queens
Monty Pythons
Liver Pudlians
U.K. Chavs
British Bulldogs
Reference to Churchill, gotta get the good historic reference in there.
Cleveland should be given an NFL franchise before London gets one.
The London Bridge
The London Fog
I wouldn't put it past the slimy Glazer's to move the Bucs to England.
The Manchester Muffins. Fantastic.
How about a team in Canada or the US? Hawaii Maybe?
Logistically, a team in England would be a nightmare.
It's the NFL, not the Euro League. Or whatever it was they called it.
The London Redcoats
The London Arthurians
The English Scousers (if put in Liverpool instead).
London Tea and Crumpets
Britannia's Proper People
London Top Hats and Big Staches
England Eggheads
and the....
British Butterflies
Forget London!
I'd take a team in Canada or Mexico before one in England. Same continent and there are already established football fanbases... at least more so than in England.
The last thing the Brits want is more Glazer controlled franchises.
Im all for the NFL trying to get world coverage but their is too many barriers for a team to play full time in the UK. Think of teams on the west coast traveling across the world to play a game...they would all need bye weeks the next week. Most teams would have to be east coast teams that would travel to the UK. That alone causes 100's of problems with the schedule.
Its a nice thought but I doubt anything would materialize other than 1-2 permanent games across the pond.
You name trolls for the "possible london team" have probably the lamest names i've ever seen. I also love the fact that someone from WV is knocking on dental care in the UK. I'm sure "mountain dew mouth" or meth isnt a problem in the UK...
Can't believe nobody has suggested the London Fletchers.
Oh and Florio, this anti-English thing is getting old. And if it was against a different country it would be called flagrant racism, so give it a rest.
"Cleveland should be given an NFL franchise before London gets one".
Priceless!
The London Queens?
The Cornish GameHens?
The London 49ers? Wait, that would be redundant to the London Queens.
"Welcome to Wembley Stadium, where the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the London Gingivitis."