Comments on: The Bucs don’t want any more London trips

By: swagger52

swagger52 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:40:18 +0000

Old people like to travel. Send the Steelers.

By: tgilbert6

tgilbert6 — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:56:12 +0000

Interesting to see the American point of view on the International Series. As a British NFL fan, I think its fantastic but I would question whether sending a pre season game over would be as popular or that a UK based franchise would work. Not sure where the games would be played, because there’s no way the FA would let it happen every other week at Wembley, and the tickets wouldn’t sell either. Keep it to one, maybe two games a year which is enough to get the fans over here interested but not so much that they get fed up with it. I paid around £70 for my ticket this year and while i’m happy to do that as a one off, its far too much to be spending every other week

By: skolvikesskol

skolvikesskol — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:22:45 +0000

“uh oh!” – carl lewis!
“ill make up for it!” – also carl lewis..,

So here we go. It is soooooo obvious that the nfl bedt chance at international play is canada and mexico… Ive been there with crazy rabid nfl fabs many times!!! Its just that south of the border is dangerous (they kidnap soccer ball players for ransom) and england is one of the richest/best economies in the world so they keep goung after the euro. Also europe has better corporate tax rates… Honestly, i swear, although up for debate…. China has a better chance of supporting an nfl franchise.

By: jimmylions

jimmylions — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:36:41 +0000

It’s a big disadvantage to ask a team to fly to the UK and deal with the time change and all of that. So next year send them the Packers vs the Bears.

By: pemory

pemory — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:27:59 +0000

I guess that sucking on one continent is enough….

By: pooflingingmonkey

pooflingingmonkey — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:07:16 +0000

In related news, London will be sending one of its worst cricket teams to play in the U.S..

By: Lou Pickney

Lou Pickney — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:23:43 +0000

Tampa Bay was 4-2 when they had to play a “home game” in London. Their season went down the tubes after that. I imagine the NFL will continue leaning on teams that have trouble selling out games to be the designated home team and lose a home game to play a neutral site contest in London.

By: waltdawg

waltdawg — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:12:23 +0000

I believe that UK football will succeed. NFL might just need to send a more prolific team than Tampa

By: lilrob10201

lilrob10201 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:53:43 +0000

I dont think any team likes playing in the UK.

By: nomoreseasontix

nomoreseasontix — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:33:18 +0000

The London games make sense from the standpoint of growing a market for merchandise sales, but it’s idiotic from a football standpoint.
The corporate NFL is now trying to outsource football fans? Enough already. Keep the games here in the USA where they belong.
The London game is a glorified exhibition that just happens to count in the standings.
If Goodell is dead set on it, make it a pre-season game. Nobody wants those tickets at full price anyway.

By: stebutt

stebutt — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:32:09 +0000

As a Brit, I’ve enjoyed going to Wembley and watching the games, but any attempt to locate a team is plain dumb and will never work. But also I can see why teams that struggle to fill their stadiums want the cash.

Given the ticket struggles I’d say it’s the Bengals turn this October.

By: sanjosecupcrazy

sanjosecupcrazy — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:24:09 +0000

Can someone in the NFL please explain how a franchise in London would work logistically? You’re going to force players drafted by the team over there to become ex-pats for 5-10 years? What’s the travel schedule going to look like?

London, Mexico City, Guam…. anything outside of the US other than Toronto is a logistical nightmare and an experiment destined to fail.

By: packman1983

packman1983 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:17:04 +0000

Season Ticket holders opinions are valid if they actually attend the games.

Look at the Dolphins, it is safe to say many fans are constant no shows so they may as well give up one home game

By: pastabelly

pastabelly — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:15:42 +0000

If you’re trying to sell your product in Europe, you don’t send over trash like the Bucs. Send them teams that put up points.

By: johnshawisgay

johnshawisgay — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:06:45 +0000

Yeah, if the NFL wants to be international they should move the Bills to Toronto or Gnome…

By: boover3

boover3 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:05:49 +0000

They already have their own football. It looks like the NFL is doing quite well in the United States. Its the National Football League, not International.

Plus, who likes warm beer or baked beans for breakfast?

By: hmpennypacker

hmpennypacker — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:05:05 +0000

That’s more than ok! As a fan in the UK I’m more than happy not to see the Sucs again. If the NFL wants to promote the game over here send us a good game, like Eagles and Giants. Oh wait, Fox would have a hissy fit!

By: jayquintana

jayquintana — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:04:43 +0000

What did Londoners do to deserve the Bucs? Must’ve been something horribly bad.

By: clamnewton

clamnewton — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:03:16 +0000

Don’t send any teams to London. It’s a sucker punch to your most loyal fans – PSL and season-ticket holders. I really hate the whole idea.

By: ickky

ickky — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:01:43 +0000

NFL in london is a Bad Idea PERIOD

By: nfl4life77

nfl4life77 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:01:36 +0000

Thinking they should choose teams that have fan bases that will travel.. Cowboys, Steelers, Packers, etc

By: bigtganks

bigtganks — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:00:58 +0000

Give em the Jets. LOL

By: rushbacker

rushbacker — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:00:32 +0000

Hopefully 31 other teams will follow their lead.

By: packman1983

packman1983 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:00:01 +0000

Interesting news.

I wonder if the Glazers were reading the feedback on NFLUK.com.

Fans over here in England thought the Bucs were pathetic both times they came over here and many had stated they would not buy tickets if the Bucs came back.

We have rumours here that one game will be Patriots at Jaguars from Wembley Stadium.

I am a Packers fan and I will go whomever is sent here, but I think the International Series should end.

There is a loyal minority who love the NFL here, but a franchise will never work. (No need for any American’s to racially sterotype the average UK fan with lame reasons)

The reasons are down to logistics, cost and the fact we wont drop the teams we support for a London team.

Oh and we dont say cheerio and who the heck is Benny Hill??

By: eastsideballa

eastsideballa — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:58:18 +0000

This London garbage really pisses me off, as much as I love the NFL I hope this attempt by the league to expand internationally backfires on them and they lose a lotta money and fans in the process. F***ers.

By: badtimeoutcaldwell

badtimeoutcaldwell — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:58:13 +0000

I hope the NFL stops trying to force these teams to go play in Europe.

If they want to, send over some pre-season games because it’s very clear no one of here wants those…

By: tdk24

tdk24 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:57:41 +0000

Having NFL games in the UK is stupid.

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:57:40 +0000

Neither do the vast majority of NFL fans

By: pooflingingmonkey

pooflingingmonkey — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:57:08 +0000

London probably feels the same way.

By: patrickmichaud

patrickmichaud — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:53:41 +0000

Que the Jaguars movement in London! New owner Khan already said he wants to become international! I don’t say this to knock the Jaguars… I am huge fan and always will be no matter where they play the game!