Blackout Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 say your a Rams fan...they'll probably charge you the same amount but yet you only get 7 home games now or say you're someone who works on game day...they just took away 1/8 of your work time why are we "exporting" games to a country that could care less??? edit: oh and i'm sure the players love traveling to england and spending their bye weeks jetlagged lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinlawyer Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 We are trying to build the NFL globally. As part of that, we are looking to play in Europe and the Americas (Canada, Mexico). As such, we need to play games there to build interest. The NFL Superbowl draws a ridiculous number of viewers around the globe...but if the NFL could expand beyond the american borders, it only makes for a more profitable enterprise and it give American football a global flavor. Lets not be so USA-centric...the world is more than just our back yard. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 LONDON - The St. Louis Rams will play a regular-season NFL game in London in each of the next three seasons, first facing the New England Patriots in 2012. The Rams and Patriots will play on Oct. 28 at Wembley Stadium, the NFL said Friday. It’s the sixth straight year the league will play regular-season games in the British capital. “We are confident that having the Rams host one game in the UK in each of the next three seasons will allow us to better serve the growing popularity of our sport beyond the borders of the United States,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. The NFL has been trying to bring two games a season to Britain, but the league said the Rams-Patriots contest would be the only one in 2012. The NFL first played at Wembley in 2007, with the New York Giants beating the Miami Dolphins 13-10. Since then, seven other teams have visited Britain, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers making the trip twice. The Patriots have already been to London, beating the Bucs 35-7 in 2009. The Bucs returned this season, losing to the Chicago Bears 24-18 in October — the first of the Wembley games that wasn’t a sellout. The Rams are owned by Stan Kroenke, who is also the majority shareholder in English club Arsenal. “We’ve seen first-hand the increased popularity of the NFL not only in London but throughout Europe,” Kroenke said. “To play a role in that growth over the next three years will be incredible and is a testament to the many good things happening not only in the NFL but also in the St. Louis Rams organization.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 It's funny, in all of my traveling the one thing I've come to find is that people across the world really dig American football as a sport. They respect that they're freak athletes and enjoy the game itself. The one thing that turns them away is all the commercials, the constant stoppage of games...etc. Can't say I disagree too much. They're just so used to ads being handled a totally different way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 It's funny, in all of my traveling the one thing I've come to find is that people across the world really dig American football as a sport. They respect that they're freak athletes and enjoy the game itself. The one thing that turns them away is all the commercials, the constant stoppage of games...etc. Can't say I disagree too much. They're just so used to ads being handled a totally different way. The funny thing is that the stoppages, and the TV ads are what made the NFL so successful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 say your a Rams fan...they'll probably charge you the same amount but yet you only get 7 home games now or say you're someone who works on game day...they just took away 1/8 of your work time why are we "exporting" games to a country that could care less??? edit: oh and i'm sure the players love traveling to england and spending their bye weeks jetlagged lol The Queen needs her football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJ667 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 What is "yes" Alex What can you do, the NFL owners are the epitome of greed, and will do ANYTHING to make more. Hey at least the Jets didn't have to go and the Pats did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I think it has the possibility to make the game better through a larger player pool. Look at the influx of foreign talent into baseball and basketball. You get people interested in watching, then you get them interested in playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 say your a Rams fan...they'll probably charge you the same amount but yet you only get 7 home games now or say you're someone who works on game day...they just took away 1/8 of your work time why are we "exporting" games to a country that could care less??? edit: oh and i'm sure the players love traveling to england and spending their bye weeks jetlagged lol Actually I think its more an indictment of the Rams weak a$$ fanbase that had the 2nd lowest attendance in the league last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I think the whole UK thing is a joke. Remember when the NFL announced they were going to start playing one game worldwide each season? Started off with a game in Mexico, since then it's been London since. I'm not in favour of these international games, but why hasn't Germany gotten at least a game? After all, during the days of NFL Europe, the Germans were still going to games long after the Monarchs and Claymores had gone t!ts up through lack of interest. At least with the Rams getting the Patriots this year and being the "home" team over the next couple of seasons, means the Jets won't have to worry about going abroad to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Actually I think its more an indictment of the Rams weak a$$ fanbase that had the 2nd lowest attendance in the league last year. What is old is new again. What better way is tthere than to fire a shot across the bow of St. Louis than to send home games to Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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