NFL London: You Guys Good With This?

[RoaringRiot]

As long as it counts as a road game, rock on.

God forbid we lose our awesome home field advantage at BoA.

Just doesn't seem like a big deal to me. But I can tell I'm alone on this one.

[Johnny Rockets]

The NFL doesn't care about the Panthers or their fans. It's evident during most games by the way they're officiated. We also always seem to be disrespected throughout the media no matter how good or crappy our record is.

Long story short, you will get no discount, and they don't care. You should be angry.

 

 

Yet you continue to support it by watching. Makes logical sense.

 

If I had a job or a girlfriend that cheated, disrespected me, etc.....I would get past my anger and move on to something better. You should consider the same. 

[osd22]

I hate the whole London approach. And this comes from someone who could be there within an hour. Keep the game in the US (maybe Canada)!

[osd22]

I guess I'm the only who thinks a trip to London to watch the Panthers sounds awesome.

 

A "home game" in Wembley would be the shittiest thing ever. 95% of other teams fans or even people who have not much clue what is going on on the field. Europe is NOT ready for the NFL.

 

We had the NFLE here and it failed.

[RoaringRiot]

A "home game" in Wembley would be the shittiest thing ever. 95% of other teams fans or even people who have not much clue what is going on on the field. Europe is NOT ready for the NFL.

 

We had the NFLE here and it failed.

 

 

So it would be like a Steelers, Bears, or Cowboys game in Charlotte? Ok....

[Niner National]

A team in Toronto or even Mexico City makes more sense. 

Toronto yes, Mexico City, no.

 

London may struggle to attract top FA's and the primary language there is English. You're not going to get a lot of players that are willing to go live in Mexico City since they can't speak spanish. Not to mention the stigma of crime throughout Mexico (even though Mexico City is pretty far removed from the drug cartel violence).

[Niner National]

A "home game" in Wembley would be the shittiest thing ever. 95% of other teams fans or even people who have not much clue what is going on on the field. Europe is NOT ready for the NFL.

 

We had the NFLE here and it failed.

People tend to not have much interest in minor leagues. They want to see the best players.

[London Loves Luke]

Yet you continue to support it by watching. Makes logical sense.

If I had a job or a girlfriend that cheated, disrespected me, etc.....I would get past my anger and move on to something better. You should consider the same.

You must have gone through a lot of jobs/girlfriends/sports teams etc.

For what it's worth I'm all for NFL in London. We love it and it's becoming a lot bigger here. Plus I'm sure a weekend in London isn't that much more expensive than a weekend in NY if you're a travelling fan is it?

[osd22]

So it would be like a Steelers, Bears, or Cowboys game in Charlotte? Ok....

 

To be fair, I have been to several Games in BoA over the past years, and the crowd was always awesome. Even with many away fans, it is still 100 times better than what you get here in Europe. Believe me. I think we are complaining on a very high level when talking BoA.

 

We might not be able to compare with Seattle or Green Bay, but we are not as bad as we put orselves sometimes.

[UKPanther94]

I love having games over here, although totally against having a franchise in London, there's no core fanbase for it, the fans over here all have our own teams as it is, really got my fingers crossed that the Panthers play the Jags at Wembley next year....

[osd22]

People tend to not have much interest in minor leagues. They want to see the best players.

 

The problem is that most of my fellow Europeans know next to nothing about American Football and simply don`t care about it. And they will not change their mind just because there is ONE team in London. Compare it to soccer in the US, with the exemption that the MLS has a pretty good level now. All the American Football leagues that exist here in Europe are so bad, a good HS team would beat any Champion here.

[Jangler]

[Peppers90 NC]

You'd be charged one game less, since it's not a game you can't attend. Otherwise, they'd be playing to empty seats in London because the tickets are held over here.

 

The bigger question would be the ramifications of the game that gets moved. If it's a high draw game (us-Saints or us-Falcons), what about the money it takes away locally. Does Charlotte get reimbursed? Hotels, restaurants, cabs?

i highly doubt they'd do a divisional matchup over there.

[Goondal]

Let all the cities that have a shot give up home games and since we have no shot we can remain with our eight.