Goodell wants more games and a franchise in UK....

[KillerKat]

LONDON -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell expects the league to start playing multiple regular-season games in Britain in the next few years -- an expansion that could lead to putting a franchise in London.

Goodell said Friday that "every indicator" shows the British market can support more games and that having a franchise here is of "tremendous interest" to the league. But he stopped short of giving a timeline for expanding the NFL's overseas presence.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4588350&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines

Goodell is a joke of a commissioner.

[Mesmer]

Let's just pretend for a second that this actually happens....

Their miles traveled will make even Seattle's look like a joke.

[KillerKat]

Let's just pretend for a second that this actually happens....

Their miles traveled will make even Seattle's look like a joke.

I know thats why I called Goodell a joke. How the hell he think's a west coast team can travel all the way to Britain and still have time to prepare against their opponent and not suffer during the game 'cause of jet lag is beyond me.

[Mesmer]

I don't know. If I'm the commissioner and on my list of things to do is to go international...

Wouldn't you first think about maybe Canada (Toronto?) or Mexico even?.. before you thought about Europe?

People get crazy hype over there about the Pats coming or something because it's one game. Supporting their own team? Doubtful.

Thats like if Chelsea and Man Utd played a game over here in NYC and it generated interest so the Premier League wanted to start a team over here..

Just a terrible idea for many reasons

[Purity-Control]

Greed Is A Terrible Thing

[John Fox]

Europeans like their football. We like ours. We don't like each others football.

Why can't Roger Goodell understand that, is beyond me

[Ja Rhule]

Europeans like their football. We like ours. We don't like each others football.

Why can't Roger Goodell understand that, is beyond me

Because there is a lot of money in Britain... its a market with a huge potential.

[Jensen]

Many Europeans including myself can't stand soccer at all.

Allyourfootballarebelongtous!

[Union>Confederacy]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4588350&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines

Goodell is a joke of a commissioner.

I lost all respect for him after the Rush Limbaugh thing.

[Hawk]

here's the Canadian perspective

fug NO! The NFL belongs in the US...it works, let's not screw it up. A preseason tilt from time to time is more than enough!

[jkeough]

here's the Canadian perspective

fug NO! The NFL belongs in the US...it works, let's not screw it up. A preseason tilt from time to time is more than enough!

what about hockey in the sunbelt then? do you have a prob with that?

[Union>Confederacy]

what about hockey in the sunbelt then? do you have a prob with that?

I do, I think NHL teams in climates that can't get below freezing are an absolute joke.

[jkeough]

I do' date=' I think NHL teams in climates that can't get below freezing are an absolute joke.[/quote']

I hate to sound like a homer but certain markets can sustain hockey..i.e. Tampa

[Hawk]

what about hockey in the sunbelt then? do you have a prob with that?

not really a prob...but I think places like Winnipeg and Hamilton could support a team better than alot of those locations. The NHL has proven to be quite successful in many US cities...and let's not forget, the original 6 had 4 US based teams...they've been a big part of hockey since day one!