More games in London - F You Goodell

[Happy Panther]

The NFL is considering a plan to have a few teams play regularly in Britain to build an overseas following -- part of the league's evaluation about whether a franchise could be permanently based in London.

Commissioner Roger Goodell said Saturday the league is looking into whether such a scenario would "advance our cause here by growing the fan base quicker."

There is no reason to regularly play games in London. Having a Franchise in London is idiotic.

If the Panthers lost a home game or two every year I would be f'ing pissed.

[CosmoGirl]

from what I understood from some Saints season ticket holder, they still payed the same amount for the season tickets although they lost a home game. That would also piss me off.

[Keith Moons Liver]

we are safe- they aren't going to use one of the worst franchises in the league to try to win fans overseas

[holderoftruth]

we are safe- they aren't going to use one of the worst franchises in the league to try to win fans overseas

Maybe not the Panthers, but Cam is a different story

[Niner National]

I'm a fan of growing the sport. Not a fan of the Superbowl in London though.

[frash.exe]

The London _______s. 8-0 at home, 0-8 on the road. every single year

yea that's gonna work

[Niner National]

University of Hawai'i makes it work.

[Chimera]

we are safe- they aren't going to use one of the worst franchises in the league to try to win fans overseas

http://www.nfllondon.net/2009.html

(one of those teams were 3-13)

http://www.nfllondon.net/2007.html

(one of those teams were 1-15)

[PhillyB]

that would be an awfully fun panthers game to go to...

[Grammer]

it just doesn't click with foreigners, and it will never click with foreigners

fug you goodell

[Niner National]

People said the same thing about soccer in America. Most MLS teams now average as many people as NHL games and some even average several thousand more than the best drawing NHL teams.

American football has a respectable following in Britain considering they don't have any professional teams of their own. Australia, Germany, Mexico, and Canada all have sizeable fan bases as well.

[holderoftruth]

It's called the NFL Europe. Jakey D. won their championship once with the Frankfurt Galaxy.

It failed. Brits dgaf about american style football.

The NFL Europe was like watching a full season of preseason football games. The players were development players who went to Europe for more playing time. Competition would be different this time.

Still dont want to see a team located in Europe.

[Panthers128]

I think it's a good idea for teams like the Bucs and Jags who cannot sell tickets to have some of their home games elsewhere.

[mav1234]

Long term I think the NFL could have success with a team based overseas, but they need to find a way to deal with the loss of a home game somehow in the short term.

Growing the game is cool, losing a home game is not...