London NFL franchise

[YorkshireBengal]

(06-17-2015, 10:52 PM)DaltontoKroftSBchamps Wrote: I read that there are 50,000 season ticket holders for the 3 games being held this year.  That's without a real fan base for the teams playing.  Imagine the year-round focus that would come from the U.K., Germany and the rest of Europe for a team based there full-time.  It's a huge market, and I think it would be a great success gaining new fans.  The real issue would be if the team went 2-14, 3-13, 4-12 the first 3 years.  If they start a franchise, I would imagine they would move an existing team that would have a chance to do well in the first few years to keep new fans interested. 

This is the most important part, early success. I'm not talking about going on and winning the SuperBowl obviously, but there needs to be a degree of success. The team can't be going 0-16 or whatever, as interest will wane too quickly and the experiment will fail.

Another topic for debate, how willing do you think the players will be to move all the way to Britain? particularly the players of a higher standard...?