10-08-2015, 01:16 PM
First post on here and, as I'm British, I couldn't resist this thread.
I'd agree with most of what's been said above. The International Series has been a success but I reckon that the level we're at right now (three games/season) is perfect. I'm not convinced a London franchise would work, either logistically or from a popularity standpoint. The London games are still a bit of a novelty for some - a day out - and I don't know if fans here would swap their 'adopted' US-based team for a London one or turn up regularly in the numbers needed to make it work financially. I can also sympathise with fans of any team who suddenly find a game transported several thousand miles away across the Atlantic.
For those looking at coming over, some of the games from 2018 won't be at Wembley. The NFL have an agreement to play two ganes a year from then at the, as yet unbuilt, Tottenham Hotspur soccer stadium. Still in London but not as iconic as Wembley. It was also announced yesterday that the International Series is set to continue to at least 2025 but the suggestion was that other countries would be introduced as well.
I'm still hoping that the Bengals get a game over here soon; I'm at the Bills/Jags game in a couple of weeks which seems to be a slightly better match-up now than when I bought the tickets last year. There's a fair number of Bengals shirts on show at the Wembley games and it'd be good to get some of you over to England.
I'd agree with most of what's been said above. The International Series has been a success but I reckon that the level we're at right now (three games/season) is perfect. I'm not convinced a London franchise would work, either logistically or from a popularity standpoint. The London games are still a bit of a novelty for some - a day out - and I don't know if fans here would swap their 'adopted' US-based team for a London one or turn up regularly in the numbers needed to make it work financially. I can also sympathise with fans of any team who suddenly find a game transported several thousand miles away across the Atlantic.
For those looking at coming over, some of the games from 2018 won't be at Wembley. The NFL have an agreement to play two ganes a year from then at the, as yet unbuilt, Tottenham Hotspur soccer stadium. Still in London but not as iconic as Wembley. It was also announced yesterday that the International Series is set to continue to at least 2025 but the suggestion was that other countries would be introduced as well.
I'm still hoping that the Bengals get a game over here soon; I'm at the Bills/Jags game in a couple of weeks which seems to be a slightly better match-up now than when I bought the tickets last year. There's a fair number of Bengals shirts on show at the Wembley games and it'd be good to get some of you over to England.
