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NFL at Wembley, Oct 26, 2008
gridiron49:
--- Quote from: D-roc on May 29, 2008, 05:38:22 PM ---First 40,000 tickets for London game sell in 90 minutes
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3417552
Can you say expansion team?
It is only a matter of time before the league expands to Canada and other markets including Europe.
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Sadly I think the matter of time difference will make it difficult to include Europe any time soon :-\
But with the interest shown we are surely getting the attention of the NFL brass :)
D-roc:
That is a huge hang up & I think the Commish. mentioned the time difference once in an interview.
hojer49:
--- Quote from: D-roc on May 30, 2008, 08:18:12 AM ---That is a huge hang up & I think the Commish. mentioned the time difference once in an interview.
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On the other hand the early Sunday games (1:00 or 1:15 PM) are on at 7:00 or 7:15 PM in Europe. That could work I think. The main obstacle is more the traveling across the Atlantic - that's a killer!
gridiron49:
--- Quote from: hojer49 on May 30, 2008, 02:54:09 PM ---
--- Quote from: D-roc on May 30, 2008, 08:18:12 AM ---That is a huge hang up & I think the Commish. mentioned the time difference once in an interview.
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On the other hand the early Sunday games (1:00 or 1:15 PM) are on at 7:00 or 7:15 PM in Europe. That could work I think. The main obstacle is more the traveling across the Atlantic - that's a killer!
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It was that "kind of" time difference I meant ;) The "commute" for a European-based team over a season would be a huge obstacle to overcome. The discussions made in the old NFC West with the 9ers going cross country to New Orleans and Atlanta is nothing in comparison....
D-roc:
--- Quote from: gridiron49 on May 30, 2008, 03:12:38 PM ---
--- Quote from: hojer49 on May 30, 2008, 02:54:09 PM ---
--- Quote from: D-roc on May 30, 2008, 08:18:12 AM ---That is a huge hang up & I think the Commish. mentioned the time difference once in an interview.
--- End quote ---
On the other hand the early Sunday games (1:00 or 1:15 PM) are on at 7:00 or 7:15 PM in Europe. That could work I think. The main obstacle is more the traveling across the Atlantic - that's a killer!
--- End quote ---
It was that "kind of" time difference I meant ;) The "commute" for a European-based team over a season would be a huge obstacle to overcome. The discussions made in the old NFC West with the 9ers going cross country to New Orleans and Atlanta is nothing in comparison....
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Believe me I know what you mean Grid. I made that journey when I was in the service ( a couple times ), and that jet lag always kicked my ass big time!
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