New Posts For Thread: So, would a London franchise work?https://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30097855/so-would-a-london-franchise-workI'm sure this has been discussed before but I'm not always on the forum. What do people think? Crowds won't be an issue, reckon they could sell out Wembley 8 times no problem even if the team sucked. Two issues I can think of:1) Scheduling. OK thIt may well happen but it will fail over time.https://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30097855/so-would-a-london-franchise-work?post_id=542719893#542719893It may well happen but it will fail over time.Fri, 19 Dec 2014 06:29:49 -0600I don't think it's died a death just because it hasn't happened yet. Here's an interesting recent article by Nate Silver (there are some related ones if you follow the links):http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-nfl-should-expand-to-london-but-fihttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30097855/so-would-a-london-franchise-work?post_id=542487195#542487195I don't think it's died a death just because it hasn't happened yet. Here's an interesting recent article by Nate Silver (there are some related ones if you follow the links):http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-nfl-should-expand-to-london-but-fiMon, 01 Dec 2014 09:19:48 -0600I am not a Septic but maybe Bama don't want an NFL Team!College Football is huge and as well attended as NFL. They have an agreement to play on Saturday with NFL on Sunday.The purpose of a London Franchise is not to spread a love for the game but a bhttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30097855/so-would-a-london-franchise-work?post_id=542474623#542474623I am not a Septic but maybe Bama don't want an NFL Team!College Football is huge and as well attended as NFL. They have an agreement to play on Saturday with NFL on Sunday.The purpose of a London Franchise is not to spread a love for the game but a bSun, 30 Nov 2014 09:45:16 -0600Great thread. Great debate this one whatever camp you're in. Strongly in the negative, keep in the US. Watching Alabama vs Auburn right now, great game. I'll eat my hat if the state of Alabama couldn't support an NFL team, these people are feral forhttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30097855/so-would-a-london-franchise-work?post_id=542470443#542470443Great thread. Great debate this one whatever camp you're in. Strongly in the negative, keep in the US. Watching Alabama vs Auburn right now, great game. I'll eat my hat if the state of Alabama couldn't support an NFL team, these people are feral forSat, 29 Nov 2014 21:48:44 -0600Top sports stars move to cities all over the world. Moving from NY to Seattle would be no different from moving from NY to London. I just don't see that being an issue. It's not like they'd have to travel by Ryanair.London with an 80k stadium (whichhttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30097855/so-would-a-london-franchise-work?post_id=542460215#542460215Top sports stars move to cities all over the world. Moving from NY to Seattle would be no different from moving from NY to London. I just don't see that being an issue. It's not like they'd have to travel by Ryanair.London with an 80k stadium (whichSat, 29 Nov 2014 09:15:39 -0600I don't think it will happen either unless they abandon the salary cap or a whole bunch of top quality British players suddenly appear.Imagine how much they would have to pay someone of Calvin Johnsons talent level to move thousands of miles away frohttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30097855/so-would-a-london-franchise-work?post_id=542459927#542459927I don't think it will happen either unless they abandon the salary cap or a whole bunch of top quality British players suddenly appear.Imagine how much they would have to pay someone of Calvin Johnsons talent level to move thousands of miles away froSat, 29 Nov 2014 08:52:55 -0600I think they NFL is getting bigger too but I must be living in cloud cuckoo land because I don't think a London team will ever happen. Been honest I also hope it never happens, would much rather all teams be us basedhttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30097855/so-would-a-london-franchise-work?post_id=542459187#542459187I think they NFL is getting bigger too but I must be living in cloud cuckoo land because I don't think a London team will ever happen. Been honest I also hope it never happens, would much rather all teams be us basedSat, 29 Nov 2014 08:03:04 -0600It's coming and it will be successful. The NFL is getting bigger and bigger by the year. Anyone who thinks it's a fad is living in cloud cuckoo land. We've been watching dud teams turn up in London for some time now and it's not killed the thirst forhttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30097855/so-would-a-london-franchise-work?post_id=542458623#542458623It's coming and it will be successful. The NFL is getting bigger and bigger by the year. Anyone who thinks it's a fad is living in cloud cuckoo land. We've been watching dud teams turn up in London for some time now and it's not killed the thirst forSat, 29 Nov 2014 07:19:46 -0600nothing to report!the men with the money will deal with it. it is coming. have you read 1984 Rhino?The point I was trying to make cackhandedly is this. Back in the 1970's tv was still in black and white for many people!Top players ( UK footballershttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30097855/so-would-a-london-franchise-work?post_id=542435925#542435925nothing to report!the men with the money will deal with it. it is coming. have you read 1984 Rhino?The point I was trying to make cackhandedly is this. Back in the 1970's tv was still in black and white for many people!Top players ( UK footballersThu, 27 Nov 2014 08:58:09 -0600Thanks. I think...So I take it the London movement had died a natural death and no one has anything to report?https://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30097855/so-would-a-london-franchise-work?post_id=542434703#542434703Thanks. I think...So I take it the London movement had died a natural death and no one has anything to report?Thu, 27 Nov 2014 06:45:15 -0600