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Coming from the guy who can't be bothered to quote things or provide actual links, that's pretty funny..DaBruinz, come on that was a just plain stupid comment.
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What, among 6-year-olds? I see no competition between kickball and football on this side of the ocean.
Well yes and no. There is already a substantial soccer base here in the US, between the people who played and the MLS, along with the US national team. We already have in essense a minor leage soccer league here. So while putting a team or two here would probably help, we aren't starting from scratch. In Europe, no one really plays the game, so I would argue, you need to get a team on the ground to really jump start the NFL over there. Truthfully, much like happened in the US in the 80's when they brought Pele over and had the original professional league here. Even though it failed, it introduced a ton of people to the game and helped soccer get to where it is now.Viewing yes. Putting teams here, No. BIG DIFFERENCE.
Yep don't really get that but that is fine.Coming from the guy who can't be bothered to quote things or provide actual links, that's pretty funny..
Add to that Obama's policy of letting anyone from Latin America into the US, heck we will be a soccer Mecca before you know it!!
Well whether or not it is Obama's fault, there are huge numbers of people from Latin America coming to the US, and guess what sport they like to watch.Ahhhh yes, fantasy politics, the perfect forum for it.................
Well whether or not it is Obama's fault, there are huge numbers of people from Latin America coming to the US, and guess what sport they like to watch.
No, just football, although I have a mild interest in hockey (ice boxing).Just curious tunes, are you a fan of dunkball or stickball, both of those "sports" ar every popular in the US, as is drive car in circles.
No, just football, although I have a mild interest in hockey (ice boxing).
You gotta admit, kickball is a more accurate name than soccer.
You gotta admit, kickball is a more accurate name than soccer.
Then they are making a big mistake. NFL is huge in Canada. Toronto could absolutely support a team. Vancouver could as well. Hell I wonder if they could just let the Argonauts into the NFL.I think the NFL feels there are already enough teams packed into that part of continent. I don't see any way they throw another team in there. IMHO, the only chance Toronto gets a team is if Buffalo relocates.
ALL businesses must grow or die.
According to this idiotic logic, none of us can or should ever give an opinion on anything since none of us are owners, coaches, players, etc.And what percentage of an NFL team do you own?
Just out of curiosity, what part of "it may succeed financially but not competitively" do you not understand?I find it interesting that we have so much financial expertise on this board. So many seem to know that this will be a financial disaster and that Kraft must be getting senile to support such an idea. Personally, I believe that Kraft and his advisors know a bit more about the economics of the NFL than we do. And yes, there may be an initial cost, hopefully offset by future gains.
That is a phenomenally ignorant statement.ALL businesses must grow or die. That is the nature of business.
Speaking as someone who took Economics 101, no one would ever make a statement so black and white such as "you have to always be growing or you will die." There is always middle ground.It is all about the TV revenue and growning that. A team in LA or a team in Alabama, isn't going to expand that at all. The NFL has to find a new market and they are looking at Europe. England is the only place that makes sense. Economics 101 is grow or die for any business, if the NFL doesn't grow it will stagnate and die.
The dangers of playing football are legit concerns. Putting a team in London does nothing to solve or address those concerns.Anyone that thinks the NFL isn't worried about soccer is crazy. Have you seen how many kids are playing soccer, it is huge! At the same time, the media is driving home the dangers for your kids playing football. Soon there will be more kids playing soccer than football,if there aren't already, and when those kids grow up, what are they going to be watching? NFL or FIFA? That is why the NFL has to grow, a smaller percentage of a much larger pie is better that a smaller percentage of a smaller pie.
The once-every-4-years World Cup got great ratings here in the U.S. As far as TV ratings for regular soccer leagues are concerned, soccer lags waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind in all demographics.Luker is the scientist behind a few ESPN studies — one of which concluded that soccer is America's second-most popular sport among 12-24 year olds, and another that found Lionel Messi was the 16th most popular athlete in the US
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/soccer-popularity-2012-9#ixzz37qZcFvRR
what a complete Pollyanna viewpoint...totally unreal.
Put a team in Mexico City????????? yeah, go out for a taco and your QB gets kidnapped and held for ransom...over and over and over. Terrific. Growth!!!!!
London is much closer to the Al Qaeda presence in Europe and sports a burgeoning middle eastern population. What an inviting target for a terrorist strike of massive proportions. An American NFL game targeted for the annihilation of an entire team and thousands of innocent patrons. "Forward thinking!!! Growth!!!".
You want growth because you fear a total collapse of the sport if they don't expand? OK...L.A. Alabama ...Nevada...there's plenty of room to expand RIGHT HERE.
Mexico City...still can't believe THAT one.