Whatever. You want to make this a world vs. American battle. You equate Columbine with millions of jihadis bloodlusting to murder Americans ANYWHERE ANYTIME they can? You consistently MISS my point about the players of the game. Jamaicans have the fastest athletes in the world. Jamaicans DO NOT play NFL football. The NFL is a culmination of an American sporting culture that starts on the pee wee level. If the WORLD of 6 billion people BEGIN developing gridiron players from a young age, of course they'd provide that minute percentage that make the NFL what it is . The point is THIS DOES NOT EXIST. What I do NOT want,as an NFL fan, is MY team traveling 5000 miles to a FOREIGN country to play against another team that is, essentially a test tube baby. The idea SUCKS.
As far as "two months a year is all they'd play there!!". Jeezus, lay off the mezcal. An NFL team would have its facilities wherever they play their games. It's preposterous to expect an NFL team to practiuce for months in the states and then move to England for "two months" to play "home" games. Nobody in their right mind would want to be THAT NFL player on THAT team. You keep arguing there's no difference, well, I've traveled world wide many times, from the Orient to Europe to Australia/New Zealand and I can TELL you, there's a huge difference. Travel like YOU suggest would would severely taxing on the British players, one week here, another week there,three weeks there, two weeks here...yo-yo yo-yo...and meanwhile, half the NFL teams do NOT have to put up with ANY of this garbage while division foes and conference games would have to be endured by THOSE teams involved.
This makes it all a NEW game...NOT NFL football. THAT was and IS my first and MAJOR point. YOU want this "we are the world!" type of football. Perhaps YOU will get what YOU want. What I said is I, personally, will not watch or be part of any such dog and pony show.
First Facts:
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murder-rates-nationally-and-state#MRalpha
http://www.citizensreportuk.org/reports/murders-fatal-violence-uk.html
I do not know your level of education, let alone the xenophobia level instilled in you, and little care.
But you said a person would not feel safe walking down in any European country and you feel safe anywhere in the United States. I do not know what word would you describe your level of ignorance.
That's your opinion and I respect it.
I understand that you do not want YOUR team flying 5000 miles to play in a stadium full of Jihadis. But show me where I said the Patriots should play there. I just said that if the owners wanted and the NFL Commissioners wanted this would be POSSIBLE, or would not ? I said it would be a good idea if it would help to form a European League.
I think even that initially the North American athletes would be the biggest beneficiaries of the new league.Because of the semi professional system of colleges in the U.S., they would easily play in other leagues, if they do not become a NFL star they could be one in these new alloys. They Would be well paid . Could follow their dreams on a different scale .
Tax issues would be resolved, as well as issues related to labor laws, as stated by the Londoner friend, there are other sports with similar problems and all of them ha competitions in England.
Returning to the fact of violence that you brought with your racist argument. I will not go into discussions only look the links above that I posted. It is far from a fact what you testified.
I will repeat for you not to distort my words. I just said that in anywhere in the world there is violence and that each place has its specificity. It is cultural . In Mexico and Brazil violence would be originated and drug-related . In the Middle East the religious and territorial issues . And then in the United States there are numerous massacres like Columbine, Newtown, Virgia Tech ... Anywhere in the world you should exercise caution .
I've been in London a few times and never felt threatened by any Jihadi John, or whatever you want to call.
I live in a country (third world) that has a drug problem, so this part of town there are many conflicts and violence i avoid. I even understand you do not feel safe in my country, but in London? They have a murder rate almost five times lower than United States. Do you think Columbine is an isolated incident? And what about Virginia Tech, Newtown are well violent acts or not? When depreciate a place and a city at least take facts to support your xenophobia.
You in the second paragraph continues your ubiquitous speech. You know what is good for all players and know what they would want or not. There goes a novelty, not everyone thinks like you.
The league has owners and they need to profit, so I said it would be possible to have a team in London.
Where I offended anyone ? I said that London is a better city than any small town in the United States ( AND ALL CITIES IN BRAZIL ).I THINK many players , I can not say for everyone, but I THINK that many would prefer to live in London rather than Jacksonville . It's an opinion .Where I lied ? Because I said the obvious?
They could extend the fixture list, make straight games in the english capital. They have a number of possible solutions. But instead of discussing it , you begin the silly talks, about war, terrorism, violence.
Why not talk over the counter points ?
Stick to football and what the possible change from one team to another country can interfere with the game . If you do not want the young Americans play somewhere else no one will force them. Salary , Calendar , Draft , Conference. All these facts are relevant to the game. Jihadi John , Laws ... These facts are the supremacy of another country and if you have no ability to comment ,do not.
You are very concerned about what the tax the players will pay, but if the owners increase the value of tickets to watch the games of the supreme stars, you must be one of the first to complain about ...
If you come with some fact , please bring along some information and not your retrograde tenets .
