I wonder if topics about rugby league are often created on NFL forums???

Yeah it's like a weekly thing on here isn't it

Yup, or the constant useless comparison with soccer.

Don't mention union whatever you do!!!!!!

Blimey, you were up early this morning.

What's the time difference over there? 10 hours or something?

And did he actually reply to you questioning him about whether he condones homophobic chanting or not?

It's something like that. Can never remember what the difference is and where, between 8 and 11 I think.



Nah.

New York is 2800 miles from Seattle and just 1800 miles from Denver , given the huge numbers of RL fans that cross the Pennines for away games you'd think those NFL fans would make an effort......

I wouldn't say I fear for rugby league as it's a sport played in the north by most Super League teams. Going to watch an NFL match every two weeks in London, if you live in Yorkshire/Lancashire, would be hard to finance.

NFL is popular enough to be a success in the UK. The three matches have sold out already for Wembley so the interest is strong enough. And for those that don't have tickets, Sky will show the match, as they show loads of NFL matches anyway.

I'd love an NFL team in London.

Would be nice if they had a uk team and maybe moved to 3 or so stadiums around the country, bet the season tickets will dwarf what football teams charge though.

Can't see that happening, Wembley is fairly quiet during the months of the NFL (Sept-Jan) whereas as the most suitable stadiums around the rest of the country are heavily booked with the football season. Unless they went for the RU stadiums (Millenium, Murrayfield).

The NFL may be popular enough to sell out 3 games as they are rare high profile events (like the six nations rugby matches), not sure that level of support would be sustainable over a season/years, most of the fans are use to watching it from their armchairs and these events cost.
To highlight this, there was an article BBC about the state of welsh RU where clubs like Pontypool are struggling to survive due to low crowds yet the millennium stadium is packed out for internationals.
High profile game, big event lots of one off supporters and armchair fans turn up but once it's back to a wet Friday most are tucked up at home or aren't interested.

Please feel free to burn me at the stake for this, I like being able to go to away matches and driving down the M62 corridor isn't too bad, hull and back is a not viable on a Friday night but nearly all the other games (except London and Catalans) are within time and budget for our family.