LondonTex
Waterboy
Although the Jags have signed up to 'host' 4 regular season games over 4 years in London (starting with their first game against the 9ers next Oct) we have now been given a 2nd regular season game next Sept. Vikings hosting the Steelers, also in London. When I was at the fans forum a short while back we got to meet and ask questions to a few players (Ray Lewis, Nate Solder and Steven Jackson)...we also got to ask questions to the the MD of NFLUK, Alistair Kirkwood. A friend of mine asked him why we will get multiple games in London instead of other parts of the UK... he said that the NFL is comfortable with London (Wembley) He also said he would have liked to have games in Wales or Scotland, but the fact that this would mean an additional flight makes it more tricky.... He said NFL teams/players are creatures of habit. They're using the same hotels/ training facilities that teams have used each time they come to the UK and they want to stick to that. I guess thats enough (who am I to argue, being from London and all .
As a UK fan I'm excited to see any NFL games over here.(I saw the Bears play the Bucs last year and I'm off to see the Rams host the Pats in a week and a halfs time)...Having said that I hope the Texans never give up a home game to come over...double standards on my part, sure..but I just don't want that to happen. I doubt it will as there are other teams who don't mind being the host team and others who will only travel if they are the road team. Also, I get the impression that the teams that will come and host regularly are struggling to fill their own stadiums (Jags, Bucs etc)...the Texans will never have that problem thank goodness
Anyway, this was the press release today..
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-netwo...oger-Goodell-announces-more-2013-London-games
As a UK fan I'm excited to see any NFL games over here.(I saw the Bears play the Bucs last year and I'm off to see the Rams host the Pats in a week and a halfs time)...Having said that I hope the Texans never give up a home game to come over...double standards on my part, sure..but I just don't want that to happen. I doubt it will as there are other teams who don't mind being the host team and others who will only travel if they are the road team. Also, I get the impression that the teams that will come and host regularly are struggling to fill their own stadiums (Jags, Bucs etc)...the Texans will never have that problem thank goodness
Anyway, this was the press release today..
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-netwo...oger-Goodell-announces-more-2013-London-games