Sold-Out NFL Games in London Boost Hopes for British Franchise

[Dave Stalwart]

I guess I don't see much difference in flying 6-10 hours from London to the U.S. (6 hours to Boston, 8 hours to Chicago) and what some teams already have to do in the U.S. such as New York to California. It might get a little expensive, but we are talking about an NFL franchise here. The cost of flights would be more, but similar, I would think.

If they are discovering that there is a decent sized market that could sell out a stadium over there, it might be a pretty neat thing. Everybody keeps talking about soccer gaining over here. Well, maybe it's time real football started gaining over there.

[wufan]

In speaking about travel expenses, how many teams are we currently sending to London each year currently? I believe it's six. In a 4 on 4 off schedule scenario, that would require 12 trips across the Atlantic, so not a ton more than current.

[ShockerGorilla]

Bringing back the Concorde would help the flight time issue.

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

Just make all the Thursday night games in London. The teams playing in London that week get a bye the next week to get their bearings in order.