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Football has made small moves in that direction. Man City’s international endeavours, the Red Bull teams, the MK Dons. These are some of the examples of football moving in that direction.

Het-field wrote: Given the way it operates in the US, I can understand how people used to it don’t see it as strange. But it does impact fans. The fact that the Oakland Raiders will move out of California for Las Vegas rankles with many Raiders fans. Especially, if the franchise was going to move, returning to LA would have made more sense, but the Rams and Chargers did it.

I f**king despise the move on so many levels but you hit the nail on the head regarding LA. If the Raiders were returning to LA, I wouldn't expect half as much discontent with the move. However they couldn't get a stadium on their own, the city wouldn't pay for it and the NFL gave first refusal to the Chargers after approving the Rams move. As well as they are doing on the field, I do not expect the Chargers to be a success in LA in the long run.

pre Madonna wrote: nvidic wrote: pre Madonna wrote: Borussia wrote: Rams averaged over 70,000 at each home game this season.  Jesus. Doesn't tell the full story, huge amount of away fans at each  Fair enough.I don't understand American sporting culture enough, nor am I interested enough, to criticise how they do things. It just seems so odd.

Het-field wrote: Bo Jackson wrote: Het-field wrote: Given the way it operates in the US, I can understand how people used to it don’t see it as strange. But it does impact fans. The fact that the Oakland Raiders will move out of California for Las Vegas rankles with many Raiders fans. Especially, if the franchise was going to move, returning to LA would have made more sense, but the Rams and Chargers did it. I f**king despise the move on so many levels but you hit the nail on the head regarding LA. If the Raiders were returning to LA, I wouldn't expect half as much discontent with the move. However they couldn't get a stadium on their own, the city wouldn't pay for it and the NFL gave first refusal to the Chargers after approving the Rams move. As well as they are doing on the field, I do not expect the Chargers to be a success in LA in the long run. I think the only thing that makes sense of the move is financial. But the crowd will be akin to those who show up for residency shows, stag and hen parties, and tourists. Actually getting an organic and thriving fan base seems virtually impossible.

Yeah Vegas is a proper city away from the strip, the wider area has a popualtion of 2 million people. Should be well able to sustain a football team. The tourist side of it will be interesting to see, I can't imagine many flying in to see a game, there's better cities to do that, and casino owners aren't gonna be sending their high rollers off to football for 4/5 hours when they could be playing blackjack.

Het-field wrote: nvidic wrote: That was a painful watch, don't remember a worse super bowl  It was interesting how focussed the media of the game was around Wade Phillips, and his defensive co-ordination. That actually worked reasonably well, but I struggle to recall a QB to be less influential in a Super Bowl  as Goff was. He struggled to make any yardage at all, while Brady and co (particularly Gronk and Edelman) were more effective. For the neutral or a prospective NFL fan, that would have put them off for life.

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ringerbell wrote: Nick foles away to Jacksonville

cardwizzard wrote: Bo Jackson wrote: ringerbell wrote: Nick foles away to Jacksonville And Antonio Brown is a Raider  Great bit of business for the Raiders, they only coughed up two picks a third and fifth rounder. Stole him at that.

cardwizzard wrote: Bo Jackson wrote: ringerbell wrote: Nick foles away to Jacksonville And Antonio Brown is a Raider  Great bit of business for the Raiders, they only coughed up two picks a third and fifth rounder. Stole him at that.