NFL continues American football export drive to UK

Jimbuna · 10-26-12, 07:00 AM

Looks like the US are about to invade one of its closest allies

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The star-spangled NFL caravan has entered town for another year, with a huge crowd at Wembley set to cheer on the New England Patriots and the St Louis Rams in the latest American football game to be staged in the UK.
The US's most popular sport is in the middle of a serious export drive, as it seeks to make continued inroads into a market usually seen as the home of that other form of football, soccer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20049783

mookiemookie · 10-26-12, 08:15 AM

You think they'd at least showcase good games over there. I doubt that the Premier League would send someone like late 2000s-era Derby County over here to show soccer at its best.

Jimbuna · 10-26-12, 09:25 AM

That's a question I was going to ask but forgot in the original post Mark....are either of these teams top drawer over in the US or are they also rans?

Takeda Shingen · 10-26-12, 09:32 AM

New England is usually a contender, but St. Louis is not very good, and hasn't been for some time. It will likely be a very lopsided game.

10-26-12, 09:53 AM

A few friends are heading over for the game, they also went up for the NotreDame-Navy match in Dublin.

Sailor Steve · 10-26-12, 09:58 AM

I still say if they're gonna try to sell it in Yurrup they need to go with the "HandEgg" thing.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	That's a question I was going to ask but forgot in the original post Mark....are either of these teams top drawer over in the US or are they also rans? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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10-26-12, 09:32 AM	#4
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	New England is usually a contender, but St. Louis is not very good, and hasn't been for some time. It will likely be a very lopsided game.

10-26-12, 09:53 AM	#5
Tribesman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	A few friends are heading over for the game, they also went up for the NotreDame-Navy match in Dublin.