NFL Edinburgh

[Gatecrasher]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/mobile/other_sports/american_football/8412592.stm

that would be quality

[J-C]

It'll come hopefully to Edinburgh as they played NFL Europe at Murrayfield.

I worked on the sidelines of all the Claymore games at Murrayfield and Hampden, Murrayfield is a superb stadium to hold an NFL game, the facilities are second to none.

[Sylar]

Nice to see that 2 games are coming over this year - shows the NFL take the interest from the UK fanbase seriously.

I can't see it coming to Edinburgh anytime soon to be honest. I listened to Kevin Cadle interviewing Alistair Kirkwood during the 1st half of the Cowboys vs Chargers game, and he said it's ultimately up to the GM of the designated "home" sides, and money talks in the NFL. They'll get far better revenue hosting in London than they would at, say, Murrayfield or the Millenium.

Don't get me wrong, I'd LOVE it to come up here, as the trek to London earlier this year was brutal, but I think we're a few years away yet sadly.

[Gatecrasher]

i listened to the sky sports interview as well and thought as much but it is possible,

on a side note the sky sports presenters on the NFL are good, when they disagreed who was the best receiver was funny :greengrin and when the fight brokw out between the giants and cowboys as well :thumbsup:

[GhostofBolivar]

i listened to the sky sports interview as well and thought as much but it is possible,

on a side note the sky sports presenters on the NFL are good, when they disagreed who was the best receiver was funny :greengrin and when the fight brokw out between the giants and cowboys as well :thumbsup:

No they aren't. Kevin Cadle acts like he's OD'd on prescription meds and Nick Halling's a blowhard idiot who has no real idea about what he's talking about and has terrible presentation skills.

The only thing worse than listening to Halling talk about American football is listening to him talk about ice hockey.

On the other hand, Mike Carlson on Channel 5 is excellent. Genuinely one of the best sports analysts working in UK television.

[Hibhibhooray]

It'll come hopefully to Edinburgh as they played NFL Europe at Murrayfield.

I worked on the sidelines of all the Claymore games at Murrayfield and Hampden, Murrayfield is a superb stadium to hold an NFL game, the facilities are second to none.

I also did it for a season at Murrayfield it was ace, on the away team side just water bottles and the like but it was magic, made me feel a very small 6ft, 15stone.

[sambajustice]

What all this does though is strengthen the argument/idea/call for English Premiership sides to play a game outside of England.

All it would really take is for 1 team to sacrifice home advantage for that one game. Man U for example could play Bolton somewhere in the Far East and sell out a 100k tickets. TV Money, merchandising etc etc would surely make it a worthwhile venture. All they would have to do is give Season Tickets holders some money off the price of a season ticket!

As an aside, what do people in the Far East class as the Far East? Obviously to them they're not in the Far East!! :greengrin

[Sylar]

What all this does though is strengthen the argument/idea/call for English Premiership sides to play a game outside of England.

All it would really take is for 1 team to sacrifice home advantage for that one game. Man U for example could play Bolton somewhere in the Far East and sell out a 100k tickets. TV Money, merchandising etc etc would surely make it a worthwhile venture. All they would have to do is give Season Tickets holders some money off the price of a season ticket!

As an aside, what do people in the Far East class as the Far East? Obviously to them they're not in the Far East!! :greengrin

What's your point caller?

Nothing wrong with expanding a franchise and profitting some $$$'s into the bargain for these clubs and the global popularity of the sport.

[J-C]

I also did it for a season at Murrayfield it was ace, on the away team side just water bottles and the like but it was magic, made me feel a very small 6ft, 15stone.


I worked with the home team, I was the cable guy for the head coach, so was on telly quite a lot. :greengrin I was playing for the Strathclyde Sheriff's ( now called the Glasgow Tigers ) at the time as the Edinburgh team had folded.

[J-C]

What all this does though is strengthen the argument/idea/call for English Premiership sides to play a game outside of England.

All it would really take is for 1 team to sacrifice home advantage for that one game. Man U for example could play Bolton somewhere in the Far East and sell out a 100k tickets. TV Money, merchandising etc etc would surely make it a worthwhile venture. All they would have to do is give Season Tickets holders some money off the price of a season ticket!

As an aside, what do people in the Far East class as the Far East? Obviously to them they're not in the Far East!! :greengrin


Nothing wrong with the NFL expanding a little, they tried it with NFL Europe but the crowds were rank rotten, London only getting around 12-15,00 and Edinburgh around 4-6,000, that's why they eventually dropped them from the league and since then NFL Europe has all but vanished.

The NFL Euroe was seen as bringing through British and European talent but it bacame a place where young American college players and players on the injury list could get a few games under their belts before their season started and very few British and European guys got a chance.

The NFL knows there are a lot of USA citizens working over here and that there is still a lot of interest in NFL among a large sporting population, purely a marketing ploy.

[Hibhibhooray]

I worked with the home team, I was the cable guy for the head coach, so was on telly quite a lot. :greengrin I was playing for the Strathclyde Sheriff's ( now called the Glasgow Tigers ) at the time as the Edinburgh team had folded.

Remember the sheriffs well, I played for the Stirling Broncos at the time and when the Edinburgh team folded I played for the North East Presidents at Chester Le Street.....:agree: . Graham Reith who was the Claymores Kitman also played for the Broncos.....

those were the days, now wheres my zimmer :wink:

[J-C]

Remember the sheriffs well, I played for the Stirling Broncos at the time and when the Edinburgh team folded I played for the North East Presidents at Chester Le Street.....:agree: . Graham Reith who was the Claymores Kitman also played for the Broncos.....

those were the days, now wheres my zimmer :wink:

Tell me about it, 20yrs rugby and 7yrs American football and the last 10 doing natural bodybuilding. Ended up with athritis in my hips and had a hip operation in July, got a sports hip( resurfacing ) and back training hard again, now a ripe old age of 51. :greengrin

Knew Graham well, in the early days of the Claymores he used to come round at the end of the season withall their pads, boots, gloves etc but that all changed when they moved to Hampden and started counting their pennies.

[Hibhibhooray]

Tell me about it, 20yrs rugby and 7yrs American football and the last 10 doing natural bodybuilding. Ended up with athritis in my hips and had a hip operation in July, got a sports hip( resurfacing ) and back training hard again, now a ripe old age of 51. :greengrin

Knew Graham well, in the early days of the Claymores he used to come round at the end of the season withall their pads, boots, gloves etc but that all changed when they moved to Hampden and started counting their pennies.

Glad to hear the new hip ain't keeping you back, Played a bit rugby myself turned up for training but Saturdays had to work:grr:, so took up American football games on Sunday.:greengrin

I scored a cracking pair of high cut boots, neck roll and a pair of line backer gloves which were top quality from Graham,

Murrayfield was ace, never helped out at Hampden, but when I watched it never seemed the same.