BBC broadcast NFL

**Lago** · 09-09-2015 12:07 PM

I see that the BBC have signed a 2 year contract to broadcast NFL ( american football ). I am all for supporting minority sports, but NFL football, and still Scottish football gets the crumbs from the BBC table.

***stokesmessiah*** · 09-09-2015 12:12 PM

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I see that the BBC have signed a 2 year contract to broadcast NFL ( american football ). I am all for supporting minority sports, but NFL football, and still Scottish football gets the crumbs from the BBC table.

Like it or not, there will be a much larger audience base for NFL in the UK rather than Scottish Football.

**Since90+2** · 09-09-2015 12:13 PM

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I see that the BBC have signed a 2 year contract to broadcast NFL ( american football ). I am all for supporting minority sports, but NFL football, and still Scottish football gets the crumbs from the BBC table.

There are probably more people in Britain that would be interested in watching the NFL than Scottish football. Sad but true.

***GreenLake*** · 09-09-2015 12:13 PM

My American friends who like this sport hear me refer to it as throwball. The only reason I can come up with as to why they insist on calling the game football is that they consider the kicker to be the most important player.

***Sylar*** · 09-09-2015 12:14 PM

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I see that the BBC have signed a 2 year contract to broadcast NFL ( american football ). I am all for supporting minority sports, but NFL football, and still Scottish football gets the crumbs from the BBC table.

***Colr*** · 09-09-2015 12:24 PM

'mon the Cheeseheads!!

**CB_NO3** · 09-09-2015 12:25 PM

It's the worst sport ever.

**Pretty Boy** · 09-09-2015 12:25 PM

Unless I'm totally misreading it's only 4 games plus a highlights show.

The BBC broadcast significantly more Scottish football than this on various platforms.

***Wembley67*** · 09-09-2015 12:26 PM

The costs involved will I imagine be considerably lower for the NFL.

**Gatecrasher** · 09-09-2015 12:27 PM

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'mon the Cheeseheads!!

***Viva_Palmeiras*** · 09-09-2015 12:28 PM

As Matt Johnson sang "this is the 51st state of the USA" amongst other prophetic things on The The's Infected album...

Fwiw I used to be really into American Football I could even throw on accurately for a fair distance. But Scottish football get a raw deal from the Beeb .

**hibeemikey21** · 09-09-2015 12:29 PM

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It's the worst sport ever.

Give it a proper chance (unless you have already)! Used to think the same, but I think is fantastic now. the main reason that it's so difficult to get into is because of how stop start it is.

***Colr*** · 09-09-2015 12:37 PM

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Give it a proper chance (unless you have already)! Used to think the same, but I think is fantastic now. the main reason that it's so difficult to get into is because of how stop start it is.

Channel 4 used to do quite a good American Football show in the 80s which included a lot of background about rules and the culture of the game. If they follow a similar format it might be quite interesting.

They're planning to play a couple of games in the new White Hart Lane.

**Gatecrasher** · 09-09-2015 12:41 PM

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Give it a proper chance (unless you have already)! Used to think the same, but I think is fantastic now. the main reason that it's so difficult to get into is because of how stop start it is.

a few years ago I would have completely dismissed it but I watched the 2009 superbowl and was hooked. I would watch it ahead of nearly any non hibs game.

**NAE NOOKIE** · 09-09-2015 12:44 PM

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It's the worst sport ever.

Nah its a great game. As someone on the telly said, "there is no more important player in any team sport than a quarter back" To watch the great ones in action is a real pleasure and that real skill is required to do it well is beyond dispute. I've been a fan since Channel 4 started showing it in the 80s.

Go Jets ................ Unfortunately its not just a strip they have in common with Hibs

**Thecat23** · 09-09-2015 12:54 PM

NFL is superb! Watched it for years and take a hol every year for the Super Bowl final. As another poster said, if you actually take in what's happening and get to know the game it's very good!

**Mentalbarnett** · 09-09-2015 12:57 PM

They have taken over from channel 4 who had the same rights last year. The NFL has a large following in the UK the more games on council telly than sky the better.

***GreenLake*** · 09-09-2015 02:04 PM

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***Jim44*** · 09-09-2015 02:15 PM

American rounders is better than American rugby.

***Steve20*** · 09-09-2015 02:20 PM

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It's the worst sport ever.

It is terrible, but I still think Rugby and Cricket are worse.

***Hibernia&Alba*** · 09-09-2015 02:38 PM

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Like it or not, there will be a much larger audience base for NFL in the UK rather than Scottish Football.

I can't believe that's the case.

***Oscar T Grouch*** · 09-09-2015 02:41 PM

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'mon the Cheeseheads!!

Packers suck. Mon the Bears 😜

**Pretty Boy** · 09-09-2015 02:43 PM

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Packers suck. Mon the Bears 😜

You're both wrong.

Dolphins!

**Haymaker** · 09-09-2015 02:44 PM

You all suck. Signed The Patriots.

**NAE NOOKIE** · 09-09-2015 02:46 PM

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It is terrible, but I still think Rugby and Cricket are worse.

Once you get to understand how the game works it has many fascinating aspects to it ... its far from just being about brute strength.

An understanding of the game enabled us fans of the NFL to appreciate that the coach of the Seattle Seahawks at the very end of last years Superbowl made probably the dumbest decision ever made by any sports coach in the history of any final in any major team sport ever .... it was truly spectacular

To be fair some may say it was unbelievably brave.

***Hibernia&Alba*** · 09-09-2015 02:50 PM

I don't understand it, and it stops for too often, but I see why people are interested. Baseball, though, is total pish.

**NAE NOOKIE** · 09-09-2015 02:53 PM

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I don't understand it, and it stops for too often, but I see why people are interested. Baseball, though, is total pish.

I don't mind it ..... a 'double play' in Baseball is truly great to watch.

***Hibernia&Alba*** · 09-09-2015 02:53 PM

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It is terrible, but I still think Rugby and Cricket are worse.

Rugby is a great game, and I like limited overs cricket, where a team is chasing a target and smashing it all around the ground.

Golf will always be the worst sport in the world for me.

***HH81*** · 09-09-2015 02:56 PM

Went to Chargers stadium once. Class ground a guy let us in and have a walk about one random day. He then give us a bag on the way out with some of their stuff like a shirt and that. Decent I thought.

Never watched a game though.