fenboy73
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seven times over! Shows a good fan base in the U.K. but not sure what you guys think of this. Obviously I think it is great!
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Honestly, I don't really mind the games in the UK. I mean seriously, does anyone unless its the Saints? The only problem I have with the game being played against the Chargers is that for 2 years now I have been telling a bunch of people here in SD that we were going to go to NOLA for the Saints and Chargers game......and then SPLAT.
....but the article mentions playing several games in the UK and possibly adding a game to the schedule to play games in the UK.
Now that is something I have a problem with. Players going over there to play one game a year is fine by me, but when you add a game to the already grueling schedule, what does that do for the players' overall health going into the playoffs? Another week of wear and tear is not what I want the Saints to have to endure if we are jockeying for playoff positioning or whatever. IMO, that is too much of a sacrifice to globalize the NFL.
I think it is absolutley ridiculous to take home games away from cities who have paid dearly for their respective franchises. In today's NFL where taxpayers pay for new stadiums, and incentives to keep their teams there, it is completely wrong to take these games away from them and send them overseas to people who have spent diddly-poo for the right to have teams play there. If they found a way to keep both teams from losing home games, then I would not really have a problem with it. The problem I have is that taxpayers here in the states are being robbed when they lose a home game. Of course the NFL compensates the team for their loss of income, but the city losses all of its income from the lost game. Not to mention the businesses that get screwed by losing a game. If the NFL wants to expand to Europe thats fine, just dont do it at the expense of the American cities who have paid their dues to keep their teams.
I think it is absolutley ridiculous to take home games away from cities who have paid dearly for their respective franchises. In today's NFL where taxpayers pay for new stadiums, and incentives to keep their teams there, it is completely wrong to take these games away from them and send them overseas to people who have spent diddly-poo for the right to have teams play there. If they found a way to keep both teams from losing home games, then I would not really have a problem with it. The problem I have is that taxpayers here in the states are being robbed when they lose a home game. Of course the NFL compensates the team for their loss of income, but the city losses all of its income from the lost game. Not to mention the businesses that get screwed by losing a game. If the NFL wants to expand to Europe thats fine, just dont do it at the expense of the American cities who have paid their dues to keep their teams.
It's TV revenue which brings in the majority of the teams' income. By playing a handful of games in 'Europe' that market is suddenly opened up dramatically. I'm sure if there are more games played abroad the NFL and the franchises will find a way to accommodate all parties (including the respective cities) fiscally and I believe that's the right thing to do. But don't labor under the delusion that your $30 on a Sunday is what's buying new stadiums, because it isn't.
New Orleans has to pay the Saints some $20 million annually, provide them with a rent free practice facility, provide them the dome and give them all the revenues just to keep them here. $20 million is not cheap especially for a city that can use all the help it can get.
I don't think New Orleans pays the Saints $20M annually. I also think it was the state that pitched in for the practice facility.