NFL regular-season game to be played in London next season

Sirs, Madames,

Of my experience a few days ago, the teams will spend half their bye weeks getting through security at Heathrow.

YHS, etc

 

We can only hope.

 

I love this move by the league.

 

AP says that the game will match the Giants and Dolphins.

Miami one of six teams willing to move a home game next season, and were picked over San Francisco, Seattle, Buffalo, Kansas City and New Orleans, AP says.

 

They're going back next season. No guarantee it will be London again, but it will be in Great Britain.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/01/17/bc.fbn.nfl.britaingame.ap/index.html

 

I laughed outloud at that.

 

Just as when Manchester United played AC Milan in Giants Stadium, this game was an event that sold thousands upon thousands of tickets.

I felt bad for the Brits as they were subjected to a brutally awful game. Maybe there will be better luck for them next time.

 

It might improve he quality of the game if the NFL wouldn't send the Dolphins this time.

 

I'll take that bet.

 

I believe that goes without saying.

 

Say nothing of the weather that tore up Wembley for the English Soccer team, but I digress.

In all honesty, while Wembley is a good location for the game to be played, Twickenham, the National Rugby Stadium would probably do just as good a job.

It's still within London, easily accesible by underground and road, and a capacity of 82,000. Great facility.

 

I remember Miami and Arkansas had a game proposed for Old Trafford (Man U's ground) in 1991 or so and I was completely chuffed about it. It fell through, but that would be a great stadium for an American football game.