Truthteller
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Nice reply Shadowlight. All great points.
I think, at the end of the day, what will doom the NFL in London is simply the logistics of having a team in Europe (as I posted previously) and the players (particularly the bro's) reluctance to play there. Here's an in-depth ESPN article I just found from several years back that touches on some issues the NFL would face in London....While the NFL Draft concerns I noted in post #3601 might be worked out amicably, taxes and visa issues could be even worse for a league full of ex-felons:
For the longest time, the Chargers tried to get a new stadium in S.D. and failed. I think that could change once the team is gone a while. Eventually there will be a overwhelming groundswell of support for their return and something can be worked out....As far as Los Angeles is concerned, if the Chargers did want to move, why would they try to stop them, if they continue to struggle so much with attendance in L.A.? You are correct, the NFL made a huge mistake placing two teams in L.A., when they can barely sell out for one team. Chargers can't sell out in a scaled-down MLS stadium. Even when California was mostly white (prior to the early 1990's), two L.A. teams was a bad idea. Let's not forget, unlike New York, L.A. NFL teams have had to contend with two big time college teams in the city -- USC and UCLA.
I think, at the end of the day, what will doom the NFL in London is simply the logistics of having a team in Europe (as I posted previously) and the players (particularly the bro's) reluctance to play there. Here's an in-depth ESPN article I just found from several years back that touches on some issues the NFL would face in London....While the NFL Draft concerns I noted in post #3601 might be worked out amicably, taxes and visa issues could be even worse for a league full of ex-felons:
As far as the Chargers, I think they will eventually go the way of the New York Islanders, who are in the process of moving back full-time to Long Island (from Brooklyn) once their new arena is built. It might take quite a bit of time, but I believe whenever San Diego builds a new Stadium, the Chargers are going back. I guess the biggest stumbling block would be getting a new stadium in California, which is basically broke due to all the illegals and anchor babies sucking up all the tax revenue in the state.In addition, players with criminal convictions would probably be denied working visas in the U.K. A conviction that carries a sentence of less than one year would usually preclude a player's entry for five years from the end of the sentence. A sentence of up to four years would generally mean the player would be denied entry for 10 years after the end of the sentence. Anything longer than four years would probably mean the player would be refused entry indefinitely.
For the longest time, the Chargers tried to get a new stadium in S.D. and failed. I think that could change once the team is gone a while. Eventually there will be a overwhelming groundswell of support for their return and something can be worked out....As far as Los Angeles is concerned, if the Chargers did want to move, why would they try to stop them, if they continue to struggle so much with attendance in L.A.? You are correct, the NFL made a huge mistake placing two teams in L.A., when they can barely sell out for one team. Chargers can't sell out in a scaled-down MLS stadium. Even when California was mostly white (prior to the early 1990's), two L.A. teams was a bad idea. Let's not forget, unlike New York, L.A. NFL teams have had to contend with two big time college teams in the city -- USC and UCLA.