NFL will be tainted for another season

jeanpierre · 07-24-2018, 08:19 AM

Until you establish varsity and collegiate football with a substantial following, professional football abroad is a pipe-dream...

There will be pockets of enthusiasts, fans as good as you'll find anywhere in the NFL domain, but you want get the numbers here in the states...

NFL offices, and its commissioner, have failed in its marketing efforts to generate interests abroad - we'd already integrated NFL Europe if they had...

Crusader · 07-24-2018, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Until you establish varsity and collegiate football with a substantial following, professional football abroad is a pipe-dream...

There will be pockets of enthusiasts, fans as good as you'll find anywhere in the NFL domain, but you want get the numbers here in the states...

NFL offices, and its commissioner, have failed in its marketing efforts to generate interests abroad - we'd already integrated NFL Europe if they had...

Quite the opposite actually. The fanbase abroad is steadily growing and the NFL make a lot of money on the Gamepass and on merch. The London games are always sold out.

NFL Europe set its attendance record in its last season with an average of 20 000 per game witch shows it was much more than a novelty. Especially the german teams still have fanclubs with yearly gatherings.

07-24-2018, 08:19 AM	#1
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: NFL will be tainted for another season Until you establish varsity and collegiate football with a substantial following, professional football abroad is a pipe-dream... There will be pockets of enthusiasts, fans as good as you'll find anywhere in the NFL domain, but you want get the numbers here in the states... NFL offices, and its commissioner, have failed in its marketing efforts to generate interests abroad - we'd already integrated NFL Europe if they had...

07-24-2018, 12:20 PM	#2
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,051	Re: NFL will be tainted for another season Originally Posted by jeanpierre Until you establish varsity and collegiate football with a substantial following, professional football abroad is a pipe-dream... There will be pockets of enthusiasts, fans as good as you'll find anywhere in the NFL domain, but you want get the numbers here in the states... NFL offices, and its commissioner, have failed in its marketing efforts to generate interests abroad - we'd already integrated NFL Europe if they had... Quite the opposite actually. The fanbase abroad is steadily growing and the NFL make a lot of money on the Gamepass and on merch. The London games are always sold out. NFL Europe set its attendance record in its last season with an average of 20 000 per game witch shows it was much more than a novelty. Especially the german teams still have fanclubs with yearly gatherings.