The Saints are the HOME team in the UK game

LordOfEntropy · 01-30-2008, 11:44 PM

Good link buds. So... what I see is

wanna play a home game (at your own stadium, at home)? - then don't be the Saints
wanna play Chicago (away, in Chicago) every year you exist? - then be the Saints

Lemme ask you this - when was the "last" time the Patriots played one of their home games away from home?

frankeefrank · 01-31-2008, 12:29 AM

Lemme ask you this - when was the "last" time the Patriots played one of their home games away from home?

Good Point
Also sucks to be a Saints fan out of state...
I go to one game a year and guess what? The one game we had picked to visit for was the Chargers game...
Too bad for me
But the NFL doesn't care

B_Dub_Saint · 01-31-2008, 11:45 AM

Thanks bud for the link. This is all new news to me. Ive been busy with work the past couple of weeks and have not been able to get on the forum.

xan · 01-31-2008, 02:14 PM

Given the exchange rate, the NFL and the Saints stand to make more on this game than any normal home regular season game. Last year's game made the NFL a lot of money, and as the "Home" team, the Saints get to pick up 66% of the "net" revenues. I'm all for making cash money for the home town team. Hopefully it makes its way into the pockets of those who need them.

In addition, this reduces the cost of season tickets, which on a relative basis (cost per ticket vs. household income), are one of the highest in the league. That said, the uppler level of the end zones' corners are great values...

papz · 01-31-2008, 03:36 PM

We could play in Iceland for all I care as long as we come home with a W. They'll still be on TV for everyone to watch. I don't see what all the fuss is about.

UK_WhoDat · 01-31-2008, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by papz

We could play in Iceland for all I care as long as we come home with a W. They'll still be on TV for everyone to watch. I don't see what all the fuss is about.

That is very interesting. Yeah I wanna see the Saints in the W column. But doesn't the City of New Orleans need the business? And what of the season ticket holders? Shame though for those fans who hoped to be in the Superdome, that day.

Many many many years ago I went to Raiders v Saints at Wembley in the American Bowl (1990 I think). I loved it cos I was in the UK then and I was watching my beloved Saints.

But the one strong memory I had was an old New Orleanian man walking ever so slowly down Wembley Way. Now he was the business. You could see, you could feel what the Saints meant to him. But I thought how in the hell did he afford that trip.

I realized there and then I chose the right team. With fans like that, the soul of the Saints lives forever. To you guys, my deepest respect.

01-30-2008, 11:44 PM	#41
LordOfEntropy 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 1,838	Re: The Saints are the HOME team in the UK game Good link buds. So... what I see is wanna play a home game (at your own stadium, at home)? - then don't be the Saints wanna play Chicago (away, in Chicago) every year you exist? - then be the Saints Lemme ask you this - when was the "last" time the Patriots played one of their home games away from home?
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01-31-2008, 12:29 AM	#42
frankeefrank 500th Post Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 775	Re: The Saints are the HOME team in the UK game Lemme ask you this - when was the "last" time the Patriots played one of their home games away from home? Good Point Also sucks to be a Saints fan out of state... I go to one game a year and guess what? The one game we had picked to visit for was the Chargers game... Too bad for me But the NFL doesn't care
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01-31-2008, 11:45 AM	#43
B_Dub_Saint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 2,345 Blog Entries: 1	Re: The Saints are the HOME team in the UK game Thanks bud for the link. This is all new news to me. Ive been busy with work the past couple of weeks and have not been able to get on the forum.

01-31-2008, 02:14 PM	#44
xan Professor Crab and Site Donor 2014 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Princeton Posts: 3,369 Blog Entries: 34	Re: The Saints are the HOME team in the UK game Given the exchange rate, the NFL and the Saints stand to make more on this game than any normal home regular season game. Last year's game made the NFL a lot of money, and as the "Home" team, the Saints get to pick up 66% of the "net" revenues. I'm all for making cash money for the home town team. Hopefully it makes its way into the pockets of those who need them. In addition, this reduces the cost of season tickets, which on a relative basis (cost per ticket vs. household income), are one of the highest in the league. That said, the uppler level of the end zones' corners are great values...
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01-31-2008, 03:36 PM	#45
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,744	Re: The Saints are the HOME team in the UK game We could play in Iceland for all I care as long as we come home with a W. They'll still be on TV for everyone to watch. I don't see what all the fuss is about.

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UK_WhoDat 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wherever I lay my hat Posts: 3,947	Re: The Saints are the HOME team in the UK game Originally Posted by papz We could play in Iceland for all I care as long as we come home with a W. They'll still be on TV for everyone to watch. I don't see what all the fuss is about. That is very interesting. Yeah I wanna see the Saints in the W column. But doesn't the City of New Orleans need the business? And what of the season ticket holders? Shame though for those fans who hoped to be in the Superdome, that day. Many many many years ago I went to Raiders v Saints at Wembley in the American Bowl (1990 I think). I loved it cos I was in the UK then and I was watching my beloved Saints. But the one strong memory I had was an old New Orleanian man walking ever so slowly down Wembley Way. Now he was the business. You could see, you could feel what the Saints meant to him. But I thought how in the hell did he afford that trip. I realized there and then I chose the right team. With fans like that, the soul of the Saints lives forever. To you guys, my deepest respect.
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