Nfl franchise would be a long way off. But we have bid to host the 2026 superbowl i believe.
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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - Licence To Stand
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Nfl franchise would be a long way off. But we have bid to host the 2026 superbowl i believe.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
How would we host an event on US time in the UK. It’s been covered before and knocked back as unviable
Add in the capacity isn’t enough… we’re more likely to get a franchise than the super bowl IMO
How do the us manage to watch prem games? Or play nfl games at the stadium now?
This would be a one off superbowl to grow interest in europe which they massively want to do. Any obstacles can be overcome.
Lemonade Money
Steffen Freund
A super bowl over here starting at 10pm, would be between 2-5pm in the states?
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Not really
I mean you would have HUGE issue in the local area around Tottenham for a start
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Yep
So it runs until 2 am… Sunday night to Monday morning
then all the parting and fireworks after
In a residential area
Gazza Dazzla
Chris Perry
Morning for LA though. As a one off, it might fly, bit like this bastard of a World Cup in the desert at Christmas!
Be no more people than capacity which we get a lot.
It doesn't have to start at 22:00 either. It can start a lot earlier. We play nfl games at the stadium already. This might have to start an hour earlier or finish later. But it's doable.
19:00 start here would be 10:00 in las angeles. There might be a few grumbles but not insurmountable.
Africa, europe and parts of asia would be able to watch it. Probably double their viewing figures.
Gazza
Nick Barmby
Is egg ball big enough in Africa and Asia though?
No, which is the point. They want to grow the sport. If it's on at a reasonable time more will watch it than if it's on late at night when people have work the next morning.
Gazza
Nick Barmby
Probably wouldn't be wise to annoy the core fans on a punt, mind the pun. Perhaps stick to getting a franchise first and then see where the demand is
They're already playing games over here. So they must think it's worth it.
Their viewership amongst 18-49 year olds (key for ad revenue) has been declining for the last 10 years.
https://amt-lab.org/blog/2022/2/dec...ng to an article from,to 34.3 million in 2021.
tommysvr
Justin Edinburgh
Unfortunately that's what a lot of modern sport is. Your most loyal fans will be there anyway, why not try something different to appeal to the people who don't really care? I hate it.
FatBloke
Jose Dominguez
My gut reaction is "not a chance". AFAIK, the Superbowl is a Sunday evening thing and always has been*. Street parties in the build up, barbecues out the back of pickup trucks, depending on which teams have made it, of course. Prime time US TV, with advertising slots going for ridiculous amounts.
As others have said, any feasible KO time would mean a late finish in Tottenham -- residential area, transport issues, etc.
Making a bid is a decent way to make a splash, get some publicity in the US, maybe put us in the minds of the people who might be wanting to make a non-US franchise. But I just can't see it even actually happening.
* After 6pm EST every year since 1991, it seems, and also many of the other years since 1978.
Which has been losing viewing figures year on year for the last 11 years. They'll feel they need to do something.
money talks - the money generated by TV and sponsorship dwarfs the money made by the event going spectators and their pre/post match routines and if the NFLs main priority is to spread the game outside of the US then chasing the foreign $$$ will be front and centre of thier thinking
ricky2tricky4city
Tom Huddlestone
I think to wait for a NFL franchise is a bit optimistic...I think the timeframe of that happening is too long (especially weighing it up with the amount of naming rights revenue you'd of passed on by then)
More realistically, I think the prediction was that the initial NFL 2 game contract would be extended out to 4, along with us being the sole UK venue for NFL. That's only 4 games short of a home schedule for a team for a season.
The plan was sensible, as a joint PL/NFL naming rights deal is pretty much holy grail stuff.
Then Covid got in the way.
ricky2tricky4city
Tom Huddlestone
Another way of looking at it is to flip it and consider would we play the FA cup final in the states or Asia with a different/awkward time zone.
Obviously in the past, not a chance, but now, who knows, the shine isn't there anymore?(for many)