Crowder added: "I know (Washington Redskins linebacker) London Fletcher. We did a football camp together. So I know him.
“That’s the closest thing I know to London. He’s black, so I’m sure he’s not from London. I’m sure that’s a coincidental name.”
I laughed so hard I almost remembered NFL Europe. I don’t think football will take off over there, but I hope all the guys who go to the game have fun, and I’m anxious to see if they have razor wire and a moat protecting the field from the apparently dangerous and violent fans like the game in Mexico.
For those who are interested,
What a crap game; does anyone know why the roof was open? Maybe the Dolphins being the home team thought it would hurt the Giants passing game, if so they were right, Eli was shite!
Comparing this to the one other NFL game I’ve been to, Minnesota v Detroit in '03-
Detroit traveling time -about 45mins from hotel to stadium.
Wembley traveling time -1.5 hours for less distance.
Time to get a drink-
Detroit -2mins
Wembley -45mins
Cost of a diet coke-
Detroit -2 dollars
Wembley -6 dollars
Travel Cost -
Detroit -about a buck of gas
Wembley -11 dollars for public transport.
Cost of the game -
Detroit - 100 dollars a ticket from a scalper, very dodgy, thought I was going to get knifed!
Wembley - 120 dollars.
One other point; I kept hearing that this game was a sell out but I saw plenty of spare seats. Perhaps if you sell 90% of capacity then you can call it a sell out.
Even though I love NFL I won’t go again unless the match up is better.
For the Americans that traveled over -welcome to rip off Britain!
They very well could have sold all the tickets beforehand, but once the season started and everyone realized Miami was shit, they decided not to go. It happens over here all the time.
Does the roof actually close? If it does, they were beyond stupid for leaving it open since the pitch doesn’t have the same footing as the fields over here. The rain made it even worse.
i think we should recipricate in kind since the NFL were so kind to provide us with 2 such fine teams and an outstanding game. Please accept Derby vs Bolton to be played at any American venue of your choice.
Dont get me wrong, i love American football, its a fantastic sport. But for a game that was supposed to bring the excitement and passion of the NFL to a whole new audience it was an absoulute shower of shite
[quote]mundele wrote:
I’m pretty sure he was being sarcastic. That was too over the top to be real. I think people should maybe give this guy the benefit of the doubt.[/quote]
[quote]amdl3k wrote:
i think we should recipricate in kind since the NFL were so kind to provide us with 2 such fine teams and an outstanding game. Please accept Derby vs Bolton to be played at any American venue of your choice.
Dont get me wrong, i love American football, its a fantastic sport. But for a game that was supposed to bring the excitement and passion of the NFL to a whole new audience it was an absoulute shower of shite
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Classic:)
When I had to explain to people the standard of the game I said Derby V Blackburn; in retrospect I think I was being harsh on Blackburn.