http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/e...ay-in-london-in-2016
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*sigh*. I suppose this was inevitable.
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Poor Blair Kiel.quote:According to the Florida Times-Union, the Packers are expected to play the Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in 2016, although no formal announcement has been made yet.
Per the report, this would be the Jag's "home" game so GB would not lose out on a game at Lambeau.
Gawdon Bennet! They can hit and miss me cobbler's awls and go ter 'ell! Sorted mate, innit.
I dislike 10 am games as it is (doesn't feel like a time to watch football). I'd be royally pissed if I have to watch a game at 6:30 in the morning. I guess I could DVR it and just fast forward through the commercials, but I hate doing that too. It just loses something when it isn't live.
On a separate note, I'm surprised they stole a home game from the Chiefs this year. Normally, they only do that to crappy teams with crappy fans. Chiefs fans are almost as loyal and fanatical about their team as we are with the Packers.
Wankers!
Especially pissed because it robs me of a once-every-eight-year game with my brothers in Jax.
GASP !
Are you telling me that the Packers didn't check with you first ?
I guess you blokes will have to ride your tallywackers across the pond
On TSA no fly list.
Next suggestion?
We're Italian.
First brother could swim it and the rest of us could walk across on the dead fish.
the way Packers fans travel, i'm surprised JAX would not host them in J'ville. IIRC, the "home" teams in London don't get the same gate as they do in their own stadiums.
Probably a Sunday night game in London followed by a Thursday night homer. Screw you Goodell.
Packers should just stay home. Take the L. Go 15-1. Not even sure if Guion, Datone, and Bush can cross borders while on parole. Two bye weeks are useful come January.
Originally Posted by Hungry5:
the way Packers fans travel, i'm surprised JAX would not host them in J'ville. IIRC, the "home" teams in London don't get the same gate as they do in their own stadiums.
Khan wants to own London, its a far better cash cow than Jville
Jacksonville and cows you say?
"The city of Jacksonville, Florida began to grow in the late 18th century as Cow Ford, settled by British colonists."
udderly ridiculous
Mooving reply.
Originally Posted by ChilliJon:
Probably a Sunday night game in London followed by a Thursday night homer. Screw you Goodell.
Packers should just stay home. Take the L. Go 15-1. Not even sure if Guion, Datone, and Bush can cross borders while on parole. Two bye weeks are useful come January.
I think teams usually get a bye week after the trip London. I'd rather play in London than what the heat could be in a Sept. Jacksonville game.
If London has a Road Star Jacksonville is getting comped rooms.
I'm sensing a London Waffle House franchise opportunity.
Originally Posted by Pack-Man:
I dislike 10 am games as it is (doesn't feel like a time to watch football). I'd be royally pissed if I have to watch a game at 6:30 in the morning. rs.
Forces me to drink libations in the am. Then again I live in WI where most bars will have been open at least 2 hours by then.
Too bad they couldn't wait till 2018. I would go to that game.
In the name of Austin Powers, "Hold on a tick"
A 10am start in London? This means I can roll through a Saturday night and then throttle up at 1am for a 2am kickoff and fire up the grill at 4:15 for sausage?
I'm in! That's a bucket list weekend.
I don't like it but playing in London is on Aaron's bucket list so he will be up for it.
Originally Posted by packerboi:
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/e...ay-in-london-in-2016
If this was posted already, let me know and I will nix.
*sigh*. I suppose this was inevitable.
I am actually pretty happy about this.
I will finally be able to see a live Packers game!
Living in Germany for the last 25 years has limited my options a bit.
I also have at least 15 people(locals) that I have converted to Packers fans that I will convince to go with me.
we will represent!!
This is a big hit to Jacksonville's Economy and to the Jaguars. They would have sold out at least 2 home games. You know they would have forced people to buy tickets to at least one other home game to get the Packers game tickets.
Originally Posted by Satori:
Originally Posted by Hungry5:
the way Packers fans travel, i'm surprised JAX would not host them in J'ville. IIRC, the "home" teams in London don't get the same gate as they do in their own stadiums.
Khan wants to own London, its a far better cash cow than Jville
He owns Fulham Football Club. They got relegated from the Premier League this year, so next season London will be the opposite of a cash cow for him.
NFL should have relegation,
then Khan could have two crappy teams that were demoted
MAJOR LIKE.
Instead the NFL gives him low draft picks which they **** up anyway.
Jags win 7 this year.
Book it.
I like Blake Bortles
Bortles supposedly had "dead arm" towards the end of the season? Did he just get here? I think that guy is literally going to become a noodle arm.
He's a good kid.
I fell for him watching him one Friday night helping UCF kick Teddy Bridewater's ass vs. Louisville.
He got abused just short of David Carr Syndrome last year.
Shad Kahn is a good man. He's committed to Jax (Spending millions buying some adjacent Shipyards to build an entertainment district.) Spent some coin upgrading facilities. Gus Bradley is a good man and I think he's going to be a winner.
There's your Jag report, jags.
And hey, we have a swimming pool bitches!
Too bad Kahn didn't buy the Bucks. Looks like he spends his own money to build an entertainment district, not the taxpayers.