Big Gay Soccer Thread
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Interesting that the grass surface will be retractable, with an artificial surface underneath, so the turf won't get destroyed.
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Interesting that the grass surface will be retractable, with an artificial surface underneath, so the turf won't get destroyed.
Interesting that the grass surface will be retractable, with an artificial surface underneath, so the turf won't get destroyed.
Yeah, I really hope they don't screw this up. I'm more interested in the impact on the area. Mind you, taking my kids over to see the Browns play at WHL would be all kinds of awesome.
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LondonBrown - I'm a Spurs fan also - but have only been to WHL about 5 timse sin last 10 years since moving out of London in 2003. It's really all about the Browns for me. In fcat I have been to Cleveland several more times than WHL in that time.
Well, if teams are going to play here, might as well be under our magnificent history.
Just like the Browns, we pick a club that needs to look back to the 60s for the last league achievement.LondonBrown - I'm a Spurs fan also - but have only been to WHL about 5 timse sin last 10 years since moving out of London in 2003. It's really all about the Browns for me. In fcat I have been to Cleveland several more times than WHL in that time.
Well, if teams are going to play here, might as well be under our magnificent history.
Just like the Browns, we pick a club that needs to look back to the 60s for the last league achievement.A magnificent history indeed
and hopefully this can be a springboard to further successI went to one Browns home game last season and one Spurs so I'm getting there
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I'm Spurs too - went to school in Edmonton but now live near Akron. I'm Browns through my wife.
Whatever it takes to get the stadium built tbh, I'm not really that fussed. We get to stay at WHL, so I'm happy. I'm really not interested in the NFL expanding to other countries.
I'm Spurs too - went to school in Edmonton but now live near Akron. I'm Browns through my wife.
Whatever it takes to get the stadium built tbh, I'm not really that fussed. We get to stay at WHL, so I'm happy. I'm really not interested in the NFL expanding to other countries.
Yeah the potential move to Stratford was terrible, had to stay in Tottenham.
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I assume this will replace the games being held in Wembly Stad.?
And why are all you guys San Antonio fans?
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I'm Spurs too - went to school in Edmonton but now live near Akron. I'm Browns through my wife.
Whatever it takes to get the stadium built tbh, I'm not really that fussed. We get to stay at WHL, so I'm happy. I'm really not interested in the NFL expanding to other countries.
Yeah the potential move to Stratford was terrible, had to stay in Tottenham.
Yeah the potential move to Stratford was terrible, had to stay in Tottenham.
Never saw that as a good plan. Tottenham is north london. I know you want to move out of Arsenal's shadow, but I thought that was more of a figurative thing
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I assume this will replace the games being held in Wembly Stad.?
And why are all you guys San Antonio fans?
I assume this will replace the games being held in Wembly Stad.?
I'd assume so, which is a little surprising.
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Yeah the potential move to Stratford was terrible, had to stay in Tottenham.
Never saw that as a good plan. Tottenham is north london. I know you want to move out of Arsenal's shadow, but I thought that was more of a figurative thing
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I assume this will replace the games being held in Wembly Stad.?
And why are all you guys San Antonio fans?
I assume this will replace the games being held in Wembly Stad.?
And why are all you guys San Antonio fans?
Never saw that as a good plan. Tottenham is north london. I know you want to move out of Arsenal's shadow, but I thought that was more of a figurative thing
As the stadium incorporates a permanent artificial pitch purely for the NFL it looks to me like the first step of having a London franchise.
Would be weird when I am rooting against a Tottenham NFL team!
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I assume this will replace the games being held in Wembly Stad.?
And why are all you guys San Antonio fans?
Never saw that as a good plan. Tottenham is north london. I know you want to move out of Arsenal's shadow, but I thought that was more of a figurative thing
As the stadium incorporates a permanent artificial pitch purely for the NFL it looks to me like the first step of having a London franchise.
Would be weird when I am rooting against a Tottenham NFL team!
As the stadium incorporates a permanent artificial pitch purely for the NFL it looks to me like the first step of having a London franchise.
Would be weird when I am rooting against a Tottenham NFL team!
If they are the London Spurs I will be rooting for them to fail at every opportunity.
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As the stadium incorporates a permanent artificial pitch purely for the NFL it looks to me like the first step of having a London franchise.
Would be weird when I am rooting against a Tottenham NFL team!
If they are the London Spurs I will be rooting for them to fail at every opportunity.
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As the stadium incorporates a permanent artificial pitch purely for the NFL it looks to me like the first step of having a London franchise.
Would be weird when I am rooting against a Tottenham NFL team!
If they are the London Spurs I will be rooting for them to fail at every opportunity.
If they are the London Spurs I will be rooting for them to fail at every opportunity.
They won't use that name. We have the 5 time Champion San Antonio Spurs of the NBA here, so they won't repeat a name. If they do put a team there it will be something different and endemic to London/UK.
The Knights or some such. I think we have previously postulated on various London team names.
Several teams here have had their names voted on by the populace of a particular city......what name would you all vote for?
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If they are the London Spurs I will be rooting for them to fail at every opportunity.
They won't use that name. We have the 5 time Champion San Antonio Spurs of the NBA here, so they won't repeat a name. If they do put a team there it will be something different and endemic to London/UK.
The Knights or some such. I think we have previously postulated on various London team names.
Several teams here have had their names voted on by the populace of a particular city......what name would you all vote for?
They won't use that name. We have the 5 time Champion San Antonio Spurs of the NBA here, so they won't repeat a name. If they do put a team there it will be something different and endemic to London/UK.
The Knights or some such. I think we have previously postulated on various London team names.
Several teams here have had their names voted on by the populace of a particular city......what name would you all vote for?
Could it not be the same name as the football club, Tottenham Hotspur?
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By the way, all of the following teams had their names chosen by a fan vote of one sort or another:
Falcons
Ravens
Bills
Broncos
Texans
Jaguars
Dolphins
Patriots
Saints
Raiders
Steelers
Chargers
Seahawks
Buccaneers
Titans....and even:
The Browns
Thereβs some debate about whether Clevelandβs professional football franchise was named after its first coach and general manager, Paul Brown, or after boxer Joe Louis, who was nicknamed the βBrown Bomber.β Team owner Mickey McBride conducted a fan contest in 1945 and the most popular submission was Browns. According to one version of the story, Paul Brown vetoed the nickname and chose Panthers instead, but a local businessman informed the team that he owned the rights to the name Cleveland Panthers. Brown ultimately agreed to the use of his name and Browns stuck.
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They won't use that name. We have the 5 time Champion San Antonio Spurs of the NBA here, so they won't repeat a name. If they do put a team there it will be something different and endemic to London/UK.
The Knights or some such. I think we have previously postulated on various London team names.
Several teams here have had their names voted on by the populace of a particular city......what name would you all vote for?
Could it not be the same name as the football club, Tottenham Hotspur?
Could it not be the same name as the football club, Tottenham Hotspur?
No, they won't do that. No one here knows what a Tottenham is.....just a hot toddy. There was an early practice of naming NFL teams after the same cities baseball team. That is why there are the NY Giants. The Steelers used to be the Pirates. There was actually a Cleveland Indians NFL team for a bit. Many of those teams folded, and all others but the Giants changed their name. Perhaps the NY Giants may have changed theirs as well, but the NY Giants baseball team left for San Francisco in the 50s, leaving the Giants name to the football team. The NFL will want no part of naming their team the same as a corresponding soccer team.
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My international roommate through college was a bug Hotspur fan. All of our IM teams and jerseys were designed after the Spurs.
He might have a new favorite NFL team if one plays there.
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My international roommate through college was a bug Hotspur fan. All of our IM teams and jerseys were designed after the Spurs.
He might have a new favorite NFL team if one plays there.
My international roommate through college was a bug Hotspur fan. All of our IM teams and jerseys were designed after the Spurs.
He might have a new favorite NFL team if one plays there.
Well, the Jaguars will be playing one home game there for a year.
Which is OK, because I prefer the way the Brits pronounce the name of that team: Jag-you-ares. As opposed to how many here pronounce it: Jag-warrs.
Still, their derogatory name is good: The Jag-offs.
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Could it not be the same name as the football club, Tottenham Hotspur?
No, they won't do that. No one here knows what a Tottenham is.....just a hot toddy. There was an early practice of naming NFL teams after the same cities baseball team. That is why there are the NY Giants. The Steelers used to be the Pirates. There was actually a Cleveland Indians NFL team for a bit. Many of those teams folded, and all others but the Giants changed their name. Perhaps the NY Giants may have changed theirs as well, but the NY Giants baseball team left for San Francisco in the 50s, leaving the Giants name to the football team. The NFL will want no part of naming their team the same as a corresponding soccer team.
No, they won't do that. No one here knows what a Tottenham is.....just a hot toddy. There was an early practice of naming NFL teams after the same cities baseball team. That is why there are the NY Giants. The Steelers used to be the Pirates. There was actually a Cleveland Indians NFL team for a bit. Many of those teams folded, and all others but the Giants changed their name. Perhaps the NY Giants may have changed theirs as well, but the NY Giants baseball team left for San Francisco in the 50s, leaving the Giants name to the football team. The NFL will want no part of naming their team the same as a corresponding soccer team.
Great stuff as ever Gip, reading your posts is an education !
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No, they won't do that. No one here knows what a Tottenham is.....just a hot toddy. There was an early practice of naming NFL teams after the same cities baseball team. That is why there are the NY Giants. The Steelers used to be the Pirates. There was actually a Cleveland Indians NFL team for a bit. Many of those teams folded, and all others but the Giants changed their name. Perhaps the NY Giants may have changed theirs as well, but the NY Giants baseball team left for San Francisco in the 50s, leaving the Giants name to the football team. The NFL will want no part of naming their team the same as a corresponding soccer team.
Great stuff as ever Gip, reading your posts is an education !
Great stuff as ever Gip, reading your posts is an education !
No worries. If you get an NFL team, it will have to come in with it own unique identity. So here you go.....Trivia time. Of the following names, which ones have never been the name of an NFL team. Just highlight those you think:
Pros
Gunners
Senators
Generals
Colonels
Majors
Knights
Kings
Dukes
Earls
Eskimos
Lions
Tigers
Bears
Tin Men
Scarecrows
Crimson Jihad
Crimson Giants
Brickley Giants
Reds
Greens
Blues
Browns
Maroons
Yellow Jackets
Red Jackets
Dons
Johns
Pauls
Georges
Ringos
Staleys
Stapletons
Rangers
Flyers
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They won't align an NFL team so closely with a football, sorry, soccer team because you immediately alienate the majority of your potential fan base. It'll be the London Knights, or some such.
There's a considerable NFL following in the UK dating back to the mid-80s, when Channel 4 first televised matches. I worry about the logistics of having an NFL franchise in the UK, but not about filling the stands. I just don't see the need for it from this side. I like the NFL the way it is.
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