Confirmed - Browns playing (home game) in London - vs Vikings

LondonBrown

I've never been to Twickenham so that's kind of good news but if it was at Wembley I had access to an executive box already sorted. Damn!

gftChris

Yeah Twickers is kinda sucky, I was at Wembley this summer (Liverpool vs Barca) and it's an amazing stadium, though somewhat ruined by shitty corporateness. Like the only food available was a terrible burger for £7 or something.

Still, I'll be off to Twickenham. Any idea on the prices?

gftChris

Also @Mods, feel free to merge threads, just wanted to flash the headline up there rather than it getting lost.

Bob806

Stupid as hell, sorry.

It should never, ever be an inter- conference matchup.

Giving up a home game there means the Vikings won't visit Cleveland until 2025.

LondonBrown

I was there last week for Tottenham v CSKA and yeah food/drink prices are extortionate but no different to Browns stadium where a can of beer is $9 !

Twickenham is much better for those that would like to visit a pub pre match as Wembley pubs are terrible, Twickenham has lots around the station/stadium

gftChris

I'll be honest, I'm excited to see the Browns (you'd better believe I'll be there) but I agree it's not something that should happen. Preseason game, maybe, but they're clearly looking to build a fanbase for a London franchise which would be stupid.

darren15

Stores around Twickenham are already stocking up

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gftChris

I do just hope it's a meaningful game, and that in week 7 or 8 we're not already like 1-6.

bbedward

@gftchris said:
I do just hope it's a meaningful game, and that in week 7 or 8 we're not already like 1-6.

1-6 would be a huge improvement

They should just flex us out of london if we're 1-6 tbh

gftChris

We play the vikings - what will they be like next year? No first round pick thanks to the Bradford trade.

A bunch of pending, relatively high priced free agents including both tackles (who have been injured this year, and their line has been horrible as a result).

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/minnesota-vikings/

Then the annual AP question - his cap hit next year is $18m. Bradford's is $17m, btw. Then the Bradford/Bridgewater question.

jrb12711

@bob806 said:

Stupid as hell, sorry.

It should never, ever be an inter- conference matchup.

Giving up a home game there means the Vikings won't visit Cleveland until 2025.

Do you really care that much about seeing the Vikings? I don't see that being a big deal at all.

Well, this will formally give us all an excuse to be drinking by 9:00 a.m. for once!

The Gipper

I heard on the radio this morning that it is confirmed that the Browns will be playing in London next year, in either week 7 or week 8 vs. the Vikings. It will be considered a home game for the Browns, thus they will lose one game in Cleveland. I will try to check on line to confirm with more details.

The Gipper

Tour2ma

So we get the "B" facility?

Early date looks promising for a Wedding anniversary in the Isles, but either will work.

@gftchris said:
Any idea on the prices?

Please look into block pricing as well. That was the one serious part of my "your duties" post.

Should be discounted and those of us who commit to the trip can PayPal in advance so you don't get stuck. Then if we no show, and you can't resell for face value, the no show is on the hook.

gftChris

I'm inclined to let one of the retired guys handle that particular duty plus, mrs gft has said she's getting me tickets as a gift of some kind, so I'd be away from the block anyway.

The Gipper

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gftChris

Reminds me of Jerusalem

Bob806

@jrb12711 said:

Do you really care that much about seeing the Vikings? I don't see that being a big deal at all.

Well, this will formally give us all an excuse to be drinking by 9:00 a.m. for once!

Yeah, I actually do. It's piss-poor marketing by the NFL.

Look at it this way- the 3 division rivals are a staple. The AFC rotation is a different division every 3 years.The NFC rotation is every 4 years. Then the two remaining games, teams get matched up within their conference in the order of the standings.

We've sucked so bad, it seems we always play Jax or Tenn, and either Oak or SD.

So my take is simply that if a team has to give up a game for King Goodell, it shouldn't be against an opponent you are at your own stadium once a decade. Makes senses to me.

WarriorsRpussies

@canton-dawg said:
If we sent the current team to Britain, I'm certain that would be deemed an act of war.

LOL literally spit out my coffee at my desk.

jrb12711

@bob806 said:

Yeah, I actually do. It's piss-poor marketing by the NFL.

Look at it this way- the 3 division rivals are a staple. The AFC rotation is a different division every 3 years.The NFC rotation is every 4 years. Then the two remaining games, teams get matched up within their conference in the order of the standings.

We've sucked so bad, it seems we always play Jax or Tenn, and either Oak or SD.

So my take is simply that if a team has to give up a game for King Goodell, it shouldn't be against an opponent you are at your own stadium once a decade. Makes senses to me.

Yeah, I mean I'm acutely aware of NFL scheduling policies but I wouldn't be losing sleep over not seeing the Vikings play even if it's a long time from now. I'd personally much rather see AFC battles (assuming the Browns are ever good) that might actually matter for playoff purposes than an NFC game.