London 2016 Games

helimachoptor · 25-11-2015 3:35pm #1

Sunday 2nd October
Colts @ Jags

Sunday 23rd October
one of NFC East @ Rams

Sunday 30th October
Redskins @ Bengals

helimachoptor · 25-11-2015 3:35pm

still no bloody titans

BoJack Horseman · 25-11-2015 3:38pm

No Packers (yet).

2016 was the big hope with them scheduled to play the Jags.

Might as well just burn Wembley to the ground.

charkee · 25-11-2015 3:42pm

two at wembley one at twickenham.prefer wembley myself

Itssoeasy · 25-11-2015 3:51pm

Depending on who the Rams play from the NFC east the skins could be the first team to play back to back game in London.

ScummyMan · 25-11-2015 3:53pm

Disappointing set of games this year imo, none that really catch the eye.

lbj666 · 25-11-2015 3:53pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Depending on who the Rams play from the NFC east the skins could be the first team to play back to back game in London.

Which i assume they hope won;t happen, Skins on consecutive weeks is not gonna be an easy sell.

As least i'll be following the finish to the eagles season with a bit more interest than i thought.

Deco99 · 25-11-2015 4:15pm

Whats rough estimate cost of tickets?

Colts Jags game for example

alchemist33 · 25-11-2015 4:23pm

Gah. Still no attractive matches for neutrals. Redskins-Bengals the best.

charkee · 25-11-2015 4:46pm

wembley not cheap in the sense that to get a decent seat along the side,

probably stg 80 minimum.

behind the goal lines,cheaper,but too far from the pitch.

baby and crumble · 25-11-2015 4:55pm

charkee wrote: »

wembley not cheap in the sense that to get a decent seat along the side,

probably stg 80 minimum.

behind the goal lines,cheaper,but too far from the pitch.

We bought the cheapo tickets this year- I think £40 each and we about 10 rows from the back but pretty centered along the 50 yrd line and you couldn't have asked for better seat really. It was great, any closer and sure you wouldn't actually see the game.

Pretty disappointed no Packers- was really hoping I might get to see them but oh well. Skins-Bengals will prob be it for me, I have a soft spot for the Bengals anyway.

Beefy78 · 25-11-2015 11:18pm

There's no such thing as a bad seat in Wembley. The view from everywhere is great and there's so much space.

A little Wembley fact for you - the seat in Wembley with the least leg room has more leg room then the seat at the old Wembley with the most leg room.

keano_afc · 26-11-2015 12:23am

As a Rams fan I'm delighted. Didn't make it over in 2012 but will definitely make the trip next year.

D9Male · 26-11-2015 12:25am

I don't think they're bad games. I might nip over for one or three.

ArmaniJeanss · 26-11-2015 12:47am

Whats the thinking (official or unofficial) behind the decision to use Twickenham for one of the games?

26-11-2015 12:55am

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Whats the thinking (official or unofficial) behind the decision to use Twickenham for one of the games?

i think they want multiple backups in case anything happens with wembley so they have the two of them and they will have spurs new stadium once thats build also leaves multiple possible doors open if they want to move a franchise there in years to come

poldebruin · 26-11-2015 1:21am

I like 2 of the three games. Redskins v Bengals is the standout. The Bengals have a legit shot to make/win the Superbowl this year.
Rams v NFC East mystery team - I believe it's whichever team finishes in the same place as the Rams finish in the west, so we could be looking at any of the NFC East teams, but realistically, Redskins/Dallas or Philly. They couldn't put the Skins on two weeks running, could they?

Actually, even the Jags v Colts game may not be bad. The Colts have underperformed so far this year, but I would expect them to be contending again next year, while the Jags have actually not been awful and they might be in contention themselves by the time of the game.

Dodge · 26-11-2015 1:54am

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Whats the thinking (official or unofficial) behind the decision to use Twickenham for one of the games?

Leverage. They don't want Wembley thinking they have a monopoly on the games and pricing the NFL out

The Twickenham game is the most interesting to me as I'm unlikely to visit that stadium at any other time

Fr Tod Umptious · 26-11-2015 1:19pm

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Whats the thinking (official or unofficial) behind the decision to use Twickenham for one of the games?

Mike Florio on Pro football talk had an interesting take on this.

His theory was that the long-term strategy is for the NFL to extend the season to a 17th game and that extra game would be at an international site.
So you would have 3 London sites, add to that Toronto, Tokyo and Mexico city, you could possibly add another Canadian city, Rio perhaps, and a game or two in Germany.

What would also happen is that an extra by week would be added to compensate for the extra game, possibly drop a pre season game too, and extend the calendar so that the Superbowl is played on President's day weekend, President's day is the 3rd Monday in February.

He coveted it in his podcast a few weeks back.

It's not a crazy idea.

It's far saner than a team in London if you ask me.

helimachoptor · 26-11-2015 1:21pm

agree, i think you can add Dublin to the mix aswell.. (welll id like to think!)

Fr Tod Umptious · 26-11-2015 1:32pm

helimachoptor wrote: »

agree, i think you can add Dublin to the mix aswell.. (welll id like to think!)

If you are trying to find venues for 16 games then yea Dublin may be in the mix along with Amsterdam, Paris and the likes of Milan/Rome/Turin.

johnmcdnl · 26-11-2015 6:09pm

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Whats the thinking (official or unofficial) behind the decision to use Twickenham for one of the games?

Pretty sure the redeveloped White Hart Lane has an agreement with the NFL also in relation to hosting some games from (2018?) onwards also.

ESPN Report
2 games per year for 10 years apparently.

Deco99 · 28-12-2015 11:37pm

When do individual tickets for games go on sale?

03-01-2016 10:33am

i believe whoever loses the giants-eagles game this weekend will be the rams game

KrustyUCC · 03-01-2016 12:00pm

Yes that's right

I don't like losing to the Eagles but a trip to London to face the Rams is far better than a trip to Seattle, playing 2nd placed teams next year and a worst draft pick

krustydoyle · 03-01-2016 11:18pm

Massive giants fan folks..

When do tickets go on sale for the Twickenham game?? And any idea on the price range??

jack presley · 03-01-2016 11:24pm

krustydoyle wrote: »

Massive giants fan folks..

When do tickets go on sale for the Twickenham game?? And any idea on the price range??

No idea for either question but Twickenham surely is going to be a better venue than Wembley so you've that to look forward to. I've never been there but speaking to people who have, the pubs etc. around the ground are great pre-games apparently.

helimachoptor · 03-01-2016 11:29pm

i used stay in the mariott twickenham for work quite a bit, good few pubs around given that it caters for the Rugby crowd, no shortage and a better pre game set up than wembley imo as you can do your own thing

Hulk Hands · 03-01-2016 11:37pm

jack presley wrote: »

No idea for either question but Twickenham surely is going to be a better venue than Wembley so you've that to look forward to. I've never been there but speaking to people who have, the pubs etc. around the ground are great pre-games apparently.

Any reason the venue would be much better than Wembley? The area is a bit of a hole, but other than that Wembley gets seriously undeserved critcism imo. Great views, great facilities (escalators everywhere for upper tiers, ample toilets etc), plenty of refreshment outlets with small queues. Think they do a decent job with the entertainment outside prematch too

jack presley · 03-01-2016 11:38pm

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Any reason the venue would be much better than Wembley? The area is a bit of a hole, but other than that Wembley gets seriously undeserved critcism imo. Great views, great facilities (escalators everywhere for upper tiers, ample toilets etc), plenty of refreshment outlets with small queues. Think they do a decent job with the entertainment outside prematch too

As you say, the place is a hole. If you travel all that way for a game, you want the full day experience and from what I've heard, Twickenham is great for that. I never enjoyed the tailgating experience at Wembley or the bars around the ground

Beefy78 · 05-01-2016 1:37pm

Wembley has some great pubs around it. The setup at the Green Man is spectacular considering the thousands of people they have in there on match day. It's also legitimately one of the greatest stadiums on Earth with incredible views and great leg-room (not to be underestimated for those tall people amongst us...)

It's a very different experience around Twickenham.

jack presley · 08-01-2016 5:20pm

Individual tickets going on sale on 19/1 for the premium sections and 21st for the rest of the seats. No kick off times announced yet though

shamrock55 · 09-01-2016 1:07am

Where and when do tickets go on sale? Im deffo gonna go to skins bengals ( if i can get tickets of course):D

jack presley · 09-01-2016 10:19am

shamrock55 wrote: »

Where and when do tickets go on sale? Im deffo gonna go to skins bengals ( if i can get tickets of course):D

Jan 19 for premium seats and 21 for the rest.

shamrock55 · 10-01-2016 12:58am

jack presley wrote: »

Jan 19 for premium seats and 21 for the rest.

Where do you get them??

Rick_ · 11-01-2016 12:54am

Mate got season tickets for all 3 games, so I'm tagging along for the last one as it's just after my birthday. Nice wee break in London here I come.

When I was last over I think it was the Green Man we went to afterwards. It was within walking distance and there was BBQ's in the beer garden and the atmosphere was great. Will likely be heading back there again after the game. Just checked Google Street View there, yeah it was the Green Man. Highly recommended and a great place to have a few pints while you wait for the obscene queues for the tube to die down!

jack presley · 11-01-2016 10:59am

shamrock55 wrote: »

Where do you get them??

UK ticketmaster. I presume there'll be a link on the NFLUK website.

kennyb3 · 10-03-2016 3:03pm

With all the signings the Jags game looks a lot more appealing now.

Jackson, Gipson & Ivory. They'll also have Dante Fowler back

Beefy78 · 16-08-2016 9:15am

This is my first year with season tickets for the three games, anyone know roughly when they're likely to be sent out?

I don't think I can make the Colts vs Jags game any more so need to look into selling my tickets for that match

Bateman · 18-08-2016 1:18pm

District line should be fun the day of the Giants Rams game, Chelsea playing United…

PerrinV2 · 31-08-2016 2:11pm

Is it late in the game to be looking for tickets for any of these games?
Or if not is there a recommended site to buy off?

Beefy78 · 31-08-2016 2:19pm

Tickets to the first one (Colts @ Jags) went back on sale this week. That game is by far the cheapest on the resale sites too.

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/NFL?camefrom=CFC_UK_NFL_DESK_TICKETS

Not sure how many are left. These are tickets sent back by the two teams.

Beefy78 · 01-09-2016 10:20am

My Giants/Rams tickets arrived yesterday. Can't wait to see Big Blue live for the first time.

pele10 · 20-09-2016 5:01pm

Have two tickets (£45 each) available face value for Jags and Colts. Sickened I can't go now do to work trip. Have them in Dublin 9.

Beefy78 · 20-09-2016 5:18pm

If you struggle to get rid I sold mine for that game on Seatwave. There's hundreds of tickets on there for that game but mine were sold same day I listed them because I took the novel approach of not gouging the buyer for every penny. If you just want to get your money back they'll sell really quickly.

biscuits1988 · 21-09-2016 9:17am

Hey guys - can anyone confirm the times the London games kick off this year? Can't see it online but I'm obviously not looking in the right place!

Beefy78 · 21-09-2016 9:19am

http://www.nfluk.com/tickets/index.html

2.30pm for the first games. 1.30pm for Redskins vs Bengals.

Killergreene · 23-09-2016 8:16pm

pele10 wrote: »

Have two tickets (£45 each) available face value for Jags and Colts. Sickened I can't go now do to work trip. Have them in Dublin 9.

Did u flog these ?

pele10 · 25-09-2016 8:54am

Killergreene wrote: »

Did u flog these ?

Still available. Registered them on Seatwave however as out of the country till Wednesday and they are paper tickets, would not have got delivered to anyone in Uk on time

Still available and can drop anywhere in Dublin on Thursday evening

poiedrws · 26-09-2016 9:26pm

I've one ticket available due to 1 lad not been able to go. The ticket cost 80 sterling and is in section 111. will sell for 80 euro or 70 sterling if anyone is interested.

kev_s88 · 30-09-2016 9:27am

Its London time BABY!!! time to go see my Jags play live for the first time ever

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