Talk:NFL Europa
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[edit] NFL Europa
NFL Europa ist the official new name of the NFLE!
Greets, Gulp 22:57, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
- Reference this part of the article and the link that accompanies it NFL Europa. Something about trying to have their own identity while keeping ties with the NFL. Pharos04 10:31, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] High Hopes
I re-added as best I could about how the NFLE, before last weeks news, had hopes of adding teams and having a playoff system again. I think it's relavent to the page because it shows how unexpected the folding is for most. Kanga-Kucha
- I've removed it as it's unsourced. Feel free to re-add it once you have the references to go with it. Thanks. Also, please add new posts to the bottom, not the top. Thanks. - BillCJ 01:13, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Rules
The NFLE had more different rules than those mentioned, I look into find out all the rules that were used, and edit that section later, most likely in a list format. Kanga-Kucha
[edit] Why did the league shut down?
Why was NFL Europa discontinued in 2007? The attendences seemed pretty healthy, the popularity of American Football is growing in Europe. Perhaps the article could say more about why the league ended, and what is the future for the sport in Europe. Are their any plans for a replacement?
- It's explained in the article. Read the article and you'll see why. --Crash Underride 01:48, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, I appreciate that the article says that it was losing the NFL $30 million a year, but it doesn't really explain why. The crowds were good, paticularly in Germany, and the levels of interest and competion seemed to be rising. What I paticularly think the article lacks is information about the future - the qoute from the NFL seems extremely vague on this, as through they are really intending to give up completly on football in Europe, other than hosting the odd regular NFL game there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lord Cornwallis (talk • contribs)
- If you can find a reliable source or 2 to add such info, then by all means do. But if there isn't anything out there, then we can't add anything. Besides, if it was that popular in Germany, wouldn't the governments (state and/or federal) there have subsidized it to keep it going? ;) - BillCJ (talk) 18:33, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
The league had good crowds for a minor sport but away from the most popular franchises a lot of free tickets had to be given away to attract 10,000 or more spectators. I believe the main reason for its unprofitability was the failure to attract TV stations to back it. My POV is that NFL made a mistake in shutting it down as $30 million was not much for such a wealthy league. Its one off games in Europe may be more profitable but will not build lasting support. 12 March 2008 (UTC)
