Rams ce igrati tri tekme kao domace tekme u Londonu iduce tri godine. Kroenke, koji je i vecinski vlasnik Arsenale, je zastupao ovu ideju da igraju u Londonu. Znam da Ramsi trenutno pregovaraju o modifikaciji njihovog trenutnog ugovora za stadion pa mozda ovo koriste da dobiju povoljnije uslove jer mogu prekinuti ugovor u 2012 ako nisu zadovoljni. Mislim isto da Kroenke mozda testira da vide kako bi bilo ako bi preselio tim u London nekad u buducnosti. Znam da to mozda zvuci pomalo suludo ali za neke NFL timove London nije puno dalji nego Seattle (ako nije i blizi).
Ja da sam Rams season ticket holder, ne bi mi bas bilo pravo da igraju domace tekme u Londonu. Ionako je samo osam domacih tekmi u regularnoj sezoni plus gubis prednost domaceg terena.
The Rams and New
England Patriots will play at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 28, the National Football
League said in a news release. St. Louis will return to the British capitol
in 2013 and 2014 against opponents that haven’t yet been identified.
The NFL, the most-watched U.S. sport, has played a regular- season game in
London since 2007 and agreed in October to continue the international series for
another five years. Kroenke took control of north London Premier League soccer
team Arsenal, which plays in Emirates Stadium, last year.
“We’ve seen firsthand the increased popularity of the NFL not only in London,
but throughout Europe,” Kroenke said. “To play a role in that growth over the
next three years will be incredible.”
St. Louis finished 2-14 this season, tying the Indianapolis Colts for the
league’s worst record. The Rams named Jeff Fisher coach after missing the
playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.
“We are confident that having the Rams host one game in the U.K. in each of
the next three seasons will allow us to better serve the growing popularity of
our sport beyond the borders of the United States,” NFL Commissioner Roger
Goodell said.
New England had the
American Football Conference’s best regular-season record at 13-3. The Patriots
beat the Denver Broncos 45-10 in their opening playoff game last week and will
host the Baltimore Ravens for the AFC title in two days.
This will be the Rams’ first regular-season game outside the U.S., after
playing a preseason game in 1987 at the old Wembley. New England played a
regular-season game in London in 2009, beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35-7.
Tickets for the game will go on sale in early February, the Rams said.
“Kam hit this tight end SO HARD, I swear I saw that TE’s soul leave Qwest Field right on that 35 yard line.”