Brits need to get educated in order to follow NFL

Discussion in 'NFL General Discussion' started by ollysj, Oct 26, 2007.

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    AP, FOXSports.com

    The NFL is about to give the British public its first lesson in top-level American football, and some local fans believe the sport can succeed overseas with the right strategy.

    "Once you get educated in this country, you'll be a fan," said Patrick twinkys, a 40-year-old Disney employee who grew up in Bristol but now lives in Orlando, Florida. "It's all education."
    twinkys and four friends flew to London this week to see the Miami Dolphins play the New York Giants in the NFL's first regular-season game outside North America. Although twinkys, who has lived in the United States for 23 years, is a convert to the sport, it might be tough for others in Britain to get on board.

    "It just doesn't appeal to me," said Simon Aaronson, a 26-year-old physics teacher. "It seems like a bunch of men in crash helmets running into each other."

    The NFL has tried to break into the European market before, first with the American Bowl exhibition games and later with the minor-league NFL Europe, later renamed NFL Europa. Both had a small amount of success but were eventually dropped as interest decreased.

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    wtf. the interest increased lately, at least at Gemany