How About NFL Asia???

Joe Strummer · October 6th, 2008, 03:05 PM

I looking at some stuff on NFL Europa. That league should not have lasted as long as they did. The team in London only averaged 5,000 or so a game one season, that's 6 X less than the CFL averages.
How about in Asia? Could Football lift off the ground there and be successful as in a CFL type league?
I realize that many players would not want to play over in Asia but I think if the players could be rounded up it wouldn't be to bad.
If teams were to be in Japan and Korea Rep. (South Korea) and then some government run team in Beijing or some thing I think could get support. There is so many people there that I think it would be hard not to at least get 20,000 a game, which is enough to survive and be at CFL level. The problem with other countries is that Rugby is big so football is just this copy sport but in Japan and Korea rugby isn't that big. Plus many of the people in Japan and Korea Rep. have the money to afford tickets.
Also may some talent could be developed, maybe start some teams at recreation centres for kids to play.
There's already a league in Japan, its amateur, but at least some one has heard of the game.
So... if you read this whole thing, what do you think of the idea, I'm not looking to get bashed but I'm just playing with the idea.

October 6th, 2008, 03:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Joe Strummer Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 79	How About NFL Asia??? I looking at some stuff on NFL Europa. That league should not have lasted as long as they did. The team in London only averaged 5,000 or so a game one season, that's 6 X less than the CFL averages. How about in Asia? Could Football lift off the ground there and be successful as in a CFL type league? I realize that many players would not want to play over in Asia but I think if the players could be rounded up it wouldn't be to bad. If teams were to be in Japan and Korea Rep. (South Korea) and then some government run team in Beijing or some thing I think could get support. There is so many people there that I think it would be hard not to at least get 20,000 a game, which is enough to survive and be at CFL level. The problem with other countries is that Rugby is big so football is just this copy sport but in Japan and Korea rugby isn't that big. Plus many of the people in Japan and Korea Rep. have the money to afford tickets. Also may some talent could be developed, maybe start some teams at recreation centres for kids to play. There's already a league in Japan, its amateur, but at least some one has heard of the game. So... if you read this whole thing, what do you think of the idea, I'm not looking to get bashed but I'm just playing with the idea.