Khan buys Wembley Stadium, will move Jags to London in 2022

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By the way, the kneeling debate ends here. Any more comments about it get deleted.
 

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Uh oh it's getting deep now!

Report: Khan exploring tax implications of playing in London, basing team in Jacksonville
It wouldn’t make any sense to play all eight games in London while basing the team in Jacksonville, but one option that could make sense is playing four home games a year at Wembley Stadium and the other four in Jacksonville, while keeping the team facility in Florida. That would allow him to keep his word to remain in Jacksonville while also maximizing his revenue, as the Jaguars reportedly make more money for the games they play in London than for the games they play in Jacksonville.
 

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JagBrits, I can already hear the cacophony of crickets from across the pond.
Remember, that experiment : NFL Europe ? Danny Wuerffel QB'd The Rhein Fire. He won the World Bowl and was named MVP of that Superbowl. The NFL lost money.
 

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More wishful thinking by maheo. :lol:

Sorry man. It's over.

If they do move, it is no big deal. Wouldn't be the first time I switched allegiances. I grew up a Houston Oilers fan. When they moved to Nashville, I bailed and became a jags fan. I'm not rooting for no team based in tinnerc. No f'in way.
 

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It will be such a failed experiment.

They will have to over come the salary cap issue, because of 1) cost of living and 2) likely income taxes. I believe you still report foreign income on US taxes. Not sure of the particulars, but my best guess would be they would have an increased tax liability. Also, would visiting teams be subject to English tax burdens? Remember how Orlando tried to lure free agents because of no State income tax.

There would be 9 teams affected by travel. The Jags and their 8 visiting opponents. This would create not only travel discrepancies within the League, but also time differentials.

Who is going to want to play for them? What big name player is going to want to live there? Would any conservative players want to live there? Why would anyone want to go from being a star in the US to an afterthought in England?

Not to mention the competitive advantages/disadvantages based on which has home field if they qualify for the playoffs.
 

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It will be such a failed experiment.

They will have to over come the salary cap issue, because of 1) cost of living and 2) likely income taxes. I believe you still report foreign income on US taxes. Not sure of the particulars, but my best guess would be they would have an increased tax liability. Also, would visiting teams be subject to English tax burdens? Remember how Orlando tried to lure free agents because of no State income tax.

There would be 9 teams affected by travel. The Jags and their 8 visiting opponents. This would create not only travel discrepancies within the League, but also time differentials.

Who is going to want to play for them? What big name player is going to want to live there? Would any conservative players want to live there? Why would anyone want to go from being a star in the US to an afterthought in England?

Not to mention the competitive advantages/disadvantages based on which has home field if they qualify for the playoffs.
 

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I wonder how logistics would work if that happened. It seems like they would be very challenging for a team to be located there. Not to mention potential tax issues for the players. I don't see it happening, but I am not an expert.
 

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Play games in blocks of 4. Four over there together, the four away (US) games together. Advantage Jag-u-ars (English pronounciation). But It ain't gonna happen. Kahn's sinking big bucks in the city.
 

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Why do you think they've been playing a game or two in London for several years now? There IS a financial incentive, that's the entire reason they've headed down that path. They think they can make the NFL an international sport so they can make more billions.

They need 24 out of 32 owners to approve and I absolutely think they could get that if they could show those billionaires that they can make more money.
the nfl has been trying to expand the fan base for years. That’s why they play in Mexico and London, not to plant teams there.
 

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the nfl has been trying to expand the fan base for years. That’s why they play in Mexico and London, not to plant teams there.
I guess you had better tell Khan that.

You're nuts if you don't think they have discussed putting permanent teams in those countries for years.
 

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By the way, the kneeling debate ends here. Any more comments about it get deleted.
Ok
Sorry Ox
Delete away

My well thought out and witty post in response, will go to waste.
I didn't see your edict come down until after I responded.

Damn the bad luck
 

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Discussions maybe, but there's a reason it's never been tried all these years, unless you count the NFL's World League, which was a failure. With the reason being, football is a complicated game. I mean no offense to foreigners when I say this, but foreigners are dumb. If they had any sense they'd move to America.
It IS being tried by doing a game a year there. That was the beginning. Soon it will be 2 games there, then 4, etc.
 

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Okay fair enough but I meant tried in the sense of actually trying to base an NFL team over there. It'll never work in London. Those Eurotards think the extra point kick is the most exciting thing that happens in the whole game. If they were going to put a team in a foreign city, I'd think Mexico City would be a more sensible choice. At least they have nachos.
Of course it won't work. However, greed is the most powerful emotion among the NFL brass. If they THINK they can make more money, they are going to give it a shot. And they do.

They have proven time and time again they don't give a **** about the fans.
 

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However, greed is the most powerful emotion among the NFL brass.

Anyone who runs their business with some alternative altruistic primary objective, doesn't have the $2billion it takes to own a team.
 

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Anyone who runs their business with some alternative altruistic primary objective, doesn't have the $2billion it takes to own a team.
While that's true, it amazes me how billionaires think. Already with more money than they could ever spend, they remain locked on a quest to make more, even if it means stepping all over people.

For example, I was reading how Khan makes more money in games in London than he does in Jacksonville, so he really likes the idea of moving the team or at least playing more games there. This, in effect, takes a crap all over the Jacksonville fans AND his own players, but he doesn't give two sh!ts about that as long as he can make BIGGER profits. I'm all for capitalism and think people should make as much money as possible, but I don't understand crapping on your own fans and players to do it.

If I was a Jaguar fan I would pray every night that POS would sell the team to someone who actually gave a damn about the product. You know, actually liked football.
 

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Crapping on Jacksonville makes sense to me.
 

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If they move, what happens to the above ground pool?
 

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