Ravens To Play in London in 2010?
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 20, 2010 9:22 AM EST
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PrintYou might be seeing a Baltimore Beatdown first, as we know of no other media outlet that is reporting that there is a decent chance that the Baltimore Ravens may be one of the teams that will be playing a regular season game in London during the 2010 season. There already is one game scheduled for the United Kingdom, but it has been widely speculated that there may be another game announced at some point.
According to one of The Beatdown's loyal followers who lives in the UK, he was watching the local broadcast of the Indianapolis Colts-Baltimore Ravens playoff game this weekend and the commentators were discussing the rumors of a second game at London's Wembley Stadium. See a portion of our UK friend's email after the 'Jump' with his comments about his love for our Ravens and the reasons behind this current rumor that might be broken first as fact by Baltimore Beatdown!
"Just thought I’d pass on rumour doing the rounds in UK: during our game with the Colts, the commentators on Sky Sports (which is a Murdoch owned channel that owns NFL rights in UK), were speculating on the fact that there might be a second Wembley game this Autumn – and that it might be a Ravens home game in London. Jay Schroeder was also there (they always have an "external" commentator, to make sure UK based guys are going off the deep end!), and he said that he thought this would happen, to bolster support for Baltimore because they are in such fierce competition with the Redskins for local market share in Baltimore/DC region … this argument doesn’t make loads of sense on the face of it, and I am torn – would love to see Ravens play in London – don’t want us to lose a home game in M&T – but would LOVE to be able to see Ravens in person in London!!!! … anyway, seeing as your blog has really good insights into what’s happening in/around the team, thought I’d pass it on.
Regardless, thanks again for all the hard work. If the Ravens do play here, first pint is on me in London …"
All I can say to this possibility is ....."WOW!" Remember, you heard it here first on Baltimore Beatdown!
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London??
So, will this mean that 1 of the 10 games that are paid for as a seson ticket holder will be played in location where 95% of the fans will be unable to attend?
No, we won't be req'd
to pay for that game, but would probably be given priority if we wanted to go there, which might be an awesome road trip!
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 20, 2010 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
NO WAY! First an over-extended military and now dilluted football. Get your own Limey team. This would cost a US city a game. Do you know how painful it is to not have a football game on a Sunday!!! For what? So some Austin Powers grilled mugs can eat fish-n-chips and sip warm beer awaiting the next “goal”. I don’t think so. It’s bad enough we have Pedro screaming-AIREEEEZOOOONAAAAAA.
Will you men not follow my patriotism into battle. Ask not what your country does for you but what you can do for your country. Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. It takes a village. Say no to drugs. Evil Do’ers. 4 More Years. Toby Keith. DriveThrus.
I'd rent a Baltimore Beatodwn charter jet
for all of our followers. I’d even splurge for extra peanuts and pretzels and get cheap beer to make MaLoR feel at home over there!
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 20, 2010 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
30 of Miller Lite and a bottle of Kentucky Gentleman, I am a happy man.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Light-weight LOL
The night is darkest right before the dawn
by Zachary Beard on Jan 23, 2010 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
Reserve me a seat!
By the way, you should have spelled it “honour” in the poll. That would have been funny.
I don't get it.
The night is darkest right before the dawn
by Zachary Beard on Jan 23, 2010 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
British humor for you
You know, like going to the “threatre” instead of “theater.” Higher class (pinky out) when chuggin’, get it now?
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by Bruce Raffel on Jan 23, 2010 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
The night is darkest right before the dawn
by Zachary Beard on Jan 23, 2010 3:31 PM EST up reply actions
We could make MaLor our beer mule and duct tape cold beer all over him so we wouldn’t have drink the nasty Queen’s suds.
Ever try a "Samuel Smith's?"
Their Nut Brown Ale is excellent, as well as their Christmas Brew. Now rave, don’t even think about making a comment about me like “Nut Brown Ale!”
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 20, 2010 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
knew you couldn't lay off
that one, raven. You too, MaLoR!
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by Bruce Raffel on Jan 21, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, anyone see this news.........
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_en_tv/us_nielsens
The Ravens game was the No. 1 show that week
& Bruce I’d fly on your jet to UK but WITHOUT the machine gun boobs! (sorry raven)
Lonely Ravens fan in Cheese Head country (Watertown, WI)
I think it would be cool to see Baltimore in London
I mean, it’s a little annoying but I’m sure the players would enjoy it.
"We're only going to score 17 points?"
Troy Smith trade in the near future?
"Playing at this level was a learning experience. I love the situation here, and I love the people here. That was my agent talking. That’s not me and it’s not coming from me. But, if he’s going to put our situation out there, I have to ride with it. I hired him to be my agent, and I understand and trust his judgment."
I understand why Smith wants to be traded, though. The former Heisman Trophy winner thinks he can be a starter in the NFL, and that’s not happening with Joe Flacco helming the Ravens’ offense. Whatever you think about Smith’s chances at that, you have to respect his competitiveness.
"You want to play and be on the field," Smith explained. "That goes without being said. I think every guy in the locker room wants his chance to do what he is destined to do. But things take their course, and you have to be able to take it in stride."
Head Coach John Harbaugh understands other teams may be interested in Smith and even in No. 3 quarterback John Beck.
"We’re very content to have those [Smith and Beck] as a strong two and a strong three, and even battling it out within those roles as we go forward, "Harbaugh said. "By the same token, my guess is there’s going to be some people that are going to be interested in those two guys, so we’re not going to hold them back."
I would love to package together a deal to Denver for him. Troy, Heap and a few draft picks? Anyone?
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Too bad we never got a real look at either Beck or Troy. I hope they light it up somewhere. I’d have to say that the competition for the QB job wasn’t fair. Once 6-5’ came on the field the love affaire began. Even in blow outs Troy and Beck couldn’t get a pass in. We will never no. I hope the Hesiman Trophy winner who has been dogged by his height lights it up somewhere. I think he would be a good QB for a creative team. I bet he has more 3rd down success than Flacco.
Wouldn't care if he stays or goes
as we won’t be getting much of anything other than a late draft pick for him.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 21, 2010 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
The appeal of NFL games in London
died very quickly for me.
I don’t see the point of making an NFL team give up a home game, throw two teams into flux with the whole time zone changes, and playing a game in front of a lot of people who, for the most part, care about the other brand of football. I know that there’s someone who posted here that they’d love to see the Ravens in his “backyard”, but I’m guessing that you’re one of very few who actually feel that way.
with all due respect
sir, i think you need to consider the fact that this game is growing in popularity in Europe, the whole Europe (and my presence here is strong evidence – hell, if i’m interested in this game from Hungary, the closest country to the asshole of the world, that’s a pretty big thing, believe you me). I don’t think that the ppl who go see the game in London do not care about this type of football. And then again, what makes anyone think that it’s gonna be just Londoners?
London is a spot which can be easily reached from all around Europe. In fact, i know at least 50 people from my country would start looking for game and plane tickets right away if you told ‘em there’s going to be a game in London.
I know, i know, the game is ‘yours’ as such, and this whole game-in-europe thing is basically a marketing idea from the NFL to make even more money.
but still, there’s a good side to it. Like, I don’t really have the chance to see a live NFL game ever in my pathetic little life. And i can’t afford to even go to London to see one. But there are thousands of others (really), who can, and would really love it. So just throw it out the window because of a notion that ’those guys over there know nothing about this game and are stuck with that thing they have with the round ball?
I think that would be not a wise thing to do.
Just my 2 cents.
Some of The Beatdown's readers
are from Ireland or England and would rep us if we play there. That would be cool, although it sort of throws you out of sync but at the same time you get a long break after playing there, which is like a second bye week.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 21, 2010 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
Well, I personally have a lot of respect for our fans in Europe.
The “other football” is dominant there, but we do have a following. If we didn’t, there wouldn’t have been an NFL Europe league, as short-lived as it was.
Thanks, waryou303.
Rumored to be a home game
for the Ravens.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 21, 2010 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
Make a Team who doesn’t sell out games go. Why do people in London need to see a bunch of yellow flags against the Ravens anyway?
London Game
Even though it would be nice to Londoners to see Ray Lewis play. What an honour that would be.
LOL. It would save me some cash and shield me from Flacco’s 3rd down management. He always reminds me of the chick running form the chainsaw dude in a horror flick. I’m yelling at the TV pointing out the weapons he can pick up and where to hide but Flacco trips on the tree branch and gets carved up.
Ridiculous
What a waste of time and energy traveling across the Atlantic for a game. I personally invite all of London here for a game. Spend your hard-earned pounds here in America. Bring some good “football” (aka soccer) chants with you, too… We could learn a lot from you Blokes… :-)
NO Monday night games, noooooo!
We are horrible on MNF, so puh-lease, none of that for us! I always want to see the Sunday day games on our schedule as we are so much better at 1pm than any other time, especially prime time.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 22, 2010 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
Did you notice
after the Steelers/ravens rivalry became ‘marquee’ by being featured in the AFC Title Game last year, now the NFL puts Steelers/ravens on the classy Sunday Night Football instead of the flashy Monday Night? Now we’re like pats/colts or bears/packers. You guys seem to have a better track record Sunday night as opposed to Monday.
If Steelers/ravens ends up on Sunday night again this year my hypothesis will be somewhat proven. Holy crap, 7 months to go!
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
Surprised to see the Poll results
I’d have expected Ravens fans to want to see their team not only on prime time, but even more so, on the WORLD stage. I know we’d lose the home team advantage, but hopefully we’ll be better than the team we’re playing (I’d play the Browns in England, so we can show the world how bad they are compared to us! However, since we play the AFC South, I’d hate to face the Saints in England, as I want to see them here in Baltimore as scheduled in 2010.
aka 'Rexx'
I forgot about that. Are the ravens coming to Tampa? I know the Steelers are...
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
No we played in Tampa last time we played the AFC South.
We go to Atlanta and Carolina and host NO and TB.
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by Bruce Raffel on Jan 22, 2010 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
I know your jealous
you wish you had a badass pirate ship in your stadium. BTW Ray Jay belongs to the Steelers now. It belonged to the ravens from 2001-2008 but now the Steelers own it. It’s nice.
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
Puh-Lease
You guys squeaked out of there. We raped Raymond James Stadium harder than Bennigans did to McNulty.
Name me one game in NFL history where the defense didn’t allow 1 point. K.Thanks.Bye
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I can show you the papers if you want. Hillsborough County Property Appraiser
it’s ours now.
I thought I was being nice citing that it was raven’s territory for most of this decade.
I wouldn’t call our XLIII victory squeaking out either. It was one of the best games in NFL history.
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
Ha ha. I posted below before I saw your post here, Bruce.
And I’m also baffled. I thought it would be a great trip, to go to England to watch my team. Maybe I can go to a soccer game and get into a brawl while I’m there.
Ouch!
Good point! And that one rings in the head as well as the one in black and gold!
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 23, 2010 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
BTW love the new profile pic. : D
The night is darkest right before the dawn
by Zachary Beard on Jan 23, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
If they play the Browns or some other hoser team, I wouldn’t mind missing that home game and saving some cash.
It’s hard enough for us on the national stage let alone the world stage. I can already hear the Irish crowd yelling at Harbaugh for not challenging.
They would be throwing beer bottles at him
The night is darkest right before the dawn
by Zachary Beard on Jan 23, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
I, for one, would LOVE to play you guys over there!
But, it better be a “home” game for you. Merry old England would never be the same after that fight.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
Here's my pic, dunno if I look like Zoolander's miner brother...
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
Looks like mommy messed up washing your clothes. Too many bleach spots on your shirt.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Bought it like that actually
I think it’s neat.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
Okay, you wanna be Heath Ledger
or Jake Gyllinhall(SP?)?
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
NO RAVENS GAME IN LONDON
Just rec’d a new article nixing the possibilities of a 2nd NFL game in the UK. Due to many logistics including the instability of the CBA, there will not be a 2nd game in 2010. I just wanted to find out if the Ravens were leading consideration for that game.
See article here.
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