RFL / NFL Collaboration

[Eddie]

Americans love contact sports and they have a gap in the NFL season that fits in well with the English RL season, so each NFL franchise should buy a rugby league club and it would be shown extensively on US tv. Games would have to be played very late at night in the UK to reach their evening tv audience but the income would be phenomenal. 
 

Some clubs would have a natural home, eg Dewsbury / LA Rams, Huddersfield / New York Giants, Widnes / Minnesota Vikings etc, while others would just need a tweak such as the Castleford / Cincinnati Bengals and St Helens / New Orleans Saints.  Some teams would need complete name changes but there would be fabulous marketing opportunities such as the Newcastle Browns. 
 

What do you think? 

[Eddie]

There’s the Halifax / Carolina Panthers and Barrow / Las Vegas Raiders as well, the possibilities are endless.  Bradford Bills? 

[17 stone giant]

Jacksonville Leopards.

I think you may have the nucleus of a good idea. How late at night do you envisage the kick-off times being?

[OnStrike]

Boston Celtics could buy Dewsbury Celtic and there'd be a great rivalry then with LA

[Phil]

Great idea, now go sell it to the NFL 

[OnStrike]

1 minute ago, OnStrike said:

Boston Celtics could buy Dewsbury Celtic and there'd be a great rivalry then with LA

Actually Boston Celtics are basketball obviously, don't know when they're season ends but no reason why they shouldn't pump 10s of millions of pounds into the Dewsbury outfit

[Spidey]

This is so last year

Widnes Vikings meet Minnesota Vikings - Widnes Vikings

[Eddie]

13 minutes ago, 17 stone giant said:

Jacksonville Leopards.

I think you may have the nucleus of a good idea. How late at night do you envisage the kick-off times being?

They’d have to kick off around midnight. That said on Saturday and Sunday some could be earlier as they could be screened at lunchtime on the west coast. 
 

I also missed the Sheffield / Phili Eagles and the Swinton / Detroit Lions. 

[The Blues Ox]

51 minutes ago, Eddie said:

There’s the Halifax / Carolina Panthers and Barrow / Las Vegas Raiders as well, the possibilities are endless.  Bradford Bills? 

Bradford would be a pretty apt match for the Cleveland Browns in my opinion.

[sam4731]

Am I high or is this a real thread? Do people actually believe this a good idea? I don't know what's real on this forum anymore

[Griff]

18 minutes ago, sam4731 said:

Am I high or is this a real thread? Do people actually believe this a good idea? I don't know what's real on this forum anymore

I believe some posters on this forum are AI creations.

[David Shepherd]

That Brewdog Elvis Juice must be stronger than I thought.

[gingerjon]

3 hours ago, Eddie said:

What do you think? 

I think you need to work on this. You've got superten coming back every four weeks and getting dozens of forum members reacting as if they are serious with serious ideas. Learn from them. They are a master at playing this forum like a fiddle.

You've blown too many great gags here. The Newcastle/Cleveland Browns is a whole topic in its own right.

[r1ch1e]

Kind of on topic is something I've always suggested, there should always be a Sunday evening Super League match on Sky. The average Sunday sees the Premier League finish at 6:30 and then there's nothing.

NFL fills the gap for a few months, but there's not a huge amount of crossover for the NFL & SL seasons. I think it would do well with ratings, I've certainly ended up watching NFL because there is nothing else on.

[Eddie]

44 minutes ago, sam4731 said:

Am I high or is this a real thread? Do people actually believe this a good idea? I don't know what's real on this forum anymore

Deadly serious, I’ve already written to the Glazers about it (they’re interested in the Cornish Buccaneers). 

[Wellsy4HullFC]

Castleford Tigers - Cincinnati Bengals

Catalans Dragons - 

Huddersfield Giants - New York Giants 

Hull FC - Washington Football Team

Hull KR - Arizona Cardinals (red bird, innit?)

Leeds Rhinos - LA Chargers (same colours-ish and rhinos charge I guess )

Leigh Leopards - Jacksonville Jaguars (close enough!)

Salford Red Devils - 

St Helens - New Orleans Saints 

Wakefield Trinity - Houston Texans (begins with a T and has the same colours )

Warrington Wolves - Kansas City Chiefs (wolf mascot )

Wigan Warriors - 

 

Featherstone Rovers - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (they still do the pirates thing in Fev?)

Batley Bulldogs -

Toulouse Olympique - 

London Broncos - Denver Broncos

Sheffield Eagles - Philadelphia Eagles

Halifax Panthers - Carolina Panthers

Bradford Bulls - Buffalo Bills (close enough )

Widnes Vikings - Minnesota Vikings

York City Knights -

Whitehaven - 

Swinton Lions - Detroit Lions

Keighley Cougars - 

Barrow Raiders - Las Vegas Raiders

Newcastle Falcons - Baltimore Ravens (bird, innit!)

 

Dewsbury Rams - LA Rams

 

Running out of ideas!

 

[Eddie]

19 minutes ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:

Castleford Tigers - Cincinnati Bengals

Catalans Dragons - 

Huddersfield Giants - New York Giants 

Hull FC - Washington Football Team

Hull KR - Arizona Cardinals (red bird, innit?)

Leeds Rhinos - LA Chargers (same colours-ish and rhinos charge I guess )

Leigh Leopards - Jacksonville Jaguars (close enough!)

Salford Red Devils - 

St Helens - New Orleans Saints 

Wakefield Trinity - Houston Texans (begins with a T and has the same colours )

Warrington Wolves - Kansas City Chiefs (wolf mascot )

Wigan Warriors - 

 

Featherstone Rovers - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (they still do the pirates thing in Fev?)

Batley Bulldogs -

Toulouse Olympique - 

London Broncos - Denver Broncos

Sheffield Eagles - Philadelphia Eagles

Halifax Panthers - Carolina Panthers

Bradford Bulls - Buffalo Bills (close enough )

Widnes Vikings - Minnesota Vikings

York City Knights -

Whitehaven - 

Swinton Lions - Detroit Lions

Keighley Cougars - 

Barrow Raiders - Las Vegas Raiders

Newcastle Falcons - Baltimore Ravens (bird, innit!)

 

Dewsbury Rams - LA Rams

 

Running out of ideas!

 

Jacksonville might want to take Keighley on as well as Cas, and Whitehaven could pair up with the Browns as they have a rare brown kit. 

[The Blues Ox]

1 hour ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:

Castleford Tigers - Cincinnati Bengals

Catalans Dragons - 

Huddersfield Giants - New York Giants 

Hull FC - Washington Football Team

Hull KR - Arizona Cardinals (red bird, innit?)

Leeds Rhinos - LA Chargers (same colours-ish and rhinos charge I guess )

Leigh Leopards - Jacksonville Jaguars (close enough!)

Salford Red Devils - 

St Helens - New Orleans Saints 

Wakefield Trinity - Houston Texans (begins with a T and has the same colours )

Warrington Wolves - Kansas City Chiefs (wolf mascot )

Wigan Warriors - 

 

Featherstone Rovers - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (they still do the pirates thing in Fev?)

Batley Bulldogs -

Toulouse Olympique - 

London Broncos - Denver Broncos

Sheffield Eagles - Philadelphia Eagles

Halifax Panthers - Carolina Panthers

Bradford Bulls - Buffalo Bills (close enough )

Widnes Vikings - Minnesota Vikings

York City Knights -

Whitehaven - 

Swinton Lions - Detroit Lions

Keighley Cougars - 

Barrow Raiders - Las Vegas Raiders

Newcastle Falcons - Baltimore Ravens (bird, innit!)

 

Dewsbury Rams - LA Rams

 

Running out of ideas!

 

To add to this:-

Newcastle - Atlanta Falcons

Keighley - Dallas Cowboys(After the Keighley owners)

Whitehaven - Miami Dolphins (A dolphin once spotted in Haven harbor)

York - Minnesota (They may have to double up with Widnes but obvious link)

Toulouse - New York Jets(Just because everyone has to fly to play them but this could also be a match for York)

Sheffield - (Pittsburgh Steelers if Philly turn them down)

Wigan Warriors - Tennessee Titans (Clutching at straws now)

[Ragingbull]

Im sure Oldham would be willing to wind the clock back if Chicago offered enough cash.

[Barley Mow]

1 hour ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:

Newcastle Falcons - Baltimore Ravens (bird, innit!)

 

18 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said:

Newcastle - Atlanta Falcons

Are you both wanting to change Newcastle Thunder's name or are union clubs being included too?

[Ragingbull]

7 minutes ago, Barley Mow said:

 

Are you both wanting to change Newcastle Thunder's name or are union clubs being included too?

Great point. Surprised at Wellsy to be honest, he will be disappointed with him self, hes usually not far off with most of his posts.

As for the other one, well hes a Blue Sox fan so its hardly a shock when he misses the point of the whole thread. 

Edited July 25, 2023 by Ragingbull

[sam4731]

Not being funny @John Drake but why did the superten thread get locked?

[17 stone giant]

4 hours ago, sam4731 said:

Am I high or is this a real thread?

It is Eddie Hearn that started the thread, isn't it? I just assumed it was him saving rugby league.

[The Rocket]

2 hours ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:

Castleford Tigers - Cincinnati Bengals

Catalans Dragons - 

Huddersfield Giants - New York Giants 

Hull FC - Washington Football Team

Hull KR - Arizona Cardinals (red bird, innit?)

Leeds Rhinos - LA Chargers (same colours-ish and rhinos charge I guess )

Leigh Leopards - Jacksonville Jaguars (close enough!)

Salford Red Devils - 

St Helens - New Orleans Saints 

Wakefield Trinity - Houston Texans (begins with a T and has the same colours )

Warrington Wolves - Kansas City Chiefs (wolf mascot )

Wigan Warriors - 

 

Featherstone Rovers - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (they still do the pirates thing in Fev?)

Batley Bulldogs -

Toulouse Olympique - 

London Broncos - Denver Broncos

Sheffield Eagles - Philadelphia Eagles

Halifax Panthers - Carolina Panthers

Bradford Bulls - Buffalo Bills (close enough )

Widnes Vikings - Minnesota Vikings

York City Knights -

Whitehaven - 

Swinton Lions - Detroit Lions

Keighley Cougars - 

Barrow Raiders - Las Vegas Raiders

Newcastle Falcons - Baltimore Ravens (bird, innit!)

 

Dewsbury Rams - LA Rams

 

Running out of ideas!

 

Maybe we could convince some of the American teams to change their names.

Edited July 25, 2023 by The Rocket

[gingerjon]

11 hours ago, r1ch1e said:

Kind of on topic is something I've always suggested, there should always be a Sunday evening Super League match on Sky. The average Sunday sees the Premier League finish at 6:30 and then there's nothing.

NFL fills the gap for a few months, but there's not a huge amount of crossover for the NFL & SL seasons. I think it would do well with ratings, I've certainly ended up watching NFL because there is nothing else on.

Stretching my memory but I think when Super League first started it had the Sunday evening slot.