The NFL Thread (with added College Football)

[ADVILLAFAN]

I think the Chargers will move out of San Diego, just a question of when.

[usav]

I'm not so sure.  I don't know that LA can support two teams and I don't know that Chargers fans will make the trip up the I5 for every game.   

[nigel]

Don't know how long it was for, but, LA had both the Rams and the Raiders in the 80's

[ADVILLAFAN]

Don't know how long it was for, but, LA had both the Rams and the Raiders in the 80's

Until about 1994, but think they had poor crowds.

I agree that Los Angeles will probably struggle to house 2 teams, but I still think the Chargers seem set to move.

[UK Redsox]

Raiders were in LA 82 to 94 (the first couple of years of that period were when UKR Sr was working in El Segundo)
Rams moved from Cleveland to LA in 46 and left in 94

[UK Redsox]

Chargers are going to LA

[UK Redsox]

http://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/story/_/id/18458293/chargers-announce-move-los-angeles-leaving-san-diego

[cdbearsfan]

So the rumour about staying in San Diego while a new stadium was built turned out to be nonsense. Playing at a ground that holds 30,000 until the new Rams Inglewood stadium is built.

When was the last time such a small stadium hosted the NFL?

[UK Redsox]

So the rumour about staying in San Diego while a new stadium was built turned out to be nonsense. Playing at a ground that holds 30,000 until the new Rams Inglewood stadium is built.

When was the last time such a small stadium hosted the NFL?

Wrigley was probably sub-40k for football

[ADVILLAFAN]

Bills, Rams and Chargers have all appointed new Head Coaches.

All have decent rosters to work with.

49ers new Head Coach will have a tough job.

[UK Redsox]

Bills, Rams and Chargers have all appointed new Head Coaches.

All have decent rosters to work with.

49ers new Head Coach will have a tough job.

Sean McVay is 30 years old 

[UK Redsox]

So the rumour about staying in San Diego while a new stadium was built turned out to be nonsense. Playing at a ground that holds 30,000 until the new Rams Inglewood stadium is built.

When was the last time such a small stadium hosted the NFL?

Wrigley was probably sub-40k for football

Further research indicates...........

City Stadium, Green Bay (Packers 1925-1956) 25,000

Quite a few of the old combined NFL/MLB stadiums were sub 40k but that's the only sub 30k that I can find since the really early days of the NFL.

Rock Island's Douglas Park stadium, venue for the first NFL game, has a listed capacity of 5,000

[cdbearsfan]

Good research. Goes back a long way! I suppose it's a bit like if Arsenal had to move into Barnet's ground for a few seasons.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Chiefs playoff game has been put back on Sunday, due to bad era her warnings. Think it is due to start at about 1am on Monday morning our time.

Will be a bigger trying to avoid the score so can watch it on Monday when back from work.

[Meanwood Villa]

Good game so far in Atlanta.