(05-02-2018, 12:39 PM)B2hibry Wrote:

(05-02-2018, 12:15 PM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote: Logically, you are correct from a fans standpoint.  However, most teams move as a result of Stadium Deals, not fan attendance.   Also, the franchise valuation would most likely double if the Jags were to move to London so Shad could make ~ $1 billion just on immediate equity if approved.  I'm not saying that we're moving but there are a lot of financial factors that support such a move.

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Regarding your attendance comparison to the Steelers, Bears, and Bucs, the Steelers and Bears have seat licensing fees and charge a lot more for their tickets so even though we may have more attendance, the Jags bring in less revenues per home game (excluding London).  The 2016 Revenue per Team is shown in the link below.  I don't know if 2017 has been released.


https://www.statista.com/statistics/1935...s-in-2010/

That's a huge assumption that the teams valuation would double with a London move. There are a ton of factors that financially don't support that idea or the move. The biggest risk is whether the market is viable. Part of your assumption is that that market will support the Jags equal or greater than current market. The long term answer is no it won't. Also in your revenue comparison there needs to be an understanding that less than 17% of revenue (from your own link) is derived from ticketing. Who is going to make up the rest? Certainly not the current fan base you just shunned. Now you will need to rely on the fan base in London to make that up. Take a look at the link and you'll get a snapshot as to why assuming the UK fan will pick up the Jags slack is dangerous.

http://www.nflgirluk.com/2016/01/24/nfl-...ts-are-in/

London's population is 9 million
England's population is 53 million
UKs population is 65 million

IMO Khan would have no issues capturing the UK's population by marketing the team as Home of the UK Jags.  Right now, the Jags are comparable to a Premier League team (Southampton) playing here in Jacksonville for a single match.  The interest wouldn't be 100% but I guarentee you if Southampton moved their team to Jacksonville, you'd capture the entire state of Florida as your fanbase as fans would flock to see them play the top English Soccer teams on a weekly basis here in Jacksonville.

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