(10-18-2021, 11:15 AM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(10-18-2021, 09:22 AM)Mikey Wrote: I think this is more a case of self-fulfilling prophecy than anything.

First, I don't see how you can acknowledge the question as any bit serious. Vic recgnizes that Khan has put a bunch of resources into the area and would be a fool to discard that. We all know that London is part of the model, and probably will still be when we are winning and selling out the local venue. ....or am I just dumping on the town too? Our fans don't travel well, you don't see seas of teal in visiting stadia, so I could easily envision at least two games a year overseas, they don't have to be home games, as long as the tickets are selling.

Dumping on the town would be to have answered "Probably not, but no idea why Khan keeps dumping his cash into a town that cannot and will not support the one gig they got going for them."  Notice the difference?

Is there any Jags fans who believe we have to share identity with London? Does anyone now, or in the future, automatically think of London whenever they hear of the Jaguars football team?

This is nothing more than Vic attempting to paint a picture of this franchise being dependent upon London keeping it afloat and relevant. I like some of Vic’s takes on things, but it’s obvious he holds Jacksonville in disdain.

I will just say that seeing the "London Jaguars" graphic on CBS yesterday filled me with an incredible amount of anger. Hearing more crowd noise when the Dolphins are on defense was annoying. Hearing the announcers talk about all of the different Jerseys in the stands was annoying. This BS must stop as a condition of the downtown development or stadium upgrades.

While we were/ are bad going to London is a necessary evil. The second we see sustained success it just becomes a competitive disadvantage to give up a home game for a neutral (at best) field.

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