http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/04/24/substantive-talks-for-future-super-bowl-in-london/

Honestly I wouldn't mind seeing it once. You can only find out so much about the interest level of Europe from a regular season game. If they got the Super Bowl and for some reason it didn't sell out, then we'd know that it may be a waste in trying to get international fans into the game. However, if it sold out and was a great game, it could go a long way in raising the popularity internationally.

That said, it won't happen. Unless the NFL expands into Europe so much that London gets an expansion team.

I do not believe that this will happen, but the discussion about is popping up again and again...

But they could play a pro bowl in Europe - they know there are a lot of AF fans in Europe.

It's going to be a long time before any substantial amount of AF is played over here regularly. It's nice having a single game over here every year, don't get me wrong, but that is just to keep the european fans placated, especially with the demise of NFL Germany.

A London Franchise much as it has been talked about with some gusto is just going to be a logistical nightmare.

1. American players having to adopt a non-north american city as home for the majority of the year (suggestion of Toronto were met with severe distain and it's a hell of a lot closer)

2. Opponents having to regularly plan for interrupted weeks making the journey here and back, as well as always having to allow for the time difference when scheduling matches, especially flex scheduling.

3. Having already experimented with NFL players playing in europe, granted as part of a developement league, the owners all decided against it's continuance.

In my humble opinion if the NFL were serious about placing a team in europe they shoudl maybe re-hash NFL europa so that it is more of a developement league than it was. Maybe not using players allocated by actual NFL teams but players who do not have a team. This has already been talked about in the US anyway, setting up a second level to the NFL, where players without a team can put themselves in the shop window, and are only allowed to play 2 years max so it doesn't end up a dumping ground for older players past their prime, or guys who couldn't play football but also can't do anything else.

If a London Franchise was to be introduced then I would do my best to support it, as well as watch with interest how they progress but there is one other thing to remember here.

The international series at the moment is very well supported because you have people who love to watch any two american teams go at it, and most american teams have solid fan bases around europe. A london team would not necessarily have a strong fan base around Europe.

No, just make a Europe League.