It's just for the novalty.  American football will never compare with football, or even rugby, in the UK.  They are too entrenched.

 

Maybe the women will like it because they can play American football. Leave Rugby to men ;)

Odd, I seem to recall that American football was the great new thing that everybody was flocking to in London some 15-20 years ago. 

It's about time the Brits had a real sport.  They have some really weird ones over there.

 

1) Soccer--The object of the game is for each player to try to give himself a concussion by bashing his unprotected head into the ball.  Penalties can result in having an opposing player kick the ball into your family jewels.  This is an extremely violent sport in which fans participate by rioting in the stands and streets of the host city.  Scoring is rare.  Ties are frequent.

2) Rugby--As near as I can tell, this is similar to pro wrestling.  Player form a dogpile and pound the living daylights out of each other.  The purpose of the ball seems to be as a cue to where the dogpile is to form.  There are points scored, but I don't anyone really pays attention to that (as in hockey).

3) Cricket--Not even the players understand the rules.  After play begins, it continues until all the players die of old age.  Points are awarded for every player still breathing.

4) The Wall Game--a game played at exclusive private schools.  It's similar to rugby, except the ball must be kept pressed against a brick wall.  Players form a dogpile against the wall and beat the living daylights out of each other.  Player deaths are slightly more frequent than points scored.

5) Quidditch--the fact that people can't actually fly on brooms has not dimished the polularity of this sport.

 

 

The word is "eccentric" not "weird". Every country should have it's own eccentricities or life would be boring.

not serious....

 

I find the NFL to be very un American like......

 

anti competative... no competition allowed from others.

rewards and helps those who fail rather than those who win.

restriction of working practice for players.

wage caps so that players cannot earn what they are able to do on free market.

 

ect... socialist bordering on communism surely?????     :-)

 

Paul

" It's about time the Brits had a real sport.  They have some really weird ones over there."
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Coming from an American, that's just being hypocritical.

You're national sport, baseball, is based on a game called rounders that British schoolgirls play.  Basketball is based on a sport called netball - which British schoolgirls play.  And your football is so-called even though it is played mainly with the hands and is based on rugby, a far tougher sport where, unlike American football, the players don't wear Kevlar body armour, huge, over-the-top, gigantic shoulders and massive, bird-cage helmets.  Rugby also does't stop every 30 seconds or whenever the ball hits the floor. 

"1) Soccer--The object of the game is for each player to try to give himself a concussion by bashing his unprotected head into the ball.  Penalties can result in having an opposing player kick the ball into your family jewels.  This is an extremely violent sport in which fans participate by rioting in the stands and streets of the host city.  Scoring is rare.  Ties are frequent.