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scho63 · 11-04-2015, 07:52 AM

WOW!!!

-I think Clark Hunt better go back to communications school and learn how to speak to the press because this paragraph is a real doozy, a blunt kick in the teeth to all the loyal fans who have spent thousands and thousands of dollars over the years while the Chiefs haven't won jack shit! If he really feels this way, why even spend another dime for this team? What a piss poor response!

So good for the Chiefs and the NFL but who cares about the local fans.....

http://espn.go.com/blog/kansas-city-...-sometime-soon

Hunt said he had no regrets about taking the Lions game away from fans at Arrowhead Stadium.

“None whatsoever,’’ he said. “It’s been a great experience for the organization. I know we have fans who are disappointed that this game (was) not at Arrowhead, and I understand that, but I think it was the right thing for us to do for the Chiefs and the National Football League.

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Look for Chiefs to play internationally again sometime soon

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff Writer

LONDON -- The Kansas City Chiefs’ international experience was colored, of course, by the result of Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions. A lot of things could have gone wrong and the trip overseas would have been a pleasure because of the Chiefs’ 45-10 victory.

Not much of significance did go wrong, though. The Chiefs, as an organization at least, embraced the experience. They threw a party at a local pub for their fans who made the trip, and by all appearances, a good time was had by all.

So the Chiefs may be making another trip to London or for an international game in Germany, Mexico or another location in the near future.

But chairman Clark Hunt said that game probably wouldn’t involve the Chiefs relinquishing a home game, as they did with the Lions game.

“I don’t foresee us playing a home game (internationally) in the near future,’’ he said. “It would be much more likely that we would play an away game before we would play another home game. Having said that, the league is going to expand the international series. Beginning in 2018, there will be four games here (in London) and the league is already looking at other markets like Mexico, Canada, Germany, Brazil, maybe one day somewhere in Asia. I think the series is going to expand, but certainly, I don’t want to give up another home game in the near future.”

The Chiefs got a lot of fan support at Wembley Stadium in London for their game against the Lions. Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images)
Hunt said he had no regrets about taking the Lions game away from fans at Arrowhead Stadium.

“None whatsoever,’’ he said. “It’s been a great experience for the organization. I know we have fans who are disappointed that this game (was) not at Arrowhead, and I understand that, but I think it was the right thing for us to do for the Chiefs and the National Football League.

“From a fan standpoint, probably the best experience that the fans have had -- and I enjoyed it, too -- was the pub party that we hosted on Friday. We had approximately 400 fans attend it. And there were a lot that came from Kansas City, but there were also a lot that lived somewhere in Europe who are Chiefs fans and this was their chance to come to a game that wasn’t too far away. There were a lot that live here in the U.K.’’

Teams from the NFL’s bigger markets have mostly resisted giving up a home game to play internationally. The Chiefs are the first team to relinquish a home game that either wasn’t playing in an obsolete stadium or having trouble selling tickets, or both.

As the NFL expands its international footprint, it will need to remove more games from home U.S. markets. But Hunt, the chair of the NFL’s international committee, said small-market teams like Kansas City’s wouldn’t carry the entire burden of having to relinquish home games.

“I don’t see that at all,’’ Hunt said. “I think we’ll see more teams willing to give up home games. Going back to the first couple years of this series, I think there were very few that were willing to do it. But now there’s a bigger group and that’s going to grow in the future and that’s going to have to grow in the future. I don’t know what the number of international games that will be played but it could be six, it could be as many as eight one (year). And just practically, teams are going to have to give up home games. I think that there’s an acceptance that it’s good for the team, it’s not bad from a football standpoint and it gives you a chance to grow your brand.

“I think five years from now, we’re going to look back and there will be significantly more that have given up a home game. At that point is it going to be every team that has done it? I don’t know.”

rabblerouser · 11-04-2015, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

Trying to decide if this false thread title is worth sending the OP an infraction over. Eh, maybe just a neg rep.

Well, CHunt said that he didn't want to lose another home game, so maybe really could care less and be like, "**** em all, I don't care I'm counting my money."??

So yeah...neg rep for vagueness in wording.

Eleazar · 11-04-2015, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by rabblerouser

Well, CHunt said that he didn't want to lose another home game, so maybe really could care less and be like, "**** em all, I don't care I'm counting my money."??

So yeah...neg rep for vagueness in wording.

The title is completely false. Clark didn't say that or anything like that. He made some throwaway statement that he thought the London games were a good idea and he's glad they participated.

In fact, the Teicher piece specifically says they are NOT likely to play a home game there again anytime soon.

But for some reason there are a few yokels who are unhinged that the Chiefs might suck their way through 7 dates at Arrowhead instead of 8 every couple of years. Why, who can guess? But some people are ready to launch a rebellion over the team playing 1 London game in what, 4-5 years of the international series.

FloridaMan88 · 11-04-2015, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

The title is completely false. Clark didn't say that or anything like that. He made some throwaway statement that he thought the London games were a good idea and he's glad they participated.

In fact, the Teicher piece specifically says they are NOT likely to play a home game there again anytime soon.

But for some reason there are a few yokels who are unhinged that the Chiefs might suck their way through 7 dates at Arrowhead instead of 8 every couple of years. Why, who can guess? But some people are ready to launch a rebellion over the team playing 1 London game in what, 4-5 years of the international series.

I think the point is why does Clark have to be so eager to do something that puts the Chiefs at a competitive disadvantage... i.e. give up a home game at Arrowhead?

rabblerouser · 11-04-2015, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

The title is completely false. Clark didn't say that or anything like that. He made some throwaway statement that he thought the London games were a good idea and he's glad they participated.

In fact, the Teicher piece specifically says they are NOT likely to play a home game there again anytime soon.

But for some reason there are a few yokels who are unhinged that the Chiefs might suck their way through 7 dates at Arrowhead instead of 8 every couple of years. Why, who can guess? But some people are ready to launch a rebellion over the team playing 1 London game in what, 4-5 years of the international series.

Amen.

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

I think the point is why does Clark have to be so eager to do something that puts the Chiefs at a competitive disadvantage... i.e. give up a home game at Arrowhead?

What, you think they woulda curbstomped the Detoilet Lions 55-3 inside Arrowhead??

Maybe. But how much of an edge do you need to obliterate the Lions??

If anything, it seemingly made the team sharper, knowing that they didn't have that Arrowhead energy to draw from...

HonestChieffan · 11-04-2015, 01:00 PM

Clark is right.

Op should be ashamed. Clark did not dis the fans.

**Bowser** · 11-04-2015, 01:10 PM

Meanwhile....Great Seats Still Available!

**Rain Man** · 11-04-2015, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Is the reading comprehension around here approaching zero?

Amphibians. Why do you ask?

**Bowser** · 11-04-2015, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Is the reading comprehension around here approaching zero?

WE WILL BE OUTRAGED AND YOU WILL LIKE IT

**alnorth** · 11-04-2015, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Baconeater

So it's just another example of cities being held hostage by the team. Didn't the lease just get renewed with the renovations?

Well yes, but when a city builds a stadium, they are doing it only with the guarantee that the team remains in the city for X years. There is no guarantee of 8 games a year played in that stadium.

If you don't like it, fine. Don't build/renovate your stadium, and lose your team to a city that will.

**alnorth** · 11-04-2015, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

The NFL is testing the market for moving an NFL team there, not starting one up. That's why it's the Rams and Jaguars playing there consistently. Teams that won't move probably won't have "home games" in London.

Even if they have no intention of placing a team there anytime soon, it still makes a lot of sense to fill whatever demand there is overseas for live meaningful NFL games. If they can build fans overseas, then they can sell their games to local TV, sell online subscriptions and apparel, making more money, etc.

rabblerouser · 11-04-2015, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

Meanwhile....Great Seats Still Available!

Lots of division games coming up!!

Get your tickets for the Chiefs playoff run TODAY!!

**Baby Lee** · 11-04-2015, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Amphibians. Why do you ask?

Garlics make feets stank.

displacedinMN · 11-04-2015, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

grammatically

Good at grammar, bad at typing. Getting worse all the time

Mile High Mania · 11-04-2015, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rabblerouser

Lots of division games coming up!!

Get your tickets for the Chiefs playoff run TODAY!!

Hey, think of the marketing campaign.. they could really make a show of it, with events onsite, shirts -- "Every game is a playoff game, be a part of the action now."

Valiant · 11-04-2015, 02:06 PM

People just need start putting their wallet where their mouth is and quit spending money.

actually all the fans of each club needs to.

quit going to games and buying gear. Cities also need to tell them to get bent when they want new stadiums.

especially when you have franchises like the chiefs. An owner who likes money over championships.

personally i would love to see a new league take them on. Start out with 8 to 10 teams and a minor league system.

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scho63 Politically Incorrect Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Casino cash: $-900000	Clark Hunt could care less about local fans-states as much WOW!!! -I think Clark Hunt better go back to communications school and learn how to speak to the press because this paragraph is a real doozy, a blunt kick in the teeth to all the loyal fans who have spent thousands and thousands of dollars over the years while the Chiefs haven't won jack shit! If he really feels this way, why even spend another dime for this team? What a piss poor response! So good for the Chiefs and the NFL but who cares about the local fans..... http://espn.go.com/blog/kansas-city-...-sometime-soon Hunt said he had no regrets about taking the Lions game away from fans at Arrowhead Stadium. “None whatsoever,’’ he said. “It’s been a great experience for the organization. I know we have fans who are disappointed that this game (was) not at Arrowhead, and I understand that, but I think it was the right thing for us to do for the Chiefs and the National Football League. ================================= Look for Chiefs to play internationally again sometime soon Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff Writer LONDON -- The Kansas City Chiefs’ international experience was colored, of course, by the result of Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions. A lot of things could have gone wrong and the trip overseas would have been a pleasure because of the Chiefs’ 45-10 victory. Not much of significance did go wrong, though. The Chiefs, as an organization at least, embraced the experience. They threw a party at a local pub for their fans who made the trip, and by all appearances, a good time was had by all. So the Chiefs may be making another trip to London or for an international game in Germany, Mexico or another location in the near future. But chairman Clark Hunt said that game probably wouldn’t involve the Chiefs relinquishing a home game, as they did with the Lions game. “I don’t foresee us playing a home game (internationally) in the near future,’’ he said. “It would be much more likely that we would play an away game before we would play another home game. Having said that, the league is going to expand the international series. Beginning in 2018, there will be four games here (in London) and the league is already looking at other markets like Mexico, Canada, Germany, Brazil, maybe one day somewhere in Asia. I think the series is going to expand, but certainly, I don’t want to give up another home game in the near future.” The Chiefs got a lot of fan support at Wembley Stadium in London for their game against the Lions. Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images) Hunt said he had no regrets about taking the Lions game away from fans at Arrowhead Stadium. “None whatsoever,’’ he said. “It’s been a great experience for the organization. I know we have fans who are disappointed that this game (was) not at Arrowhead, and I understand that, but I think it was the right thing for us to do for the Chiefs and the National Football League. “From a fan standpoint, probably the best experience that the fans have had -- and I enjoyed it, too -- was the pub party that we hosted on Friday. We had approximately 400 fans attend it. And there were a lot that came from Kansas City, but there were also a lot that lived somewhere in Europe who are Chiefs fans and this was their chance to come to a game that wasn’t too far away. There were a lot that live here in the U.K.’’ Teams from the NFL’s bigger markets have mostly resisted giving up a home game to play internationally. The Chiefs are the first team to relinquish a home game that either wasn’t playing in an obsolete stadium or having trouble selling tickets, or both. As the NFL expands its international footprint, it will need to remove more games from home U.S. markets. But Hunt, the chair of the NFL’s international committee, said small-market teams like Kansas City’s wouldn’t carry the entire burden of having to relinquish home games. “I don’t see that at all,’’ Hunt said. “I think we’ll see more teams willing to give up home games. Going back to the first couple years of this series, I think there were very few that were willing to do it. But now there’s a bigger group and that’s going to grow in the future and that’s going to have to grow in the future. I don’t know what the number of international games that will be played but it could be six, it could be as many as eight one (year). And just practically, teams are going to have to give up home games. I think that there’s an acceptance that it’s good for the team, it’s not bad from a football standpoint and it gives you a chance to grow your brand. “I think five years from now, we’re going to look back and there will be significantly more that have given up a home game. At that point is it going to be every team that has done it? I don’t know.”
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