Thanks for the comments everyone.
la canon amateur wrote in post #6577432
Wonderful shots, glad to see a fellow member got to see a great game in person. The stadium was very impressive on the "tele". And the same can be said for #1.
Really enjoyed it, so much better than the Dolphins one last year. Admittedly the weather helped this time.
Thanks for letting us take one of your games! Last year the Celtics played an NBA exhibition game in London and then the Giants cam over in week 8, and look how they both worked out. Could be a good omen for the Saints.
(Although you need to forget the Kings and Ducks opened the NHL season here too, but there was no mojo for them.)
KevinAldrich wrote in post #6582200Nice shot of the stadium. It was interesting to see that people in the stands weren't just wearing Saints and Chargers gear, but stuff from pretty much all of the teams.
Aye, most people went in their own teams colours. The majority though, including me, were supporting the Saints on the day as they had given up their home game to come here. Definitely more of a home game atmosphere than last year where the crowd was split as both the Giants and Dolphins have large fanbases.
As you would expect, with most fans over here having no real ties to any particular US city the most popular teams are the ones who went through a period of success so got shown on TV more often. The Dolphins are popular because the game first got big over here during the Marino era.
The Saints and Chargers have smaller fanbases here, but with Sunday's game being shown live on the BBC as well as Sky Sports I reckon the Saints may have won over neutrals and new fans.
Michael.
