Nice explanation. One nit. The Giants have been around
by steelhop (2018-04-09 10:34:04)

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way longer than the Jets. The Giants came into existence in 1925 and joined the NFL and were very successful. The Jets were originally a founding member of the AFL in 1959 as the Titans of New York.

Comparisons to American sports are really hard
by fontoknow  (2018-04-09 12:11:16)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

since territorial franchises don't exist in European football.

There are seven teams from Greater Manchester in the top 3 levels of the English Football Pyramid. Bolton and Wigan being the strongest of the other sides historically. There have been times in recent memory where all four sides have been in the top tier.

That would be like Chicago having four teams in NFL.