1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Jaguar was making their seventh appearance in London and for 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: the seventh time in London we visit with Neil Reynolds 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: of Sky Sports. Always good to see you appreciate it. Oh, 4 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 1: I want to keep the street going. Love love coming on. 5 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,120 Speaker 1: I love talking about the Jags. Glad to have them 6 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: back again, and yeah, I think that's we were kind 7 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 1: of talking off off air, just a second guy. A 8 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: really interesting team this year and you know, as as 9 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: that the calendar has ticked over into November, all you 10 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: want is to be relevant and exciting in that second 11 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: half of the season, and I think the Jags are 12 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: every bit of that at the moment. You've been around 13 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: this really since the beginning of the international series covering 14 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: the NFL. Here is this the biggest game in London history? 15 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: Four and four Jags, five and three Texans. There hasn't 16 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: been two winning record teams here. That's been a storyline 17 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: this week. It's getting later in the year and it's 18 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: a huge divisional matchup. Yeah, I think this is a 19 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: This is the second latest game we've ever had in 20 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: terms of calendar. The first that went a little bit 21 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: deep print in November was the Jags and the Cowboys, 22 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: but obviously that was a less meaningful game from a 23 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: from a Jags point of view. Yeah, it's we've we 24 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 1: were talking in the in the the NFL UK office 25 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:12,960 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago, but we've had quite a 26 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: few teams that came in, like the Bengals where they 27 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: were winless or they had a sort of bad record. 28 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: We've had divisional games as well, the Dolphins and Jets 29 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: early in their season. Though is week three. This does 30 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: feel really big, and I think it feels I tell what, 31 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: I think it feels even bigger than just being a 32 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: divisional game. It's because the wild card spots in the 33 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: in the a f C are up for grabs as well. 34 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 1: So you're not just looking at the Cults, the Texans 35 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: and the Jags, who comes out on top in the South. 36 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 1: You're looking at yeah, maintaining your your place in that 37 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: race for the for the playoffs. So yeah, this is 38 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: this is right up there in terms of one of 39 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: those big games. I think it's got everything you want. 40 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: It's got the the Jags continuing to build here in London. Um, 41 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: it's got the gardener Minshew factor is a thing. You know, 42 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: people will be are and their mustaches on on Sunday. 43 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: And on the other side of the equation, you've got 44 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: someone who's genuinely box office as well into Shawn Watson. 45 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: So you know, it does tick all the boxes. It's 46 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: gonna be a it's gonna be a fascinating affair. And 47 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: I think the Jags always had those star players on defense. 48 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: When you look for that kind of top level somebody 49 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: who's exciting people around the world and people across America, 50 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: they maybe they haven't always had that quarterback, and I 51 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: think they've got that now in in Guard the Minshoe, 52 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 1: somebody who's gaining national and international attention. You know, over 53 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: the years here building up to these games in London, 54 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: there have been big fan events on Saturday, like Regent 55 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: Street and Trafalgar Square will be first cross paths that 56 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: goodness sakes, that's a long time ago. The last couple 57 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: of years, at least around the Jags game, there hasn't 58 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: been that big Saturday fan of it, and it feels 59 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: like there's a push to see if the games can 60 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: stand alone. Is that accurate? I think? I think so. 61 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: I think from a the amount of resources you put 62 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: into those events, um, you know, I would do the 63 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: nfl UK live stage shows as well. And actually it's 64 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: it's a lot to ask of the teams to commit 65 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: the players for those things as well. The day before 66 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: a game. You know, you wouldn't ask that of anyone 67 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: in the day before a Super Bowl. You wouldn't ask 68 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: for that in in Jacksonville. So so let's be let's 69 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: start to be more authentic. Let's start to be how 70 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: it would be in the States. So there are a 71 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: little fan things. You know, we were we're at the 72 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: pub and we're going to be doing that together. But there's, um, 73 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: you know, it's not quite such large scale. And yeah, 74 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: I think actually that's a good way of looking at 75 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: it is. It's a it's a let the games speak 76 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: for themselves. If you have four games as well, how 77 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: can you do four Regent Streets? How can you do 78 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: four Trafalgar Squares? You know, you just don't have that budget. 79 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: And also, yeah, I just feel like it's this way now, 80 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: even more when the team's come here practice on Friday, 81 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: walk through on Saturday, Saturday afternoon off, not Saturday afternoon, Okay, 82 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: how we need you for another four hours? A fan 83 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: of it, look at how quickly the tickets sell out, 84 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: how popular it is, we don't need to do those events. 85 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: Spurs Stadium came online this year for the NFL at 86 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: least and two games played and looked magnificent on television. 87 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: Of course, I'm sure it was great in person as well. 88 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: But there's a long term contract with the NFL there, 89 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,280 Speaker 1: and I know the Jaguars still want to have the 90 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 1: affiliation with Wimbley Stadium. I think there's another year on 91 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: the current deal. I would be shocked if they didn't 92 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: extend that. But beyond those, what is the future? Will 93 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 1: there be more than four games here? Are we trending 94 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: towards an eight game kind of schedule in the UK? 95 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: I think we're certainly moving moving that way. You know, 96 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: I've you know, I've banked the drum for franchise for 97 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: for a number of years. I think I think we 98 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: could support one, but equally we could support an eight 99 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: game season and so and that could be different teams 100 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: coming in and out, and I I don't think people 101 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: here would be against that. In fact, fans who already 102 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: have their teams would probably like that. So I used 103 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: to be kind of all are it's all franchise, It's 104 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: all franchise, and now I'm okay, I can see where 105 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: it would be that rotation of games, especially as we're 106 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,919 Speaker 1: coming up to that new collective bargaining agreement potential for 107 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: a seventeenth regular season game. That's going to open up 108 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,239 Speaker 1: a ton of inventory. Now you want to They probably 109 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: want to go to Mexico a couple of times, to 110 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: go to Canada, although they didn't really sell out brilliantly 111 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: in the preseason in Canada, so you know this is 112 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: your strongest option here still the UK. So I think 113 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: more games for the UK. I think they desperate to 114 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: get a game in Germany. And that's even before you 115 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: have to take a chance and try Brazil or Australia 116 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: or China. You know. So, so I I do think 117 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 1: that we're going to see more games. I think we're 118 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: I'm with you, there's no way they're moving away from 119 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: Wembley Stadium. Tottenham Hotspur was sensational. It is sensational. You 120 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: could have picked up that stadium put it anywhere in 121 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: America and it looked authentic. At the field turf, it 122 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 1: was all marked. It was just I felt like I 123 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 1: was at a super Bowl. I didn't feel like I 124 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,799 Speaker 1: was in North London. So then that's for a couple 125 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: of weeks actually kind of recency bias. And then I 126 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 1: turned up at Wembley Stadium last week and I saw 127 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: the crowd packed in there for the rams and angles? 128 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,679 Speaker 1: Is that? You know what? Wembley is pretty cool as well? 129 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: Wembley is pretty special as well. We have two world 130 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: class venues here for NFL games, two venues that are 131 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: going to open up even more dates in the calendar. 132 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 1: We're not going to have less than four games per 133 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: year here for a for a long time. I don't think. 134 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: I think because of the deals that will be put 135 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 1: in place, we're gonna have four games per year. And 136 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: I think actually that's just our base level. I think 137 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: we'll have more than that. Final thought with you here 138 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: in Neil, how do you see the Texans Jags matchup 139 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: ending up at Wembley the Sunday? So I think it's 140 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: gonna be a bit like the first one. I think 141 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: it'd be quite physical, quite low scoring. I think it's 142 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: a coin flip game. So because I'm talking to you, 143 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: I'm going to go Jags in a coin flip. I'll 144 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: tell you why pass Rush Claire's Campbell Josh Allen, Yannik 145 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,479 Speaker 1: and Gotkway. It's raining, it's going to be horrible weather 146 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: on Saturday. It's going to be horrible for a little 147 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: bit on Sunday. That is a that's a Leonard four 148 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: net game. He's going to be inspired by watching England 149 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: in the rugby pounding it up the middle of time 150 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: and time again, and that's going to be Leonard for net. 151 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: So the Jags are going to give an old school 152 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 1: physical feel to the game, and so they more than 153 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: capable of winning. But it is a coin flip game. 154 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:12,679 Speaker 1: But I'm gonna go Jacks just about