Viperion101 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 The British Gridiron League (BGL) brings American Football to the United Kingdom and Ireland, and to Europe. With the playing of the NFL London games, the sport has gained popularity in the country. The creation of a separate league in the British Isles allows for the sport to be played there, without the NFL having to commit to having a full team there. The NFL would still play the London Series. The league would start with 10 12 teams, divided into a North Division and a South Division. The rules would be mostly the same as the NFL, *except with XFL-style kickoffs*. South Division London Knights Southampton Storm Spitfires Bristol Marauders Birmingham Cannons Cardiff Dragons Belfast Dublin Emeralds North Division Edinburgh Highlanders Kelpies Manchester Industry Liverpool Steamers Glasgow Griffons Leeds Owls Newcastle Vibe The season would run for 14 weeks, from the beginning of April through July. Each team would play each of their division opponents twice, and 3 of the teams from the other division. Each team would get one bye week. The playoffs would run over a course of four weeks, with a week between the Division Semis and Division Finals, and 2 weeks between the Division Finals and League Championship. League Logo/Shield Banner Logo Team Locations Poster C&C Welcome and appreciated, it may be a few days before I can get any actual team concepts going, I've been busy with school and the like. Just wanted to get the league concept on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperion101 Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Forgot to mention this, but I decided to call it the "British Gridiron League" instead of the "British American Football League" or something similar to that. "Football" is used to refer to association football/soccer, or rugby, and I feel that it wouldn't become as popular if they include "American" in a league with all British teams. In America, we call the rest of the world's "football" something else, so I think it'd be perfectly acceptable for them to call our kind of "football" something else in Britain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavybass Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 "settles down" You got my interest.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittier S Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Full disclosure, I've used the name before, but I think Manchester Machine would work much better as a name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavybass Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Especially if it's like the Montreal Machine of the old World Football league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperion101 Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 51 minutes ago, Whittier S said: Full disclosure, I've used the name before, but I think Manchester Machine would work much better as a name. Ooh nice I like that one. They might be more apt to use Industry though, since that more closely fits the naming scheme of European sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpygremlin Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 4 hours ago, heavybassX said: "settles down" You got my interest.... Mine, too. Can't wait to see where this goes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 In my own British fantasy league (which never left my mind), I also picked the name Owls for Leeds! I know where you got it from! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Southampton could be the Dockers or Stevedores. Something to do with the shipping ports over there. The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Southampton Spitfires The Spitfire - the most widely produced and strategically important British single-seater fighter plane of World War II - was designed and developed at the Supermarine Aviation Works in the Southampton suburb of Woolston, with a significant amount of the aircraft's production taking place in the Southampton area, as well. The Spitfire, which first proved itself during the Battle of Britain, went on the become the foundation of the Royal Air Force's Fighter Command for the remainder of World War II. It served as an interceptor, photo-reconnaissance, fighter-bomber, and trainer in the European, Mediterranean, Pacific, and Southeast Asian theaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycast Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Would love to have seen a few Irish teams in the mix here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalErnst Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Skycast said: Would love to have seen a few Irish teams in the mix here. Let’s hope for some eventual expansion! THE Xtreme Fantasy Football League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGlowin Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I'm already a fan of the Manchester Industry! There aren't enough industrial themes in sports. Unfortunately their biggest industry was cotton. Last updated 2/26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATolly66 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I think you need to have more than one team in London. For the Premiership, there are at least 3 teams in the table every year, who represent a different part of the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperion101 Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 14 hours ago, ATolly66 said: I think you need to have more than one team in London. For the Premiership, there are at least 3 teams in the table every year, who represent a different part of the city. I originally was going to include a second London team, however, I feel that at least at first, the sport isn't popular enough to have 2 teams in London (it still is popular, but I think there'd just be the market for one team as of now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiagaraConcepts Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 i cant wait for the logos im excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperion101 Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 London Knights South Division Stadium: Wembley Stadium Jersey Sponsor: Vodafone The first team, the London Knights. They would play at Wembley Stadium. Yes, I know the name seems a bit generic (it's better than the Monarchs or the Royals, though). However, this team would very likely become "Britain's Team", or the team that is used as a flagship for the whole league. I think that Knights works well for that,. Main Logo: Banner Logos (Each BGL Team will have one) Wordmark Uniforms: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Est1980 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 6:17 PM, heavybassX said: Especially if it's like the Montreal Machine of the old World Football league Actually, it was the World League of American Football (or later World League/NFL Europe). WFL was a different league played in the 70s. That being said, the Montreal Machine had a nice color scheme which hasn't been used yet. By the way, PROPS to both the WLAF for giving us some pretty unique and original color schemes. (Orlando Thunder <3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicknick459 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Love everything about this idea cant wait to see it but as a scouser can i suggest Liverpool be liverpool liverbirds as for our team not to have a liverbird would be a crime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperion101 Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Manchester Industry North Division Stadium: Etihad Stadium Jersey Sponsor: Siemens Presenting the Manchester Industry, a.k.a. the Discount Pittsburgh Steelers (just kidding, that wasn't my intent). The name comes from the city's industrial past (in fact, Manchester is known as the "first industrial city"). The color scheme comes from worker bees and bees in general being a symbol of the city. Main Logo: Banner Logo: Wordmark (would not include the "est. 2020" and "Gridiron Football Club" on it) Uniforms: C&C welcome and appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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