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November 7, 2009

NFL Fan in England Predicts NFL 2009 Week 9 – It’s JacMac time

The Iggles WRs Jackson and Macklin will be geared up for a huge Week 9 output

It has been a while I admit but it’s time to get back to the crystal ball gazing lark and give some NFL predictions.

Plenty of juicy matchups for week 9 in the 2009 NFL season, but my personal favourite is the Philadelphia Eagles [...]

November 1, 2009

NFL London Road Trip Part 11 – Its NFL live in London time – yaaaaaaay

After a year, and a memorable encounter between the San Diego Chargers and the New Orleans Saints in the memory bank, it was time to settle down and witness the three time Superbowl champion New England Patriots play the one time Superbowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Not in my living room, not at Ray Jay or [...]

October 23, 2009

Miami Roas Trip Part 10 – Hurricanes beat the Sooners – JUST!

It was a real honour to be able to witness two of the most storied NCAA College Football universities the Miami Hurricanes and the Oklahoma Sooners.
I can’t say for sure that some of the young men I watched will become NFL stars in 2010 and beyond, but I am pretty confident that the Miami Hurricanes [...]

October 18, 2009

Miami Road Trip Part 8 – First trip to Land Shark Stadium

Having the opportunity to go to Land Shark Stadium in Miami with my lovely wife to watch football games two days in a row was an unforgettable experience, firstly getting to see the University of Miami Hurricanes play the Oklahoma Sooners before seeing the Dolphins under 24 hours later.
We picked up the Dolphins tickets on [...]

October 17, 2009

8 Days ’til I get to see Tom Brady and Randy Moss at Wembley

After just about recovering from a Miami road trip earlier this month it’s time to prepare for the annual pilgrimage to London to see some REAL NFL football.
The 2009 NFL International game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New England Patriots looked a bit more appetising in September than it does right now.
Before the [...]

October 17, 2009

Miami Road Trip Part 7 – My incredible wife’s sacrifice

It’s official I have the best wife in the world. I’ll now explain why.
For our one week road trip to Miami, which was going to be heavily sports dominated, I thought I would look for a non-sporting event for us both to go to, so I visited the Miami American Airlines Arena website to see if [...]

October 17, 2009

Miami Road Trip Part 6 – The 48oz Shula’s Steakhouse challenge

After a 9 hour flight from London and faced with the prospect of a lot of driving around Miami my wife and I decided that on our first night in Dolphin country we would be taken by cab to experience some real American food, at none other than Shula’s original steakhouse.
Named after Superbowl winning head coach [...]

October 10, 2009

Miami Road Trip Part 2 – Hot hot hot – warm-ups in Landshark Stadium

Having recovered from seeing J-Lo outside Landshark Stadium the Miami road trip finally reached the pinnacle of the week with a real live NFL game between the Miami Dolphins and the travelling TO show – the Buffalo Bills.
With temperatures in excess of 90 degrees I made sure I had a bucket of still lemonade with [...]

October 10, 2009

Miami Road Trip Part 1 – It’s all gone a bit A-List

There my wife and I were, enjoying an ironic Bud Light outside Landshark Stadium in Miami, chilling out before the NFL game Miami Dolphins v Buffalo Bills game (October 4 2009).
I spotted an orange carpet area leading into Landshark Stadium and whilst it was only populated by burly security guards and wimpy looking photographers I had [...]

September 26, 2009

Ruud and Barber are 2009 NFL Wembley ticket stars

With a month to go until the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the New England Patriots it was with a great sense of relief that I was able to go to my local sorting office this morning to pick up my tickets.
As the game is being treated as a Buccs home game the tickets were always going [...]