Tag: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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Tailgates and Thank-Yous
By Nic The Jets’ UK scene is powered by two passionate fan groups, each doing an incredible job of bringing us closer to the team and to one another through great events and meet-ups. The first is Gang Green UK (GGUK). For over ten years now, their mission has been dedicated to growing the legacy…
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From Heartbreak to Hype: Jets Fans Return to London
By Alasdair Mackay Last year I wrote an article anticipating a Jets win over the Vikings in London. Yeah. Sorry about that. In my defence – the game was the only part of that experience that didn’t go to plan, but when has that not been the case with our beloved Jets these last few…
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Friends, Football and Feasting
By Nic In London, I’d pay large amounts of money in eateries for what I am served at a Jets tailgate in the MetLife Stadium parking lot… Smoked brisket as big as my head? Sure. Top-quality smoked ribs with pork belly and a side of tacos? Yes, please, go on. Italian meatballs or a mountain…
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The good, the bad and the MetLife
By Nic, Alasdair Mackay, Anth Cook & Steve Rowe We sat there feeling a bit down because, as with many of our Jets fan meet-ups, events, and tailgating sessions, the pre-game festivities were absolutely incredible. We were gathered at the Hippodrome on a Sunday evening, and the Jets had just lost to the Vikings at…
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2024: a season in review
By Alasdair Mackay Anyone who read my season review of 2023 will have seen my last comment was that “Jets fandom lasts forever”. Well, 2024 put that to the test in the worst way. It’s always been a great source of pride that the Jets fan group at the Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square is…
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My Three Day Reign
By Frank West “My name is Frank West. I’m a police detective and the best fucking tailgater you’ll ever meet.” That was my first line on Food Network’s Chopped, Season 31 Episode 2, titled “Tailgate Greats,” after which yours truly was crowned Champion, and pretty much how I started on the road to “Superfandom.” I…
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Like Father, Like Sons
By Scott Edney You’ll find me down the Hippodrome watching the games with many others, including Alasdair, Jon, and Nic. With the last one being he who is essentially Green Smoke and the ‘nuisance’ who’s been badgering me for almost one year for this bit of writing. Thankfully he won’t be there this Sunday bugging…
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Fans get the W
By Alasdair MacKay I am sitting down to write this on Monday morning after one of the most epic weekends of my life. My throat is sore and my feet ache—in a good way. And it is all because of Jets fans. There has been a lot of anticipation about the New York Jets latest…
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View from the sideline
By Lou I’m Lou, originally from Essex, and I grew up on a diet of Manchester United and Sunday local football with absolutely no access to American football. So when I told someone I was a New York Jets fan, they immediately asked, ‘What could you possibly know about the NFL? Well, let me take…
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Back to Back
By Nic Ealing Fields… Say that name with reverence, for they are back-to-back flag football champions. You may recall an article that I wrote back in May 2023 about the inaugural London NFL Flag Football Championship that took place on a beautifully sunny afternoon in Ealing itself, where the Ealing Fields’ girls took the trophy…
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Painting London Green 2024
By Alasdair Mackay I have been to Tottenham Hotspur’s Stadium a few times to watch Premier League matches. It is one of those grounds that is a bit out of the way—a long walk from a tube station; passed Irish pubs, Turkish kebab shops, and Polish-run DIY emporiums (all the things that make north-east London what it is), but in 2021 that long…
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One year and 3460 odd miles
By Steven Being a die-hard supporter of the New York Jets anywhere in the world is tough: enduring a rotating carousel of QBs with lots of “potential” (whatever that means); actually being tricked into believing that Adam Gase and Nathaniel Hackett were offensive masterminds; and championing the fact that we once again won the offseason,…
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“You’re live in 3..2..1..”
By Nic Back in May of this year (2023, if you’re reading this at a later date), I was frustrated. I was frustrated at the New York Jets and decided to put pen to paper, so to speak, I composed a blog entitled ‘What’s the Game Plan?’. You’ve probably read it. I decided to speak…
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A Tale of Two Stadiums
By John Bradley I’m a Jets fan who’s not from London; I’m a proud Scotsman. But that doesn’t mean I don’t head south to the Big Smoke. I do and have done so many times, whether it be for the games in London, watch parties, or even one of the draft parties with my beloved…
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Coz London loves the Jets
By Nic That title is something that’s been bandied around Green Smoke for a while now to emphasise the love for Gang Green we have here in the UK’s capital city. The truth is, like every other UK city, football (or soccer, if you will) is very much the predominant sport, and every London-based Jets…
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