NFL executive Eric Grubman summed up the fan situation surrounding Super Bowl 45 as “Awful” following the farcical treatment of several hundred fans who never got the seats they paid for. His comments could have been aimed at much of the event with the National Anthem fiasco and the disapointing half time show not really […] Continue reading → With 100m people viewing one can just about excuse pop star Christine Aguilera’s minor faux pax at Super Bowl 45 on Sunday. She had been given the honour of singing the Star Spangled Banner before the kick-off of the Super Bowl but quickly drew the ire of the crowd for committing the cardinal sin of […] Continue reading → Not the classic we had hoped for but in what was still an entertaining Super Bowl the Green Bay Packers just edged out the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 to take the Vince Lombardi Trophy back to its spiritual home for the first time since Super Bowl 31 way back in 1996. We expected defenses to figure […] Continue reading → Only a few hours to kick off and the excitement is building for the clash of two of the NFL’s All Time Greats The Green Bay Packers Inagural Super Bowl Winners against The Pittsburgh Steelers who hold the record for the most wins with 6 from their 7 previous appearances. This is a hard game […] Continue reading → Image via Wikipedia Finally the Southern States near domination of Super Bowl venues has been broken as the owners have voted for New York to host Superbowl 48 in 2014. The game will be played in the Meadowlands Stadium which is home to both the NY Giants and Jets and being an open stadium it […] Continue reading → Image via Wikipedia On May 25 at the NFL owners meeting there will be a vote on the venue for the 2014 Super Bowl and New York as joined Tampa and Miami as applicants. If the Meadowlands in New Jersey is chosen for the final it will be a marked change from the normal as […] Continue reading → Image via Wikipedia Super Bowl 44 will be remembered not only for the Saints victory but for its TV stats which at over 106 million viewers is the most watched US TV programme ever, surpassing surpassing the 1983 finale of “M*A*S*H“. With a growing World Wide audience the NFL’s finances look assured for many years […] Continue reading → photo credit: RMTip21 In a highly entertaining game The New Orleans Saints impeccably led by Drew Brees won their 1st ever Super Bowl by 31-17 thanks largely to the only turnover of the game, an interception thrown by Colts Quarter Back Peyton Manning deep in the 4th quarter. The pick proved to be conclusive it […] Continue reading → Image by Getty Images via Daylife Finally Superbowl 44 is upon us and a interesting final it looks to be. The Odds seem to suggest that Indianapolis only have to turn up to win – but I am not so sure. On a form Line through the New England Patriots it would be no surprise […] Continue reading → Despite reporting an easing in the level of pain Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney looks set to miss training again today and it is looking increasingly unlikely that he will make the starting line up. He has been concentrating on light walking which has helped but his position relies on speed and mobility (Freeney is […] Continue reading →