Football’s back. Finally, after seven long months there is a football game with meaning and context. And what a game in prospect. Seven months ago to the day, Peyton Manning walked off a football field for the final time as a Super Bowl champion, with MVP Von Miller by his side. Denver’s defense terrorized Cam Newton all day, as the … Read More
Why I support the Broncos – part 6
In part 6 of our new feature, Vinny McParland tells us how he became a fan of the Denver Broncos. I’m trying to write this without the aid of the internet to research certain dates, players, or games, in the hope that it becomes clear that how I came to support the Broncos was down to luck/fate/a feeling (call it … Read More
Why I support the Broncos – part 5
In edition five of our new feature Alex Harrison explains why he’s a Broncos fan. In the mid 80s C4 started showing NFL highlights on a Saturday morning and a live game on a Sunday night. The Bears has won SBXX and everyone knew about “The Fridge” and American Football was (briefly) flavour of the month on TV and in … Read More
Why I support the Broncos – Part 4
In edition four, Dave Haselden, founder of the Denver Broncos UK facebook group, explains how he became a Denver Broncos fan. A mate of mine who lived in the newsagents kept going on about this team called ‘The Bears’, and something about a Superbowl, and someone called Walter Payton. “I’d love a pair of Kangaroo’s” he said. In a town … Read More
Why I support the Broncos – Part 3
In part three of our new feature, Peter Gall explains why he’s a Broncos fan. Monday morning. October 1985. A chilly school playing field in Scotland, waiting for the inevitable 9am bell to ring. A few of my school friends were excited about some new sport they had seen the night before on Channel 4. They had seen some big … Read More