American Football

NFL pub experience ‘lends itself well’ to Covid-secure trading, says GBPA winner

11-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

The manager of the 2019 Great British Pub Awards’ Best for Sport winner believes that the existing playbook on American Football screenings makes the NFL well suited to post-lockdown pubs.

Hanging tough - capitalising on the 6 Nations and Super Bowl

23-Jan-2017 By Liam Coleman

With both the RBS 6 Nations and the Super Bowl approaching next month, now is the time for licensees to flaunt their offer of both rugby union and American football.

Making Sundays great again - inside the pub that does NFL to the max

19-Jan-2017 By Liam Coleman

Belushi's in London Bridge has spent years refining its American football offer and is now reaping the rewards in trade. Here is how a typical NFL Sunday night in the venue pans out.

Sport

How pubs can kick off a winning 2017

12-Jan-2017 By Liam Coleman

Both sports fans and licensees can look forward to a bumper 2017 as millions continue to choose the atmosphere of a pub to enjoy the sporting action, but what are the sports that got people into pubs in 2016 and how can licensees maximise those events...

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Sports finalist - Two Sportsmen

28-Sep-2016 By MA

Previously a branded Sports Bar & Grill in the heart of the West End, the Two Sportsmen reinvented itself last year with the aim creating a more authentic pub environment for its diverse customer base.

MA Sport

Wrestling, sailing and NFL: Embracing the sporting alternatives

06-Sep-2016 By Liam Coleman

You’ve paid the big bucks to have sport from both BT and Sky in the pub; you’ve got a state-of-the-art AV system; and a selection of TVs just waiting to beam high-definition coverage to the punters. Yet the reality is that outside of the Premier League...

Analysis

Sport in your pub isn't all about the football

23-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

Football may be the leading sport in the UK but Mike Berry discovers why offering viewing of less popular sports, such as NFL and Formula 1, in your pub could grab a share of the market.

Rugby World Cup: Guinness goes inflatable to boost pub trade

07-Sep-2015 By Jessica Mason

Diageo has launched a new campaign for its Guinness brand celebrating the inner qualities of rugby players, rather than their physical attributes.

BT SPORT

Fantasy football: Are you ready for the Pub League?

07-Aug-2015 By PMA

The PMA has created a special pub-focused team for the battle of the licensees on the PMA's exclusive BT Sport pub league on the official Premier League fantasy football site.

Admiral Taverns to offer free Coral World Cup football bets

12-Jun-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Admiral Taverns has teamed up with bookmaker Coral to offer both licensees and pubgoers free World Cup bets.

Tom Palmer: Pin-ball try the difference

28-Nov-2012 By Tom Palmer

I always thought that this match was going to be a tight, low scoring affair – in fact I predicted a 15pts – 12pts victory for England. 

Pub landlords offered risk assessment advice for Euro Football Championships

07-Jun-2012

Health & safety consultancy Perry Scott Nash has issued risk assessment advice for pubs ahead of the European Football Championships, which kick off tomorrow.

Tom Palmer: 'Character and team spirit see us through'

08-Feb-2012 By Tom Palmer

With so many new faces in the England squad for the 2012 Six Nations campaign ( making the average age of the players 25 ) plus a new coaching team in place led by Stuart Lancaster it was no surprise to us all that the approach to preparation for the...

Top marks for former 'filthiest pub kitchen'

09-Dec-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

A pub that was condemned for having the filthiest kitchen in the country is celebrating after scoring top marks from health and safety visitors....

Luminar loses out to World Cup

13-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ

Spain may be celebrating their first ever World Cup win but Luminar Group, the UK nightclub operator, will be glad to see the back of the month-long...

Essex pub installs pitch for World Cup

15-Jun-2010 By Lesley Foottit

An Essex licensee, Mark Wenn of the Parson's Barn, is celebrating the World Cup by turning his pub into a football pitch.

Gareth Southgate heads up Drinkaware campaign

02-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney

Former England footballer Gareth Southgate is to head up Drinkaware's sensible drinking campaign for the World Cup. Southgate, best remembered for...

Kurnia lays on World Cup welcome mat

10-May-2010 By John Harrington

Lincolnshire operator Kurnia is laying out the football-themed welcome mat for customers in time for the World Cup. Mats that resemble football...

Carlsberg gears up its World Cup support

29-Jan-2010

Official England sponsor Carlsberg has unveiled a huge line-up of support aimed at driving football fans into the pub in the build-up to the World...

Mark Daniels: Send Us Victorious (up the garden path...)

07-Oct-2009

It can hardly have gone unnoticed this week that on Saturday there will be one of those football game things, and that it'll be between England and...

Brains to tackle French advertising ban

16-Feb-2009

Welsh brewer Brains has come up with a solution to the French ban on alcohol advertising during the Six Nations.The brewer, the official shirt and...

WKD talks footie tactics

31-Jul-2008 By Jessica Harvey

Beverage Brands has published two WKD footie tactics sheets providing licensees with tips on how they can drive footfall and generate business...

Urinal goal makes a big splash

10-May-2006 By Lucy Britner

There's another reason blokes will be visiting the "little boys room" as a brand new pub game has just been introduced in time for the World Cup....

AV Guide: All to play for in the World Cup

23-Mar-2006

Football can increase your footfall so it's time to review your big screen offering.You might have noticed there's a little football tournament...

Budweiser six-a-side winners to make dream trip to World Cup

01-May-2002

While magistrates mince words, more than 500 pub and bar football teams around Britain are getting bruised and muddy in the battle for seats on a...