‘Londoner’ Doug has swapped pint jugs for the Jags
I want to give him props for sneaking me in via ambulance to The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert which is probably the greatest concert I’ve ever been to.”
Did he ever think he would see the day when NFL teams played a ‘home’ game in London each season, as the Jags are when they come to town?
“I don’t want to say I saw that coming because I just don’t think of it that way,” he said.
“When I was in London, to see the fan base we had with the Monarchs, to see the people of London embrace our team. I remember our World Bowl, how excited everyone was, the after party we had, hanging out with the Moody Blues.
“It doesn’t surprise me. The people in the UK, and I met a bunch of rugby players — Ellery Hanley was there, and boxer Frank Bruno — they are very competitive, they like sport and win- ners. Goingi to watchh somethinghi that’sh competitive, the people of the UK truly understand that. To see where it’s going doesn’t surprise me at all.”
Marrone, who played at center for the Monarchs in the 1991 and 1992 seasons, learned his coaching trade in US college football with Syracuse University and now the former Buffalo Bills head coach — he won 15 games with the NFL’s Bills in 2013 and 2014 — is making a third straight visit to the UK with the Jags.
He served as assistant head coach and offensive line coach in 2015 and 2016 when they won both games.
If he completes the hat-trick with a win on Sunday, you may just find him in a corner seat in the Red Lion postgame, with a plate of shepherd’s pie, a pint and looking for a game of darts. Subway is bringing the NFL experience closer to you. For more details go to nfluk.com