News – UK Vikings Fans

Letter from the President

Letter from the President Happy 2023/2024 season! It was a long pre-season and now we have settled into Week 3 of the new season! A few rough starts but many games left to play! The Fan Club has several events organised this year to include locations in Leeds, London, Manchester, Newmarket, Nottingham and Scotland. Our…
2023 Week 1 – Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2023 Week 1 Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers By Tim Coveney The Vikings begin the season with a crushing defeat that ends all hope of relevance as potential Super Bowl champions – again. If we can’t beat the Buccaneers clearly, we’re going to lose every game this year and finish with an 8-9 mid…
Admins off-season score out of 10

Admins off-season score out of 10 It’s back! The days of spending your Sundays making small talk with your friends and family whilst wishing there was some football to look forward to are over. January 15 was the last time we saw a competitive snap from the boys in purple and we will all…
Fan in Focus – Amy Boucher Pye

Name Amy Boucher Pye So why the Vikings? Watching football is in my blood; I grew up in Minnesota and my mom is the huge fan in my family, along with my brother and my dad. I’ve passed my love for the sport and this team to my son, Jonathan who is also a…
Fan in Focus – Katherine Pellett

Name Katherine Pellett Fan Since 2021 So why the Vikings? I became a Vikings fan two seasons ago now, after my other half failed to get me to support the Patriots when introducing me to the game. I decided to learn the game (still learning now) and choose my own team. I’ve…
SKOLding Hot Takes – The playoffs are a free hit.

The playoffs are a free hit It starts this Sunday, our opportunity at greatness. To go down in Vikings legend. The team that finally brings home a championship. And we have the weapons! Kirk, JJ, Cook, Hockenson, Thielen, KJ, Irv, Mattison, the list goes on! But, whilst we are all sizing up the other…
Skol from the sofa – Volume 8, Bilson Morrissey, Week 16 2022: Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Volume 8, Bilson Morrissey, Week 16 2022: Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants Our beloved Vikes delivered us an early Christmas present in an all but too familiar fashion to push our impressive record to 12-3. Kevin O’Connell (KOC) now proudly holds the record of most regular season wins by a head coach, in…
Fan in Focus – Eloise Miller

Name Eloise Miller Fan Since 2017 So why the Vikings? So I started watching the NFL back in University when the student union would open late to show the Super Bowl. I had no idea what was going on but always watched it and enjoyed it. Fast forward a few years and I made…
Skol from the sofa – Volume 7, Katie Marriott, Week 16 2022: Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Volume 7, Katie Marriott, Week 16 2022: Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants As Christmas Eve drew in and we were relaxing with the tree all decorated, presents sitting nicely below and family all gathered around. It might be expected that we were chatting about our lives, playing games and watching the children…