Where to watch
Pubs that put the Toon on
6 on the map1 stood in2 countries
The map
The world, from St James’ Park.
The ground sits in the middle. Every ring is a thousand miles out. Every line is the short way home. Blue means I have stood in it.
Drag the plate to spin the world round the ground. Tap a pin for its ticket. The shade is night, wherever it is night right now.
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Pub stood in
Furthest from the ground: Fairplay, 5,279 mi
Distance and bearing from the middle are true. The far side of the world stretches round the rim. The sun is where it is. Plotted, not drawn.
The list
- 01
The Irish Spot
Las Vegas, Nevada · USANot official. Puts the match on.
Not an official Geordie pub. An Irish bar on Tropicana, east of the Strip, that puts the football on. Video poker on the sign, because Vegas.
1350 E Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89119(702) 389-3808
Kickoff on this bar’s clock
07:00 PDT
Sun 25 Oct · at Crystal Palace
Early doors. Ring ahead and check they are opening for it.
Stood in it
Watched a match here.
5,023 mi · 8,083 km
from St James’ Park
bearing 309° NW
- 02
The Strawberry
Newcastle upon Tyne · EnglandThe pub at the ground
The pub at the ground. A boozer on Strawberry Place since 1859, before there was a ground to be next to. Keegan corner inside, the Gallowgate End across the road. Not been yet. First door I walk through when I get there.
7-8 Strawberry Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4SF0191 232 6865
Kickoff on this bar’s clock
14:00 GMT
Sun 25 Oct · at Crystal Palace
Not yet
182 yd · 166 m
from St James’ Park
bearing 123° ESE
- 03
The Leinster
Miami, Florida · USASupporters’ club home
Where Toon Army Miami watch the matches. Miami’s Irish pub, in Edgewater just north of downtown, screens on every wall. Not been yet.
1600 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33132(786) 937-8122
Kickoff on this bar’s clock
10:00 EDT
Sun 25 Oct · at Crystal Palace
Not yet
4,332 mi · 6,972 km
from St James’ Park
bearing 277° W
- 04
Roadmap Brewing Co.
San Antonio, Texas · USASupporters’ club home
Home of the Alamo Mags, San Antonio’s official supporters’ club. A downtown taproom on North Alamo Street, up the road from the Alamo. Not been yet.
723 N Alamo St, San Antonio, TX 78215(210) 254-9962
Kickoff on this bar’s clock
09:00 CDT
Sun 25 Oct · at Crystal Palace
Early doors. Ring ahead and check they are opening for it.
Not yet
4,834 mi · 7,779 km
from St James’ Park
bearing 293° WNW
- 05
Mad Dog in the Fog
San Francisco, California · USASupporters’ club home
Where Toon Army SF watch the matches. The city’s old soccer pub, up at Haight and Clayton since 2022. Not been yet.
1568 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117
Kickoff on this bar’s clock
07:00 PDT
Sun 25 Oct · at Crystal Palace
Early doors. Ring ahead and check they are opening for it.
Not yet
5,140 mi · 8,272 km
from St James’ Park
bearing 315° NW
- 06
Fairplay
San Diego, California · USASupporters’ club home
Home of the San Diego Mags, Toon Army San Diego, the city’s official supporters’ club. A North Park bar on 30th Street. Not been yet.
4026 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104(619) 269-3222
Kickoff on this bar’s clock
07:00 PDT
Sun 25 Oct · at Crystal Palace
Early doors. Ring ahead and check they are opening for it.
Not yet
5,279 mi · 8,495 km
from St James’ Park
bearing 309° NW
The tip box
Put a pub on the map.
A supporters’ club in Sydney. A bar in Bangkok that opens in the middle of the night for the Toon. If it puts Newcastle on, I want it on here, and one day I want to stand in it.