Craig’s Corner

I am writing this real quick, so you all can get going for Saturday’s tailgate.

This will (hopefully) be the first annual Craig’s Corner Tailgater of the Year award presentation, which will be announced at the last home tailgate of the season.

All you need to do is bring your best food and atmosphere which will then be judged by myself and others (aka the ’secret panel’). This will happen every tailgate this season at Gillette, and I will be keeping a collection of notes and results.

I will come up with some sort of prize or trophy, so you will actually win something … Continue Reading

Ahhh, another successful venture into the chilly Razor.

Last night’s match against an upstart Toronto side had fans coming from each side of the border, which led to an incredible tailgate. No surprise though, there always has to be something that doesn’t quite push the tailgate into that “A” range. At least this time it was something that nobody can control - the weather.

Almost all the tailgates that we’ve had this year include some sort of lame weather. Cloudy. Rainy. Cold. All the above. And the ones that did have nice weather were the games that the scheduling geniuses placed in … Continue Reading

What is up?! I don’t know about you, but I am sure as hell excited to be part of the first blogs here on the Midnight Riders site. Since this is the first installment of Craig’s Corner, let me inform you of the path that I plan on taking for most of the season. Please don’t be frightened, we don’t throw streamers or insults from this corner.

I will be writing about what some would say is the most important part of a match day, the tailgate.

Thats right, the tailgate. Not the ball, not the players, not the hype of the … Continue Reading