# @plinusa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/COlBR_-t1LN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14612479-plinusa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-05-07T16:28:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Premier League USA (@PLinUSA) — https://gondola.cc/PLinUSA

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When I went to England, I spent about 300 pounds in the team shop back in 2016. And my buddy's like, “Did you buy enough stuff? Did you want any more? You know, I don't think you bought the whole store.” But I probably could have even done more. I was like a kid at a candy store. I’ve got at least 10 shirts now. 

The first thing people ask me is, “Why Newcastle?” or “How much stuff do you have?” and “Do you have any regular clothes?” Yes, I have regular clothes. But given the opportunity to wear it, I’ll always take the chance to do it.

I even got custom license plates, too, when I lived in Illinois, and I have one here in Denver now. I always get asked though what it means. I paid a lot for it, but I was totally worth it. 
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I’ve lived all over the country, and I always try to go out and watch games or get people together. 

When I lived in Florida I found a bar run by a Geordie. Even though it was 75 miles away, I made the trip there. In Tampa, I tried to get friends to go with me to the bar. I would just give them shirts just to come with me. In St. Louis, a lot of the Newcastle fans were scattered. But it was always the one thing we would meet up to do. 

I am always hoping to meet people that way. You find like-minded people so it grows beyond just being together at the pub at 6:30 in the morning. 
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Supporting a team out west is definitely different. On the East coast, you can make it a lunch or mid-breakfast thing, or even sleep in a bit. But here, we have kickoffs sometimes that are 5:00 or 5:30am. I’ve had poker nights where I have to leave my friends just so I would be able to get up at 4:50 to roll out of bed, go on my couch and turn on the TV. I’ve cancelled picking up shifts at certain positions, I’ve planned so much stuff around this. It’s a community out here. You’re a special breed. 

So many people here are like, “I would rather spend my Sunday morning hiking,” but I would rather get up before sunrise and watch a team seven time zones away.” - Tony, a Denver Newcastle fan who has lived across the country and taken his love of Newcastle to every destination. #PLFansOfAmerica

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