It’s that time of year again, #MetLifeTakeover weekend! The fun starts at Slattery’s on Saturday night where we have our pre-party from 6-8pm and then of course our huge tailgate before the game and then we all head up to the cheap seats to cheer on the Dolphins, hoping to get our first win of the season. It should be a blast and we got a lot planned between a brand new merch drop, some tailgate surprises and some absolutely massive raffles.
The party kicks off at 6pm at Slattery’s Midtown Pub. Technically it ends at 8 because we have a lot of stuff to pack up and organize Saturday night, but everyone is welcome to hang out at the bar as long as they want. We have our DJ spinning, new merch for sale, HUGE discounts on old merch and we are raffling off a Malik Willis jersey, a Malik Washington signed mini helmet and a Jordyn Brooks signed pennant. All the money goes to charity and we will have some giveaways as well if you don’t want to throw in some cash.
Speaking of our new merch, it’s a 90s themed drop. The last merch we did was an 8-bit 80s themed hat so of course we had to follow that up. This year we have two shirts that are designed in the style of 90s bootlegs. We have a Metlife Takeover shirt in the style of the shirts that guys would sell in in the parking lots before games back in the day and we have a shirt featuring a bunch of cartoon characters that reference all the old Looney Tunes/ Bart Simpson shirts that people ripped off and sold out of the back of car trunks. Both shirts were designed by Mike Jones, the former designer for the streetwear brand Mishka who were famous for their 90s flips and bootlegs. The Dolfans NYC logo on the cartoon shirt is going to be showing up on three different hats as well. It’s a lot of fun and only available in person. Not trying to get our Shopify account banned for selling bootlegs.
The clothing and the first raffle are in person only, but if you can’t make it to the takeover and want to get involved you can buy tickets to our second raffle. This one we are raffling off a Jacob Rodriguez jersey, a Zach Sieler jersey and a Kayden Proctor signed helmet. Some absolutely massive prizes that we are giving away all to raise money for good causes (Miami Dolphins Foundation and the Dolphins Cancer Challenge). You can get tickets online and we will ship to you if you can’t make it to the tailgate. (Winners pay shipping costs). Tickets are $20 for five tickets. If you want tickets you can send money via PayPal to dolfansnyc@gmail.com or Venmo us at @dolfansnyc.
On Sunday we are meeting at Slattery’s at 7:30am for the busses to the game. We still have bus tickets available if you are interested. You can buy just a one way ticket if you like as well. If you aren’t taking the bus with us the tailgate officially starts at 9am in the bus parking lot near L4. Look for our U-Haul flying Dolphins flags because some clown is trying to host his own knockoff Takeover nearby. If you somehow haven’t been to our tailgate it’s an absolute blast and we have an amazing all you can eat and drink set up. Tickets are still available through Saturday but prices go up on the day of the game if you want tickets last minute.
Anyway, I can’t wait to see everyone. The Takeover is such a blast, win or lose, but I have a feeling we might finally win one this season. We keep getting closer to putting a full game together and there would be no better time than at the #MetLifeTakeover!