Allan Kemp

It is one of England’s largest cities and home to two professional football clubs but neither Bristol City nor their city neighbours, Rovers have played in the Premier League. The closest Norwich’s next opponents, Bristol City, have come was a play-off final defeat in 2008. Capable of beating, but equally losing, to anybody they are […]

Tonight we enjoy a trip to one of our oldest rivals, Brentford FC. One of London’s less fashionable clubs, The Bees are on the up with a new stadium off the pitch and an exciting young team on it. They have been in the promotion mix for the last few seasons and all under a […]

Next up are the League One playoff winners, Wycombe Wanderers. You have to feel a bit sorry for Wycombe. The final at Wembley would have, should have, been the biggest game in the club’s history. Especially as the 2-1 victory came at the expense of near neighbours Oxford United. The fact no fans were there […]

Next to visit Carrow Road is the second city under-achievers Birmingham City and a return to a Championship favourite – The midweek fixture. When thinking back to past games between the two it is hard to look beyond the Play-off final of 2002 but as we shall see there have been plenty of important clashes […]

Big games, historic matches, significant milestones, and player connections. I’ll delve into moments in time where our respective clubs have meet, looking at trends, quirks, and key talking points, all of which have helped contribute towards Norwich’s rich and colourful history. One to appeal to the nostalgic side in us, so enjoy the memories… Next […]

The Premier League dream is over. City find themselves back in familiar territory of The Championship and a new fixture list full of old friends and foes. Big games, historic matches, significant milestones, and player connections. I’ll delve into moments in time where our respective clubs have meet, looking at trends, quirks, and key talking […]

If what follows sounds a tad familiar, that’s maybe because it is. This is the piece Allan wrote ahead of City’s trip to the Vitality Stadium last season, when they earned their first away point of the campaign. Little did we know at the time we’d only go on to win five more! Since then, […]

Allan’s been given the week off as he’s already written a ‘We Meet Again’ – penned as part of the lead-up to last season’s FA Cup tie at Deepdale. So, if what follows has an FA Cup hue, then you’ll know why, but it still offers a nostalgic reminder of when Canary yellow and Preston […]

The Premier League dream is over. City find themselves back in familiar territory of The Championship and a new fixture list full of old friends and foes. My weekly series ‘We Meet Again’ returns as part of MyFootballWriter’s pre-match preview, where I look back at previous clashes between Norwich City and our upcoming Championship opponents. […]

This Saturday it’s a week off from Premier League struggles as City travel to Preston North End in the third round of the FA Cup. It’s one of the most anticipated weekends of the football season, a tournament those magic extends across the football-loving globe. Be it a classic giant-killing or a famous cup run, […]

Last but by no means least we welcome another of the game’s glamour clubs – Tottenham Hotspur. Fittingly for concluding my ‘we meet again series’ Tottenham are one of our oldest opponents, a rivalry dating back to the Southern League days. Spurs at home – a perfect conclusion to a Christmas weekend! Tottenham, along with […]

A traditional Saturday afternoon kick-off seems appropriate for the visit of one of football’s historic old clubs. At 3 o’clock, City will kick off against another founder member of the Football League, the famous old gold and black of Wolverhampton Wanderers.    Wolverhampton were the Kings of English football during the 1950s. They won three League […]

Unforgettable Premier League Champions in 2015/16 and serious contenders for a Champions League place (or better) this season under Brendan Rodgers. Leicester City have become the model, the inspiration, the hope for every club in the land – Norwich City included. They have made the transition from bouncing between the top two divisions to one […]

Delay the roast. Fresh from Arsenal last week, is another Sunday 14:00 kick-off at Carrow Road. This week we welcome our fellow promotion winners from last season’s Championship – Sheffield United.  In recent years a modern-day ‘rivalry’ has emerged between Farke’s Canaries and Chris Wilder’s Blades. It was sparked before Norwich’s trip to Bramall Lane […]

We’ve been up together and we’ve been down together. Rivals from way back to our amateur days, when football was in its infancy in Norfolk and Hampshire. This week also marks the return of an old friend from the Championship – The midweek fixture – as Norwich and Southampton do battle, for the 128th time, […]

From one top-flight regular in Everton to another, Arsenal, who are next up at Carrow Road. The Gunners’ record is incredible. This season marks a century of continuous campaigns in the Premier League and its predecessor Division 1. That’s 100 years at the top table without experiencing the dreaded relegation – imagine that! With a […]

Us Norwich fans have suffered relegation from the top division of English football more than most. Seven times in total, four of those from the Premier League. This is in stark contrast to Saturday’s opponents, Everton. The Toffees are founder members of the Football League and have only spent four seasons outside the top-flight, the […]

Friday night football is back at Carrow Road. There is no better way to end the working week, as we welcome fellow ‘yellows’ Watford FC to Norfolk. With both sides occupying the bottom two spots it’s already shaping up to be an epic battle. A classic ‘six-pointer’, but, as we shall, see it’s not the […]

Last week it was the three-times European Champions Manchester United, this week a club, that 22 years ago was desperately clinging on to a draw at Hereford. A result that, by their fingertips, kept them in the Football League. A fortnight after Bournemouth, it’s another trip to the South Coast as Norwich travel to Brighton […]

This Sunday we welcome to Carrow Road, arguably the world’s biggest club – Manchester United. From the Busby Babes to Charlton, Best and Law, the class of 92 and Sir Alex Ferguson’s dynasty, it is more than a football club, United is a global sporting institution. England’s first European Cup winners and the country’s most […]