This is the first time in a long while that I’ve been tempted to write anything for MFW about Norwich City. I’ve consciously made the effort to insulate myself from the swirling vortex of opinions that follows on from being a fan of a club struggling on and off the field, mainly because football isn’t […]
A Corner Turned? Armed with Tequila?
This is probably one of the shortest muses I’ll write about my beloved Norwich City, and I’m aware I’ve had precious little positive to write about in the weeks since summer drifted into autumn. Saturday saw winter beginning to firmly rattle the gate. The latest upturn in our fortunes might have been seeded in the […]
Man Utd, with their yellow & green scarves and hankering for some distant heritage…
They’ll do what they want. They always have. They always will. In the near 50 years since we first got to play Manchester United in my supporting career during the 1972-73 season, we’ve always been programmed to show due deference to The Busby Babes; The Biggest Club In The World. In those days it was […]
Dads and Lads and the Infinite Game: A Norwich City Love Story
The Coventry game hadn’t long kicked off, but instead of settling down to follow the match, I was standing in the doorway to the lounge, on the phone, trying to get through to the ward at the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital, sort of half watching, half concentrating on the seemingly endless ringing at the other […]
The Wait of Expectation | Farke v Hughton
The in-match social media output had been a mixture of relaxed assuredness and excitement as City purred their way through yet another winning performance on the banks of the Trent. Amongs the fully invested Canary content, and supported by the watching football media, was a growing opinion from Forest fans that they were watching two […]