I woke up this morning with the intention of writing a piece in response to Delia’s interview in the Financial Times but, on reflection, thought better of it. The usual suspects would probably come after me again – and I’ve had more than enough of that lately 🙂 – so I’ll, for once, allow others […]
It ain’t what it looks like, it’s what they do in it. But it is bright!
I’m not sure if it’s an age thing or a Gowers thing, but the older I get the less I care about what Norwich City’s new kit of the day looks like. Or it could just be a grumpy old git thing. Either way, I’d have had no problem with Brentford’s ongoing two-year approach, which […]
MFW – A platform for news and views… both positive and negative
As you read this, I’ll probably be in a queue at Silverstone. For once, this is being written on a Saturday morning and not a Sunday so forgive me for not including any references to the friendly at King’s Lynn. For what it’s worth, I predict a relatively gentle but leg-weary 3-1 win with goals […]
It’s official… Farke is now a rival
Feels a bit soon, right? Confirmation that Daniel Farke will be the next incumbent of the Leeds United hot seat didn’t exactly fill me with joy, albeit I have had a while to prepare myself. I’m guessing most City supporters feel the same to differing degrees. He’s still held in high regard in these parts […]
The Borja Sainz story… so far
It’s been one that’s rumbled on for a while, so it was good to finally see Borja Sainz swathed in a green and yellow scarf and hear him tell the club’s official channels how glad he is to be at this “great club” and how his move is a “dream come true”. It’s okay, Borja, […]
Embracing difference is good. Doing so because you have no choice… less so
Our club’s desire to do things differently knows no bounds. In many ways, of course, it’s good to be different; to be non-conformist, to be brave and bold enough, to stick two fingers up to the establishment and challenge its desire to retain the status quo. That’s good different. Brave different. Alas, Norwich City’s version […]
Much noise from down south and Derby Day can’t come soon enough… for them
They’re chirpy right now. Boy, they’re chirpy. I talk, of course, of our friends down the A140. And I suppose they have every right to be. Theirs has been a miserable existence for quite a long time now and, finally, they have something to cheer about and feel, with good reason, that their club is […]
The fixtures are out… just 44 days to go… anyone excited?
No going back now. There they are in all their glory. Forty-six fixtures over which our fate will be sealed for the season 2023-24. I’ll be honest – I wasn’t ready for them. It feels too soon. It feels not five minutes since we were picking over the carcass of an underwhelming and dispiriting 2022-23, […]
Our club finds itself in a state of limbo in which no one wins
It was news that we kind of expected, but it still felt like something of a bombshell when it became real. I talk, of course, of the news that Stuart Webber is to depart our club. We are yet to discover for where, and we’re yet to find out when, but we know it will […]
As Webber’s time in NR1 nears its end, it’s worth remembering the good stuff
I only met Stuart Webber once. Nearly twice, but once. The nearly time came when, after an awful lot of badgering, City’s then Head of Comms, Joe Ferrari, granted MFW an audience with Stuart. It was January 2019. The request was for a sit-down chat that would be relayed to our readership by the old-fashioned […]
Duffy’s in. Ince is rumoured. Who next… Wilson?
The formalities of Shane Duffy becoming a Canary won’t be completed until July 1, but his ‘launch’ on Friday was, in the end, a relief for those of us who feared the cooling of the rumour was indicative of the player considering other offers. It wasn’t. When they arrive at Colney in a fortnight for […]
SPORTING MOMENTS: Owen… St Etienne 1998
My first memorable sporting moment in this series was of a cricketing ilk. My second returns to more familiar territory but, as the rules state, is not Norwich City related. Instead, it pertains to our national team, which back in the day I used to follow, mainly at home but, for one tournament only, away […]
Stacey in the house. But where’s Duffy?
The signing of Jack Stacey on a free from Bournemouth wasn’t one to get the pulse racing but neither was it one to get hot under the collar over. It’s one of those that, on the face of it, looks logical enough given that Sam Byram has already departed and Max Aarons seems almost certain […]
SPORTING MOMENTS: An Oval Rocket
In order to fill some MFW airtime over an international tournament-free summer, Martin and I hatched a plan. Not one that’s particularly clever or innovative, but as most of the good folk involved with MFW are sport, not just football, lovers we thought it worth throwing the floor open to the team (and readers) to […]
Well done Hatters. Enjoy your summer!
Nothing demonstrated better the agony and ecstasy of a Championship Playoff Final than the sight of poor Fankaty Dabo slowly trudging, head-down and numb back toward the halfway line as jubilant Luton players flanked him as they sprinted to celebrate with their goalkeeper, Ethan Horvath. Quite why Horvath was the focal point of the celebration […]
How did Webber fare on his day of reckoning?
To be fair to Stuart Webber, he was on a hiding to nothing. Every word, phrase, pause, sign, and frown was going to be dissected to within an inch of its life. And it was. This was, of course, a situation partly of his own making given that for some time, those tasked with interviewing […]
What’s the plan, Stuart?
Five days. That’s how long we have to wait for Stuart Webber to meet the local press. Whether the planned meeting is a sign of contrition on the part of the Club, who knows? It’s also unclear whether this is the first sign of a permanent thaw in the standoff betwixt Webber, on one side, […]
Good riddance 2022-23
And that just about summed it up. Even on a day when we all were saluting a Club legend, they still didn’t have it in them to produce a performance. Gutless and spineless to the bitter end. On a day when, for most of the time, Carrow Road opted to set aside its differences with […]
Teemu’s big day? Or a final chance for the Carra to tell the Board what it thinks?
I’ll not be heading to Carrow Road tomorrow for the final hurrah of 2022-23. Not through choice or because I’ve decided that a one-man protest will sock it to the owners and sporting director, but because poor health will prevent me from doing so, just as it has done since mid-December. The pandemic aside, it’s […]
Farewell to a City legend. Kiitos Teemu.
By today’s standards, Teemu Pukki’s arrival in Norfolk was given the lightest of light touches by the club’s social media team. Like the man himself, it was understated and modest. In 2023, even something as nondescript as an Isaac Hayden arriving on loan is met with a series of teasers building up to a massive, […]