I honestly cannot remember the last time I wrote about a 0-0 involving Norwich City and neither can I recall a match in which we had 27 shots without scoring, which must be some kind of record I suppose. But I’m quite prepared to be pragmatic following the events at the Carra on Tuesday evening […]
MILLWALL PREVIEW: Ex-wives… the fury of Zampa Road… and ‘they can rebuild him’
It’s Millwall time again tomorrow as we welcome the Bermondsey-based South London side from Zampa Road to the Carra. We meaning everybody apart from NCFC fans and Lions supporters of course. They’re as cacked off about that as we are as MFW readers will discover thanks to the excellent Nick Hart – creator of the brilliant “Achtung! […]
Three quality goals for City but three points courtesy of one mighty Dutchman
Goals win games. That’s what “they” say, isn’t it? And we came up with three pretty damn good ones at Ashton Gate at mid-day on Saturday. A classic through-ball to Teemu Pukki from Marco Stiepermann early doors and our Finnish friend did his stuff. It was a privilege to see it hit the net really. […]
Four games unbeaten and 14 points from eight. Not bad for a team running on three
If you hadn’t seen or listened to the game and looked online yesterday morning to see Brentford 1 [Toney 28], Norwich City 1 [McLean 87] I’m pretty sure you’d have been happy with that. A point away against what appears to be a genuine candidate for the promotion mix ain’t half bad. And I was […]
All Hallows Eve… vintage combos… another defensive cock-up… and Idah naivety
Many folks are preparing their Hallow’een cauldrons for the weekend. We’re not doing it this year cos of Covid and actually refer to it within the family as All Hallows Eve cos we’re not fans of premeditated American stuff designed for the supermarkets to make yet more money. But if neighbourhood trick or treaters come […]
WYCOMBE PREVIEW: Cold Blooded Hearts… Anthony McNamee… and The Beast
Well if ever an MFW preview was made for me this is the one. Which is probably why I volunteered for it in the first place. Now how does a singer in a half-decent rock ‘n’ roll covers band who plays [apparently – I couldn’t confirm it at time of writing] a bit of rhythm […]
Even for those who don’t love a stat… 73% possession and 23 shots is impressive!
Please Daniel, is there any chance of this becoming a regular experience? You surely know what I mean – winning by the odd late, late goal and keeping up the improvement in performance levels on a virtually game by game basis. This grinding out of results is becoming very popular with us supporters, you know. […]
The knives may have been out at half-time, but who doesn’t love an ugly win?
At half time on Saturday, I had both my kriss and kukri out, sharpened and most certainly ready for theoretical action against our current management. What an abysmal first 45 minutes it was and I defy anybody to argue against that. We were awful. Tim Krul? What can you say? If first goalscorer Freddie Ladapo’s […]
What’s in a shirt? Any non-City football shirts tucked away in the wardrobe?
In the late 1880s some well-intentioned Polish scientist invented Esperanto. You know, that pan European theoretical language that not a single one of us has ever assimilated – because we’ve never needed to. We have football. That is our common language and has been throughout my adult, working lifetime. Fess up time: I am unusual […]
Everything that’s bad about Norwich City FC, all on display at varying times…
We’re riding along on the crest of a wave and the sun is in the sky. There are chips, chips, as big as battleships in the quartermaster’s stores. And Jesus wants me for a sunbeam along with all of my colleagues in the 4th Goodmayes cub scout pack. No I didn’t want to join – […]
More questions than answers as the fallout from Bournemouth rumbles on
Do you get the feeling you’ve been cheated? One of the most famous quotes from one Johnny Rotten who said it somewhere in the USA after the final Sex Pistols gig in 1978. He then reverted to his given monicker of John Joseph Lydon, enjoyed a successful career with PiL and sold out any credibility […]
Aarons to Barca on the verge of collapse? Much like the plan to get more in the Carra
What a difference a couple of days makes. As rumours float around concerning Max Aarons’ *collapsed* £20million plus move to Barcelona and how the lad’s head might drop, I’m kind of thinking along different lines. We carried out a pilot match with 1,000 supporters against Preston as recently as Saturday, and gathering from the account […]
The mighty thousand… off-colour Zimbo… and the re-launch of the Bee Gees?
A good game for the neutral? An overall fair result? Or merely an indicator of how our performances are likely to ebb and flow until this wretched transfer window is laid to rest? All three in my book. Gary G summed up the game itself perfectly yesterday so I’ll just add a few observations. Nothing […]
PNE PREVIEW: Founder members… the Preston Plumber… and Alex returns
We’re facing a club with some genuine history on Saturday but I’m pretty sure we’ll have the upper hand and come away with all three points. One win doesn’t make a season but I’m convinced we’ll be too good for them. Preston North End. The original Lilywhites although some Spurs fans might [wrongly] make a […]
When Penneys and Idahs collide – from the south-west of Ireland to the Fine City
Cometh the 81st minute, cometh the young Irishman. That selfless cutback from *old-stager* Teemu Pukki to Adam Idah, which was put to bed with aplomb slowed the over-beating hearts of the Canary Nation. It was just sheer bloody relief for surely almost all of us as in… what 12-game losing streak? What inability to win […]
Gibson arrives… Lewis departs… and an uninspiring afternoon in Luton
That was quite a weekend for Norwich City. The excitement of landing Ben Gibson from Burnley, the gathering storm around what must surely be the imminent departure of Jamal Lewis to Newcastle and an uninspiring exit from the Carabao Cup at the hands of Nathan Jones and his physical Luton Town outfit. Reactions to the […]
Memories of playing the Hatters… and not the good kind!
The only time I have ever played on a professional football club’s pitch was back in the early 1990s at Kenilworth Road Luton when, together with Preston and QPR, they had an AstroTurf surface that they were prepared to hire out to just about all and sundry during the off-season. My then company BASF took […]
How will Farke’s Pick ‘n’ Mix fare at Luton? What have we learned from pre-season?
When I was around eight or nine one of my favourite attractions was Woolies in the High Street. In my case, that was Ilford High Road but I guess for many MFW readers the equivalent would have been on Rampant Horse Street [which Mrs P remembers but I do not] and later St Stephens Street […]
When a rumour becomes an ‘incoming’ – Gibson still ongoing but Hugill is aboard
Rumours. Don’t you just love ’em? In the past week, they’ve revolved around two leading men, as in Ben Gibson and Jordan Hugill and I must be honest enough to say that one I’d embrace at the Carra and one, erm, I wouldn’t. Gibson has had a torrid time with Burnley and is on record […]
Hats Off To Errea And NCFC Marketing For Their Classy Nod To 2011/12
I’ve probably got as much previous as the rest of us for sometimes sitting on that wooden garden dividing boundary, but not this time. I simply luurve the new home kit and I will be buying our new shirt quite early this very Monday morning from Fan Hub in the City while I hope you […]