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Robin Sainty

The State of the Game…

8th April 2022 By Robin Sainty 14 Comments

Those of you who read my column in the EDP will be aware that I’m pretty disillusioned with the direction of travel of the game of football. Maybe I’m just becoming a curmudgeonly old git (this is very much my wife’s view), but it just seems to me that there is a constant diet of […]

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With Derby and Reading on the brink, it’s time for a reset. Step forward *Fair Game*

24th September 2021 By Robin Sainty 9 Comments

With FIFA desperately trying to force through two-yearly World Cup’s with all the lucrative money-making opportunities they would bring and £100m transfer fees now barely raising an eyebrow, the game seems to be intent on hurtling towards a point where will see more and more clubs crash and burn as they try to stay aboard […]

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Gentle workout for City at The Walks with City debuts for Messrs Gilmour and Rashica

17th July 2021 By Robin Sainty 3 Comments

It was the gentlest of preseason workouts, but for the many City fans who had turned up at The Walks, it was much more than the chance to see some new heroes for the first time. Having been starved of live football and the sense of community that the lockdown restrictions have taken from us […]

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The ‘super league’ crisis hasn’t been averted, it’s just been postponed for now

3rd June 2021 By Robin Sainty 13 Comments

If you fancied a nice feelgood article today then please stop reading now, because this is my take on why a variation on the European Super League is inevitable and may happen sooner rather than later. To set the scene, let me refer to two things that appeared on social media this week. The first […]

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The Buendia saga has only just begun, but any outcome will be to the Club’s benefit

26th May 2021 By Robin Sainty 6 Comments

The close season has barely begun and already we are being bombarded with stories about the future of Emi Buendia, some clearly clickbait nonsense but some from sources that are generally fairly reliable. It is hardly a surprise that a player who bestrode the Championship like a colossus this season and has just been picked […]

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A busy summer awaits the Canaries Trust as recent events see their numbers surge

20th May 2021 By Robin Sainty 3 Comments

Just like the rest of humanity the Canaries Trust has had to evolve to cope with the lockdowns. Suddenly we were no longer meeting our board colleagues in the pub before the game and although we could continue to meet via Zoom and converse via WhatsApp, it was strange to lose the human contact that […]

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Welcome to the European Super League, where tradition comes a poor second to ££

18th April 2021 By Robin Sainty 12 Comments

It’s been talked about for long enough and now it seems that it’s finally coming to pass. Welcome to the European Super League. Never mind that well over a century of history will be going into the trash; never mind that Covid hit fans of the “elite” clubs will have to stump up for away […]

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“Sustain the Game” -the Football Supporters’ Association’s five-point plan

21st August 2020 By Robin Sainty 16 Comments

None of us could have imagined at the turn of the year that anything could break the annual cycle of football seasons bringing joy to some and despair to others, and plenty for all of us to chew the fat over during the cold winter months. Now however the old certainties have been torpedoed by […]

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Football without fans is nothing – the PL and EFL should never ever forget that

4th August 2020 By Robin Sainty 18 Comments

“Today is 47 days before the start of the League One season and Charlton remain in limbo. The EFL should issue an immediate public explanation of what is happening and should take decisive action so that alternative futures for our club can be explored if necessary. That clock ticks more loudly with every passing day.” […]

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Time for a major re-set. The very future of the game we love is at stake right now

22nd June 2020 By Robin Sainty 12 Comments

I’ve been lucky enough to be allowed to write about the game I love for 10 years now but I don’t think I’ve ever felt as disillusioned with it as I currently do. Before the pandemic the combination of live football to write about and a tight word limit meant that I never had the […]

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Strange days are upon us… no football but, doubly disappointing, no Trust foodbank

15th March 2020 By Robin Sainty 8 Comments

This is a story of being overtaken by life. Last Monday I started writing about football, as I’m unlikely to be doing so for the foreseeable future I might as well publish it anyway: Black and white, night and day, matter and anti-matter. Pick the antonym of your choice but they could all be applied […]

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City’s on-field success came faster than the financial rebuild that has now been sorted

25th February 2020 By Robin Sainty 14 Comments

Other children of the 60s may remember an Australian series called the Magic Boomerang in which said implement when thrown would suspend time for all but the thrower. Apparently a number of Wolves players were carrying one on Sunday judging by their second goal, with three attackers fighting to get the final touch with not […]

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Hard times but this remains a long-term project and City are still ahead of schedule

4th November 2019 By Robin Sainty 21 Comments

To say that being a Norwich City fan is hard at the moment would be an understatement of monumental proportions. As the central defensive carousel turned once again at Brighton due to even more injuries there was plenty of cause for concern before a ball was kicked, but the performance itself was the toughest of […]

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Vive la Webber révolution. The future’s yellow and laden with Under-23 talent

8th July 2019 By Robin Sainty 7 Comments

It would be difficult to underestimate the influence of Stuart Webber on Norwich City, even though, as I discovered last week, there are still a few people out there desperate to criticise him, however inaccurately. In that particular instance it was an attempt to hold the Sporting Director, who is not involved in the commercial […]

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It’s not all VAR. Other rule changes set to alter the Premier League landscape…

25th May 2019 By Robin Sainty 4 Comments

While the introduction of VAR on a more comprehensive basis is the obvious change that will give the Premier League a new look next season, it’s important to remember that there are other rule changes to take on board as well. In principle they all make sense, but some may well create issues in practice. […]

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The Class of 2015-16 v the Class of 2018-19 – how does Farke’s XI compare to Alex Neil’s?

15th May 2019 By Robin Sainty 8 Comments

With no actual football to talk about, the next couple of months will be full of the usual rumours and speculation as we wait to see how City will fare on their return to the top division after three seasons in the Championship. At this point we don’t know who will be coming to the […]

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The mayor’s hat… some MD 20/20… and a fine end to the season from a quality player

11th May 2019 By Robin Sainty 9 Comments

He may be the new Mayor of Norwich but Kenny McLean’s failure to be Moritz Leitner or Mario Vrancic has meant that some City fans were still calling for him to be replaced as the season reached its climax. While I’m a huge fan of both the players that he kept out of the side, […]

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Webber and O’Hagan light up AGM as the Trust revel in the NCFC feelgood factor

19th March 2019 By Robin Sainty 1 Comment

Last week’s Canaries Trust AGM carried on the feelgood factor that has surrounded the Club this season. The Trust has had a hugely successful year purchasing a further 426 ordinary shares and five Preference B shares on behalf of the fans as well as receiving a donation of 12 more and is now within striking […]

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Unpopular with some, but let’s not underestimate Ed Balls’ impact on this football club

4th December 2018 By Robin Sainty 15 Comments

From the moment that he was appointed to the role, Ed Balls was always going to be a controversial choice as Norwich City chairman. As a former Labour Shadow Chancellor and Shadow Home Secretary he was always going to attract antipathy from those of a different political persuasion, while the fact that he was a […]

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City leading way in safe standing debate after an audience with Minister for Sport

22nd October 2018 By Robin Sainty 3 Comments

The safe standing debate seems to have rumbled on forever with little in the way of resolution but that could be about to change. As most of you will be aware various representatives of the Club and supporter groups went down to Westminster last week for a meeting with Tracey Crouch, the Minister for Sport, […]

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