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Stewart Lewis

For now we see through a glass, darkly. But it won’t stop us speculating

28th June 2022 By Stewart Lewis 9 Comments

It’s not my norm to begin articles – or anything else – with a Biblical quotation. This time, however, it seems apt. We now have the fixtures. We have the new branding. Closer to our capabilities on the field, we know of two additions: Isaac Hayden and a new set-piece coach. Beyond that, it’s all […]

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WEST HAM PREVIEW: More at stake than might appear at first glance

6th May 2022 By Stewart Lewis 10 Comments

Another Norwich game – at this stage, who cares? Well, there are one or two reasons to. I’ll get to a preview of the game. First, with your indulgence, a detour. A good friend of mine is a life-long Fulham fan. We share thoughts and reminiscences on the – remarkably similar – highs and lows […]

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MAN CITY PREVIEW: A free hit for Norwich. Just don’t look at the stats…

11th February 2022 By Stewart Lewis 5 Comments

In the past three weeks, City have woken up, and shaken up, the bottom half of the Premier League. Finally given a near-fit squad, Dean Smith had galvanised them into a competitive team. Whether or not inspired by the 120-mile-distant Billy Gilmour as the BBC would have us believe – I think not, though I’m happy […]

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PALACE PREVIEW: Can City reward the journeys of their loyal travelling fans?

28th December 2021 By Stewart Lewis 6 Comments

Regular readers will recall that, while I grew up in Norfolk and will always call it home, I’ve lived the past 35 years in Hertfordshire, around 20 miles from London. When local friends raise an eyebrow at my driving to Norwich every fortnight, my standard reply is “It’s easier than getting to Crystal Palace”. And […]

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MAN UTD PREVIEW: Sad but correct managerial changes, and my own dilemma

10th December 2021 By Stewart Lewis 5 Comments

It’s always special preparing for a City game against one of big boys. Trying to imagine ways we could thwart them – weaknesses we might exploit, ploys we might try, all aided by a fervent Carrow Road crowd. There’s an extra personal challenge for me this time. Because of her various commitments, this will be […]

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BRENTFORD PREVIEW: What next for the faltering Canaries?

5th November 2021 By Stewart Lewis 6 Comments

I have a dilemma. There are several things I ought to be doing this Saturday. I also have a ticket for Brentford. There’s a strident voice in my head – which I suspect will be echoed by comments on this article – telling me it would be madness to expect anything other than another miserable […]

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“We’re doomed – doomed, I tell ye!” But are we?

29th September 2021 By Stewart Lewis 27 Comments

I’m not here to rubbish the pessimists about Norwich City’s prospects. How could I be? The facts are stark: six played, six lost.  Yes, we had the toughest starting fixtures imaginable – but we’ve also been beaten, convincingly, at home by Watford. Whatever the strengths of our squad, they haven’t thus far played with a […]

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WATFORD PREVIEW – The season starts here

17th September 2021 By Stewart Lewis 11 Comments

The real test of whether Norwich City can survive in the top flight begins at Carrow Road tomorrow. Before we come back and expand on that, a brief detour to Watford – the club closest to where I live, though not to my heart. My Watford-supporting friends assure me I’m safe to write this column. […]

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QPR PREVIEW: City still fighting for the title – and they’ll certainly need to

23rd April 2021 By Stewart Lewis 6 Comments

It matters, and it won’t be easy. I’ve spent a chunk of the past week pushing back on suggestions that it would be a let-down if we fail to win the title. The first and overriding aim of this season was promotion back to the Premier League. It’s fantastic that we achieved it with five […]

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PRESTON PREVIEW: Curses, howls of protest and a fog of confusion

1st April 2021 By Stewart Lewis 4 Comments

“The closer he looked, the less he could make out, the deeper everything sank into the gloom” No need to know the literacy reference (though big respect if you do). The quote is from Kafka’s The Castle. It’s indelibly marked on my memory because it was a question in my final university exam. Just the […]

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BRENTFORD PREVIEW: Two clubs who deserve success, but no divided loyalties

2nd March 2021 By Stewart Lewis 5 Comments

This is not a six-pointer. This is not a six-pointer. This is not a six-pointer. It’s as well that I’ve come to that conclusion, as our editor Gary made clear he’d disapprove any use of the phrase. There are extreme cases where I might try to persuade him that a match deserved the label, despite […]

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STOKE PREVIEW: Can we get back on track? Reasons to be (cautiously) cheerful

12th February 2021 By Stewart Lewis 1 Comment

Let’s take a breath. With 18 games remaining, nothing is “must win”. Panic is neither helpful nor justified. We’re second in the league, and we’re what commentators say we are: a very good team at this level, with a formula for success. That said, our mini-blip has of course put added focus and pressure on […]

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WATFORD PREVIEW: My most memorable day, and a big big Boxing Day for City

24th December 2020 By Stewart Lewis 1 Comment

I was proud of myself for preparing most of this column a week early. Bad idea. Like the planned visit to my mum in Norfolk over Christmas, it’s had to go back to the drawing board. Part of my preview was an assessment of why Watford’s manager won Manager of the Month for November, and […]

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READING PREVIEW: Lousy forecasts, a memory of good fortune, and… *winningest*

15th December 2020 By Stewart Lewis 2 Comments

I hesitate to mention this, as it may lead some readers to check my record. There’s no denying it’s a shocking record. And if you’re holding me to account, there are some new offences to be taken into consideration. Yes: each year the MFW writers make their predictions for the eventual top six and bottom […]

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COVENTRY PREVIEW: Tales of woe… homelessness….& revival under a City great

27th November 2020 By Stewart Lewis 3 Comments

Let me start with a disclosure. I have a soft spot for Coventry. True, I didn’t in May 1985 when they beat champions Everton (already in their flip-flops and swimming trunks) 4-1 to ensure their survival and condemn Norwich to relegation from the top flight. But a lot of water has flowed under the bridge […]

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BOURNEMOUTH PREVIEW… (after a little rant)

25th September 2020 By Stewart Lewis 17 Comments

Let me open with a disclaimer.  I find it difficult to take a balanced view of AFC Bournemouth. The problem stems, of course, from its portrayal on the BBC and elsewhere as “plucky little Bournemouth”, “Cinderella team Bournemouth” and so on. Not to put too fine a point on it, that’s irritating garbage which makes […]

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It’s all different this time. And yet, somehow familiar…

27th August 2020 By Stewart Lewis 3 Comments

A Champions League final in August? That’s just weird. City playing pre-season games? Well, not so much.  A month later than usual, it’s true. And without fans, even the diehards who turn out for such fixtures. Even so, much of it has a distinctively familiar feel. New players, new kit, substitutions and goals galore, very little to read into […]

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To hell with perspective – we’re hurting. But in a quieter moment…

31st July 2020 By Stewart Lewis 11 Comments

Let’s not pretend. We’re Norwich City fans and we’re hurting. It hurts that we got relegated. It hurts that we had ten games when football resumed, and lost the lot.  It hurts that the verve and belief, which had helped us win admirers and overachieve for much of the past eighteen months, has gone.   It […]

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“Your mission, Mr Farke, should you decide to accept it…” And why I hope he does

7th July 2020 By Stewart Lewis 26 Comments

This season is over, bar the shouting. Or perhaps more accurately, the whimpering. The “little miracle” Farke was seeking at the restart has grown to loaves-and-fishes proportions, and beyond. The really disappointing thing – the main reason for sour feelings among fans, and some unprecedented questioning of Farke’s position – is the appearance of our […]

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The players are raring to go – but it’s essential that we all stay away

3rd June 2020 By Stewart Lewis 17 Comments

On Tuesday night, Norwich City’s Executive Committee – Ben Kensell, Zoe Ward and Stuart Webber – gave us 90 minutes of online reporting and Q&A. Fan groups logged in from across the globe (and Peterborough).  As well as learning that Zoe had cut Stuart’s hair – it’s OK, they’re partners – we were given a […]

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mattybarrett_10 Matthew Barrett @mattybarrett_10 ·
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Who’s staying over in Hull Saturday night #ncfc

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This is a thing of beauty Jack *chefs kiss*

Love the Partridge/Day Today particularly 👏

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Guessing this is the Archant #ncfc shareholding having changed hands.

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castcanary Canary Cast @castcanary ·
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iangabelli Gabelli🔰 @iangabelli ·
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Thankfully we signed some kid from Villa instead, right? 😬 #ncfc

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