First came the sight of Jamal Lewis, flailing and failing in Newcastle’s humiliation. Then came the news that Norwich City have brought USA striker Sebastian Soto to England at last. And, finally, there were accounts of the threat of a breakaway European super-league. Three disparate sets of circumstances, they coalesce to provide an understanding of […]
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BARNSLEY FA CUP PREVIEW… with a little help from some of MFW’s friends
Based on an idea I pinched directly from our Martin P, today’s match preview has been handed over to three voices that will be familiar to regular readers and commenters on MyFootballWriter. So instead of me droning on and attempting (and failing) with some half-@ar.sed ‘jokes’ intermingled with some indiscernible nonsense, today you have the […]
GUEST BLOG: Absent Minds
Taking up the guest blog mantle today is tweeter extraordinaire Dave Cole, who sums up perfectly the pain of not being there to witness this promotion charge … *** The benefit of an early evening kick-off and win was the chance to relax before bedtime with a cuppa as the waves of social media satisfaction […]
What does the future hold for the coolest, suavest Bosnian on the planet?
With Mario Vrancic’s contract set to run out this summer and the Bosnian midway through an impressive season, some Norwich City fans have been calling for a new contract, worried that his creativity would be a big miss if promotion were achieved. Disappointing performances in the 2019/20 season and Vrancic’s age have left the club […]
City dish up the ultimate team performance with a man-of-the-match at every turn
Jordan Hugill has justifiably grabbed most of the headlines this morning following City’s clinical 2-0 despatch of Bristol City at a rainy and windswept Carrow Road last night. But it really was the ultimate team performance as Hugill was at pains to point out himself after the final whistle. As was Daniel Farke: “He [Hugill] […]
A Hugill brace and another three points as the Canary engine begins to purr…
It’s hard to find a new set of words to describe that one, just as it’s difficult to keep a lid on the expectation levels floating around in the wide-open spaces of my head. But I’ll try. In his MFW match report, James Colman used ‘boa constrictor’, ‘an irresistible force’ and ‘remorseless’ in his appraisal […]
MATCH REPORT: Canaries = a boa constrictor… an irresistible force… remorseless
A return to a blustery Carrow Road. For me, completely alien, sitting as I am in Dubai watching the game on beIN Sports with Arabic commentary replacing the usual dulcet tones of Chris Goreham. From the start, it looked like Bristol came to play a game of football, rather than the 10 men behind the […]
BRIZZLE PREVIEW… with a little help from some of our MFW friends
As we sit at the top of the EFL Championship with those feisty Swans flapping their giant wings beneath us in second place we now face another challenge from the Western side of our sceptred isle as in Dean Holden’s Bristol City. Our scalp remains very much a prized one as we can gather when […]
WE MEET AGAIN… BRISTOL CITY
For those who didn’t see Allan’s excellent Bristol City ‘we meet again’ from when we played them back in October … *** It is one of England’s largest cities and home to two professional football clubs but neither Bristol City nor their city neighbours, Rovers have played in the Premier League. The closest Norwich’s next […]
An ode to those whose Canary fervour drifts in from beyond the City Wall…
The Manics… Rob & Jason… turning on a sixpence… and another ‘job done’ for City
There is much to admire about Wales. The superb band that are Manic Street Preachers, the awesome and atmospheric beauty of Lake Bala and the wonderful Treaddur Bay just down the road from Holyhead come instantly to mind as does the warmth and unique humour of the Welsh people I’ve had the good fortune to […]
Only City can stop City from returning to that place that none of us particularly like
To the uninitiated, this may appear another case of Norwich just doing enough, and making tough work of a job that should have been comfortable. And the uninitiated would be right… to a point. But it ignores the fact that Daniel Farke was minus the services of ten players who have legitimate shouts for a […]
Matches & Moments (6): The one where Tim’s famous water bottle won the day
As a relatively new member of the MFW community I felt a piece to introduce myself was in order at some point. I could bore you with the details of my life leading up to my first piece for the site, but that’s not what we’re here for. I decided the best way to introduce […]
Matches & Moments (5): The one where City went to Elland Road and upset the locals
As a relatively new member of the MFW community I felt a piece to introduce myself was in order at some point. I could bore you with the details of my life leading up to my first piece for the site, but that’s not what we’re here for. I decided the best way to introduce […]
CARDIFF PREVIEW: Moore to step into the Bluebirds’ Big Sean Morrison™ breach?
Alright, I can save us all a lot of time on this one. If Mr Gowers would be so kind as to <INSERT LINK HERE> you can see my Cardiff preview from when we played the home fixture less than a month ago. You’re welcome. [nice try, Andy – Ed] What you want more?… Jeez… […]
Matches & Moments (4): The one where a moustachioed Holty hit a derby hat-trick
As a relatively new member of the MFW community I felt a piece to introduce myself was in order at some point. I could bore you with the details of my life leading up to my first piece for the site, but that’s not what we’re here for. I decided the best way to introduce […]
In these surreal times, anything is possible, even Ipswich getting promoted!
That these are weird, surreal times is clear. Things once considered fringe have now filtered into the mainstream, so hopefully it won’t come as too much of a surprise to read a piece about Ipswich Town on a site that is exclusively Norwich City. Please bear with me. I should loathe them of course and, […]
Matches & Moments (3): The one where 40,000 of us went to Wembley and saw us win
As a relatively new member of the MFW community I felt a piece to introduce myself was in order at some point. I could bore you with the details of my life leading up to my first piece for the site, but that’s not what we’re here for. I decided the best way to introduce […]
Matches & Moments (2): The one where that bloke said ‘how awful, oh no! When…’
As a relatively new member of the MFW community I felt a piece to introduce myself was in order at some point. I could bore you with the details of my life leading up to my first piece for the site, but that’s not what we’re here for. I decided the best way to introduce […]
Matches & Moments (1): The one where an injury-crippled City toppled Pep’s giants
As a relatively new member of the MFW community I felt a piece to introduce myself was in order at some point. I could bore you with the details of my life leading up to my first piece for the site, but that’s not what we’re here for. I decided the best way to introduce […]