It’s strange, isn’t it? It seems whenever City have a summer where they’re in a position to splash the cash, the signings usually are uninspiring. Far too many times have we been let down by big-money signings such as Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Steven Naismith. To me, this summer’s transfer window closely resembled the summer […]
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The Preview: Plymouth Argyle v Norwich City
When I got the call-up to do this particular MFW preview, I knew that Ashley Barnes would feature prominently in the content, but had no idea that the context would change – and for all the wrong reasons. Plymouth Argyle surely became the club every true citizen of East Anglia fell in some form of unknowing but […]
ACADEMY: No shortage of talent but the U18s are still winless
There’s no hiding the fact that it’s been a difficult start to the season for the Under-18s, losing all five of their opening games. With the amount of quality and depth in every position, this team should be competing at a much better level. Southampton provided their most recent test, a team who were also […]
A pointless night for Wagner’s men but enough good moments to build upon
There was no shame in losing to a Leicester side who look set to be this season’s Burnley, and for the game to be decided by a couple of ‘if only’ moments was, for me at least, an indication that David Wagner must be doing something right. Wagner’s men will not face many sterner tests […]
MATCH REPORT: City 0, Leicester 2
My work travels take me all over the world. Usually, I find a way to watch City when I can’t be there in person. This week I was in a small industrial estate in Farnborough and the signs weren’t promising when my hotel, despite having a ‘Sports Bar’ with multiple screens insisted that they would only […]
Obsessed? Us? Well, maybe a little bit
Those who frequent X – formerly known as Twitter before Elon Musk completely ruined it – will know what I mean when I say we’ve all, at some point, been guilty of firing off an inane tweet that at the time seemed okay if not trivial but which later you wish you’d never bothered sending. […]
The Preview: Norwich City vs Leicester City
City play host to second-place Leicester at Carrow Road on Wednesday night as we look to record a statement victory to add to our impressive start to the 2023-24 Championship season under the leadership of David Wagner. At the time of writing, we currently sit in fourth after Saturday afternoon’s hard-fought win against Stoke with […]
NORWICH CITY WOMEN: Win for Ladies tops off perfect Canaries weekend
City Women matched their male counterparts by winning at home to round off a perfect weekend in yellow and green. Head coach Martin Herdman labelled last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Cambridge United at Carrow Road a disappointment in his programme notes. Well, they certainly righted their wrongs from that game in style, sending a statement […]
As we contemplate autumn, a pleasant summer breeze has blown through NR1
For me, Chris Sutton is one of those so-called pundits who you have to be wary of. Very wary in fact. Many times over the years our Chris has fallen foul of authority in its various forms with his in-yer-face, no-nonsense, tell-it-as-he-sees-it comments and he continues to divide public opinion to this day. This feeling […]
The Mayor and Duffy lead the charge on a funny ol’ day at the Carra
Managers and head coaches love 1-0 wins apparently and, as the saying goes, derive more satisfaction from them than, say, a thumping 4-0 victory. I understand the logic 100 percent but as a fan with a dicky ticker, I beg to differ. Give me the minimum of a two-goal cushion anyday 🙂 But, as Chris […]
MATCH REPORT: City 1, Stoke 0
City fielded an unchanged side for the return to action after the break. Carrow Road was rocking and City started like a team who had spent two weeks hurting after the defeat at Rotherham. It started inside a minute, a superb Gabriel Sara ball to Jonathan Rowe on the left, he touched it to Dimi Giannoulis […]
The Preview: Norwich City v Stoke City
Alex Neil’s Stoke City roll into Norfolk tomorrow seemingly still deciding what kind of team they’re going to be. Having made a much-questioned move from an upwardly mobile Sunderland to the terminally moribund Potters during last season, Neil has finally had the ability to move some players in and out and put his own stamp […]
ACADEMY: The secret behind Adian Manning’s magical month
We are only four games into the 2023-24 academy season but one player who has been in scintillating form for the Under-21s is midfielder Adian Manning. In addition to his fine form, he has scored twice this season with one of his goals coming at Carrow Road. He has played in two different positions so […]
GUEST BLOG (Part 2): Once the Attanasios are waived in, what next?
Around this time last week, we posted a guest blog from Andy Delf, and a roaring success it was too. Delfie, the holder of a small number of NCFC shares, put forward the case in favour of the waiver and, in doing so, triggered quite the debate. So, to continue said debate, here’s his follow-up […]
The international break… a true Scot… Idah on target… & injury agony for Nacho
What with everything that has been going on behind the scenes at Carrow Road in the last seven days dear readers, you would be forgiven for thinking that these here UEFA European 23-24 Championships qualifying rounds are not being played this week and next for all the attention that MFW has afforded them. A quick […]
Financial tightropes… the waiver… debt repayments… and a new normal
Considering it’s been a week without football in the world of the Canary, there have been no shortage of talking points. In fact, the pages of MFW have been alive with debate following the announcement that a meeting has been called for October 2 during which shareholders whose names are not Michael Wynn-Jones, Delia Smith, […]
ACADEMY: August’s Team of the Month
With the first international break of the season upon us, it’s a great opportunity to reflect on the month of August. Many new signings have settled well into NR1 and have contributed some wonderful performances. Some of the new signings are included in my team of the month. I have integrated my selections into the […]
GUEST BLOG (Part 1): The case in favour of the waiver
It’s guest blog time again and first through the door this week, offering a few thoughts on the latest Attanasio news, is regular commenter and friend of MyFootballWriter, Andrew Delf. All yours, Delfie *** Following Monday’s announcement of a General Meeting for shareholders on October 2, 2023, to ratify the second phase of the Attanasios’ […]
A good, bad or meh transfer window for City? The Posse has its say
Norwich City have long claimed not to like doing deals late in any given transfer window, and we’ve consistently heard this mantra from Paul Lambert to David Wagner, with both Alex Neil and Daniel Farke pretty much riding the same train too. Dean Smith had a couple of windows too, but these I seem to […]
Gently does it… but the Attanasio era edges ever closer
So… the long-awaited news on the next phase of the Mark Attanasio investment has finally landed. The Pink Un lads, Connor and Paddy, have done a superb job in spelling out the latest and what it all means, so I’ll not attempt a blow-by-blow analysis of the mechanics of this morning’s news but instead try […]