Andy Head

One word that was used more than any other after City’s 1-1 draw against ‘that lot’: character. The team had character to get back into the game. To field our youngest ever defence in the second half in the heat of an East Anglian derby. Louis Thompson had character to stay on when injured. All […]

As Simon Hooper’s whistle brought a merciful end to another 90 minutes of Canary torment, this time at the hands of a dominant, if slightly (for me anyway), second gear, Leeds United, the pitchforks began to come out in earnest for the first time in Daniel Farke’s Norwich career. There have been rumblings before, as […]

Three league games and a Carabao Cup match into the new season and Daniel Farke’s second season is off to a tepid start. The fact that none of the league games culminated in a win, and that our one point garnered so far would have been zero points but for a last-minute intervention by Onel […]

Despite a glut of all things football throughout this World Cup summer, the arm hairs are already rising in anticipation of Saturday, August 4th. The day of fresh slates, new heroes and untarnished dreams yet to be rudely awoken from. The City squad appears to be set, although I imagine there may be a Maddison […]

Around 60 minutes into the World Cup semi-final I knew we were going to blow it. The missed chances of the first half were haunting us and Croatia had tweaked their formation. Alli, Lingard and Henderson no longer had the ball but spent their time filling space and trying to make it difficult for their […]

In my final analysis piece based on the information generated from last season, I wanted to look at the formations and tactics employed by Daniel Farke and reflect on what worked and what didn’t. Farke made a statement when he joined that he wanted to establish a way of playing that everyone would recognise as […]

In my last article I looked at the goals that Norwich scored and conceded last season which gave us a glimpse into who is helping create goals and who was responsible for letting them in. Now it’s the turn of the defensive midfield area: The Engine Room. Daniel Farke employed a variety of formations last […]

In part one of three, Andy takes one final look back at the stats of last season… ****** As regular readers will know I love a bit of analysis. And as year one of the Farke era has drawn to a close, we aren’t going to rip the plans up and start again as we […]

I always find the wait between the end of the playoffs and the release of the fixtures for the following season an interminable marathon. Whilst I’m happy enough to have the break from attending games for a while, the total limbo of not knowing what lies ahead is something that doesn’t chime well with me. […]

Period covered: 2017-2018: Last year’s Ofsted rating of vastly underperforming created a situation where the school board had to act decisively, and they appointed a new head of department Mr Webber, and a new class teacher in Herr Farke. Their actions this year have begun to address the issues that undermined our school last year, […]

In the final part of his trilogy, Andy looks at the striking department… ****** Strikers Denis Srbeny is improving all the time and is clearly part of the Farke plan for next season. Nelson Oliviera. Oh Nelson. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but given a chance to go back in time we’d surely bite off […]

Today, Andy looks at the midfield options… ****** Defensive Midfield I’ve never been an Alex Tettey fan. His muscular performances have always been undermined for me by a level of comfort in possession akin to a drug mule passing through customs in a Thai airport. However, this season, in a congested slow-moving midfield where nobody […]

Over the next three days, Andy will be looking ahead to next season and the possible shape of the squad. Part one (of three) looks at the goalkeeping and defensive options. ****** As our season of discovery draws to a close it’s time to look forward and have a guess as to what the squad […]

There is an unwritten law when writing for public consumption: while it’s fine to have an opinion, and back said opinion up with relevant evidence or complementary opinion, you don’t alienate your core audience. It’s something I stuck by at Y’Army fanzine and something I’ve always followed while writing for MFW. It’s something that many […]

I won’t blame you if you tell me where to go with this one. I fully realise that I’m taking a walk on the wild side even contemplating what I’m about to say, let alone putting it out there for the canary world to see. I think James Maddison is why we aren’t scoring. *Just […]

When you look back over the successful Norwich teams of previous years, we have always featured several strong characters. Men who will stand up and lead the fight when the battle seems to be almost lost. Think of Lambert’s double-promotion winners and Holt, Nelson, Whitbread, Martin, Howson, Crofts, Ward and Drury. All captains of their […]

Our school has been through an extensive rebuilding following the unfortunate demolition of the main wing named after former staff members Mr Hope and Miss Dreams, last season. We now have Mr Webber overseeing the work of Headmaster Herr Farke on behalf of the board of governors and the results thus far have been mixed […]

As well as being the old lady that does the unfunny version of Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe on Christmas Day, Her Majesty the Queen is also famous for asking a simple question as she tours the country on her battle bus. ‘And what do you do?’ is not the sexiest of catchphrases. It’s not ‘No Likey, […]

I’ve kept my MyFootballWriter powder relatively dry recently. While others have vented their feelings on a range of the recent hot-button topics such as safe-standing, investment, or the recent inability to convert semi-decent performances into wins (or even goals), I’ve watched from the sidelines with a sense of detachment. Not because I’ve lost faith in […]

Ahead of Saturday’s match in Yorkshire, I caught up with an old friend. Jenny Barrett is a Sports Journalism graduate who has been on the Leeds United fans panel, and contributed to BBC Leeds, Radio Yorkshire and the award-winning Square Ball fanzine. A regular at Elland Road since her first match in the early 2000s, […]