An FA Cup exit away at a useful Championship opponent wasn’t a disaster but was still tinged with disappointment. While we may not have the illustrious history of our nearest and dearest in this competition, we have, along the way, triggered some pretty damn good FA Cup memories. We only have to cast the mind […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
The Canary bandwagon rolls on and offers the faithful far more than a fourth-round tie
At the end of what had been a truly horrific week – just another in a very long line – it was again left to Daniel Farke’s men to put a collective smile on the Canary Nation. And they delivered… again. While to some, games of football appear non-consequential as the world struggles to contain […]
Kevin Keelan talks exclusively to MFW as the City hall-of-famer celebrates his 80th
To those of us of a certain age, the very mention of Kevin Keelan conjures up images of a figure clad in green who was athleticism, bravery and heroism personified. And the canary on his chest made him our hero. He was unique. An enigmatic figure who, in his own way, managed to epitomise the […]
An Emi masterclass as City edge past some lively Tykes, but there’s a storm incoming
As the song goes… 🎵 Please don’t take my Emi away. His latest masterclass may have won us three points and perhaps pushed his price a million or two pounds higher, but it’s hardly going have deterred the recruitment teams of the big boys. Any waverers – and I’m not sure why there would be […]
The tale of three officialdom ricks… but all part of the trade-off for being VAR free!
Well, that was disappointing. Not the apocalypse, but certainly disappointing. In the end, in the crazy world of Championship football, City were lucky to escape with a point, but that would have been harsh in the extreme. We may not have been at our fluent best for the full 95 but there was more than […]
Boxing Day… ‘blue’ kit… the Hornets’ ‘Holty’… and the curious case of Don Goodman
It wasn’t the Boxing Day we had hope for obviously, but then again we don’t really do Boxing Days. We’ve only just got the hang of opening days of the season, so to expect us to move on to Boxing Day wins so quickly was probably a step too far. Couple that with the wearing […]
A time to reminisce… as the MFW team wishes you all a healthy and safe Christmas
It’s hard to recall a time, or specifically a year, when the role of Norwich City Football Club in our lives has been quite so pronounced. The three-month hiatus as Covid did its worst was a reminder to us all of its place in our hearts and minds and even the grimmest of relegations was, […]
The Canaries keep on keeping on, still offering hope and joy to the Canary Nation
And the wins keep on coming. At what point is it okay to start dreaming again? Dreaming of what I’m not quite sure – because the journey is infinitely more enjoyable than the prize itself – but I’ve started to anyway. How can you not? Sky’s commentary team did their best to make this one […]
The Canaries on a roll as Farke’s double-change pays dividends at a spiky Madejski
And another… City’s third 2-1 victory in the space of a week was the clearest sign yet that this is a bona fide promotion charge. Still over half the season to go, but this felt big. Reading were of course without two of their big names in Lucas Joao and Yakou Meite (Sky Sports were very […]
The heroics keep on coming as City edge past Mogga’s very impressive Blackburn
I was tempted to do a cut and paste job from my Thursday morning piece; the one that told of City again overcoming adversity to squeeze out a narrow 2-1 over Forest, sealed by a deflected Emi Buendia shot from outside the box. Okay, so I’d have had to smooth out the bit about Hughton […]
An Emi winner… grit and guts aplenty… still top of the pile… what’s not to love?
Three points clear at the top of the Championship in the midst of the worst injury crisis most City fans can recall. In terms of Daniel Farke’s achievements since his arrival here in May 2017, I’d argue this particular one tops the lot. To have prepared, cajoled, nurtured and steered this stricken group through the […]
2000 voices drive City on to an unlikely win as Maxio conjure up a moment of genius
That little glimpse of normality for the 2000 must have felt good. Even for those of us unable to make the pilgrimage, there was something comforting and ‘normal’ about On the Ball City echoing around Carrow Road in those few excitable seconds before kick-off and the accompanying buzz. So too hearing those same voices coming […]
City succumb to a chaotic and wild night in Beds as 1000 locals tip the balance
If ever there was a game that needed to be written-off and consigned to the history books as quick as possible… A rotten defeat on a rotten night in the half-light of a rotten little ground under the auspices of a rotten referee, and all played out amid a cacophony of 1000 screeching, yowling voices. […]
The double-whammy of conceding late and an injury to Max but still City stay top
That was a tough one to take in the circumstances. In the midst of the worst injury crisis most of us have seen as City fans, to have gone so close to winning the three points against a thoroughly decent Coventry team was an outstanding effort. If the game had just meandered out to a […]
A brilliant and fired up Emi wins it and *almost* loses it for the stricken Canaries
When City lost at home to angry Sean Dyche’s Burnley back in the bad old days of Project Restart I suggested we open talks with Notts County fans to borrow their song. It really did feel like the wheel had fallen off our barrow. We (typically) lost that game, ended it with nine men, were […]
City’s win on Teesside gives Colin the hump and takes them top of the Championship
You know it’s your day when for the first time in living memory an opponent’s successfully converted penalty kick is chalked off because it was deemed a double-hit. Not for the first time this season, a moment of good fortune tilted the odds in City’s favour, and from thereon in it felt like it had […]
The Mayor… Scottish penalties… invaders… futile bans… & Flower of Scotland
I’ve long searched for an excuse to tell one of my more interesting footballing tales (most are far from it) and Kenny McLean, god bless him, has finally given me one. It’s a faint, dubious, tenuous link, but it’ll do and you’re going to hear it whether you like it or not 😉 It is […]