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Kathy Blake

For the Wagner reset to have a chance, the Club needs to do four things…

6th January 2023 By Kathy Blake 13 Comments

It was Norfolk’s worst-kept secret. David Wagner has finally been named as Norwich City’s new head coach, with Christoph Bühler as his assistant and Andrew Hughes as first-team coach. While his appointment probably won’t set the pulse racing among a lot of City fans, it makes sense and is probably the best option available right […]

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The Club needs revamping from top to bottom, and the fans need to be respected

18th December 2022 By Kathy Blake 16 Comments

There’s something wrong in the state of NCFC. And it goes a lot deeper than losing 0-2 at home to one of your promotion rivals. Against my better judgement I went to the game last night – the weather was awful, I have a dodgy ankle, and it was on TV. I could have watched […]

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EFL games can be rearranged. The events of September 2022 cannot

10th September 2022 By Kathy Blake 10 Comments

I wasn’t going to Burnley last night owing to a combination of Sky mucking about with the fixture list, and one of my travelling companions being a bit under the weather. I did however very much plan my Friday around it, in a way only familiar to football supporters. Takeaway ordered, bottle of wine in […]

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No Wembley glory for City in the Carabao, so back to the league we go

24th August 2022 By Kathy Blake 6 Comments

Well, I for one am disappointed. I know it seems to be the current thinking among football fans of all clubs that cup competitions, especially the Carabao Cup, are a complete waste of time and an unnecessary distraction. I don’t buy into that and never have done.   I can think of nothing better than […]

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They roared… loudly, and it’s finally home. Thank you, Lionesses.

1st August 2022 By Kathy Blake 12 Comments

They think it’s all over. It is now. See? It’s easy. What’s all the fuss about? None of that penalty nonsense. The clock was ticking inexorably towards the inevitable penalty shoot-out – it was Germany after all – when up popped Chloe Kelly’s right boot to put right the wrongs of fifty-six years. And it […]

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“Come on without, come on within, you’ve not seen nothing like John Manning”

17th February 2021 By Kathy Blake 35 Comments

To most Norwich City fans the passing of Norwich City former centre forward would be met with a respectful acknowledgement of another City player from the past leaving us, or perhaps another sad statistic added to the ever-increasing list of ex-players struck down with that dreadful disease Alzheimer’s. To me though, John Manning was a […]

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Project Restart – a theoretical scenario…

5th May 2020 By Kathy Blake 15 Comments

The year is 2020. The month is July. Liverpool have just won their first league title for 30 years by beating Burnley 2-0 in an empty stadium in Sydney. At the final whistle, the only cheers are from the players. The cardboard cut-outs in the stand are oblivious to what’s just happened. Actually, it’s more […]

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Punching people… Ernie Wise… Hot Cross Bone… Odd crushes… & more bad boys

1st April 2020 By Kathy Blake 13 Comments

Before we even start let me explain. These are not necessarily the best players ever to pull on the green and yellow shirt. If so the brilliant but clean-living Martin Peters and Ron Davies would be in here. But they’re not. These are the players that I will always remember and not necessarily for the […]

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‘You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone’… including the footie

17th March 2020 By Kathy Blake 9 Comments

‘You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone’ sang Joni Mitchell. Well following recent events, lots of us are starting to find out. Of course, in a global crisis like the Coronavirus pandemic, sport is of minor importance compared with what’s at stake for some people.  Believe me, I know. I live with my […]

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Anyone going to miss the derby? The pain of losing far outweighs the thrill of victory

12th February 2019 By Kathy Blake 13 Comments

Anyone else still got the FCR version of Yellow Submarine stuck in their heads? I have. Apart from the original being classic earworm material, City fans’ choreographed rendition rolls so delightfully off the tongue and is so easy to sing. It’s the best feeling but in spite of this, I will be glad to see […]

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City no longer under the radar – with Mr Webber reportedly on Southampton’s

14th November 2018 By Kathy Blake 3 Comments

Oh dear. It’s starting to look like we’re above the radar after all. After weeks of feeling slightly miffed that everyone was fixating on Bielsa’s Leeds and Frank Lampard’s Derby while ignoring us, it turns out someone has looked at the league table. We’ve been spotted and it seems we have something that they may […]

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MUSIC WEEK: Kathy starts with Chicory Tip and ends with ABBA, but beware the journey in between

31st May 2018 By Kathy Blake 23 Comments

Well, I never thought anyone would ask me about my musical preferences but they did! Being one of the more mature (older) MFW columnists means I have a lot more material to work with than most. I just hope you’ve all heard of some of it. I seem to have somehow acquired a reputation for […]

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BRENTFORD PREVIEW – Respect, optimism, Warbs, Pritch and that lovely Jeff Stelling

22nd December 2017 By Kathy Blake 1 Comment

Ahead of tonight’s clash of Canaries and Bees, Kathy has been chatting with Sky Sports News presenter and Brentford fan, Natalie Sawyer…. K. I have nothing but respect for fans of smaller clubs that are geographically close to ‘the big five’. This includes supporters of clubs in Greater Manchester like Bury and Stockport. It must […]

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Oh for ‘Fortress Carrow Road’ to become a thing again. Our Kathy B has a radical solution…

9th November 2017 By Kathy Blake 23 Comments

Remember the term ‘Fortress Carrow Road? I still use it occasionally because FCR is useful in a 140 character limited tweet (pfft… so WWII – Ed), but it’s not really a thing any more is it? These days we seem as likely to win away from home as at ‘FCR’– a very ‘Un-Norwich City’ trait […]

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Birmingham Preview: From Rowett to ‘Arry via Zola, for the Blues of the second city it’s been a bumpy one

8th September 2017 By Kathy Blake 7 Comments

I first met Birmingham City fan Peter Humphreys in 2006 when we both set out to tick Ben Nevis off our respective bucket lists. He can take the credit for getting me to the summit by repeatedly lying to me that we were ‘almost at the top’ when every muscle in my body was screaming […]

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A proud weekend all round for the ladies. A hat tip to hard work and a refusal to take no for an answer

26th July 2017 By Kathy Blake Leave a Comment

As a veteran of both ladies cricket and ladies football, this weekend was pretty special for me. Winning is always nice but it was the feeling that it was a watershed and something had finally changed for the better that really warmed my soul. I played in the inaugural East Anglian Ladies Football League in […]

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Academy player Ben Watt has completed a season-long loan move to Braintree Town.

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