City will be looking for their first victory since 30th September (!) when they travel to the Welsh capital to play Championship highflyers Cardiff City, who have the best home form in the league with 16 points from a possible 18. The Bluebirds will begin this matchday seventh in the table, whilst the Canaries sit […]
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To lighten the mood… it’s #NCFC awards season
Never let it be said that the MFW team doesn’t take its readers’ comments on board (or should that be to heart?). The club’s current situation has rightly dominated the discussions within our community, but it has been pointed out that something other than the regular club pile-ons would make a refreshing change. So, let’s […]
ACADEMY: October’s Team of the Month
As we enter another new month in the 2023-24 season, it’s time to reflect on the month of October and its standout performers. The Under-21s had a quiet month, playing just two games and winning them both, whereas the Under-18s played three times – losing two and drawing one. Despite the sample size of games […]
Always look on the bright side of strife…
Many of you who frequent the #NCFC world of X (once upon a time known as Twitter), will know of an account called @ncfcpain or, more commonly, ‘Norwich images that precede unfortunate events’. It does literally what it says on the tin and has provided plenty of much-needed mirth at a time when it’s in […]
Owners who now need the club more than the club needs its owners
Beyond the league and form tables, I have little insight into the other Championship clubs, aside from preconceptions and second-hand opinions. I’m guessing that’s also true of other teams’ fans. Ask a neutral what they make of Norwich and I suspect there would be raised eyebrows at the lowly league position, and some platitudes about […]
No pressure Mr Knapper but you’re entering a crisis zone
Another poor week for the club, both in terms of results and also with the news that the beleaguered David Wagner and his coaching team have again been asked to pick the team for the Cardiff away game. I just hope, for all of their sakes, they all have their tin hats with them. But […]
Is the NCFC Pathway Still Clear?
I tend to keep my counsel these days regarding all things Norwich City. It’s not that I no longer care about the club or what it purports to stand for. Far from it. I care passionately and excessively. I sometimes wish that I didn’t. That I could switch off my support and that, instantaneously, Norwich […]
GUEST BLOG: The silence of the crowd…
‘Big Vince’ is back. As ever, he can explain it better than I can… *** When you last heard from Big Vince, I was gently nursing a quantity of the finest whiskey (and yes, whoever it was who commented before, the best whiskeys are all spelled with an ‘e’) I was telling you all the […]
Soft centres, ‘going through the motions’, and a head coach out of his depth…
Another game day, another disappointment. But I wasn’t surprised. Were you? We are a great advertisement for purveyors of certain chocolates. You know the ones with a soft centre. They look good but there’s nothing to get your teeth into, just that soft centre. But I did feel sorry for Jaden Warner. On his home […]
NORWICH CITY WOMEN: Back to winning ways with victory over Ashford Town
After what we City fans have witnessed in the last 24 hours, it will be nice to speak about one Norwich side in a positive manner at least! Almost immediately after the full-time whistle blew on another abject Carrow Road display for Norwich – this time succumbing 3-1 to Blackburn Rovers – the women got […]
Go Now…
It’s not unusual for a collective groan to greet the fourth official’s board that signals the minimum amount of added time. If you’re winning there are usually too many minutes. If you’re losing there are never enough. But yesterday, in the hell hole that was Carrow Road, the groan was because, despite City being 3-0 […]
Football Is Meant To Be Fun
There are many things more important than football, the most important being recognising the futility and uselessness of war. Before the game yesterday, I got to know one of my neighbours in the Barclay better, and it created a very poignant moment. He’s 80 years old (though I would never have guessed) and was born […]
MATCH REPORT: CITY 1, BLACKBURN 3
This was the game that never should have been. After the defeat last week, I, like many other City fans, had been hitting refresh on the sports news channels to see if David Wagner had resigned or been sacked. He hadn’t and he wasn’t and so City limped miserably into this fixture against Blackburn. With my green […]
Webber vs McNally – The Stats
Introduction In this article, my goal is to compare Stuart Webber’s tenure against the previous regime under David McNally. I will be focusing on: There are many limitations to this analysis, so here are all the caveats up front: If you’re already sceptical, don’t read on. Firstly, the football… Footballing success During McNally’s tenure, City […]
The model is changing. From self-funding to debts of £76m
It’s that time of year again – the Club’s Annual Report. Over seventy pages of content, although the real fun doesn’t start until 50 pages in with the financial statements. If you’re like me, not an accountant, there’s a tendency to look at just the headline numbers. In this instance, another loss. This time £27.292m. […]
The Preview: Norwich City vs Blackburn
After two wins in their last nine league outings, City welcome Blackburn Rovers to Carrow Road in the hopes of resurrecting what is shaping to be another truly dismal Championship campaign. Norwich find themselves in the midst again of an awful run with performances and results mirroring those at the back end of last season […]
Structures that are unfit for purpose eventually pay the price
It’s not often we find ourselves feeling empathy with Manchester United supporters but after watching their lifeless surrender to El-Toon in the Carabao Cup it was impossible not to draw a few parallels with our own miserable plight. They, of course, are in a different stratosphere when it comes to history, expectation, fanbase, and […]
ACADEMY: No longer a ‘conveyor belt’ of young City talent?
Over the course of the last twelve months, I’ve heard many media outlets say that there is a lack of academy talent at Norwich City, certainly with regard to producing players ready for first-team action. I don’t consider this to be accurate. There is a ‘conveyor belt’ in operation but there has also been hesitation […]
An Introductory Train of Thoughts
When I was asked to write on these pages, I asked if Gary really wanted a neutral added to the team, someone who has a season ticket because he lives in Norwich, not because he’s always loved Norwich City. The answer was that perhaps I might have a different angle to the difficult situation facing […]
GUEST BLOG: Time for Attanasio to step up?
On guest blog duty today, no other than Alex Bain – one of Martin P’s famous posse. All yours, Alex. *** Fifteen Championship managers have come and gone since David Wagner was appointed (or anointed) as City head coach, the latest two being Nigel Pearson and Gareth Ainsworth, with John Eustace, Neil Warnock, Chris Wilder […]