Chris Sadler

The Five Ages of the Football Fan March 31, 2021 - Inspired by Bill Wigglestick’s famous ‘seven ages of man’ soliloquy from ‘Do I Not Like That’ (memorably played by Graham Taylor) - here are my Five Ages of the Football Fan… The Debut Everyone remembers their first time. No, not that. The first time you attended a football match at… ...
NCFC Quiz: Players & places March 30, 2021 - Geography is a curious beast and usually best left well alone. But, sometimes it’s worth poking with a stick - especially if that stick is yellow and green. So, can you name these former Norwich City players with a place name for a surname? (NB. These quiz questions are accessible… ...
Some Saturday afternoon mirth: footballers named after high street outlets… February 27, 2021 - In the absence of Radio Norfolk commentary on Norwich City with Chris Goreham and Rob Butler the other evening I found myself listening to a game on BBC’s 5 Live. The summariser was the excellent ex-Crystal Palace legend, Clinton Morrison. Despite Clinton’s expert comments, the game was extremely dull, so… ...
21st place in the Premier League… February 26, 2021 - Everyone has a comfy chair. You know, that spot in the house where you feel most comfortable; the most relaxed; the most at home. I wonder if 21st in the Premier League is that spot for Norwich City? I enjoy the Championship, I really do. The quality is a couple of… ...
How does City’s current form compare with the last 10 winners of the Championship? February 22, 2021 - We’re two-thirds of the way through this season and Norwich City lead the pack by seven points. So far, so good. Farke knows how to win this division and has the team with and around him to to achieve that goal again this May. But as you know, the best… ...
QUIZ: Famous football quotes – Cloughie, Mourinho, or Bond? February 19, 2021 - TV interviews with football professionals these days are beyond dull. Since the fine folk of football discovered the tedious art of not only saying nothing controversial but saying nothing at all, the average post-match TV interview has about as much flair and character as mashed swede. Fortunately, we still have… ...
Time machine time – Which past NCFC players would fit into Farke’s current squad? February 12, 2021 - Farkeball is quite a narrow doctrine and the demands the manager makes on his squad are pretty specific. Players need to be excellent on the ball, clever, fluid of pass, clever, and extremely fit. Following on from Samuel Seaman’s finely researched article this week I wondered which players from the past… ...
Yellow & Green & Blue – 10 Ipswich players who’d have looked good in a City shirt February 2, 2021 - ‘Heretic!’ came the cries, followed swiftly by this MyFootballWriter contributor hot-footing it out of the city, desperately trying to ignore the insistent crackle of flaming torches and the clank of freshly-sharpened pitchforks in close pursuit… But what could cause such a kerfuffle? This. (If at any point while reading you… ...
The Case against Chase – Villain or hero? Part II January 29, 2021 - I hate Robert Chase. I do. I really do. You may find at this moment your larynx start to spasm as it begins to form some raucous shouts of agreement but, for the time being, put a sock in it and bear with me. Please. Allow me to present the… ...
The Case for Chase – Hero or villain? January 27, 2021 - I love Robert Chase. I do. I really do. You may find at this moment your larynx start to spasm as it begins to form some spiky syllables of disagreement but, for the time being, put a sock in it and bear with me. Please. Allow me to present the… ...

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