Robin Sainty

The new EFL TV deal has landed… and it’s not good news for all May 10, 2023 - Just when you think things can’t get any worse, the FSA has just informed the Canaries Trust of the details of the EFL broadcast deal for 2024 – 9. Inevitably, these show a significant increase in the number of games that will be shown, because why would you want to… ...
City Elite help Canaries Trust drum up support for Norwich Foodbank April 5, 2023 - The Canaries Trust annual collection for Norwich Foodbank is something we all look forward to because we know how generous City fans are to those in need, but this year’s also carried an element of discovery for us. Norwich Foodbank have always provided volunteers to help but this year we… ...
Qatar reverting to type… Infantino rambling… and FIFA being FIFA November 29, 2022 - We’re still in the group stages of the World Cup but already the pre-tournament concerns that Qatar would revert to its standard approach of oppression of minorities and strongarming journalists, and that FIFA would simply roll over and do nothing about it have been shown to be totally accurate. A… ...
A cost of living crisis… from which the Premier League is clearly exempt September 5, 2022 - It’s quite often a tweet that motivates me to write something for MFW. In this instance, it was one from Kieran McGuire, the football finance expert pointing out that Manchester United had spent more money on Anthony than the 24 Championship clubs combined in the entire summer transfer window. Unless… ...
The State of the Game… April 8, 2022 - Those of you who read my column in the EDP will be aware that I’m pretty disillusioned with the direction of travel of the game of football. Maybe I’m just becoming a curmudgeonly old git (this is very much my wife’s view), but it just seems to me that there… ...
With Derby and Reading on the brink, it’s time for a reset. Step forward *Fair Game* September 24, 2021 - With FIFA desperately trying to force through two-yearly World Cup’s with all the lucrative money-making opportunities they would bring and £100m transfer fees now barely raising an eyebrow, the game seems to be intent on hurtling towards a point where will see more and more clubs crash and burn as… ...
Gentle workout for City at The Walks with City debuts for Messrs Gilmour and Rashica July 17, 2021 - It was the gentlest of preseason workouts, but for the many City fans who had turned up at The Walks, it was much more than the chance to see some new heroes for the first time. Having been starved of live football and the sense of community that the lockdown… ...
The ‘super league’ crisis hasn’t been averted, it’s just been postponed for now June 3, 2021 - If you fancied a nice feelgood article today then please stop reading now, because this is my take on why a variation on the European Super League is inevitable and may happen sooner rather than later. To set the scene, let me refer to two things that appeared on social… ...
The Buendia saga has only just begun, but any outcome will be to the Club’s benefit May 26, 2021 - The close season has barely begun and already we are being bombarded with stories about the future of Emi Buendia, some clearly clickbait nonsense but some from sources that are generally fairly reliable. It is hardly a surprise that a player who bestrode the Championship like a colossus this season… ...
A busy summer awaits the Canaries Trust as recent events see their numbers surge May 20, 2021 - Just like the rest of humanity the Canaries Trust has had to evolve to cope with the lockdowns. Suddenly we were no longer meeting our board colleagues in the pub before the game and although we could continue to meet via Zoom and converse via WhatsApp, it was strange to… ...