Stewart Lewis

For now we see through a glass, darkly. But it won’t stop us speculating June 28, 2022 - It’s not my norm to begin articles - or anything else - with a Biblical quotation. This time, however, it seems apt. We now have the fixtures. We have the new branding. Closer to our capabilities on the field, we know of two additions: Isaac Hayden and a new set-piece… ...
WEST HAM PREVIEW: More at stake than might appear at first glance May 6, 2022 - Another Norwich game – at this stage, who cares? Well, there are one or two reasons to. I’ll get to a preview of the game. First, with your indulgence, a detour. A good friend of mine is a life-long Fulham fan. We share thoughts and reminiscences on the – remarkably… ...
MAN CITY PREVIEW: A free hit for Norwich. Just don’t look at the stats… February 11, 2022 - In the past three weeks, City have woken up, and shaken up, the bottom half of the Premier League. Finally given a near-fit squad, Dean Smith had galvanised them into a competitive team. Whether or not inspired by the 120-mile-distant Billy Gilmour as the BBC would have us believe – I… ...
PALACE PREVIEW: Can City reward the journeys of their loyal travelling fans? December 28, 2021 - Regular readers will recall that, while I grew up in Norfolk and will always call it home, I’ve lived the past 35 years in Hertfordshire, around 20 miles from London. When local friends raise an eyebrow at my driving to Norwich every fortnight, my standard reply is “It’s easier than… ...
MAN UTD PREVIEW: Sad but correct managerial changes, and my own dilemma December 10, 2021 - It’s always special preparing for a City game against one of big boys. Trying to imagine ways we could thwart them – weaknesses we might exploit, ploys we might try, all aided by a fervent Carrow Road crowd. There’s an extra personal challenge for me this time. Because of her… ...
BRENTFORD PREVIEW: What next for the faltering Canaries? November 5, 2021 - I have a dilemma. There are several things I ought to be doing this Saturday. I also have a ticket for Brentford. There’s a strident voice in my head – which I suspect will be echoed by comments on this article - telling me it would be madness to expect… ...
“We’re doomed – doomed, I tell ye!” But are we? September 29, 2021 - I’m not here to rubbish the pessimists about Norwich City’s prospects. How could I be? The facts are stark: six played, six lost. Yes, we had the toughest starting fixtures imaginable – but we’ve also been beaten, convincingly, at home by Watford. Whatever the strengths of our squad, they haven’t… ...
WATFORD PREVIEW – The season starts here September 17, 2021 - The real test of whether Norwich City can survive in the top flight begins at Carrow Road tomorrow. Before we come back and expand on that, a brief detour to Watford – the club closest to where I live, though not to my heart. My Watford-supporting friends assure me I’m… ...
QPR PREVIEW: City still fighting for the title – and they’ll certainly need to April 23, 2021 - It matters, and it won’t be easy. I’ve spent a chunk of the past week pushing back on suggestions that it would be a let-down if we fail to win the title. The first and overriding aim of this season was promotion back to the Premier League. It’s fantastic that… ...
PRESTON PREVIEW: Curses, howls of protest and a fog of confusion April 1, 2021 - “The closer he looked, the less he could make out, the deeper everything sank into the gloom” No need to know the literacy reference (though big respect if you do). The quote is from Kafka’s The Castle. It’s indelibly marked on my memory because it was a question in my… ...

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