New York Canaries

Former Norwich stalwart Malky Mackay brings his Cardiff City team to Carrow Road this Saturday, but under a cloud of controversy regarding recent meddling by owner Vincent Tan. Not only did Tan sack Malky’s experienced Head Scout and right hand man, replacing him with his son’s 22 year old best buddy, who was working as a painter at the ground this past summer; Tan also allegedly tried to influence substitutions and tactics from the stands during games this season! Throw in changing the teams colors from blue to red and their badge from a Bluebird to a Dragon, and you can understand why the fans are not happy. However, he has brought them Premier League football…and that has come at a cost!

From our perspective this is a must win match. Our first 8 fixtures have seen us play 5 teams from the top 7 and now the schedule is going to get kinder, starting this week. Five winable home games ahead of New Years Day and expectations are high that those games will yield lots of points. We have played well over the last 3 games since switching to the 4-1-4-1, creating more chances than in previous matches- allowing players to get into advanced positions. Now those chances need to become goals as we play the likes of Cardiff, West Ham, Fulham, Newcastle, Palace, West Brom, Swansea and Sunderland over the next 9 weeks.

This Saturday’s game is LIVE at our home George Keeley’s. Doors open at 9.45am.

See you there!

Cardiff City’s new Chief Scout ponders his January transfer moves.

Tomorrow we are back at George Keeley’s. WOOT.

When: TOMORROW at 10AM

Where: GEORGE KEELEY’S (BETWEEN 83RD AND 84TH AMSTERDAM AVE)

What: Arsenal beat down.

Will Mesut Ozil be fit to play?

3 points in the bag and things looking up ahead of two very tough games against Chelsea and Arsenal.  Mourinho is rolling into Norwich this week with his oil-funded superstars in tow, will the Hoot stick with the 4-1-4-1 from Stoke? Will Hooper start with Wolf? Lots of questions,  find out the answers on Sunday morning bright and early!

Where: The Football Factory, 6 West 33rd Street (between 5th and Broadway)

When: 8.30 am

After the International break we will be back at George Keeley’s for the Arsenal game. WOOOOOOOOOT.

The less said about last weekend the better. So I’m not even going to start, because the next thing you’ll know is it’s midnight and you are still reading this.  So, on to Mark Hughes’ revamped Stoke City. Not the easiest of places to go, but the difference this season is that we may actually be able to play them at football and not get sucked into a game of hoof ball and header tennis.

I was hoping that after Tuesday night’s game-changing heroics against Watford we might see Josh Murphy up at Stoke, but after reading the Hoots words afterwards, that looks highly unlikely. Which is a massive shame because there are lots of teams currently playing a kid or two including Southampton, Palace and Everton.  Hooper looked sharp and I can’t wait to see him play this weekend. He has to start with the Wolf, right?

Sunday’s game is an early one here in NYC and we’ll be at the Football Factory once again. It’s a 5 am start for me to get there by kick off, so come along and join me as I indulge in a fry up, down a few beers and celebrate an away victory. WOOT!

Should be a half decent crowd so I’ll see you there!

When: Sunday Sept 29th at 8.30 am

Where: The Football Factory, 6 West 33rd Street ( between 5th and Broadway)

Robert HOOF in action ( I’ll get my coat)

This Saturday’s early game at home to Villa is LIVE at the Football Factory at 7.30 am. Join us there for beer and breakfast ( there’s a mean fry up on offer if you need persuading to get up early). FF is also home to the NY Villains, so the banter should be fun!

We will be at the Football Factory for a few more weeks, due to early games and then the International break. We will be back at Keeley’s in October from the 19th when the 3 pm ( 10 am for us) kick-offs resume.

Back to this week, we should be fired up for this one after last weekend’s dour performance. Not that I mind losing to that new look Spurs team, they were terrific. Nor do I mind the Hoots tactics of getting behind the ball away from home BUT that said, once it goes awry and we go a goal down, there has to be more commitment and a change in plan. Sitting back just invites a more confident team with a lead to do more damage. We looked lost at times.

Anyway, at home it’s a different story, and Villa will provide a chance to get back on track. They started the season well but lost at home last week to a relatively poor Newcastle side. Anything but 3 points would be a major disappointment.

What: Norwich v Villa

Where: The Football Factory ( 6 West 33rd Street, between 5th and Broadway – below Legends)

When: 10 am this Saturday

Lambert’s golden boy is a real handful, let’s hope Bassong and Turner can keep him quiet this weekend

This Saturday’s game at White Hart Lane will be LIVE at the Football Factory at 10am. After this game we have a bunch of early starts, which will also be at the FF. We will return to Keeley’s in October.

What: Norwich at Spurs.

When: Saturday 14th September, 10am.

Where: Football Factory, 6 West 33rd Street, between 5th and Broadway (below Legends)

Lets hope someone can step up and deliver another one of these!

We will be at the Football Factory for the Southampton game this weekend. We will resume meeting at Keeley’s on Sept 14th for the Spurs game.

Where: Football factory (below Legends) 6 West 33rd St, between 5th and Broadway)

When: 10am this Saturday

This Saturday’s game vs Frosties FC will be live at the Football Factory as lots of folks away this week. We will be back at Keeley’s next weekend hopefully.

When: Saturday Aug 24th 10 am

Where: Football Factory, 6 West 33rd, between 5th and Broadway.

Hull. They’re Grrrrrrreeeeaat!

The first game of the season is like Christmas morning for me. I’m like a child, pacing up and down staring at the calendar for days before hand,  wishing the hours could pass faster. We are nearly there people!

We will be at the Football Factory on the 17th for the season opener Vs Everton. Kick-off is 10am. As always, Jack will be there to greet us with breakfast and booze (that’s if his appearance on NBC last night hasn’t gone to his head!*)

When: Aug 17th at 10am

Where: The Football Factory, 6 West 33rd (between Broadway and 5th)

Woahhhh, the first day of the season, just what I always wanted! WOOOOOOOOOOOT

*Jack on NBC last night from the Football Factory: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=635538400745

If you are coming to California this July, why not join us for a pub meet up and a tail gate party (party in the car park) ahead of the games in Sacramento and San Jose.

Sacramento

We will be meeting at Fanny Ann’s Saloon! The pub is about half a mile from Raley field ( 13 min walk according to the map below), so we suggest parking up in a lot at the stadium and walking on over! Sacramento fans drink there and have asked us to come along and teach them some songs, so see you there!

Address: Fanny Ann’s, 1023 2nd St  Sacramento, CA 95814  Tel: (916) 441-0505 http://www.fannyannsaloon.com/

Meet-Up Time: 4pm (Kick Off is at 7.30)

San Jose

Come and meet some Norwich fans from all over the US. We’ll provide the food, just bring beer/drinks!  We will be in Parking Lot 4. We’ll find a way to fly our flag and inform parking staff on the gate of our location so you can easily find us near the spot on the below map. Time: 4.30pm.

We’ll try to be in the area marked on the map

Replace the Giants shirts with Norwich ones and you get the picture.