Matthew McGregor

Which away day are you most looking forward to next season? Lincoln City for me.

Should we put out a weakened side for every home game to ensure we can always play our strongest XI on the road where we have a chance of picking up points?

The ACN match review 25/26: Derby (a) Derby fans booed their team off the field at half-time, then enjoyed seeing their team coast to their first home win of the season. Jon McGregor asks, is it *really* darkest just before dawn?

Things are so bleak we’ve taken to quoting the godfather of existential crises. Jon McGregor asks, is it *really* darkest just before dawn?
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The ACN match review 25/26: Derby (a) Derby fans booed their team off the field at half-time, then enjoyed seeing their team coast to their first home win of the season. Jon McGregor asks, is it *really* darkest just before dawn?

Could Dostoevsky do it away at derby on a wet and windy wednesday evening? No, no he couldn’t. www.alongcomenorwich.com/articles/the...

Really, really dire. It has been bad for a while, but that is a very, very, very bad Derby side. They embarrassed themselves in the first half, and then embarrassed us in the second. In the relegation zone, with enough of the season gone to say that the table doesn't lie.

Forest started unravelling as soon as palace fans started their fuck uefa fuck Marinakis song and nothing will convince me there’s no causal link

The ACN Match Review 25/26 – Ipswich (a) The Scum may have celebrated like they'd won the Champions League but it's still one win in 16 years. ACN's writers dissect the more important points of Liam's latest let-down.

The Scum may have celebrated like they'd won the Champions League but it's still one win in 16 years. ACN's writers dissect the more important points of Liam's latest let-down. #NCFC

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Independent Football Regulator could seek prison sentences for rogue club owners Rogue owners in English football could be imprisoned for the most serious violations of the Football Governance Act under plans set out by the new IFR

This is good, actually. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

The ACN Match Review – Blackburn (a) Kiss my badge. We know who the real Pride of Anglia is. Ffion Thomas reviews a Sargent-scoring masterclass.

Kiss my badge. We know who the real Pride of Anglia is. @ffionthomas.bsky.social reviews a Sargent-scoring masterclass.
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Man city should sack pep

Josh King goal: VAR official dropped after PGMOL admit mistake in disallowing Fulham goal Referees body PGMOL say it was a mistake to disallow Josh King's Fulham goal and have dropped video assistant referee Michael Salisbury for Arsenal's match at Liverpool on Sunday.

Have we decided if it was worth knackering the experience of being at the game in the hope of getting rid of game-ruining errors yet? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

On Football And Snakes (part 2): The View From Chile ACN's Chilean resident Adam Brandon brings the South American take on The Treachery

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ACN's Chilean resident Adam Brandon brings the South American take on The Treachery
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Núñez has only done short clips for bin media but nothing else yet.

On football and snakes Nick Hayhoe dissects The Treachery.

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@nickncfc.bsky.social on The Treachery

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Knapper explains controversial Nunez sale Norwich City sporting director Ben Knapper has explained why Norwich City sanctioned the controversial sale of Marcelino Nunez to Ipswich Town.

Knapper doing an “interview” with in-house media team doesn’t cut it.
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4. The pretense that it’s not a done deal yet was nowhere to be seen and fair play to Manning for not hiding behind the fact that it wasn’t technically official yet.

We should never sell to them down the road. But fair play to Manning for fronting up on it. Knapper next pls.

2. Manning said that contractually you can’t just “stick him in the u23s” - the PFA have negotiated ways to block that. Was news to me if true.

3. Contra what Onel is saying manning was damning about Núñez’s professionalism & laid it on pretty thick about not wanting him around

Not sure if a video will be posted later but Manning said a few interesting things to @cjsouthwell1902.bsky.social m at the top of the @canariestrust.org Q&A. I don’t have exact quotes but broadly…

1. Ipswich paid an excessive fee, more than Núñez is worth, because of the expected fan outrage.

Remarkable video from Onel given everything. Interesting too. youtu.be/XQY7p7bPwdQ?...

Et tu, Jonny? Norwich City’s Nest of Vipers Are you a professional footballer who wants to ruin your reputation with a fanbase for the rest of your career? Then we present the ultimate solution: betrayal! Ben Stokes looks into the history of No...

Apropos of events, I wrote about #ncfc treacherous weasels 12 months ago. Who'd of thought Jonny would lose his crown so quickly? www.alongcomenorwich.com/articles/et-... @alongcomenorwich.bsky.social

And some people say that football is a business…

Núñez to Ipswich = knapper out

Every one of our games has finished 2-1 to the away team so far this season.

This lawyer going some distance to try and get on for my sin corner but it’s just not appropriate given the circumstances. @footballcliches.bsky.social

The ACN Match Review – Portsmouth (a) Three points on the road? At a Tough Place To Go? Ffion Thomas on the making of a hero against Portsmouth (a).

Vladdy brilliant. 💛💚 @ffionthomas.bsky.social was at the Tough Place To Go™️ and very much enjoyed it. #ncfc

I like it a lot more when we win.

Jed steer is excellent on co-comms (contra expectations). Thoughtful, measured, adding actual insight. Fair play.

Exclusive interview: Minister for Sports Stephanie Peacock MP With the Football Governance Act becoming law, change if coming to the game. The Sports Minister responsible, Stephanie Peacock MP, spoke to Along Come Norwich's Matthew McGregor on fandom, clubs in t...

Last week, I met with Sports Minister Steph Peacock and nattered about the Football Governance Act, football's impact on the community, and her love of Bovril. Have a read: www.alongcomenorwich.com/articles/exc...

The ACN Match Review – Millwall (h) Phhhht. Balloon deflated. Paul Buller reviews Liam Manning's first competitive Norwich City home game.

'Give it time'. 'Rome wasn't built in a day'. 'The players need to gel'. Disappointingly, none of these phrases are used in this review by @paulbb66.bsky.social . #NCFC