Norwich City Football Club - Al & Val's We Meet Again

Send us Fan Mail This week the lads turn their attention to The Clarets of Burnley - We haven't met the founding Football League members much but there is still plenty for Al & Val to get their teeth into including; 1. Past meetings a post-Manchester City hangover and the day everything went wrong; 2. How fortunes can change so quickly in football as both NCFC and Burnley prove; 3. We exp...

Send us Fan Mail This week its top-flight regulars, Liverpool's oldest professional club - Everton. Lots to discuss as we look back on a rare Premier League away win, honour two Norwich City Legends with Merseyside connections, appreciate a title-clinching win at Carrow Road and remember a historic match in Canary history. Thanks for listening to our Norwich FC podcast  Al  (Allan Kemp) - Nor...

Send us Fan Mail It's footballing royalty this week as the lads admire the history and class of Arsenal FC.  Never relegated we focus on the Invincibles and Arsene Wenger's influence on English football and Norwich's attempts to beat them We discuss their current transition and a recent 2.2 at Carrow Road that was full of VAR controversy More cup shocks in Norwich's favour  A 2...

Send us Fan Mail This week it is the turn of 2015/16 Premier League Champions - Leicester City. Of course, that season gets some coverage including comparables to City in '92/93. The chaps also discuss the last game in front of a capacity ground before lockdown, a couple of club records (attendance and transfer) involving Leicester, some relegation and promotion defining games and a surreal w...

Send us Fan Mail It's as tough as it gets, as this week the boys discuss the big-spending, star-studded Manchester galacticos (City) and the widening gap between them and Norwich. This week is a busy one as we revisit one of Norwich's all-time great League victories, the birth of a cult hero after an 11-second debut goal, Delia and that iconic Premier League moment, a dismal run includin...

Send us Fan Mail Al and Val are back with the 2nd series of their Podcast, and it opens with a cracker, it's one of the worlds most iconic and successful football clubs - Liverpool FC.                                                                                                                                                        Loads to discuss including a hattrick at Anfield, a dramati...

Send us Fan Mail Al & Val are back to take a look at one of Norwich City Football clubs greatest ever seasons. The lads discuss their defining moments, key matches and turning points which, for them, told the story of a momentous year where City thrilled and records tumbled. They conclude their review with the first Al & Val awards. Thanks for listening to our Norwich FC podcast  Al  (Alla...

Send us Fan Mail Its the final episode and City are top at the halfway point in the season - The lads look back on series 1 before moving onto Episode 23 and Barnsley;     1) A club we have a fantastic record against;     2) A yellow wall at Oakwell, David Nielson scores and Norwich are on the brink of our first-ever playoffs;     3) Flecky scores to knock out, Norwich Hall of Famer, Mel Machin&ap...

Send us Fan Mail The penultimate episode and a club that we have played more than any other - Its Queens Park Rangers;     1) Briefly Londons top club, then on the brink of financial ruin - now entrenched in Championship mid-table territory;     2) Loftus Road - A classic football ground - As we talk away ends;     3) Last meetings - A dominant win, Emi's red and Pukki's 'fluke&apos...

Send us Fan Mail The lads are buzzing as City's performances begin to match results - Next up its fellow Premier League relegation victims and now promotion rivals - Its Watford;     1) The Watford model of high manager rotation and Italian club connections as we explore the concept of feeder clubs;     2) Last meetings in the Premier League - A eye-opening defeat and more post-lockdown miser...

Send us Fan Mail The winning run of 2.1's continue, City three clear at the top and with players coming back, it all looks good for the visit of Cardiff - This week Al & Val talk;     1. The Murphy brothers, particularly Josh;     2.  A League Cup win that defines the Farke reign and changes the lives of Aarons, Godfrey and Cantwell forever;     3. Cardiff re-branded could it happen at No...

Send us Fan Mail Next up its Reading - A town Al has a lot of personal connections to and, as we shall see. so does Norwich City;     1. A remarkable draw and a largely forgotten win;     2. Controversy as they refuse to play an FA Cup match at The Next;     3. Our first-ever win in the Football League came at Reading;     4. 102 years at Elm Park and City are the final visitors;     5. An assist...

Send us Fan Mail This Saturday top-of-the-table Norwich travel to former Premier League Champions, Blackburn Rovers - Plenty for Al & Val to discuss including;     1. Rovers title was bankrolled by local Millionaire Jack Walker - We talk wealthy investors and whether its time for Norwich to sell out;     2.  A promotion party and a low-key, but crucial, 1.0 pre-Christmas away win;     3.  The...

Send us Fan Mail Spirits are high after a late turnaround against Sheffield Wednesday - Next up another of the Championships 'sleeping giants' - Its two times European Cup winners - Nottingham Forest;     1. We talk Brian Clough, European success and where that ranks in footballs greatest achievements.     2. They had Clough we had John Bond - whose record against Forest was excellent in...

Send us Fan Mail Next up one of England's grand old clubs - and there's plenty to talk about when we look back at Sheffield Wednesday and Norwich City;     1. A true 'sleeping giant' Wednesday has a proud history, passionate fan base and an iconic stadium;     2. An unforgettable couple of games in 2018/19 - four-nil at Hillsborough then Carrow Road with Forestieri, handballs a...

Send us Fan Mail Cheer yourselves up as injuries mount for the Canaries and listen to episode 15 of Al & Val's We Meet Again as the table-toppers prepare to visit Kenilworth Road and Luton - This week Al & Val talk;     1. Our last meeting - a gap of five divisions and one of the FA Cups greatest shocks;     2. Sticking with the Cup and the famous 59s - finally defeated by Luton in th...

Send us Fan Mail Swiftly after that brilliant backs-to-the-wall victory at Stoke, the table-topping Canaries move onto Coventry and when it comes to the Sky Blues there is plenty to reminisce;     1) A club that has suffered lately - How would Norwich cope if homeless?     2) 2011, a promotion party - Oh Sammy Clingan it could have been you!     3) A club record win and a title shoot-out both back...

Send us Fan Mail The boys are back on a cold rainy night - How appropriate next up its Stoke! - This week we discuss;     1. Stokes style and reputation - its the classic tough away day     2. Last meetings - a rare home defeat and a dramatic roller-coaster ride at the Britannia     3. A couple of freak results for the team lower in the table - we debate how these can happen in football     4. Hom...

Send us Fan Mail Middlesbrough brings a smile to every Norwich fan - 25th May 2015 and a wonderful day in the Wembley sunshine - but there's plenty more to discuss as Al & Val cover;      Two crucial 1.0's in the championship-winning season;     City's greatest day - certainly up there as we remember the game, occasion, and our own fond memories;     Sticking with the playoff th...

Send us Fan Mail An early top of the table clash as City welcome from South Wales - The Swans of Swansea;     A club with a great footballing philosophy;     A rarity as Farke's Norwich are out-passed at Carrow Road;     We talk about our old home The Nest as the gates are shut after Swansea's visit;     Al & Val recall an away day and a footballing education back in 2011;     Four g...

Send us Fan Mail City really gaining momentum - Looking to build on a fabulous win in the West Country next up its the Lions of Millwall;     The Den, old or new, its a tough place as past results prove particularly an early eye-opener in the Farke reign;     Last meetings an epic comeback and Zimmermann's bullet header;     Royalty visits Carrow Road as the boys discuss celebrity fans;     6...

Send us Fan Mail Lunchtime showdown in Al's adopted City - In this episode the boys discuss;     What influences which team you decide to support;     2 clubs, 1 city imagine that in Norwich;     Last meetings - A point from a flu hit squad and Kenny's double to burst Bristol's bubble;     A FA Cup defeat to the 1909 finalists and a couple of freak results;     Bristols last top-fli...

Send us Fan Mail The fixtures are coming thick and fast and already plenty of late drama. Tuesday night and a visit to another new stadium - Its Brentford;     We talk new grounds, Griffen Park and the Moneyballs, statistics-based strategy;     A club on the up but we explore the concept of the 'footballing hangover';     Southern League rivals and our 1st every fixture in Englands 2nd t...

Send us Fan Mail After a few weeks away Al & Val are back to talk Wycombe Wanderers -  Playing in the 2nd tier for the first time in the club's history - Fans missing this special time for the club -  A first meeting, the FA Cup and the end of a golden era -  Ambitious and successful Wanderers manager O'Neill and his Norwich connections - League 1 our only league games, the Lambert d...

Send us Fan Mail A welcome back to the mid-week fixture and a look this week at Birmingham City; A last-minute goal and the first point on the road to Champions Playoffs, The Millenium and penalty heartbreak Partners in Promotion - 1971/72 a glorious season for Brum and City A record top-flight aggregate win and the never-ending FA Cup tie A Dean Ashton inspired win and the great escape of 2004/05...