On The Ball - A show about Norwich City

Let's do it all again... Episode 135 of the On The Ball Norwich City Podcast rings in the new Championship season and all the hopes and dreams you would expect from any preview. Michael Bailey hosts alongside NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders. They field your questions and comments, as well as the predictions of our fellow podcast friends. A busy summer of ins and outs, pre-season promise and the Cham...

Out of its misery... Episode 134 of the On The Ball Norwich City Podcast digests the Canaries' season finale - another defeat! - and surveys the resulting damage as the close season arrives. Michael Bailey hosts alongside NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders and with former Norwich head of content Daniel Brigham, as well as another challenge from OTB Quizmaster General, Ryan Livermore. Losing at home to...

A tad inauspicious... Episode 133 of the On The Ball Norwich City Podcast digests the Canaries' defeat at West Bromwich Albion, as the campaign's final game comes into view. Michael Bailey hosts alongside NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, City author Zoe Morgan and Norwich supporter Craig Draycott. Andy Hughes taking on the world, one last Pukki Party and who really deserves a player of the season vo...

From bad to worse... Episode 132 of the On The Ball Norwich City Podcast picks the bones from the Canaries' latest unravelling - although there was a point in London beforehand. Michael Bailey hosts alongside NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, former Canaries head of content Daniel Brigham and US-based professional coach, Nick Dye. Swatted by Swansea, the impending changes, the future of sporting dire...

A truly cracking Easter... Episode 131 of the On The Ball Norwich City Podcast picks the bones from the Canaries' three outings in terms of the men - and a special afternoon at Carrow Road for the club's women. Michael Bailey returns to hosting duties, back alongside NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, as well as the Canaries Trust's Sarah Greaves. Aaron Ramsey, Teemu Pukki and a double game week also...

Play-offs...who needs 'em? Episode 130 of the On The Ball Norwich City Podcast looks back at another soporific day at Carrow Road this season, after defeat to Sheffield United. Steve Sanders sits in for an Australia-bound Michael Bailey, with a supporting cast of Dan Brigham, Ben Mouncer and Ryan Livermore, who brought along one of his now famous quizzes. The troupe ponder the question of how Norw...

The best double act since Teemu and Emi... Episode 129 of the On The Ball Norwich City Podcast reflects on the latest Canaries action, and then some. Michael Bailey hosts alongside our official quizmaster general, Ryan Livermore. The pair look back on barely interesting draws at Huddersfield and Stoke, looks ahead to what's in store the other side of March's international break and Ryan delivers a...

We're running out of trains... Episode 128 of the On The Ball Norwich City Podcast reflects on the latest Canaries action. Michael Bailey hosts alongside our own numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, former Norwich City head of content Daniel Brigham and Along Come Norwich star turn Maddie Mackenzie. The pod wonders what went wrong against Sunderland, apologises profusely for many thing...

Three flying victories and the 88-point train is still in tact... Episode 127 of the On The Ball Norwich City Podcast casts its eye over the latest Canaries action. Michael Bailey hosts alongside our own numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, Norwich City official history author Zoe Morgan and season ticket holder Harvey Monck. The pod relives the joys of Millwall, queries Gabriel Sara's...

A win, a draw and a loss since the previous podcast - what could be more Championship midtable than that?!... Episode 126 of the On The Ball Norwich City Podcast casts its eye over the latest Canaries action. Michael Bailey hosts alongside our own numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, Norwich City official history author Zoe Morgan and former media team member Stephen Wright. The pod pi...

A humbling afternoon against Burnley, the closure of the transfer window and ready for Bristol... Episode 125 of the On The Ball Norwich City Podcast casts its eye over the latest Canaries action. Michael Bailey is back in the presenting chair, joined by our own numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, former Norwich City head of content Dan Brigham and ex club press officer Liam Ray. The...

Another win, four more goals, Krul's cap and Wagner's annoyance... Episode 124 of the On The Ball Norwich City Podcast casts its eye over the latest Canaries action. With Michael Bailey out of action for the night, our own numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders hosts the pod alongside author Zoe Morgan and OTB's song laureate Elliot Lake. The pod dissects another four-goal haul, David Wag...

Michael Bailey, Norwich City correspondent for The Athletic, hosts episode 123 of On The Ball, as the crew casts its delirious eye over the latest Canaries action. Joining Michael are our own Canaries numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, OTB quizmaster general Ryan Livermore and Sensible Soccer creator Jon Hare. The pod revels in the 4-0 win at Preston in David Wagner's first Champions...

Michael Bailey, Norwich City correspondent for The Athletic, hosts episode 122 of On The Ball, as the crew returns for the new year! Thank goodness not much has happened since the previous pod... Joining Michael are our own Canaries numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, former Norwich head of content Daniel Brigham and press marshal, Ben Mouncer. The pod reflects on David Wagner's appoi...

Michael Bailey, Norwich City correspondent for The Athletic, hosts episode 121 of On The Ball, as the crew wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and signs off for 2022. Joining Michael are our own Canaries numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, author Zoe Morgan and ITV Anglia journalist Andy Ward. The pod reflects on the Blackburn Rovers defeat and all of its fallout, compiles its alternati...

Michael Bailey, Norwich City correspondent for The Athletic, hosts episode 120 of On The Ball, as the crew returns to action following the World Cup break. Joining Michael are our own Canaries numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, budding journalist Anna Say and US-based football coach Nick Dye. The pod reflects on Norwich's restart with victory in Swansea, the World Cup action, looks a...

Michael Bailey, Norwich City correspondent for The Athletic, is back to host episode 119 of On The Ball, as the crew reviews the defeat at home to Middlesbrough, the visit of the Attanasios and everything in between. Joining Michael are our own Canaries numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, OTB quizmaster general Ryan Livermore and Canaries Trust board member Sarah Greaves. The pod also...

Michael Bailey, Norwich City correspondent for The Athletic, takes a break! So episode 118 of On The Ball is hosted by our own Canaries numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, as the crew reviews the EFL Championship win at Rotherham, touches on the home draw with QPR and wraps up all the other loose ends. Joining Steve are former City head of content Daniel Brigham, our favourite Scottis...

Michael Bailey, Norwich City correspondent for The Athletic, hosts episode 117 of On The Ball, as the crew reviews the Canaries' EFL Championship defeat at Burnley, victory over Stoke at Carrow Road and fills in the gaps from the rest of the news from Planet Canary. Joining Michael are author Zoe Morgan, BBC Radio Norfolk presenter Phil Daley and freelance national journalist Jon West. The pod als...

Michael Bailey, Norwich City correspondent for The Athletic, hosts episode 116 of On The Ball, as the crew reviews the Canaries' EFL Championship draw at Sheffield United and fills in the gaps from defeats to Watford and Luton. Joining Michael are Norwich numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, former Norwich programme editor Dan Brigham and Capital Canary, Ffion Thomas. The pod also take...

Michael Bailey, Norwich City correspondent for The Athletic, hosts episode 115 of On The Ball, as the crew reviews the Canaries' EFL Championship draw at Reading and a home defeat to Preston. Joining Michael are former Norwich press officials Dan Brigham and Ben Mouncer, plus author Zoe Morgan. The pod also takes your questions and looks ahead to reliving former glories at Watford. Hosted on Acast...

Michael Bailey, Norwich City correspondent for The Athletic, hosts episode 114 of On The Ball, as the crew reviews the Canaries' EFL Championship victory at Blackpool and looks ahead to facing Reading and Preston. Joining Michael are former Norwich head of content Dan Brigham and season ticket holder Susannah George. The pod also takes your questions and goes through the lyrics of our new favourit...

Michael Bailey, Norwich City correspondent for The Athletic, hosts episode 113 of On The Ball, as the crew reviews the Canaries' EFL Championship victory over Bristol City and a draw with West Bromwich Albion. Joining Michael are numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders plus Canary Cast's Jacob Robinson. The pod asks what's up with the atmosphere, explains the refereeing pyramid and tees up...

Michael Bailey, Norwich City correspondent for The Athletic, hosts episode 112 of On The Ball, as the crew reviews the Canaries' EFL Championship victories at Birmingham and over Coventry. Joining Michael are numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, Along Come Norwich's Maddie Mackenzie plus friend of the pod and bona fide Norwich legend, Darren Huckerby. The pod also reflects on the closu...

Michael Bailey, Norwich City correspondent for The Athletic, joins episode 111 of On The Ball, as the crew reviews the Canaries' Carabao Cup exit at the hands of Bournemouth and then a third successive EFL Championship victory coming up at Sunderland Joining Michael are numberwang chief @NCFCnumbers AKA Steve Sanders, who takes on hosting duties, plus former Norwich head of content Dan Brigham and...