Robin Sainty

6 days ago | edp24.co.uk | Robin Sainty

Writing about Norwich City this season has been like being in the film Groundhog Day, where Bill Murray has to relive the same day over and over again. How many times have we seen the same scenario? Silly defensive errors gifting goals to opponents who’ve actually created little themselves, periods of possession with little or no end product or one good half and one bad one.

1 week ago | eveningnews24.co.uk | Robin Sainty

“Maybe we just don’t want it enough.” The words of 19-year-old Jacob Wright went straight to the heart of the matter last Saturday. After another on-the-road horror show in Plymouth where City somehow managed to lose a game against a team whose sole attacking tactic was to hoof long balls and chase after them, it seemed significant that a young lad was sent out to do media duties while his more senior (and more culpable) colleagues stayed in the safety of the dressing room.

2 weeks ago | edp24.co.uk | Robin Sainty

It’s amazing how a few seconds in a football match can totally transform your mood. For 91 minutes last Saturday I was bored rigid watching a game that embodied everything I dislike about the modern game as pass after pass after pass saw the ball moved around the pitch with little or no goalmouth action in a sport which is rapidly becoming less about passion and flair and more about algebra.

3 weeks ago | edp24.co.uk | Robin Sainty

With the play-offs now effectively out of reach for Norwich City, Johannes Hoff Thorup faces a new set of challenges. First and foremost will be keeping fans engaged as the season peters out, but that will be difficult when balanced against a need to plan for next season. If certain players aren’t part of that plan, either through the coach’s choice or their own, then there is a strong argument for not playing them in the remaining fixtures in order to look at alternatives.

1 month ago | edp24.co.uk | Robin Sainty

This international break has come at a good time for Norwich City to gather themselves for the remaining games. Following on from a poor performance against Oxford and a shocking second half against Sheffield Wednesday, the defeat at Bristol City was yet another game in which City managed to be the architects of their own destruction, conceding early goals through over-playing at the back and missing a series of chances at the other end.