Robin Sainty
Columnist at Eastern Daily Press
Columnist at The Pink Un Magazine
Cambridge history graduate, ex semi pro player, Canaries Trust Chairman, columnist for @EDP24,hedgehog fosterer, Africa lover. Views my [email protected]
Articles
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1 month ago |
norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com | Robin Sainty
Was May 17th 2025, the day that tika taka finally died? The fact that a team which enjoyed less than 22% of possession won the FA Cup against the powerhouse of English football of recent years was remarkable enough, and a testament to the organisation and desire shown by Crystal Palace, but there is much more about their win that may have lasting effects on the game. However, let’s go backwards a bit, because this is just one of a long line of potential turning points in the game’s history.
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1 month ago |
pinkun.com | Robin Sainty
A season that at one point promised much but ultimately delivered little that was tangible ended with a game that encapsulated so much of what had preceded it. A slow start was followed by some sparkling attacking football that was full of invention, only for the enduring memory being a second half full of unforced errors and sloppy defending.
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1 month ago |
edp24.co.uk | Robin Sainty
In fairness, City were marginally the better side, although Angus Gunn, in probably his best performance of the season, was the busier goalkeeper, and it was a massive improvement on City’s efforts over recent weeks.
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2 months ago |
edp24.co.uk | Robin Sainty
2 1/1 Norwich City being thoroughly dismantled by a struggling Portsmouth team who genuinely looked as if they could score every time they got near our penalty area was a chastening experience and effectively marked the point at which a slump developed into a full-blown crisis. However, rather than provoking a reaction from the players it was more of the same at Millwall on Monday as performances were once again phoned in, with just a few notable exceptions.
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2 months 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.
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