The New Old Norwich
Episodes
#90 Spring Time Happiness For City But What Next For Clement?
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Relegation fears over! Play off dreams probably over! But what next for City - a rare FA Cup tie with Leeds and the Farke derby at that! But if Cit...
#89 Great Start To 2026 Including A Special Night Under The Lights
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A brilliant comeback win over Coventry, topped off a fabulous start to 2026 and it reminded us of good nights under the lights at Carrow Road. We pic...
#88 Makama Magic Means Time To Sell Sarge
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jovon Makama is about to be 22 years old and he's scoring goals for fun. Josh Sargent is downing tools (we thought he had anyway as not scoring!) and...
#87 What's On Norwich City's Christmas List?
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After 6 games, Phillipe Clement seems to be the big man this Christmas - so what does he want? What do we want apart from wins? And how does Clement ...
#86 Here We Go Again! New Norwich Manager Phillipe Clement
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's Take Two for the 2025/26 season ! Phillipe Clement the former Rangers manager is the new boss at Carrow Road - maybe bringing some much needed e...
#85 One Down Two To Go - Who's Next For Norwich?
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Liam Manning had to go - history maker for all the wrong reasons - and that substitution of the goalscorer on Saturday? Shocking. Worst manager ever b...
#84 Webber, Knapper & Manning will all go but when?
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The best we can now hope for this season is to stay in the Championship! Bottom three, eight games without a win, three all season , no points at hom...
#83 Exactly Two Years On Time For Ben Knapper To Go
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was October 6th 2023 when Ben Knapper was appointed sporting director at Norwich City Football Club. Was that the highlight? What has he done for t...
#82 Have we ever relied on one striker as much as Sargent?
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Has the international break timing finally done us a favour? Ipswich certainly did buying Nunez for ten million and Burnley did by not valuing Josh S...
#81 Three Games & We Have To Keep Sargent!
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Been quite the start for Norwich City - from first day defeat, to impressive Cup win and holding on for another big away win on the South Coast which ...
#80 Seasonal Predictions!
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Time for the new season - time for the seasonal predictions of the New Old Norwich! With a new manager, 13 new arrivals inc in goal and defence, wil...
#79 Transfer Crazy
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Has the heat gone to everyone's heads! Norwich City have gone transfer crazy and everyone's lapping it up too! From revealing signings on YouTube to...
#78 Manning City's Crucial Managerial Moment
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not sure Managerial Moments get much bigger at Norwich City than for Liam Manning? This has to work. 5th manager in 4 years including the departed Jac...
#77 The Future In Safe Hands?
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Keelan, Woods, B. Gunn, Green, Ruddy, Krul and A. Gunn - we've always had a good goalkeeper through our successful times - what's the plan now? We lo...
#76 The Hoff is off but is Wilshere a winner?
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ten months on and thanks Johannes! Hoff Thorup has been sacked by Norwich with two games to go of the season 13 points off a play off place, and an a...
#75 The Best Time To Sack A City Manager?
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget the project, if it's not working surely it's time to call it quits? Should Johannes Hoff Thorup get the summer? Look at these stats from Dad! ...
#74 Milk Cup Memories - Mark Barham in conversation
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the heroes of the Milk Cup winning team of 1985 Mark Barham is in conversation on the New Old Norwich. From the Ipswich Town semi-final to clim...
#73 Milk Cup Memories 40 years on
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Woods, Haylock, Bruce, Watson..... The eleven men (and sub John Devine) who lifted the 1985 Milk Cup at the old Wembley just run off the tongue! We...
#72 Wednesday woe on a terrible Tuesday for City
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is that it then? It seems hopes of matching the play off position of last season have come to an end, after yet another match thrown away from a winni...
#71 Premier League leaders Liverpool and City - 5 years on!
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Liverpool were top of the Premier League 5 years ago - and they're back sitting pretty this season. The Reds just beat City 1-0 this month in 2020, an...
#70 A Birthday Celebration But Disciplinary Disaster
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Birthday to Dad - but not such a cause for celebration for City! Unbeaten run over against Sheff Utd, out of FA Cup, and best player in the Cha...
#69 Christmas present, future & past!
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joy to the world at this time of year, but 11 points from the last 12 games is relegation form! This Christmas present the Hoff is in charge - will h...
#68 Doom & gloom descends on City
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Hoff Hope has gone after 6 games without a win and nearer the relegation zone than the play offs. Is it down to the missing injured players? Or t...
#67 Building new success and thank you Delia & Michael
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a few weeks, as the New Old Norwich HQ is undergoing major construction work! But like Norwich City under the Hoff and Knapper, we're now s...
#66 Definitely maybe new season
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3 of the New Old Norwich and 'don't go away' as we're in for the new 2024/25 season! 'Whatever' has happened so far, we won't really know abou...
#65 Hoff takes charge & City's Euros history
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
England have made a meal of the Euros, but how many connections has there been between Norwich City and Euros! We find out in this episode! The Hoff i...
#64 The Hoff is in the house!
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome Johannes Hoff Thorup - who for short we're now calling the Hoff! Forget Baywatch and David Hasselhoff we have our own hero, ready to play atta...
#63 In the words of Holly Willoughby 'are you ok?'
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well that ended somewhat dreadfully? The play offs against Leeds were everything we feared they would be under David Wagner. Awful. Now at least he's ...
#62 Play Offs Special Confident or Cautious City?
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well we called it, Norwich are in the play offs, but City stuttered into them rather than strutted! 1 win in 5 against a Leeds team that has 1 in 6! S...
#61 Knapper the highlight of this turnaround season!
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The play offs here we come! But who do we want to play? Are this City side suited for the sudden death end to the season!? We're back - sorry all fine...
#60 When we beat Ipswich in play offs, do we finish higher than them?
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With only two matches left this month, a great time for Dad (Peter Cushing) to dissect the final few fixtures for us, and our rivals for a play off sp...
#59 Does David Wagner finally know what he's doing?
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Never seen or heard anything like it at Carrow Road! Two home wins, scoring 4 goals each time, and still fans were booing David Wagner's substitutions...
#58 Play offs now a real probability
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New month, new striker, new Norwich! After a comeback win against highflying Coventry City surely now the play offs are a probability if City and Wagn...
#57 Farke wins like the old days!
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the New Old Norwich podcast, after a 1-0 defeat at Daniel Farke's Leeds Utd. But after wins over West Brom & Hull and draw with Southampton is...
#56 What next Wagner?
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We've stopped the goal conceding rot, but seem to have lost the goalscoring knack! Is David Wagner just defending his own position? Where does Ben Kna...
#55 Kieran McKenna is right, we should be better than we are
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Worryingly, from a Norwich point of view, were we too delighted to just draw with Ipswich? Yes our 15 year unbeaten run remains in tact for now, but i...
#54 Last gasp glory but delaying the inevitable?
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Delia wouldn't like us whinging but despite Dad leaping out of his chair with a last gasp winner again from Adam Idah and celebrations on the pitch, t...
#53 It'll take some time says Knapper
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Something has to be done was the last episode. Ben Knapper started earlier than planned and Stuart Webber finally walked away. But the new Sporting Di...
#52 They need to do something!
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leeds, Middlesbrough & Sunderland - Blackburn and Cardiff to come before the international break. David Wagner admits change is needed and he can deli...
#51 We're not going down but we're not going up either
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What a moment in the season! A great summer start but a struggling September, a new sporting director and new major shareholders, but same old issues ...
#50 City hit for six!
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We thought Leicester's second team always had a bit more than Norwich, but did anyone see that Plymouth result coming? Honestly? Norwich's best ever s...
#49 One month in....what a start to the season!
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry it's been a while - holidays and illness and kids starting school (John's not Dad's as that would make me 12 again!)... And what a month it's be...
#48 Five key questions for 23/24 season
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
1. Where Norwich will finish? 2. Higher/lower than Ipswich? 3. How long will Wagner last? 4. Will Webber join Farke at Leeds ? 5. What will the Americ...
#47 Pre-season & Play Offs kick off memorable matches
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Startling stat - that before the 2002 plays offs, we'd only been in the top ten in Championship ONCE in 6 seasons. Crazy - that's why you can never le...
#46 New fixtures, fresh hope?
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The fixtures are out! Best time of the year isn't it? Not so says Dad, with Stuart Webber still in his role. Shouldn't he be on gardening leave? We lo...
#45 The long goodbye (& never eleven update!)
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On reflection, has anything changed at the football club? We knew Stuart Webber's time was up. Now he's confirmed he's leaving but when? Why are we wa...
#44 Norwich City's Greatest NEVER Eleven!
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you're a team that has spells of success - that challenge of picking the greatest ever Norwich City XI that had never played together before was ...
#43 You've never had it so good!
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our friends at the Scrimmage did an interview with him, the Pink 'Un boys too, and we spend this episode looking back at some of the things Stuart Web...
#42 There are clearly problems within the club
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Glad that's over! What a stinker of a season for Norwich City. But what happens now? Where do we go from here? Is Dad right in saying 15 years on sinc...
#41 Is Wagner the new Roeder?
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Another frustrating result against a top ten team, another home defeat, 4 games without a win, the wheels have come off the David Wagner wagon and we ...
#40 The next 4 Norwich games are crucial!
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
3 games since we last recorded and not a win to celebrate! We still don't have our Old Norwich back! After the international break we face Sheff Utd, ...
#39 No-one likes us, We don’t care!
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marvellous comeback win over Millwall and into the play off places! Seems like Wagner's work is paying off for City. And we pay tribute to Robert Ch...
#38 There’s only one Nunez
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What. A. Strike. Incredible. But we've been here before and it seems that we're getting slightly carried away. We beat Birmingham a poor team. With a ...
#37 ”4 or 5 wins needed in 2 weeks”
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After we crashed back to earth and out of the play offs with a bump against Burnley, it seems pretty clear that we need to improve our home form and q...
#36 Could the awesome ’four’-some continue?
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
2 league games, twice scoring 4 goals, back in the top 6? Could it have gone any better for David Wagner replacing Dean Smith at Carrow Road? Not sur...
#35 Welcome Wagner but another home defeat!
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Don't look too far ahead" says the new manager of Norwich City David Wagner - a sort of coming home for the ex-Huddersfield boss, who's once again te...
#34 Emergency episode as Smith is sacked!
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We called for it two months ago, and finally the axe has been wielded by Webber. Dean Smith has gone with Norwich City still aiming for promotion this...
#33 Can City deliver a real Christmas present?
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Another special this week, looking back at the win over the Swans obviously, ahead to Blackburn and a quick word about England. But we run through so...
#32 REAL football is back + our England NCFC special!
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The REAL football is back this weekend with the Championship and Norwich face a trip to Swansea. But where do we stand right now for the rest of the ...
#31 World Cup Wingers
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's Qatar 2022 and the World Cup is in full swing - which means Norwich City isn't! We've the latest news from City, but spend the time counting dow...
#30 THAT Mark & Mike Attanasio ’interview’ reviewed in full!
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Forget Dean Smith for a minute or that latest defeat to Middlesbrough... Everyone's talking about the Mark and Mike Attanasio interview that Talk Nor...
#29 Positive vibes from Dad on Dean Smith - really?!?!?
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
They used to say a day's a long time in politics, but it seems the same for football as the most pessimistic Norwich fan I know and love as reversed h...
#28 Time to go Deano before history repeats itself
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
During this podcast, Peter Cushing looks back at the stats from 17 games in after relegation under the Neils - Alex and Adams. With the annual report ...
#27 The ’Goss’ on City’s form, Webber & our greatest midfielder!
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly half way through the month and nearly halfway through the 8 matches, where are City really in this season's Championship? We look ahead before...
#26 International time but October will be make or break
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
8 games to come in October - 5 away and 3 at home - with second placed Norwich City unbeaten in their last 8 games, with 7 wins and only 2 defeats all...
#25 Super Six and more City shares to be created!
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We said they were crucial 4 days - 2 home games - and six stupendous points! Well done Dean Smith, Josh Sargent, and Liam Gibbs to name just a few! ...
#24 Two home games 4 crucial days!
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's early days, it's August, remember Farke - yep we get it but sitting rock bottom of the Championship the next 4 days with 2 homes games against Hu...
#23 A new Championship season & City’s greatest midfield maestros!
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here we go again then - another season full of hope and optimism! We're ready, your ready but we're not sure the team's ready! Find out our pre-...
#22 The greatest day of the year & the greatest City fullbacks confirmed!
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anything seems possible on Fixtures Release Day - but reminder to self we are now in the Championship and need to focus on the likes of Blackburn and ...
#21 FIRST summer, & Dean Smith signing for City!
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He's a Premier League and Championship performer, and someone who can win a ball in midfield and be good in either box. To us City fans, the first new...
#20 A dreadful end to another disastrous PL season!
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Awful way to end the season, that's let's be honest as been as painful if not more so than our previous 4 relegations under in 1995, ten years later w...
#19 Pukki stops the rot but can Angus ever better Bryan?
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The penultimate match of the season against Wolves finally ended a run of 5 straight defeats, but should Pukki have scored more to seal a final Premie...
#18 Crisis club after hammering + City’s greatest continues!
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Off the pitch the fans are revolting literally and Stuart Webber continues to wage war - this time with the local newspapers. On the pitch its 4 strai...
#17 A message to Michael & Delia after record relegation
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
6 times now Norwich City have been relegated from the Premier League - more than any team. It's not a record any of us want is it? So what's next? A ...
#16 A ’boo boo’ on and off the pitch!
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dean Smith was spot on after the latest mistake by a player cost Norwich dear again, this time against Newcastle. The bright spark of Burnley seems a ...
#15 Same old City, now it’s Burnley or bust?
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is called the new old Norwich! But we don't want that Norwich back! Dad (Peter) called it 'grim' after another blank, boring, hanging on ...
#14 Episode 14 and the greatest No. 1
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Leeds - just like Brentford - not good enough and the season's seemingly lost! (we've already said we're down - just hoped we weren't!) Good ...
#13 The worst and the greatest!
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After an abject display against Brentford, it feels the ending of an era at Carrow Road. Wouldn't it be nice to think we could be about to embark of ...
#12 Back to bottom after top 2 defeats
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We can hardly be surprised that we lost to Man City and Liverpool but the score-lines were bigger than we would've wanted, and we've dropped back to t...
#11 A good point but is one enough?
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A draw with Palace - a win against Wolves in the FA Cup - 2022 has started pretty well for Norwich City but with Man City and Liverpool to come in the...
#10 Bye bye City as relegation rivals buy?
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
January has been and gone, the nights are getting lighter and the spring is on its way but there's no sign of any new shoots at Carrow Road! Bye bye ...
#9 We are ’lookalike’ a good team again!
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it's 'Saved by the Bell' or 'Hotel Transylvania 1, 2 & 3', it doesn't matter what Josh Sargent looks like now - he's looking like a striker at...
#8 A big win, a birthday and a Worthy nomination!
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We scored a goal and won a match - a big big win against Everton with some many positives for Dean Smith and boys to move on from! But now we're worri...
#7 January blues for world’s best team (Yellow & Green!)
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
5 straight defeats came to an end for Dean Smith's team in the FA Cup - but 3 games in 10 days against West Ham, Everton and Watford could be season d...
#6 Dean Smith Derby defeat
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A loss to Aston Villa, after losing to Man Utd and Spurs, and a covid-19 outbreak, has left new Norwich manager Dean Smith on exactly the same record ...
#5 Spine rather than strikers?
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 5 of the New Old Norwich Podcast, we look back at some glory days of the 80s and and discuss legendary NCFC players. They were the spine o...
#4 No Pukki no points!
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What have we learn't from the draws with Wolves and Newcastle - that there's spirit, and determination, character, ability to change the game and if t...
#3 ‘Cross & Bones‘ all over again!
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two headers, one from a corner, more Pukki Premier League Power, Billy the Kid and a goal from the birthday boy - Norwich are up and running under Dea...
#2 Mr and Mrs Smith
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Delia Smith has appointed Dean Smith, we look at the new Norwich manager and the need for some enjoyment from games, and hope and expectations for the...
#1 To Farke & the future!
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Norwich finally did what none of us thought possible - sack Daniel Farke - we look at why the timing may have been questionable but the time was ri...