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There are officially two D. Smiths running the show now. Mere days after the inevitable departure of our beloved overlord Daniel Farke, former Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has walked in through the yellow and green doors of Carrow Road in an attempt to steer the Canaries off the foot of the Premier League table …
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*Edit: This was written a few days before the win at Brentford. As it turns out, yes, it very much is* I think even the most optimistic of Norwich fans knew we were going to be in for a tough season. Especially when the fixture list was released, with those early defeats against the big …
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I’m already starting to think that it’s going to be a very long season for myself and all involved with Norwich City Football Club. As little as a month ago there was plenty of cause for optimism. An uncharacteristically busy transfer window with what looked to be several shrewd acquisitions meant it looked as though …
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On August 29th 2021, I went on my first proper footballing adventure in years: to Glasgow for the Old Firm Derby. After years of not being able to watch a game as a fan, I threw off my shackles, hitched a ride up north, and had myself a wonderful time. The game at Ibrox was …
To say that life back in the Premier League has been a baptism of fire for Norwich City would be a bit of an understatement. A 3-0 home loss to Liverpool was followed by a 5-0 drubbing at Manchester City, and most recently we saw a 2-1 loss at home to Leicester City. Obviously, these …
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Good afternoon, evening, whenever you’re reading, comrades, and, if you’re anything like me, you’re still reeling over the fact that the regular season of BattleBots has drawn to a close for another year. After fourteen rollercoaster weeks, we finally know who has lifted the Giant Nut (I won’t say who incase some people here haven’t watched …
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Well, comrades, this is the end. After fourteen long weeks of ups, downs, side-to-sides, massive yeets, explosions, bike racks, and an unparalleled level of love for P1 of all robots, we’ve reached the end of the 2020 season of BattleBots. In so many ways this season has been the most unexpected of all – literally, since …
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Good afternoon, evening, whenever you’re reading, my dear comrades, and welcome to my predictions for the final episode of this season of BattleB- no, wait, that’s tomorrow. This is predictions for the latest episode of Bounty Hunters, which also drops on Thursday. Yup, we’re really getting spoiled for choice this week, there’s almost too much to keep up …
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Good afternoon, evening, whenever you’re reading my dear comrades, and welcome to the penultimate write-up of the season. I know, just as we were given something to live for with some robot-fighting goodness,it suddenly comes to and end, and we’re left to squat in existential dread waiting for the announcement that season six will indeed …
Good afternoon, evening, whenever you’re reading, comrades, and welcome to some top 16 predictions. I know, it feels like just yesterday when the regular season was kicking off, the excitement was only just dawning on us that we were still getting a new season of BattleBots despite everything going on in the world, the fascination surrounding …
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