Midlands Yellow 4,682 Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) 1st match you saw us play live. Favourite player ever. Happiest away day witnessed. Best home performance witnessed. First NCFC shirt or any other souvenir purchased with pocket money or given as a gift. Edited January 14, 2022 by Midlands Yellow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Disco Dales Jockstrap 1,958 Posted January 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, Midlands Yellow said: 1st match you saw us play live. Norwich 1 Watford 3 86/87 Favourite player ever. Very tough one. Don't think I can pick one. From my early years - Drinkell and Disco Modern day - Holt and Tettey Happiest away day witnessed. Everton 1 Norwich 5 93/94 ...although Charlton 0 Norwich 1 2009/10 was a pretty special day. Best home performance witnessed. Norwich 2 Liverpool 1 86/87 - when Liverpool were everything. First NCFC shirt or any other souvenir purchased with pocket money or given as a gift. Only NCFC shirt I ever got (I have never been a fan of getting shirts for some reason) - 92/93 birdsh1t shirt - still got it. OTBC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 4,682 Posted January 14, 2022 1st match you saw us play live. Luton 75, FA Cup W 2.0 ( watched in radio commentary box 2nd half) Favourite player ever. That’s so hard, fcuk it Buendia. Happiest away day witnessed. Leicester 1 Norwich 4 1982, promoted in May at Hillsborough not long after ( we were in the bottom half near enough in January) Best home performance witnessed. ( again beating Leicester in 94 when trailing with 15 minutes to play, won 2.1) First NCFC shirt or any other souvenir purchased with pocket money or given as a gift. Yarmouth beach early 70s, sisters bought me the full kit at some sports shop nearby. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Mass Debater 1,202 Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) 1st match you saw us play live. Norwich 4 QPR 2. Special trip from the midlands for my 13th birthday. 1st half a damp squib, 1-0 down at half time, looked like it was going to be a disappointing day. Roared back. Mark Robins signed my programme. Favourite player ever. Really difficult one, but Id probably have to go for Grant Holt. True talisman and kind of rags to riches stroy you couldnt help but be inspired by. Happiest away day witnessed. Grant Holt's bullet header at Anfield I'd probably say. My wife supports Liverpool - we'd not long had our first baby and this was the first time we'd ever left him for some much needed time together. First trip to Anfield for either of us. She was pleased for me that we got a result. She was breastfeeding and her boobs were mighty sore when we got back - something we referred to as 'Anfield ****'. Bizarrely I enjoyed the battering we got from Sheffield Wednesday in the FA cup purely because of the banter from us away fans, and that Id made my own way there with my friend having just turned 17. The absolute terror we suffered when we thought we'd got on the wrong bus and and there was a very real prospect we'd end up in Rotherham. Particularly ironic as 14 years later Id end up settling down there - fate is not without a sense of humour. Best home performance witnessed. Tricky one for me this as I've only ever been to Carrow Road a few times. Not to be boring and say the QPR game again I'll have to say the friendly against Inter Milan. Not because the game was any good, but simply because this summer trip to Carrow Road when a penniless medical student in the limited spare time I had was actually my holiday - it was all I could afford in terms of time and money and was my little treat to myself. I know how sad that is, but times were hard! First NCFC shirt or any other souvenir purchased with pocket money or given as a gift - The 1992/3 bird **** kit. I used to love being a full kit w*nker in that up the park as the other kids looked at me with a sense of derision/pity. But I knew I was special! Edited January 14, 2022 by The Great Mass Debater 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 4,682 Posted January 14, 2022 1 minute ago, The Great Mass Debater said: 1st match you saw us play live. Norwich 4 QPR 2. Special trip from the midlands for my 13th birthday. 1st half a damp squib, 1-0 down at half time, looked like it was going to be a disappointing day. Roared back. Mark Robins signed my programme. Favourite player ever. Really difficult one, but Id probably have to go for Grant Holt. True talisman and kind of rags to riches stroy you couldnt help but be inspired by. Happiest away day witnessed. Grant Holt's bullet header at Anfield I'd probably say. Enjoyed the battering we got from Sheffield Wednesday in the FA cup purely because of the banter from us away fans, and that Id made my own way there with my friend having just turned 17. The absolute terror we suffered when we thought we'd got on the wrong bus and and there was a real prospect we'd end up in Rotherham. Particularly ironic as 14 years later Id end up settling down there - fate is not without a sense of humour. Best home performance witnessed. Tricky one for me this as I've only ever been to Carrow Road a few times. Not to be boring I'll have to say the friendly against Inter Milan. Not because the game was any good, but simply because this summer trip to Carrow Road when a penniless medical student in the limited spare time I had was actually my holiday - it was all I could afford in terms of time and money and was my little treat to myself. I know how sad that is, but times were hard! First NCFC shirt or any other souvenir purchased with pocket money or given as a gift - The 1992/3 bird **** kit. I used to love being a full kit **** in that up the park as the other kids looked at me with a sense of derision/pity. But I knew I was special! That’s heart felt, nice list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spillay 194 Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) 1st match live : Norwich 1 Southampton 0 '92-93 Favourite player ever: Chippy Happiest Away Day: Luton 1 Norwich 3 August 95.. was our first game back in the "First Division" or Champs as it is now.. the atmosphere in that packed away end was like nothing id experienced before.. incredibly loud and Newsome's fistpump at the end, we all thought "we're definitely on-loan to the Endsleigh".. Best Home performance : Norwich 1 Manure 0.. Pilks header.. to a man we were magnificent that evening First NCFC shirt: The Fosters 88-89 home shirt Edited January 14, 2022 by Spillay Typo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBaldOne66 768 Posted January 15, 2022 1st live game, August 72 season opener v Everton, 1-1 draw Favourite player ever, that’s a hard one tbh I think Wes Hoolahan just edges it over a few others happiest away day, play off final as shared the day with my son when we beat Boro Best home performance, play off semi v Ipswich First NCFC shirt, 1973 one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,680 Posted January 15, 2022 1st match you saw us play live. Sheffield United 20 August 1960 Favourite player ever. Kevin Keelan Happiest away day witnessed. New Zealand National team Newmarket Park Auckland 1980. Best home performance witnessed. October 1971 Burnley (super team) won 3-0. We looked league winners that night First NCFC shirt or any other souvenir purchased with pocket money or given as a gift. A rattle in City colours from 1958/59 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glory.win or die. 273 Posted January 15, 2022 1st match you saw us play live. Norwich 1 Qpr 1 October 1987 Favourite player ever. Robert Fleck Happiest away day witnessed. Wembley v Boro 2-0 away to Barnsley in our run to the first PO final Best home performance witnessed. My memory is terrible but home to Newcastle 2 seasons ago felt like our best,most comprehensive prem win. First NCFC shirt or any other souvenir purchased with pocket money or given as a gift. Norwich Fosters lager shirt with the green arms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,699 Posted January 15, 2022 25 minutes ago, TheBaldOne66 said: 1st live game, August 72 season opener v Everton, 1-1 draw That was my first game too 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 4,682 Posted January 15, 2022 11 minutes ago, FenwayFrank said: That was my first game too Joe Royle equaliser? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,699 Posted January 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Midlands Yellow said: Joe Royle equaliser? Can’t remember to be honest. I do remember Ron Saunders complaining in the press about the attendance which I think was less than 15k Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shaunieboy77 83 Posted January 15, 2022 1st game Stoke h 1-1 86 Favourite Player Ian Crook Happiest away day 4-0 at Derby 03 Best home 3-1 W Ham Fa Cup QF replay89 First shirt Fosters Lager home Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 4,682 Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, FenwayFrank said: Can’t remember to be honest. I do remember Ron Saunders complaining in the press about the attendance which I think was less than 15k Norwich City v Everton, 12 August 1972 Score 1-1 Competition League Division One Attendance 25,851 Edited January 15, 2022 by Midlands Yellow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 6,182 Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, Midlands Yellow said: 1st match you saw us play live. 0-0 vs Newcastle in May 1985 Quote Favourite player ever. Ian Crook, I reckon. Then Wes and Buendía. I love a player who can find a pass you can't see from the stands. Quote Happiest away day witnessed. Sheff U 1-2 NCFC in 1993. Weekend after the Bayern win, day after we'd been drawn against Inter. Just 90 mins of sheer happiness. I missed the first goal because I was underneath a giant flag. "Qué sera sera, we're going to Italy." Quote Best home performance witnessed. I liked Disco Dale's shout of the 2-1 win over Liverpool in 87. I'm going to go for a niche choice from the end of the Worthy/Huckerby promotion season where we beat Walsall 5-0. In my memory we scored in the first few minutes and it was just inevitable we'd win the game by miles. Have very rarely had that feeling watching City. I kind of feel like I should add the 7-0 over Huddersfield, although I know no one saw that in person. Not sure we'll ever play as well again as we did in that first half. We were so good it was literally laughable. Quote First NCFC shirt or any other souvenir purchased with pocket money or given as a gift. The scarf my mum knitted for me in 1986 is still going strong. Quote Great thread, and much needed in the current times! Edited January 15, 2022 by Robert N. LiM 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,708 Posted January 15, 2022 13 hours ago, Midlands Yellow said: 1st match you saw us play live. 1973 Texaco Trophy, Wednesday night match against Scottish Opposition (could be one of two teams - never been able to tie it down) Favourite player ever. Difficult one. Fleck maybe or SuperMac Happiest away day witnessed. Just for the atmosphere, and the day out, trained up to the Baseball Ground (FA Cup 3rd round?) where we took the whole of one end in the old wooden stand. Best home performance witnessed. 5-3 win against Villa, first game of the 75/76 season after promotion. (What entertainment! 8 pence a goal - EDP Headline next day) First NCFC shirt or any other souvenir purchased with pocket money or given as a gift. A Wembly (sic) 1973 white silk scarf. Worst away day. Villa Park (the forgotten) FA Cup semi final, hearing the news filter through from Hillsborough. Just awful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,680 Posted January 15, 2022 1 hour ago, FenwayFrank said: Can’t remember to be honest. I do remember Ron Saunders complaining in the press about the attendance which I think was less than 15k It felt like 15K in the Barclay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 5,228 Posted January 15, 2022 1st match you saw us play live. 9th March 1963 Norwich 6 Stoke 0. Favourite player ever. Kevin Keelan. Happiest away day witnessed. Scum 1 Norwich 5. Best home performance witnessed. Norwich 3 Man City 2. First NCFC shirt or any other souvenir purchased with pocket money or given as a gift. Scarf knitted by my dear old mum in the 60's which has the old club badge on one end and a World Cup Willie badge on the other. Still have it and wear it now and again and is in pristine condition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,981 Posted January 15, 2022 1st match you saw us play live. Don't remember the game but it would have been Watford away, 24/10/81-I lived in Watford and was a season ticket holder then so I would deffo have been at that match. Favourite player ever. Robert Fleck-I was working for a company that had an office in Glasgow and someone who worked there told me that Rangers were selling us a player who had mooned at Celtic fans in celebration of a goal-I thought that sounded like a player I could get to like! Always gave 100% for us, and sounds like a great guy too. Happiest away day witnessed. Chelsea 2 Norwich 3, 12/09/92. Chelsea 2 up at halftime, Flecky in his first match against us since his transfer walks off the pitch at half time kissing his badge-we score 3 in the second half courtesy of Dave Beasant-mass celebration in the away end at the end of the match as we were top of the Premier League! Best home performance witnessed. Only seen a handful of games at Carrow Road tbh, most of them for matches against Watford, and I can't really remember the performances! First NCFC shirt or any other souvenir purchased with pocket money or given as a gift. Went to Soccer Scene in Carnaby Street straight after the Chelsea away match in 92/93 and bought the "Egg and cress" shirt. Chucked it away when the N & P Building Society logo was looking really tatty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,939 Posted January 15, 2022 1st match you saw us play live. I don't know; was only 5 in 1969/70 season and my folks can't remember either. Favourite player ever. Graham Paddon Happiest away day witnessed. Does the play-off final count? If not the 1982 match where promotion was clinched at Hillsborough. We didn't win but was such a great atmosphere! Best home performance witnessed. I still refer to the 5-1 beating of Blackpool in 1972 First NCFC shirt or any other souvenir purchased with pocket money or given as a gift. I loved my first full kit (****, well I was a teenager) the Admiral kit and track top from late 70's / early 80's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don’t be Krul 452 Posted January 15, 2022 1st match you saw us play live. 76/77 season home to Man U. Lost 1-2 I think Favourite player ever. Either Big Dunc or WFLGH. Both gave their all on the pitch Happiest away day witnessed. Milk Cup final count? Best home performance witnessed. It wasn't a classic but 2-0 home win v Portsmouth early 1986 to leapfrog them and go top of Div 2 on the way to the title First NCFC shirt or any other souvenir purchased with pocket money or given as a gift. Admiral kit, still have a retro shirt. Best kit ever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
