🍳 BBC Radio Norfolk Breakfast Show Presenter (weekdays 0600) ⚽️ Football commentator (mainly
#NCFC
)
@BBCNorfolk
. ‘Exasperated presenter’ The i newspaper
Q: At which fancy establishment did Teemu Pukki get his hair done ahead of Finland Athlete of the Year ceremony?
A: In the washroom at
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training ground with Grant Hanley wielding the clippers.
I didn’t know it at the time and neither did he. But this was our final post match interview with Daniel Farke. He leaves having given
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fans so many great memories. But City fans expected a proper survival fight this season. Up to the club to find someone who can bring that.
What a night. That *has* to be one of the biggest turn-ups in Premier League history given the circumstances. And one of the best nights Carrow Road has ever seen. Extraordinary stuff.
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#NORFOLKDAY
NEWS: Delighted to announce that
@BBCNorfolk
&
@NorwichCityFC
have agreed a new three-year commentary deal. That means you can hear every
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game LIVE with us for the next 3 seasons
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match winner Jack Stacey has just told reporters his mum was invited to sit next to Delia for the game today. She saw him score his first goal in 3 years.
Now I can’t get the song ‘Stacey’s Mom’ out of my head.
Stoppage time winners? Maybe
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are about to be fun again. Very satisfying opening day. Hull clearly furious about the winner. I’m yet to see a conclusive replay but the noise in here is deafening as fans celebrate.
A fond farewell to
@maxaarons2
. A talented player & impressively level headed given all the hype around him and the
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ups and downs.
Such consistency on and off the pitch is an underrated quality.
He even let us get his name wrong for first couple of seasons.
#AirRons
“Play this game like a bunch of mates on the bloody muddy training pitch. It’s not about tables, or trophies, or contracts or the future it’s just you want to win this game”
Just off to run through a brick wall after interviewing Daniel Farke.
He’s on
#CanaryCall
shortly.
The side of football that the schedulers, broadcasters and authorities don’t see.
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fans rolling back into Carrow Road at 4am after Liverpool (a) kicked off at 8:15pm.
Hear from some of them on
@BBCNorfolk
this morning.
Idea for a new rule:
If a team does loads of time wasting while winning but then goes behind, all the injury time should disappear. It’s the sort of rule you come up with when your team lets in a stoppage time equaliser.
Best wishes to David Wagner. He’s proud at the end of a difficult week. Says he’s been with his wife in Germany while she has surgery. Paid tribute to staff and players for pulling together and winning that one today.
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Full interview coming up on
@BBCNorfolk
.
What a night for
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. Best away day in The Premier League since…. I don’t know. But that really was something. 2 for Sargent, a clean sheet for Angus Gunn and a bit of floodlight failure for good measure. Give
@BobRutler
&
@LeonBarnettFA
a shout now on
@BBCNorfolk
Having (briefly) slept on it before the
@BBCNorfolk
Breakfast Show this morning - I still think this is right up there with the best
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goals I’ve been lucky enough to commentate on.
50 years ago today was Decimal Day. Here’s my Grandad outside his shop, Gorehams Stores on Heigham Street in Norwich. I’m imagining what a day that must have been as the money all changed.
Daniel Farke emerging for his post-match interviews at Swansea. Capturing what it feels like to walk out of the front door on a Monday morning for
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fans right now. OTBC.
Ivo Pinto has a new club already. The ex
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man is back at Dinamo Zagreb. There was a full interview with him on tonight’s Yellow Friday with
@BobRutler
on
@BBCNorfolk
.
Norwich City’s game at Leicester is officially OFF.
It’s been a bleak couple of weeks for
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. I wanted to give Sam Byram a mention. He was emotional after Palace, admitting he had thought the injury that saw him miss 22 months might end his career. Good to see him back
It’s goodbye and good luck to two fantastic
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stars.
Mario Vrancic and Alex Tettey.
Responsible for a few special moments that I’ve been fortunate enough to describe on
@BBCNorfolk
.
The sun sets on 2023 at Carrow Rd. Satisfying home win for
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. Dare I say even a bit of swagger returning in that second half? Merry Christmas to all Canary fans
Farke on
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being due to play Preston on Good Fri:
“We’re talking about player well-being. We have all these lovely buttons and stickers we put on and mental health awareness days. If we have a scheduling decision like this we can put all the buttons and stickers in the bin.”
Reflecting on
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recent run. Never much time to take stock during a relentless season but this is the table two months ago compared to now. Credit to Watford for their form too.
I’d have taken a point for
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beforehand. A good job it’s not up to me then. Great to see Rowe, Hanley and co all joining in afterwards. A real show of togetherness.
Commentary is all about finding the right words. I don’t know what to say after that. Football at its chaotic best. Give
@eadie11
&
@BobRutler
a
#canarycall
and help us sum that up.
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It felt like a big Championship game at a sold-out City Ground and that was a big Championship win. I’ll admit I was worried after 10 mins but
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have some proper character this season. Great stuff.
Incredible stuff from this man. The post-match interview needs a bit of editing as he used an unbroadcastable word to sum up his performance. Three times. Said he didn’t really enjoy the goal because of his **** performance.
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applauded off after winning the second half and being a goal better at Anfield than Barcelona.... Clearly some harsh lessons but signs that they were being learnt quickly after half-time. Get you
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thoughts in now to
@BobRutler
& Mark Rivers
Russell Martin gone on loan and Cameron Jerome going. That just leaves Wes & Tettey left at
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from Wembley 2015. It was very handy they stood next to each other at the trophy presentation.
Cracking performance, cracking response too from
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fans. They hadn’t scored 4 in a league game at Carrow Road in front of fans since April 2019. They’ve now done it twice this week. Momentum building?
A huge happy birthday to a good friend and colleague on the
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beat
@michaeljbailey
.
As he loves a graph and writes for
@TheAthleticUK
I have decided to work out his xA (Expected Age). He’ll be delighted to know that it comes up as 26.
Time to file away another
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season. A quick look at the blank pages that were set aside for Wembley.
Thanks to everyone who has listened to or been part of our Canary coverage on match days in 2023/24. Too many individuals to tag in here but all are appreciated.
Couldn’t be prouder of North Walsham’s own Lauren Hemp.
You can take the girl out of Norfolk…. I believe
@karlminns
calls this ‘The Norfolk Wall’. Arms folded, unimpressed by celebrations around her. If you’re from here you’ll understand.
Impressive from The Championship’s Christmas Number 1. Buendia and Cantwell in irresistible form. Huge credit to Daniel Farke for the way he handled the difficult situation with those two earlier in the season. Being well rewarded now.
#CanaryCall
on
@BBCNorfolk
.
It’s hard not to be impressed again by
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desire and effort. Maybe not at their attacking best tonight but finding ways to win. It’s as happy as I’ve seen/heard Carrow Rd for a long old time. Long may it continue.
It’s been a while... Carrow Road celebrates a marvellous win. Jamal Lewis’s first league goal - and first Carrow Road goal - was well worth the wait.
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Now with
@BobRutler
& Greg Downs on
@BBCNorfolk
.
Players saluting fans, fans saluting players. What a dream start for David Wagner and the
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supporters. Canaries underlining the potential and the quality that has always been there. Hopefully the start of something….
@mrjakehumphrey
Thanks Jake. That’s very kind of you. Let me know if you need anyone to do The Champions League Final for BT. I’m definitely free now that
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aren’t in the play-offs..... 😉
A new look for the dog walk this morning.
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will wear this special edition shirt v Reading next week. What have been your favourite lesser spotted Canary kits over the years? The ones they’ve had but the team has rarely worn.
Breaking news from the
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camp. We’ve just been told that City’s young Irish striker is pronounced Ee-dah (not eye-da). That’s come from the young man himself.
A late addition to the commentary notes for tonight. What a pleasure to be able to ink this in at last. Congratulations to all involved. It’s been an extraordinary season
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He hit his first goal at Carrow Road today and sparked all kinds of chaos. One of the most extraordinary 15 minute spells I have ever had the pleasure of commentating on.
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This is the shot we were shown in the
@BBCNorfolk
commentary position when
@gemnady
and I both said we thought the goal was going to be given. I know we watch the game through yellow and green glasses but I still can’t see it...
Best Carrow Rd atmosphere for a long time.
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looking more difficult to play against. The fact a draw with Wolves feels a little disappointing says a lot. Give
@BobRutler
& Simon Lappin a shout on Canary Call now with
@BBCNorfolk
.