Far east and west and north and south In New York, Rome and Perth, And other odd localities Around this varied earth, They wait in anticipation Each week for Canary mirth And for those who would follow live At some ungodly hour, It proves just how, for some exiles It´s a lifelong amour, When once an NCFC fan To taste the sweet and sour ´Tis many years ago since I Trod in those hallowed stands, At Carrow Road, where now the seats Have replaced standing plans, But every home game I´m still there In spirit with the fans And so it is for all exiles Who can´t be at the ground, We remember those years ago Where we were to be found, Even though things have altered much For those who look around The Barclay and the River End Both only had one tier, But that did not stop either one Ringing with atmosphere, And every goal in early days The whole city would hear And that´s not being critical Of today´s fine support, But forty thousand plus packed in Could give a rare report, More frightening than any cannon Shot from a cohort These days of course for us exiles There´s always commentary, In my case, it´s a weekly dose of Goreham - BBC, Who helps to bring things alive so They´re easier to see For others it´s the internet Where they pick up a stream, Hoping to see us triumphing Over some of the cream, And good or poor on quality They´re still there with the team How times have changed from early years When listening to 5-Live, After ending a late night gig I had my homeward drive, And heard on crackling radio Someone 2 Norwich 5 And if you missed it, well, bad luck For that was all we got, In those days City never made it Into the main slot, Just one of "Oh, and by the way" ´s Of football´s melting pot But we have moved on from those times And thank goodness for that, From ´has been´ we are worthy now of Pre and post-match chat, Which exiles all over the globe Can hear from where they´re sat So for an exile, life these days Is as good as it gets, Though not to be there on the spot Can sometimes give regrets, Especially like last weekend When late goals burst the nets. To all exiles, wherever we are, keep waving the green and yellow flag!
Don't know how you cope RBF Cant miss a game unless it can really be avoided, Tuesday I am working all day in Ashford Kent but will start early finish early and still get to Carrow Road, heaven knows what time I will get back ready for an early start Wednesday too!
Well done to you stilljarrold, that's the kind of support to be proud of! And well done to you RBF, you always manage to come up with a cracker I've not managed to get to CR for many a year now, I lived in Lincoln for 21 years but couldn't afford to travel the meagre 105 miles each way plus the ticket, I had to make do with the humble offerings from Sincil Bank!
How do you get the Radio Norfolk commentary outside of the county RBF? It's never available through the BBC web player during a match. Last season I had a ST for was the league one promotion, since then I've been one of the exiles. Just accepted a new job (of sorts) in Bristol, which means the next season I stand any chance of getting a season ticket/regular games is 2019/20.
Know how you feel jarold, but always had the urge to go abroad, and when work gave me the opportunity, I wasn´t going to turn it down, just didn´t know back then, that it would last a lifetime.
If you join ´Canary Player´ on canaries.co.uk DH, then you automatically get the Radio Norfolk match commentaries every game.
think you got it right RBF what on earth I'm doing at my age chasing around like a madman I don't know lol, have managed to persuade a work colleague to share the driving for the opportunity to upgrade Norwichman2s ticket he cant go cause I cant get home to get him that just a tad too far! Blooming mid week games why could the FA Cup not be on Tuesday?
It won't be until late September at the earliest, but I'm sure that can be arranged. Aah, was wondering if there was a free way, I'd forgotten about Canary Player. Might have to bite the bullet on that one and get a subscription.
Great verse RBF - cracking stanza this one: The Barclay and the River End Both only had one tier, But that did not stop either one Ringing with atmosphere, And every goal in early days The whole city would hear I remember being able to say "that's us scored another then" from a mile away. Now I rely on the tinterweb for the same! OTBC
I know it´s not free, but there´s a lot more to Player than just match commentaries, interviews, match highlights and other odds and ends, it´s certainly been a lifeline for me over here.
I have canaries player, pretty much just for the pre-season stuff and extended match highlights every week. Kept it from when we didn't have such good highlights available (football league show).
10 yrs since my last trip back. The night Delia came out the pitch with a young fella called Huckerby to confirm we'd locked him in permanently. Odd feeling watching on telly. Obviously I miss it but it's not just the game. It's the build up on the day and meeting up with friends for a swift one before or after. Only so much the internet can do. Makes forums like this so good too to keep in touch with everything else beyond what Sky Sports have to report. Does mean I'm more a lurker than most tho. Happy Australia Day everyone.
I agree Hairy, nothing compares to actually being there, but things have improved considerably over the years, so that you almost feel as if you are, incidentally I just checked, and the last time I trod the hallowed premises was in the summer of 1997, when Craig Fleming was being interviewed just after having joined.
