“Why do you support Norwich?” If only I had £1 for each time somebody asks me that. I hear it pretty much every time I tell someone that I’m a City fan.Ask most fans why they support the Canaries and you’ll probably hear the same few answers:
“I always have”.
“My Dad does”.
“It’s in the family”.
My story is a little different. You see I wasn’t always a Norwich City fan. In fact technically I suppose the Yellows are the third team I’ve supported in my life.
Let’s start at the beginning. My Mum’s side of the family are from Arbroath in Scotland (naturally making them Rangers supporters) and historically my Dad’s side of the family are Arsenal supporters, so when I was younger I followed them (if it’s possible to ‘follow’ a team when you’re that young? I don’t know if it is).
That all changed on 24th April 1988 when Luton Town beat Arsenal 3-2 in the Littlewoods Cup Final at Wembley.
I watched the game at my grandparent`s house, and can still remember Andy Dibble saving Nigel Winterburn’s penalty and Brian Stein scoring the winning goal with 14 seconds left to play as if it was yesterday.
I suppose I should have been disappointed that Arsenal had lost but I wasn’t. I was completely blown away by this ‘little’ club slaying the giant that was Arsenal. I’d already told my mum I wanted to be a Junior Gunner but she said it would be easier to watch Luton “as they’re a lot nearer’ (how easily my loyalty was bought) so that was that.
They had an open-top bus ride through the centre of town which my Dad surprised me with after school and I was blown away. I had a Luton flat-cap and scarf and everything. I looked so cool. Read the rest of this entry »
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