2-2 Draw with Charlton Restores My Faith
I am what I think is a typical Norwich fan, ever the optimist, modest in defeat and always certain that we will do well. In recent years it has been tougher to think like this as I have seen my club drop from the heights of the Premier League to where we are now, mid table in league one.
At the end of last season I took defeat gracefully and accepted our relegation from the championship. Even when Bryan Gunn was appointed I thought it was a wrong decision but I stood by my club and let them keep my rebate. Up until Saturday I regretted this and was starting to lose motivation. I have to travel from London for every home game and being witness to the 7-1 defeat, missing the Wycombe game, being put through the boredom of the Walsall game and then travelling to MK Dons for another disappointing TV performance, on travelling to the game against Charlton on Saturday I was feeling less of an optimist.
However, the game on Saturday completely restored my passion and faith. It was back to the type of football we like to see, albeit still a class or two below where we would like to be but it was a game where we passed the ball around and looked exciting upfront. Most pleasing of all however was the way we came back from 2-0 down and could very nearly have won the game, and would have deserved to. The team fought hard and never gave up – that is the Norwich team I want to see. Some players were outstanding as well, Korey Smith, Darel Russell and the man I bought with my rebate, Grant Holt. It was worth that £80 rebate in the end, bring on Gillingham.