Oh Jack, what have you done...? The On The Ball podcast reacts to an impressive groin stretch from Norwich City's full-back but a less than impressive penalty concession, which resulted in two points dropped in a 1-1 draw with Derby County at the weekend.

Once they'd got over that, the panel of Steve Sanders, Dan Brigham and Dave Powles got to task with praising Sargent (again), anticipating the return of Sainz, and grading the transfer window, and the Canaries' transparent out-with-the-old, in-with-the-young approach (including a new defensive midfielder!).

Plus, Vithushan Ehantharajah lauds Darren Eadie, smelly scarves, bleeding fingers, some unrecognisable Simon and Garfunkel, and the only person in the whole of Norfolk to spot Gary Doherty's pre-corner routine...

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And then, from nowhere, came five goals. Well, not quite nowhere - the return of Josh Sargent certainly helped. And the On The Ball podcast give a returning salute to the returning, saluting hero, who bagged the opening two goals in the 5-1 win over Swansea on Saturday.

Steve Sanders, Dan Brigham, Zoe Morgan and Ryan Livermore also take a moment to heap a bit of praise on some youngsters: Schwartau's swashbuckling display in midfield; Crnac's star role from the bench; Mahovo's assured debut; and Dobbin getting off the mark. The panel debate whether there's enough there, with all the returning players, for a play-off push after all.

Plus, big wins and big defeats from the past in Ryan's quiz, talking up Onel's testimonial, Sargent's 50/50 record, mascot battles, moobing it into the net, and big Norwich City personal news from one of the panel...

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No goals, no shots on target...no worries? Ok, let's not go that far but the On The Ball podcast tries to make the case that things could be a lot worse, after Norwich City's 2-0 defeat at the hands of Sheffield United on Saturday.

Ryan Livermore, Connor Southwell and Steve Sanders play the 'we've got a few injured lads' card in mitigation, and talk about whether we can be too hard on the Canaries this (don't say transition) season of all (don't say transition) seasons.

Plus, some love for departing captain Grant Hanley, your first Jurasek Park puns as City's new Czech signing arrives, Connor goes misty-eyed over the Spurs buffet, and victory is won by a matter of centimetres in Ryan's quiz about The Tall Boys.

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Can all of 2025 be like that please? The year of On The Ball podcasts had no other option but to get off to a cracking start after the pandemonium at Carrow Road on Saturday, Amankwah Forson's two injury-time goals completing a miraculous 2-1 win over Coventry.

Steve Sanders, Zoe Morgan and Dan Brigham relive a crazy five minutes and salute a new hero, try and make sense of that Onel assist, and take delight in throwing caution to the wind. Plus catching up on the Christmas backlog, featuring plenty of praise for Marcelino Nunez and Shane Duffy.

And there's still time for Godfrey in the bad books, a not-so-fond farewell to Barnes and Fassnacht, some farming fun, spitting madness and which Norwich City players you could lift. 2025 has well and truly begun!

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It's the final On The Ball podcast of the year, but there hasn't been a huge amount of festive cheer on the pitch from Norwich City in the last week or two, culminating in Sunday's 2-1 defeat at home to Burnley. So the panel take matters into their own hands...

Steve Sanders, Ryan Livermore, Zoe Morgan and Dan Brigham finish with the week's woes and the FA's strange retrospective four-match ban for Kenny McLean to take on the more enjoyable task of looking back at some of the big moments of 2024 and putting in a few wishes for the year ahead, including winning at Elland Road and the end of Samba De Janeiro as we know it (note: these may not be the views of the entire panel).

Plus, wins, fails and hay bails in the latest Farming Simulator update, Wagner's cry of 'get it in the box' gets another airing, plenty of mooing and a long overdue mention for Stuart Nelson. Enough merriment to see you through to the New Year!

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Not a bad week to be a Norwich City fan, with 10 (ten) goals to shout about, to yield six very welcome points, which ended their winless run in emphatic style.

Ryan Livermore takes over hosting responsibilities, and is joined on the panel by Steve Sanders and Dan Brigham, to discuss a potential coming of age moment for Ante Crnac, bask in more Sainz ridiculousness, ponder how to get four into three in the Canaries' midfield, and all smugly agree that they'd rather not be in the top six if it means just watching some fun football thanks.

Plus, the greatest new feature on farming you'll hear on a podcast this season, goats on trampolines, the rise of the dressing room dirge, the impossible choice between Stephen Fry and Ed Balls, and focusing on Ashley Barnes' hair...obviously.

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As Norwich City ease out of their injury crisis (putting aside the news about the newly stricken Glen Riddersholm), the On The Ball podcast takes on a more optimistic tone, following a creditable 2-2 draw away at West Brom at the weekend.

Steve Sanders is joined by Zoe Morgan, Ryan Livermore, and BBC Radio Norfolk's Chris Goreham to herald a goal for Emi Marcondes, the successful return of Jack Stacey, and Hoffball twitching back to life.

Plus, Chris stands up for the goalkeepers' union, Kenny returns with what could be his biggest apology yet, Alex Neil and the hostage situation, and Ryan's 'time to shine' comes back around again in a fiendishly difficult quiz.

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How many times can you say the word 'injury' in one podcast? Well quite a lot, as it turned out in the latest episode of the On The Ball Norwich City podcast.

It followed a 2-0 defeat to Bristol City, Norwich City's third loss in a week, a week in which they've had to do without Angus Gunn, Kenny McLean, Marcelino Nunez, Josh Sargent and a supporting cast. Steve Sanders, Zoe Morgan and Dan Brigham lament their collective and individual losses, and try to keep some perspective in amongst it all.

Plus, rating the Hoff's first 15 games, a new feature with the update you didn't know you needed on Moritz Leitner's Instagram, filling up Anis Ben Slimane with fuel, Dan has the unenviable choice of Warnock or Wilder, and huge news from the world online farming.

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Football doesn't get much more thrilling than that! The On The Ball podcast somehow tries to play the follow-up act to the insane topsy-turviness of a week of following Norwich City, which culminated in a 3-3 comeback draw against Middlesbrough on Sunday.

Steve Sanders, Dan Brigham and Maddie Mackenzie get their heads together to pour praise on the comeback Canaries, reminisce about those Sainz goals, tackle the George Long problem, discuss penalties, red cards and own goals, and generally agree that it's all a lot of fun at the moment.

Plus, Shane Duffy goes marauding, Delia & Michael hang up their scarves, The Athletic's Nick Miller reminds us that Norwich possesses a church and a giant rotating screen, we give Maddie five minutes on Lungi, and Dan's 'hot source' reveals what ties Splat The Cat to Iwan Roberts...

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The On The Ball podcast returns from the international break to find Norwich City still hovering outside the Championship play-offs after a 1-1 draw at Stoke City.

Obviously, that's not the most momentous result of the season, so once host Steve Sanders and guests Zoe Morgan and Craig Draycott are done assessing Crnac's debut goal, the loss of Marcelino Nunez and the lobworthiness of George Long, they set about investigating the important stuff: the whereabouts of Splat The Cat.

And there's still time for some post-Jack Wilshere arrival chat, the latest Glen love-in, a baby Emiliano correction, and Craig takes on one of the great questions of our time in Gunn To The Head...Kenny or Tettey?

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