Nothing was better before the internet.

Though I may get nostalgic for the days of returning from a Saturday league game to the pub, having my pint and scoffing the sarnies & chips supplied for the team whilst fixated on the big square telly up in the corner of the room on constant rotation through the Ceefax latest scores pages to see if there's an update from Carrow Road.

Or the days of killing time nearby a newsagent post-match to pick up the Pink 'Un as soon as it was delivered - though my match reports only ever made the Lowestoft Journal - I think I only got into the Pink 'Un as a goalscorer just the once in my later years in the Norwich & District.

Or the far earlier days of the vidiprinter on Grandstand and Saint & Greavsie.

Or tons of other early footy memories that are sure to go off topic. But supporting City-wise, I'd be effectively alone without the internet; many of my early games were solo efforts, train and back, sitting alone at the match (though I did go with mates occasionally too). Then I got into the Wrath as a lurker at first, too afraid to dip his toe for fear of having it bitten off, then full-on posting circa play offs season. I think we all started meeting up post the final, so then I had a community to socialise with pre and post match and then again when I got home and back online.

Without the internet I couldn't be f**king about at three am reading and writing bollocks on a footy forum for City supporters - and that's got to be progress!!

Posted By: DJ Ginga on February 18th 2014 at 03:08:43

Message Thread

Supporting Norwich was so much better before the world wide interwebnets (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Feb 17, 10:57:23
- Nothing was better before the internet. (NCFC) - DJ Ginga, Feb 18, 03:08:43
- For us in Northern Norway it was a waiting game (NCFC) - Molmans Custard, Feb 17, 14:36:25
- Nope, its bought ideots who get lost together. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Feb 17, 13:01:05
  - *brought* (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 17, 13:23:14
    - Ha ha! (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Feb 17, 15:22:55
- I used to go out and buy The Pink 'Un at 5:15. Then the next morning I would have a sneaky (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Feb 17, 11:22:54
  - yep, my dad would get it Saturday evening and bring us sweets as well! (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 17, 11:25:53
  - same here, I loved the Pink Un not just for Norwich but the local football reports (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 17, 11:24:43
  - tinternet has killed the press (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 17, 11:24:32
    - shame (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 17, 11:25:46
- I don't think it helps at times, a good football discussion in the pub whereby (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 17, 11:19:58
- disagree. (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 17, 11:03:58
  - yup, same here (NCFC) - CWC, Feb 17, 11:29:12
  - This (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 17, 11:10:40
  - ^vimto^ my POTD (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Feb 17, 11:07:15
- Disagree totally (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 17, 11:03:33
  - ^troll^ (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Feb 17, 11:07:53
- are you talking pre bulletin boards as well? Wonder who the first people were to discuss/ (NCFC) - Hendrikos, Feb 17, 11:01:58
  - what's a bulletin board? (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 17, 11:04:07
    - bulletin board system (n/m) (NCFC) - Hendrikos, Feb 17, 11:08:48
      - still none the wiser, is it basically the same ad this? (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 17, 11:15:26
    - it's used on a firing range (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Feb 17, 11:08:28
- Yes tend to agree Footy prob better in general.. (NCFC) - loz, Feb 17, 10:59:29
  - Football was more competitive (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 17, 11:06:45
    - that's true i think. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 17, 11:13:26
  - si much pressure on players these days, media saturation and financial incentives mean alo (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 17, 11:02:39

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