Not really what we had in mind if we're honest lads. Norwich City's big week turned into a big washout, with back-to-back 1-0 home defeats against Southampton and Portsmouth leaving Canaries fans with a forboding sense of deja-vu from 12 months ago.

Ryan Livermore, Dan Brigham, Zoe Morgan and Steve Sanders play spot-the-difference with 2025/26, and try and find some way to explain the slump that's led to six defeats in a row, without hailing down any buses to throw anyone under.

Plus, legends ascend as Norwich City pay tribute to Michael Wynn Jones, October misery, and the perfect wig for Big Phil. All on a Sunday bloody Sunday.

#222 Wynn Jones, and no win at home

Well at least we didn't lose 4-3. But that aside, any hopes that things would be different after the international break were dashed, as Norwich City lost 2-1 at top-of-the-table Swansea on Saturday to get a touch closer to the edge of their proverbial cliff.

Fine margins or well beaten? Ryan Livermore, Dan Brigham, Zoe Morgan and Steve Sanders pick the bones out of a fourth straight defeat, covering confidence, desire, Knapper, and full-backs being caught miles upfield.

Plus, two more legends get the Canary Countdown treatment, the upcoming south coast invasion, watching games on a 24-hour delay, the Robson and Jerome mid-90s behemoth, and Vlad in the lions' den.

#221 The Barry from Eastenders of the Championship?

In the absence of another 4-3 defeat to speak of, the OTB podcast brings you a very special episode with voice of Norfolk and all-round nice fella, Chris Goreham.

As part of the deal for having a minor fuss made over him for an episode by Steve Sanders, Dan Brigham and Zoe Morgan, Chris shares his thoughts on the season so far, answers questions from listeners on everything from his favourite Norwich City player name to yell to who the scariest interviewee was, and (the big one...) gives us his own personal Canary Countdown of his top 25 players at the club this century.

Plus, the panel react to the sad news of an actual club legend in Michael Wynn Jones, trying desperately to paint a positive picture of a spate of new injuries, a new game involving a budding Goreham of the future and The Life of Riley, and the return of Earnie...

#220 The Chris Goreham international break special

Oh. Oh dear. Goals did not equal fun at Carrow Road on Sunday, as Norwich City lost 3-4 in a seven-goal-non-thriller, with Bolton taking a big old chisel to expose quite a few considerable cracks and leave the Canaries with five defeats from their opening eight league games.

Steve Sanders, Dan Brigham and Zoe Morgan try and make sense of the nonsensical and question where this has all come from. Is it overly gung ho wingers? Kenny's legs? Vlad's inability to make saves these days? Is Big Phil still the messiah? Suddenly we're questioning everything we held dear.

Plus, going 'phwooaar' at Mo Toure finishes, a splash of country and western, players with their arms hanging off, and possibly the most half-hearted homage you'll hear all season in the latest Canary Countdown.

#219 WTF

First-minute screamers, wild spells of clinging on for dear life, a great comeback, and ultimate heartbreak; Norwich City's 4-3 defeat at Middlesbrough on Saturday had it all.

OTB's Steve Sanders, Dan Brigham and Craig Draycott try (and miserably fail) to sum up 90 crazy minutes in ten podcast minutes: the welly of Toure, the madcap pressing, Vlad's current uncertainties, the last-gasp set-piece catastrophe, and nearly conceding from four of your own corners in a row.

Plus, looking ahead to our greatest cup win of all time, trying to fit all of our attacking players in one team, which Norwich City player would you like to be dressed as, 1980s French waiters, some incredibly quick Boyzone knowledge, and a dog burglar.

#218 Cry me a Riverside

If you think we're above Hugh Jackman film puns then you'd be very wrong. Particularly on a week when Norwich City have turned in a proper vintage away performance to take three points at Bramall Lane with a 3-1 win at Sheffield United, with a certain speedboat starring.

It hasn't all been plain sailing though and Steve Sanders, Dan Brigham and Zoe Morgan try to evaluate what City's first three points on the road mean in the context of the 1-0 defeat to Stoke earlier in the week.

Plus, two more star names hit the Canary Countdown board, it's grim up north for Norwich City, the Clement-Wilder love-in, Big Phil's team (and outfit) rotation, and a little bit of Hollywood A-lister chat obviously.

#217 A prestige win for our greatest showmen 

What a difference a week makes, eh? Norwich City's league campaign is off and running after a dismantling of Burnley on Saturday, and you could say they're CUP and running as well! Right? RIGHT??

The Pink 'Un's Connor Southwell joins Ryan Livermore, Dan Brigham and Zoë Morgan to talk over a week of wins, wingers and, um, wonderful (?) Big Phil Clobber that really make you feel like Norwich City are back.

Plus we swoon over Brooks and Ben, Dan (metaphorically) points a Gunn at Connor's head, there's Sophie's Word of the Week, and two away days of red and white to look forward to as well.

#216 And Everything Was Alright Again

Norwich City throwing in a stinker at the start of a season? Oh we're properly up and running now. The Canaries were mauled by The Lions at The Den, with Millwall coming away deserving 3-0 winners on Saturday.

Ryan Livermore, Dan Brigham, Zoe Morgan and Steve Sanders refuse to be rage-baited but nevertheless do some unheard of Big Phil questioning, play the Field (criticism) and ask why this keeps happening at Millwall.

Plus, Ashley Barnes is back in town...and so is Marcus Edwards, just how do the panel unwind after a heavy defeat (somebody wanted to know, okay?), and revealing the long-awaited first two names in the Top 25 Canary Countdown...

#215 Big Phil's Bad Week

Yes, it's a hand pun because there was a handball. Norwich City start the season with a 2-1 home defeat to West Brom that owed more than a little to an illegal body-part.

But the panel of Ryan Livermore, Dan Brigham, Zoe Morgan and Steve Sanders eschew blaming The Hand of Heggebo and instead look with some optimism at what was a good performance with some fairly dodgy finishing, check in on the imminent arrival of Anthony Musaba, and ask a little more out of Pelle Mattsson.

Plus, Zootopia trivia, just how tanned will Alex Neil be this weekend, a few too many Miley Cyrus impressions, and what's the most people you've ever been booed by on your first day at work? We sympathise with poor Matej Jurasek...

#214 Hand away we go

The OTB podcast is back for a new season - and it's time for Philippe Clement to turn honeymoon period into honeymoon permanent (it sounds better when Dan says it).

Host Ryan Livermore, and panellists Dan Brigham, Zoe Morgan and Steve Sanders, are as ever in optimistic pre-season mood, and maybe justifiably this season, with the return of our friend continuity and Big Phil at the helm.

The gang submit their predictions on who'll be player of the season, who'll breakthrough, and where the Canaries finish (one of the panel has the temerity to put them 5th, naming no names...), and plenty more shouts which are sure to age like milk.

Plus brand new features, gulls on the pitch, bus kits, dark horses, light horses, farting horses, URL trouble, Atomic Kitten and some lovely white trousers. Imagine OTB 2025/26 but (EVEN) better, and you're pretty much there.

#213 The OTB Season Preview 2026/27

Ryan, Steve, Dan, Zoe and assorted guests bring you the latest every week on Norwich City, from games to football nostalgia to features.

The irreverent Norwich City podcast that doesn't take the football too seriously. Ryan, Steve, Zoë, Dan and assorted guests bring you your weekly fix of Norwich City FC, discussing the Canaries' lates

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OTB: A Norwich City podcast

The irreverent Norwich City podcast that doesn't take the football too seriously. Ryan, Steve, Zoë, Dan and assorted guests bring you your weekly fix of Norwich City FC, discussing the Canaries' latest fixtures, taking in players and games from years gone by, and throwing in the odd novelty feature. Known in a previous life as 'On The Ball', and featuring stats, social media round-ups, mascots and all the madness on and off the pitch at Carrow Road.