Episode 13 - Al & Val talk Norwich City and Stoke

Norwich City Football Club - Al & Val's We Meet Again

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The boys are back on a cold rainy night - How appropriate next up its Stoke! - This week we discuss; 1. Stokes style and reputation - its the classic tough away day 2. Last meetings - a rare home defeat and a dramatic roller-coaster ride at the Britannia 3. A couple of freak results for the team lower in the table - we debate how these can happen in football 4. Home advantage counts in these games but what is home advantage and has it disappearing in the modern game. 5. Stoke at home on our much-anticipated return to the Premier League - Who would you dream opening day opponents be? 6. and finally talking of opening days Norwich thrash Stoke 5.1 in Aug 1980 but still went down that year - Al & Val look at City's opening day record in relegation seasons

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Al (Allan Kemp) - Norwich geek and exiled fan
Val (Val Tolhurst) - Upper Barclay season ticketer and 'super' fan
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1. Monday Night Podcasting and the lads are working hard to keep up with The Championships gruelling schedule (00:00:00)

2. Introduction to Stoke a team associated with the long ball and the classic cold, wet, windy away trip (00:01:37)

3. Last meetings - A rare home defeat and a roller coaster ride at the Britannia (00:08:45)

4. Founder members of the Football League but a long wait until we first met (00:12:26)

5. Freak results - not once but twice the team at the top gets thrashed (00:13:45)

6. A first top-flight meeting and a final day trip to Stoke (00:15:27)

7. Home advantage is huge in these fixtures - We discuss home advantage - What is it, how crucial is it and does it exist in the modern game? (00:15:52)

8. A rare win in Staffordshire and the last time City knocked a team in the league above them out of the FA Cup (00:25:12)

9. Stoke at home - Welcome back to the Premier League after a long absence - Who would be your dream opening day opponents? (00:26:04)

10. The perfect start to 1980/81 season but an all to familiar ending - How do Norwich normally fare on the opening day of relegation seasons (00:28:44)

11. Final thoughts and the all important score predictions (00:35:05)