The Danger Starts Here

Welcome to Never Mind the Danger.

Inspired by Norwich City's plunge into the third tier of English football for the first time in 50 years NMTD is designed to be a personal view of the season as my team, not to mention their loyal supporters, come to terms with officially being a 'lower division' club.

Johnstone's Paint Trophy? FA Cup 1st Round? A whole division lower than Doncaster Rovers?* We shouldn't be here. But we are until May at the very earliest so we may as well look it straight in the eye, puff out our yellow and green chests and take whatever they have to throw at us.

The second line of the club's anthem 'On The Ball City' - so often sung if not with great clarity, with unquestionable passion from The Barclay, urges the team to 'Never mind the danger.' At times like this it's a message we could all do well to take on board.

The aim isn't to discuss formations, transfer gossip and hamstring strains. It is to share those away-day experiences and attempt to explain why people are willing to go to Exeter or Carlisle for a 0-0 draw and consider it a good day out. The 90 minutes each week is just a small part of being a football supporter. Even in League One, there has to be room to celebrate the little things that keep us coming back week after week.

* With no disrespect to the lads, as football people say. It could just have easily have been any number of teams now in The Championship but I just happened to pick Doncaster Rovers. They are in a higher league because they deserve to be. He says desperate not to upset anyone within minutes of starting this whole thing.