Cafu and Biscuits

Norwich City 4-0 Leyton Orient

"Mickey Spillane was like Cafu tonight." I honestly heard that comment just after the final whistle at Carrow Road. It shows how desperate Norwich City fans are to watch a winning team, they are ready to get thoroughly carried away.

This was 0-0 after 75 minutes. Orient were down to ten men and holding out but patience was a virtue. Sub Chris Martin scored with a fine finish and within six minutes Grant Holt and Spillane had entered their contenders for goal of the game. Jamie Cureton, another sub, made it 4 - a pleasing moment as one of football's genuine nice guys, who hasn't had an easy couple seasons, got his first of the campaign.

At half-time I popped into a room just behind the BBC Radio Norfolk commentary position for the usual cup of coffee and a biscuit. I felt a tap on my right shoulder. I turned round and there was no-one there so I continued my conversation only to hear from behind me.

"You'd be a rubbish full back!"

Bill Punton, a Norwich winger in the late 50's and early 60's who now works as a non-league football pundit on our radio station was standing there beaming.

"You turned the wrong way, I'd have got past you easily." he continued in his chirpy Scottish accent.

I had not realised playing in the back four was such a 24-hour-a-day occupation. You cannot even stand near a plate of biscuits without a winger attempting to test your reactions - even one now entitled to a free bus pass.

I am not nothing like Cafu when it comes to defending digestives.