They DO Hand Out Medals in November

Swindon Town 0-0 Norwich City

Norwich win 5-3 on penalties

Like Grant Holt and Simon Lappin, I sat out this one as the canaries progressed to the area semi-finals of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. A grim goalless draw was followed by a penalty shoot-out success.

I spent a pleasant evening hosting the EDP Active Norfolk Sports Awards back in Norwich alongside former boxer Jon Thaxton.

As the final applause faded at about 8.30pm I realised that when you are somebody who covers the canaries you are always on duty.

With the award winners still having their pictures taken, I was approached by a couple of members of the audience. They were Norwich fans and knew that crunch JPT clash would by now be into the second half. Despite the fact I had spent the previous hour standing on a stage in front of them, with no sign of X-Factor-style-dry ice or clever mirrors, they still expected me to be on top of all things canary.

"How are City getting on?"

The responsibility was too much, it was clear I was going to have to find out. So a dash through the photographers and into a position where I could get a phone signal followed. I returned to inform them that it was 0-0. In this interactive age, this was football on demand.