Paul Lambert wins 12-1 on Aggregate

Colchester United 0-5 Norwich City

Since the 7-1 on the opening day and the subsequent departure of Paul Lambert to Norwich, January 16th had been a date firmly inked into the diaries of Colchester and City fans.

Having turned up and seen it hammering with rain on an already soggy pitch I had two worries. 1- Would the game even be on and 2- Will Norwich fancy this?

I needn't have troubled myself. Norwich took to the conditions and after a confident start from Col U, never looked back from the moment Chris Martin scored his first. Some of Colchester's defending in the second half was on a par with Norwich's on the opening day. Perhaps the numerous replays of the goals from the 7-1 on the big screen at the ground distracted the home side more than Paul Lambert's new team.

The Norwich fans enjoyed what was a sweet victory and baited Colchester chairman Robbie Cowling who had spoken of his desire to 'win this game more than any other' before the match. After the game he responded by claiming a 7-6 aggregate win for the season. I suppose he has got a point, but I prefer to look it as Paul Lambert 12-1 The Rest.