Wycome Wanderers 0-1 Norwich City
The first game of 2010 and an exciting way to start the new decade.
Our commentary position at Adams Park, which I hilariously referred to as Neil Adams Park for the first part of the afternoon until my erstwhile co-commentator got fed up with it, was right in amongst the passionate City away support.
So many Norwich fans wanted to see the game that we met a couple when we arrived at midday who had been told they would not be allowed in the ground as they were not on Wycombe's mailing list. It is a sad state of affairs that football supporters cannot be trusted to all sit together and watch a game without causing trouble. I understand why the attitude of the minority makes segregation an important part of the modern game but when I saw how many empty seats were in the home end for this game, I wondered quite what Wycombe's policy had achieved. They had missed out on the income of selling two tickets and two Norwich fans who were (and I say this respectfully) old enough to be my parents and, although I am no security expert, didn't look like trouble makers to me.
If this was Ipswich v Norwich you might have understood. Wycome v Norwich is a much lower wattage.
The canaries found Wanderers 'keeper Scott Shearer in inspired form. He saved everything. He was that good that Paul Lambert, the Norwich boss, walked straight over and shook his hand afterwards. His Man of the Match award was one of the most straight forward I have ever seen.
Wycombe were holding out and almost took the lead when a rare second half attack saw them hit the post. Seconds later Norwich finally did score, young Korey Smith finally finding a way past Shearer.
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