THERE'S not a lot to hate about Norwich. There's a glorious sea of yellow everywhere you look, the locals have such hilarious accents that make Norwich sound like "N'aaaaaaach", and Delia's recipe for mash potato tastes like heaven.

Which is why I almost felt bad for their mustard guzzling support as Aidy's rampant Horns at times totally destroyed their beleaguered football team. The silence oozing from the packed home support of 24,000 farmers said it all - N'aaaaach are going to struggle this year, even with ex Golden Boy Glen "I did alright for a bit at Vic Road" Roeder at the helm.

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With all that feeling a bit sorry for them, I surprised even myself when at half time I had grown quite a furious rage towards N'aaaaaaaaaach. While their chirpy stewards were chucking somewhat confused Watford supporters out of the ground left right and centre, I was struggling with a N'aaaaach pie.

Tragically it tasted like pastry coated puddle water. Surely City should be the Championship's leaders in fine catering? Not only do they have Delia "Where aaaaaare you? Let's be having yoooooooou!" Smith and her tasty spatula in the Directors Box, they also have John Hartson on the pitch. If anyone loves good food it's John Hartson, the evidence can be seen in the way he had to sport XXXXXXL green shorts as he squabbled with Lloyd Doyley on the Carrow Road lawn.

Nevertheless my pie was undoubtedly one of the least tasty football ground pies I've ever had the misfortune to bite my teeth into. As ever, it was hotter than a volcano, yet tragically my N'aaach pie had just the one meat chunk under its suspicious pastry crust. It was almost bad enough for me to grab the stadium announcer's microphone, run on the pitch and scream, "Where's my pie meeeeeeeeeat? Where is iiiiiiiiiiit? Let's be 'aaaaving it!"

Of course worrying about such trivial things as how many hunks of offal I got in my £2 dinner, is in fact a good thing. When pies are your biggest concern, it must mean things are going well on the pitch. Let's hope I'll be grizzling about the quantity of cheese in my Vicarage Road Pizza Pod on Saturday against Colchester…

Season Ticket holder Lee Coan will be bringing you regular updates on life as a Hornet and following the team on the road throughout the season. To see past articles click here.

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