Daniel Brigham
@danbrigham.bsky.social
I write copy. Former editorial Wisden, former head of content, Norwich City. Author of Grant Holt’s autobiography and The Place Is Going Bananas.
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as the late economist Allen Sanderson put it: “if you want to inject money into the local economy, it would be better to drop it from a helicopter than invest it in a new ballpark”. column on the facts and the fictions of New Trafford www.theguardian.com/football/202...
A new Manchester United stadium isn’t about regeneration and never will be | Jonathan Liew
If ‘New Trafford’ is such a nailed-on wealth generator, then why aren’t Ratcliffe and the Glazers funding it themselves?
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
as the late economist Allen Sanderson put it: “if you want to inject money into the local economy, it would be better to drop it from a helicopter than invest it in a new ballpark”. column on the facts and the fictions of New Trafford www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Some may say the running time of this week’s pod is too long, but it’s only 18% of the entire Godfather trilogy, so…
Stay for @lyanrivermore.bsky.social’s superb hosting, Steve and I quizzing-off, and me arguing the case for making the penalty area smaller in Brad Hills to Die On. #ncfc
Stay for @lyanrivermore.bsky.social’s superb hosting, Steve and I quizzing-off, and me arguing the case for making the penalty area smaller in Brad Hills to Die On. #ncfc
#175 Barry Thronking Sausage
Podcast Episode · On The Ball - A show about Norwich City · 03/18/2025 · 1h 44m
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March 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Some may say the running time of this week’s pod is too long, but it’s only 18% of the entire Godfather trilogy, so…
Stay for @lyanrivermore.bsky.social’s superb hosting, Steve and I quizzing-off, and me arguing the case for making the penalty area smaller in Brad Hills to Die On. #ncfc
Stay for @lyanrivermore.bsky.social’s superb hosting, Steve and I quizzing-off, and me arguing the case for making the penalty area smaller in Brad Hills to Die On. #ncfc
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Podcast time! We talk about Blackburn, refereeing, the agony of throwing three points away, and how long youthful naivety can be forgiven. Plus a @lyanrivermore.bsky.social quiz classic! pod.fo/e/2b42e7
#174 An elbow to the jaw and a kick in the teeth
Podcast Episode · On The Ball - A show about Norwich City · 03/04/2025 · 1h 21m
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March 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Podcast time! We talk about Blackburn, refereeing, the agony of throwing three points away, and how long youthful naivety can be forgiven. Plus a @lyanrivermore.bsky.social quiz classic! pod.fo/e/2b42e7
There’s an awful lot of discourse around why Jos Buttler doesn’t open the batting in ODIs anymore, which, I dunno, seems a bit odd for someone who has never opened the batting in ODIs??
February 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
There’s an awful lot of discourse around why Jos Buttler doesn’t open the batting in ODIs anymore, which, I dunno, seems a bit odd for someone who has never opened the batting in ODIs??
Sorry to say we’re being all hopeful about Norwich again. #ncfc
Plus:
🚜 We dig into the Farming Simulator review archives
🔫 @zoevfmorgan.bsky.social practices decisiveness in Gunn to the Head
😴 I bang on about midfield combinations yet a-bloody-gain
🙄 Steve still isn’t on Bluesky
Plus:
🚜 We dig into the Farming Simulator review archives
🔫 @zoevfmorgan.bsky.social practices decisiveness in Gunn to the Head
😴 I bang on about midfield combinations yet a-bloody-gain
🙄 Steve still isn’t on Bluesky
#173 Sargent majors again
Podcast Episode · On The Ball - A show about Norwich City · 02/25/2025 · 1h 6m
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February 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Sorry to say we’re being all hopeful about Norwich again. #ncfc
Plus:
🚜 We dig into the Farming Simulator review archives
🔫 @zoevfmorgan.bsky.social practices decisiveness in Gunn to the Head
😴 I bang on about midfield combinations yet a-bloody-gain
🙄 Steve still isn’t on Bluesky
Plus:
🚜 We dig into the Farming Simulator review archives
🔫 @zoevfmorgan.bsky.social practices decisiveness in Gunn to the Head
😴 I bang on about midfield combinations yet a-bloody-gain
🙄 Steve still isn’t on Bluesky
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🟢🟡 Norwich are peak midtable. What happens next?
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💭 "When we’re good this season, we’re better than we were last season, and when we’re bad, we’re not as awful as we were."
LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/02/19/n...
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💭 "When we’re good this season, we’re better than we were last season, and when we’re bad, we’re not as awful as we were."
LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/02/19/n...
February 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
🟢🟡 Norwich are peak midtable. What happens next?
🗣️ @danbrigham.bsky.social
💭 "When we’re good this season, we’re better than we were last season, and when we’re bad, we’re not as awful as we were."
LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/02/19/n...
🗣️ @danbrigham.bsky.social
💭 "When we’re good this season, we’re better than we were last season, and when we’re bad, we’re not as awful as we were."
LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/02/19/n...
If you were thinking you wanted to read a piece about Norwich City with absolutely nothing new to say but that does deliver a strong whiff of optimism about where the club is at, then this is the article for you! #ncfc
🟢🟡 Norwich are peak midtable. What happens next?
🗣️ @danbrigham.bsky.social
💭 "When we’re good this season, we’re better than we were last season, and when we’re bad, we’re not as awful as we were."
LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/02/19/n...
🗣️ @danbrigham.bsky.social
💭 "When we’re good this season, we’re better than we were last season, and when we’re bad, we’re not as awful as we were."
LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/02/19/n...
February 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
If you were thinking you wanted to read a piece about Norwich City with absolutely nothing new to say but that does deliver a strong whiff of optimism about where the club is at, then this is the article for you! #ncfc
We ask the big questions in the latest #ncfc pod:
🟡 What’s the optimal number of games Sargent can miss per season so he’s good for us but no one bids for him?
🟡 Who wins a Championship mascot race?
🟡 What are people saying about Farming Simulator?
🟡 Can Norwich sneak into the top 6?
🟡 What’s the optimal number of games Sargent can miss per season so he’s good for us but no one bids for him?
🟡 Who wins a Championship mascot race?
🟡 What are people saying about Farming Simulator?
🟡 Can Norwich sneak into the top 6?
#171 Say hello to my little friend
Podcast Episode · On The Ball - A show about Norwich City · 01/28/2025 · 1h 35m
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January 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
We ask the big questions in the latest #ncfc pod:
🟡 What’s the optimal number of games Sargent can miss per season so he’s good for us but no one bids for him?
🟡 Who wins a Championship mascot race?
🟡 What are people saying about Farming Simulator?
🟡 Can Norwich sneak into the top 6?
🟡 What’s the optimal number of games Sargent can miss per season so he’s good for us but no one bids for him?
🟡 Who wins a Championship mascot race?
🟡 What are people saying about Farming Simulator?
🟡 Can Norwich sneak into the top 6?
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Please be patient with me, with us, with everyone. It’ll be okay guys, right?
Sharp blades, expected dogs, Gunns to the head, and the price of height. No further context needed.
#NCFC
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Sharp blades, expected dogs, Gunns to the head, and the price of height. No further context needed.
#NCFC
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#170 Playing the long game
Podcast Episode · On The Ball - A show about Norwich City · 21/01/2025 · 1h 28m
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January 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Please be patient with me, with us, with everyone. It’ll be okay guys, right?
Sharp blades, expected dogs, Gunns to the head, and the price of height. No further context needed.
#NCFC
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Sharp blades, expected dogs, Gunns to the head, and the price of height. No further context needed.
#NCFC
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...
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New pod! Hoping for a long run for our new feature, ‘Shane Pickeduppy’
Don’t let that magical, warming afterglow of Forson’s magic 4 minutes fade away just yet… First pod of 2025, with injury time mayhem, bye-bye Barnes, another oddball Farming Simulator 25 review and general good cheer with @zoevfmorgan.bsky.social and Steve Sanders #ncfc
#169 May the Fors be with you
Podcast Episode · On The Ball - A show about Norwich City · 01/07/2025 · 1h 16m
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January 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
New pod! Hoping for a long run for our new feature, ‘Shane Pickeduppy’
Don’t let that magical, warming afterglow of Forson’s magic 4 minutes fade away just yet… First pod of 2025, with injury time mayhem, bye-bye Barnes, another oddball Farming Simulator 25 review and general good cheer with @zoevfmorgan.bsky.social and Steve Sanders #ncfc
#169 May the Fors be with you
Podcast Episode · On The Ball - A show about Norwich City · 01/07/2025 · 1h 16m
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January 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Don’t let that magical, warming afterglow of Forson’s magic 4 minutes fade away just yet… First pod of 2025, with injury time mayhem, bye-bye Barnes, another oddball Farming Simulator 25 review and general good cheer with @zoevfmorgan.bsky.social and Steve Sanders #ncfc
Bloody love Nunez, gonna be so sad when he ends up at Brentford or Fulham or wherever
January 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Bloody love Nunez, gonna be so sad when he ends up at Brentford or Fulham or wherever
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This is an absolutely bizarre and enthralling story: the brewing magnate who has such strong views on what a pub should be that he would rather have his pubs closed than even allow someone to swear in them.
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain
Since the 1970s, Humphrey Smith has acquired scores of pubs and historic properties around the UK. But time after time, he has left the buildings empty. Why has he allowed his empire to moulder?
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December 19, 2024 at 8:10 AM
This is an absolutely bizarre and enthralling story: the brewing magnate who has such strong views on what a pub should be that he would rather have his pubs closed than even allow someone to swear in them.
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
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Merry Christmas #NCFC community on Bluesky!
Steve won’t get this app as the blue clashes with his Christmas tree lights, but thank god @danbrigham.bsky.social and @zoevfmorgan.bsky.social are here to spread the festive joy after a difficult week.
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Steve won’t get this app as the blue clashes with his Christmas tree lights, but thank god @danbrigham.bsky.social and @zoevfmorgan.bsky.social are here to spread the festive joy after a difficult week.
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Christmas pod! Sadly no Xmas cheer against Scott Parker’s gilet but lots of fun with @lyanrivermore.bsky.social’s quiz, another Farming Simulator review, and @zoevfmorgan.bsky.social shaming Steve’s Ipswich Christmas tree. #ncfc
#168 All I want for Christmas is...
Podcast Episode · On The Ball - A show about Norwich City · 12/17/2024 · 1h 26m
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December 17, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Merry Christmas #NCFC community on Bluesky!
Steve won’t get this app as the blue clashes with his Christmas tree lights, but thank god @danbrigham.bsky.social and @zoevfmorgan.bsky.social are here to spread the festive joy after a difficult week.
💛🎄💚
Steve won’t get this app as the blue clashes with his Christmas tree lights, but thank god @danbrigham.bsky.social and @zoevfmorgan.bsky.social are here to spread the festive joy after a difficult week.
💛🎄💚
Christmas pod! Sadly no Xmas cheer against Scott Parker’s gilet but lots of fun with @lyanrivermore.bsky.social’s quiz, another Farming Simulator review, and @zoevfmorgan.bsky.social shaming Steve’s Ipswich Christmas tree. #ncfc
#168 All I want for Christmas is...
Podcast Episode · On The Ball - A show about Norwich City · 12/17/2024 · 1h 26m
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December 17, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Christmas pod! Sadly no Xmas cheer against Scott Parker’s gilet but lots of fun with @lyanrivermore.bsky.social’s quiz, another Farming Simulator review, and @zoevfmorgan.bsky.social shaming Steve’s Ipswich Christmas tree. #ncfc
Impossible to overstate how much I would S myself facing Will O’Rourke
December 16, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Impossible to overstate how much I would S myself facing Will O’Rourke
Best home scorers vs best away defence today, but no idea what to expect from Norwich. If they’re fit enough then it feels like Nunez, Slimane and Marcondes have to start, with Nunez in the Kenny role.
Just really want 3 points against Scott Parker’s gilet 🙏
Just really want 3 points against Scott Parker’s gilet 🙏
December 15, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Best home scorers vs best away defence today, but no idea what to expect from Norwich. If they’re fit enough then it feels like Nunez, Slimane and Marcondes have to start, with Nunez in the Kenny role.
Just really want 3 points against Scott Parker’s gilet 🙏
Just really want 3 points against Scott Parker’s gilet 🙏
10 goals, 6 points, and 1 big happy week. @lyanrivermore.bsky.social hosts, and Steve (still not on Bluesky but we’re trying) and I rabbit on.
Plus, finally we’re giving the fans what they’ve been crying out for: genuine reviews of the game taking Carrow Road by storm, Farming Simulator. #ncfc
Plus, finally we’re giving the fans what they’ve been crying out for: genuine reviews of the game taking Carrow Road by storm, Farming Simulator. #ncfc
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December 3, 2024 at 12:45 PM
10 goals, 6 points, and 1 big happy week. @lyanrivermore.bsky.social hosts, and Steve (still not on Bluesky but we’re trying) and I rabbit on.
Plus, finally we’re giving the fans what they’ve been crying out for: genuine reviews of the game taking Carrow Road by storm, Farming Simulator. #ncfc
Plus, finally we’re giving the fans what they’ve been crying out for: genuine reviews of the game taking Carrow Road by storm, Farming Simulator. #ncfc
What’s the midfield 3 when everyone’s fit? Nunez, Kenny and Marcondes? Or Nunez, Kenny and Slimane?
November 30, 2024 at 6:01 PM
What’s the midfield 3 when everyone’s fit? Nunez, Kenny and Marcondes? Or Nunez, Kenny and Slimane?
England’s run rate here making it very difficult to be mean about Labuschagne scratching around like a no.11
November 28, 2024 at 11:18 PM
England’s run rate here making it very difficult to be mean about Labuschagne scratching around like a no.11
“Knows what is needed in this league to be successful”
November 28, 2024 at 10:29 AM
“Knows what is needed in this league to be successful”
Plymouth so bad but think we’ve seen tonight why we paid decent money for Crnac. Finally managed to get a fit, functioning midfield behind him and the potential seems clear.
November 26, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Plymouth so bad but think we’ve seen tonight why we paid decent money for Crnac. Finally managed to get a fit, functioning midfield behind him and the potential seems clear.
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Still no NCFC Numbers on Bluesky (unbelievable) so sharing this here. @chrisgoreham.bsky.social joins Steve, @lyanrivermore.bsky.social and I to talk goalkeeping, nice boys, Alex Neil and Kenny. And there’s a quiz! pod.fo/e/287857
#166 A time to shine
Podcast Episode · On The Ball - A show about Norwich City · 11/26/2024 · 1h 20m
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November 26, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Still no NCFC Numbers on Bluesky (unbelievable) so sharing this here. @chrisgoreham.bsky.social joins Steve, @lyanrivermore.bsky.social and I to talk goalkeeping, nice boys, Alex Neil and Kenny. And there’s a quiz! pod.fo/e/287857
Nightwatchman feels like the only natural role in the order Labuschagne has left
November 24, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Nightwatchman feels like the only natural role in the order Labuschagne has left