This morning I feel what I call food-logged. You know the bloated feeling when you've just eaten too much, although it was all yummy.
There was a bacon sandwich and cheese scone at my favourite cafe - The courtyard in Wymondham. Then it was lunch in Norwich as the other threequarters met a couple of people she was at university with.
There was supposed to be a big reunion of former graduates of the UEA, but most people dropped out due to COVID and uncertainty etc and so there was just five of us. I feel like an honorary UEA graduate as I do have a Master's degree from there but it was gained when I was in my 40s and from attending evening lectures.
We ate at our favourite small restaurant in Norwich - Saporita. It's a cosy genuinely authentic Italian restaurant which has won a number of awards and yesterday it was as good as ever. We had a very pleasant walk around the Norwich riverside and then early evening it was off to Cousin Belindas for a lovely meal.
So it's Bloated Sunday and today I will just be a pingler - eating very little.
Yesterday morning we also had a look round Wymondham which was celebrating Lemon Day when things were decked out in lemon or yellow. Took a few photos of the day which are reproduced here. The town's event team was busy putting up Union Jacks for coming Remembrance Day and Christmas. What's the betting that somebody sees this as an act of racism!!!!! rather than a celebration of our nation?
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Of course I can't ignore commenting on football today after the surprise sacking of Norwich City manager Daniel Farke. It wasn't a surprise that he has been sacked but the circumstances surrounding it were.
After defeat after defeat after defeat it looked as if the manager was living on borrowed time. But the sacking came after a rare win when fans could have been saying "I really think we have turned the corner."
Now that corner will be turned (hopefully) with a new man at the helm.
I have never been 100% convinced about Mr Farke but there is no doubt that he will go down as one of our greatest managers ever. That may sound like a contradiction, but when the dust has settled he will be remembered as the man that led us to two Championship titles. The problem was he couldn't turn this into success in the Premier League and that's what did for him.
This season I have been unhappy with his rigid and negative tactics and his reluctance to play our two most creative players - Todd Cantwell and Billy Gilmore. A few months ago we spent an evening in one of the restaurants at Carrow Road for a three course meal billed as a late celebration of last season's promotion. That evening featured Farke and his boss Stuart Webber and a couple of players - one of whom was Todd Cantwell. It was one of those "everyone and everything is great and aren't we all good chaps and having a lovely time" evenings when things obviously weren't 100% hunky dory. But they gave Farke a four year contract as a way of thanking him for the promotion. That now looks like a slice of business stupidity as they will have to pay out a large sum as compensation for the sacking.
It will be interesting to see the reaction of the fans at the next home game. I bet there will be chants of "there's only one Daniel Farke." We will be expecting a new manager to be in place very soon. I reckon that somebody has already been lined-up and Farke's sacking was decided well before this win.
There are quite a few candidates (sorry to bore all my readers who aren't the slightest bit interested in football).
Neil Warnock - two old and disliked intensely by the Norwich fans as is evidenced by the name they refer to him by which is an anagram of his real name which you can work out if I tell you the first part is Colin.
Steve Bruce - Would be a popular choice amongst some fans who remember him from his playing days at Norwich. But when it comes to being a manager seems to be well past his sell by date.
Chris Wilder - Again unpopular amongst Norwich fans and failed to save Sheffield United from relegation.
Russell Martin - Another popular former player but still inexperienced as a manager and is scarcely setting the world alight with Swansea.
Ian Culverhouse - Has done a good job in the National League on a very limited budget with King's Lynn but no experience at the top level despite being a Canary legend.
Roy Hodgson - a close friend of the owners, but again too old, although he might be a good option as Director of Football or on a short one year contract. His tactical ability is second to none.
Frank Lampard - Not sure he had much of an idea at Chelsea
John Terry - It's a surprise to hear his name bandied about as he has very little managerial experience.
Wayne Rooney - This is one I've chucked in. Has had a torrid time at Derby through no fault of his own and I just have a notion that he could be a good manager, but perhaps not at Premier League level yet.
Sam Allardyce - Perhaps not but could he do a job on a short term basis?
Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp - Well we can dream can't we?
And of course there will be any number of foreign managers considered.
What is not in doubt is it will be an interesting couple of weeks ahead.
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This afternoon we are off to see the latest Hethersett Village Film screening. This one will be Ammonite and I will let you know what I thought of it in tomorrow's blog.