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Once an accountant, now a freelance writer, Gary pens articles, blogs and other such content in the hope of earning the odd shekel. Amongst other things, he's the editor for NorwichCity.MyFootballWriter.com and a blogger for Metro Sport, and has appeared on local TV and radio to discuss all things Norwich City and, occasionally, England.
By Gary Gowers in Soccer Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer leads his men into Sunday's FA Cup Semifinal against Chelsea, with the Red Devils in fine form.
Okay, so the fact that Chris Wilder's Sheffield Utd leapfrogged us into second place was slightly irritating, as was the oxygen this gave those tiresome #TwitterBlades, but who in the Canary Nation honestly wouldn't have taken a 1-1 at the Hawthorns?
Sun 15 Jan 17 by Gary Gowers Saturday evenings after a City defeat are notoriously rotten, especially if you decide to dip into Twitter. Last night was no exception but on this occasion the anger and angst came with added venom. Folk are hurting.
So, Leeds... how did your #WelcomeNorwich plan work out? To be fair, it was only a minority of Leeds' fans who wanted the City bus to be given the Man City/Liverpool treatment, and as it transpired they were called out by the majority who preferred the white heat to be saved for inside Elland Road, but it did add a certain something to the game's build up.
Before the so-called Battle of Bramall Lane, back in September 2017, I chatted with Pete Turner who, in his own words, is "the Brixton arm of the Brighton, Brixton and Belgravia Blades" - aka the BBB Blades.
By Gary Gowers in Soccer Pep Guardiola and Man City look like the team to beat. Photo by Thomas Rodenbucher (flickr) [ CC License]. Man City is priced at just +275 to win the English FA Cup Liverpool is not far behind at +425 All eyes are on the EPL top six Manchester City's demolition of Watford in the 2018-19 English FA Cup Final was arguably the most brutal ever.
By Gary Gowers in Soccer As hosts of Copa America 2019, Brazil will be hoping they can handle the occasion better than when hosting the 2014 World Cup.
Once an accountant, Gary swapped the calculator for the keyboard and now writes about a variety of sports, primarily European soccer (or football). The fan-turned-writer has been featured on European television and radio networks to discuss several professional football clubs.
The need to shock and outrage has long been a marketing tactic used to subliminally enter the psyche of potential customers. Gone appear to be the days of the clever pun, the play on words or the vaguely risqué strapline.
yellow peril? City have thrown away leads, played poor and the defence looks hugely suspect - and while we are in a great position, how long can we keep it up before we get found out? TO the watching world - at least those who give two hoots about what happens outside the Premier League - things in the Norwich City garden look rosy.
Fri 15 May 15 by Gary Gowers What follows comes from the heart rather than the head. I make no apologies for that and perhaps, just this once, the grammar police will offer me a little leeway for some unashamed tub-thumping. In the unlikely event an Ipswich supporter is reading this piece - sorry.
carrow car crash Neil has fallen out with his senior stars, and there is a toxic atmosphere at the club due to a winless run - but why didn't we overhaul the squad in the summer?
While the nationals would have us believe the weekend's big sports stories were the preserve of the Wirral, Hockenheim and St John's Wood, those of a yellow and green leaning know this not to be true.
Anyone who watched England under-21s' 7-1 demolition of Guinea will have seen Nathan Redmond smash one in from 25-yards. If Norwich City had a chief executive (they're currently searching for a new one), he, or she, would have been ecstatic.
McNally departs and leaves a gaping hole. All’s clearly not been rosy but the ride has been a fun and thrilling one
Own up... if we were to hop inside the Tardis and role the clock back 15 years, who would know the meaning of intellectual iroperty (or IP)? The fact that it has even gained a two letter acronym all of its own tells us all we really need to know.
The life of an accountant is not an exhilarating one... at least not in my experience. Maybe I was missing the point. There are millions out there whose livelihood depends on their ability to differentiate a credit from a debit, to pull together a 'P&L' account and to balance a balance sheet.
British football may soon have a new brand name to add to the long list of those with strong associations to the beautiful game. Since the concept of sponsorship entered the British game back in the early 1980s names such as Barclays, Nationwide, Coca-Cola, Sky Bet, Budweiser and even Sherpa Van have been synonymous with football south of the border.
The flurry of transfer activity as we approached deadline day was typically frantic, ludicrous and just a touch exciting. Frantic, because those looking to beat the drop invariably took those last minute gambles they hope will help them to keep in touch with the pack prior to the opening of the January deadline.
There's no denying it - it wasn't a Den to remember. If the truth be told, part of me was tempted to flick over to see what Australian delicacies were on offer to the wannabees and has-beens in the jungle, but I stuck with it. It wasn't that bad.
Tue 26 May 15 by Gary Gowers Wow - that was fun wasn't it! Having watched a recording or two, or three, of the greatest 94 minutes in Canary history I'm ecstatic to confirm (again) that it wasn't just a wonderful dream.
For Norwich City, their return to the Premier League didn't go to plan. An opening game against Crystal Palace - a useful side but not one of the Premier League's elite - offered Alex Neil's men an opportunity for early points on the board. Given City's woeful opening day record - no wins in the [...]
I was already aware that traditional poker was played by professionals - there are Poker World Tours for heaven's sake - but for a bloke to earn something akin to $4 million for a few hours play was almost too much for my small brain to process.
In the absence of some new signings, Norwich fans have been left to mull over two moves that haven't happened - at least not yet. The Canaries' pursuit of Hull City's left-sided maestro Robbie Brady has now rumbled on for some time - almost since their promotion back to the Premier League - but they still appear some way off landing their man.
If there is one thing that winds up the Dragons it's an entrepreneur who, in their opinion, overvalues their business. Step forward, Matt King, a new media entrepreneur who confidently strode into the Den to ask for £150,000 for one per cent (that's ONE per cent) of his mobile app business WeQ4u.
Norwich City's transfer-window long search for a new striker appears to be on the cusp of producing a new face. In conversation with BBC Radio Norfolk's Rob Butler, BBC Africa's Oluwashina Okeleji confirmed that City have agreed a season-long loan with Dynamo Kiev for the services of Dieumerci Mbokani.
Tue 1 Sep 15 by Gary Gowers Hhmm... not quite sure that went as planned. We began the day all bright-eyed and bushy tailed, with the general consensus being that a centre-back and possibly another striker would be in the offing. "We have Mbokani.