Magic of the FA Cup

 It's 3rd round weekend. Any thing can happen right?  City at home to League 2 promotion aspirants Walsall. Fuelling up stop off at the Murderers  as per tradition. Two pints of Wolf Brewery Murderers Ale went down nicely. 3 more stamps required for a free pint. Very cheesy cheesy chips too.

Top two tiers closed but a healthy Walsall away contingent meant a near 'sell out' at just under 20k and thankfully the rain mostly held off as we were three rows back in the old River End.

A near perfect demolition of Walsall whose only attempt on target was a spectacular shot. Again some cracking wing play and only heroic defending from  the Saddlers prevented a cricket score. A hat trick from big man Makama showing want away Soccer Ball Sargent  how to do it. Cowardly agent inspired game eve text making himself unavailable. Shades of Johnny Rowe. 

Can't beat a game under lights even in what is mostly a library of  a ground. Apart form the limbs for each goal the stand out crowd  action for me was the Walsall fans response  to a prolonged  spell of Norwich possession: We want the ball, we want the ball, we want the ball, we want the ball. For quite some time.

And finally the most blatant palming down of the ball from  a cross in the six yard box, clearly visible and audible to the ref who waved it way. Plank