LEE PAYNE
An aspiring writer on sport, music, history and more
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I can remember hearing the news that Norwich City had signed Teemu Pukki. It was just a cursory midsummer look to see what was going on at the club. Norwich’s first season under the management of Daniel Farke had seen a fairly dull mid-table finish, and with star player James Maddison leaving to join Leicester…
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Most of us have had a camera phone for quite a while now, with hundreds if not thousands of photos taken over the years. I’ve scrolled through mine and picked out ten that have a story behind them. 1st November 2010 – Dad I have told the story about my dad more than once, but…
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My chest feels tight. As if someone has wrapped a belt around it. I am short of breath. I need to focus on taking deep breaths. It feels easier to do that hunched over. My heart is racing. I can feel it beating. I have the constant urge to look over my shoulder. As if…
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“I am not enjoying myself very much.” Those were the words of a 13-year-old Winston Churchill on a visit to Cromer back in 1888. Well, I’m pleased to report that I enjoyed my overnight stay in North Norfolk earlier this week a lot more than arguably the country’s most famous Prime Minister did. Cromer is…
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My latest musings on Norwich City Football Club are in today’s Eastern Daily Press and Norwich Evening News. You can read it online here. I know I’ve posted this rather late to encourage you to buy a paper, but in further I’d urge you to consider it – local papers are really important and they…
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Gary Lineker being taken off the air from his position as the host of the BBC’s Match of the Day is the story that’s dominating the headlines at the moment. The former England striker, who has been the host of the Premier League highlights programme since 1999, is being punished because he won’t apologise for…
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Advertising is in a sorry state at the moment. Gone are the days of the catchy jingles and clever ideas. In 2023, chances someone in the marketing department has seen something on YouTube or TikTok and shamelessly copied it to shill whatever. Adverts are designed to annoy, going on the principle that “any publicity is…
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In the game of cricket, a century is a significant milestone. Compiling one hundred runs with the bat is very difficult to do and the greats of the game are measured against each other by how many centuries they made. Sadly, despite it being my favourite sport, I have never been good enough at it…
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The events of the last week will, I think, prove to be a watershed moment for Norwich City Football Club. The displeasure and the disconnect felt by the fans was not only about the club’s repeated inability to put up a fight in the Premier League. It was deeper than that. We felt like we…
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