A regional daily newspaper has published a series of special supplements to mark the 20th anniversary of its local club’s Uefa Cup run.
The Archant-owned Eastern Daily Press produced three eight-page editions in its Pink Un title to mark Norwich City’s famous European adventure which saw them take on Vitesse Arnhem, Inter Milan and current Champions League holders Bayern Munich.
Editorial staff had appealed to readers for their memories of the campaign and the first supplement contained several fan pictures as well as a lowdown on the six matches City played during the cup run of 1993.
The second feature was dedicated to readers’ memories and pictures while the third centred on an interview by sports reporter Michael Bailey with the then manager Mike Walker, and an interview with Jeremy Goss, who scored an unforgettable volley in the win against Bayern Munich in Olympic Stadium.
The front cover of The Pink Un - one of three supplements to mark Norwich City's Uefa Cup run
A picture, taken by EDS photographer Simon Finlay, of that goal was used as a poster – and the iconic photo remains one of the most famous in the club’s history.
Chris Lakey, head of sport at Archant Norfolk, said the Canaries’ European adventure remains the greatest chapter in the club’s history.
“The Uefa Cup run of 1993 is remembered fondly by Norwich City fans and we thought it only right to mark its 20th anniversary,” he told HTFP.
“The images by our photographers capture the mood of the time, as do the supporters’ recollections of the games, home and away, against Vitesse Arnhem, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
“Michael Bailey’s piece with the then manager, Mike Walker, is a terrific read. Hard work all round, but very enjoyable subject matter.”
The title also produced a number of videos, picture slideshows and further interviews for its website after such a positive response from supporters.
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Freak result against a demotivated Bayern side. But bleed it dry if you like!
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yes,theyre milking that one dry but more relevant is that the EDP editor is Nigel Pickover who famously ran a “countdown to the canaries relegation” clock on the front page of the Ipswich daily paper EADT every day (when it had some readers) when he was editor of that newspaper
This showed the days left until the end of the season and city were relegated, now he seems keen to reinvent and ingratiate himself with NCFC fans and the remaining readers of the EDP and hoping no one would notice he was the one crowing and gloating about their imminent demise a short while back.
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I note the singular strapline referring to the Canaries’ “season” in Europe. If Ipswich did a supplement on every time they had a memorable European result anniversary they’d run out of paper pretty quickly.
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It should be noted for the sake of accuracy that the EADT is, and was at the time mentioned by Tractorboy, edited by Terry Hunt, Ipswich blue through and through. Pickover edited the Ipswich Star, which was always saying nasty things about Norwich and Delia.
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Usual bitter diatribe from HTFP commenters then. Zzzzzzz
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