Hannah ShaddockThe gift of footballI can’t remember how old I was when I was given the gift of football. Nine, maybe ten? I do remember seeing the round bulk of it in my…5 min read·May 20, 2022----
Hannah ShaddockLessons from the Super LeagueOf the many lessons imparted to us by the frenzied 48 hours last week in which the European Super League was founded, roundly condemned and…4 min read·Apr 30, 2021----
Hannah ShaddockBetter than the Barry ButlerI’ve always felt it was too obvious to have a striker as your favourite player. How boring, I’d think, how basic, to like the player who…4 min read·Apr 29, 2021----
Hannah ShaddockHarder than you thinkAs I write this, Norwich City have won eight games on the spin, are sitting comfortably at the top of the Championship table and have 79…4 min read·Apr 11, 2021----
Hannah ShaddockA ghost season doesn’t have to be hauntingWhen it became clear — some time between March last year, when football stopped, and when it resumed in June — that the season would be…4 min read·Mar 3, 2021----
Hannah ShaddockThank our lucky starsDespite ten years of Catholic education and an Irish mother who lights a candle at the cathedral any time she needs a favour from the Big…4 min read·Jan 21, 2021----
Hannah ShaddockGuests in a world of gatekeepersIn the summer of 2019 I stood in a packed London pub to cheer on England in the semi-final of the women’s World Cup and thought about the…4 min read·Dec 30, 2020----
Hannah ShaddockI’m starting to feel sorry for Ipswich TownWhen you become a fan of a football club, it involves another, twin pact, one written in the small print, implicit but not articulated…4 min read·Dec 12, 2020----
Hannah ShaddockLong live King TimCometh the hour, cometh the Krul. No, I’m not referring to the moment when Louis van Gaal chose to sub on Tim Krul for the Netherlands…4 min read·Nov 28, 2020----
Hannah ShaddockHope springs eternalThis piece was published in OTBC, the Norwich City matchday programme, for the Premier League game against Brighton & Hove Albion on 4…4 min read·Jul 16, 2020----