Who’s the Pride of Anglia? – 25th October 2018

Why we do what we do, to help the wonderful CSF, and have some fun too!
Chrissie checks out the Montage.
The guests begin to arrive!
Two legends preparing for battle, next stop the wrestling ring?
Donny doing his thing!
Amy and Diane D selling raffle tickets, to future winner Anita!
Donny interviewing Terry Butcher.
Ipswich Guests Stuart Jarrold, Terry Butcher and Mel Henderson, from left to right.
Still them, slightly closer!
The Norwich guests Chris Goreham, Grant Holt and Rob Butler.
Yep, another close-up!
The two teams with host Darren Eadie.
Diane gets in on the action!
A good crowd awaits the fun to begin, although David and Sophie already look entertained!
The raffle prizes awaiting their lucky new owners.
Diane starts the night with her now infamous one-woman Abba tribute act.
Eye's down, concentration faces on, the quiz has begun!
Host Darren reads the next question with score master Emma watching on.
Focus Holty, focus!
The action continues...
The audience listens on, enthralled, the tension palpable.
The fun continues...
It was great to see some faces from south of the border, nice for them to see a crowd!
The Ipswich team looking a bit stumped!
Next stop Strictly Stuart?
Yep, definitely Strictly!
Easy Holty, you're not in the squared circle now!
Ready, steady, go...
Quite some score!
Rob, this is no time for Karaoke!
Laughter all round, somebody had just said Paul Lambert would be the next Ipswich manager!
That awkward moment when your score is almost the same year as your last trophy.
More happy faces in the crowd.
James Frost watches on intently.
The crowd really were engrossed.
Liz Edwards addressing the audience, already plotting revenge!
Better luck next time lads!
You probably should have kept that wine Linda, you may need it this season!
Winners, winners, chicken dinners! Well done lads!
Dave presents the trophy to our winners!
Check out that trophy, lovely stuff!
The Ipswich fans behind their team, maybe they would have done better themselves!
Our lucky raffle winners. Congratulations.

‘Rivalry isn’t hating, it is a partnership in disguise. If you want to give it your all and be your best, you need a rival. Without one, you wouldn’t give anything at all’.

At the latest Norwich City Fans Social Club event, Norwich City and Ipswich Town revived their infamous rivalry but this time, it wasn’t about their respective abilities on the football pitch but rather their intellect that was being tested.

The title of who was the ‘Pride of Anglia’ was at stake, with the Ipswich team determined to do something that their side have failed to do on the pitch since 2009, record victory against Norwich City. Could they end this run?

Those tasked with returning to Suffolk with the win was esteemed journalists Stuart Jarrold and Mel Henderson. Captaining the Blue corner was Ipswich and England legend Terry Butcher, without anyblood-soaked bandage visible, who recalled anecdotes of his illustrious career much to the delight of our audience. Terry’s devotion to Ipswich is something he has never hid from view, but he was very complimentary about Norwich, whilst stopping for pictures with everyone who asked.

Norwich’s team were hoping to replicate the success on the pitch but also looking to gain a further advantage over their arch nemesis. Radio Norfolk duo Chris Goreham and Rob Butler provided Norwich’s team with footballing knowledge, whilst captain and Derby hero Grant Holt offered some much-needed insight into greyhound racing and American football. Cheers filled the room as the Ipswich side were unable to recall a single player who played in blue and white during the last East Anglian Derby played in 1994/95 but done so in a good spirit.