I agree - he had two summers that I think really raised hopes

summer 2018 - he came back from Fortuna and obviously worked his arse off and put himself into that first promotion winning side.

Summer 2019 - he really seemed to kick on, looking stronger, fitter and better drilled in that first prem campaign.

Dunno what his baseline potential is/was, but those two summers, whatever he did during them, or however he was coached, he made massive leaps forward in his performance. There's been plenty of examples of the not most technically gifted players making the most of what they had, and early career Todd seemed to fit that mould.

whatever has happened since is a bit of conjecture - but those two summers pointed to how he could improve. Hasn't happened since and it's really gone into reverse. If he could go back to whatever he did those summers he'd have a good shot of rebuilding. Would be kind of fascinating to know if that was stuff he did off of his own back, or things we did with him in training...

Or whether he just physically matured.

Doesn't look like even he knows, so I doubt we'll ever get to the bottom of it... but yep, it's a pity.

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on July 25th 2024 at 11:57:30

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Who predicted this...... (Other Football) - usacanary, Jul 25, 00:25:47
- Bayern Munich rumours (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jul 25, 13:20:15
- He is a message to the young boys that you can come through, you can be expressive, (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 25, 11:00:16
- complete waste of space (n/m) (Other Football) - Gazzaman, Jul 25, 10:00:09
- He’s used to wearing a blue shirt now … (n/m) (Other Football) - derbyshire canary, Jul 25, 08:29:43
- Rumours of training with us. Surely not (n/m) (Other Football) - forzancfc, Jul 25, 06:35:15
  - Article says he's training with Rangers U21s (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 25, 08:43:20
    - Yeah, seems he put in a transfer request and been left to find another club (Other Football) - trafford_canary, Jul 25, 10:29:48
- I kinda blame his friends and family for not having a proper sit down with him and (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 25, 05:41:11
  - "So much potential" gets thrown around a lot (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 25, 09:28:45
    - enormous numbers of people have huge potential (Other Football) - paulg, Jul 25, 14:07:55
      - Yes, indeed. But it's also true that even with the best attitude and maximum commitment (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 25, 14:37:48
    - I agree - he had two summers that I think really raised hopes (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 25, 11:57:30
      - I think he thrives on unquestioning belief in his ability (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 25, 12:05:42
- Just saw that on Twitter (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 25, 00:26:44
  - She sign him (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 25, 01:50:45
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