hurricane 21 Posted January 12, 2022 Can't help but think that whilst this delivering Christmas presents around dereham thing was a nice gesture, it had a lot to do with upping the image and perception, with the sceptic in me asking why and who gains from this. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,748 Posted January 12, 2022 Sick of him now. Over halfway through the season and he's fu#ked us about with a succesion of excuses His team mates need him , can he really say he's putting himself all out to play? If he does play for us again , I can see the fans reacting badly to him now 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ÅlandicCanary 38 Posted January 12, 2022 If only him and the club were honest about what the hell is going on. The silence understandably leads to anger and speculation which benefits no one, and least of all himself. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CDMullins 436 Posted January 12, 2022 This has gone on for too long, One of the parties needs to stop taking the **** and tell their truth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star55 24 Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) Just saw this on Twitter, from a reliable journalist. so what happens if nobody bids for him in jan? Will they still trigger the extension? He obviously making excuses not to play. Edited January 12, 2022 by Star55 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,652 Posted January 12, 2022 I guess if you take things at face value he could have had long covid (pretty sure we know he had covid in the summer?) and still be suffering - there’s a lot of people who it has totally screwed and playing PL football wouldn’t be possible, that’s for sure. But if it were that, surely we’d be told? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CANARYKING 637 Posted January 12, 2022 6 minutes ago, Star55 said: Just saw this on Twitter, from a reliable journalist. so what happens if nobody bids for him in jan? Will they still trigger the extension? He obviously making excuses not to play. Illness that is a four letter word, starts with L and in Y and contains an A and a Z 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex_ncfc 662 Posted January 12, 2022 11 minutes ago, Star55 said: Just saw this on Twitter, from a reliable journalist. so what happens if nobody bids for him in jan? Will they still trigger the extension? He obviously making excuses not to play. Illness, injury, personal reasons, we've had it all now. Farke was right all along. The real reason is probably that he just wants to sit at home doing TikToks and searching for his own name on Twitter. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jambomo 215 Posted January 12, 2022 9 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said: I guess if you take things at face value he could have had long covid (pretty sure we know he had covid in the summer?) and still be suffering - there’s a lot of people who it has totally screwed and playing PL football wouldn’t be possible, that’s for sure. But if it were that, surely we’d be told? Unless he’s an anti-vaxxer and doesn’t want the inevitable backlash that would come with it. It would certainly account for his loss of fitness between the start of the season and games under Smith. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newtopia 517 Posted January 12, 2022 2 hours ago, TeemuVanBasten said: Next Alex Pritchard, League One within 3 years and retired and bankrupt not long after. That is harsh, made me chuckle but I genuinely hopes he does sort himself out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
percy varco 198 Posted January 12, 2022 Out with another injury - Broken Alice Band, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,657 Posted January 12, 2022 Always worth waiting for all the facts before laying into, especially, one of our own. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,289 Posted January 12, 2022 Danny Mills was 'one of our own'..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,702 Posted January 12, 2022 30 minutes ago, Star55 said: Just saw this on Twitter, from a reliable journalist. so what happens if nobody bids for him in jan? Will they still trigger the extension? He obviously making excuses not to play. He will leave on a free if no one comes. Mark my words. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CirclePoint 200 Posted January 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Tetteys Jig said: what's he actually done this time? Anyone know? Okay…I’ll take a swing at the soft pitch… He’s done nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orsen456 12 Posted January 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Making Plans said: Where are you? He's visiting his family, Cantplaywell, Cantpasswell, Canttrainwell, Cantscorewell, Cantrunwell and Cantgetwell. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star55 24 Posted January 12, 2022 Just now, cambridgeshire canary said: He will leave on a free if no one comes. Mark my words. Yeah, I mean. If he stays past January, surely it’s going to be awkward for everyone now. Bad vibes all around and that can’t be good for the team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CirclePoint 200 Posted January 12, 2022 32 minutes ago, Star55 said: Just saw this on Twitter, from a reliable journalist. so what happens if nobody bids for him in jan? Will they still trigger the extension? He obviously making excuses not to play. I say trigger the extension and let him rot on the U23 bench. Teach him and all the other youngsters who get too big for their pants an (expensive) lesson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newtopia 517 Posted January 12, 2022 Who is this Cantwell guy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,334 Posted January 12, 2022 12 minutes ago, Newtopia said: That is harsh, made me chuckle but I genuinely hopes he does sort himself out. The really weird thing is , it seems some people don't, how is that good for anyone.? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newtopia 517 Posted January 12, 2022 17 minutes ago, wcorkcanary said: The really weird thing is , it seems some people don't, how is that good for anyone.? I think as football fans we measure things in such a binary way we forget that there are other things in life that matter, than our club winning all the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,334 Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Newtopia said: I think as football fans we measure things in such a binary way we forget that there are other things in life that matter, than our club winning all the time. Some do , some don't. I don't. Apologies for being so abrupt, 👍😇😉 Edited January 12, 2022 by wcorkcanary Apologies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted January 13, 2022 2 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said: He will leave on a free if no one comes. Mark my words. Agreed, be banished until summer and then released on a free transfer, no extension. The extension won't be triggered. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ÅlandicCanary 38 Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Branston Pickle said: I guess if you take things at face value he could have had long covid (pretty sure we know he had covid in the summer?) and still be suffering - there’s a lot of people who it has totally screwed and playing PL football wouldn’t be possible, that’s for sure. But if it were that, surely we’d be told? This is by far the most likely explanation. He's not been anywhere near 100% fit all season. It checks out. The alternative, that he'd just throw his career away because he's moody and a "tool downer" doesn't make any sense at all. Of course he would know that not playing at all or playing poorly will not make his dream move to a big club come true! Also makes sense that the club would hide his long covid issues at all costs. Revealing them would utterly destroy any hopes of cashing in on him. EDIT: However, surely any interested buyer would examine him thoroughly before sealing any deal, eliminating the obvious risk of signing a player who wont be able to play for them. I'd say there's no reason to hide the truth any more and it's just disrespectful to keep the fans guessing for this long. This isn't working for anyone! Edited January 13, 2022 by ÅlandicCanary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,341 Posted January 13, 2022 12 hours ago, Uncle Fred said: Called if folks bad egg still awaiting the apologies for those who piled into me Bit like waiting for Boris to fess up on those p*ss-ups at No.10 then ? It could be some time…… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkngood 1,086 Posted January 13, 2022 I Think a lot of the confusion around Todd has been fuelled by the Club saying. one thing and Todd saying another on his social media Farke said he had not been training etc then Todd is on social media saying i am not injured then he is on social media saying thank you for all the messages but he is thankful he is not suffering from any mental health issues ( or words to that effect ) which i am sure 100 % of the fans are happy about or should be ! So there has been mixed messages all season what the truth is i really have no idea but if club and player were saying same things i think that would stop a lot of the guessing by some fans , it is not good for anyone the club has lost money on a big transfer fee and Todd has lost money due to wages from a bigger team and signing on fee so no winners Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,972 Posted January 13, 2022 12 hours ago, hurricane said: Can't help but think that whilst this delivering Christmas presents around dereham thing was a nice gesture, it had a lot to do with upping the image and perception, with the sceptic in me asking why and who gains from this. Really? Todd’s not like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DraytonBoy 147 Posted January 13, 2022 If he is suffering from long Covid why can't the club say so, it would certainly stop a lot of the speculation? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star55 24 Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) Have you seen Todd has changed his picture on his Twitter page? I wonder if this is a kryptic message? Edited January 13, 2022 by Star55 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredherring 136 Posted January 13, 2022 39 minutes ago, Star55 said: Have you seen Todd has changed his picture on his Twitter page? I wonder if this is a kryptic message? Its blatantly obvious. Black. Newcastle. Two big Newcastle fan accounts on twitter reported yesterday that a deal was done. Thank god. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites