Chris Todd column

By Chris Todd
Torquay United defender

All of the teams in League Two are top teams who are capable of beating you

It was really disappointing to lose 1-0 against Barnet last Saturday.

Things just didn't go our way in the first half and even though we got back into it after the break, we just could not get the goal.

Barnet were time wasting a bit, but that's just part and parcel of football. If you are on the winning side it is a bit of a tactic. I know it sounds bad, but that is what happens.

If we were winning and away from home then you try and slow the game down as best as possible, but if you are on the receiving end and you are losing then it is destroying.

I am getting used to playing in League Two now. One of the main differences that I've noticed from the Conference is that there is less time to switch off and you have to concentrate all of the time.

Also, when you lose a game in the league you have not got the luxury of going away to play against a weaker side anymore.

All of the teams in League Two are top teams, who are capable of beating you, so there are no easy games.

On Saturday we will be going up to Bradford with a positive attitude and looking for a win.

Bradford are a well-known club with big expectations and a significant budget, so it will be a tough game but hopefully one we can get something from.

It will be great for everybody to be playing at Valley Parade because only a few years ago there was Premiership football there, so it will give the team a lift when we get out there.

At the end of the day it doesn't matter how experienced you are in football, you're always learning

Chris Todd

Since the Barnet game we have had a few days off. It has been our first break since the start of the season and I went home to Swansea to visit my family

Whilst I was there I managed to watch Swansea play Scunthorpe in the Carling Cup. Swansea ended the game with seven men because of three red cards and injuries.

I have never seen anything like it before in my football career and I doubt I will again, but it was entertaining and definitely an experience.

I really like going to watch football, although being a fan is very different to playing because you become judgemental like every other supporter.

You also see things and think maybe 'I wouldn't do that', or 'that's something I could learn'.

At the end of the day it does not matter how experienced you are in football, you are always learning and you pick up things day in day out whether it is training or watching a game.

Chris Todd was talking to BBC South West's Phil Tuckett.