With their self-belief soaring at sky-high levels, Graham Dorrans remembers being convinced both Todd Cantwell and James Maddison were destined for a place among the stars.
But while Maddison’s career has rocketed to stratospheric levels with Leicester and England, his old Norwich pal has struggled to follow the same lofty trajectory. Former Rangers ace Dorrans was still on the Carrow Road payroll when the talented academy kids were first invited to join Alex Neil’s squad and recalls a cocky combo who had the talent to back-up their swagger.
Maddison lit the fuse on his rise to the top after a productive loan stint at Aberdeen but it wasn’t long before Cantwell appeared to have performed a successful liftoff of his own as he helped propel Norwich to the Premier League in 2019. However, despite an encouraging debut campaign among England’s big-hitters, his early thrust wasn’t enough to save Norwich and the Canaries soon crashed and burned their way back to the Championship after just one season.
