' Ross ready for the big one '
Wed Aug 27, 2014 8:03 pm
WalesOnline
27/08/14
Former Cardiff City striker Ross McCormack has labelled Saturday's clash between the Bluebirds and his stuttering Fulham team “The big one.”
The Scotland striker, who scored 29 goals in 74 games for Cardiff, before leaving for Leeds for £400,000 in 2010, was always a fan's favourite in South Wales.
But, four years on, McCormack is the £11m man tasked with leading Fulham back to the Premier League after last year's relegation along with Bluebirds.
But after a shocking start, featuring defeats against Ipswich, Millwall, Wolves and Derby, McCormack needs to start paying back his transfer fee – quickly.
After hitting the decisive goal in last night's League Cup derby win at Brentford, the 28-year-old said: “Cup wins are nice but your bread and butter is the league.
“We’ve had a bad start so it’s important we put it right, starting Saturday.
“We’re four games in, we’ve got a completely new squad, we’re trying to gel, we’re trying every day in training to gel.
“Maybe a result away from home in a local derby will give us the belief we’ve been needing to go on.”
But with former players like John Arne Riise queuing up to criticise the Cottagers team and their boss Felix Magath, McCormack has little time to start justifying his huge fee.
27/08/14
Former Cardiff City striker Ross McCormack has labelled Saturday's clash between the Bluebirds and his stuttering Fulham team “The big one.”
The Scotland striker, who scored 29 goals in 74 games for Cardiff, before leaving for Leeds for £400,000 in 2010, was always a fan's favourite in South Wales.
But, four years on, McCormack is the £11m man tasked with leading Fulham back to the Premier League after last year's relegation along with Bluebirds.
But after a shocking start, featuring defeats against Ipswich, Millwall, Wolves and Derby, McCormack needs to start paying back his transfer fee – quickly.
After hitting the decisive goal in last night's League Cup derby win at Brentford, the 28-year-old said: “Cup wins are nice but your bread and butter is the league.
“We’ve had a bad start so it’s important we put it right, starting Saturday.
“We’re four games in, we’ve got a completely new squad, we’re trying to gel, we’re trying every day in training to gel.
“Maybe a result away from home in a local derby will give us the belief we’ve been needing to go on.”
But with former players like John Arne Riise queuing up to criticise the Cottagers team and their boss Felix Magath, McCormack has little time to start justifying his huge fee.
Re: ' Ross ready for the big one '
Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:39 am
You just know he's going to score against us. It's bound it happen.
Re: ' Ross ready for the big one '
Thu Aug 28, 2014 12:20 pm
I wonder if he will pretend to limp in the warm up again then get stretchered off within the first 15 minutes like he did against us last time... He really didn't look up to the task during that game.
Fulham look like a proper shambles this season though - I don't usually like to guess a score when Cardiff are in involved but I just can't help but be confident in this game.
3-0 City
Fulham look like a proper shambles this season though - I don't usually like to guess a score when Cardiff are in involved but I just can't help but be confident in this game.
3-0 City
Re: ' Ross ready for the big one '
Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:57 pm
bakerbluebird wrote:I wonder if he will pretend to limp in the warm up again then get stretchered off within the first 15 minutes like he did against us last time... He really didn't look up to the task during that game.
Fulham look like a proper shambles this season though - I don't usually like to guess a score when Cardiff are in involved but I just can't help but be confident in this game.
3-0 City
I loved the way he still done the ayatollah even though he was on the stretcher