" Ross Mccormack dropped for missing training "

Ross McCormack: Aston Villa forward disciplined after 'continually missing training'

BBC

21/01/17

Scotland forward Ross McCormack has been disciplined by Aston Villa and dropped after "continually missing training", says manager Steve Bruce.

The 30-year-old was left out of Villa's match-day squad for Saturday's 2-2 Championship draw at home to Preston.

"He is nowhere near fit enough to play and be involved," Bruce told BBC WM 95.6. "I don't think he's in a physical shape or state to contribute.

"Unless his attitude towards everything changes, he's not going to be picked."

McCormack in 'no fit shape to play'
Former Leeds and Fulham front man McCormack, who signed for Villa for £12m in August, last scored on Boxing Day.

"It is fair to say disciplinary measures have been made against him because of his attitude and continually missing training," Bruce added.

"Not in 20 years in management have I ever gone down this route but I feel I have to take a stance because I will not put up with it. There has been too much indiscipline at Villa.

"He has decided the team has picked itself. How can I pick him when he doesn't come to training?

"His failure to turn up for training has happened more than once. Everyone can have an excuse but when it is more than once I will not accept it."

McCormack, who began his career as a trainee at Rangers, has netted three goals so far this season.

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On TV it was said he missed one session because he wouldn't climb over 4.6ft fence!!!

Hey they're glad they spunked 12m on that...

He looked fat against us.

Just saw on Sky Sports Steve Bruce drove to his house to check McCormack was telling the truth.

He has missed loads of training sessions, looks like he may be off to leeds, maybe he is missing these sessions on purpose

The last few months with us he put on weight and looked totally unfit.
He was great playing alongside Dembele for Fulham last season, but he's obviously got recurring problems with fitness.

Wasn't this why we got rid for virtually nothing?

On the piss, missing training, overweight, etc. a bit of a theme here !!!

Wasn't this why we got rid for virtually nothing?

On the piss, missing training, overweight, etc. a bit of a theme here !!!

No Dave Jones fell out with him and sold him for peanuts £300K not long after Hull had offered over 2 million for him, the rest is history

Wasn't this why we got rid for virtually nothing?

On the piss, missing training, overweight, etc. a bit of a theme here !!!

No Dave Jones fell out with him and sold him for peanuts £300K not long after Hull had offered over 2 million for him, the rest is history

I think you've forgotten the size shorts he was wearing when he left and also that he wrote his car off wrapped around a lamp post in Cardiff Bay whilst pissed ...... allegedly !!

Wasn't this why we got rid for virtually nothing?

On the piss, missing training, overweight, etc. a bit of a theme here !!!

No Dave Jones fell out with him and sold him for peanuts £300K not long after Hull had offered over 2 million for him, the rest is history

I think you've forgotten the size shorts he was wearing when he left and also that he wrote his car off wrapped around a lamp post in Cardiff Bay whilst pissed ...... allegedly !!

Yes you are correct, he did get arrested for drink driving, but to sell him for peanuts ??? His transfer fees since proved he was a very good player and we lost a lot of money by seling him so cheaply with no sell on clause eithe, \if Villa don't want him send him back to us.

Wasn't this why we got rid for virtually nothing?

On the piss, missing training, overweight, etc. a bit of a theme here !!!

No Dave Jones fell out with him and sold him for peanuts £300K not long after Hull had offered over 2 million for him, the rest is history

I think you've forgotten the size shorts he was wearing when he left and also that he wrote his car off wrapped around a lamp post in Cardiff Bay whilst pissed ...... allegedly !!

I saw him down the bay pissed up and looking podgy, got the talent not the desire.