| The striker, a big hit since joining up from Huddersfield in the summer, played in the draw at St Mirren last Saturday, despite going down with a throat infection. By Tuesday, the problem was acute enough to rule him out of the Co-Op Cup win at Alloa, but he’s been back in training for three days now and will be ready to face the Bairns.
He said, “I didn’t feel well heading through to St Mirren, but I was desperate to play and the gaffer gave me the OK, but, looking back, I was probably worse than I realised and it effected me during the game. That took quite a bit out of me and it was right that I sat out the cup-tie.
“I’m feeling a lot better now and I’ll be OK for Falkirk. They are another team that will be new to me, but, after kicking around the leagues in England for so long, I am enjoying that. As I keep saying, I have been surprised in a positive way by how high the standard of football is up here and I’m expecting that to be the same with them.”
However good the opposition are, though, he knows a win would mean United will have kicked off their campaign in impressive fashion.
“Seven points from nine would be a very good start — much better than I know the boys managed last season, and it would be something to build on. We were disappointed not to win at St Mirren, but if we are winning our home games, that won’t be a bad point.”
Just as Cadamarteri admits to knowing little about the opposition, boss Craig Levein concedes that, with a change of manager and personnel, predicting what Falkirk’s approach will be is not easy.
“We’ve had them watched four times, but I don’t know Eddie May enough to second guess how he is going to set his team up, but it goes without saying it is one we are looking to take three points from.”
If United do win tomorrow, chairman Stephen Thompson will have more than just three points to toast. He and partner Angela are celebrating the birth of son Benjamin last weekend.
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