Cads wants glory for Dundee United and Huddersfield Town

May 6 2010 by Dougie Thomson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Danny Cadamarteri

DANNY CADAMARTERI is backing Town to succeed in their push for promotion to the Championship.

The popular old boy’s focus is on Dundee United’s campaign, which climaxes with a Scottish Cup final showdown with Ross County at Hampden Park on Saturday week.

But Cadamarteri, who had two seasons with Town before heading North of the border last summer, is still in close touch with many of his former teammates.

“The texts have been flying back and forth,” explained the 30-year-old striker, who is looking forward to playing Europa League football next season after the Tannadice club clinched third place in the Scottish Premier League.

“I’m really pleased to see Town make the play-offs, and still have a chance of automatic promotion come to that, because I have an awful lot of time for the club.

“The fans are brilliant, the people behind the scenes are excellent and in Lee Clark and his staff, they have a great management team.

“The squad has changed quite a bit, but the players the manager has brought in have certainly added something.

“I still come back down to see my family (in Cleckheaton), and I’ve seen a couple of Town matches this season.

“The likes of Peter Clarke and Lee Peltier seem to be playing really well at the back, and up front, Town have so many options.

“Jordan Rhodes is a class act, Theo Robinson has shown what he’s about over the last couple of months, and Lee Novak has made the transition from non-league football seem simple.

“When you think that the manager has Robbie Simpson waiting in the wings, Town seem a great bet to score goals, and to me, their recent form means they will be the side the others want to avoid in the play-offs.”

Cadamarteri, who had a brief spell playing alongside Town chief Clark at Fulham, made 50 appearances for Town before turning down the offer of a 12-month contract to sign two-year terms with Dundee United.

“We parted on good terms,” confirmed the former Everton and England Under 21 star, who also played for Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield United and Leicester.

“I told Lee Clark at the time that a big part of my decision to join Dundee United was the chance to play in some big matches – maybe cup finals – and possibly in Europe.