Tuesday, 26 February 2008

Strickland: We Have The Biggest Chance Than Anyone Else

London United captain Mark Strickland has put the agony of the Canon Cup final out of his mind as is now focusing on the MLF, CSA England Cup and CSA Champions League titles.

Strickland, 24, was seen crashing to the ground in tears at the final whistle of Sunday's final after the East Anglia Knights scored two stoppage time goals to win 2-1.

But the ex-Real Birmingham defender said: "That's out of my memory now."

"We've got bigger silverware to get this season. But to lose like that like we did on Sunday was heartbreaking."

"But we've got to hold our heads high and look forward to the future."

United open up their MLF title defence against Glasgow FC on March 30.

And Strickland says the Boys in Black have the biggest chance than anyone else.

"We've got the biggest chance to win the MLF title than anyone else," said the Smethwick-born central defender.

"I feel that I've joined the biggest club in the world. We've got massive superstars in Neil Boyle, Craig Cohen, Edward Redwood, Simon Herding, Kevin Warhurst, Ian Parker, Lionel Nunez, Rodrigo Santos, I could go on forever...."

"We won the MLF Cup last year before I joined us, and I'm confident that we can retain it with me!"

Strickland is also confident about winning the CSA Champions League.

"We got the Phoenix Heat coming to HMV Park, we drew with them in Arizona, but I'm confident that we can progress to the next round and perhaps win the whole competition!"

He's also looking to be the first man to win back-to-back CSA England Cups with two different teams.

"I won it last year when I was still at Real (Birmingham)," he said.

"It'll be nice to win it twice in a row with two different clubs!"