Ross McCormack will not be making a return to Melbourne City any time in the near future, and like his frequent flyer points, those points accumulated by City this season will be of little value without the dead ball specialist. Whilst McCormack took some time to adjust to his new life in the A-League career he found his feet (and the back of the net) very quickly. Buoyed by his initial appointment I must admit I was sceptical when I observed an out of shape bloke who was more than handy in the Championship and worth more money than most fans will see in a lifetime. McCormack quickly won me, and most over by some of his heroics this season. Noises out of Aston Villa appear they were keen to see McCormack continue to flourish down under as he tore apart defences and City fans were salivating at the prospect of McCormack lining up next to Bruno Fornaroli in the coming weeks. Unfortunately this won’t come to fruition and instead McCormack has been given fourteen days of (one or every City goal) leave from his parent club to readjust to the rigorous of a possible return to the Championship. As [...]