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22 minutes ago, ArabFC said:
Sporle and Chalmers are pure 'meh', and saying things will be better when they're available again is the ever-present delusion that somehow we'll eventually have a complete fully fit squad.
I agree that Sporle and Chalmers are a bit meh and was stunned with how much game time Chalmers got early season when Glass couldn’t get a look in but in more recent games they have been decent and at least attempted to take us up the park and having them back allows to vary the formation as they are capable of playing wide midfield rolls where for yet another season we are short of quality options. Also very meh players are better than very shit players which is what we have seen in recent weeks.
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We had something like 20 attempts on goal at Killie and got pumped 4 nil, the last couple of games we have barely mustered an attempt but picked up 2 points in games where beforehand most people with have accepted a draw. The football has been chronic but I think there has been a realisation from MM that a lot of the current squad are just not good enough, his interviews have changed from ‘we are Dundee United, we where Champions last season’ to ‘we are playing at a higher level and need time to adapt’. As bombscare as our defence is if they just concentrate on defending and don’t try to play football they might just about do, our biggest problem lies in midfield with Butcher, Harkes and Pawlett all being utter garbage recently and while Powers may possibly be one of the slowest moving players ever he retained the ball far better than the other 3 have. Once Fuchs is ready to play and Sporle and Chalmers return from injury hopefully these additional options will see underperforming players benched. My view at the start of the season was anything above 10th was a successful return to the top flight, if we have to shitfest our way through to January we can then look at hopefully bringing in a better quality of player that will allow us to move away from the eye bleeding displays we are having to endure just now.
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4 hours ago, dregs 83 said:
Is Liam Smith fit?
No, back in light training but still got a bit of pain so probably a couple of weeks before he’s back in the team
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Millar and McNulty the only names being linked
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If Fuchs can complete a 5 yard forward pass he will instantly become our best midfielder. Friday night was one of the worst midfield displays I have ever seen, Butcher and Harkes offered nothing offensively or defensively while Bartley and Holt strolled around the pitch dictating play. With Fuchs forced to quarantine for 2 weeks we should be giving Powers a chance, no world beater but can at least complete a pass.
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3 hours ago, Baldie1980 said:
that lot deserve nothing but the clap,herpes and a good bout of the seaside nippers
A couple of seasons of Osman Sow is worse than all these combined
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Sell Shankland and use the money to bring back Patrick Nkoyi to partner Sow and watch us swat the rest of the league aside.
On a more serious note we beat the johnnies 1-0 in a bounce game today with young midfield trialist Hoti getting the goal apparently.
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Some of the figures being quoted for Pav are crazy. The £250k we were supposedly willing to offer for Nesbitt would be acceptable for a permanent deal but anything over £100k for a loan deal would be bonkers as while we would hopefully be in a strong position to get him on a pre contract there is no guarantee of it.
I personally would love to see Pav return and hope we can work a deal as I thought he did very well previously (until Robbie decided he was a winger/wingback, fucking dick) and would fit in well with Mickeys high pressing game along with being a great foil for Shankland.
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19 minutes ago, ArabianKnight said:
I reckon Friday.
Highly unlikely given that is admin day
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2 hours ago, ArabFC said:
So, is Pawlett the current leader in the PotY standings?
Currently 2nd behind Connolly
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As brilliant as Shankland has been for us there is no way The Rangers are going to gamble on him to stop 10 in a row. I personally think his numbers would match whoever they bring in but I expect it to be someone who has played at a higher level the last couple of seasons.
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38 minutes ago, Szamo's_Ammo said:
Who is it against?
Kilmarnock. Poster on another form saying 1-1 with Cammy Smith putting us ahead but no idea if that's accurate.
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Another friendly today and once again zero communication from the club re line-up or score updates. Our pre season coverage has been absolutely shocking, the fans have been starved of any action yet our final friendly just 1 week before the season starts goes by completely unreported.
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8 minutes ago, Aim Here said:
Shankland might not have scored last time he was in the Premiership, but with the Dundee United squad behind him, he scored in both legs against Hibs in the recent Scottish Cup tie. With that limited amount of more recent data, I suspect he might well do just fine, if he stays.
Also scored against Hearts in league cup back when they were still a top flight team
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Purple kit is apparently in support of Alzheimer's Scotland.
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52 minutes ago, ArabFC said:
Trying to think of someone he might know with a connection.
Only one I can think of is Johnny Russell, but he's too young to return to Tannadice as a coach.
Worked with Cathro at Newcastle and possibly coached Rankin as a youth at man utd.
Rumours seem to be Barry Robson who has no previous links to McClaren.
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If we are to go for a rookie appointment Barry Robson or Jon Daly would be the 2 names that I would be happy with.
Wonder if John Robertson has been considered, comes across very well in my opinion and has done a decent job at ICT given the financial restraints he is working to. Recently signed a new contract so it would be a question of whether he has a release clause as I doubt ICT would be keen to lose him.
Some truly frightening names been linked and unlike when we appointed Neilson there is no obvious candidate this time.
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Left foot, Barry Robson
Right foot, Billy McKinlay
Finishing, Lawrence Shankland
Passing, Charlie Miller
Speed, Christian Dailly
Dribbling, GMS
Heading, Jon Daly
Tackling, Dave Bowman
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Hearts seem to think them getting relegated despite being shit and only winning 4 games all season is a bigger injustice than Utd being denied promotion despite being top of the league from week 1 and sitting 14 points clear.
Thankfully I dont think Hearts have a chance and this whole thing is nothing more than desperate pandering by Budge trying to get Hearts fans back on her side.
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29 minutes ago, Twinkle said:
For every cracker there are these abominations...
Definitely Dundee Hibernian with that green top, they are awful.
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24 minutes ago, Twinkle said:
Every signing that looks good on paper for us usually turns out to be shite so im hoping that with this guy being horrendous, he might not be as bad as we all expect...
Thats how far im reaching with this signing
I remember being totally underwhelmed when we sign Noel Hunt who had a dreadful scoring record and in general looked pish. Hunt turned out to be a very good player, hopefully Bingham can have a similar impact.
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1 hour ago, Tannadeechee said:
Just been reading this.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/sfa-chiefs-secret-gambling-ban-21412212
Fraser Aird came to mind. States they were playing jn the Championship, had played for Rangers in the past. Would certainly tie in with the stories about him being a bad influence and causing issues in changing room.
It is Aird
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1 hour ago, D'Jaffo said:
Given that there’s a fair chance we can sucked into a relegation battle we can’t afford to give him away in January.
It’s not as if you lot need him just now.Do you think the club would be open to a swap deal for someone like Cammy Smith?
Smith is not getting much of a chance at United and somewhere like Ayr where he should play far more regularly would be a good move for him. Wouldn't be surprised if McCall tries to get him to Partick next season if Smith does see out his contract at United.
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