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Dundee United v St Johnstone, Saturday 21st November 2015


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After another pointless and unwanted international break, it's back to league business with a trip along to our neighbours.

It must seem a lifetime ago for United fans, but it's less than 10 months since they were within a couple of points of top of the league halfway thru the season, and had a League Cup Final and Scottish Cup quarter final ahead. Since we played at McDiarmid at the end of September, United have scored 1 goal in their last 6 games.

Mixu will have had a fortnight since the game at Aberdeen, so a good opportunity to work with his squad. How do Utd fans see them lining up?

Saints are on a great run with 7 wins out of their last 8 matches in all competitions. However that defeat was against at the time bottom placed Partick Thistle, who hadn't won at McDiarmid in 22 years, so there's never any guarantees in this league. We were also fortunate not to be a couple behind at Hamilton at HT and only just sneaked a win against Kilmarnock in the last two matches.

That said, we have been good to watch this season, scoring an average of 2 goals per game. Our attacking players have been in great form and look a constant threat. Graham Cummins will be a loss, but it gives Chris Kane an opportunity to build on his recent goals at Greenock and against Killie. Chris Millar was on the bench in the last game so may come straight in ahead of Darnell Fisher in the middle. Spoony had a great game last time out, so should start instead of the suspended Liam Craig. The difficult choice will be at the back; Shaughnessy was unlucky to drop out but I would expect the defence to be the same as that which started the previous game.

Unleash the O'Halloran ....

Mannus

Mackay Anderson Scobbie Easton

O'Halloran Millar Davidson Wotherspoon

Maclean

Kane

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If we go by the rumours/lads coming in United could line up like this

Kawa

McGowan Dillon Gunning Dixon

Souttar Paton Rankin

Dow McKay

Evans

The fact that there's two players that could GTF out of that lineup ahead of Souttar makes me sad.
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United to win and saints fans to get all precious about Michael O'Halloran when it's suggested he's really no as good as they think he is.

Yass! That's definitely getting back to your usual standards Stanley. Long may it continue to rile folk. :D

Tbf you do have a point regarding O'Halloran, some folk think he's going to end up playing Premiership football. He's got all the attributes, he's just thick as shit. Until hse coached properly (and the signs are encouraging) he'll never be a top player.

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Yass! That's definitely getting back to your usual standards Stanley. Long may it continue to rile folk. :D

Tbf you do have a point regarding O'Halloran, some folk think he's going to end up playing Premiership football. He's got all the attributes, he's just thick as shit. Until hse coached properly (and the signs are encouraging) he'll never be a top player.

He's a top player for Saints Widge that's all you need to know. Be happy.

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