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Dundee Hibernian

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  1. Something for everyone in this photograph from the 1994 Cup Final.
  2. Steven would have had to send Chris Hamilton off if he'd given the foul the other/correct way, as he'd already been booked. But that's no excuse for the collective performance of the team.
  3. Middleton and Watt were signed on ridiculous contracts, which is weighing the club down in a similar manner to Birighitti's deal. Sibbald is OK at this level, and possibly in a bottom six side in the top league. Moult was always a risk, and is clearly limited following his injury earlier in the season: prior to that he was showing up well. He's on a one-year deal, and probably knows, like several others, that he won't be a Tannadice next season. That's a problem and one of the reasons, to my mind, that the players lack motivation when things don't go their way. Back to Watt, who I've been critical of in the past. I don't think he was awful last night until he was booked, then he lost any enthusiasm, perhaps through fear of a red card, more likely because he can be sulky when he feels an injustice. Leaving that aside, Goodwin is clearly out of his depth, emphasised by his post game nonsense which contradicted his actions. But United are stuck with him, I'd imagine. Never mind, Ogren never saw relegation as an issue, and claimed it's only be one season in the Championship. "Go United".
  4. I keep emphasising, my belief is Goodwin was given a 27 month contract when he took the job in March 2023: and I also maintain he was given the job by Mark Ogren and Tony Asghar, who was still behind the scenes at Tannadice until May last season.
  5. No complaints about the result, Pars deserved it. Plenty complaints regarding the performance, but that's been coming. Goodwin, for all supporters may want him out, is going nowhere (in more senses than one). I'm more disappointed in the players.
  6. I think Matthew Benham, Brentford, was quoted a while ago as saying United was his "Scottish team", but can't recall where I read that. He certainly made money out of his Midtylland venture, selling on to ASOS (and many other fashion companies) owner Anders Povlsen, who is incidentally one of the richest landowners in Scotland. Tony Bloom, who fell out with Benham after being a friend and business partner, may be trying for a bit of one-upmanship: in any case, it's no bad thing if more than one party is interested. Another reason for "why us?": Ogren wants out, are the likes of Killie for sale? Perhaps we're at a low ebb, our price presently would be less favourable to a purchaser if we were in Kilmarnock's league position.
  7. Police limited the crowd to 3600, from memory. It was a quarter final, and Stenhousemuir had already put out St Johnstone and Aberdeen, interest was high, and the Warriors held Hibs to a draw at the interval. My memories of the game was of Keith Wright being quite physical on George McGeachie who toiled all of the second half, and of thinking Kevin Harper would go on to be a Scotland great. Hibs prevailed by four goals, with a couple from Harper. They produced a Murrayfield programme for the event: Fans leaving the ice rink after the match (screenshot from a video):
  8. Firs Park in 1976. Three photos from June 2009, a year after the 'Shire had played their last first team match there.
  9. This thread has gone in an odd direction. I've a feeling someone is speaking to themselves just up the page. Last night's result adds a wee bit pressure on United, but pressure on the home side too not to undo last season's good work in their next few fixtures. Yet they still have a chance of the promotion play-offs too, and nothing would surprise me in this league.
  10. Think they all look like big games now. Goodwin is doing ok, but you wouldn't think so listening to some supporters during the match today. Watt, not my favourite player by any means, was also getting a slagging from some impatient patrons. That's the way I saw it, and Middleton also looked to be making a lot more effort, checking back and trying to get involved, but his final ball was found wanting too often. Churlish to criticise him though, in my view.
  11. Lichties, I'm noticing Colin Hamilton went off injured a couple of weeks ago, and is out until the season's end: surely not the same injury as he suffered previously? Any news?
  12. Iain McMenemy has done a fine job for the Warriors, especially off the park, and securing Gary Naismith 14 months ago has meant his record on the playing side while chairman will be viewed with fondness. Locally, he's helped raise the profile of the club within the community, at a time when many clubs pay such a merit scant attention. He's also been open to taking fans' views on board, especially in the matter of 'B-teams', something most football clubs are scared to discuss with their customers. Hopefully the next person in the chair is equally accessible and considerate.
  13. Think Matthew Benham is in the process of selling his controlling interest in Brentford, and has done so with Midtjylland, therefore I'm hopeful he is looking to take on a new challenge. At least if he gets involved at Tannadice, he'll have experience in football, unlike Mark Ogren, who got into football via his errant and now absent fellow director and son Scott.
  14. Enjoyed the day out in Glasgow, Firhill is still a great stadium, but it could be doing with better signage within the stand. Also, I think I caught rabies.
  15. Funny as fuck when Rangers lose, and I also hope Celtic toil against whoever they play in the catch up game, because that'll be faf too. A two horse race similar to the Sunak/Starmer shitshow. Be great if both could lose out.
  16. Watching that game, I'm wondering why Walter Smith and Craig Levein are sitting side by side in the stand?
  17. Vale of Leven won the Scottish Cup three seasons in a row, from 1877 to 1879, their last win a replay walkover as Rangers took the huff at a refereeing decision in the first match. Vale forward JC Baird seems to have had his moustache ripped off for some reason, and is being consoled by Alex McLintock, a defender who Burnley later converted into a goalkeeper, such changes not being too unusual in those days. When Dumbarton won the Scottish Cup in 1883, James McAulay was goalkeeper in the first match, but a forward in the replay. Vale of Leven themselves lost out a Cup Final replay in 1884, by a walkover, to Queens Park, as they couldn't raise a team due to injuries sustained in the first match. The Spiders kicked off and ran the ball into the goal unopposed, and were awarded the trophy for the seventh time. They also reached the FA Cup Final the same season.
  18. I find this type of old photograph fascinating: they often look, as in this case, as though someone has drawn on them in an attempt to improve clarity. We'll never know for certain, but I'd tend to agree with you. Ralph Milne certainly passed up on an early chance which he'd normally have netted easily, and I can't recall any really contentious decisions.
  19. I'm going for a slim one goal victory for United, with GMS or James Forrest getting the crucial goal.
  20. Danger Man From the second series onwards (1964) written by Ted Astley, who also wrote theme tunes for The Saint and The Baron. One from the present, True Detective (series 4) by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell.
  21. I've been told various tales regarding Goodwin's contract, one of which was he was given the contract until May '25 before the first game of the split, another that he actually signed a 28 month deal when he was appointed just under a year ago. I tend to believe the latter*. Publicly, I recall United announcing his appointment before the end of the split matches, possibly just after he finally dropped Birighitti. *given Ogren's naivety.
  22. Think the latter is true, although there may be credence in both views. Watt appears to have never grown up, he appears like a difficult adolescent, and given he's now thirty, it's doubtful he'll ever become mature. The one good thing he did last night, apart from going off on the hour, was a pass to give a player a good chance on goal. Unfortunately, that player was Middleton.
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