This Charming Man
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17 minutes ago, Pull My Strings said:
I'd be fucking delighted if that result was down to the keeper being shite. That's a much easier one to fix. You could have had any goalkeeper in the world between the sticks today and it would have made very little difference.
Fair comment my man, he had a number of decent early saves and was afforded little or no protection throughout.
I, against my better judgement watched Jack Hamilton at Dens leaving a scorch mark on my memory banks. Now he could truly single-handedly, excuse the pun, consistently end your gameplan before anyone was even warmed up!
Regards.
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1 hour ago, Pull My Strings said:
I thought Eriksson did okay today, tbf. The goals were either well-taken or (mostly) tap-ins against unmarked runners.
He is probably shite though, just not blaming him for the goals today. Don't know about Birighitti. Obviously the A League's not great but you would expect the 'goalkeeper of the year' for two years running to be at least ha;lf decent.
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Good poster, read many a posting on different threads where he's imparted good, sound advice to guys in need of it.
Enjoy the hills my man.
Regards.
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17 minutes ago, johnnydun said:
Hate to repeat myself....
But f**k ye's I'm going to anyway...
Bowyer underestimates Scottish football. These lower league English players are simply not good enough.
Y'know what @johnnydun, I would be tempted to agree until I witnessed Ayr United's performance incorporating Lee Bullen's selective recruitment from the same gene pool.
Obviously this was from my armchair so I dare not cast any questions over our own recruitment quality, or lack of. As I've previously posted, no negativity allowed on our thread it would appear.
I do not seek to purposely upset anyone of a non realistic opinion on such a bleak evening.
Regards
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Poor team as we already knew, now supplemented with more poor signings it would appear.
Happy clappy lads can continue to paint a happy picture, however the reality is somewhat very different.
7 points from 15 in the lower tier, less than a 50% return, absolute embarrassment.
Promotion my arse, consolidation the realistic target, waken the f**k up John Nelms.
English lower league failed manager, lovely chap though. Reality check required.
Regards.
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6 minutes ago, Girth said:
Bring Charlie Adam on quick.
The club are too scared I'm afraid. Well WGS anyway, that's for sure.
Easy 3 points for a hard working, organised team of Honest Men, lol.
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20 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:
The goal came from us sitting deeper and deeper - huge gap between Rudden and midfield - the ball's coming back every time.
Not as huge as the gap between Grayson and the match ball for the best part of the first half, lol.
Honking performance in central mid, early days however.
Mon young Mr Robinson.
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1 hour ago, Granny Danger said:
Everyone ripping the pish out of United at the moment has every right to do so. Even our lower league neighbours; especially our lower league neighbours.
The start of the season has been a fucking bin fire. I’m looking for something more than platitudes from Ross and Fat Tony.
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In fairness to Billy Dodds, always appeared to stand his round whilst drinking with Alan Dinnie in the Breadalbane Arms in Constitution Road back in the day.
Also braved Fat Sams on a Saturday evening after scoring the winner for us at Tannadice, only to receive a smack in the chops from some sad act Dab creature of the night.
However, that was then, this is now, f**k 'im, imho.
Regards
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C'mon you Honest Men, you know you really want to ask @Ludo*1 regarding the neutral venue encounter.
How times have changed for these two gents in our Dark Blue collective memories.
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Interesting early test for both sides. Pleasant weather hopefully and live on tv, what can possibly go wrong, lol?
Regards
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41 minutes ago, Boo Khaki said:
I'll admit to cheerleading for Ross, but in hindsight ....................
Yeah, hands up and also admit I believed Jack Ross was easily the best option available to us in our recent managerial search. That is fact, he was at the time.
However, how much entertainment is he providing making a right old 'James Hunt' of things at Tannadice?
The large 'ex cop' across the road manufactured Thomas/Tam/Tom's departure to facilitate Jack Ross's appointment at any cost in the hope he would give them 2 years of solid consistency and then appoint his son as head coach.
The fact our neighbours fans are too thick to read the room and his plans for their club is not our concern.
Regards and couldn't give a f**k if they go pop, tbh.
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18 minutes ago, Boo Khaki said:
Could be worse, we could have just been scudded 3-0 at home by St.Mirren
Could be worse, imagine actually being a DAB, fucking unimaginable in the extreme!
However...........................................................................
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1 hour ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said:
I want to see The Monkey and the Parrot bar in the main stand.
Thank you.
Yep, cheers to that my man.
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6 minutes ago, The Derry said:
Please let's not move Cammy to LB he's been playing class out on the right.
Oh I agree 110% @The Derry, he's been more than competent at right back so far this season and is a player who's commitment I admire.
He just happens to have proved previously to be the best option at defensive left back we have at the club at this time I'm afraid.
Good guy living the dream, imho.
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Choppers' young lad Jack Wilkie and midfielder Ewan Murray have both now secured loan deals at League One Peterhead under Jim McInally's canny management.
Cast our minds back to when Charlie Adam made his very early appearances for us, Ewan Murray played and scored against Peterhead in a pre season 4 - 0 friendly win at Dens in 2020, aged only 15 for goodness sake.
One for the future and no mistake.
Going by previous comments on here, sooner see young Tyler French going RB, with Lee Ashcroft (if fit) taking his place in central defence and Cammy Kerr playing LB. Jordan Marshall I'm afraid would be dropped meantime, Kevin Holt (now at Patrick) would have been a better signing again from QOS at LB if I'm honest.
Chapman, McGinn and Lawlor should be out on their arse imho prior to the window ending if common sense prevails.
Regards.
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7 minutes ago, Fifespud said:
Could be a few more tiny tangerine tears tonight. #pleasing
Assume the Steven Fletcher money came from the goalkeeping budget, lol.
5 - 0, not even half time, ffs.
It's like Brazil against Alan Rough, priceless!
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23 minutes ago, rhumbaclub said:
Boards affy quiet after a win that gets our season back on track pronto.
I live abroad and no DeeTv for some reason today but sounds like we weren't that great again today?
Apparently no negativity is allowed on our thread, only positive thoughts need apply.
Tell you what though, Jack Ross must have scared the absolute shit out of John Nelms' and Gordon Strachan when interviewed regarding his vision and financial demands.
Again, merely my realistic opinion.
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Latest trialist, a 21 year old lad called Jay Bird, a free transfer from MK Dons.
Spent last season on loan at Wealdstone FC, a semi professional club in the English 6th tier. A striker, played 10 games with one goal.
This has to be a joke, surely?
Regards.
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16 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said:
I like your take but it just feeds the nagging worry that he's misjudged us and this division.
100% this @Ludo*1, however there's no negativity allowed on the thread as yet.
Early days for our new manager, so fingers crossed and hope for the best.
My question would be, where are the signing targets the invisible Gordon Strachan was identifying several months ago prior to any managerial appointment?
You do not require the sight of shite, to smell shite.
Apologies for my honest opinion.
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59 minutes ago, Vernon gilmore said:
Do you realise he never wanted to go to the Dabs , Souness made him train with the youths and clean the bogs till he signed for them , he wanted to come back to dens on loan instead
Yeah, that's nearly how I recall it in 1986. He rejected the Dab's apparently on three occasions whilst at the same time we were attempting to change his loan deal into a permanent transfer which was his first preference. Then he was recalled to Govan and thereafter shunned by Souness.
The story I recall was of Walter Smith, who by this time was Souness's no.2 at old Rangers, was allegedly in direct contact with Jim McLean informing him of the value etc of the Dens Park bids.
Think they finally secured him for £145k, whilst we were still willing to better that..................stomach churning then, as they continue to be now.
Great player Iain Ferguson though, imho. Pictured below with friends, circa 1980/81.
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Also not seen posting for a while guys, where are @Dee Man and @Father Dougal McGuire these days?
In addition, hope all's okay with @Weighorstnut (I think his username was) and respect and love to @Jimi Shandrix.
Anyway, best regards to all.
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Dundee United's Next Permanent Manager - 2nd Edition of 2022
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Good luck with the potential appointment of Michael O'Neill.
Having watched Stoke City's fortunes (Mrs TCM's club) for the thick end of 20 years, not an appointment I would overly recommend, imho.
Mind you, if the footballing side fails, he is, or was a fully qualified Financial Advisor, however not much call for that service at Tannadice either.
In fairness to him, he did a wonderful job at Stoke dealing with a squad containing some vastly overpaid/rated players on ludicrously long contracts and brought the club back to a more secure financial footing bearing in mind the strict Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules down there. Don't recall any major fees being paid during his tenure, the pressure was always on to get players moved on. The club is not short of money being owned by the Coates family (Bet365), just not allowed to spend it
The footballing side as I say, was never overly convincing, however he was unlucky with numerous major injuries to key players at important times over the last two seasons past.
Merely an observation.