Dee Man Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Love the fact Thompsons getting the blame for all this and all will be rosy once he leaves. Its hardly as if the club will be a draw for anyone to buy at the moment. At least one season down, if the fans actually support the club. If they all continue to mewl and act as if they're above relegation then they could be down a while. Bang on the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aylo vanal Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Not a chance, they don't seem like they have any sort of plan in place to build a team at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerhouse7 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Only if we... Get new Chairman Punt Mixu and bring decent manager in Get rid of 90% of the squad Bring in a lot of new players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 You only have to look at Hibernian and St Mirren. Very good point. United to have the league won by Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pull My Strings Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Love the fact Thompsons getting the blame for all this and all will be rosy once he leaves. Its hardly as if the club will be a draw for anyone to buy at the moment. At least one season down, if the fans actually support the club. If they all continue to mewl and act as if they're above relegation then they could be down a while. Given that you posted immediately after me, I presume that this in response to what I posted. You'll note I made no reference to whether or not Thompson has done a good job. The fact of the matter is that United are in a dreadful state and he's the man in charge. His relationship with the fans has utterly broken down. That's not a situation you can recover from. The draw for anyone taking over the club is the same as it is at virtually every club in Scotland - the chance to run the team you support. Anybody looking to make money out of running a football club need not apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeboy Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Bring in a lot of new players That's what got you in this mess in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_t Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 League reconstruction is the only way that will guarantee us getting straight back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyKing88 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Naw, Hibs and the DABS will be scrapping for third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 League reconstruction is the only way that will guarantee us getting straight back up. They'd be fooked even with 2x 18 team leagues, sending them to places like Gayfield rather than just East End Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tackle Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Tough league to get out of. Really difficult league. I expect them to do it in a 2 horse race with hibs... with Falkirk coming 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Is he dead? No danger. Only the most optimistic or naive of Arabs would think that it's going to easy to go straight back up. I think regardless of whether anyone else goes down and who may still go up this season then it will be a tough league next season. Hamilton or Killie going down and Hibs going up may may make it slightly easier but not much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabFC Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Until a new manager comes in, and makes some changes, we have honestly no way of knowing. A near complete clear out is needed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerhouse7 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Depending on who's in the league, if Hibs go up and Killie come down then maybe. Falkirk, Raith, United, Killie all going for promotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbycoxblue Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieInDundee Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 In a league consisting of potentially Hibs, Raith Rovers, QotS, St. Mirren, Morton, Dunfermline, Ayr and Falkirk it's a bloody difficult league on paper. If Thompson makes an arse of the managerial appointment and subsequent player recruitment, they could be down here for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladdin Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 If we get the right manager in quickly, we should be in with a shout. Problem is identifying him and having a board that's going to back him. I can still see hibs coming up this year despite their innate ability to f**k things up. It would probably be better for us if they got out and killie went down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Scottish Championship forum for this pish Says the Falkirk supporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingboots Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Think they have too big a rebuilding job. Hearts had some good youngsters coming through which helped them massively but doesn't look like United do. They'll make the play offs I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 They could be up against hibs, Falkirk, Raith, St Boo , qots, killie, Dunfermline. It's going to be a right bugger to win it next season, hopefully hibs stay doon and hibsing things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMessiah Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 No, I think the recent examples of teams staying down are all you need to look at for that. Yes, the playoffs mean it is easier to get out of nowadays, but I will be surprised if they finish above 4th. Looking at it realistically: - Massive discontent with running of the club, future uncertain. - Manager will most likely go, chances of instant success from a new manager are very slim, especially considering other factors. - Huge fall in attendances likely, especially if the season starts poorly. - Fall in season ticket sales, especially if Thompson is still there. - Fire-sale of playing staff means that the squad will be almost entirely comprised of new players. - Huge budget cuts are essential and will impact the quality of those new players. - A very strong league, especially if Hibs stay down, the only really "weak" teams being Dumbarton and the winners of the the relegation playoff (Ayr and Peterhead are very handy teams, especially if they improve) If United don't take this season to consolidate and start fresh then you could well see what has happened to Dunfermline, Thistle, Livi, Hearts will happen to them, if they try to spend their way out of the league I can see them playing League 1 football within 3 years, I think we showed the you may last a few season and maybe even get back up again before it catches up with you. If you look at the teams that will likely be there next season you have: Ayr/Livi/Peterhead Dumbarton United Dunfermline Falkirk Morton Hibs/Killie QotS Raith St. Mirren I think they could reasonably expect to finish ahead of Dumbarton and the winner of the playoffs, we more than matched them earlier in the season and should have won, the only difference being fitness levels in extra time, we have also beat Dundee and perhaps should have beaten Ross County home and away and we are probably seen as the weakest of the remaining 7 teams they will face. I think the Championship table will look something like this at the end of next season Hibs Falkirk Morton Dunfermline St Mirren United Raith Queens Ayr Dumbarton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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