stumigoo Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Empty It said: Wait, United fans actually think they're a big team? I thought that was a tongue in cheek wind up from Dundee fans... Define ‘big’. We are well below Hearts, Hibs, Rangers, Celtic and Aberdeen but in terms of infrastructure and fan base we would rightly argue to be high up in that second chunk of teams. Our recent footballing history is, of course, shit and puts us back a few notches. Edited June 22, 2020 by stumigoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, Empty It said: Wait, United fans actually think they're a big team? I thought that was a tongue in cheek wind up from Dundee fans... You'd think your manager jumping ship, citing how big a club Hearts are would raise alarm bells for the United fans. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 You'd think your manager jumping ship, citing how big a club Hearts are would raise alarm bells for the United fans.Don't blame him, joining the biggest club in the league m9. (Assuming we're not expelled) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabFC Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: You'd think your manager jumping ship, citing how big a club Hearts are would raise alarm bells for the United fans. Alarm bells? lol Neilson cited how big a club we were too. It's what managers do. Hearts probably have a fanbase double the size of ours, which is unsurprising given they're based in a city with a population over double in size. That fanbase hasn't really done them all that much use over the years mind. United's fanbase is about 6th biggest in Scotland. Motherwell fans might disagree. Dundee fans might too - bless them! But save for some Arab sheikh riding in to our rescue, we're never gonna win the league again, we'll never reach the latter stages of European competition again. We just have to hope for competing as well as we can, hope to triumph in the occasional cup and attempt to gain the bragging rights over our rivals. But guess what, thats exactly the best future Aberdeen fans can hope for too. And Hearts, Hibs, Motherwell fans etc etc 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Maynard Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Only alarm bell is around the court case. It’s a distraction and will impact any potential manager being interested in the vacancy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, ArabFC said: Alarm bells? lol Neilson cited how big a club we were too. It's what managers do. Hearts probably have a fanbase double the size of ours, which is unsurprising given they're based in a city with a population over double in size. That fanbase hasn't really done them all that much use over the years mind. United's fanbase is about 6th biggest in Scotland. Motherwell fans might disagree. Dundee fans might too - bless them! But save for some Arab sheikh riding in to our rescue, we're never gonna win the league again, we'll never reach the latter stages of European competition again. We just have to hope for competing as well as we can, hope to triumph in the occasional cup and attempt to gain the bragging rights over our rivals. But guess what, thats exactly the best future Aberdeen fans can hope for too. And Hearts, Hibs, Motherwell fans etc etc It was just a shite fishing attempt, I didn't need a monologue about Dundee United's place in Scottish football. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabFC Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: It was just a shite fishing attempt, I didn't need a monologue about Dundee United's place in Scottish football. You're welcome. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock Tamson Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Wait, United fans actually think they're a big team? I thought that was a tongue in cheek wind up from Dundee fans...Relatively speaking, of course we are. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Gordon Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 First class shitebaggery from Hearts, first they try to steal United's league place, then their manager. Just have to hope they don't plan a night raid to Tannadice so they can steal your seating, just to complete the hat-trick. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arab_joe Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 We will definitely miss Robbie Neilson's keen eye for a transfer... 1. Aidan Nesbitt 2. Ian Harkes 3. Ross Laidlaw 4. Charlie Seaman 5. Osman Sow 6. Peter Pawlett 7. Mark Connolly 8. Mark Reynolds 9. Chris Mochrie 10. Liam Smith 11. Lewis Neilson 12. Lawrence Shankland 13. Ross Graham 14. Adam King 15. Adrián Sporle 16. Troy Brown 17. Dillon Powers 18. Kieran Freeman 19. Cammy Smith 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Hopefully he signs Pawlett for a 3rd (THIRD) time. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navallion Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, MacArab said: It will take some time to appoint a new manager Will it? Edited June 22, 2020 by Navallion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 We will definitely miss Robbie Neilson's keen eye for a transfer... 1. Aidan Nesbitt 2. Ian Harkes 3. Ross Laidlaw 4. Charlie Seaman 5. Osman Sow 6. Peter Pawlett 7. Mark Connolly 8. Mark Reynolds 9. Chris Mochrie 10. Liam Smith 11. Lewis Neilson 12. Lawrence Shankland 13. Ross Graham 14. Adam King 15. Adrián Sporle 16. Troy Brown 17. Dillon Powers 18. Kieran Freeman 19. Cammy SmithMochrie, Neilson and Graham are all youth players, not sure why they are on this list?Also, not wanting to admonish Neilson completely but a large part of our model is down to the Sporting Director identifying players rather than just the manager. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szamo's_Ammo Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 1 hour ago, stumigoo said: The timing and the current circus following Scottish football make the departure a bit rubbish/a shock, but Neilson leaving isn’t in itself a big issue. I’d be more frustrated (as is now being reported) that we lose McCulloch and Forrest. Felt like we had a bit of stability within the coaching setup and they were more Asghar appointments rather than Neilson’s (certainly Forrest was). Finding a whole new coaching team isn’t ideal given the club banging on about this whole ‘project’ but I suppose if it is to happen then the start of the summer isn’t the worst time to have to do it. Thankfully Hearts didn't wait until their season was starting in November, or whenever it is, to swoop in for Neilson. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szamo's_Ammo Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Empty It said: Wait, United fans actually think they're a big team? I thought that was a tongue in cheek wind up from Dundee fans... We're a European powerhouse sweetheart. Google it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arab_joe Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, stumigoo said: Mochrie, Neilson and Graham are all youth players, not sure why they are on this list? Also, not wanting to admonish Neilson completely but a large part of our model is down to the Sporting Director identifying players rather than just the manager. You are, of course, correct - the list must include youth players that were given their debut by Neilson. I copied and pasted it from the fine Robbie Neilson page on Arab Archive . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabianKnight Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 7 of those players out of 19 (which include youth players from the academy) were identified and signed mainly by the sporting director and others at the club. Neilsons actual picks are well known 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 A bizarre and unexpected turn of events. Not clear on Nielsen's thinking here at all. I suppose from a Hearts point of view it gets the manager issue settled quickly, and for the first time in ages the owner has acted for the football side of the club. Is this an indication that hearts are beginning to accept their fate? For Utd, instability at the start of pre-season, but at least there's plenty of time to get a replacement in. Levein and Wright would both be solid choices that would see Utd comfortably stay up (as long as the court case doesn't go against them obviously). Someone completely different, e.g. an American, would bring a bit of fresh interest to the league, and would have the added benefit of potentially going spectacularly wrong. Ann Budge though, fucking hell she really doesn't have a great deal of self-awareness does she?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabianKnight Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Gonna have to leave Arabs Anonymous on FB for a bit. Normal stay in there for entertainment but there along with twitter is pretty tragic atm. Absolute fannies shitting themselves that "Robbie must know something about the upcoming court case!!!!". Anyone with half a brain could see how little substance the court case actually has and that it's highly unlikely United won't be playing Premiership football when the season starts. The hearts fans should be taking an absolute reddy with their patter too, they seem to think the whole of the United support are consumed by grief that they've taken Robbie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdyteejay Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Empty It said: 2 hours ago, Dons_1988 said: You'd think your manager jumping ship, citing how big a club Hearts are would raise alarm bells for the United fans. Don't blame him, joining the biggest club in the league m9. (Assuming we're not expelled) The biggest club in the championship. Right enough that’s his level. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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