United don't usually do big business in January- they always seem to say it's a horrible window to get quality into the squad - so doubt we will do too much.

Big handsome has his way of playing and I'm pretty sure we are adequately covered in most positions. For instance, ferry out, holt goes in and graham comes in at cb.

If I was playing football manager, I'd want more cover but united are operating on a budget build on winning the championship. They MIGHT widen the budget after our good start but it's not going to be massive, surely.

As to some of the previous points, squad building is an ongoing thing. I don't think a team is ever 'built' and every year, players will come in and go out.

It is what it is. Old lads playing fitba. An enjoyable night out and on the whole, united looked very fit and very capable
A few points for them to consider next year if they do it again.

1) get a better playing surface.
2) encourage players to attack rather than boring keep ball- best games of the night were united and dons going for it and the final when it was getting nervy
3) consider putting sides on the walls - time wasted with the ball out of play was crazy- especially as games wore down
4) Consider stopping the clock - again, if a team is chasing a game and players hoof it out of play, it kills late excitement
5) you don't want to be too prescriptive but tge likes of Roy Carroll never played a league game for rangers - so try to get 'heros' to fans than boys who are fit and will show up. I'd rather see garry kenneth than lars hirschfield or some other player with no infinity to a club
6] get referees to move off the half way line

Happy with this tbh.

I think its sometimes a hard watch to see us sit in and soak up pressure..... but it's working. We are 4th in the league and not by accident. I don't think we can even call it lucky - for every hibs game where we stole the points at the end. There's a motherwell where we're didn't deserve to lose.

For the club - it's clear from previous interviews that planning for next season is already underway with regards to transfers etc - so let's get the top man invested in it, knowing that he will be here.

I think jim knows how to win in this league. It's not always pretty but I don't think any other teams would say differently. Even dons mates have grumbles over the style of play

Checked back.

It must be the one in the 85rh minute. I don't remember it but the dee handles it and 2 seconds later has his head in his hands.

Got to hope they all work themselves iut

Forbes out, Wrexham boy is pretty deflating. Tye window had been pretty good up until thst point. I guess the academy is meant ti be our DNA....then you see forbes score a peach and then hes gone. No chance to see what his potential is or do anything for us.

He might turn out to be amazing - plenty boys have done nothing in England and come up and scored Barrowloads.

Also - played in the same league as will ferry last season

Aye, totally get it and agree in the dundee game, for instance, the tides were turning way before the equaliser came. They'd been shelling it up from the back for a good while before the goal came.

Difficult balance I guess between being overly reactive which doesn't help, to not being reactive enough

Agree with a lot of that finn but maybe you are a touch too hard on him at points. With regards to Saturdays game, you need to give things time to work/not work. If you were massively reactive, the team would be flip flopping all over the place and it'd lead to confusion.

I've no problem with him changing things up at half time and seeing if they work or not then making further changes if they don't or could be improved

Agree with most on here. Improved second period.

I guess this is the start og opposition managers seeing the talent trapanovski has and he was getting 2 on him at all times - first half. He was out only out ball. It was long to him which they'd worked out.

There's nothing creative in the middle - so we couldn't build up play there. Feel Babunski was wasted on the right. Had moments but his game is not to be skinning fullbacks. He needs to see the game and be allowed to make passes.

As others have said, vd sande is doing a power of work and i do see him in a similar role to Bobby formino did for Liverpool- his work make salah and mane look even better - but I do wish he'd got off the mark by now - I think he's deserving of it

An odd game in general. A 2 nil win where I felt we controlled it for large parts but equally, didn't trouble their keeper that often

I wouldn't be surprised if the savings on watts wages have already been spent.

Glad he's gone from the point he's not going to play and an unhappy player is a distraction to the rest.

He played his part last year but not sure he gave value for money. All the best Tony

I'm not seeing any knickers being twisted...just people with an opinion about something happening within tye club 😂😉

I'd guess folk buy adult shirts for a number of reasons. A way of putting money into the club. Because they like them. Helps give them a sense of community. A tshirt for holiday to name hut a few potentials.

Respect its not your bag but equally there will be lads on here who wear them all the time. If your interested, I'm a wear them to the game kind of person

My guess - mostly all white. Similar to home strip pattern/collar wise....but tangerine accents instead of black.

On further inspection of the tease, that's exactly what it is. You see the right hand shoulder.

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It's all very Private Fraser on here. A few below par performances so far no doubt.
However it's still July the league hasn't even started but we're going down, sack Goodwin. There appears to be a panic about losing the Derby, we've lost many derbies before and we will lose more in the future. Stay calm.

10th for me would be an acceptable season  in the first year back in the top league

 
If you want to sit back and accept mediocrity that's fine,some of us don't though.

I'm not having a go at you specifically but this phrase boils my piss. Jim is by far one of the finest scottish managers of all time and what he did for our club is probably the biggest input from any individual in the past or going forward. However, jim was manager in a very different time. Jim was also, if you listen to stories from those around him, a tortured soul. He wouldn't be a manager in this day and age (it's another discussion as to whether  the current generation of footballers are spoiled/too soft etc)

United are where they are. Football is different. Money talks and no matter how much we want the team to win every game - it's not going to happen. It's not going to be lack of effort. It'll be from lack of money. Straight off the bat, we have lower home gates than rangers celtic aberd een hearts and hibs. So, in reality, we have the 6th biggest crowd to give us sales at the shop, tickets, hospitality etc. Then consider dundee, killie, motherwell etc have all played in the Premier last season...so have prize money way in advance of ours. That's a long way of saying our budget is likely 10th or 11th in the league and we are still transitioning out of some big contracts (watt, middleton) who don't offer value for money.

I think we have to be realistic in our expectations for the season. If we get this upset after a win, there's going to be no joy in it for us this season....

Am I delighted with last night? Absolutely not. Am I up