finn_dossing wrote:

Always_United wrote:

finn_dossing wrote:

look like we may have to sign another striker? according to the bbc list of players in and out at scottish clubs our new guy zac is a defender??????

In: Iurie Iovu, defender (Istra 1961); Zac Sapsford, defender (Western Sydney Wanderers); Panutche Camara, midfielder (Crawley Town).

 
That's just a mistake. He's a forward who plays through the middle and wide. He's not a defender.

i know, every post about him when he signed said he was an attacker, i was just making fun of the stoopid bbc mistake.
 

 
Oops sorry, I thought you maybe hadn't seen the interview with him. It's ridiculous the BBC can't get these basic facts right.

finn_dossing wrote:

look like we may have to sign another striker? according to the bbc list of players in and out at scottish clubs our new guy zac is a defender??????

In: Iurie Iovu, defender (Istra 1961); Zac Sapsford, defender (Western Sydney Wanderers); Panutche Camara, midfielder (Crawley Town).

 
That's just a mistake. He's a forward who plays through the middle and wide. He's not a defender.

Arabdownsouth wrote:

Snacks94 wrote:

In advanced talks with a centre midfielder and a striker

Interested in Ukrainian keeper

Source: Courier

 
Just sounds to me like we haven't been sourcing players until recently. I know I'm probably being unnecessarily twitchy this time but we have emptied the entire spine of last seasons team and until I see what we plan to replace them with I'll continue to feel the same.

Courier saying at least ont expect to be made official this week,  not exactly what I was hoping to see tbh

 
I find it impossible to believe that the Goodwins have just started sourcing players recently. This stuff goes on all year round, but final deals always go to the wire if players have options.

I completely trust that we'll see plenty of incomings in the near future.

Shakey Isles Arab wrote:

Arabdownsouth wrote:

Shakey Isles Arab wrote:

Sapsford a la Youtube looks excellent.
Iuvo unknown quantity, although somebody said Svelje recommended him.
Other than that I've got the jitters - as of right now, albeit you'd expect two, three max to come in + Cleall Harding we've gone from last years threadbare squad to more or less the same this year and again (at this stage) glaring omissions.
- Makes the decision to let Docherty all the stranger.

 
We are not going to only bring in 3 more,that would be utter madness and I think if his hands were tied that tight Jim would be offski in a flash

Mate I hope so I really do, but we're down to loanees and out of contract guys not to mention that of the guys you bring in irrespective of Jim's excellent eye for a player we'll end up with at least one dud - that's just the way it falls.  Not to mention foreigners bedding in to the brutality and pace of Scottish football .... jeez I'll be looking for the Prozac at this rate.
And yeah totally agree about Jim being offski if his hands were tied.
 

 
I say this with nothing but respect so please don't be offended, but I'd suggest just chilling out and trusting the process. There will be numerous more signings and both Goodwins will have an extensive list of targets. It just takes a bit of time.

Aberdeen - David Robertson 07/08 last minute winner with 10 men
Celtic -Darren Dods 09/10 last minute winner after being 1-0 down
Dundee - Joachim Ferraz 99/00 late winner on first game of season
Dunfermline - McSwegan 96/97 great goal in a great first division performance
Falkirk - Paul Dixon 16/17 late winner in play off semi
Hearts - Graham 24/25 Great long range strike to beat Hearts
Hibs - Meshack Ubochioma 24/25 we all remember this one
KIlmarnock -  Gary Mackay-Steven 13/14 great goal from McNamara's free scoring team
Livi - Charlie Miller 02/03 late comeback winner after team looked doomed
Motherwell - David Goodwillie 10/11 overhead kick
Rangers - David Robertson 09/10 last minute winner to progress in the cup
St.Johnstone - Derek Lilley 00/01 late winner to save United from relegation
St.Mirren - Emmanuel Adegboyega 24/25 late winner
Ross County - David Goodwillie 09/10 cup final opener
Inverness - Barry Robson 04/05 late winner to save United and relegate Dundee
Partick Thistle - Brian Welsh 95/96 play off final last minute winner

Notable mentions to Jason Scotland v Hibs, Rory Boulding v Aberdeen, Kevin Holt v Aberdeen, Sam Dalby v Dundee, David Goodwillie v Rangers, Craig Conway v Ross County, Sean Dillon v Celtic and doubtless many more.

I usually follow this page, the guys seems really in the know.

https://kassiesa.net/uefa/seedco2025.html

He suggests there isn't a formal regionalisation of the early rounds, but none the less there is an unofficial north/central/south split. (Although you would think west/central/east makes more sense).

If you look at last year's round 2, you can definitely see that teams look to be loosely geographically grouped (Scandinavian, Belgian, Irish teams together in one group, Georgian, Turkish, Hungarian teams together in another etc). I'm not sure why it's all a bit cloak and dagger though, but I don't think we'll be getting send to the outer reaches of eastern Europe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_UEFA_Conference_League_qualifying_phase_and_play-off_round

Arabdownsouth wrote:

Conway11 wrote:

Arabdownsouth wrote:

 
He went to Killie for a week 🤣🤣🤣

2 weeks. But the point still stands make them unavailable for 1st team games and notify clubs that they are surplus to requirements. 

Tony watt  - surplus to requirements, out on loan from the beginning of the season

Billy King - told by Hearts he wasn't needed we pounced.

Willo Flood - told the same by Middlesbrough, came back to us.

 

 
He went to Killie on a 7 day emergency loan, 7 days =1 week

 
It was two weeks. 7 days loan extended for a further 7 days = 2 weeks.

https://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/news/8241/BIRIGHITTI-EMERGENCY-LOAN-WITH-KILMARNOCK-EXTENDED.html

POTY - Kevin Holt
YPOTY - Stephenson
Signing of the season - Sam Dalby
Unsung Hero - Ryan Strain
Goal of the season - Meshack v Hibs
Game of the Season - 3-2 win vs Hibs
Three words to sum up the United side of 24/25 - tactically flexible team

Saw the Dalby and Stephenson interviews...Stephenson is still under contract at Liverpool so assuming they are happy to loan him again then that feels like a possibility.

Dalby on the other hand, he was asked if playing in Europe appealed to him, he said of course it does, but realistically that's the only answer he could have given, especially at an awards ceremony. I fear money will talk, as it usually does, but let's see!

redford_must_score wrote:

Always_United wrote:

redford_must_score wrote:

 https://x.com/aberDENs/status/1923753714256339407?t=MeFSwXMwx_D3YZWRvbY2Ug&s=09

 
United fans have to take some of the blame here. Why run up to the away fans and goad them. How about just enjoying what United have achieved.

 
Nonsense. A bit of triumphant goading doesn't excuse launching a missile which lets be honest could have been deadly.

 
It doesn't excuse it, you are absolutely right and I agree. Whoever threw it it 100% responsible for their actions.

That being said, United fans massed in front of the away fans goading them will never end well and I just don't understand the mentality. Why not just celebrate the achievement?

SuperMario wrote:

Embarrassing from that tit on the tannoy, happens all over Britain. It’s all young laddies having a laugh, you get idiots in all supports canna help that.

Would have actually saved the police a job from segregating the fans at the back of the Eddie Thompson after the game

 
It was nothing to do with the tannoy announcer, they were just passing on police instructions.

There wouldn't have been a second invasion if the players had come back out though, that was obvious.

United Arab Emarite wrote:

We were screaming for fresh faces in January and when they were announced we were all pretty chuffed remember.
But if we hadn't signed anyone we'd still be screaming yet.
You cannae win.

 
There is a middle way where we signed better players in the positions that were needed. That's the job of the manager and recruitment team. No signing is guaranteed to be a success but this one went particularly badly. Fiorini, for example, was a very strange signing as that's the one area we are quite well covered.