lifesanocean wrote:

Hope like fuck we can get Paton, Morris, Dixon and Erskine fit asap. If we can a run of games with a team along the lines of:

Zwick/new keeper

McGowan
Morris
Dillon
Dixon

Paton
Rankin

Connolly/Spittal/Dow
Fraser
Erskine

McKay

We might be able to get out of this bloody mess.

 
Can't disagree with that team if we can get them on the park fit to play!

Pates is a massive miss IMO and i know some boys knock his overall ability and yes in a team with Nads, GMS, Armstrong, Gauld, Robertson he was, but in this current shitstorm i would have his name down as one of the first on the teamsheet!

huntedbyafreak wrote:

I'm not a Paton fan but I agree we need him back

If we tie him and Fraser together we'll have the most two-footed footballer ever.

Much as I agree that we're missing Paton there's not been any word on when he'll be back - not to mention that he didn't manage a proper pre-season.

Ditto Erskine - osteo pubitis can be a tricky one.

Hopefully Dixon back before too long but again we'll need to wait and see.

We might get lucky with an out of contract scandi player but wouldn't put money on it.

So on that cheery note it could well be that Mixu will have to make do with what he's got until January, and if we're to stay up the November/December programme is make or break......oh dear.

Any signing rumours? I'm sure I've seen Offshore mention that he's heard something.

Mixu's current thoughts fae STV-"The board and the chairman have indicated there’s the possibility to bring in players but we want to be careful in who we bring in because those players, if they come straight away, have to be exceptional.

"If they come in January they have to be exceptional because the squad we have when all the players are fully fit is not bad. We possibly will bring players in but we will make sure that they improve the squad."

The average age of United's starting eleven against Hearts was 24 and former Kilmarnock boss Paatelainen won't rush into making rash decisions about the shape of his group.

He said: "Of course I want to assess the players first, what they have to offer and I have started that process already, looking at the players and how long they have left on their contracts.

"I’m nowhere near in a position to decide who we’ll possibly offer a new contract or who we think might be better to move elsewhere, it’s too early.

"I want to be fair to the players and give them a chance to show what they can do and we’ll go from there."

http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/dundee-united/1331067-dundee-utd-boss-on-hunt-for-exceptional-players-to-improve-squad/

Nae point bringing in mair utter shite as well though.