Tekel Towers » McMullan extends

bowers · 04/4/2019 6:19 pm

From official site.
Dundee United announce that Paul McMullan has committed his future to the Club until the end of season 2021.

The speedy attacker, 23, who joined from Dunfermline Athletic in the summer of 2017 has played 74 times for United scoring 12 goals.

Speaking to Dundee United Media, Paul suggested that recent changes in the football department made it an easy decision to extend his deal saying, "Dundee United as a Club are on the up and things are only going one way, and I want to be part of the future exciting times.

"Since the new owners came in there has been a big change, and there is now more attention to detail, and everything is more finely tuned so it is a place where I can develop my game.

"At United for two seasons now, Paul praised the facilities at the St Andrews training ground and talked of his need to improve and add consistency to catch the Head Coach's eye continually.

"The facilities at St Andrew's are top notch, it has everything a player can ask for, and you are never found wanting. I know I need to keep getting better and although I see an improvement in my time here working alongside good players and coaches, I want to work every day to improve more," said Paul.

With United chasing Ross County at the top of the table, it is still open to debate as to which league the Club will be in next season, but Paul issued confidence about the remainder of this season while highlighting that, regardless of league, he believes this is the best place for him to develop in the future.

"I am confident we can get up to the Premiership. The players we have are good enough and to be honest, I've signed because this is the place that I feel is best for my development regardless of what league we are in."

Although he enjoys the pressure of playing for United, Paul is his own harshest critic, and he wants to see more goals and assists added to his game over the length of his extended contract.

He said, "I get reminded all the time that I haven't scored or assisted enough and it is my aim over the next year to kick on in these areas. I enjoy the pressure of playing for United, and in this league, everyone wants to beat us, and it is something you have to deal with and embrace."

Paul has his personal goals over the period of his deal but views the Club's targets as a priority for the time being saying, "My targets remain to get this Club into the Premiership and playing regularly for the team, scoring more goals and getting more assists. If I can achieve all that in the next chapter of my career I will have reached my initial goals."

https://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/news/6020/MCMULLAN-EXTENDS-CONTRACT.html

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blackandtangerine · 04/4/2019 6:44 pm

bowers wrote:
From official site.
Dundee United announce that Paul McMullan has committed his future to the Club until the end of season 2021.

The speedy attacker, 23, who joined from Dunfermline Athletic in the summer of 2017 has played 74 times for United scoring 12 goals.

Speaking to Dundee United Media, Paul suggested that recent changes in the football department made it an easy decision to extend his deal saying, "Dundee United as a Club are on the up and things are only going one way, and I want to be part of the future exciting times.

"Since the new owners came in there has been a big change, and there is now more attention to detail, and everything is more finely tuned so it is a place where I can develop my game.

"At United for two seasons now, Paul praised the facilities at the St Andrews training ground and talked of his need to improve and add consistency to catch the Head Coach's eye continually.

"The facilities at St Andrew's are top notch, it has everything a player can ask for, and you are never found wanting. I know I need to keep getting better and although I see an improvement in my time here working alongside good players and coaches, I want to work every day to improve more," said Paul.

With United chasing Ross County at the top of the table, it is still open to debate as to which league the Club will be in next season, but Paul issued confidence about the remainder of this season while highlighting that, regardless of league, he believes this is the best place for him to develop in the future.

"I am confident we can get up to the Premiership. The players we have are good enough and to be honest, I've signed because this is the place that I feel is best for my development regardless of what league we are in."

Although he enjoys the pressure of playing for United, Paul is his own harshest critic, and he wants to see more goals and assists added to his game over the length of his extended contract.

He said, "I get reminded all the time that I haven't scored or assisted enough and it is my aim over the next year to kick on in these areas. I enjoy the pressure of playing for United, and in this league, everyone wants to beat us, and it is something you have to deal with and embrace."

Paul has his personal goals over the period of his deal but views the Club's targets as a priority for the time being saying, "My targets remain to get this Club into the Premiership and playing regularly for the team, scoring more goals and getting more assists. If I can achieve all that in the next chapter of my career I will have reached my initial goals."

https://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/news/6020/MCMULLAN-EXTENDS-CONTRACT.html

If he doesn't score or assist what has he actually done to merit a new deal?

PatReilly · 04/4/2019 6:49 pm

Queen of the South fans on Saturday thought he was our best player, and I've heard other fans at opposition clubs praising McMullan's nuisance value.

He's a frustration, as he is the one player at the club who consistently beats players, however as we all can see his distribution can be, ............er, frustrating.

If he could play with his head up a bit more (and he mentions coaching above) he could be a useful asset. Most of us also think his best position is through the middle, but I reckon it's only because he seems to toil with his final ball from wide positions: an aspect of his play which needs a bit of work.

Beharder · 04/4/2019 7:03 pm

He can be coached on positional play and work on his crossing. He has the basics namely speed to be an important player at Utd.

JerryDungle · 04/4/2019 7:16 pm

If this had come about a few months ago, I wouldn’t have been too pleased about it. But in recent games McMullan’s shown probably his best form in his time with us. His final ball’s still mostly awful, but there’s not many players out there with his ability to change the play from defence to attack with his lightning pace and his ability to beat a man almost every time.

He needs to spend his summer working like fuck on his delivery, but he’s shown enough talent and work ethic to justify us persisting with him and working on the weakest part of his game.

If we could find a way to make an Aird/McMullan clone with McMullan’s pace and trickery, and Aird’s delivery, you’d have the best winger Scotland’s produced in decades.

PatReilly · 04/4/2019 7:45 pm

JerryDungle wrote:

If we could find a way to make an Aird/McMullan clone with McMullan’s pace and trickery, and Aird’s delivery, you’d have the best winger Scotland’s produced in decades.

JD, you might well be on to something there.

Dyce_arab · 04/4/2019 8:03 pm

nae for me, dont rate him. as pointed oot above nae goals or assists. meh.

Tek · 04/4/2019 8:26 pm

I'd rather we waited till we knew what division we were playing in next season before handing out 2 year deals.

McMullan hasn't scored in the Championship (and barely assisted). I'm not sure what evidence we have to suggest he will be able to hack it in the Premiership, despite his slight improvement under Neilson.

No doubt i'll be accused of being negative for the sake of it or pining for guys like Malpas and Narey.🙄

SuperMario · 04/4/2019 9:05 pm

Easily the most fustrating player I’ve seen play for us

bowers · 04/4/2019 9:12 pm

Tek wrote:
McMullan hasn't scored in the Championship

He scored at east end park earlier this season and chipped in with a handful last season for us.

I think we could do much better than Paul McMullan.

Tek · 04/4/2019 9:16 pm

bowers wrote:
Tek wrote:
McMullan hasn't scored in the Championship
He scored at east end park earlier this season and chipped in with a handful last season for us.

I think we could do much better than Paul McMullan.

So he did. Still, a poor return.

Think he scored 8 last season but 5 of them came in his first month at the club.

Anyway he's here for the forseeable now regardless. Let's hope he can prove us both wrong.

04/4/2019 9:22 pm

As said above if his crossing can be sorted.

Ive warmed to him as the season has gone on and to be fair he works hard for 90.

Just stop starting him wide Robbie 🙏

Arabnophobia · 04/4/2019 10:07 pm

Potential is one factor but he needs to screw the nut 1st. Attitude is important in potential and progression. Playing 5s with mates and risking injury pissed me off. Having celtic pic on twitter as his ID isnae a good thing although I rekon players should be understood as supporting the team the grew up with. If you play for another team just don't maybe show it publically.

Seems to have a rush of blood to the head at important moments.

Creates something we lack though especially when played mair central. Might mature soon and do better.

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TheShed · 04/4/2019 10:20 pm

We’re clearly planning to still be in the championship.

Disappointing.

MockChop · 05/4/2019 12:43 am

I hope he proves me wrong but this looks like he’s been rewarded for doing nothing.

Finn Seemann · 05/4/2019 8:30 am

Granted, I don't think he's close to the quality of player that we need, but he has improved and he has appeared to knuckle down and cut out some of the crap. We need to be a club that rewards people for effort and doing the right thing. We are not Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hearts or Hibs for now. We can't command the type of player they can.
I think some of the comments above are overly harsh. The boy (still young) is heading in the right direction, wants to be here and could yet improve and we not be paying him that much anyway. Genuinely don't see the problem here.

Dyce_arab · 05/4/2019 11:12 am

wylie1 wrote:
Finn Seemann wrote:
Genuinely don't see the problem here.
The "problem" seems to lie with a few posters who believe themselves so knowledgeable on all matters football (see the pitiful weekly attempts to predict the outcome of games) and are frustrated wannabe managers, forever criticising certain players who don't match up to their expectations. Do they really think virtually hounding these lads will make them better players? Don't they ever stop to think that they read the forums too, and realise that the constant nagging might affect their game, scared to put a foot wrong? After all, would they go into their local supermarket, say, and demand that the staff work to the criteria of petty complainers rather than those of trained management?

talking pish here min, so nae bodys allowed an opinion? if yiv got an opinion yer a wannabe manager eh? pish.

redford_must_score · 05/4/2019 11:14 am

wylie1 wrote:
Finn Seemann wrote:
Genuinely don't see the problem here.
The "problem" seems to lie with a few posters who believe themselves so knowledgeable on all matters football (see the pitiful weekly attempts to predict the outcome of games) and are frustrated wannabe managers, forever criticising certain players who don't match up to their expectations. Do they really think virtually hounding these lads will make them better players? Don't they ever stop to think that they read the forums too, and realise that the constant nagging might affect their game, scared to put a foot wrong? After all, would they go into their local supermarket, say, and demand that the staff work to the criteria of petty complainers rather than those of trained management?

Posting your preferred line up is hardly playing football manager and for me anyway predicting the score is a bit of harmless fun.

However I agree about slagging players on social media, it doesn't help.

Dyce_arab · 05/4/2019 11:48 am

wylie1 wrote:
Dyce_arab wrote:
wylie1 wrote:

The "problem" seems to lie with a few posters who believe themselves so knowledgeable on all matters football (see the pitiful weekly attempts to predict the outcome of games) and are frustrated wannabe managers, forever criticising certain players who don't match up to their expectations. Do they really think virtually hounding these lads will make them better players? Don't they ever stop to think that they read the forums too, and realise that the constant nagging might affect their game, scared to put a foot wrong? After all, would they go into their local supermarket, say, and demand that the staff work to the criteria of petty complainers rather than those of trained management?
talking pish here min, so nae bodys allowed an opinion? if yiv got an opinion yer a wannabe manager eh? pish.
That's your opinion. Which in my opinion is pish....There are ways and means of voicing your opinions and downright slagging players shouldn't be one of them.

what im saying is pish is yer opinion that everyone on here is a wannabe manager and the pitiful score predictions, as yi put it! places like this mibbes isnt for you!

Rick Dagless · 05/4/2019 12:14 pm

wylie1 wrote:
Finn Seemann wrote:
Genuinely don't see the problem here.
The "problem" seems to lie with a few posters who believe themselves so knowledgeable on all matters football (see the pitiful weekly attempts to predict the outcome of games) and are frustrated wannabe managers, forever criticising certain players who don't match up to their expectations. Do they really think virtually hounding these lads will make them better players? Don't they ever stop to think that they read the forums too, and realise that the constant nagging might affect their game, scared to put a foot wrong? After all, would they go into their local supermarket, say, and demand that the staff work to the criteria of petty complainers rather than those of trained management?

It's a forum. People express there opinions and it seems like you dislike most aspects of this site, so why are you here?

Whether you agree with the hounding of players or not, in this day and age it happens at every club now.

blackandtangerine · 05/4/2019 12:19 pm

wylie1 wrote:
Finn Seemann wrote:
Genuinely don't see the problem here.
The "problem" seems to lie with a few posters who believe themselves so knowledgeable on all matters football (see the pitiful weekly attempts to predict the outcome of games) and are frustrated wannabe managers, forever criticising certain players who don't match up to their expectations. Do they really think virtually hounding these lads will make them better players? Don't they ever stop to think that they read the forums too, and realise that the constant nagging might affect their game, scared to put a foot wrong? After all, would they go into their local supermarket, say, and demand that the staff work to the criteria of petty complainers rather than those of trained management?

Oh look at you! Its football. It's been done for years. Get over it.

Weird as fuck .

PatReilly · 05/4/2019 2:00 pm

Has a post or two disappeared here?

Or am I going daft?

Dyce_arab · 05/4/2019 2:18 pm

PatReilly wrote:
Has a post or two disappeared here?

Or am I going daft?

wylie has deleted his posts min.

yi might still be daft though

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bowers · 05/4/2019 3:15 pm

PatReilly wrote:
Has a post or two disappeared here?

Or am I going daft?

Just thinking the same whilst reading.

What a pile of shite from wylie.

PatReilly · 05/4/2019 3:20 pm

Wylie1 was just expressing his opinion.

But I'm still puzzled, because I didn't know we could delete our own posts.

Every day's a day in the back of a taxi!

I went to 'Edit' but cannae see a delete button.

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