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Courtesy of DFC DUNDEE PUT TO SWORD BY HIGHLANDERS Interim boss John Brown and assistant Ray Farningham were at Links Park, Montrose on Tuesday afternoon to cast an eye over the young Dees as they took on Inverness Caledonian Thistle in a Clydesdale Bank Under 20 league match. Dundee’s two recent signings, David Morgan and Don Cowan were both in the ‘home’ line-up in this game switched from Dens. The Highlanders were first to threaten when Craig Smith brought down Matthew Cooper on the edge of the penalty area and Dundee keeper Alex Baird had to look lively to hold on to Liam Polworth’s free kick effort. Baird had to be alert again five minutes later, this time saving at the feet of Cooper. Don Cowan was making an impressive debut for Dundee. The striker was proving a handful for the Inverness defence with his power and pace and he opened the scoring in the 19th minute. A long ball out of defence looked to be the Caley centre half’s ball all the way, but Cowan brushed his man aside before racing into the box and sending an unstoppable shot high into the net. Five minutes later, though, Caley were back on level terms courtesy of a soft penalty award, the ball appearing to strike Matty Allan’s arm as he lay on the ground and Polworth sent Baird the wrong way with his spot kick. Dundee went back up the other end and Rori Bews sent a dangerous free kick into the box which unfortunately found no takers. Inverness almost took the lead on the half hour mark when Kyle White rattled the Dens Parkers’ crossbar. Just before half time the impressive Cowan saw his shot go narrowly past the upright. HT: Dundee 1 Inverness CT 1 Another Polworth free kick in the opening minutes of the second period saw Baird again having to save low to his right. Craig Wallace then made a terrific lung-bursting run up the left wing but when his ball was cut out and played back down the park, Kevin Buchan picked up a booking as he covered for the left back. On the hour mark the visitors took the lead. A diagonal ball into the Dundee box found Ryan Watson at the back post and he drove the ball past Baird. Dundee then sent on Lee Cameron for Gary Duggan, Kyle Clark for Bews and Calum McHardy for Cowan in an attempt to get the equaliser. A spectacular Kevin Buchan effort from 25 yards had the visiting keeper struggling and he was just able to turn it round the post for a corner. Buchan was then just off target with a 30-yard effort that cleared the bar by inches. In the final minute Caley wrapped things up with a third goal, this one coming from White from close range. FT: Dundee 1 Inverness CT 3 Dundee: Baird, Kerr, Wallace, Smith, Allan, Morgan, Birmingham, Bews (Clark 62), Cowan (McHardy 68), Buchan, Duggan (Cameron 61). Report by Jim Davie

I sort of agree with you, but the point about the unnatural position is that the player deliberately places his arms in a position where the ball is more likely to hit, and so whilst the ball may hit the hand or arm, there remains a deliberate intention in the action. It is important to have that clarification otherwise, as suggested above, you could have defenders at corners or free kicks with their hands (or one of them at any rate!) above their heads. Apparently Cardinal O'Brien had his hand in an unnatural position and now he's paying the penalty - although in his case it appeared to be a clear case of hand to ball.

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Vetle Andersen. Thread ends.

It's funny isn't it? When Raven first started, almost everyone (myself included) thought he was trash! Now he's one of our most consistent players!

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I predict a foreign referee will correctly red card a MU player, Baconface will explode on the touchline and the MU players will berate the referee ceaselessly, as will the media the following day.

Just what I was thinking. Dundee had a tough derby match in the cup while our guys were enjoying their Sunday lunch and play again in a competitive looking fixture again tomorrow night. Surely that must give us the advantage on Saturday.

Aye, good result for us, now Dee have a tough one vs Midden hopefully which will tire them out a wee bit for a fresh ICT on saturday!

Well yes, but Dundee's U20s have taken just 5 points from their 19 games......

According to a Hearts fan (!) posting on Pie and Bovril, ICT beat Dundee 3-1 in today's U20 game. Anyone got better info?

According to the BBC website their senior team is playing St Mirren today and tomorrow, so they should be good and knackered by Saturday...

On the long term this is good news for Hearts - and Scottish football. Even if it means administration and possibly relegation right now.

That would be fantastic. Two of my favourite players this season. Out of our starting back 4 or G. Shinnie, Meekings, Warren and Raven, how refreshing it would be to have them all signed up for the next season by March. We've had such a high turnover of defenders in recent years.

Apparently Raven and Draper are very close to signing (or have signed) new contracts.

Keep all squad together. I would re sign Charlie Taylor and Phillip Roberts. Undecided on Gibbons as only seen him in one U20.