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  1. A big Thank You to the Clubs new Supporters Liaison Officer, Scott Young, who chose a very positive way to meet ICT fans in the away end at Dundee. Before ko he went along the rows of fans, chatting to all and sundry. I don’t know if everyone knew who he was but I think it was a great gesture and, well done to him.
    13 points
  2. I enjoyed my first trip up to Dundee and an overnight stop near the Waterfront allowed me to take in V&A Design Museum and Discovery Point before my coach/plane/coach/train/bus replacement service trip back on the Sunday United's ground is quirky, and there was a good atmosphere in the away end [does chants of 'sack the board' count!] I thought we were competitive given the respective teams league positions. United had the better chances [and twice the number], and we have Ridgers to thank in part for keeping us in the game, but we also created some dangerous moments and I thought we were perhaps on top in the second half before their fluke [?] goal. Boy do we miss a decent winger though... last year Jay Henderson was impressing, the year before Logan Chalmers added some guile, and the year before Kai Kennedy added energy. Sadly for us Longstaff is injured, and Shaw has [when fit] been playing too deep in my view [presumably as the 'creative' midfielder]. I'd would say Alex Samuel would benefit from someone who put in a cross or two [in addition to Harper/Duffy's forays upfield] Was a bit surprised to see Pepple paired upfront with Samuel ahead of McKay [was this saving legs, a move to be more physical upfront or a tactical ploy?]. In part it worked because although Pepple doesn't look blessed with a lot a pace, he did occupy the defenders and did well with the cross that set up our goal. And when McKay came on he looked lively. Samuel worked hard all game and he does seem to appreciate the fans as well [he also got warm applause from us when he was subbed], I think he has a key role to play in us staying up. Ridgers was generally good and kept us in the game, but I'd say his kicking is average at best, certainly in this game and he was caught way out of his goal from his own kick, although 9 times out of 10 no one would have attempted Moults audacious shot For me Kerr was the pick of our team and ensured we were competitive in midfield, Anderson next to him was quietly effective and might have scored, and [ignoring the one moment of excessive timewasting which annoyed the Uited fans] I thought Lawal looked good, showing plenty of pace, energy and some skills. Can we keep this midfield together, with Harper overlapping for the remainder of the season? Given the number of shots that Dundee had, and Ridgers heriocs, you might think our back line was poor, but for me Savage was good as Central CB [a decent signing in my view] and I like Boyes at Left CB, Carragher was decent enough too. A tricky selection headache for big Dunc as Devine is probably best at central CB and Ujdur was by all accounts pretty good when he first joined [we might need all of them on the pitch in a frantic run-in or relegation play-off!] So a fun filled afternoon, with postives and an enjoyable weekend...at this point of the season a Billy Doods team would suddenly start winning, can we go up a gear? what rabbits can Big Dunc pull out of the hat? We certainly need to do better at home if we are to stay up, and do better against the mid-table teams. Here's hoping.
    9 points
  3. Good luck with your future show on GB News.
    6 points
  4. Our financial position and the future of the club is a situation of the boards making. Living beyond our means to an extent that they are no longer willing to fund and now trying to hold the city to ransom over planning that will allow them to get that money back. Crying over fans not turning up in sufficient numbers when they're serving up a **** poor product at an ever increasing price. All sense of community and belonging stripped from the club, and any who dare protest being shown the door. If that's the cost of allowing the club to be run the way it is by those currently on the board, I don't want them there. It might not be so sad if we were seeing even a glimpse of success, but if people such as yourself are happy for the club's soul to be sold in return for a pitiful existence, then have at it. The longer it continues, the fewer who'll be around to pick up the pieces when needed.
    6 points
  5. You are right that nobody should be under any obligation to put money into a football club and that various people have put in substantial sums over the years. That Is their choice and until recently those 'investments' have either been written off or converted to shares (to my knowledge). This is the first time (again to my knowledge) that a Director has put a charge in place to try and ensure they get their money back. Coincidence that this charge only appeared when the battery scheme looked like it may not happen? If nobody is willing to put money in to support overspend then we should not be spending more than we make through football operations. The fact we are failing so miserably in the Championship while maintaining our previous Premiership level of spending is mind boggling and not a sign that those running the club or the team know what they are doing. Damn right they should face criticism.
    5 points
  6. Absolutely Lizi. Makes a pleasant change for a member of the board to be seen interacting with the fans.
    5 points
  7. And who picks up the poison chalice of running the club? Easy part is to demand change but I don't see a rush of people looking to take things over
    5 points
  8. It's lovely to see some positive comments from supporters who go to the games instead of some others who don't go to matches and act like political leaders of the opposition!
    5 points
  9. Beyond the pale... With most fans patience having been tested to the limit, we head into the first of two difficult away games starting at Tannadice on Saturday to be followed the week after by a visit to Firhill. Zero points from these two fixtures is a distinct possibility given our current predicament and the repercussions of that are horrendous. The only thing in our favour is that both are away fixtures as our home form has been abysmal. Clutching at straws, all three previous games this season have been close encounters. And now for the wake up call. ONLY FIVE GAMES LEFT TO SAVE OUR SEASON AFTER THESE TWO AWAY GAMES. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Supporters Bus Info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Venue H2H v Arabs Pld Won Drn Lst For Agst + / - Home 35 10 10 15 35 45 -10 Away 29 7 11 11 37 43 -6 Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 64 17 21 26 72 88 -16 United have always held the Indian sign over us. More recently, it's ten games since we beat them. That was a televised Scottish Cup game in 2019 when Joe Chalmers curled in a beauty to give us an early lead before Nicky Clark levelled from the spot. However, Aaron Doran scored a deserved winner after 92 minutes to send us off to Hampden for a semi-final date with the Jambos. (That ended in a 3-0 defeat for the Caley Jags) Last 10 Competitive Meetings v Dundee United 0 - 1 (H) 1 - 1 (A) 0 - 1 (H) 1 - 2 (A) 0 - 3 (H) 1 - 4 (A) 0 - 3 (A) 0 - 1 (H) 0 - 2 (H) 2 - 1 (A) Last time out We slumped badly once again at home. In fact our last two matches were home games against the only two teams we have beaten in the Championship this season. Airdrie was played out as a scoreless draw. Against Ayr we looked well off the pace and were fortunate to go in level at the break when we were gifted an unlikely penalty on the stroke of half time. That squared the game after Stanger had given Ayr the lead with only five minutes gone. Ayr took all three points when Bryden scored on the hour with the home defence floundering. We didn't lack effort, but we were sadly lacking in quality and managerial direction at a stage in the season when we need it most. Last Five: D D W D L United faltered badly a week after thrashing Arbroath 4-0. On the telly last Friday they went down 3-1 to a resurgent Dunfermline who were all over them like a rash at East End Park. All United had to show for their effort was a late consolation goal, and that was an og from Benedictus. Oh well, that shows that they can be got at although you have to attack in the first place to make something happen. You have to be in it to win it as they say. Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin said this on BBC Sport after last weeks defeat: "We didn't start the game well enough, it's as simple as that. The first 45 minutes is one of our worst performances, there's no doubt about it. We didn't offer anything going forward. "We didn't carry a threat at all in the final third and we weren't at the races in the first half. Dunfermline looked as if they were a little bit more energetic than us, picking up a lot of second balls. I can have no arguments about the result." Last Five: L D W W L Pos Team Pld W D L F A Pts Airdrie in Challenge Cup final on Sunday - that makes Raith Rovers idle as well. 1. Dundee Utd 29 17 7 5 56 20 58 2. Raith Rovers 29 17 7 5 49 36 58 3. Partick Thistle 29 11 10 8 55 49 43 4. Airdrieonians 28 11 6 11 33 32 39 5. Morton 28 10 7 11 35 33 37 6. Dunfermline 29 9 8 12 33 39 35 7. Ayr United 28 10 5 13 40 51 35 8. Queens Park 29 8 9 12 41 47 33 9. Inverness CT 29 7 10 12 33 34 31 10. Arbroath 28 6 5 17 30 64 23 Championship games on Saturday 23rd March Arbroath v Partick Thistle Ayr United v Queen's Park Dundee Utd v Inverness CT G Morton v Dunfermline Latest Team News Inverness' injury problems are no better. Still a whole team of players missing or carrying knocks. Here's Dunc ahead of the Arab's game. Nathan Shaw will reluctantly be thrust back into the squad as will Nicola Ujdur and Morgan Boyes. Dundee United have the biggest squad of luxury players available in the Championship yet they are still struggling to break free at the head of the table. Maybe Jim Goodwin should try another job. United team beaten last week at EEP Walton Thomson Gallagher Holt McMann Tillson (Middleton 45) Sibbald Docherty (Mochrie 64) Greive Moult (Fotheringham 64) Watt Subs Not Used: Newman; Cudjoe, Meekison, Grimshaw, Graham, McLelland
    4 points
  10. Far from unusual. I can look at the lower three divisions in England, and in each I can see teams that were in the top tier in the recent past. Not saying that it's good, or acceptable - just that it's not unusual.
    4 points
  11. They didn’t leave because of Ferguson. Welsh wanted to move last summer whilst Carson had very understandable family reasons for needing to be close to Edinburgh. Ferguson needs to keep us in the Championship this season and, assuming he is still here, next season is the time to judge him. In my opinion, in the January window, it looks to me that the club’s leaders were trying to reduce the wage bill by moving players on or out on loan where they could, and bringing players in on loan who we are probably just paying a fraction of their wages depending on appearances. It is clear that was a high risk strategy but we will know in early May whether it has paid off or not.
    4 points
  12. I agree with a certain amount of what you say but there are other criticisms that were also made of the previous board and also of boards before that, and indeed are made by football fans throughout the game. The basic truth is that there is no obligation on anyone to put themselves in the firing line and spend their personal funds running a fundamentally non-viable business using a fundamentally non-viable business model - which is common throughout the game. It’s been clear from the start that there isn’t enough demand, neither actual nor (probably) potential, for a product involving around 30 full time front line employees with several more in backup roles, to make that business anything other than regularly loss making. Over time, something in the ballpark of £10 million of other people’s money has gone into keeping this business going and it always runs into the same problem because of its fundamentally loss making nature. Far too often in football there seems to be this expectation that it’s someone else’s responsibility to fund this loss making process and failure then leads to calls for the removal of those who have used their own money to try and their replacement by others prepared to expose themselves to the same routine.
    3 points
  13. Unsecured loans, so they can shout all they want for the money, if we don't have it they can't get it. High chance we're facing administration anyway, so they'd get nothing back then either. I'd rather cut the cancer and take a chance on recovery than continue to let it slowly kill us.
    3 points
  14. Because they wouldn't be allowed to sing such ditties at home?
    3 points
  15. Maybe one of the 52 defenders we signed in January is actually a secret goal scorer? We're absolutely done for now. No chance we're overhauling any of the sides above us to get away from 9th. Everyone else has been capable of going on short bursts of form to get away from danger whilst we draw and draw and the manager is, bizarrely, delighted with this seemingly oblivious to our increasingly precarious situation. The board getting starstruck when hearing Ferguson was available looks like it'll haunt us for many years to come.
    3 points
  16. Incorrect. The real truth is he was unfit and absolutely honking when he joined us.
    3 points
  17. Truth...I don't think he ever got a proper chance with us? Look at Oakley too. Sometimes down to a system
    3 points
  18. He could tell them that unless they do something, they will be playing the Warriors next season!
    3 points
  19. Hi ictbob the Supporters Travel Club are the custodians of Mikeys flag. We would be delighted for you to take it on your travels, as would Mikey have been. Get in touch with us and we can arrange handover.
    3 points
  20. Given when Welsh put his house up for sale and Carson’s circumstances we need to agree to disagree. I’ve no idea what view Gardiner had of either, but I don’t see how Ferguson can be held accountable for them moving on.
    3 points
  21. Apparently they got caught whilst trying to put the tickets back.
    3 points
  22. One of the problems of being a “Small Company” is that the accounts aren’t very detailed. In fact when they eventually materialised last year, I don’t recollect any statement of turnover so we don’t really know, year on year, what’s happening with earnings. We also don’t know what the losses are as a percentage of turnover so we just have to speculate as to what the relative magnitude of that £835K loss was.
    2 points
  23. We are very top heavy management wise off park. A few probably on bumper salaries. I expect income has dropped too as very few fan activities under the current regime. Hospitality for example is top bracket only with no cheaper offerings
    2 points
  24. No, income has dropped. Prize money and gate receipts massively down since the Premiership days. Certain running costs have increased with energy being one of them, and Big Dunc won’t be cheap, but look at the current squad and compare it with the one we had even in our relegation season. We are certainly not spending more than we did in the Premiership.
    2 points
  25. Scott has attended the Fans Meetings organised by the Supporters Trust and it is good he is the new SLO and looks to want to make a positive impact in the role.
    2 points
  26. Wow the women were on fire today well done
    2 points
  27. Six games to go and some shouting for sack this one and that one and the board. A)who is out there willing to splash their cash?I don't see or hear of anyone.Then what do we do? B)We maybe are in a precarious position financially and in the league but if the Chairman,CEO and board walked away where would we be?Certainly not better off. C)Do you not think this is the time to all pull in the same direction and make sure we are not in the playoffs for going down.The boys could do with knowing we are rooting for them.Lets be positive,hope Ayr lose on Friday and we win on Saturday and then we try and beat Abroath at home. D)Let's get safe in the league and then look at all options and maybe we will know outcome of battery appeal during summer.If SG overturn HC decision we are much better off.We then rebuild in summer. E)Don't you think the constant negativity has an effect on the boys.They need us on side,not talking of mutiny and throwing the ships command overboard and certainly not at the end of March.
    2 points
  28. Has anyone chanting for the Board to be sacked managed to work out how much in loans would be recalled for immediate repayment as a result?
    2 points
  29. Don't know who has it but thought I'd ask. Heading to the euros and have been fortunate enough to get a ticket for all the games. I'd love take Michael's flag to the games. Totally understand this flag is sacred to caley die hards but I would look after it.
    2 points
  30. It was awful to watch rolling about then rolling to get his foot back into the pitch. Then when the ref carried on with the game he decides to come on to the pitch. Ref waves him back to the touchline and the Utd fans weren’t half booing him. Deserved tbh Can’t be bothered with that crap whichever team you play for
    2 points
  31. Is it just me wondering how on earth Cillian Sheridan is managing to score regularly for Queen's Park? Apparently Sean Welsh was very good again today. Like others I agree a point at Dundee United under normal circumstances would be a welcome one and it is. However, we are in a predicament which means we cannot be happy with a draw in any match. I hope we go to Partick next week with an attacking mentality. We are running out of matches and must do everything we can to win every one of them.
    2 points
  32. Which suggests we are in real trouble financially. More so now after the Council decision. Some transparency re what happens now would be welcome
    2 points
  33. I see the liquidator has filed his final report with Companies House. It states that according to the concert company’s records there were 27 creditors owed a total of £428,000. Of those, only 5 lodged claims with the liquidator totalling £33,000. Difference is likely because most creditors didn’t see the point filling in the form when there was little prospect of a dividend. The report also confirms that no dividend is being paid as there are no funds left after paying liquidation expenses. Unfortunately there is nothing in the public domain that lists the creditors and amounts due to each of them. I would have been interested to see how much was owed to the artistes and their management etc (which I suspect would be the largest amounts) and how much impact there was on local businesses. My understanding is that in a CVL the liquidator is supposed to have filed a Statement of Affairs that would have detailed all this and I can’t know why that hasn’t happened other than an oversight on his part? The statement of affairs should also have been sent out to the creditors.
    1 point
  34. Mrs Gringo East Fife v Elgin draw @3.50 Gringo Partick v ICT draw @3.50
    1 point
  35. That doesn’t sound right.
    1 point
  36. Caleycalum assures me it was Carragher.
    1 point
  37. Good,I knew you would come on side.Lets see where we are in six games
    1 point
  38. Probably having to fork out £1,000 - £2,000 per day keep us afloat, and then get derision and abuse for doing so. Form an orderly queue…
    1 point
  39. I think most keepers would’ve been caught by that, a tremendous strike that would rarely be attempted let alone hit the target.
    1 point
  40. Even more reason to really ramp it all up full volume . Ross Morrison and Scot Gardiner have a hell of a lot to answer for .
    1 point
  41. Striker stats: Mckay - 1 open play goal (+ 1 pen from 2) in last 12 matches Samuel - no goals in last 7 appearances Brooks - 1 goal in 17 league appearances (most as sub) Pepple - no goals in his 9 appearances (most as sub) We really need one of the above to go on a scoring run. Someone, anyone!
    1 point
  42. A point is good under the circumstances, well done to all. Reckon our goal difference could make the difference as we head for the finish line.
    1 point
  43. Phew, my nails have taken a battering today.Well done lads a good result,could have been 3 points,but no complaints about Ridgers as he has kept us in so many games.A draw at least next week and then a big game at home to Arbroath although our home form worries me.
    1 point
  44. I’m really not sure about that starting line up. Hopefully I’m proved wrong but it’s making me very nervous. Congratulations to Harper being captain for the day though.
    1 point
  45. Of course it is. But it doesn't mean its wrong, or surprising, when a bunch of folk stand up and say "here, I don't really like this new risk..... so what are you going to do about mitigating it?" "chemical factories, oil refineries, nuclear power plants" don't get planning permission on protected green space in the middle of houses (well the ones that haven't burnt down due to all the statistical fire risks).
    1 point
  46. Another perspective: "The WHO conservatively projects 250,000 additional yearly deaths by the 2030s due to climate change impacts" https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health This image shows the number of BESS faciilities granted planning permission in the UK in the last five years. One event in Liverpool several years ago, where no one was harmed, is not an adequate basis for forming a judgment on the safety of these facilities. Nor is the list in the Word document which generally relates to very small scale incidents in countries where the facilities are less regulated than in the UK.
    1 point
  47. Local derbies with the reborn Jags
    1 point
  48. Can he commandeer a higher wage though? He hasn't really proved himself as a manager. Would anyone else be willing to take a punt on him with his current dismal managerial record? Unless he has other talents !!!
    1 point


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