Quote from the Herald 3 yrs ago.
When announcing his decision to leave, (united) Houston cited further cutbacks combined with his own desire to progress as a manager as the motivating factors.
He added: "I want to be part of a successful Dundee United but I have my concerns - and my concerns are the fact that we have to compete on the pitch.
"There is only so much you can do if you continue to cut.
"I'm the first to understand that the club has to cut, they can't afford to keep going on.
"The Thompson family isn't a bottomless pit. The chairman and directors have to look after the financial side.
(However you can't base an opinion on a comment made to the press over 3 years ago he's still done a great job at Falkirk)