I'm sure most of you don't read the papers every day, and I'm sure very few of you pay much attention to the tone and content of the media surrounding Dundee United, but for those of us who do pay attention there has been a very notable shift in attitude towards the analysis of Dundee United over the last week or so.
It's no longer that it's a hard job because of the players that were sold. That things would come good in the end. Now it's said we don't have any character, we don't have the desire, we aren't doing the dirty side of the game. I don't disagree with that, but where were these comments when Jackie was still in charge? They were as true last month as they are this month.
To be fair this isn't just a United issue - it's the case with clubs up and down the country. The ex-pros in the media don't want to criticise their mates. The hacks don't want to criticise someone who feeds them stories. But ultimately what it does is weaken their credibility and make their articles worthless.
No wonder the newspaper industry is dying.
Away from United, I think it's clear that Deila doesn't have many media pals. A couple of bad results and the daggers are out. Not sure about Warburton yet - he seems savvy enough with the media but we'll wait and see what happens when they have a bad spell.
Media Pals
posted on 20/10/15
Surely the media have the right to "scoff" when Roary says things like "Smart people do not judge football on results, they take a broader view" ...
posted on 20/10/15
The easy time of it that McInness gets and McCoist get is astounding.
2 defeats and people had Celtic and Delia in a crisis.
posted on 20/10/15
comment by meuandcoop(The eyes have it!) (U5293)
posted 1 minute ago
Surely the media have the right to "scoff" when Roary says things like "Smart people do not judge football on results, they take a broader view" ...
Did he say that though or as usual was it twisted?
posted on 20/10/15
for what its worth Ivan, I think united will dig themselves out of this.
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Essential that we get a couple of experienced bodies in. Malpas in the papers today is spot on.
posted on 20/10/15
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posted on 20/10/15
Looking at Utd's fixtures over the next month I would worry.
If you are still 6 or 7 points adrift by the next international break then I'd start to worry, given that 2nd bottom must play a play off too.
I'd think you would be able to get out of it though. Still got some decent players there and better than the likes of Killie, Thistle, Motherwell imo
posted on 20/10/15
McInnes can say what he likes it seems, bit of an odd one.
posted on 20/10/15
No balance to the squad though.
We have no natural wingers. On Sunday we played Rankin and Spittal wide in a 442 - neither are what I would consider to be a natural wide player.
With Spittal sent off we need to find someone else to play wide. That'll probably have to be Connolly. Beyond that we'd look at Dow. Neither are natural wingers.
And with Rankin wide we don't have a ball winner in the middle of the park.
Jackie has left us in a total mess.
posted on 20/10/15
Would be a great time for Telfer to step up and show that he has talent...
posted on 20/10/15
comment by IvanGolacIsMagic (U5291)
posted 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
No balance to the squad though.
We have no natural wingers. On Sunday we played Rankin and Spittal wide in a 442 - neither are what I would consider to be a natural wide player.
With Spittal sent off we need to find someone else to play wide. That'll probably have to be Connolly. Beyond that we'd look at Dow. Neither are natural wingers.
And with Rankin wide we don't have a ball winner in the middle of the park.
Jackie has left us in a total mess.
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Solution:
Don't play a system that requires wingers