In my opinion we also have difficulty ‘getting stuck in’ in games that are non-derby, non-OF, or non-cup – i.e. the bread and butter games against the likes of Motherwell, Dunfermline, Livi and Killie, and the game against Livi last week showed this to be true once again, after an uninspired performance – though we have had the small matter of a derby victory since then to lift our spirits!
Our record against these teams this season, and last, is nothing short of shocking, and I think the team have a difficulty getting themselves motivated for these less glamorous fixtures. Hopefully though, with a decent attendance at Tannadice, and the threat of relegation looming, United can get themselves into gear and get stuck into this
There’s definitely a strange weekend of football coming up and results could see the tables looking like this….
(United,
United 35
Livi 34
Pars 28
Or this……
(United lose, Livi lose, Pars win against
United 32
Livi 31
Pars 31
In short we could be seven points clear of bottom and mathematically safe, or we could be one point clear and right back in the thick of things. It’s a vital game – a game that could mean £1.3 million to United, which is the cost of being relegated, or put another way, the amount of money saved if we avoid relegation, and three points this weekend all but guarantees it. Let’s look at another scenario where
United 35
Livi 31
Pars 31
This would put us four points clear of three teams,
This is all speculation of course – just a wee look through the possible scenarios. The only certainty from the bottom four situation is that either
Jason Scotland (knee) and Grant Brebner (calf) are considered doubtful.