Utd Send Four Past Killie
Dundee United made Kilmarnock pay for Liam Kelly’s red card with a second-half demolition of Kenny Shiels’ team. Kelly was sent off for a foul on Gary Mackay-Steven 10 minutes into the second and Tannadice striker Jon Daly rattled home the resulting penalty. Paul Dixon hammered a long-range strike through Cammy Bell’s arms, then John [...]
Police are investigating claims that Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson has been threatened by a Rangers fan on a social networking site. Mr Thompson is also alleged to have been subjected to sectarian comments and abusive remarks about his late father and predecessor, Eddie Thompson. It is understood Tayside Police visited the United chairman after [...]
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Dundee United will not provide Rangers with tickets for next month’s game at Tannadice unless they receive assurances that they will be paid. If not, United, who are due £80,000 from their Scottish Cup win at Ibrox, will sell away tickets themselves for the 17 March encounter. Dunfermline have also expressed concern they will not [...]
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Dundee United knocked Rangers out of the Scottish Cup with a deserved fifth-round victory at Ibrox. The visitors took the lead after 16 minutes through Gavin Gunning’s powerful header. Rangers, playing their first match since the departure of top scorer Nikica Jelavic, almost levelled through Sone Aluko. Johnny Russell fired United’s second before the break [...]
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Dundee United manager Peter Houston faces a two-game touchline ban for comments criticising officials after the defeat by Aberdeen on 2 January. The penalty has been offered by the Scottish FA’s compliance officer and Houston has until 1300 GMT on 13 January to respond. Should the United boss wish to appeal against the ban a hearing [...]
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The Tangerines were one up at Tannadice thanks to striker Jon Daly’s 50th counter for the club when Paul Dixon played a brilliant low ball across the face of the Dons goal on 39 minutes. Striker Johnny Russell was poised to score from close range until he was fouled by defender Andrew Considine. Not only should it have been a penalty [...]
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Dundee United manager Peter Houston turned his ire on the officials and excused his players of blame for the 2-1 defeat by Aberdeen. Houston thought his side should have had a penalty and ought to have had a throw in the lead-up to the Dons’ equalising goal at Tannadice. “The assistant did not get involved [...]
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Scotland footballer David Goodwillie has spoken of the “total and utter hell” he experienced after being accused of raping a woman at a house party. The Blackburn Rovers striker was charged with the serious sex offence following a New Years party Armadale, West Lothian. In July this year the former Dundee United player had the [...]
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Nine people have been arrested after a group of fans were allegedly involved in serious violence and disorder in Dunfermline town centre. It follows an incident before the Scottish Premier League fixture between Dunfermline and Dundee United, on 29 October 2011. Nine men, aged between 19 and 43 have been detained in Dundee in relation [...]
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A group of 20 football fans who terrorised rail passengers with sectarian chanting are being sought by police. Passengers on the Inverness to Glasgow train were subjected to rowdy behaviour, including sectarian chanting, on Sunday, December 4. The group jumped on seats, banged on windows and were heard singing and chanting sectarian songs. The supporters [...]
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