Well done to them.
They've continued to improve for the past few years and they now pose a threat to both halves of the Old Firm and are more than likely going to finish around our best SPL points total of 66 in 00/01.
After a very small slump in the Levein to Houston transition they've picked themselves up and ploughed on. If they continue to improve Rangers & Celtic could be in a 3 way battle next season although I think the loss of Webster to Rangers next year may be too big a hurdle as he really seems to be key to them.
Thank the big man for Mad Vlad resulting in the pair of them leaving the Jambos!
Aye, so well done to the team formally known as Dundee Hibernian, good effort.
I just wish it could be us.
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15-04-2010 01:52 AM #1
Dundee United
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15-04-2010 08:01 AM #2
seconded. really wish it was us, thought it was going to be at the start of the season, but naw...
given that we're out the picture, i really hope they come second - it would be good for our game, and if it's good for our game it's good for hibs. a shaken up old firm would be easier to catch in the future.
they have to be commended for the hard graft they've put in to getting where they are.
good luck, dundee utd.
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15-04-2010 08:20 AM #3
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We should also recall that our team when not troubled by injuries, suspensions or bad pitches gave them a seeing to without actually winning the egame at ER for some reason!
A little bit of time to add to the squad and we'll soon be competing for longer.
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15-04-2010 02:51 PM #6
As previously mentioned, they will be without Webster next year, and also Wilkie, and Dods will be 35. Leaving them really with only Kenneth, which is very weak IMO, especially considering 12 months earlier they were arguably the strongest in the league in the centre back position.
However, they will have Sandaza fit from the beginning of the season, and along with Daly, Cadamerteri, and Goodwillie, have great depth up front.
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15-04-2010 03:04 PM #8
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think Kenneth is a very good centre half, but they will need someone to play alongside him next season. They wont get anyone as good a s Webster.
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15-04-2010 03:39 PM #9
There's a guy at my work who is a Dundee Utd fan and he's a complete tosser, but that doesn't stop me from thinking that they're a good side who have proved themselves fairly consistently against the OF(apart from the one gubbing from Rangers). They play some great stuff at times, they've got a cracking midfield who I rate really highly, but they're also a very well organized team. If they can hang on to most of their players next season they'll probably be just as formidible. Still, it'd be great if we were able to get Danny Swanson, unlikely as that may be.
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15-04-2010 05:52 PM #10
Watched their 0-0 with Rangers last night - pretty dull stuff but they are athletic and very well organised - despite making six changes. Yogi take note, these are things that are down to good coaching...
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15-04-2010 06:35 PM #11
Think 2nd has always been a bit out of reach, we'd have needed to win 4-5 of our last 6 games to even have a wee chance of catching Celtic, was never going to happen.
Our fans will be more than happy if we secure 3rd after the disappointments of the previous 2 seasons(notice im not 100% convinced we have secured it because of the last 2 years)
Then the bonus of course is the cup final where again most of our fans arent taking anything for granted, these are the type of situations we have messed up in the past(St Mirren 87,Motherwell 91 etc), like you we have had more than our share of final heartache even just 2 years ago in the league cup final, the pressure is on us this time and RC are no mugs.
As for next season, depends who we bring in to parner Kenneth and if we can keep most of the team together, i;d be content with battling it out for the euro places again, the pre-Levein days still very fresh in the mind, appreciate what we have at the moment and am fully aware it might not last.
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Levein finished 9th in his first season there (he joined in October), then had consecutive 5th place finishes whilst he gradually improved the team to the point where it's at today.
And you're right about the first game at Easter Road this season against them, we were by far the better side for about 70 minutes of that match.Follow the Hibs podcast, Longbangers, on Twitter (@longbangers)
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16-04-2010 07:26 PM #14
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