Coolmcool's Scottish Youth Challenge

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Who Should I be for my Scottish Youth Challenge?

  • Rangers

    Votes: 9 30.0%

  • Inverness CT

    Votes: 8 26.7%

  • Other - Please Say

    Votes: 13 43.3%
  • Total voters
    30
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Dundee United

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End of Season Awards - 2016

John Souttar Wins Player of the Season

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Under 19 Player of the Season

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The top two players for this award are both on loan from our club.

Ryan Gauld Wins Young Player of the Year

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I Win Writers Manager of the Year

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I Win Manager of the Year

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Only 4 Players Make Team of the Year

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Euro 2016

Liam Bridcutt Misses Out

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5 Other Dundee United Players Do Make The Squad

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I was going to report on how well Scotland did at the Euro's but they lost all 3 games and didnt even manage to score a goal, despite this Gordon Strachan kept his job!​
 
Doing very well mate. I didn't see Europa League success coming so soon. Keep it up 8-|.
 
Kerguelen said:
Doing very well mate. I didn't see Europa League success coming so soon. Keep it up 8-|.
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Thanks mate it helped that we dominated in the league so my main 11 were always fresh before European Games.
 
Dundee United

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Summer Transfer Window 2016

Season Expectations

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I had already signed 4 players by this point and not sold anyone yet so thats why the budget looks a little small.

So my main aim for this season was to strengthen the squad with a few players in their prime and older to look after the younger players and give the squad some depth.

Players Out

Ciftci Joins Besiktas

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Well i was getting offers from everyone for all of my key players like Souttar, Gauld, Watt and Robertson so when this bid came in for Ciftci i snapped it up to give us a bit of breathing space so the board wont do anything silly and sell a decent player above my head.

There was around a dozen players loaned out aswell as Marc Wilson moving to Rangers on a free, Finally former top scorer Brian Graham left for a measly ?190k after a torrid dip in form.

Players In

Scott Brown - AMRC

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Well to pick him up for a measly ?2.3million was a bargain and it was also a great blow to our fierce rivals Celtic when we buy the Celtic and Scotland Captain!

Gary Hooper - ST

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Obviously well known for his goalscoring exploits in Scotland but could never really make it in the Premier league but to pick him up on a free is an amazing deal and he will slot in next to Tony Watt upfront next season.

Barry Bannan - MLC

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Robbie Thomson - GK

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Steven Whittaker - DR

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Christopher Berra - DC

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So there are the new signings with strengthened right through the squad and their experience will be needed for the amount of games we will be playing this season.

Transfer History

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Celtic Transfer History

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It was a big Summer of change for Celtic as more than ?10million comes in and back out of the club.

Rangers Transfer History

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Rangers didnt spend much money in their first season back but they almost completely revamped their squad with over 15 players coming in and out.​
 
Dundee United

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Champions League Qualifiers 2016

Champions League Second Qualifying Rnd Draw

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I expect to blitz through these rounds with rotated squads and trying out new tactics.

1st Leg At Home V Metalurg Skopje

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What a good way to start the new season! 11-0 almost 40 shots and Whittaker, Dow and Watt all get hattricks!

Bannan Out for 7 Weeks (1 Game In)

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2nd Leg - Away V Metalurg Skopje

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Only a measly 5 goals in this match as we struggle to convert our chances away from home, winning the tie 16-0!

Champions League 3rd Qualfying rnd Draw

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Another easy draw as we get Keflavik, Im glad we have the automatic place next season as these qualifiers are getting pointless for our side.


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Dundee United

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Champions League Qualifiers 2016

John Souttar Signs New Deal

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Thank god he signed a new deal with only a year left on his contract and Arsenal and Chelsea sniffing around.

1st Leg At Home V Keflavik

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Again we fail to convert our chances in an utterly dominant performance with Nadir Ciftci getting one of his last goals for the club before his big move.

2nd leg - Away To Keflavik

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A poor result as we dont travel well and my second sting of atttacking players dont cover themselves in glory.

Champions League Playoff Draw

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So we draw Israeli side Tel Aviv in our last hurdle before we reach the Champions League Group stages.​
 
Dundee United

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Champions League Playoffs 2016

England Manager Jose Mourinho Looking At Calum Butcher

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This really shows how well Butcher has been playing recently as its not very often an English player has the possibility of getting his first cap while playing in the Scottish League

1st Leg - Away - Tel Aviv

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We had the better possesion and more of the chances but it wasnt until we went behind that we really kicked on and turned the game on its head to put us in a strong position for the second leg.

2nd Leg - Away - Tel Aviv

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A Boyd Brace in another dominant performance as we win the tie 4-1 and qualify for the Group Stages.

Champions League Group Stage Draw

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Well i do feel like we just about got the hardest seed in each group! ****** **** Chelsea, Juventus and the easier team is Zenit.

European Super Cup V Man Utd

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What a match! We held the Champions League Winners for most of the match until they scored with 10 minutes to spare to dash our hopes but new signing Hooper scored deep into Fergie time to keep us in with a chance. Our tired legs ended up costing us as they scored a goal late into extra time.


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Dundee United

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August 2016 - Domestic

Scottish Premier League Odds

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So despite winning 3 Scottish Premier League titles in a row we are still seen as only second best for this years title race.

Youth Facilities Upgrade

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August Fixtures

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We played a lot of games this month but only 3 in the league and won all of them convincingly to give us a good start to the new league campaign.

League Table

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So we have played 2 games less than everybody else but Celtic after spending big have yet again dropped points early on in the season only win 3 out of their first 5.

Player Stats

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Tony Watt is near the top of the goalscoring charts already despite playing less games with 5 goals in his opening 3 league games.


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Dundee United

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September 2016

Mackay Stevens Out 5 Weeks

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Massive Win V Zenit In Russia

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To stand any chance of going through to the knockout stages we needed to beat 3rd seeds in our group Zenit and if we give this sort of performance at home we should have the points in the bag.

September Fixtures

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So along with the win against Zenit we also managed to hold Juventus to a draw while in the league we lost our 100% record as Rangers held us to a draw but we did manage to put 7 past lowly Morton.

League Table

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So with all of our European commitments we are yet to have caught up with our matches in the league but are only 3 points off the top with 2 and 3 games in hand on some teams, Celtic have had a torrid start to the season and are beneath us despite playing 2 more games.

Player Stats

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Tony Watt leads the goalscoring charts and CB John Souttar is currently in 4th place with 5 goals already this season.​
 
Dundee United

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October 2016

Armstrong Out 2 Months

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October Fixtures

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So we lost to Chelsea in our Champions League match but continued to dominate in the league until we came up against Celtic were we were held to a draw.
Next month is a massive month for the club one of my toughest since i took charge as we face Zenit, Juventus, Chelsea and Celtic in November.

League Table

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I still see Celtic as our biggest threat but they have not had the start they would have wanted with Inverness only a point off us but we have 2 games in hand still.

Player Stats

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Hooper had a decent month and we now have both of joint top goalscorers at our club and Dow top of the assists charts.


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Dundee United

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November 2016

Scott Brown Out 5 Weeks

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Gauld Scores First Scotland Goal

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200th Game In Charge Of Dundee United

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Strong Win V Zenit

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Dundee United Claim 3rd Place In Group of Death

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So i never expected to get through this group but another year in the Europa League Knockouts will only help our current lowly European standings.

November Fixtures

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So we lost the two matches to the big teams in the Champions League this month but managed to keep up our good domestic form with 3 wins on the bouce including dominating Celtic in a 4-1 victory.

League Table

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Only 2 points clear at the moment but we have a massive 3 games in hand so could easily go 10 points plus clear.

Player Stats

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It shows we have been smashing in the goals this season with the current top two goalscorers and top two goal makers coming from our side.


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Dundee United

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December 2016

Injury Prone Scott Brown and Mackay Steven Set To Miss More Games

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Draw Leverkusen In Europa League Knockout Stages

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December Fixtures

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A shocking start to the month as we drop points with a loss and a draw but then manage to rattle off 6 wins in a row for the rest of the month, Im heavily rotating the squad which i guess is why my injuries are not as bad this season, you can see some of the goalscorers are my youngsters in Thomson and Butter.

League Table

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We have almost caught up now and are a massive 12 points clear going into 2017.

Player Stats

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The new top goalscorer is a Finnish striker on loan from Arsenal at the moment and has been on fire in recent games and is set to be a future star, He wouldnt even talk to me after i had a bid accepted!​
 
Dundee United

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Barry Bannan ******** - Jan 2017

Bannan Slates My Teamtalk

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So i dont quite get this as this was my second string coming from behind in the second half to win a cup game so if anything the rest of the team bucked their ideas up after the team talk.

Bannan Argument

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So i spoke to Bannan about the outburst and he proceeded to fall out with me, I just dont see how this is realistic hes been with the club 5 months and im one of the clubs most decorated managers who has been there for a while now and hes trying to fall out with me!

So he was immediately dropped into the reserves and also removed from the Europa League Squad

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Dundee United

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January 2017

Watt and Whittaker Add To Dundee United Injury Woes

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January Fixtures

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Oh ****** we drop more points this month as we lose to Celtic with me probably rotating the already injured squad too much. We do advance in the two domestic competitions though with comfortable victories.

League Table

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Still a massive 14 points clear with a game in hand despite dropping points in a couple of games this month the likes of Celtic are too inconsistent to make any ground up.

Player Stats

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Right so once i get the feb post out of the way i will be caught up to were my computer broke and will have a bit more of an idea of whats going on as most of this was played at the beginning of December​
 
Haha I love that the sub heading wasn't just January 2017 it was Barry Bannan ******** Jan 2017 haha.
 
Dundee United

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Europa League 1st Knockout Rnd - Feb 2017

Bannan Fined For Missing Training - ********

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1st Leg - Home V Leverkusen

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After Laird scored an own goal near the beginning of the match Leverkusen tried to sit out the rest of the game as we hammered their goal and it was my two strikers 3 minutes apart late on who got us the goals to turn the game on its head and win us the leg.

2nd Leg - Away - Leverkusen

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A much more comfortable victory in Germany as we get 3 goals early on and see out the game and win the tie 5-1 on aggregate.

Europa League 2nd Knockout rnd Draw

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Thank you very much! I will take Lille in this draw probably one of the lowest ranked teams left in the tournament.


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Dundee United

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Feb 2017

Mackay Stevens And Dow Out for 3 Months and 5 weeks

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Our Young Scottish Regen David Butter Wanted By Everton

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Feb Fixtures

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We scrape through in all of our matches this month but i did rotate the squad a lot this month and sought after youngster David Butter was amongst the goals.

League Table

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A massive 15 points clear at this point with only 3 months to go and the 4th League Title in a row looks on the cards for us.

Player Stats

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