A 45-minute run-out behind closed doors tomorrow will tell Dundee United if they can give Scott Severin his dream debut against old club Aberdeen at Tannadice on Saturday (writes Tom Duthie).
The Tangerines were delighted to add the 31-year-old to their squad on deadline day last week, but, having been out of the first-team picture at Watford, knew in the short term match fitness could be a problem.
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Ex-Dens chief’s shock call
Outgoing Dundee chairman Bob Brannan has urged Scottish football to decrease the number of rulers and increase the size of the top league (writes Tom Duthie).
And he’s warned if the present set-up does not change, the game is in danger of strangling itself.
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Bob kept Dundee alive
Perhaps the biggest achievement of Bob Brannan’s tenure as Dundee chairman is simply this — there was still a club for someone else to take over (writes Tom Duthie).
No-one should be in any doubt that when, in the summer of 2004, former owner Peter Marr invited life-long fan and, more significantly, experienced businessman Brannan to take on the chairman’s role, it was not certain there’d be a Dundee FC in six months time, never mind six years.
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Charlie Adam talks to the Tele
Charlie Adam is a name football fans have heard a lot lately. Since quitting Rangers for Blackpool in 2009, “Adam” has become one of the most frequently spoken words in the English football lexicon (writes Sean Hamilton).
He captained his new side to a famous play-off victory over Cardiff in May, catapulting them into the Premiership and becoming a club legend in one fell swoop.
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