Houstie in race against time to sign Dutch defender
Dundee United boss Peter Houston hopes to add young Ajax defender Timothy van der Meulen to his injury-ravaged squad before the transfer window slams shut tonight (writes Sean Hamilton).
The 20-year-old Dutchman has impressed on trial at Tannadice and the race is now on to iron out a deal before the midnight transfer deadline.
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Dens boss happy as deadline approaches
He can’t sign players, but Dundee boss Barry Smith was still a happy man today as the clock ticked towards tonight’s transfer deadline (writes Tom Duthie).
As the final day of the January window drew to a close, there was no sign of bids for any of his squad and that left the Dark Blues gaffer relieved.
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Flat Saints
Having beaten Hearts at Tynecastle 1-0 recently in the Scottish Cup, and drawn 1-1 with them in the league on the first day of the season, St Johnstone headed for Tynecastle confident of further success (writes James Masson).
However, it was not to be, 1-0 Hearts being the outcome this time, Rudi Skacel’s third-minute strike proving enough.
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