Predictions for first five league games

Seen Motherwell twice they are average, week leak goals but have a bit of creativity on the wings, lost to airdrie, were very lucky not to lose to queen's Park, Livi have lost nearly a full team and have lots of new players, haven't set their group alight, lost to Alloa (who then lost to brechin a few days later) County have barely played, nothing to fear from their squad, St Mirren you just never know but the fact they just had their best league season in decades and that saw them 7th says it all, Dundee have improved but aren't tested at this level properly yet, seem to have balance and experience but they are Dundee

United, looking at the less gloomy more balanced way, good blend of experience and youth, plenty continuity, now know the league, haven't weakened... lacking in 2-3 fresh faces/key signings to really kick on but certainly not looking like cannon fodder destined for bottom spot

Taking the league cup group fixtures as a marker for how teams will fare next season is way off. This is effectively pre-season.

True all fairly meaningless but people are happy to use it to beat Utd with and can't have it both ways

My thoughts on us and the strength of others is just based on educated guess, instinct and from following Scottish football for so long, I'm right way more often than I'm wrong so hopefully the case this year

Just cannot see us fairing as bad as some are predicting, can't see scorelines of 3-0, 5-0, 2-0 you name it... It shouldn't feel like this but It will feel even sweeter if we do alright, reading all these defeatist (imo) predictions

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Originally Posted by shedka

True all fairly meaningless but people are happy to use it to beat Utd with and can't have it both ways

My thoughts on us and the strength of others is just based on educated guess, instinct and from following Scottish football for so long, I'm right way more often than I'm wrong so hopefully the case this year

Just cannot see us fairing as bad as some are predicting, can't see scorelines of 3-0, 5-0, 2-0 you name it... It shouldn't feel like this but It will feel even sweeter if we do alright, reading all these defeatist (imo) predictions

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So gonna give us your score predictions?
See thread title...

Aberdeen 1 Dundee United 2
Dundee United 1 Rangers 3
St. Johnstone 0 Dundee United 2
Dundee United 3 Heart of Midlothian 1
St. Mirren 0 Dundee United 2

12 points

Good back line
Good forward line
Get midfield sorted

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Originally Posted by stokearab

So gonna give us your score predictions?
See thread title...

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That's ok stoke, what I think we will have on the first page

We can bump it after the derby and see how we are fairing

With all the negativity this has felt like a very long pre season, one that those who love a bit of drama enjoy... wish we were six games in already, oh the suspense...

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Originally Posted by shedka

That's ok stoke, what I think we will have on the first page

We can bump it after the derby and see how we are fairing

With all the negativity this has felt like a very long pre season, one that those who love a bit of drama enjoy... wish we were six games in already, oh the suspense...

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I'm genuinely glad you're confident. Some of us have to be!

But you haven't predicted any scores at all.
It's the point of the thread no?

So come on, let's see what you think.

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Originally Posted by stokearab

I'm genuinely glad you're confident. Some of us have to be!

But you haven't predicted any scores at all.
It's the point of the thread no?

So come on, let's see what you think.

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Neither have i Stokie Boy but its difficult to predict scores when our new players have not arrived yet.

As an examlple if you had asked me to predict the Euro final with the Italians 3 or 4 players light i may well have said a full strength England team would probably win.
Do you see where i'm coming from mate?.

We ain't signing anyone until we're in the bottom 3 and there is a fan meltdown!