Quote Originally Posted by JamesMcClean View Post
It’s actually a ridiculous state of affairs isn’t it? Should we fail to get promoted this season, which all joking aside I would put at 50/50 currently, then you are looking at a Premier League next season with Ross County, Hamilton, St Mirren, Livingston and the biggest minter (for the City Of Dundee that is), St Johnstone. On a fraction of the budget and crowds of both our teams, the latter have not only survived but actually thrived. I would suggest the reason for that is off pitch stability, organisation and structure. Every member of that Club’s staff from bottom up are pulling in the same direction. Contrast that with both United and Dundee the last few years. Chucking large amounts of money at a problem only works if your appropriate systems work well. Otherwise you may as well piss it against the wall.


I see what you are saying but don't lump us in with the fun please like we are equal, we are the bigger club simple as that, we had a long sustained period of being up there, 9 years in a row before a sudden drastic fall due to mismanagement, those clubs you mention, not one of them finished above us before our sudden meltdown, we are going to recover whether now or next season

The fun have been a shyte yoyo club for decades and finishing below those clubs is the norm for them, and looking at crowds are getting closer to those clubs by the year (while in the top flight!!)

The city will cope just fine if there is a season with no side in the top flight, it was OK in 1995/96 and I'm sure it was in late 30's and 40's