Tannadice Park (Dundee United)

You may be wondering just what the hell I'm about to write about, going by the title there. Well, sorry to tell you all, but it's a football op - but with a difference. I'm going to tell you all about what used to be the greatest place in the world - The Shed. Tannadice Park, Dundee. Home of Dundee United. Before the national scandal that was the Taylor Report, football grounds were vibrant, exciting places, with singing and dancing and general fun atmospherics, before the advent of the all-seater "safer" stadium destroyed this completely. Tannadice was no different. One of the smaller Scottish Premier grounds, United's home had an ...

It must be tough being a Dundee United fan at the moment. They have still to record a league win this season and are currently bottom of the Scottish Premiership. Furthermore after Saturday's 4-0 defeat at home to Hearts Chairman Jim McLean undertook what has been reported as a "serious assault" on BBC reporter John Barnes. He has resigned and is now looking to sell his 40% share of the club. The club is short of money, and has even brought over players from Honduras to try and rectify the problems. Given that ex-manager Paul Sturrock spent most of money received from Rangers for Billy Dodds it really doesn't look very good at all. ...

It’s very much a family affair this season down Dens Park way. With the brothers Marr in charge in the boardroom and the Bonetti brothers running the football side of things an interesting year is in store for the blue half of the City of Discovery. Player manager Ivano Bonetti and his assistant Dario will, if nothing else, be an engaging side show to the usual two horse race that is the SPL. Bonetti, a former Sampdoria player, has managed to attract a bewildering mixture of foreign talent including the Australian Chris Coyne formerly of West Ham; the left back Marcello Marocco who was plying his trade with Modena in Serie C; Marco del Marchi, another ...