The Spoony Chop: A St Johnstone FC Podcast

Robbie Neilson will be lucky to sign one new Dundee United player

Dundee United manager Robbie has had to drastically alter his transfer plans, and Dundee FC technical director Gordon Strachan has been shooting from the hip. The boys discuss it all!

Dundee FC deserve acclaim for contract gesture

Dundee’s decision to extend the deals of out-of-contract players should not go unnoticed.

Jim McLean – Dundee United’s tactical genius

Dundee United’s greatest ever boss deserves to be regarded as one of the best managers this country has produced, and we celebrate him not just in this episode of The Courier Talking Football but in a beautiful new book from DC Thomson. You can get 15% off the book too, whether as a present for yourself, or the Arab in your life. No matter who you’re buying for, just enter the code LEGEND at checkout at https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/ – valid till Sunday 31 May 2020.

End of a golden era – Tommy Wright leaves St Johnstone

The boys celebrate Tommy Wright’s achievements at St Johnstone, discuss where he will go next, and speculate on who will – and should – replace him at Perth.

Dundee United aim high

Dundee United managing director Mal Brannigan is right to target cup success and European football on the club’s return to the top flight. Plus: succulent macaroni.

Reconstruction looms, but does the Scottish game need a shake-up or a Budge?

Sean Hamilton is joined by Courier columnist Jim Spence to analyse the latest moves in how Scottish football might change post-coronavirus, with Hearts chair Ann Budge not winning many friends with her calls for special treatment for the club. Plus the latest on St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright as he’s tipped for the manager’s gig in Northern Ireland.

It’s United’s title – thanks to Dundee

Dundee chief John Nelms casts his vote to secure promotion for United. But repercussions and recriminations are set to sweep Scottish football.

Dundee United need to be ready for low-ball Lawrence Shankland bids in transfer market Wild West

When the next transfer window opens, Dundee United may find the value of their star striker has plummeted.

United “go” for furlough as coronavirus squeezes clubs

Dundee United have tapped into the government’s furlough scheme but what does that mean for the Tannadice club? Plus – a healthy dose of football nostalgia!

Wages cuts are inevitable in Scottish football

Other clubs will follow Hearts’ lead and announce wage cuts or deferrals as Scottish football deals with the brutal reality of closed turnstiles.