Jim Spence
JIM SPENCE: Dundee United star Lawrence Shankland’s goal this week was crucial…his reputation suffered during barren spell
December 25 2020
JIM SPENCE: Micky Mellon should have fought Dundee United’s corner with all guns blazing over Alfredo Morelos injustice in Rangers defeat
December 18 2020
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JIM SPENCE: Betting on underdog Dundee United to dump ‘imperious’ Rangers is like handing an early Christmas present to the bookies
December 11 2020
JIM SPENCE: Dundee United were reeling over self-isolation blow – now they’ll be sweating over potentially costly team photo
December 4 2020
JIM SPENCE: Wrong call by Dundee over James McPake could set them back years
November 27 2020
JIM SPENCE: Ryan Gauld was Dundee United’s most gifted star since ‘mercurial genius’ Graeme Payne – Scotland should use him at Euro 2020
November 20 2020
Only An Excuse? this Hogmanay will be the show’s final instalment after 27 years on TV
November 10 2020
JIM SPENCE: Celtic’s 10-in-a-row is in peril – and Neil Lennon is on the precipice
November 6 2020
JIM SPENCE: Dundee United are financially ‘exposed’ – and Mark Ogren’s ‘it could get messy’ warning should concern fans
October 30 2020
JIM SPENCE: Charlie Adam needs better support from Dundee team-mates if they’re to mount challenge to Hearts and service to Lawrence Shankland remains major issue for United
October 23 2020
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JIM SPENCE: Questions are bubbling to the surface amongst Dundee United fans – and only wins will stop them boiling over
October 16 2020
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JIM SPENCE: Scotland are incapable of moving the ball crisply, putting decent deliveries into danger areas or getting shots on goal…we’ll need to settle for hard graft and slog
October 9 2020
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JIM SPENCE: Scotland’s European hopes rest on Celtic and Rangers again – and nothing will change until the rest of Scottish football shows some backbone
October 2 2020
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JENNY HJUL: ‘Scapegoated students left high and dry by government’s Covid failings’
September 29 2020
JIM SPENCE: Someone should pay for Stalinist treatment of students by Scotland’s government and universities
September 28 2020
JIM SPENCE: Strikers like Dundee United’s Lawrence Shankland find the net when others can’t find a pass…the goal-scorer reigns supreme in football
September 25 2020
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JIM SPENCE: Intent, pizzazz, ambition and devilment – how Nadir Ciftci and Charlie Adam captured spotlight for Dundee
September 18 2020
JIM SPENCE: Lawrence Shankland’s return against Rangers is good news for Dundee United but I fear Ibrox clash won’t end well for Micky Mellon’s side
September 11 2020
JIM SPENCE: In Andy Robertson we have one player who can truly be described as absolutely top class – that’s not nearly enough to recreate Scotland’s great days
September 5 2020
JIM SPENCE: The Scottish Government’s decision to keep football locked down while rugby opens its doors is a declaration of class war
August 28 2020
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JIM SPENCE: A visit from Scotland’s most successful club is a special occasion and a very severe test of Dundee United’s credentials…the odds heavily favour Celtic
August 21 2020
JIM SPENCE: Those who took decision to stop Hearts training possess fewer brain cells than Krusty the Clown but at least he was funny
August 14 2020
JIM SPENCE: Dave Cormack will be apoplectic…unprofessional Aberdeen stars have let Scottish football down and there appears to be zero sympathy for them
August 7 2020
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JIM SPENCE: St Johnstone have been top dogs in Tayside for some time…Micky Mellon’s Dundee United face an opener against a club they can learn from
July 31 2020