The incident is alleged to have happened at Dens Park after United lost 2-1 in a cup match.
A student teacher is to stand trial accused of assaulting Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson in the stands at the end of a tense Dundee derby.
Christopher Brash is alleged to have attacked Mr Thompson in a corridor below the directors’ box at Dens Park following a Betfred Cup match on August 9, which the home side won 2-1.
He is said to have repeatedly pushed the United chairman on the body, causing him to fall to the floor.
Brash, 24, of Auchinblae Place, Dundee, denied a charge of assault on summary complaint at Dundee Sheriff Court.
Solicitor advocate Jim Laverty, defending, said: “I advise that this case will potentially be a lengthy trial.
“There are up to five or six defence witnesses and there may well be video evidence to be tendered in this matter.”
Sheriff Ian Anderson set a trial date next March and ordered Brash to appear at a pre-trial hearing in February.
