Chairman apologises to supporters for 'abysmal' Dundee United effort
Wednesday 17 February 2016 18:25, UK
Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson has apologised to the club's supporters for the 'abysmal' performance of the team against Motherwell.
United slipped to a 3-0 defeat at Tannadice in Tuesday night's match to leave them 13 points adrift at the bottom of the Premiership with 13 games remaining.
United dispensed with Jackie McNamara in September after one win in nine Premiership games, but they have won just two league games since, a 'miserable' state of affairs, according to Thompson, who admits mistakes have been made.
His statement read: "As chairman of the club, I would like apologise to all Dundee United supporters for the abysmal performance last night against Motherwell.
"The current position at the bottom of the Ladbrokes Premiership is wholly unacceptable. It is not where Dundee United should be under any circumstance.
"The board and myself have made certain decisions in the last 18 months which in hindsight were incorrect but were made for the greater good of the club and with the ambition of maintaining our position at the top of Scottish football, something we have done successfully for the last eight years.
"This included supporting a playing squad that commands the third highest wage bill in the Ladbrokes Premiership.
"However, we have failed miserably on the pitch with only three wins in 25 league matches and an early exit from the League Cup.
"Performances such as last night simply cannot be tolerated. The current playing squad now have 13 matches to preserve the club's Premiership status and redeem their own professional reputations."
United - who have enjoyed 20 uninterrupted years in the top flight - are at home to third-placed Hearts on Saturday before travelling to Dingwall for a Scottish Cup quarter-final against Ross County the following Saturday.
