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Defeat at Dens Park on Monday evening sealed United’s fate for this season and consigned the Club to at least one year in Scottish football’s second tier. The team will make the long trip north to Inverness tonight knowing that, irrespective of how many points they pick up in their final three games, bottom spot in the Premiership will be their final resting position. By Graeme Webster Following the bitter disappointment of Monday’s derby defeat, it is hard to muster a huge amount of enthusiasm for the third of our bottom six matches against Inverness Caley Thistle. However, with every cloud there is a silver lining. While Monday may have marked the effective end of this season, Friday should mark the start of a rebuilding process and hopefully better things to come for next season. Inverness Caley Thistle went through the same turmoil in 2009 when they were relegated from the top league and United will aim to replicate their response which was to bounce straight back up the following season as champions of the First Division. Everyone associated with Dundee United are hurting right now and what better way to alleviate the pain than by finishing the season with some positive performances and results, starting at the Caledonian Stadium tonight. With the pressure now lifted, it remains to be seen whether the team line up will be freshened up somewhat. One or two of the development squad who racked up a sensational 9-1 win on Tuesday evening against Hamilton may feel they deserve a crack at the first team. United haven’t beaten Caley in eight matches since our victory at Tannadice in March 2014. In the most recent outing against Inverness, Miles Storey and Iain Vigurs snatched the goals in a 2-0 home defeat. So, history suggests it wont be easy to take full points back down the A9. However, in the context of rebuilding some much needed confidence around the Club, three points would be most welcome! Come On United! Ticket Info: Away end tickets for this match can be purchased at the ticket kiosk at the Caledonian Stadium on the day of the game. There will also be cash turnstiles at the South Stand in which United fans are housed. Prices are as follows:- £21- Adults £16 - Senior Citizens & 16–25s £10 - Juniors (U-16s) Please note that proof of concession status may be required. The Health Safety Team at the Club have asked that Dundee United remind all supporters that they should mainly remain seated during a match in the interest of their own and other spectators’ safety. All fans are respectfully requested to conduct themselves in a manner that does not bring the Club and its supporters into disrepute and adhere to the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium Ground Regulations. Please click here for more info on Unacceptable Conduct. Supporters are advised to remain within the stand and to refrain from entering trackside or the field of play. Searches will be carried out at the turnstiles for any controlled containers and pyrotechnics. Under the Sporting Events Act 1985, being in possession of a pyrotechnic device at a football match, or attempting to bring a pyrotechnic device into a football stadium, is a criminal offence. Any person committing such an offence faces immediate arrest and a life time ban from the Club. Surfing flags are not permitted.