After an unbelievable afternoon at East End Park last Saturday, United are on their travels again this weekend when they visit Falkirk for a much anticipated Championship fixture. The match is being screened live on BBC Alba and kick off at 5.15pm.
By Gareth Scott
Quite rightly, Cammy Bell took all the plaudits at Dunfermline with his remarkable hat trick of penalty saves. However, in addition it was a massive three points for the Terrors and it was great to see new signing Tony Andreu score another two goals for his new team.
There will be a number of very familiar faces in the opposition ranks on Saturday. United's cup winning manager Peter Houston is in charge at Falkirk and has done a great job over the past few seasons. Ex United players Lee Miller, Mark Kerr and David McCracken now play for the Bairns as does the hugely popular John Rankin who signed on in the summer after five seasons with United. Saturday's hosts started the season slowly but are now bang in form after a fine win over Raith Rovers last Saturday.
Ray McKinnon will have a selection headache as he had a very strong bench last weekend. Definitely missing will be Paul Dixon who was harshly sent off last week but Jamie Robson should easily slot back into the starting eleven.
This is potentially one of the toughest matches of the season for United and has the potential to be a cracker. Similarly to last Saturday it's certain that a large number of travelling Arabs will be at the Falkirk Stadium to cheer on the team.
C'MON UNITED!!!!!!!!!!!!
17/09/16 Falkirk v Dundee United, Falkirk Stadium, 5.15pm, Ladbrokes Championship
Admission to this game is by paying at the turnstiles.
£18 – Adults
£12 – 65+ & Students in full-time education
£6 – Under-18s
FOC – Under 12, as long as accompanied by full paying adult.
Falkirk FC are requesting that fans turn up in plenty of time to beat any traffic congestion that may arise as a consequence of a parade that is taking place in Falkirk finishing about 5pm. United fans can park behind the North Stand; cars are charged £4, buses are free. There is limited space and if the car park is full, fans can park in the Middlefield Industrial estate which is nearby.