DUNDEE UNITED yesterday gave an emphatic thumbs down to a merger with
premier-division neighbours Dundee, writes Jim Reynolds. They also
accused the Dens Park chairman, Canadian millionaire Ron Dixon, of being
unprofessional in his efforts to bring about an amalgamation.
Dixon said on Thursday that he wanted to have talks with the Tannadice
directors about the clubs joining forces, as the city was not big enough
to carry two senior teams.
His ideas of a merger, however, were shot down after Dundee United
held a board meeting yesterday.
United vice chairman Doug Smith read out a statement which said: ''If
this had been a serious suggestion by Dundee it should have been done
professionally, in a private and confidential manner and not splashed
across back pages.
''The supporters of both clubs deserve much better than this misguided
speculation -- a scenario they have been put through before and one they
will not relish again.
''Therefore, Dundee United wish to state in the strongest terms, as
they have done on a number of occasions before, that they have no plans
for a merger.''
Said Dixon last night: ''There will be no hostile takeover bid for
Dundee United -- that is not my style. I still believe that if everyone
put hand on heart they would have to agree that my proposal makes
sense.''
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