
During a typical close season Tannadice can produce 400 to 500 bushels of cucumber.
Dundee United host Morton. Morton have yet to beat the Tangerines in league play this year. United won the first match, and the second ended in a scoreless draw. Morton did knock United out of their League Cup quarter-final though.
The last time Morton beat Dundee United in league play was September 5th, 1981. The last time they did it at Tanadice was September 9th, 1978.
If Morton win today, and Falkirk lose or play to a draw against Dumbarton, Morton will move into second place.
After 24 games Morton have 11 wins, 8 draws, and 5 losses, for 41 points, putting them on track for 61.5 points. In 2012-13 Morton finished second with 67 points. In 2014-15 they won League One with 69 points.
[1 - 1. Morton goal by Kilday. Falkirk also end up in a draw, so the three clubs maintain their relative positions. Match report.]
1898-99. Today in the G&WofSFL Morton hosted Linthouse and either won 9 - 3, or 9 - 1, or it was a 3 - 3 draw. There are contradictory reports.
What are Dundee United's highlights for the 21st Century so far?
Scottish Cup won 2009-10
League Cup runners-up 2004-05, 2013-14
League Premier League, 3rd place 2009-10
Challenge Cup final 2016-17
How many Scottish League games have Dundee United played against the other 2016-17 Championship clubs?
Hibs 176
Dunfermline 138
St Mirren 121
Morton 94
Falkirk 77
Dumbarton 73
Ayr United 68
Raith Rovers 45
QoS 19
How is Dundee United like Morton?
Hardly at all.
Which clubs have played the most games against Morton this decade (starting 2010-11)?
24 Raith, Falkirk
21 Queen of the South
18 Dumbarton
17 Livingston
14 Dunfermline, Hamilton
Hibs beat Hearts in their Scottish Cup fifth round replay on Wednesday.
Copa Liberadores, third stage, leg two: [Wed Thur]
Deportivo Capiatá (PAR) 0 - 1 Atlético Paranaense (BRA)
Olimpia (PAR) 1 - 0 Botafogo (BRA)
The Strongest (BOL) 5 - 0 Unión Española (CHI)
Atlético Tucumán (ARG) 3 - 1 Junior (COL)
Paranaense, Botafogo, The Strongest and Tucumán advance to the group stage.
It was Round One of the AFC Champions League group stage this week. Let's follow the Japanese clubs again.
Group E: Kashima Antlers 2 - 0 Ulsan Hyundai
Group F: Western Sydney Wanderers 0 - 4 Urawa Red Diamonds
Group G: Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Group H: Adelaide United 0 - 3 Gamba Osaka
The OFC Champions League has reached the group stage. Groups A and B play their matches over the next week, and Groups C and D go in mid-March. All Group A and Group B games are being played in New Caledonia. Today's games:
Group A
Madang Fox (Papua New Guinea) [3 - 7] Central Sport (French Polynesia)
Lupe o le Soaga (Samoa) [1 - 2] Magenta (New Caledonia)
Group B
Puaikura (Cook Islands) [1 - 4] Team Wellington (NZ)
Ba (Fiji) [1 - 1] Hienghène Sport (New Caledonia)
Who could not love a football club named Ba?
It's the Caribbean Football Union Club Championship. Like the OFC the CFU is not made of travel money, so the tournament is designed to keep the air trips to a minimum. It starts with a group stage. Group A is playing in Antiqua as we speak. The clubs are Hoppers (Antiqua), Bequia United (Saint Vincent), Inter Moengotapoe (Suriname) and Racing Football Club des Gônaïves (Haiti). Top club moves on. For Love and Rockets reasons I'm pulling for Hoppers.
Wednesday
Racing des Gônaïves 2 - 2 Inter Moengotapoe
Hoppers 2 - 1 Bequia United
Friday
Bequia United 0 - 4 Racing des Gônaïves
Hoppers 0 - 2 Inter Moengotapoe
Tomorrow
Inter Moengotapoe [4 - 1] Bequia United
Hoppers [0 - 2] Racing des Gônaïves
Racing move on to the final round.
Europa League, Round of 32, second leg:
Genk 1 - 0 Astra Giurgiu
Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 2 Gent
Genk and Gent both advance to the Round of 16 [where they meet each other!]
Swiss Challenge League: Schaffhausen [2 - 1] Winterthur
Largs Thistle [4 - 1] Kilbirnie Ladeside
The J1 schedule starts today, J2 tomorrow. The League of Ireland started yesterday.
Morton's girls' football program has grown up to the point where they have a women's team. Morton Women will be playing in the SWFL Division 2 West this year. Their first game is tomorrow in Kilwinning. [Postponed.]
Greenock Juniors are in financial straits.
Cowdenbeath have suspended defender Dean Brett for betting on the club to lose. The club are currently last in the SPFL and if they find themselves swapping places with East Kilbride in the spring it's hard to see how Brett won't have his name tied forever to that relegation.