Courier Talking Football: Dundee FC, Dundee United, St Johnstone and other east coast Scottish clubs

In this week’s Courier Talking Football podcast, Jim Spence and Eric Nicolson assess the Perth side’s worrying form curve, Dundee’s chances of beating St Mirren and predict who will be staying and going at Tannadice.

In this week’s Courier Talking Football, Jim Spence, Sean Hamilton and Eric Nicolson suggest Jim Goodwin is all-in with United but now needs backed, Dundee should overtake St Mirren and St Johnstone need to find some momentum.

In this week’s Courier Talking Football podcast, Jim Spence and Eric Nicolson assess why the Dundee manager is perfectly suited to his Dens Park job, discuss the squad changes Jim Goodwin will need to make at Tannadice over the summer and the improvements needed for St Johnstone to stay in the Premiership.

The Dens Park playing surface held up better than the Dundee team last weekend. On this week’s Courier Talking Football Jim Spence, Craig Cairns and Eric Nicolson discuss what will need to be done at Dens to sort out the playing surface and what needs to be done to get over the line as the Premiership split looms large.

Dundee United emerged from their biggest game of the season so far as 2-0 winners over title rivals Raith Rovers. On this week's Courier Talking Football, Sean Hamilton, Jim Spence and special guest, United legend and ex-Dundee star Jim McInally, discuss the Tangerines standing up to pressure and Dundee's move into the Premiership's top six after their win over St Johnstone, who were again left cursing VAR.

The Championship title race is incredibly tight going into the biggest game of Dundee United and Raith Rovers' season so far. The pressure on both sides at Tannadice on Saturday will be collossal and, on this week's Courier Talking Football, Jim Spence, Sean Hamilton and special guest Lee Wilkie discuss who might cope better, Dundee targeting three points at St Johnstone and the likelihood of the Perth side's season remaining unresolved until the death.

Reports have linked English Premier League sides Brentford and Brighton with a possible new stake in Dundee United. On this week's Courier Talking Football, Jim Spence, Eric Nicolson and Sean Hamilton discuss the possibility of owner Mark Ogren diluting his Tannadice shareholding, another rain-related postponement at Dundee and St Johnstone's chances of staying above Ross County in the race to avoid the play-offs.

Dundee face the Premiership's crisis club Aberdeen as the race for the top six hots up for Tony Docherty's side. On this week's Courier Talking Football, Jim Spence, Eric Nicolson and Sean Hamilton discuss how every point is potentially massive for the Dark Blues, St Johnstone's lack of matches around their weekend meeting with Celtic, Dundee United's 4-0 win over Arbroath, the mounting pressure on Raith Rovers and whether this summer could bring off field change at Tannadice.

Both Dundee United and Raith Rovers stumbled over chances to put daylight between themselves and their challenger over the weekend. Is the pressure getting too much for the Championship title rivals? On this weeks' Courier Talking Football, Jim Spence, Eric Nicolson and Sean Hamilton talk about the Tangerines' title bid, Dundee's move to tie up star man Luke McCowan on a new contract and St Johnstone's four points from Aberdeen and Livingston.

Jim Goodwin handed Mathew Cudjoe a rare start against Queen's Park - and Dundee United emerged victorious. On this week's Courier Talking Football, Jim Spence, Eric Nicolson and Sean Hamilton discuss a roll of the dice by United's boss, with Cudjoe and Miller Thomson both benefiting, what constitutes success for Dundee this season and worrying trends at St Johnstone.

Dundee United missed their big chance to all-but secure the Championship title by losing at Raith Rovers. On this week's Talking Football, Jim Spence, Eric Nicolson and Sean Hamilton discuss the big tests to come for the Tangerines, HUGE news at St Johnstone as owner Geoff Brown enters sale talks with a possible US buyer and Dundee's strengthening top six credentials.

Whether or not Dundee v St Johnstone can be called a Tayside derby is a matter of debate. But Sunday's clash between the sides at Dens certainly had the energy and controversy of a derby match. On this week's Courier Talking Football, Jim Spence, Eric Nicolson and Sean Hamilton discuss the Dark Blues' victory, another VAR talking point and the fallout from Saints captain Liam Gordon's late clash with Dee striker Michael Mellon. Also on the agenda, Dundee United's chance to stretch their lead over Raith Rovers to seven points and Dick Campbell's sadly souring relationship with Arbroath.

Dundee's winter recruitment has seen them exit January stronger than they entered it. After their emphatic win over Livingston, a point in Aberdeen and another performance in which they showed they can hurt Hearts, should Tony Docherty's Dark Blues be recalibrating their ambitions for the season? On this week's Courier Talking Football, Jim Spence, Eric Nicolson and Sean Hamilton discuss this, a possible change in attacking approach from newly pacey St Johnstone and Dundee United moving four points clear of Raith Rovers in the Championship, where Dunfermline took an eye-catching loss to Morton.

After Dundee and Burnley's owners formalised their link, Jim Spence, Eric Nicolson and Sean Hamilton discuss the ramifications, including Burnley chief Alan Pace's comments about taking a potential stake in the Dark Blues. Also up for discussion this week, St Johnstone's under par Scottish Cup display at Airdrie and Dundee United's opportunity to stretch their lead in the Championship.

The Courier Talking Football returns after its festive break with plenty leftover chestnuts to roast over a red hot open fire. Providing the heat this week - Dundee United's big financial losses, Dundee's new stadium plan and whether either could have any effect on the other going forward. United's re-ascent of the Championship and signing of St Johnstone legend David Wotherspoon, Dundee's pitch woes and Saints' January transfer business.

Dundee United find themselves playing catch up in the Championship after Raith Rovers' victory at Tannadice. But could a couple of shrewd January signings turn the tide in their favour? On this week's Courier Talking Football, Jim Spence, Eric Nicolson and Sean Hamilton discuss a big week in the Championship for United, Dundee's tantrum-sparking late win over Ross County and a superb St Johnstone win over Hibs.

Join host, Alan Temple for a live Q & A event with Dundee United, manager Jim Goodwin that took place on the 12th of December at DC Thomson HQ in Dundee.

Dundee United welcome Raith Rovers to Tannadice on Saturday for the biggest game of the Championship season so far - and fans are likely to be in for a thrilling contest. On this week's Courier Talking Football, the panel discuss the Tangerines' chances against Ian Murray's never-say-die Fifers, more Dundee VAR pain and St Johnstone owner Geoff Brown's latest interview

Yet another last-gasp win has given Raith Rovers the chance to leapfrog Dundee United at the top of the Championship. Ahead of a massive few weeks for Dundee United, Courier Talking Football digs into the Tangerines' requirement to get back to winning ways, Raith's title credentials, a painful - yet encouraging - Dundee showing at Motherwell and further signs of a St Johnstone recovery.

After a second successive shock cup defeat, Dundee United fans are getting edgy. But should they be? On this week's Courier Talking Football, Jim Spence, George Cran and Sean Hamilton discuss the Tangerines' knockout wobbles, what Dundee supporters can take from their side's narrow loss to Hibs, Craig Levein's first taste of defeat as St Johnstone boss and Dick Campbell's departure from Arbroath. After a second successive shock cup defeat, Dundee United fans are getting edgy. But should they be? On this week's Courier Talking Football, Jim Spence, George Cran and Sean Hamilton discuss the Tangerines' knockout wobbles, what Dundee supporters can take from their side's narrow loss to Hibs, Craig Levein's first taste of defeat as St Johnstone boss and Dick Campbell's departure from Arbroath.