Liam Fox has strongly defended Dundee United ’s players following the sacking of Jack Ross yesterday after just seven matches in charge.
The Tannadice manager paid the price for a disastrous run of results that has seen the Tangerines lose five games in a row – with the low point reached on Sunday when they conceded nine goals without reply to a rampant Celtic. Ross had insisted after the rout, which he described as humiliating and embarrassing, that he was still the right man for the job.
However, American owner Mark Ogren and sporting director Tony Asghar – who gave Ross a strong vote of confidence just last week – decided to wield the axe. United will now begin the search for yet another manager, their fourth since Robbie Neilson left for Hearts in June, 2020. However, the immediate pressing need is to somehow stop the rot tonight at Livingston in the Premier Sports Cup.
