Dundee Utd players were in their beds in Newcastle watching Formula One

[ItsInTheNet]

TAM COURTS has defended sanctioning a Christmas party trip to Newcastle after Dundee United became embroiled in a Covid scare ahead of their clash with Rangers.

The Premiership fixture on Saturday will go ahead as planned following fears that cases within the Tannadice camp could force United to pull out of the trip to Ibrox.

Courts insists there has been 'minimal disruption' to his preparations after the club were able to contain an outbreak that started with a member of staff returning a positive test last week.

The Arabs squad subsequently travelled south of the border for their Christmas night out following the defeat to Livingston and Courts had no issue with his players getting into the festive spirit.

Courts said: "I am really comfortable with it. I think when you take these decisions as a football club – and I think there were another 15 or 20 football clubs there the same weekend - then you always think ahead to the worst case scenario.

"What we did was offer the players club transport to go down and minimise the mingling on public transport. We also knew the itinerary of the players.

"To be honest with you, players are way more boring than they used to be.

"You used to have players going out for two days on end and into nightclubs.

"The reports I’m getting coming back are that they were in their beds watching the Formula One.

"So I don’t think players are made of what they used to be back in the day.

"I think through the medical staff that [track and trace] process has already been concluded.

"For anyone that has tested positive the paperwork has been completed.

"The players available to us now are going to be available for the weekend.

"I am quite happy with the players available to choose from."

 

[BroomloanWATP]

At least make up a believable lie.

 

[Bluenose_bear]

In bed probably with lines of coke and 20 escorts

 

[John Mckillop]

Liar liar pants on fire

 

[stoogie]

To be fair whatever they were doing in Newcastle they were breaking no rules. And i dislike their club as much as anyone and hope we knock fuuck out them on saturday.

 

[truebluesince82]

F1 was at 1pm ‍

 

[Johnny.mcb]

In bed with some minstrels and the formula 1 , nae bother ffs

 

[stutheblu]

is there a person alive who would possibly believe that??

 

[Martyboy70]

I'd have more respect for the lie if he just said they were in bed with gascookers after a couple of Patsy Clines.

 

[55degreesnorth]

"The reports I’m getting coming back"

Top quote. And the report that I used to filter back to the parents when I never came home until Sunday after going out on a Friday were that my pal got a new game for the PlayStation and we ended up getting a chippy and playing that all weekend. Prove me wrong, eh Tam.

 

[Valley Bluenose]

He didn’t say they were in their beds at all FFS. No idea where the paper got that from. What he actually said was ‘I know there was a congregation watching the Formula 1’. About 1 min in in this video.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1471518435683172353

 

[Speedmeister]

Nae bother Tam tucked up at 1 in the afternoon watching the racing!

 

[bearbear1]

Hahaha. In bed watching formula 1. Must have been hungover from an all nighter on the Saturday

 

[Kirbys House]

Still on it from the Saturday when the race started, F1 happened to be on in the background of the hotel room

 

[Wonkychops]

Nay bother dafty it'll be some laugh when the full Oli Mcburnie video comes oot and half the united team are in it lol

 

[muz73]

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahhahahahahahaha.

Outfuckenstanding!

 

[km_2083]

In there bed hungover from night before watching it ?

 

[rangers1962]

is there a person alive who would possibly believe that??

Not a chance, the Rangers game was on the same time. lol

 

[NDC bear forever]

He didn’t say they were in their beds at all FFS. No idea where the paper got that from. What he actually said was ‘I know there was a congregation watching the Formula 1’. About 1 min in in this video.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1471518435683172353

It’ll be in the “embargoed” part of the presser which can only be released in the 10:30 headlines.

Or at least that is the case in England.

 

[cooprfc]

And I was lying on my couch watching the formula one on Sunday too.

After getting in at half 7 in the morning.

 

[Sam English]

Of course they were.

 

[Shengus Malengus]

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

Formula1 from a Newcastle scratcher sounds like the fucking Christmas party to beat all Christmas parties for F1 fans.


I fucking hate the sport though.

 

[148bear]

Brilliant

 

[Paperskin]

An absolute shit show

 

[Valley Bluenose]

It’ll be in the “embargoed” part of the presser which can only be released in the 10:30 headlines.

Or at least that is the case in England.

Or, more likely given the ridiculous nature of the ‘quote’, a f*ck up by the media. One of the articles that reports the ‘in bed’ comment even has a link to the interview I posted above.

 

[Partickger]

Just tell lies, the Scottish ‘government’ do it all the time.

 

[SergioPorrini]

Get doon ti Newcastle (party central of north England), get the Formula 1 on, Boss team night out!! Aye, they don’t make them like they used to Tam.

Canni imagine how much the boys were buzzin for the Hamilton Ver Stappen duel

 

[Michael Mols]

Just tell lies, the Scottish ‘government’ do it all the time.

Yeah should just have said he can’t recall.

 

[Ibroxkev]

F1 my arse, they were watching us doing Hearts.

 

[Koala]

He's a complete throbber, these guys are supposed to be "athletes" let's maul them at the weekend

 

[BSPECIAL]

Guaranteed any players affected will not be regulars so they will be at full strength. Lies lies and more lies. It's as if snp government write scripts for scotshit teams,ours excluded.

 

[NOTTSRUGLENGER]

I'm no body language expert, but he's a fekn liar.
You can tell because his spazzed up lips are moving.

 

[Martyboy70]

A few of them in their pits crashing but %^*& all to do with the F1.

 

[Gibraltar Loyal]

15 - 20 other teams there. Wonder if any are teams that are having to cancel games?

 

[Alfie shhh!]

So they caught covid by lying in their beds watching F1 in the early afternoon.

And who the fųck goes to Newcastle to stay in bed watching racing cars that now sound like hairdryers?

 

[tazzabear]

TAM COURTS has defended sanctioning a Christmas party trip to Newcastle after Dundee United became embroiled in a Covid scare ahead of their clash with Rangers.

The Premiership fixture on Saturday will go ahead as planned following fears that cases within the Tannadice camp could force United to pull out of the trip to Ibrox.

Courts insists there has been 'minimal disruption' to his preparations after the club were able to contain an outbreak that started with a member of staff returning a positive test last week.

The Arabs squad subsequently travelled south of the border for their Christmas night out following the defeat to Livingston and Courts had no issue with his players getting into the festive spirit.

Courts said: "I am really comfortable with it. I think when you take these decisions as a football club – and I think there were another 15 or 20 football clubs there the same weekend - then you always think ahead to the worst case scenario.

"What we did was offer the players club transport to go down and minimise the mingling on public transport. We also knew the itinerary of the players.

"To be honest with you, players are way more boring than they used to be.

"You used to have players going out for two days on end and into nightclubs.

"The reports I’m getting coming back are that they were in their beds watching the Formula One.

"So I don’t think players are made of what they used to be back in the day.

"I think through the medical staff that [track and trace] process has already been concluded.

"For anyone that has tested positive the paperwork has been completed.

"The players available to us now are going to be available for the weekend.

"I am quite happy with the players available to choose from."

The race wasn’t on in Scotland?

 

[tazzabear]

In bed probably with lines of coke and 20 escorts

You not reckon all of these guys in bed is dodgy enough.
Question is, whose bed?

 

[Rangers daft]

To be fair I believe they would all have needed the rest after their energy sapping exploits against sellik at Tannadice the other week, standing watching the opposition walk past you is tiring work.

 

[sapper]

Am I reading that right the Covid outbreak was last week, and they subsequently traveled to Newcastle for a wee party.

 

[CoopBlue]

Thomas Courts - definitely one for the watching.

 

[Burton blue]

In bed probably with lines of coke and 20 escorts

The GP was Sunday afternoon were they all in bed Sunday afternoon sleeping off their hangovers?

 

[TQ3]

15 - 20 other teams there. Wonder if any are teams that are having to cancel games?

So they sent them in club transport to avoid public transport, but knew there were 15-20 others teams in Newcastle that weekend, and thought “ach what harm can it do, eh?”
Get them thrashed Rangers!

 

[104Bear]

I believe him. I remember that time I went for a Xmas night out in Newcastle and drank green tea in bed. Aye, Tam.

 

[Snakehips]

I typed in “congregation watching F1“ into google translate (the hidden English/Fife translation), and it came back as ‘getting lapdances from Geordie strippers’.

 

[ChildOfGoth]

is there a person alive who would possibly believe that??

The Broons

 

[Gdawg]

LGTBQ community must be delighted, we now have the first pro football team made up entirely of benders then.

 

[BlueBritain55]

TAM COURTS has defended sanctioning a Christmas party trip to Newcastle after Dundee United became embroiled in a Covid scare ahead of their clash with Rangers.

The Premiership fixture on Saturday will go ahead as planned following fears that cases within the Tannadice camp could force United to pull out of the trip to Ibrox.

Courts insists there has been 'minimal disruption' to his preparations after the club were able to contain an outbreak that started with a member of staff returning a positive test last week.

The Arabs squad subsequently travelled south of the border for their Christmas night out following the defeat to Livingston and Courts had no issue with his players getting into the festive spirit.

Courts said: "I am really comfortable with it. I think when you take these decisions as a football club – and I think there were another 15 or 20 football clubs there the same weekend - then you always think ahead to the worst case scenario.

"What we did was offer the players club transport to go down and minimise the mingling on public transport. We also knew the itinerary of the players.

"To be honest with you, players are way more boring than they used to be.

"You used to have players going out for two days on end and into nightclubs.

"The reports I’m getting coming back are that they were in their beds watching the Formula One.

"So I don’t think players are made of what they used to be back in the day.

"I think through the medical staff that [track and trace] process has already been concluded.

"For anyone that has tested positive the paperwork has been completed.

"The players available to us now are going to be available for the weekend.

"I am quite happy with the players available to choose from."

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[Baldrick]

 

[Melbbear]

the way it is with covid you wouldnt think clubs would allow trips away.

 

[Wee Dick's Hairnet]

He didn’t say they were in their beds at all FFS. No idea where the paper got that from. What he actually said was ‘I know there was a congregation watching the Formula 1’. About 1 min in in this video.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1471518435683172353

He lied as soon as he spoke. 2.5 years into a pandemic. Not even been 2 years mate.