Courier sports columnist
JIM SPENCE: Dundee lads Stephen Glass, Maurice Ross and Charlie Adam have bright futures in football management
March 26 2021
JIM SPENCE: St Johnstone are now Scotland’s second most successful club over last decade – why can’t they add more silverware?
February 28 2021
JIM SPENCE: Criticism of English football’s glitz and glamour reeks of envy
February 12 2021
JIM SPENCE: Dundee United are descending like Eddie the Eagle – and hard graft is the only way to avert a crash landing
February 5 2021
JIM SPENCE: Why Micky Mellon deserves less bawling and more backing from Dundee United fans
January 23 2021
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JIM SPENCE: Somewhere along the way, Celtic Football Club seems to have lost its soul
January 15 2021
JIM SPENCE: Dundee United stars are making an admirable sacrifice – they earn good money but it’s not life-changing
January 8 2021
JIM SPENCE: Every Dundee United boss since Jim McLean has stood on shoulders of a giant – and risks are as great as potential rewards
January 2 2021
JIM SPENCE: Jim McLean was a unique individual…his single-minded approach transformed Dundee United
December 26 2020
JIM SPENCE: Dundee United star Lawrence Shankland’s goal this week was crucial…his reputation suffered during barren spell
December 25 2020
JIM SPENCE: Betting on underdog Dundee United to dump ‘imperious’ Rangers is like handing an early Christmas present to the bookies
December 11 2020
JIM SPENCE: Dundee United were reeling over self-isolation blow – now they’ll be sweating over potentially costly team photo
December 4 2020
JIM SPENCE: Ryan Gauld was Dundee United’s most gifted star since ‘mercurial genius’ Graeme Payne – Scotland should use him at Euro 2020
November 20 2020
JIM SPENCE: Celtic’s 10-in-a-row is in peril – and Neil Lennon is on the precipice
November 6 2020
JIM SPENCE: Dundee United are financially ‘exposed’ – and Mark Ogren’s ‘it could get messy’ warning should concern fans
October 30 2020
JIM SPENCE: Charlie Adam needs better support from Dundee team-mates if they’re to mount challenge to Hearts and service to Lawrence Shankland remains major issue for United
October 23 2020
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JIM SPENCE: Scotland are incapable of moving the ball crisply, putting decent deliveries into danger areas or getting shots on goal…we’ll need to settle for hard graft and slog
October 9 2020
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JIM SPENCE: Someone should pay for Stalinist treatment of students by Scotland’s government and universities
September 28 2020
JIM SPENCE: Strikers like Dundee United’s Lawrence Shankland find the net when others can’t find a pass…the goal-scorer reigns supreme in football
September 25 2020
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JIM SPENCE: Intent, pizzazz, ambition and devilment – how Nadir Ciftci and Charlie Adam captured spotlight for Dundee
September 18 2020
JIM SPENCE: Lawrence Shankland’s return against Rangers is good news for Dundee United but I fear Ibrox clash won’t end well for Micky Mellon’s side
September 11 2020
JIM SPENCE: In Andy Robertson we have one player who can truly be described as absolutely top class – that’s not nearly enough to recreate Scotland’s great days
September 5 2020
JIM SPENCE: The Scottish Government’s decision to keep football locked down while rugby opens its doors is a declaration of class war
August 28 2020
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JIM SPENCE: Illiberal social media mob may one day be silenced by their own methods
July 28 2020