Robson: United only focused on promotion and not the politics
JAMIE ROBSON insists he is concentrating on the Premiership – and ignoring events elsewhere that could deny Dundee United promotion. The Tangerines have been caught up in the fight by Hearts and Partick Thistle to overturn their relegation to the Championship and League One after last season came to an early end because of the coronavirus crisis. The Jambos and Jags’ case has gone to SFA arbitration with a decision expected as early as today. But defender Robson says the Tannadice aces are just focusing on United being back in the top flight, and the season-opener against St Johnstone a week on Saturday, than the off-field legal battle. Robson said: “I don’t know too much about what has been going on with that. It hasn’t been an issue for me and I don’t think it has affected any of our players. We haven’t been speaking about it.
“We have one thing on our mind and that is preparing for the first game of the Premiership season.
“That is how the situation is for us and until that changes or anything gets said then that’s what we will continue to do.”
Robson, 22, has backed the Championship winners to make an impact on their return to the top flight and added: “I don’t see any reason why we can’t really compete
BY NEIL ROBERTSON in the Premiership and do well in the cups this season.
“Over the summer, it has been slowly sinking in that we are about to be playing games against Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen.
“It is a massive step up from the Championship but all of our boys are ready to take that step.
“We are confident in our own abilities as individuals and collectively as a team.
“We will be going to big stadiums and playing against top players but it will be great.”
Full-back Robson insists the top tier is where a club of United’s standing belongs.
He added: “We deserve that excitement after working so hard to get to the top flight.
“United are a massive club in Scotland and always have been.
“The unusual thing has been that we have been in the Championship for a few years. This is now United going up to where we feel we belong.
“The other teams know how big the club is. When we go to their grounds I am sure they will show us respect but, of course, we have to earn that respect on the pitch.”
Robson also reckons Micky Mellon taking over as boss after Robbie Neilson quit for Hearts has been a seamless transition.
He said: “The new manager has come in under difficult circumstances.
“We had our previous gaffer leaving very quickly but we have a new boss now and he has moved fast to make his wee points about how he wants us to play. We were always together as a squad so the change has not been a problem.”