McCormack banned

Performance let gaffer, fans and the club down

first-half lead, confidence visibly disappeared from the Tangerines and they struggled to create anything in the second period.

With such a strong home record over the past two seasons and aspirations of getting back to the Premiership, for Durnan, that just wasn’t good enough for a club like Dundee United.

“Everyone is disappointed and angry,” he said.

“It wasn’t an acceptable performance, not one we should be putting on at home.

“The boys are really hurting after that — it’s easy to say that and easy to do the talk but it’s not good enough. We demand more of ourselves.

“Football’s a business and you need to win matches, the last couple of games we’ve not done that.

“We’ve not scored, not looked like creating any chances and that’s not the standards we expect.

“I can’t even remember if we did create any chances, I think the Inverness keeper was quite comfortable in the match. I don’t really know what to say. I’m so disappointed about that performance on Saturday.”

With leaders St Mirren five points clear of the Tangerines at the top, this week’s trip to bogey side Dumbarton is almost a must-win for whoever is in charge.

“I think the pressure is on the club at the moment that we need to win every match. That’s a demand as a club and as players we put on ourselves that we want to win every match.

“The last two weeks have been deeply disappointing.” FORMER Brechin and Hibs defender Darren McCormack has been banned from football for four years, UK Anti-Doping has confirmed.

The 2 9 - y e a r- o l d ’s suspension will apply to all sport after he tested positive for the anabolic steroid, metandienone.

The former Scotland U/21 international gave a positive sample after a game on April 8 and played his last match for Brechin the following weekend. He was released by the newlypromoted Championship club in the summer.

UKAD chief executive Nicole Sapstead said in a statement:“Testing positive for prohibited substances

Darren McCormack goes against the spirit of sport and i s a serious breach of anti-doping rules. “UKAD will always seek to impose the maximum possible sanction on any individual that cheats the system.”