Bizarre season for Terrors and their supporters

T WO world wa rs a nd one pandemic – the only th ings to have put an abrupt halt to a Dundee Un ited season in their 111-year history.

Just like in the first half of last century, these are uncertain times for planet Earth but for entirely different reasons.

The recent coronavirus outbreak has cast doubt over the sporting landscape across the world, with United and the rest of Scottish football fully in the firing line.

The whole SPFL is in jeopardy after fixtures were suspended until further notice, with the situation only expected to get worse before it gets better in the weeks and months ahead.

The waters are murky, with many questions still to be answered over how this most bizarre of campaigns finds its conclusion.

Global crisis aside, despite their position 14 points clear at the top of the Championship, it has not exactly been a term without bumps in the road for the Terrors.

After racing ahead before the turn of the year, the wheels have come off slightly for the Tangerines in 2020 – winning just once in their last nine games – before last weekend’s clash at Morton was their first to fall to Covid-19.

Regardless, United supporters should be celebrating, right?

Sitting pretty at the second-tier summit and, potentially, set for a long-awaited return to the Premiership, Robbie Neilson & Co have turned their team from perennial under-achievers to a force to be reckoned with in a little over 18 months.

Instead, fans are frustrated as United have failed to hit the heights we saw earlier in the season as they went 14 unbeaten across league and cup.

Covering the Tannadice club, for most of 2019/20, it has felt like a triumphant procession to the title as they have led the way from day one – a potentially historic feat if they see out the entire season in pole position.

However, in recent times, the atmosphere has been far stranger and, on occasion, I can profess to having sympathy for the fans.

United’s form of late has been