Bell: United wrong to put me up for Twitter sale

CAMMY BELL has insisted Dundee United were wrong to put him up for sale on Twitter, labelling the debacle over his departure from Tannadice as unnecessarily ‘messy’. United raised eyebrows last week when they took to social media to announce the goalkeeper had been transfer listed. The 30-year-old eventually agreed a deal to cut his ties with the Tayside outfit and has since returned to his former club Kilmarnock. And, while Bell insists there are no hard feelings between him and United manager Ray McKinnon, he revealed his unhappiness about how his Tannadice career came to an end. ‘It just got a little bit messy and I wasn’t best pleased,’ admitted Bell. ‘I said to the club that I felt it had been handled poorly with the Twitter thing. ‘I don’t think anything should have been made public from myself or from them. ‘I was disappointed, to be honest, that it ended like that. ‘But it’s in the past now. I didn’t leave with any bad blood. I had a great time there and enjoyed it. ‘I’m still good friends with the manager. We shook hands when I left and I wished them all the best.’ Bell is now back at the club where he started his career before making his 2013 switch to Rangers. However, he faces a battle to claim the No1 jersey at Rugby Park after Killie boss Lee McCulloch announced he would be staying loyal to Jamie MacDonald. There have been suggestions that McCulloch might try to placate Bell, in the meantime, by handing him a starting slot in the club’s cup games. But the former Scotland international admits he has no idea if he will be between the posts when Killie take on Celtic in tonight’s Betfred Cup showdown at Parkhead. ‘I’ll be perfectly honest and say I don’t know if I’ll be in the team for Tuesday,’ he confessed. ‘But I do know I will have to fight for my place. ‘Jamie is a very good goalkeeper and he is a great guy as well and I know it’s competition that brings the best out in people. ‘When I was last here it took me a long time to dislodge Alan Combe, so it’s nothing new to me. ‘I just have to prove to the manager I’m good enough to play every week. ‘I wouldn’t have signed for the club if I didn’t think I could become the No1. ‘I know it won’t be easy but it’s up to me to put pressure on Jamie. ‘All the manager has told me is that he wants competition for places and if I do end up getting the shirt, it’s up to me to keep it. ‘I know I’m not here just to be a No2 and that’s all I needed to hear.’