'United sitting pretty & unreal Ferry looks the pick of new arrivals'

We're only four games into the Premiership season, but Dundee United fans can already feel pretty good as we head into the international break.

Let's round up the summer at Tannadice. It was like a whirlwind clearance sale: 18 players out the door, 13 new faces in by the time the transfer window did that classic 'slam shut' on Friday night. A much-needed overhaul, to be honest.

Sure, it's still early days to judge the new arrivals, but first impressions? Not bad at all. Kristijan Trapanovski, David Babunski and Jort van der Sande have shown real promise - but Will Ferry? He's been absolutely unreal! Jim Goodwin and the recruitment team deserve a pat on the back for that one.

After THAT disaster at Falkirk, where we were rightfully hammered, the team's response has been impressive. Full credit to the players, the staff, and especially the manager for turning things around.

We kicked off with a tricky set of fixtures - Dundee, Ross County, St Johnstone, and Hearts - and guess what? Not a single loss. Eight points from 12 and sitting pretty in third place. Feels good, doesn't it?

Tynecastle has been a fortress we hadn't breached in a decade - since Nadir Ciftci last ran riot there - so we were due a win and let's not nitpick that it came after Trapanovski, Babunski and van der Sande had already made their exits.

The cherry on top? A boyhood United fan scoring the winner to seal the points. Ross Graham, aka 'The Blairgowrie Maldini', decided to take a break from being a defensive rock to latch on to a cheeky backheel from Ferry, took it on his right, and left Craig Gordon looking dazed and confused.

A very good start to the league campaign for United and it's over to Scotland to get some points on the board.

Ronny Costello can be found at The Dode Fox podcast