Jack Ross on Dundee United dressing room lockout as boss insists he LIKED missing player post mortem

Jack Ross insists he has no problem with his Dundee United players locking him out of their dressing room debrief if it helps clear the air at Tannadice.

It’s been a bruising start to the campaign for the Tangerines after shipping 12 goals in three straight defeats to Livingston, AZ Alkmaar and Hearts. The 7-0 pumping from the Dutch outfit saw Ross’ team match Scotland’s worst ever European loss but there was further misery in stow at Tynecastle last Sunday as United slumped 4-1 to Robbie Neilson’s rampant Jambos.

Ross is wary of feeding the negativity hanging over the club by spending too much time moping over those mortifying results but felt it was necessary to sit his squad down and reexamine the footage of the calamity of errors that has cost them so dear. And he’s also been pleased to see his troops stage their own post mortem, even if he was kept out of ear shot.

Now having got a few things off their chest, he believes United are ready to move on when St Mirren visit this weekend. Ross said: “I speak to players a lot individually and as a group, but I knew they were going to have their own meeting.

“I was pleased to hear that because undoubtedly there will be players who feel more comfortable speaking when I’m not there. I get that. Sometimes there are subject matters they will speak about when the manager isn’t there.

“I like the fact they did that of their own volition because it shows an understanding that they’ve dipped in the last few games but also that they’re strong enough to do things to put it right. This is a new group with a few new faces and it’s a good group to come into.

“I have never been a huge one for feedback, I prefer to feed forward because that’s something you can affect. But you can’t