Jim Goodwin on the Dundee United home truth it's 'impossible' to escape as one transfer non negotiable spelled out

Jim Goodwin is looking to bring in winners who have seen and done it in the Championship and can get Dundee United back to the top flight.

The Irishman has now put his summer transfer list in place and is looking to bring in characters who can dig it out and produce on a wet and windy night at Gayfield or Inverness. Goodwin accepted United weren’t short of flair last season but, at times, they lacked players who could do the other side and that is something he wants to address.

He said: “It’s impossible to get away from the fact that Dundee United in the Premiership is a far more attractive proposition. If you’re trying to recruit from down south or abroad, players know how big this club is and want to come and play in the Premiership. There is a slight adjustment in terms of what the potential targets now look like.

“I do think we’ve retained a lot of very good players who have under-performed last season, and are all quite open and honest enough to hold their hands up and admit it. But I believe the players we have retained are more than good enough to go and get the job done this season. The ones we’re going to bring in are the types of characters we need, who can go to venues like Arbroath in November when it’s blowing a gale, or up to Inverness.

“Guys who have a little bit of experience in this Championship, who have got out of it in the past or have won the league in the past and can enhance the group.”

Another major issue for United was their goals against column. It made for grim reading and was a major factor in their relegation.

Goodwin added: “Defensively, of course, we have to work extremely hard on that side of things as well because that was a huge factor in last season. The amount of goals we conceded was