Steven Pressley insists 'something's not right' at Dundee United managerial merry-go round spins yet again

They'd be as well installing a revolving door at Tannadice’s front entrance given the swirling rate of managerial ins and outs.

Incredibly, Dundee United are preparing to announce their 25th boss since the late, great Jim McLean finally unplugged his hairdryer back in 1993.

Jack Ross is expected to be the latest man to slide down the never-ending conveyor belt of bosses after Tam Courts’ shock departure on Tuesday.

But before he poses for the camera with the tangerine scarf above his head, the former St Mirren, Sunderland and Hibs boss has been advised to pause and consider just why the speed of the managerial changes has hit warp drive in recent years.

Since Robbie Neilson opted to stay put in the Championship with Hearts instead of leading his promotion-winning United team back into the top-flight in 2020, the Terrors have managed to burn their way through a boss a year.

Micky Mellon decided he was better off back at Tranmere following a 12-month Tayside secondment and now Courts has called it quits too after a single season in charge.

As far as former Tannadice hero Steven Pressley is concerned, something doesn’t add up.

“I’m not privy to what goes on behind the scenes at Tannadice but the concern I have for Dundee United is that is three managers in quick succession who have all left at the first opportunity,” he told Record Sport.

“That for me is a worry.

“I know that Micky Mellon left under a bit of a cloud, Robbie Neilson walked after leading the club to promotion and now Tam has gone too after a successful first season.

“In my opinion, there must be something that’s not quite right at that football club just now.

“The reason it’s a concern is that one of the most important aspects when you’re building a