DUFC

FOREIGN IMPORTS TO EASE TRANSITION

15th September 2000

United will field the SPL's first ever all-Cameroon strike force in tomorrow's Tannadice meeting with St Mirren. The Tangerines are expected to field Mvondo Atangana and Alphonse Tchami from the start and have another foreigner, the French trialist who did well in the Under-21s this week, on the bench.

Watching from the stands should be Hondurans Francisco Ramirez and Reynaldo Clavasquin as well Argentinian Gustavo Fuentes, all three of whom are joining up from Motagua in the Central American country.

Despite the foreign influx, Manager Alex Smith insisted United would be continuing the well-established Tannadice tradition of producing talented Scottish players. "We have a good few very good youngsters here right now, but they are not ready for first team football and we will not be throwing them in until they are", he said.