GOODWIN WON'T ACCEPT TIRED OLD EXCUSES

JIM GOODWIN has made it clear tiredness won't be an excuse for his European heroes against Falkirk this afternoon.

- BY SCOTT BURNS

Dundee United kick off the new league season against Bairns fresh from their Europa Conference League win over UNA Strassen on Thursday.

Goodwin expects his men to go the distance against a newly-promoted Bairns side who gave them a bloody nose in the Premier Sports Cup last season.

The United manager warned: “We know it’s going to be difficult.