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BBC News
20-05-2025
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- BBC News
Dalby not ruling out stay, but Babunski 'to exit'
Sam Dalby has refused to rule out extending his stay with Dundee United after the 25-year-old striker turned down an extended contract with Wrexham. (The Courier), externalDavid Babunski will depart Dundee United this summer after the Premiership club opted not to take up the option of a one-year extension to the 31-year-old midfielder's contract. (The Courier), externalRead Tuesday's Scottish Gossip in full.
The Courier
19-05-2025
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- The Courier
David Babunski set for Dundee United exit as Jim Goodwin makes contract call
David Babunski will depart Dundee United this summer after the club opted not to take up the option of a one-year extension to his contract. Babunski, 31, joined the Tangerines from Hungarian outfit Mezokovesd last summer and enjoyed an impressive start to his career at Tannadice. He was a standout in the Premier Sports Cup group phase, scoring twice in three appearances, before starting 16 of United's first 17 Premiership fixtures. The Macedonian international was captain for many of those outings and his contribution to eventual European qualification should not be underestimated, despite falling out of favour. The former Barcelona, Red Star Belgrade and Yokohama F. Marinos man saw sparse action after the turn of the year. Boss Jim Goodwin acknowledged that a number of frantic fixtures were not conducive to the playmaker's style, while United's own direct, aggressive strategy saw him often bypassed. And Goodwin has opted to allow Babunski to leave United, despite a club-held option to extend his initial one-year contract. Babunski joins Declan Gallagher and Louis Moult as players who will leave Tannadice, with a full list of retained and released individuals expected in the coming days.
BBC News
03-05-2025
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- BBC News
Hibernian 3-1 Dundee Utd: Analysis
Well, where do you start with this Jekyll and Hyde United performance? Horrendous in the first half. Tremendous in the mistakes they made in defence in the opening quarter of the match were as glaring as they were completely unexpected. Normally organised, disciplined, defensively strong and hard to beat, they were none of those things before the interval and this was not the ground to put in one of their poorest 45 minutes of the to the manager, though. He made a double change at half-time, hauling off Jort van der Sande and David Babunski and replacing them with Kevin Trapanovski and Glen Middleton. They affected quite the transformation, with Trapanovski almost immediately reducing the deficit from close chances of third place are now a long shot but regardless, they've been a welcome addition to the Premiership and on the evidence of the second half, their season is far from over.
