Thomas Courts assures Dundee United fans he's a 'proven winner' as he offers Steven Gerrard Rangers parallel

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Steven Gerrard. Following the departure of Micky Mellon the 39-year-old has been promoted from his role with the youth team to become the new head coach.

That's led to a fair amount of skepticism from fans, who are keen to see their club kick on into the top half of the Premiership.

Courts admits he can understand where they're coming from, but insists his title-winning past at Kelty Hearts shows he can lift silverware.

Speaking to David Tanner on Dundee United 's YouTube page he said: "I think the fans are probably in a very similar frame of mind to me. "The reason I didn't apply for this job is because I had no real frame of reference for an academy coach, or a coach that started in a different part of the game in Scotland, to one day be.