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© SNS Group Dundee United’s top six dream is over. But Micky Mellon insists his Tangerines haven’t given up on a fairy tale ending to the season. United are within three points of sixth placed St Mirren going into the final round of pre-split fixtures. However, the Buddies superior goal difference means even if results went in the Tangerines’ favour, they would require a huge, eight-goal swing to overhaul the Paisley side. Slugging it out to be best of the bottom six is now the aim domestically for United. But their manager has also vowed to mount a serious assault on the Scottish Cup ...

© Shutterstock Feed Micky Mellon. Dundee United manager Micky Mellon has no regrets about lodging an appeal against Peter Pawlett’s sending-off. The midfielder was shown a straight red card by referee Nick Walsh for a challenge on Livingston’s Jason Holt during the home side’s 3-0 win at Tannadice last weekend. An SFA tribunal dismissed the appeal in midweek, leaving Pawlett suspended for Sunday’s trip to Ibrox to play champions-elect Rangers. Mellon still thought it was right to have a go at getting it overturned. He said: “We appealed because we thought it might fall on our side.