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| Dundee Utd unveil Levein as boss | Dundee Utd unveil Levein as boss |
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| Craig Levein has been confirmed as Craig Brewster's successor as Dundee United manager on a two-and-a-half year contract at a Monday media conference. | Craig Levein has been confirmed as Craig Brewster's successor as Dundee United manager on a two-and-a-half year contract at a Monday media conference. |
| Brewster left Tannadice "by mutual and amicable agreement" on Sunday following the 5-1 thrashing by Falkirk. | Brewster left Tannadice "by mutual and amicable agreement" on Sunday following the 5-1 thrashing by Falkirk. |
| Levein said: "I'm delighted to join Dundee United, and I'm confident that I can help the club climb up the league. | |
| "I wouldn't have considered coming to Tannadice if there wasn't a desire to succeed within the club." | |
| United turned to Levein, who had been working without a contract at Raith Rovers. | |
| The former Hearts and Leicester City boss had rejected overtures last week from Dunfermline Athletic. | The former Hearts and Leicester City boss had rejected overtures last week from Dunfermline Athletic. |
| The Tangerines are presently one point adrift of the Pars at the foot of the Scottish Premier League. | |
| There is a lot of hard work ahead but with the support of everyone with the club's best interests at heart, I am confident for the future New Dundee United manager Craig Levein | |
| The 42-year-old Levein - who played 16 times for Scotland - becomes the sixth Dundee United boss during the four years Eddie Thompson has been chairman of the club. | |
| "I wish to put on record my thanks to Raith Rovers over the last few weeks," added Levein. | |
| "But when Mr Thompson spoke with me about this job I felt I had to take the opportunity to come here. | |
| "I fully appreciate the scale of the task before me and I am under no illusions that there will be an easy quick fix. | |
| "However, I would not have taken the job if I did not believe I could make a difference." | |
| Despite Brewsters dismal league record of just two wins in 28 matches, Levein is positive about the task ahead at Tannadice. | |
| "I have some experience of managing change at clubs and I'd like to assure United fans that based on my previous experiences and my initial impressions, this is not a club in crisis," he said. | |
| "The infrastructure is sound, the budget is reasonable, there is a determination to succeed and the playing squad is better than the league position suggests. | |
| "There is a lot of hard work ahead but with the support of everyone with the club's best interests at heart, I am confident for the future." | |
| And Thompson was clearly pleased to have landed the experienced Levein. | |
| "I felt it was in the best interests of the club to move swiftly and appoint an experienced manager without undue delay," he said. | |
| "I have made extensive enquiries with knowledgeable people in the game and Craig Levein comes highly recommended in every category of the criteria set by the board. | |
| "He has a proven track record and an excellent reputation for man management. | |
| "He also has extensive contacts in England and abroad and these will be important as we look to strengthen the squad in the next transfer window." |