As the season drags toward its merciful end, United's defense is stumbling with the kind of awkwardness that makes fans cover their eyes. It's like watching a weary defender chase a ball over the top—slow, painful, and all too familiar.

If it were up to us, we'd have called full-time weeks ago and quietly agreed to forget this campaign ever happened until July. But no, there are still matches to play, and United keeps finding creative, gut-wrenching ways to let goals slip through.

Last week at Kilmarnock, and again at Pittodrie on Saturday, it was the same old script: defensive blunders served up with depressing regularity. Honestly, the exhaustion is real—tired of watching the mistakes, tired of hearing them dissected post-match, and tired of waiting for someone to step up and fix the mess.

And as for signing Krisztian Keresztes permanently? Absolutely not. That suggestion deserves to be launched into the North Sea—ironically, the same fate the ball should have met before Aberdeen's first goal. The thought of rolling into next season with this same backline is enough to give any United fan heart palpitations.

We can only hope for fresh faces, perhaps a chance for young Charlie Dewar, fresh off a successful loan spell at Alloa, to stake his claim. But those worries can wait. First, there are two more games to finish the season: Livingston at home tonight and St Mirren away on Sunday.

And honestly, we'd be more surprised if United didn't gift away another goal before the final whistle. If you're looking for a silver lining, maybe it's that next season's kit will at least look sharp while the defense works out its kinks.