Football mourns Eddie Thompson

The funeral took place today of Dundee United Chairman and SPL Director Eddie Thompson.

Around 1,000 fans of the Tannadice club gathered for the service in Broughty Ferry and they were joined by leading figures from the Scottish football family, as well as those from politics and the media.

Manager Craig Levein and broadcaster Jim Spence spoke during the service for the man who took control of Dundee United in 2002.

Director Derek Robertson said: "This is a very sad day and emotional time for a lot of people at the club and also for the Thompson family. But I'm sure that somewhere up there Eddie will be giving people a hard time to make sure that Dundee United thrive and prosper."

Dundee United are at home to St Mirren on Saturday and the club have cut prices across the board to £5 to allow as many fans as possible to attend and turn Tannadice into a sea of tangerine.