Tam Courts and Tony Asghar are planning a bright new future for Dundee United
Legacy by James Kerr is a book that goes behind the scenes with the New Zealand rugby union team, seeking to discover the secrets of the All Blacks' success. Dundee United have distributed a copy to every player in the hope that they will pick up something.
"I have had a lot of feedback, the boys have been talking about it," sporting director Tony Asghar tells Sky Sports. "In the old days, I don't think many clubs would have given their players a book to read. Now, there is a different way of thinking. Players want to learn."

It is just one example of Dundee United's determination to do things differently.

This is a club that made headlines last year by hiring a 17-year-old analyst working from Bangalore. There is a head of football research, Dr Dan Parnell, while Tam Courts is the new head coach having been promoted from his role as head of tactical performance.

Even the presence of a sporting director is relatively new-fangled to some. "I knew there would be a lot of pushback, not only internally but externally," acknowledges Asghar. "The role of sporting director is not that well known in Scotland."

It is two-and-a-half years since Asghar was appointed by the club's new US owners, overseeing a promotion and a culture change. Long-term growth is the ambition for this proud club. The methods might be unfamiliar to some but few dispute the need for change.

"It was a club in distress financially and a league below where it should have been. The fans were all in a state of disarray - I would use the word angry - about what was happening as other teams were seen to be progressing more. We needed a vision for the long term.