Dundee United boss Mixu Paatelainen reckons it would be a senseless decision if he was dismissed following the clubs relegation.A campaign steeped in misery was capped for the suffering United fans when Dundee came from behind to win 2-1 in Mondays derby match at Dens Park.Edward Ofere had given the visitors the lead before Kostadin Gadzhalovs equaliser, and Uniteds fate was sealed in stoppage-time when Craig Wighton netted the winner. Paatelainen replaced Jackie McNamara at Tannadice in October but his appointment did not produce the spark the stagnant squad required.The Finn repeatedly questioned the character of the players he inherited but of the five signings Paatelainen made, only goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima was in the line-up that lost to Dundee.Although Paatelainen accepts his position is now in doubt, he insisted he is the man to lead United out of next seasons Championship. Dundee United suffered relegation to the Scottish Championship He said: We have been here a few months now, working with this team and for the club. Weve got the necessary knowledge of what has to be done.To be honest, we did identify early on the things that needed to be done. The knowledge is there, the plan is there. Not only player-wise but also off the field, football related. I think only a fool would put that to waste, the knowledge that we have.After registering just five league wins since taking over, United are staring at their first campaign outside of the top division in 20 years.When asked if he had considered walking away, Paatelainen said: No. I dont give up. We came here this season. The ship was sinking already. We tried to tackle those problems personnel-wise. The January window is difficult and we have improved, just not enough Dundee United scorer Edward Ofere (l) and Mark Durnan at full-time Mistakes keep creeping in and we simply cant afford to have that. That is why we need a totally new angle on things. I am desperate to do that, I love working hard, I dont count hours, I dont have days off.Look at the support today... it has been a miserable season for us and the supporters have been there for us every day. Tonight we gave them a little bit, though not enough to put up with their suffering.I think the players attitude towards work is excellent, they are honest boys, they try their best, it just isnt good enough. There is softness, slackness, they think someone else can track those players. It is a mentality thing. Dundees Paul McGowan (left) with Paul Dixon Paatelainen concedes it would be helpful if under-pressure chairman Stephen Thompson, whose own future is undecided after he announced he is looking for someone to buy the club from him, set him and the supporters straight on his plans for next season.I dont dictate what the chairman does, said the 49-year-old. I work for the club, for the team, and it is as simple as that.I have a contract and I work regardless of whether there is a statement out about my future. I dont mind speculation although I dont think it is healthy for the club, maybe that would help the situation but I dont advise the chairman. I dont expect him to do anything.Also See:Dundee Utd fixturesDundee Utd statsScottish Prem tableTubular Shadow Sko . The giant slalom world champion slipped during her first run in the morning, landing on her back and then twisting forward before getting her leg caught in the protective material on the side of the slope. Nmd_r1 Sko Hvit . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats. http://www.nmdnorgesalg.com/ . The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes. 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Adidas Tubular Shadow Norge .com) - The women will also have a new champion at the Australian Open.Caster Semenya has officially become the golden girl of South African sport.But her Olympic 800m triumph is certain to further inflame the scientific and ethical storm about whether she, as an intersex athlete, should be allowed to compete with women.Semenya, whose body has been subjected to brutal and unprecedented scrutiny for years, claimed her first Olympic gold medal in Rio on Saturday night.She was a full two seconds short of breaking Jarmila Kratochvilovas 33-year-old world record, but still posted the fastest two-lap time this year of one minute 55.28 seconds.After blazing through her heat and semi-final, Semenya had the final comfortably covered.The 25-year-old put her foot down on the final bend and surged ahead to leave Burundis Francine Niyonsaba (1:56.49) with silver and Kenyas Margaret Wambui (1:56.89) with bronze.Yet even as a proud Semenya completed her victory lap draped in the South African flag, she did so under the weight of an issue that transcends sport.Since the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled last year there was no conclusive scientific proof that elevateed testosterone provides women with a significant competitive edge, the South African has been allowed to compete without the medication that suppressed her naturally occurring elevated testosterone levels to that considered normal for female athletes.ddddddddddddShe has subsequently dominated in a manner reminiscent of her astonishing 800m world title in Berlin seven years ago, the trigger for her forced gender testing and outing as intersex.Only hours before Saturdays race, IAAF president Sebastian Coe reiterated the organisation intended to take the case back to CAS.That both Niyonsaba and Wambui have also been the subject of scrutiny about whether they too have the same condition, hyperandrogenism, only further ignites the fire.Many of Semenyas rivals did not want to address the issue post-race.Its out of my control, theres nothing I can do about it, said Great Britains Lynsey Sharp, who came sixth.Its up to the people at the top. 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