BLETHER: The greatest-ever European Cup Final very nearly didn’t take place
Nearly 60 years on, it is still revered in some quarters as the greatest-ever European Cup Final?
BLETHER: Drinks trolley on plane injured star in unusual tale
It is not just on the pitch that footballers sustain injuries.
BLETHER: Bottle of aftershave ruins World Cup bid for Spanish goalkeeper
It is not just on the pitch that footballers sustain injuries.
BLETHER: Grandpa Ally’s shinguards were eventually unearthed at Hampden
A recent Blether article mentioned items which caught the eye of a prominent local football official.
BLETHER: Rabbie reminisces about game in Carnoustie at old Westfield Park
The Dundee Schoolboys stories, which featured so prevalently in this column in February and March, was instigated by Rabbie Ogg.
Chelsea just couldn’t afford to play new Dundee United signing Jim
Gordon Johnstone asked for BwB to settle an argument.
BLETHER: Charlie George’s accident meant he couldn’t do throw-ins – or rude gestures!
The following, I’m assured, is true . . .
BLETHER: Ernie never played with brother Brian at Dens
My former Tele sports desk colleague Ian Lindsay replied to the April 13 article about Dundee footballing brothers Brian and Ernie Scrimgeour.
BLETHER: Derek Johnstone hit hat-trick for Dundee Schoolboys despite injured neck
Jimmy Chaplain was the team manager when the Dundee Schoolboys U/15 Select won the Scottish Cup.
BLETHER: Hunt on for local darts trophy –The Bobby Alexander Memorial
A resident from Canada has got in touch with BwB.
BLETHER: Only one person has officially played for three countries recognised by Fifa
Football throws up many quirky tales. The following, I’m assured, is true . . .
BLETHER: Anfield was once home to Liverpool’s arch rivals Everton
Some football stories are legend. The following, I’m assured, is true . . .
BLETHER: Conveyor belt of talented players ended up on books for Dundee and United
Allan Carver sent an email with input after he saw the article on St Columba BC players stepping up to the senior grade.
BLETHER: Differing feelings of Hampden compared to DC Thomson book
Steve Finan’s book “Lifted Over The Turnstiles” featured on January 5, and one reader’s reading of the “Hampden experience” was very different.
BLETHER: Jocky ‘way above everyone else’ in eyes of Dundee FC fans
The Jocky Scott article on January 5 drew comment on social media.
BLETHER: Italian played in four World Cups – but not one qualifying game
Football throws up many quirky tales. The following, I’m assured, is true . . .
BLETHER: Jack Nicklaus lost in Lochee? Dundee man Alex has a different version
Monifieth reader Alex Kelly also remembers legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus attending the NCR grounds in the 1960s.
Blether: Dundee man Derek puts names to East Craigie FC team pic
The excellent East Craigie JFC photograph which was used on February 16 didn’t have any names.
Blether: Dundee reader Jackie Knight is looking for former Broughty United teammates
Broughty Ferry reader Jackie Knight, well-known on the local after-dinner circuit and also in local football and cricket circles, is on the lookout for two former teammates.
Blether: Dundee North End side from 1971 – do you recognise anyone?
This is a Dundee North End JFC team photo, taken in January 1971.