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United legend Jim McLean

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BLETHER: Dundee United legend Jim McLean in the old Terra Nova and Walter Smith on karaoke – ‘As soon as Jim left, there was a mad dash to the bar!’

September 19, 2020

Dundee TAVR boxing team.

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BLETHER: In search of Rainbow Boxing Club pictures, Forthill Athletic FC and more on Gordon Beat and the Butterburn U/18 Scottish Cup Final team

September 12, 2020

Sugar Ray Robinson (left) throwing a long left to the head of Randolph Turpin during their title bout at Earl's Court in London, in July 1951.

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BLETHER: The greats of ‘the sweet science’, a Xabi Alonso-inspired windfall and Bank Street Athletic from the late 1970s

September 5, 2020

Willie Morton testimonial in 1985. Dundee/Dundee United Select (back row, from left) – Ally Donaldson, Jim McInally, Frank Kopel, Henry Hall, Walter Smith, Gordon Wallace. Front row – Steve Murray, George Fleming, Kenny Cameron, Willie Morton, Jim McLean, Doug Smith.

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BLETHER: Local stars – including Jim McLean and Walter Smith – came out to play for dedicated St James official Willie Morton

August 29, 2020

An old Dundee Primary Schools Select photo.

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BLETHER: The names of the 1974 Dundee Primary Schools Select side and footballer plucked from family business to star for Dundee United

August 15, 2020

Billy Grier (left) and his brother George alongside Dundee United legend Jim McLean

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BLETHER: The Scottish Junior Cup masterplan involving Dundee United legend Jim McLean hatched by former Lochee United bosses

August 8, 2020

Celtic legend Jimmy McGrory

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BLETHER: The story of Celtic legend Jimmy McGrory and William ‘Tiddler’ Forbes continues, Tayside’s ‘greatest’ football side and a salute to Willie Lawson

August 1, 2020

Derek Johnstone up against Dundee United's Davie Dodds in 1981 League Cup Final

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BLETHER: Rangers legend Derek Johnstone’s search for a picture in action for Broughty Athletic, Dundee’s 1967/68 cup heroics and a salute to Ronnie Dittrich

July 25, 2020

George Beat and Linda McNaughton

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BLETHER: George Beat and Linda McNaughton, the Butterburn YC U/18 Scottish Cup Final team and Lawside Academy’s U/15 side from 1954-55

July 19, 2020

Brazil legend Pele in Dundee

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BLETHER: Pele at Dens Park, Dickie Boag and the Half-Holiday League Striker who turned down Dundee United

July 11, 2020

Dundee Solicitors v Dundee CID

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BLETHER: Dundee Solicitors v Dundee CID, Doug Sanders and a trophy-laden St Columba BC image

July 5, 2020

An old photo of St Columba BC team

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BLETHER: St Columba BC, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge returns and the Hillside Primary School title mystery

June 13, 2020

An old Dundee Primary Schools Select photo

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BLETHER: Dundee Primary Schools Select, plea from Down Under to find boxing pal and World Cup winners who played on Dundee Violet’s pitch

June 6, 2020

Tiddler Forbes worked at the Houses of Parliament

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BLETHER: Tiddler Forbes, the Jimmy McGrory connection and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in Lochee

May 30, 2020

Osborne FC team photo.
Back (L to R) - Mathers, Love, MacKay, Brown, Nicoll, Milne, McMillan.
Front - Reilly, Ritchie, Jamieson, Sleway, Murphy, McKenzie.
16/5/1973.

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BLETHER: Tributes to Ian Brown and Albert Brannan, Dundee’s penalty fortune and the linesman who ran on and scored

May 23, 2020

The Butterburn team which played Kirkstyle in the Under 18 Scottish Cup Final at Claypotts.
Back Row (L-R): Keir, Smith, McAlpine, Bruce, Brown, O'Rourke
Front row: Moir, Duncan, Ferguson, Goodall, McGowan SP 28/05/1966 T&P 2/3/01

Dundee Butterburn FC 1966-05-00

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BLETHER: The story of the first Butterburn player to star for Celtic

May 17, 2020

John 'Blether' Brown.

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BLETHER: Dundee’s Tiddler Forbes could do with a football what no other mortal could

March 1, 2020

Ally is the keeper in this 1969-70 Broughty United team that won the double of League and North of Tay Cup.

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BLETHER: Five North of Tay Cup Finals but just one success for Broughty goalie Ally

January 26, 2020

Ally Martin is in this Dundee Schoolboys U/15 Select from season 1957-58, and it also includes other Broughty United players such as Andy Gearie, Mike Lorimer, Ian Sharp, Pat Higgins, Gordon Wallace, Harry Hay, Alex Foster and Ken Cullen.

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BLETHER: Treasured wallet was the prize for Scottish Schools Cup success

January 20, 2020

Ally Martin, right, watches as Scott Ritchie, captain of St James, receives the Fairfield Sports and Leisure Trophy from Tom Berry, President of Fairfield Sports and Leisure Club.

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Blether: Dundee amateur Ally’s first ‘wage’ was a packet of sweets

January 11, 2020