shedboy wrote:

snoots69 wrote:

bowers wrote:

 


Trial for the wumins team?

On seeing his pic, my first reaction was that we're potentially signing a wummin 

Thats what i thought.  Anyway think this a dev signing but what a first name.  Good to see dev targets but maybe need a focus on a more experienced type signing too?

 
Just reading a book set in US. Main character's first name is Mason. SHE shortens it to MACE.

Just saying. 

If Portsmouth get promoted, THEN do we get the money?

Tek wrote:

He's looking like a different laddie. Looks very continental and athletic.

He's the best youth product I had the pleasure of seeing coming through from Tannadice since the 80's.Fantastic player.

I know he'll eventually make us all proud.

He might still be the one that earns Utd a decent 'add on'.

Still remember the days when folk on Mad were eager to get Dowser in ahead of Ryan.   Past it at 17!

Oh, and on a lack of understanding about style, Pat Reilly, I think you'll find that IS a haircut!   

 

Leedsy2 wrote:

Fizzled out at the end. Needed another half-hour. 

apparently there was loads of footage they never used because it was just too graphic.  For that reason the necrophilia references weredropped.
 

smedDUm wrote:

First Fraser, now Robson, I think the tabloids must be short of news space & I wouldn't be too concerned there will be any departures. Both are very exciting prospects and it's great we've got them but both have a long way to go. Instance Robson on Friday. Pat suggests he struggled during periods of the game on Friday, maybe he did & why not, it was a high-octane game. But he's still a laddie but can you imagine how quickly he's learning from a game like Friday? Then Fraser - he's currently maybe about 60% the player he's going to be. If he doesn't train on much from here he's still going to have a good career. If he reaches 100% of his potential he's going to be a wealthy young man (what it's all about now sorry).

 

Intersting point on Sportsound the other day.  Would Armstrong be the player he is now if he hadn't played the 100+ games for United?  He'd never have had that much time on the pitch at Celtic.  Useful thought for youngsters.
 

smedDUm wrote:

I'd take a draw right now but then we've got them again 5 weeks tonite and I guess we'd take a draw then as well? They'll be hoping for 4 points out of the 6. This is their first game minus Fyvie & McGinn so I wonder if I'm being a bit cautious not going for 3 points tonite. It's been the heart of their midfield all season & I don't see obvious replacements, it's upfront they have spare resources.

5-0 for us

I think the game against them in 62-63 was my first 5-0 watching United.  Time for another!!
 

Tek wrote:

I love that pic.

Was anyone on here at that first game v Barcelona?

Guilty as charged!

On the terracing near The Shed squashed tae bits!  Happy as.

PatReilly wrote:

If Strachan chucks it, which I doubt, the problem isn't who is available, it's who the SFA finds acceptable.

A total clear out of the Scottish football authorities, both SFA and SPFL (and why do we need two governing bodies?) is required. And that won't happen, because it wouldn't suit two teams from Glasgow.

Meanwhile our rugby LEAGUE team take on New Zealand and get a draw.  Look what that team's coach said after the game and compare it with Wee Gordy's post match (non) comments."I'm as proud as anything," said Scotland coach Steve McCormack."Not only that never-say-die attitude from our lads but just the manner in which we got that result."We're also a bit disappointed that we didn't win. The players were sensational. We've played against the world's best team tonight with a young team."

World away from the round ball players' approach!  were12-10 up with six minutes to go.  Conceded two tries and then at the last gasp scored a converted try to bring it to 18 all. 

Don't usually agree with Tom English but he's spot on about Strachan and Michael O'Neil!

Foo Kin Twat wrote:

P4W4 - that was as good as we could have expected IMO, but all undone by Berra and Hanley going to sleep and allowing Sturridge 3 yards.  Then Hanley missing a straight forward header and shirt pulling in their box and Griffiths being too selfish, as you say.

 
Just turned the hour and we're three zip to a poor, dull, boring and lacklustre team.  Time for us tae think again.

PatReilly wrote:

Not optimistic: 3-0 to England.

England Dull - Scotland Embarrassed
 

Leedsy2 wrote:

Inspired by a comment elsewhere I ask the question - what saved you from being a Dee?

In my case my family were Dees, father, uncles, several cousins, grandfather, and five great-uncles were all frequenters of Dens Park, and steadfastly refused to even visit Tannadice. Something perverse in me made me buck the family tradition, and at the age of seven, and of my own accord, I became a rabid United supporter. In later years I went against the family and refused to become a Freemason.......but that's another story.

Dundee FC was the city's big team for many years, and as a United supporter I became the target of much leg-pulling, and on occasion, a bit of bullying.  All my school pals were Dees (fkn glory hunters!) but I remained faithful to my team, and am glad that I did. Not for me all the years of jealousy and bitter hatred against Dundee United!

Now I'm an old man of seventy-nine and in ill health, I live in Leeds and can't get to my beloved Tannadice, but I am still an Arab at heart.  I want to thank Tek for persevering with this forum,  enabling me to keep in touch with the club of my choice. You're doing a great job, long may it continue.

On reflection, perhaps this post is in the wrong section of the forum? If so please excuse me, I can only plead senility.....

Can't match your start date Leedsy, but my dad took me along to Tannadice when I was about 8.  I've got a memory of being held up to stand on the railings of the new (now Jery Kerr) stand before it had opened.  I think we beat the neighbours 2-1.

Even when they won the league, my pals and me never thought of supporting them.  Bear in mind this was when people went to Tannadice one week and Dens the next. I was at all their European Cup home games, saw them beat Cologne 8-1 (they lost their keeper - before substitutes), saw them beat Inter Milan.  Watched that team with cox, Ure Gilzean et al and never considered s

The trouble wi panic measures is they seldom work long term. There were loadsa panic measures.

Got a lot o praise for being brave at Ross County in the cup and going 3 - 3 - 3.  No sure he actuallly gad a lot to do with it.

Sorry it didn't work for him, but as Tek says, if he's no regrets, mebbes he really didn't understand the situation.