Tekel Towers » On This Day

TheShed · 02/11/2016 11:52 pm

That goal showed everything Ray was about as a player, a real wasted talent really, should have achieved so much more.

As for Kjell ❤️

kiwiarab · 03/11/2016 6:15 am

that mckinnon goal is one of the best i have seen, brilliant stuff.

bowers · 03/11/2016 7:12 am

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_BeUMbOka0c

SlatefordArab · 03/11/2016 11:00 am

Tek wrote:
20 years ago today - Saturday 2nd November 1996 - Attendance : 5,814

Referee - Dougie Smith (Troon)

Motherwell 1 (Ian Ross 60)
Dundee United 3 (Olofsson 56,McKinnon 57,Winters 89)

I was at this game and remember it like it was yesterday.One of the best away performances and days i have had following Utd.

It was Kjell Olofsson's first goal for the club,and of course Ray McKinnon scored a wonder goal that lives long in the memory.

A vintage Utd performance.

https://youtu.be/MfyuY9BQzVg

That was the start of that team coming together; never really looked back after that game.

PatReilly · 04/11/2016 8:57 am

I enjoy the memories on this topic thread.

Was at most, if not all of the games mentioned, but haven't always got a clear recollection of them.

That 5-0 game against The German Team highlighted by Bowers does stick in the mind, though!

Arabnophobia · 16/11/2016 11:19 pm

50 years ago today, beers and smokes in the dressing room after pumping some spannish team infront of 28000 at Tannadice...

Tek · 16/11/2016 11:27 pm

I love that pic.

Was anyone on here at that first game v Barcelona?

Billy_Hainey · 16/11/2016 11:44 pm

I was at the game at Tannadice Tek. Still got my old man's programme from the game. 50 years ago tonight, phuck sake. I'd only started being taken to the futba in the August.

After the game can remember walking along Marryat Street to Five Ways to get the no. 20 bus home. It was phuckin freezin.

When me and the old man got home, it was the latest I'd ever been allowed to stay up. Walking into the living room, my old man says to my old dear, "We've just beat Barcelona, and he's moaning aboot the bloody cald".

TheShed · 16/11/2016 11:48 pm

Tek wrote:
I love that pic.

Was anyone on here at that first game v Barcelona?

My mum wasn't even old enough to have even thought of me then, never mind me be at the game. Bet it was a bloody good night tho, the one 21 years later certainly was. I'd been to a fair few games before the '87 game but it's the 1st United game I can remember anything about.

Tek · 16/11/2016 11:58 pm

Billy_Hainey wrote:
I was at the game at Tannadice Tek. Still got my old man's programme from the game. 50 years ago tonight, phuck sake. I'd only started being taken to the futba in the August.

After the game can remember walking along Marryat Street to Five Ways to get the no. 20 bus home. It was phuckin freezin.

When me and the old man got home, it was the latest I'd ever been allowed to stay up. Walking into the living room, my old man says to my old dear, "We've just beat Barcelona, and he's moaning aboot the bloody cald".

Typical Arab.

Never happy

17/11/2016 10:51 am

I was there but bizarrely I don't remember very much about it apart from I stood on the NW terracing, Dode Fox towards Shed End in modern parlance. Unfortunately there is absolutely no footage of the game which younger fans will find hard to believe. I'm proud to have been part of Tannadice's record crowd. Also hard to believe, the 28,000 was 5,500 more than watched the 1st leg.

I attended the 50th Anniversary Evening in the Heggy last nite and the majority there (120 or so mostly auld yins) when asked by Paul Reid who was at the game put their hands up. No one present tho had been at the 1st leg in Barcelona 3 weeks earlier - does anyone know anyone who was there, I believe the away support at the Camp Nou was less than 100. A great man I got to know post-career and sadly departed for 20 years, Ian Mitchell, scored United's first home goal in Europe and his family was represented last nite by wife Irene & son Kenneth who conducted an excellent couple of minutes q and a with Paul.

A good night, well done Dundee United.

played4won4 · 17/11/2016 12:52 pm

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.

17/11/2016 1:14 pm

Arabnophobia wrote:
50 years ago today, beers and smokes in the dressing room after pumping some spannish team infront of 28000 at Tannadice...

Not beer, Robertson's SUN JOY orangeade courtesy of director Ernie.
The fags are fags tho!

Arab_plumber · 17/11/2016 4:37 pm

Is Doug Smith dipping a pocket there?

17/11/2016 5:10 pm

Nah, he's sneezing!
Persson's the one missing & they reckoned last nite he drew the short straw and was getting tested for drugs.

PatReilly · 17/11/2016 5:49 pm

I was aware of the game, being in a football daft family, but only 10 years old and 70 miles distant at the time. Great photo!

arabugsy · 17/11/2016 7:53 pm

smedDUm wrote:
I was there but bizarrely I don't remember very much about it apart from I stood on the NW terracing, Dode Fox towards Shed End in modern parlance. Unfortunately there is absolutely no footage of the game which younger fans will find hard to believe. I'm proud to have been part of Tannadice's record crowd. Also hard to believe, the 28,000 was 5,500 more than watched the 1st leg.

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Same for me, even the part of the ground.

played4won4 · 21/11/2016 12:04 pm

arabugsy wrote:
smedDUm wrote:
I was there but bizarrely I don't remember very much about it apart from I stood on the NW terracing, Dode Fox towards Shed End in modern parlance. Unfortunately there is absolutely no footage of the game which younger fans will find hard to believe. I'm proud to have been part of Tannadice's record crowd. Also hard to believe, the 28,000 was 5,500 more than watched the 1st leg.

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Same for me, even the part of the ground.

Seems we were a there! Funny, cos it's thew only time I would have been there. swappedends@halftime.com

lifesanocean · 22/11/2016 6:41 pm

On this day 2009. Utter scenes as United come back from a goal down to beat Celtic for the first time in 10 years. Daly and Darren Dods. Singing 'we're gonna win the league.' Class times.

Last edited by lifesanocean (22/11/2016 6:41 pm)

Tek · 22/11/2016 7:20 pm

That was a great day.

First time we had beat Celtic in years.Last minute winner.Coming back to win from behind.

Perfect.

The week after we went to Fir Park and came back to draw 2-2 with just 9 men.

Briefly flirted with the notion that we might mount a title bid.

The Scottish Cup wasn't a bad consolation ⚽🏆

Sieb22 · 04/12/2016 10:02 am

20 years ago today, Ron Jeremy signs.

SlatefordArab · 04/12/2016 10:08 am

Sieb - top bloke and still shedded oot his nut!

Tek · 04/12/2016 3:17 pm

Loved the big man.

Bet Utd Goalie i've seen to this day at claiming crosses.

Big character too.

Leedsy2 · 04/12/2016 6:20 pm

I was there but cannae mind fuck all. Pished as always in those times.....

TheShed · 04/12/2016 7:42 pm

20 fucking years, mental.

Great character big Sieb and not a bad keeper either.