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It's bittersweet- apparently we were the better team in the semi v United but threw away a great opportunity to get to the final- we had a good record v a good Saints team that season, winning three of our four league games.

Jim Duffy is responsible for 33.34% of those final appearances.

Rollo's Pier (locally called Rollo's Folly in the 18th century) was named after a nearby pier which never served any purpose (hence "folly"). The park was located on marshy ground now occupied by student accommodation and flats at the top of Roseangle- so just to the east of Invergowrie Arab's photo. The ground was quirky in that some stone arches similar to the Tay Bridge arches at Barnetts (I think long gone) served as changing facilities. There's an artist's rendering in the book "Our Boys and the Wise Men". Before being a football ground the land was used for outdoor dances and social events. There's more on the early history of Dundee Football at https://juteopolitan.wixsite.com/website

The closest Dundee have come would be 1948-49 when we lost the league on the last day of the season and were beaten semi- Finalists in both cups. Rangers won the actual treble beating us to the league and knocking us out of the league cup. Clyde knocked us out the Scottish.

Did Queen’s say that would have been the case?

It was held in Edinburgh in 1896 when Hearts played Hibs on the ground of St Bernards (New Logie Green). It was also held at Kinning Park in 1881 at a time when the ground was outside the Glasgow City limits (subsumed into the city in 1897 according wiki)

Much like other corporate groups I assume the non match day revenue will help cover costs/losses of running the club via a series of intercompany loans, recharges etc. The club won't necessarily benefit directly from non football profit. They will argue redeveloping Dens, as much as that would be superb, doesn't give them the additional strands of income that Nou Campy will.

Wha's in cherge? [Insert gif of Vincent McMahon swaggering into the arena with Jocky's face superimposed on to Vince's here]

Perhaps the best, most poetic description of my team I’ve ever read.

Yup. Fully expect Dundee to fully reciprocate for the Dens derby.

The ticket queue is about to snake down the Provie Rd- so much for the boycott!

Rangers fans incoming...

Behave.

I think I'm right in saying that any win v Forfar in 90 minutes guarantees seeding in the last 16.

2 x Croatia v Scotland to be refunded. Shite.

Yeah I wondered that too and I also assumed there'd be a refund, but I still wanted to see it confirmed: https://support.tickets-euro2020.uefa.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020995840-How-is-the-refund-processed-after-my-tickets-get-cancelled-following-the-capacity-reduction-

He's just upset that we've abandoned the tippy tappy brand of football that guarantees him a hat trick.

And if it were up to the media JM would still be manager with Dodds his assistant.

This "Netflix" style season ticket is being piloted in Denmark. Early signs are positive . https://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2019/08/01/netflix-subscription-model-can-retain-younger-fans/

Congrats. My wife was in labour when St Mirren pumped us out the cup a couple years back- sensing the events at Dens he hung in in there until the early hours of the next morning.

The second relegation battle was of McCann's own making, and yes, we were in danger of going down. McCann oversaw the worst start to any league campaign in our 126 years and McIntyre the worst run of defeats since the 1890's. They both had to go. Comparing them is like comparing Boris Johnson's and Jeremy Hunt's Brexit plans - a waste of energy and whatever choice you make will ultimately end us in the shit.

Got you. Should have worked it out from 'Gibby'! All's good here - took the wee man to his first Dundee game at the weekend- time flies! Hope all is well with you.

Erm...yes! Were you at the place that got her that Dansette personalised mug?!

Although I've obviously seen him knocking about Grouchos for years, it's only in the last few that I got to know him. My wife likes to collect old record players and Alistair would refurbish them ridiculously cheap - he just did it for the pure pleasure. RIP.

This. Utd were poor yesterday but we've also been rank fuckin awful this season and have been hammered by Championship clubs ourselves already. It would be the most Dundee thing ever for us to wipe out the banter potential of beautiful Monday by losing a play off to them. That said, I would only fancy our chances in the playoffs against a declining Ayr side who won't get to the final anyway. 11th is pretty much auto relegation for us as far as I'm concerned. We need to finish 10th.