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Jim McLean - An Appreciation


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Fantastic obit John.

 

Would loved to have seen that United side go up against Liverpool in the European Cup final in Rome in 1984. It's such a pity they were on the receiving end of scandalous ref decisions and match fixing (the Roma chief basically admitted it in 2018)

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Nowt much left to say about Jim McLean after what was an excellent read and tribute from JMc.

 

I was based up in Arbroath for a few years in the 80's and along with some of the lads nipped down to Dundee to watch  quite a few European ties that included some on the way to that European Cup semi-final.  Great atmospheres and excellent football, a time when some provincial clubs could play a bit.

 

Ferguson (Aberdeen) and McLean (Dundee Utd) demonstrated where exceptional  management could take a football club. Their teams did more in Europe over several seasons than Rangers or Celtic did in two decades from 73 to 92. 

 

I'll certainly raise a glass to Jim McLean and what he brought to the party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Great Post!

 

When I was a boy and just discovering football.  Dundee United under McLean were at the height of their powers. They were a really good team.

 

I still remember the night they beat Barcelona and the back to back cup finals when they lost to St. Mirren and Celtic. 

 

Back then they were genuinely a team I liked watching.  Such a shame what Scottish football has become.

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2 hours ago, Crimson Dynamo said:

Great Post!

 

When I was a boy and just discovering football.  Dundee United under McLean were at the height of their powers. They were a really good team.

 

I still remember the night they beat Barcelona and the back to back cup finals when they lost to St. Mirren and Celtic. 

 

Back then they were genuinely a team I liked watching.  Such a shame what Scottish football has become.

I believe Dundee Utd have played Barcelona 4 times over 2 ties (60's and 90's) and won all four games. That must be some kind of record?

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