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BLETHER: Elmwood Juniors, Scotland’s green tracksuits and a Craig Brewster...

Lorraine Cormack requested a photo of her late dad in a football team.

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BLETHER: Dundee United hero David Narey’s ‘chaos’ in Cologne, Gellatly Street...

St Columba Boys Club’s trips to Germany were the subject of the lead story on June 13.

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BLETHER: Dundee Solicitors v Dundee CID, Doug Sanders and a trophy-laden St...

The appeal for police footballers’ names for the Dundee Solicitors v Dundee CID photo, which appeared in BwB on May 16, was answered by the ‘Boabies goalkeeper’.

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BLETHER: Pele at Dens Park, Dickie Boag and the Half-Holiday League Striker...

Pele, as part of his ambassador duties for Fifa during the 1989 U/16 World Cup, visited Dens Park along with Scotland head coach Andy Roxburgh.

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BLETHER: George Beat and Linda McNaughton, the Butterburn YC U/18 Scottish...

The photo of the Butterburn YC U/18 Scottish Cup Final team, which appeared on May 16, brought a response from Linda McNaughton.

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BLETHER: Rangers legend Derek Johnstone’s search for a picture in action for...

An email came in from Fiona Johnstone, daughter of a former team-mate of mine.

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BLETHER: The story of Celtic legend Jimmy McGrory and William ‘Tiddler’...

The William “Tiddler” Forbes story continues with a photo surfacing of the player.

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BLETHER: The Scottish Junior Cup masterplan involving Dundee United legend...

Playing football in the winter months throws up all sorts of problems in all grades of football.

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BLETHER: The names of the 1974 Dundee Primary Schools Select side and...

The photo of the very successful 1974 Dundee Primary Schools Select side appeared on June 5.

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BLETHER: Local stars – including Jim McLean and Walter Smith – came out to...

Former Midlands AFA football club St James were always well served by loyal officials. So much so that one ultra-dedicated official would be given a testimonial. Now, as far as I am aware, events like...

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BLETHER: The greats of ‘the sweet science’, a Xabi Alonso-inspired windfall...

Rob Boag’s love, other than football, is boxing. And the fight game is the subject of the latest contribution from our regular correspondent. He opened: “During one meander, I came upon a phrase, or...

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BLETHER: In search of Rainbow Boxing Club pictures, Forthill Athletic FC and...

John Spink featured in the St James Select which was part of the lead feature in BwB on August 29.

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BLETHER: Dundee United legend Jim McLean in the old Terra Nova and Walter...

Martin Lindsay responded to Willie Morton’s story of August 29.

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BLETHER: Is Dundee’s Charleston an ‘oasis of football ability’ amongst...

Andy Walker’s latest contribution to Blether with Brown highlights a single Dundee housing scheme’s contribution to senior football in Scotland.

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BLETHER: Dundee’s European Cup strip mystery, Jim Davie’s 1979 FA Cup Final...

Now these photos intrigue me slightly.

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BLETHER: George McLean’s Dundee heroics after being made scapegoat at...

When football clubs suffer an embarrassing and costly defeat, scapegoats are usually sought.

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BLETHER: The football stories of Dundee’s Charleston housing scheme continue,...

Andy Walker’s assessment in early October about the high level of football talent in Charleston, Dundee, proved popular.

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BLETHER: More football tales from Dundee’s housing schemes (featuring George...

More responses emerged after Andy Walker had proposed Dundee housing scheme Charleston as a hotbed of emerging professional football talent.

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BLETHER: North End Fives memories, the late Jim Melville and an amusing...

Some weeks ago, a BwB reader sent in a question, which was very interesting.

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BLETHER: Dundee United fan’s Claudio Caniggia coup, Dundee ref Bob...

Claudio Caniggia has locally been very much in the news in recent times.

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BLETHER: Jimmy Johnstone’s Jimmy Greaves to Celtic story, a wonderful Dundee...

The transfer window, which features twice in a season, brings with it the usual array of rumours.

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BLETHER: Grangehill Hearts search, memories of Dundee legend Billy Steel and...

Our files revealed this photo of a “Dundee area” team from 1975.

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BLETHER: Dundee photo from archives featuring Jim McLean, Jocky Scott and...

Regular contributor Dave Bruce got in touch to describe Dundee United legend Jim McLean’s recent passing as “very, very sad”.

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BLETHER: My personal story of Dundee United legend Jim McLean’s generosity

Jim McLean masterminded many successful Dundee United campaigns.

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BLETHER: Johan Cruyff and an audacious transfer pursuit, career of ex-Dundee...

Who’d have thought Claudio Caniggia and Fabrizio Ravanelli would end up in Scotland playing for Dundee?

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BLETHER: Ex-Lochee United coach on sharing bench with Johan Cruyff and how...

Davie Martin, in addition to being mine host of The Sporting Lounge in Lochee, Dundee, is also well known in local football circles.

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BLETHER: Dundee United signing who paid transfer fee himself, Premierland...

The boxing programme, shared by Frank Gilfeather, himself a champion boxer, which appeared on November 21, brought a response from another well-known local sportsman.

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BLETHER: Twin brother’s tribute to Dundonian former Forfar, Brechin and...

The sad news reached me this week that Steven Graham had died after a battle with cancer.

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BLETHER: Tribute to ex-Dundee United player Duncan Young, a George McLean...

Duncan Young, who played for Dundee United in the 1950s, has died.

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BLETHER: How a Dundee family’s connection with Ronnie O’Sullivan led to...

A Dundee family’s connection with a world champion’s relatives led to a prominent BwB contributor seeing a Scottish football legend in the flesh.

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