Help needed for book

[Steve Finan]

Good evening gents.
I'm in the final throes of writing and researching material for a book that is to celebrate United fans, it will be titled Arabs Away.
I need a little info, though, because for the life of me I can't remember the sequence of events on the day United won the league at Dens. My question is, specifically: Did Jim McLean and the players leave the pitch, then reappear to celebrate with the fans?

I've found several previously unused reels of 35mm photos of the day, and intend to tell the story of that great afternoon in chronological order, using some pix of the players, but mostly pix of fans tense, celebrating, tense again, celebrating more, etc. But the sequence makes slightly more sense (I think) if the players leave the pitch for a couple of minutes, then return.

Can anyone remember if that happened?

Wee Jim has a raincoat on at the final whistle when he exits the dugout, but fairly quickly afterwards he has a sports jacket on. That’s what is throwing me.

There are some amazing pix, though. Lots of 1980s taches!

Many thanks.

[Bannons boots]

Evening steve. I was in the enclosure at Dens that day & had the distinct memory of the players leaving the pitch then coming back out a short time later. I confirmed my memory wasnt playing tricks by watching the bbc match highlights & archie actually mentions that the police were allowing the team to come back out & the footage shows it happening. Will look out for the book when its finished

[stokearab]

I was in the TC Keay and Jim had a coat on, maybe he'd had a chill or something. As bannons boots says there was a delay, not sure how long, then they came back out and Jim had the jacket on. Maybe it was on all the time under the coat.
There's a great pic somewhere of Luggy racing from the dugout at time up and Jim is still sat down.

[Steve Finan]

Thanks very much Bannons and Stoke. I think it is fairly clear they must have gone up the tunnel (or that strange "ramp" thing at Dens) then come out again.
Much appreciated.
I've got the pic of Luggy (and Boney) exploding out of the dugout. Jim and Walter are a bit more sedate. Bedlam ensues after that! ....and Davie Dodds gets a mental-sized hat!
I'll post you books, as thanks for help, if you want to pm me an address.

[USArab]

Let us know when it’s published and how we can get our hands on it. Arabest!

[Steve Finan]

Thanks USA.
You'll probably be pictured in it.
All Arabs are in it!

Thanks for the help and kind words gents.

[B4 i go]

invernality stevie boy?

[Steve Finan]

Invernality? Is that a strange code for something?
If you mean Invertay? I was there. Some small amount of years ago.

[portarab]

Steve, is your brother Rod Finan. Rod's a good Arab and used to come on buses we ran from Carnoustie.

[Steve Finan]

Bannons & Stoke, the book is now in shops. As thanks for your help I'll send you a signed copy if you ping me an address.