Jim McLean

[Teddy Bear]

Been looking at Wee Jim's record while following United.
73-74 SC final
79-80 LC Winners
80-81 LC Winners
80-81 SC final
81-82 LC final
82-83 LC semi
82-83 Premier League Winners
83-84 LC semi
83-84 European Cup semi
84-85 LC final
84-85 SC final
85-86 LC semi
85-86 SC semi
86-87 LC semi
86-87 SC semi
86-87 UEFA Cup final
87-88 SC final
88-89 LC semi
89-90 SC semi
90-91 LC semi
90-91 SC final

Between the seasons 77-76 and 92-93 United never finished lower than 5th.
Add to that the many glorious European nights, we were spoiled beyond belief.

Correction for you mate. In 86-87 They made the scot cup final. Losing to the buddies. It was played just before the uefa final and players were tired etc.

[Shedboy1971]

Rip jim McLean. Not many like him. He contributed so much to scottish football.
It was a pleasure watching United in Europe. In those days everyone cheered for each other in Europe and United were for several years the most exciting team in Britain to watch. Especially in 87 when the whole island was watching! McLean was a master. Fiercely loyal, and demanded the same from his plauers. Even as the mighty Rangers moved to get him, he shocked scottish football, showing loyalty to his club. He was very persuasive and often got his way. I often wonder if we had got our first choice, if we could have conquered Europe. Credit to him for making his club known nationwide under the label of “new firm”. It shows what an achievement this is when it still is the case many years after he left United aswell as retaining the position as one of the top 5 or 6 best supported clubs in the country.

Genuinely thats a lovely post. Thanks for taking the time to post that.

[Shedboy1971]

Its post's like the above that i truly appreciate on this board along with Peter's and the Rangers fans thought's too.A true legend of Scottish football who will never be forgotten.

I always remember the interviews on McLean given by Brian Clough,total respect from the best manager England never had,FACT.
RIP Jim and thanks for the memories.

Agree genuinely taken aback by some posts from dees and yes rangers too. Seen some posts from sheep. Sick fvcks. So yes i will always be grateful for these posts

[Shedboy1971]

I was certainly spolit as a 9 year old and beyond. Never be forgotten always be feared 😂 think that suits the genius

[Sugar_Army]

You are indeed correct. Apologies for the typo.

I was at that game, crap weather, crap game, yet another cup final goal chopped off and extra time.

There is no doubt it really impacted both physically and mentally on the players going into that final on what had already been a long draining season.

[pertharab]

Agree genuinely taken aback by some posts from dees and yes rangers too. Seen some posts from sheep. Sick fvcks. So yes i will always be grateful for these posts

Agree but after all he did play for Dundee. Fair play though the general reaction to Jim's passing has been a credit to most clubs perhaps not Aberdeen though. Had a wee look at the Dark Blues site ( their Mad site seems amost abandoned these days) and almost without exception their reaction is a credit to them.
RIP Jim McLean.

[duke_the_arab]

That list has actually saddened me somewhat (in terms of achievements - I’m already saddened by the thread in terms of his passing!!)

Both Wee Jum and his players were so much better than that list! That list is pretty phenomenal but Jim and the players deserved many more of them Semi and finals to read ‘winners’

We should really have had double digit winners medals in the 80s alone!

Edited to say this isn’t a criticism of Jim or anyone else just a sad observation

I would agree with that. Some of those cup final defeats though were we didn't sometimes get the breaks. 87 cup final although we never looked like losing and Ferguson's goal would stand nowadays Gallagher lying in the back of net ??? 88 cup final we were comfortable and always remember Bannon with a header that he headed into ground and bouncing over the bar from 6 yards which would have made it 2-0. 91 final again could have went either way.
Although it was still all made possible in the first place by Wee Jum.

[OmaniArab]

The memories!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpnn...&pbjreload=101

[duke_the_arab]

Lovely words from Sir Alex........

https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport...ll-jim-mclean/

Maybe some of they bitter sheepies up the road should read Fergies tribute then revaluate there comments. Somehow I doubt it.

[TerryTheTerror]

The Guardian: Jim McLean obituary.

https://www.theguardian.com/football...clean-obituary