RIP The Mighty Finn

[TangerineDream]

Wish I’d seen him play for us.

Legend

RIP Finn

[JamesMcClean]

While we revere the legends that are Narey, Luggy, Ralphie, Heggy etc, it is the like of Finn, Orjan Persson, Denis Gillespie, Lennart Wing and Jerry Kerr who were the rocks of the foundations of the modern Dundee United Football Club. Contrary to Fun propaganda, Dundee United didn’t just magically sort of ‘turn up’ in 1979, it was a long time coming and was in no small part thanks to the efforts of the aforementioned that ultimately led to everything that has subsequently followed.

Finn Dossing should absolutely be held in the same breath as all the other legends and his contribution was massive.

[Yeats 62]

[geofoxposse]

Great player, probably never realised he was the beginning of such a movement as it happened. I wonder how the humility shown by grown men then playing football would be appreciated these days.

Sadly at our age we will see more and more great names go.

[stokearab]

While we revere the legends that are Narey, Luggy, Ralphie, Heggy etc, it is the like of Finn, Orjan Persson, Denis Gillespie, Lennart Wing and Jerry Kerr who were the rocks of the foundations of the modern Dundee United Football Club. Contrary to Fun propaganda, Dundee United didn’t just magically sort of ‘turn up’ in 1979, it was a long time coming and was in no small part thanks to the efforts of the aforementioned that ultimately led to everything that has subsequently followed.

Finn Dossing should absolutely be held in the same breath as all the other legends and his contribution was massive.

Very well said James. And just to add that we were blessed with a superb Board of Directors at that time who set the foundations for the Club to move to the next level. As you rightly point out United didn't somehow arrive in 1979, we got decent home crowds all through the sixties, built our progress carefully and sustainably, had the vision to recruit a brilliant successor to Jerry Kerr and the rest is the history that made us the Club we are today.

[GUNBOAT]

Very well said James. And just to add that we were blessed with a superb Board of Directors at that time who set the foundations for the Club to move to the next level. As you rightly point out United didn't somehow arrive in 1979, we got decent home crowds all through the sixties, built our progress carefully and sustainably, had the vision to recruit a brilliant successor to Jerry Kerr and the rest is the history that made us the Club we are today.

We also had the very successful Be United join Taypools that made the club a small fortune meanwhile over the road The Funsters tried to emulate that by becoming agents for Glasgow Rangers(RIP) pools.

[Tomb]

So sad to hear of Finn passing, great player all round and superb striker, RIP Finn.

[Skolcorner]

Come on without
Come on within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Finn!

This slightly adapted Manfred Mann number has been in my head since hearing of his passing.
It does seem like a fitting epitaph.

[Orjan11]

So sad to hear of the death of Finn Dossing. I was a ****ager when Jerry Kerr signed him, and I believe Dossing to be the best centre forward United ever had, though as a United supporter from 1960, I can't compare Dossing to earlier forwards.
That United team of 1965, and the 5 - 0 defeat of Dundee heralded the emergence of United coming out of Dundee's shadow. That significant hammering of "the big team in Dundee" gave United the confidence to grow, and Jim McLean then accelerated our growth until Dundee were "the wee team", and they have been for decades.
Finn Dossing's contribution with his goals played a huge part in the growth of United.
Finn Dossing will always be remembered as a United legend.

[cybershed]

I was too young to see Dossing play. But my long-passed dad always raved about him and fellow Scandinavian imports Wing and Berg. Definitely a loss of a proud Tangerine. RIP Finn.