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Jim McLean, brilliant but ferocious manager of Dundee United – obituary

Jim McLean, brilliant but ferocious manager of Dundee United – obituary He steered the club to their first league title, but his reputation as a martinet meant that he was respected rather than liked Jim McLean with the 1982/1983 Premier Division trophy  Credit: Northcliffe Collection Jim McLean, who has died aged 83, managed Dundee United from 1971 until 1993, an era of remarkable success for the hitherto unheralded Scottish club during which the mercurial McLean steered the Tangerines to their first (and only) league title and to the brink of the European Cup Final. McLean’s feats are not well remembered south of the border and in Scotland he was arguably outshone by his contemporary Alex Ferguson, then at Aberdeen and with whom McLean temporarily broke the dominance of the Old Firm, Celtic and Rangers.

Children trapped in school, roads buried , airdrops and a Beast from the East: Tayside and Fife s most brutal winters

© SYSTEM Courier/Tele News. Dundee story. Snow hits Dundee and the rest of UK as the Beast from the East hits bringing snow and cold. Pic shows; good samaritans dig drivers out of snow drifts on the Panbride road in Carnoustie. Thursday, 1st March, 2018. Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The winter weather is returning to Tayside and Fife in the midst of one of the strangest festive seasons in living memory. While the recent cold snap hasn’t been on the extreme side, we haven’t always been so lucky in the past. Throughout the years locals have endured several brutal winters which have tested the resilience of our communities.

Jim McLean: Who makes Ian Roache s XI of greatest stars to play under Dundee United legend?

Jim McLean: Who makes Ian Roache’s XI of greatest stars to play under Dundee United legend? © DC Thomson The Jim McLean era saw Dundee United blessed with a multitude of fabulous footballers. Picking a starting XI of the very best, therefore, is a challenge but it is one Ian Roache has agreed to take on. There are many greats who have not made it into his select but it is a personal choice and every United fan who witnessed McLean’s teams play will have their own picks. Also, this is a side of individuals and nothing would surpass, as a unit, the team that won the Premier Division title in 1983.

Jim McLean: 5 achievements that made him a Dundee United legend

© SNS Group 0141 221 3602 Jim McLean with the league trophy after winning title with Dundee United. Jim McLean’s achievements as manager of Dundee United were remarkable enough at the time. But, with finance king in football and modest provincial clubs struggling to break through the money ceiling, they look even more incredible today. 1 – Premier League title win This is the club’s greatest achievement by the greatest ever United side. We are unlikely to see their likes again. As every United fan will happily tell you, the title was clinched at Dens Park, the home of their city rivals Dundee, with a 2-1 win on Saturday, May, 14, 1983.

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