Brawls, Bribes and Broken Dreams: How Dundee Almost Won the European Cup Strachan Graeme
Brawls, Bribes and Broken Dreams: How Dundee Almost Won the European Cup Strachan Graeme Dundee were the punch-drunk underdogs when they chased European Cup glory after winning the league in 1962.…
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Brawls, Bribes and Broken Dreams: How Dundee Almost Won the European Cup Strachan Graeme
Dundee were the punch-drunk underdogs when they chased European Cup glory after winning the league in 1962. Dundee were about to enter a new world of glamour. AC Milan, Benfica and Real Madrid were at the peak of their powers and Ipswich would represent England after winning the league under Alf Ramsey.
The Dark Blues were up for the fight though, and destroyed Cologne 8-1 in a blitzkrieg at Dens Park that left the German Embassy reeling. Expectations were so low that just ten Dundee fans put their names forward for a special flight to mark the club's first venture into the unknown. In the week they shared the same bill as boxing legends Sonny Liston and Sugar Ray Robinson, the British Army rescued Dundee from a mass riot with as many punches thrown in the return leg.
As this remarkable Cinderella story unfolded, fans of city rivals Dundee United were soon hitch-hiking across the