Sunday 14 December 2008

In the papers

The murkier side of Dundee fans' behaviour has flown below the media's radar for some time, but there's no doubt the pings are increasing in frequency. Top journalist and broadcaster, Stuart Cosgrove, recently brought attention to it in the Daily Record with an outstanding piece of investigative journalism.


The Daily Record - Scotland's moral compass


Dr Cosgrove, who has an honourary doctorate from Dundee's Abertay University to add to his two real ones, wrote...

“No matter how dire the situation, the concept of self-help matters and Dundee could help themselves.
Firstly, they could take a long, hard look at their tradition and face up to the modern world.
Dundee have an image problem and a small rump of fans can halt progress.
They dub themselves as the Dundee Derry and emblazon the name on flags, walls and websites.They are naively playing with sectarian fire.”



Stuart Cosgrove - "Haha, Fantastic, ye cannae beat it"

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Good, un-sensational words from Cosgrove. He knows it's a minority, he knows it's a matter of legacy and often not even intended, and he knows its sources. He's absolutely spot on.

Ditch the Derry!