The Sporting Post, Saturday April 22, 1995.

Dundee's Record Fee

Billy Steel As Dundee are shite at the moment could you confirm that when Billy Steel signed for the club this was a Scottish record fee and Dundee were a big team? - Dark Blue.

You are correct.

Am I right in thinking that although Dundee fans have had nothing to shout about for 20 years, we did sign Billy Steel for a record fee and he was a smashing player, and the sun shone out of his arse? - True Dee.

Billy Steel Billy Steel did sign a record fee when Dundee were a big team. You should have seen him. I've seen your Dalglish's and Sturrocks but Steel was something else...he could...that's enough. ED

Please settle a pub argument. Is it 2 or 3 weeks since The Sporting Post last used that picture of Billy Steel. You know the one where it looks as though he is flying through the air. - Dens Park Regular.

That picture of Billy Steel is used every time some poor sad bastard, fed up with Dundee's current plight, starts reminiscing about him and sends a non-question about this player.

When did Dundee United reach the semi-final of the European Cup? - 10 bob bet, Fintry.

1984. But of course Dundee had already reached that stage some 20 years previously. Only some ridiculous refereeing decisions and brutal tackling from the filthy Italians prevented us, sorry the Dark Blues from reaching the final and winning the Cup.

Who are the best supported side in the city, Dundee or United? - Tam, Whitfield.

Difficult to say, probably United but that's just because they've got a lot of season ticket holders. Besides, if Dundee had done what United have over the last 10 years, we'd, I mean they'd be getting double United's crowds.

Could you list the United side that massacred Dundee 5-0 in 1965? - True Arab, Lochee.

No

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