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tayportdee
Dundee Legend
United Kingdom
801 Posts |
 Posted - 22 July 2012 : 14:55:47
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My buddy is struggling to explain just what the Dees mean to him to his wife. She clearly gets the fact its a club and he likes to go to the games "occasionally", but she doesn`t get IT.
Any advice out there ? |
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darkbloo
Dundee Legend
United Kingdom
2557 Posts |
Posted - 22 July 2012 : 15:53:47
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| Think the Shankly quote is the best one, life and death etc. |
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DFCOMIA
Internationalist
United Kingdom
488 Posts |
Posted - 22 July 2012 : 15:59:18
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| Get a new wife! |
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dundee47
Fringe Player
United Kingdom
142 Posts |
Posted - 22 July 2012 : 16:17:58
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| Tell her they are what makes him tick. Without the Dees we would all be bereft and with nothing to do on a Saturday afternoon apart from going shopping with her (best not to tell her that bit though eehh??) |
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ryankenneth1
Fringe Player
United Kingdom
114 Posts |
Posted - 22 July 2012 : 16:34:05
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| The Dees mean more to him than his wife |
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stewart
Dundee Legend
United Kingdom
1040 Posts |
Posted - 22 July 2012 : 17:14:48
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| get her to try and read the book..... all about the memories |
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big g the dee
First Team Player
United Kingdom
278 Posts |
Posted - 22 July 2012 : 18:31:19
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| Take her too dens and she can fall in love wi the mighty dark blues..... that's what I done and my wife loves it home and away,wind and the rain ....Forza Dundee!!! |
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deedee
Dundee Legend
500 Posts |
Posted - 22 July 2012 : 23:01:36
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| she'll know all about it after we gub united in 3 weeks :) |
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geedee1893
Fringe Player
United Kingdom
78 Posts |
Posted - 23 July 2012 : 08:26:05
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| I use the shankly quote“somebody says to him footballs a matter of life and death".shanks replies no? It's more important than that. |
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Dark Blue Dreamchaser
Dundee Legend
United Kingdom
1507 Posts |
Posted - 23 July 2012 : 12:05:06
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| If your spouse supports another club (mines a Saintee) then it improves the banter in the house. One thing however is sacrosant - the kids must be Dee fans *(both mine are) Any other outcome and you have failed as a parent! |
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deepdarkblue
First Team Player
United Kingdom
211 Posts |
Posted - 23 July 2012 : 18:32:53
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| If the wife doesn't get it, just take the girlfriend ;-) |
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Barry Robertson
Internationalist
SCOTLAND
303 Posts |
Posted - 23 July 2012 : 21:17:03
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My ex girlfriend used to say to me... "You love Dundee FC more than you love me" to which I replied "Yer right. But then again, I even love United more than I love you!"
I'm here all week....
BAZ 1893 |
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tayportdee
Dundee Legend
United Kingdom
801 Posts |
Posted - 24 July 2012 : 08:31:02
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| You`re not really helping chaps, he has only been married for a short time and he needs to get his football needs bedded in, quickly. |
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blairdee
Under 18's Squad Member
8 Posts |
Posted - 24 July 2012 : 09:55:54
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Originally posted by Barry Robertson
My ex girlfriend used to say to me... "You love Dundee FC more than you love me" to which I replied "Yer right. But then again, I even love United more than I love you!"
I'm here all week....
BAZ 1893
I think a couple of black eyes might have ensued after a comment like that lol. |
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mad-lithgae-arab
First Team Player
155 Posts |
Posted - 24 July 2012 : 09:59:05
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| You're all missing the point - you don't have to justify your football team to anyone ! |
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tayportdee
Dundee Legend
United Kingdom
801 Posts |
Posted - 24 July 2012 : 10:31:16
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| You do however have to justify your time, mood, expense, children indoctrination, hatred for all things tangerine etc |
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deepdarkblue
First Team Player
United Kingdom
211 Posts |
Posted - 24 July 2012 : 11:37:33
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| Ask her why she watches rubbish on the TV and tell her to give up Coronation St. (for example) if she says no cos thats her thing and how dare you dictate to her what she can and can't do, you can then show her a very good example of how you feel about your team. Simples |
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LBC
Dundee Legend
United Kingdom
581 Posts |
Posted - 24 July 2012 : 17:19:21
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I took my new partner to the Derby... She had never been to a football match before.
Some of the comments she made during the game were cute and naive but some were also rather insightful!
But it was not until after the game that she said two things which I couldn't help smile at.
She said;
1) "You know... I lived on Tannadice Street a long time ago, so always thought I 'liked' the DAB5 (her words)... But after actually 'seeing' them... They weren't playing football! They were diving and fouling and I certainly don't like them! It's good to support a 'real' playing team!"
2) "I always thought men being all into football was just silly... But I think I get it now!"
(There then followed a lengthy discussion about possibilities of season tickets etc etc..!!!)
So, in essence you don't explain Dundee... you EXPERIENCE them! |
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tayportdee
Dundee Legend
United Kingdom
801 Posts |
Posted - 24 July 2012 : 20:59:52
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Originally posted by LBC
I took my new partner to the Derby... She had never been to a football match before.
Some of the comments she made during the game were cute and naive but some were also rather insightful!
But it was not until after the game that she said two things which I couldn't help smile at.
She said;
1) "You know... I lived on Tannadice Street a long time ago, so always thought I 'liked' the DAB5 (her words)... But after actually 'seeing' them... They weren't playing football! They were diving and fouling and I certainly don't like them! It's good to support a 'real' playing team!"
2) "I always thought men being all into football was just silly... But I think I get it now!"
(There then followed a lengthy discussion about possibilities of season tickets etc etc..!!!)
So, in essence you don't explain Dundee... you EXPERIENCE them!
That`s more like it, thank you |
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derryboy10
First Team Player
United Kingdom
214 Posts |
Posted - 25 July 2012 : 11:05:11
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| surely ye get her telt and make sure she understands before ye get merried.....now he has dived in too early he can always explain that he loves her as much as he loves the dark blues.....nothing wrong with a wee white leh now and then. |
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tayportdee
Dundee Legend
United Kingdom
801 Posts |
Posted - 25 July 2012 : 12:35:21
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quote:
Originally posted by derryboy10
surely ye get her telt and make sure she understands before ye get merried.....now he has dived in too early he can always explain that he loves her as much as he loves the dark blues.....nothing wrong with a wee white leh now and then.
I will pass that on to him and if you leave your contact details I will ask his wife to call and discuss further. |
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how does one explain Dundee fc?
