Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Exciting with in command
It was a great day at Pittodrie but also a sad one for myself, knowing Big Rab was off to Celtic Park.
DUNDEE UNITED 0 DUNDEE 2 November 11, 2000.
I had played in, and lost, a few derbies but this is up there with one of the best performances I have been involved in.
Claudio Caniggia had put us in front in the first half after we capitalised on a mistake by a United defender.
The second was a great goal which was finished off by a magnificent chip from Giorgi Nemsadze. It was started at the back and four passes after keeper Marco Roccati had moved it out, Giorgi was scoring at the other end.
It was a great game, filled with the usual passion of a derby but won in the end by an exquisite finish from our Georgian team-mate.
There were plenty of other games that could have made the list, as at times, the football we played was outstanding.
The game when we beat Aberdeen to get into the top six for the first time was memorable, even if we celebrated a bit too much at the final whistle.
It looked as if we had won the league after the game but it was tremendous to celebrate any win with the Dundee fans who travel through thick and thin.
At the end of the next season it was expected that Ivano and Dario would be there for the following league campaign.
As usual, though, there is never a dull moment at Dundee and that summer was no different.
TOMORROW: The end of the road.