Local sport seems to be omitted from Dundee Tapestry exhibition

contribution to Dundee youth and Junior football.

In the first half of the 20th Century, the Junior game created such passion and intensity.

“There was a massive following of the game, and communities throughout the city were captivated with the teams and players.

“However, Junior football isn’t acknowledged on the Dundee Tapestry

“There is no tasselled international cap, no glorious dark blue jersey, no Scottish Junior Cup.

“There is zero recognition!”

Rob went on: “There is a divide (a euphemism for snobbery) between the arts and sports, and the sporting frame widens the divide into a chasm.

“Dundee Juniors were given an artistic body swerve.

“Also, it also occurred to me that, if Frank Jordan was still with us, he would have a few choice words to the Dundee Tapestry committee for their scant acknowledgement of his beloved sports – swimming and water polo.”

MISTAKES and blunders on and off the park change things, that has been true in football for all time.

A high-profile example was when Liverpool signed St Mirren striker Frank McGarvey for £300,000 in May 1979.

The Anfield decisionmakers in the famous boot room quickly decided it was a mistake to have signed him for the club.

He never made a firstteam appearance in his year at Anfield and was sold at a loss to Celtic.

In October

Ian Rice, 16, an insideleft with Club Romano, is on a provisional form with Dundee United and will be called up when he reaches his 17th birthday. Meantime, he has joined the Dundee United groundstaff. The youngster is quite a chance-snapper and has scored more than 15 goals already for Club Romano’s U-18 side this season.

This is a Kirkton High School Under-14 football team from a year unknown, but could be early to mid-1970s. Back row, from left – G Scott, A McGlore, D Hunter, M Tosh, D Addison, G McPherson. Front row – G King, D O’Neil, P Smith, D Ritchie, J Hunter, A Malone.

Displaying that champion look are the players of St Pius RC Primary School, who were Section C League winners in 1995. Back row, from left – M Stanton, P Watson, A Gallazzi, R Tierney, J Coats, I Tkaczyk. Front row – M Wilson, C O’Rourke (capt), S Willie, T Gray.