Andy Belk

Bill Shankly wasn’t the only manger from his family.
Bob Shankly (brother of Bill Shankly) was appointed manager in 1959. Dundee won the league title of Scotland's top division, then called the Division One, in the 1961–62 season. With players such as Bobby Cox, Bobby Wishart, Pat Liney (Goalkeeper), Alan Cousin, Andy Penman, Hugh Robertson, Alan Gilzean, Alex Hamilton, Bobby Seith, Gordon Smith and Ian Ure they clinched the title with a win against St Johnstone, which in turn relegated St Johnstone to the then Second Division. Gordon Smith earned the distinction of being the only player to win the Scottish football championship with three clubs (Hibs, Hearts and Dundee), none of them either half of the traditionally dominant Old Firm.[3]

The following season, 1962–63, Dundee reached the semi-finals of the European Cup beating 1. FC Köln, Sporting Clube de Portugal and R.S.C. Anderlecht. Dundee lost to A.C. Milan on aggregate in the semi-finals; though Dundee won (and kept a clean sheet) against Milan in the home leg at Dens Park.

The Dee reached the Scottish Cup final again in the 1963–64 competition. Shankly left Dundee in February 1965.[3]

The next manager after Shankly was former player Bobby Ancell from the 1947 B Division Championship side. Ancell took Dundee to a 1967–68 League Cup final against the previous season's European Cup winners, Celtic. Ancell's team scored three times at Hampden Park in Celtic's native Glasgow but still lost 5–3.

In the predecessor to the UEFA Cup/Europa League, Dundee reached the semi-finals of the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Dundee eliminated opposition from the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland to meet Leeds United in the semi-final. After a 1–1 draw at Dens, a 1–0 second leg win took Leeds through

Scottish sides have won four UEFA competitions between them, with Celtic becoming the first side from the British Isles to be European champions by winning the 1966–67 European Cup. Rangers (in 1972) and Aberdeen (in 1983) both won the Cup Winners' Cup before its abolition, with Aberdeen going on to become the only Scottish side to win the UEFA Super Cup in the same year as their Cup Winners' Cup triumph.

You’ve all been bemoaning the lack of experience in the squad

Bill Shankly quotes

“Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.”

Speaking of Davie Martindale, a statue in his honour has been unveiled outside the clubs stadium

are there any decent LB's up there that you could see us targetting in the summer rscot
i've always liked the look of greg taylor, would he be a realistic target?

Heard of Bassy he’s supposed be pretty good

Mcinnes sacked

I think Declan Gallagher would be a good signing for QPR, he’d fit in nicely in the middle of the back 3 (or on the right of the back 3). His contract is up at Motherwell in the summer, wouldn’t cost anything, just his wages. He’d add height, pace, physicality, aggression to the back 3.

Shaun Rooney at St Johnstone could be the solution to your problem at right wing back. If any of you guys get the chance to watch a St Johnstone game before the season ends, have a look. He’d cost maybe £300,000 - £400,000 maximum, he’s 24 y/o. He’s not the finished article, but I think he’s worth the gamble at that price, his age and his potential. He has the physicality to handle the Championship and to cause opposition problems. I’d think QPR could improve his footballing side. Personally I’d like to see him in the Scotland squad.

If QPR can improve his technique and footballing side, he has the potential to be a nightmare to play against. He’s something different from the wing backs that QPR have, his physicality, power will cause most opposition defences problems, he’s 6ft 3, strong, aggressive, good pace, good work rate. He’ll literally over run opposition full backs, wing backs. I can imagine him and Dickie would work well together on the right. He may take time to adapt, acclimatise to the Championship, but I think he can do it. And once he does, you’ll have a formidable player in both offensive and defence. He’s 24 and I think it’s about the right time for him to step up a level, he’d also be relatively cheap.

Declan Gallagher signed a 2 year deal with Aberdeen. Bit of a sideways move in my opinion, I’d have liked to have seen him move to a club like QPR, make a step up and challenge himself.
Apparently a few clubs are interested in Ryan Gauld, supposedly Norwich?

I think Gallagher would’ve been a good fit for QPR, especially now Cameron is gone. I’d imagine MW will have a few CB in mind to add competition and depth to that area of the team/squad. We will just need to wait and see who he goes for in the summer.

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Link to the game, 1/2 time at the moment 0-0