Nearly two years after he appeared in BwB, Dave Souter has passed away.
We featured Dave when he relayed a funny tale regarding his Harris Academy PE teacher Jackie Knight and his mum.
It certainly showed Dave’s humour.
Friday, July 28, was the day Dave was taken from us.
As a fanatical Dundee supporter, he was looking forward to the Dundee derby in the Betfred Cup.
His brother Derek, another Dundee fan and, indeed, a former director at Dens Park, said: “My elder brother David, aged 61, was also brother to Duncan and Douglas and he died very, very, very suddenly.
“To define him as a ‘Dark Blue fanatic’ would be an understatement.
“His first game was in 1964 against Real Zaragoza in the European Cup-Winners’ Cup (a 2-2 draw), and he followed and followed and supported and supported, attending many, many games.
“This despite living in England for the bulk of the last 40 years.
“I was due to chat with him about the derby prospects before he played in a charity football match (yes, aged 61) before the first Betfred Cup derby.
“He and about 60 others were scheduled to watch the game in the Chasers hostelry in Daventry.
“Dave’s great pal Gerry is the landlord of the establishment, so DFC games, when live on TV, are shown.”
Derek concluded: “That first Betfred derby was a very poignant day for the Souter family.
“Especially for the brothers, who were just simply known as the ‘Four Dees’ from the mid-60s onwards in the Charleston/Dryburgh/Lochee area. Indeed, Dave went to DFC matches with the likes of current director Steve Martin and Alex Reid (ex-Lochee United) well before Duncan and I met up with them.”
* THOSE of you who have been involved in playing football know a defeat can be hard to take.
Usually, the team bus travelling home is like a morgue as players and officials contemplate where it all went wrong.
However, can you imagine the mood on this team bus when you read what follows?
It’s well known and documented that Arbroath beat Bon Accord 36-0 to claim a world record scoreline in 1885.
However, the Aberdeen side didn’t travel down to Angus alone. Sharing transport costs, another northern team called Orion were also on the bus. They continued on to Dundee and were beaten 35-0 by Harp!
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