'Being There' - images of Dundee United in the 1970s

[solefthanded2]

Not many "were there", were they?

[negba]

@solefthanded2 that was the old no man's land between fans!

[BillDFC]

The good old days,when we could sing "United's won *** all,United's won **** all"!



[steviebeat]

unwatchable, melodramatic, manage to turn possibly good stuff into rubbish as per.

you have some good stuff mate but you ruin it.

why would you want to cry looking at football pictures? Where is the joy? Bizarre..

[negba]

Would love to have the sound of the crowd along with the pictures - but in 1973when i bought my pracktica camera - the technology did not allow me to record sound. Filmmaking in that position is about creating a different drama - football is drama - it is not always joy. A still picture has no sound anyway. The sound that passes that instant captured is gone. Any sound added is false - happy or sad. Try watching it with the sound down and imagine the crowd and the sounds of fooball playing...

[negba]

...I do not see joy in faces - I see concentration in both players and fans. Looking back the sound represents silent instants the way I saw those instants. The music has a balance of joy and sadness - rolling from one sense to another - similar to the waves of change during a game - one with full sound.

[marcelmarcin]

bravo j'aime beaucoup

marcel

[xBIGHARRYx]

Excellent stuff, would bring a tear to a glass eye.

[sehturday83]

that's the biz!!

[paulwwwynne]

fantastic

[negba]

..thanks!

[Capeesh]

Quality footage again Graham !!!

[negba]

...thanks!

[negba]

..enjoyed reading your comments and research from the lads on 'Dundee United Mad'.

The photographer (me!) as a young boy was once standing next to the players tunnel at Dens for a Celtic game - think the reserves. Big Tam Gem was playing was playing - he mis- kicked a clearance and hit me plum in the face - it knocked me over and was only caught from hitting the concrete - by the safe hands of Ally Donaldson. I saw stars for days - later I saw only photos! No wonder Big T was in the reserves!