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Steve Finan

@SteveFinan1

Authored 12 In The Black & White Era photo-led sports nostalgia books. Columnist in Courier and Tele. Football stadiums enthusiast. Lifted Over The Turnstiles.

 Dundee
Joined April 2012
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Lifted Over the Turnstiles by Steve Finan Over four volumes and a few spin-offs, Steve Finan has published just some photos from a vast archive of Scotland's football grounds from days gone by.
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@SteveFinan1 spot on with this. It reflects well on nobody that the saga has dragged for this long when the traffic issue was always likely to be prohibitive.
The Courier Sport (@thecouriersport) profile pictureThe Courier Sport@thecouriersport10 Apr 2025
STEVE FINAN: Road row is savage blow that could kill new Dundee FC stadium dlvr.it/TK4D2b
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🚨 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐘 LIFTED OVER THE TURNSTILES by @SteveFinan1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Beautiful hardback full all old Scottish grounds unearthed from archives and rarely accessed collection for the first time. ⚠️ Final copy available and then it's gone forever! 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/collectio…
Image from Stanchion Books - the football bookshop 📚 (@StanchionBooks)
Image from Stanchion Books - the football bookshop 📚 (@StanchionBooks)
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𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | LIFTED OVER THE TURNSTILES by @SteveFinan1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Some proper ground porn here. 200 photos of 42 football old Scottish football stadiums, many of which have been unearthed from archives and rarely accessed collection for the first time. 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/…
Image from Stanchion Books - the football bookshop 📚 (@StanchionBooks)
Image from Stanchion Books - the football bookshop 📚 (@StanchionBooks)
Image from Stanchion Books - the football bookshop 📚 (@StanchionBooks)
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Dens Park is part of Scotland’s real history – it deserves better preservation | @SteveFinan1 thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/…
STEVE FINAN: Dens Park is part of Scotland's true heritage

STEVE FINAN: Dens Park is part of Scotland's true heritage

Our history is more than dukes, earls and grand estates, says Steve.

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My radical solution to council bureaucracy and tribalism in Dundee | @SteveFinan1 thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/…

STEVE FINAN: My radical solution to council bureaucracy and tribalism in Dundee

One reform that might help is to ban political parties. Give us independents only.

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When @thecourieruk columnists get together @SteveFinan1 😎
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My verdict on Mark Flynn’s Caird Park comments – and what council leader appears to have forgotten | @SteveFinan1 thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/…

STEVE FINAN: My verdict on Mark Flynn's Caird Park comments – and what council leader appears to...

If Mark didn’t realise the strength of opinion over the golf course closure, then he does now.

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'Dundee City Council has failed our golfers. You clearly aren’t arty enough, green enough or cultural enough to bother with.' @SteveFinan1 eu1.hubs.ly/H0f9vsQ0
STEVE FINAN: What I learned from watching council meeting that sealed fate of Caird Park golf course

STEVE FINAN: What I learned from watching council meeting that sealed fate of Caird Park golf course

'Dundee City Council has failed our golfers. You clearly aren’t arty enough, green enough or cultural enough to bother with.'

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My fellow @CourierOpinion columnist @SteveFinan1 with his usual words of wisdom.
The Courier Opinion (@CourierOpinion) profile pictureThe Courier Opinion@CourierOpinion6 Nov 2024
STEVE FINAN: Don’t let political correctness stop Tayside kids being kids dlvr.it/TG2Qby

STEVE FINAN: Don't let political correctness stop Tayside kids being kids

"There’s nothing wrong with children playing at shooting each other with pretend guns, or imagining they are knights who stab each other with swords."

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𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | WE HAD A DREAM by @SteveFinan1 Hundreds of never-before-seen photos of old games, the great names, and the best of times - a wonderful dip into football nostalgia, when fans were thrilled to the exploits of Bremner, Law and Jordan 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/…
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Image from Stanchion Books - the football bookshop 📚 (@StanchionBooks)
Image from Stanchion Books - the football bookshop 📚 (@StanchionBooks)
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STEVE FINAN: I expect Dundee United to exploit opportunities created by Dens Park closure dlvr.it/TCD7zD
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Interesting idea from @SteveFinan1 Dens had a bigger footprint than Celtic Park apparently. Lot of land to play with there.
The Courier Sport (@thecouriersport) profile pictureThe Courier Sport@thecouriersport22 Aug 2024
STEVE FINAN: I expect Dundee United to exploit opportunities created by Dens Park closure dlvr.it/TCD81N
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Another club who were pivotal in the formation of football in the City of Discovery were Dundee Wanderers. They were formed in 1894 to enter and challenge for the Scottish Football League title. This is their story. Read here⬇️ forgotten-football.blogspot.…
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𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | THE RED ARMY: CELEBRATING DONS SUPPORTERS by @SteveFinan1 All those cup finals, all those European jaunts, all the silverware celebrations. This is what being an @AberdeenFC fan is all about. 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/…
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I've pretty much asked and asked for this so please come out and support this weekend! The @VADundee are doing a pop up of Scotland Football Strips. Design at its finest 😁 The 1967 strip will bring back good memories I'm sure!
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𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | LIFTED OVER THE TURNSTILES 1, 2 & 3 by @SteveFinan1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Just restocked these astonishing, beautiful explorations of Scottish football stadiums in the black and white era. 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/collectio…
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Image from Stanchion Books - the football bookshop 📚 (@StanchionBooks)
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STEVE FINAN: 5 lessons Dundee councillors must learn from general election dlvr.it/T9Pdmx
STEVE FINAN: 5 lessons Dundee councillors must learn from general election

STEVE FINAN: 5 lessons Dundee councillors must learn from general election

"The basics of local politics must include: warm and dry houses, overflowing bins, dog mess, potholes and frequent buses."

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Paul Sturrock signed for Dundee United 50 years ago. A look back at his career highlights and how he became a United great in his own words. thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/fo…
How Paul Sturrock became a Dundee United great

How Paul Sturrock became a Dundee United great

Sturrock attracted the attention of Rangers before signing for Jim McLean in July 1974. The rest, as they say, is history.

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