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... The Daily Record - SPORT - FOOTBALL - LET'S HOPE BROOKS' SWEET DREAM DOES NOT MEET BITTER END Search The Daily Record HOME NEWSSPORTOPINIONGAMINGSHOWBIZDATINGMOTORINGSITEMAP SPORT : FOOTBALL Record Sport FOOTBALL 31 March 2006 LET'S HOPE BROOKS' SWEET DREAM DOES NOT MEET BITTER END TENNENT'S SCOTTISH CUP COUNTDOWN Jim Mclean BROOKS MILESON smokes so many cigarettes in a day his hands became nicotine stained long ago.

But I only hope he doesn't get his fingers burned financially as the Gretna bandwagon continues to gather pace.

The Second Division champions take on Dundee in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup at Hampden tomorrow and the contrast between the clubs, financially at least, could not be greater.

My name will always be associated with Dundee United but I've never lost my soft spot for our neighbours across the street.

They gave me the opportunity to play full-time football for the first time in my career at the age of 27 and Dens Park coaches such as Bobby Seith and Bobby Ansell were huge influences on my career.

I moved to Dundee in 1966 and have stayed around the city ever since, happy to live with decent people and free of the religious divide that too often dominated the west coast.

I also have huge respect for Jimmy and Peter Marr, two great football men who have nevertheless made mistakes in the way they have run their club.

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