April 2004 - Dundee secure Dens Park for next season
Burton then spoke to staff at Dens before meeting fans group Dee4Life.... Click here to read the full Courier article.
April 2004 - Power to the people at Dens Park (Daily Record)
DUNDEE supporters group Dee4Life are set to land a seat on the board of the cash-strapped club. Representatives of the trust yesterday met with owners Peter and Jimmy Marr and administrator Tom Burton.
Dee4Life are gunning for a say in the running of the club and decision- making powers on how best to spend the cash, totalling overpounds 150,000,raised by the fans.
April 2004 - Supporters Group step in to fund Dundee salvation (Daily Telegraph)
Dundee look certain to stay at Dens Park with the news that the supporters' group Dee4Life will provide the £150,000 needed to install undersoil heating.
However, the money will only be released if the trust are given a say in the running of the club, and an undertaking that the team will not be running out on Dundee United's Tannadice for next season's home matches. Dee4Life will meet administrator Tom Burton this week to agree the transfer of funds in return for representation on the Dens Park board, and receipt of shares.
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May 2004 - Plan to move DFC out of administration approved
DUNDEE FOOTBALL Club has begun the process of shaking off the reins of administration after creditors approved proposals which will see the club avoid the penalty of a 10-point league deduction next season but deny trade creditors most of the money owed to them. Click here to read the full Courier article.
May 2004 - Fans will be asked to help finance pitch protection
DUNDEE ARE set to ask fans to help fund the installation of a pitch protection system at Dens Park. Click here to read the full Courier article.
April 2004 - Boycott for derby?
Dundee fans’ group Dee4Life are to issue a statement on Monday regarding a possible organised no-show in protest at Dens administrator Tom Burton’s move to seek permission to rent Tannadice from United next season. Click here to read the full Courier article.
April 2004 - Dee4Life rule out derby game boycott
DUNDEE FC supporters’ organisation Dee4Life said yesterday there will be no organised fans’ boycott of Sunday’s derby match with Dundee United at Tannadice. Click here to read the full Courier article.
April 2004 - Big war of wards erupts over Dens
DUNDEE FC chief executive Peter Marr has rejected claims that Dens Park had been repossessed or there was a long-term plan for the city’s two stadiums to be turned into flats. Click here to read the full Courier article.
August 2004 - Dundee uncertainty at an end
PAPERS WILL be lodged with the Court of Session and Companies House in Edinburgh today to formally end nearly eight months in administration for Dundee Football Club. Click here to read full online article.
August 2004 - Chairman expresses relief rather than jubilation
"The people we are most pleased for are the supporters. They have had to endure a great deal since November. Their response to our plight in the form of Dee 4 Life will always be part of Dundee’s folklore and a change proposed at board level will give them an even stronger voice in the way the club runs it affairs" Click here to read full article
September 2004 - Giant flag unfurled
A MASSIVE flag carrying the names of hundreds of Dundee FC supporters has been unveiled for the first time. Click here to read the full Courier article.
December 2004 - Friary event - Fans have chance to quiz board
Chairman Bob Brannan and fellow directors George Knight—of supporters group Dee4life—local businessmen Frank Esposito and William Barnett, Peter Marr, Jimmy Marr, chartered accountant Ross Dow and Duffy will be present to answer supporters’ questions and outline the board’s vision for Dundee’s short and long-term future. Click here to read the full Courier article.