Bradley Milne, Ralphie's son, has asked the Club to put out the following message on behalf of the Milne family.
“We wish to express our sincere thanks to Dundee United Football Club for all that they have done since it was announced that my dad, Ralph Milne, died in hospital on Sunday. This has been a very emotional week but so much of the burden has been taken from me, my brother Robert and the family by the great generosity of the Club. We know that “Ralphie” would have been chuffed to bits that ‘his Club’ and the Federation of DUFC supporters' clubs have been amazing with offers of financial help.
“We want to take this opportunity to offer our gratitude to everyone who has taken the time to get in touch with us directly to offer their condolences and support at this difficult time. We are also deeply touched and overwhelmed by the indirect support we have had through the many tributes posted on various social media sites. Reading these has helped us to understand what a talented player he was and how much pleasure he brought. Unfortunately, neither Robert nor I were around to witness his glory years.
“My family and I will be at Tannadice on Saturday and we are really looking forward to seeing thousands of Arabs saying farewell to my dad. It will be tear jerking, we know, but something we will remember all our days. We just wish that dad could have been at Tannadice just one more time to see it.”