| Despite a run of one win in the previous 11 league fixtures, a first-versus-third clash elsewhere, and bottom club Brechin providing the opposition, at 3278 the Dark Blues still boasted the biggest crowd in the First Division on Saturday. That delighted the manager and proves to him there remains a top-flight support at Dens if he can put together a team good enough to get there.
“The size of the crowd was a big attraction in coming here and it is encouraging to see the fans continue to turn up in good numbers,” he said. “I have to say as well that in the main they stuck behind the team on Saturday and gave good support. When you consider some of the results there have been lately, that is appreciated.”
And, while it was by no means a classic performance, Alan was happy to see his men finish on top. “We got three points and right now that is what matters most because we needed a win. I was also happy with a clean sheet and I thought that, apart from a nervy last 10 minutes, we looked a lot more solid in the defensive area. That should give us confidence and it is something we can build on in the next few weeks.”
Kelvin Jack and Stephen McNally missed training today due to nursing knocks.
Derek Soutar had his knee operation on Saturday and the news of that was good. “The surgeon was buoyant about it. He has tidied up Soapy’s knee and,if everything goes well, he thinks we might have him back in training in two or three weeks.” |
