| Seven points from nine since Jocky returned as team boss have given the whole club a lift and, with no fixture this weekend, he believes his men deserve a break.
They’ll earn it, though, and after completing a double session today, they’ll have the same again tomorrow and Wednesday before being given time off.
And those who did not start Saturday’s win over Queen of the South will also be on duty tomorrow night for a closed- door game against Forfar.
That one will see Paul McHale and David Cowan return from injury, while Garry MacKenzie and Jim Lauchlan will get more game time as they build match fitness.
There is likely to be another closed-door game next week and, by the time First Division leaders St Johnstone visit Dens on Saturday week, Jocky is hopeful of having a reasonable-sized squad to pick from.
“People are coming back and that’s good news,” said the boss.
“I’ll have to see how they do in the games, but we should have more options.”
Given the current form, though, nobody should expect to walk back into the team and Jocky admitted to being impressed by his team on Saturday.
“From my first day, the players showed me they worked hard and now I see they can take what they’ve done in training onto the park and that’s very encouraging,” he added.
“On Saturday, we played some good football at times and, at others, only the final pass let us down.
“Our second goal came from exactly the things we had been working on during the week.” |
