| But, while the influx of new players means competition for first-team places will be intense, the manager was making no excuses about beefing up his squad ahead of the new campaign.
“At the moment, we are probably working with the same numbers we had last season and that’s OK, but you can never legislate for what can happen during a season,” said Jocky.
“Last season, the team was decimated by injuries — I think we had something like 11 players on the treatment table when I first arrived.”
Meanwhile, Jocky insisted Rab Douglas was going nowhere after the big keeper was linked with Colchester United, who are managed by Paul Lambert.
Douglas still has two years left on his current Dens deal.
Eddie Malone and Leigh Griffiths were forced to miss a few days of the first week’s pre-season work.
“Eddie had a some knee pain, while Leigh has an abdominal problem, but it’s nothing serious and they were both left out purely as a precaution,” said Jocky.
“In Leigh’s case, it’s down to the fact he’s being asked to do a lot of stuff he hasn’t done before. He’s only 18 and his muscles are still developing.”
Former Dundee boss Alex Rae has been linked with the vacant No. 2 job at MK Dons. Paul Ince, Rae’s former Wolves team-mate, took charge of the English League One side last week. |
