Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Jesse Curran admits he is shocked to see Dundee on brink of relegation

Jesse Curran.
Jesse Curran.

Jesse Curran has admitted he is as shocked as any supporter to see Dundee deep in the relegation mire.

It wasn’t supposed to be like this for the 22-year-old Australian, who will be battling for survival along with his colleagues today.

The Dark Blues must beat Hamilton Accies at Dens and hope second-bottom St Mirren lose at Motherwell to prolong their stay in the top flight.

However, if they make it 10 league defeats in a row then it will be Championship here we come for Jim McIntyre’s men regardless of how the Buddies do at Fir Park.

That all adds up to dismal situation for Curran, who was full of such hope and expectation when he arrived at the club from Down Under in the spring of 2015.

“When I first came here we were in the top six and I expected that every season,” he said.

“Even at the start of this one, we were thinking about the top four but it hasn’t worked out that way.

“I felt we shouldn’t have been in the position we were last season and expected this one to be much better.

“So it has been a shock how it’s panned out but we are where we are and we have to get on with it.”

Curran knows that Dundee’s only hope is that they win and St Mirren falter so he is determined to get their own job done and then keep his fingers crossed.

“The manager and the staff have told us to leave nothing out there on the park,” added Curran.

“The last thing we want to do is come off having not won and find out St Mirren have slipped up.

“We have to do our bit and hope results elsewhere go our way.

“We can’t let ourselves down because three points is a must.

“Every game lately has been like a cup final.

“There is a lot of pressure there and we are having to deal with that.

“It has been tough, it’s hard mentally and a challenge when you are in this position.

“The more experienced players help the younger ones by talking to us and supporting us.

“The lads were down after the game but it’s gone now. We have trained well this week and we’re looking to the Hamilton game.

“It’s easy to feel everything is against you, especially last weekend when you see Hamilton and St Mirren scoring in the last minute.

“But it’s in the past now.

“We feel we can keep scoring goals and if we can stay solid then we will have a chance of winning the game.”

Trying to save the club from the drop is Curran’s priority but he also his future employment to consider.

He said: “I am out of contract so there is that uncertainty.

“I haven’t been spoken to but the focus is on the Hamilton match.

“I am playing for a new contract but that’s something we will look at when the season is finished.

“The club is more important.”