Paul Hartley: Dark Blues still a ‘work in progress’

Dundee boss Paul Hartley admits his side are still not the finished article after the big changes to his playing personnel in the summer.

The Dark Blues manager brought in a whole host of new faces to replace others heading for the Dens Park exit.

That overhaul seemed to have the desired effect when Dundee started the season on fire, winning 4-0 at Kilmarnock.

However, since then results have been mixed and Hartley is still looking for his players to go on a consistent winning run.

When asked if his team was still a work in progress, he said: “I would say so.

“Injuries haven’t helped also. The league is pretty tight, though and the gap to the top is not so big.

“If we manage a winning run of games, we will be where we want to be. We have not really lost a lot of matches this season.

“What we have struggled for is consistency, which is something we hope to put right after the international break.”