Dundee’s search for a new manager is set to hot up this week with a lengthy list of more than 100 applicants being whittled down before interviews are conducted.
Paul McGowan has told Dundee chief John Nelms the answer to his managerial conundrum is sitting under his nose in the shape of James McPake.
Getting a calculator out would only serve to torture himself. Paul McGowan doesn’t need to know the exact facts and figures. He is well aware that the Dundee v Aberdeen fixture hasn’t been kind to him or his team.
Courier sports writers Ian Roache and Eric Nicolson look back on a depressing set of weekend results for Dundee, St Johnstone and Dundee United and assess where improvement can be made.
Paul McGowan candidly admits that the while the next two games will not decide Dundee’s Premiership fate this season, there is no disguising the importance of the double header.
Dundee boss Jim McIntyre has praised Paul McGowan for the extra work he has been doing in the gym in a bid to shift the pounds and return to full fitness after a long lay-off with a groin problem.
Dundee boss Jim McIntyre has urged his players to speak up for themselves on the pitch and insists he would rather hear them arguing than be confronted with the sound of silence.
Paul McGowan has warned his fellow Dundee players they are already fighting for their futures.
Dundee boss Neil McCann insists he would rather his players were passionate when speaking to the press after defeats rather than “whimpering away” with wishy-washy comments.
Dundee’s Paul McGowan left no-one in any doubt in the Dens Park press room on Saturday just how much he is hurting at the moment with an expletive-laden outpouring of raw emotion about the current crisis at the club.