I see Dundee lost 3-1 to United last night in the derby match to boost the Arab Trust & Dee 4 Life. Good crowd of over 7774 at the game.
But, do Dundee have what it takes to win this league. They have been everybodies pre-season favourites, but so far have failed to set the heather on fire. In Griffiths they have the outstanding striker in the league. They have bought players in, but in saying that the players they have taken on board are not exactly household names and international superstars. They seem to be a well balanced side with the pick of the divisions players, a sizeable support and some financial clout. I am not so sure this will bring them the success we all want. This is a tough league to get out of at the right end, and whoever shall win it will undoubtedly have deserved it over the season. The only thing in Dundee's favour as opposed to the likes of County or Queens is the depth of their squad. Plenty said on the ICT forum about our own inadequacies, but whilst we are having a mixed season, the rest are all capable of taking points off each other. There does appear to be a divide in the league, thankfully just below us with Morton, Airdrie and Ayr looking the most likely candidates for the drop.
So..............do Dundee still look the team to beat or are they just limbering up. Although the Alba Cup final is considered a mickey mouse competition, I believe it will give us an indication as to who will be heading for the top and who will be here for the long haul. At the moment, we look like settling in to the first division life, but there is a long way to go and remember we came from seven point down to pip Clyde for promotion.
I see Dundee lost 3-1 to United last night in the derby match to boost the Arab Trust & Dee 4 Life. Good crowd of over 7774 at the game.
But, do Dundee have what it takes to win this league. They have been everybodies pre-season favourites, but so far have failed to set the heather on fire. In Griffiths they have the outstanding striker in the league. They have bought players in, but in saying that the players they have taken on board are not exactly household names and international superstars. They seem to be a well balanced side with the pick of the divisions players, a sizeable support and some financial clout. I am not so sure this will bring them the success we all want. This is a tough league to get out of at the right end, and whoever shall win it will undoubtedly have deserved it over the season. The only thing in Dundee's favour as opposed to the likes of County or Queens is the depth of their squad. Plenty said on the ICT forum about our own inadequacies, but whilst we are having a mixed season, the rest are all capable of taking points off each other. There does appear to be a divide in the league, thankfully just below us with Morton, Airdrie and Ayr looking the most likely candidates for the drop.
So..............do Dundee still look the team to beat or are they just limbering up. Although the Alba Cup final is considered a mickey mouse competition, I believe it will give us an indication as to who will be heading for the top and who will be here for the long haul. At the moment, we look like settling in to the first division life, but there is a long way to go and remember we came from seven point down to pip Clyde for promotion.