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2022/2023

Dundee

In

Tyler French (def) Wrexham; Zak Rudden (att) Partick Thistle - loan to permanent; Ben Williamson (mid) Rangers - loan;

Out

Liam Fontaine (def) Edinburgh City; Danny Mullen (att); Declan McDaid (mid) Bohemians; Christie Elliot (def); Charlie Adam (mid); Danny Strachan (mid) Peterhead; Vontae Daley-Campbell (def) Leicester City – loan ended; Zeno Ibsen Rossi (def) Bournemouth – loan ended;

Dundee’s return to the Premiership proved short-lived. Poor results saw manager James McPake sacked in February. A chaotic spell with Mark McGhee in charge only speeded their relegation with only 1 win in their final 17 matches. Gary Bowyer is now in charge and expected to take them straight back up. Despite his affection for the club, veteran midfielder Charlie Adam has left along with experienced defenders Elliot and Fontaine. Also heading out of Dens Park are experienced attackers McDaid and Mullen. These were 5 regular starters who will prove difficult to replace. Bowyer has remained calm since securing the manager’s position and resisted the temptation to sign a flurry of players. Striker Zak Rudden has completed the formality of making his signing from Partick Thistle to a permanent basis. Versatile Tyler French is Bowyer’s first signing after 40 appearances for Wrexham in the National League. It’s fully expected Bowyer will use his extensive contacts to bring in more players from England. Dundee are making a fresh start with Bowyer. He is widely respected but something of an unknown quantity in Scotland. There’s a huge burden of expectation at Dundee and anything but a winning and convincing start will put him under immense pressure. There are many questions to be answered at Dundee.

Target

Nothing but promotion back to the Premiership will satisfy Dundee. However, their stature in the Scottish game is waning and few teams fear going to Dens Park.

Season Review

2020/2021

№2: Dundee

Dundee are back in the Premiership after comfortably defeating Kilmarnock in the play-offs. After a dreadful start to the season and a wobble in the middle, they timed their promotion charge and form to perfection. Hearts thumped Dundee 6-2 on the opening day of the season and, with only 2 wins in their opening 8 matches, Dundee were already out of the title race. They were slow, ponderous and fans were calling for James McPake’s head. Poor form in mid-season (W2 D2 L4) had Dundee wondering if they could make the play-offs at all. But, when they needed it, form recovered, and they ended the season on an unbeaten run of 8 matches (W5 D3). They easily disposed of Raith Rovers in the play-off semi-final, and then sent a very poor Kilmarnock team down to the Championship with a 4-2 win on aggregate. Dundee already had an experienced squad before Paul McMullan and Jason Cummings were added to supplement their attacking options. The goalkeeping position was unsettled, but Adam Legzdins claimed the shirt towards the end of the season. Any sort of title challenge would have pleased Dundee, but it was gone before they knew it. However, they did the best they could, finished in 2nd place and then won the play-offs. Overall, a successful season. Judging from how they handled Kilmarnock, Dundee appear well equipped for next season. They are strong in most areas but need a goalkeeper of Premiership quality.