Young striker wants more wins for Dee

CRAIG Wighton is determined to do his bit as Dundee attempt to maintain the feelgood factor at Dens Park right now by taking three points at Partick Thistle tonight.

And while the 19-year-old is well aware, despite now sitting i n mid-table, the Dark Blues remain perilously close to the bottom of the league, he believes recent form suggests that can be a temporary predicament.

Despite his tender years, the last couple of months have seen the local boy develop into an influential player as Paul Hartley’s men have improved from an early-season slump to drag themselves out of the basement.

In fact, a haul of 13 points from the last eight games ahead of this week’s fixtures has only been bettered by the top two in the Premiership — Rangers and Celtic.

And Wighton believes Friday’s dramatic win over Hearts was another sign Dundee are heading in the right direction.

“Everyone has been in a great mood and it’s a good environment to be in just now,” he said.

“The first half against Hearts wasn’t great and the start of the second half wasn’t good because we conceded the second goal early.

“However, after that, we showed our character. To score three goals against a good Hearts side is a positive.

“I was impressed with them and they played really well in the first half. We shouldn’t underestimate what a good result it was. I was really impressed with the way they moved the ball about when they were on top.

“We changed things and it worked, so we should take a lift from that.

“Now it’s Partick and we’ve got a good record there but I’ve seen them and they are a good side.

“They were unlucky against Rangers and went to Celtic and lost narrowly, then they got a good result at Ross County.

“Same as us, they’ll be confident. On the back of our result on Friday the mood is high and we believe we can do well and get three points.”