Dee defender eager to form new partnership

“So, I’ve been talking to him and asking what they do there and it’s interesting to find out how they go about their business, how they train.

“I’ll keep trying to learn and I’m sure he wants to be learning as well.”

Meekings is quick to add he’s also been i mpressed with the other significant arrival since the turn of the year — local boy Simon Murray. One of the best things about his loan from Hibs is he doesn’t have to mark the striker.

“You know what you are getting with Simon, he’s just a workaholic and he won’t stop. Even in training when you’re marking him you’re like here we go because you know he’s busy, he won’t stop moving and he’s brilliant for that.

“It was fantastic for him to get the goals at the weekend and even in the dressing-room he’s been brilliant.

“Hopefully, he’ll be able to keep kicking on and get a few more goals for us.”

That Murray brace at Partick has, Meekings reported, led to a good week in training.

And he is sure Dundee can take that on the park tomorrow and secure an overdue success against ’Well.

“Every time we’ve played Motherwell this season I’ve felt things could have been so different.

“I was in the stand for the cup game a fortnight ago but it was down to two efforts that shouldn’t have been goals. It was two errors that maybe summed up our season.

“We can match them 100% and I feel strongly we can beat them.

Meekings has been impressed by new signings Steven Caulker (right) and Simon Murray.