Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Dark Blues loan one to make for
L E AV I N G a squad challenging at the top of the table for one struggling at the bottom may seem like a big decision for any young footballer to make.
One that you might need a bit of time to think over.
For Dundee’s on-loan winger Scott Wright, however, a phone call to Dens Park boss Jim McIntyre was all it took to convince him to head down from Aberdeen.
And just two games into his temporary switch to dark blue, the Scotland U/21 international is already convinced his snap decision was the right one.
“I’m loving it here and all the boys are making me feel really welcome. Now it’s a question of getting settled in as quick as I can and just playing football,” he said.
“I had obviously spoken to Derek McInnes and he said to speak to Jim McIntyre before making any decision.
“The gaffer at Aberdeen left it up to me.
“He told me he’d love to have me still up there but if I wanted to go and get games he understood.
“So I spoke to the gaffer here on the phone and I loved everything he had to say. I jumped at the chance to come down here.”
And the 21-year-old sees the draws against Hamilton and Kilmarnock since he arrived as proof this is a squad that can pull away from the relegation zone between now and the end of the season.
“The only frustrating thing for me so far is that we’ve not taken six points out of six from the two games I’ve been involved in but I think all the fans and us as a team