‘Ayr was big step for Dee – Alloa can be next one’

CA MMY Kerr says Dundee’s wi n at Ay r United on Friday night was a big step forward in their league campaign – backing that up with a win at Alloa tonight will be another massive leap for the Dark Blues.

The 2-1 success at Somerset Park came on the back of a devastating late collapse at home to bottom side Partick the week previously.

And Kerr says the belief that victory over the Championship’s second-placed team has given Dundee is bigger than just three points.

He told the Tele: “It was important to get past the Partick game straight away.

“There was pressure on Friday night with where Ayr are in the league.

“When you go to places like Ayr, with the conditions there and it being such an important game, to come away with a result is big.

“It wasn’t the best of games and a good battle but to come away with three points and a good resilient performance is massive for us.”

The Wasps may be at the wrong end of the table but have already shown they are a match for anybody in the division, including a 1-0 win over leaders Dundee United just three weeks ago.

They also ran Dundee close at Dens Park, missing a penalty to allow the Dark Blues to run out 2-1 victors.

“Alloa showed they can play when they were up here and I saw the Friday night game against Dundee United and they played really well that night,” Kerr added.

“I don’t know if United were off-colour that night but Alloa certainly played well.

“Against us they missed a penalty and had chances so we have to be on our game.

“We’re under no illusions how tough it is going to be but we need to show the same application we have shown recently, apart from the latter stages of the Partick game.

“We need to show resilience, calmness on the ball and patience. “I think we are getting to that. “Being a team coming together at the start of the season we knew it would take a bit of time.

Cammy Kerr was part of the Dundee side that beat Alloa 2-1 at Dens.