Elliott happy to it means upturn

NEW boy Christie Elliott says he’s happy to arrive as Dundee’s utility man – as long as it means the Dark Blues can get their act together in their promotion play-off push.

The former Partick Thistle player takes on his old side this weekend in what’s likely to be his home debut.

After last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Morton, where Elliott came off the bench in the second half, Dundee’s recent record doesn’t make pretty reading with no wins in their last five games in all competitions.

They are still searching for a first victory of 2020 as they dropped down to sixth at the weekend.

For a new signing coming in, though, Elliott has the chance to make a real difference to the side’s fortunes – in whatever position the manager chooses.

Elliott told the Tele: “To be fair, I’ve played a lot of positions in my career!

“I’ve played mostly on the wing but, as formations change, I’ve played wing-back and at right-back.

“Anywhere, left-wing, left-back, right-back, I’m happy to do a job for the team.”

He added: “It was good to get my debut, get a few minutes on the pitch and, hopefully, I can help create things for the team and get the team going on a good run.

“It is a massive club and when the opportunity came along I was really happy to take it.

“The club deserves to be in the Premiership and, if we can get a few wins in the league, we’ll be back up in the play-off mix.

“It’s in our hands so if we can get a good run going we can still get where we belong, back i n the Premiership.”

Elliott was signed by Jackie McNamara for Partick Thistle back in 2011 and stayed at Firhill until last summer when he headed back to his native England to play for Steven Pressley at Carlisle.

Pressley’s time at Brunton Park ended in November and Elliott found action hard to come by.

He said: “It was hard at Carlisle, a new manager came in and changed things. That happens in football.

“I want to play and I’ve played the majority of my career in Scotland so when the opportunity came up to join a massive club, there was only one thing on my mind and that was to come up here and get it sorted.

“I came up to Dundee last Friday and was in the stadium the majority of the day getting things sorted.

Christie Elliott will face his old side Partick Thistle this weekend. Christie Elliott made his debut for Dundee at Morton on Saturday after