Dee front man admits it’s now ‘make or break’

KANE Hemmings admits it’s “make or break” time for D u ndee’s play- off hopes.

The Dark Blues face rivals Ayr United at Dens Park tonight, just three days after securing a potentially crucial point at Somerset Park.

Results elsewhere kept the race for a top-four place tight.

But Hemmings insists nobody in the dark blue is shying away from it.

“It’s getting more and more important that we start picking up wins,” said the Dee’s top scorer.

“It’s that stage of the season now – it’s going to make or break it.

“We’re under no illusions. Nobody in our dressing-room is kidding themselves.

“But you look at Saturday there and think: ‘ That was a decent point’.

“We’ll certainly take it and go and try and win the next game with them tonight.

“We were happy to take the point and go up the road at the weekend.

“I think Ayr were the better team on Saturday.

“It was a horrible game. I think it probably looked that way. It was certainly horrible to play in.

“The conditions weren’t great but I think Ayr probably dealt with them a bit better than we did.

“With the way the game went, with them missing a penalty and probably having the better chances, we were always going to take the point at the end of it.

“But the thing is, we’re, hopefully, going to show a better Dundee tonight.”

Dundee’s weekend performance was hampered by brutal weather conditions.

To be fair, Ayr were just as formidable.

They had a number of clear-cut chances to win the game.

Conor Hazard even saved a penalty from Honest Men star Aaron Murihead, while veteran striker Michael Moffat saw a goal ruled out by the assistant referee for offside.

But Hemmings reckons those testing circumstances make the positives the Dark Blues were able to take from the game all the more valuable.

He said: “It’s a tough place to

Kane Hemmings had little to feed off at Ayr on Saturday.