Couldn’t come for Dark Blues

as a Kane Hemmings double earned a first win in five games.

Since then, wins over Queen of the South and Ayr have joined two stalemates in stretching the number of consecutive clean sheets into five.

The combination of a resolute defence thanks to Berra’s arrival, added to by the impressive performances of Jordon Forster at the back along with midfielders Graham Dorrans, Shaun Byrne and Paul McGowan hitting form and striker Kane Hemmings finding the scoring touch, has seen Dundee propel themselves back into the race for second place.

The Dark Blues were heading into a crucial part of the season on their best run of l eague form under manager James. Things were coming together at a good time as ambitions for promotion back to the Premiership suddenly came back to life.

However, the coronavirus pandemic has stopped that for the time being.

Last weekend’s game was supposed to be Dunfermline at home with the chance to seriously bolster their play-off ambitions by opening a seven-point lead with a game in hand on the Pars. Scheduled for this Saturday was to be the crunch clash with second-placed Inverness – a game that could’ve defined where both clubs would end up.

The remaining seven matches would then have seen the Dark Blues face Arbroath home and away, the final derby of the season against Dundee United and four matches against teams in the bottom half.

With the fate of the Scottish Championship uncertain, the Dens men await the call to see if they can continue their bid for a return to the top-flight.

What is sure, however, is the stoppage couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Dark Blues as they began to build a head of steam towards the play-offs.

played a major role in Dundee’s resurgence since the winter transfer window.