Gowser makes it nabs Tele Sport’s

SEASON 2019/20 ended up a campaign of what might have been for James McPake’s Dundee as the coronav i r us pa ndem ic struck just when the Dark Blues were hitting their stride.

The form side in the Championship when the virus forced football into shutdown, the Dens Park club were fancying their chances of having a real go at the Premiership play-offs.

However, the season has been brought to a close with Dundee in third place after a mixed bag of high points, low points and very low points.

Each week Tele Sport writers handed out player ratings for the Dark Blues. Despite the campaign finishing nine matches short, we are delighted to announce the 2019/20 Tele Sport Player of the Year for Dundee.

The votes have been cast, averages for players having started 15 games divvied up and there are no worries about emails turning up late, or, indeed, not at all!.

The 2019/20 Tele Sport Player of the Year is Paul McGowan for the second year running.

PAUL McGOWAN – Average

Rating 6.7

After a very strong start, the midfielder’s influence grew throughout the season as the team got to grips with the Championship challenge and sees the 32-year-old retain his title. As ever, McGowan rarely fell below a seven out of 10 rating each week, finishing the season off with an eight after a wonderful assist for Kane Hemmings against Ayr as well as key displays against Partick and an earlier showing against the Honest Men. After six years at the club, ‘Gowser’ is still going strong in dark blue.

KANE HEMMINGS – 6.67

Fans’ favourite Hemmings ran McGowan very close with a strong run of form since the middle of December, breaking the 10-goal barrier in the final match against Ayr. Impressive showings in wins over Dunfermline and Partick in

December stand out but his top display came back in October at a chilly Alloa where the only disappointment was he fluffed a chance to seal a hat-trick late on.

FIN ROBERTSON – 6.6

The 17-year-old was a real star for manager McPake after giving him a regular run in the first team at the beginning of the campaign. Such a steady and unflustered player in the middle of the park, Robertson allowed the

James McPake saw his side improve as the season wore on. Midfielder Paul McGowan was, yet again, Dundee’s most consistent top