McPake’s focus will be solely on Dee next season

can turn that around. You want to show people you can be a success and that will continue for me for as long as I’m in the game because that’s the way I was as a player.

“I’ve got great people around me so I’ll be taking their advice and using that as well. I’ll never be afraid to ask for that and take a look at myself either.”

Meanwhile, Paul McGowan has agreed to take a 50% pay cut to help the club during its financial crisis.

The midfielder last week signed a new deal which will see his wages drop by half for the next three months before going up to 75% until the end of next season.

Fans’ favourite McGowan, who joined Dundee in 2014, was once again a key performer for the Dark Blues last season and picked up the Andrew De Vries Player of the Year award. He is the first Dee star to agree to wage cuts after it emerged on Friday that McPake’s squad had been asked to accept salary reductions of up to 30%.

It came just hours after managing director John Nelms urged fans to buy season tickets NOW to ease financial pressure on the club.

A dramatic day for Dundee also saw experienced assistant boss Jimmy Nicholl and first-team sports scientist Cammy McDermid become the first victims of cost-cutting.

Uncertainty surrounding the start of the Championship season – now set for October 17 – has seen the Dark Blues shift just 10% of the season books they would normally expect to have sold at this stage of the year.

Lack of sales has contributed to a £500,000 drop in revenue.