Osman’s getting fitter and fitter – he can fire us into top flight, says Hamilton

JACK Hamilton is hoping Osman Sow’s goals can fire Dundee back to the Premiership – just like they did for Hearts when they were team-mates at Tynecastle.

The big Swedish striker was the hat-trick hero for the Dark Blues on Saturday as they beat Queen of the South at Palmerston.

And goalie Hamilton believes the 30-year-old is edging closer to the sort of form he showed when his 11-goal haul for the season helped the Jam Tarts win promotion to the top tier in 2015.

Hamilton said: “Big Osman is brilliant. I played with him before and I know what he is capable of.

“He works so hard and you could just see it was coming together for him.

“He had been out with a serious Achilles injury for a while but he has been getting fitter and fitter.

“Osman is getting right up to scratch now. He is a great guy and I think he can be a really big player for us. I actually made my debut for Hearts against Hibs and I think Osman got sent off for a flying elbow! He has that inner steel and you need that but he has so much ability.

“He also works his socks off every day to better himself. He is a top, top player and hopefully he can help us get back to where we all want to be in the Premiership.”

Saturday’s win means Dundee are now four games unbeaten and Hamilton believes the team is really starting to gel.

The 26-year-old added: “When you look at our squad as a whole there are some unbelievable players in there. There is a big buzz about the training camp and everybody is in it together.

“At the start of the season, there were spells when we were excellent but then there were individual errors, small things that weren’t right.