Patience will be virtue for Kerr as he eyes return

DUNDEE: Vice-captain admits he’ll have to bide his time after spell on the sidelines

Dundee defender Cammy Kerr has promised to be patient as he aims to win back his place in the team.

Kerr was an unused substitute on Saturday as the Dark Blues put on a pretty decent defensive performance against Celtic and last started a game down at Kilmarnock on September 23.

That has been an understandable source of frustration for the 22-year-old club vice-captain and he will be hoping for some involvement against Partick Thistle at Firhill tomorrow.

If his spell on the sidelines turns out to be prolonged, though, Kerr will just get the head down and keep working away to impress boss Neil Mccann.

He said: “I think I have learned from the past few weeks and I feel it is important if you get taken out the team that you maintain a level-head.

“I will just keep doing what I’ve always done, which is work hard.

“I’m not going to look into things too much. For me, it’s just about trying to get back into the team,” he continued.

“You have to keep knuckling down until your luck changes and you get back in. As long as we’re doing well just now as a team, that’s the important thing. Whenever I’m called upon, I’m called upon and hopefully I’ll do a job for the club.”

From his seat on the bench at Parkhead, Kerr watched Dundee put up a real fight against the Hoops and he hopes that battling spirit is on show against the Jags.

He said: “I thought the boys were unlucky not to take a point. We created a few chances and on another day they could have gone in. I think we maybe rocked Celtic a bit.

“They didn’t expect that and I just thought the boys were magnificent. Since day one when the manager came in, he has tried to instil that attacking approach in us.

“At the start of the season, maybe the results weren’t there for us to see but we’ve definitely kept the same mentality throughout.”

“You have to keep knuckling down until your luck changes and you get back in

Kerr, like many observers, feels Partick are a better side than their bottom spot in the table and winless league record would suggest.

He added: “I think Partick did a similar thing last year when they went through a phase where they didn’t win.

“So I think it would be naive to think the game is going to be easy because it certainly will not be. After all, they finished in the top-six last season and they’ve got some quality players.

“So it is important we are all on our game and don’t take anything for granted.

It would be nice to get that first away win of the season after a couple of good wins here at Dens.”

iroache@thecourier.co.uk