WE NEED WIN RIGHT AWAY
LEE ASHCROFT insists it is time Dundee found a travel sickness cure and started picking up points on the road.
The Dark Blues have only won once in seven away games this season.
Stopper Ashcroft, 27, is determined to help put that right, starting against Morton at Cappielow this afternoon.
He said: “Our home form has been good but our away form hasn’t been the best. That is something we need to look at.
“There aren’t a lot tougher places to go to than Morton. So if we can get a positive result, that will give us all the confidence in the world.
“We know this game is important for us.”
Dundee dropped out of promotion play-off mix following last week’s disappointing defeat – their second on the bounce – at Dens to Queen of the South.
Ashcroft believe his side’s good play deserved better but admits he would take winning ugly at Cappielow.
The former Dunfermline star said: “I would much rather win a game than play well. The rest of the players and the manager are the same.
“At the end of the day it is all about winning. It is all right playing good football like we did in the second half last week but we didn’t get the result.
“Going to Morton, it is never going to be a pretty game so we just need to roll up the sleeves as we know we are going to be in a fight from the start.”
Ton keeper Aidan McAdams believes that gaining a point from Hearts last weekend at Tynecastle can be the catalyst for a successful end to the season for the Greenock men.
He said: “Tynecastle is a difficult place to go but we went with a game plan and got a deserved point.
“It was a great game to be involved in and hopefully we can use that 1-1 draw to kick on.
“We’re facing a tough challenge against Dundee.”