The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Kerr appeals to Dee fans not to give up on players
DUNDEE: Defender hopes to lift hurting supporters in game against Alloa
Now, Kerr is determined to give the suffering support reasons to stick by the team again when they line up against the Wasps this weekend.
The 23-year-old said: “It has been a tough week or two for them and this caps it off. There is no point trying to wrap it up and put a twist on it. It is what it is.
“It is a really quiet and disappointed dressing-room in there.
“We know that was a game where we should be getting a result.
“I know the fans would have been going to their work on the Monday (after the derby) and I imagine it would have been difficult with the bragging rights from across the road.
“We wanted to send them away from the Elgin game with a smile on their face but it has been another frustrating day.”
Kerr added: “The Alloa game is massive with more pressure but you have to deal with that as a football player.
“You may have to deal with the criticism that comes your way during the week as well. You just have to get the head down and work away.
“The fans have backed us massively since the start of the year. The season tickets have been good, the away support has been magnificent as they were last Friday. We just have to give them reasons to stick by us.”
Dundee boss James McPake looked shell-shocked after the latest defeat but Kerr insists it is the players who have to put their hands up and take responsibility for the embarrassing result.
The full-back said: “I feel for him because he put a strong team out and put trust in us to win the game but we have let him down.
“It is not his wrong-doing that we went out there and got beaten.
“We have to look at ourselves and take responsibility to say it is not good enough.
“People look back to the last couple of games and the disappointments but we have started the season well.
“We were unbeaten in 90 minutes outwith the Aberdeen game when we were defeated in extra time and had kept a number of clean sheets.
“The last week or two has been disappointing but we have to accept the pressure that we are title contenders or are supposed to be.
“We need to get back to that, pushing with the mentality to win every game.”