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Dens post worth wait for McIntyre
DUNDEE: New boss believes patience paid off with right opportunity at Dark Blues
Jim McIntyre has been linked with more managerial vacancies over the last 12 months than Dundee have got points in the Premiership.
But the former Dunfermline and Ross County boss’s patience has paid off with his appointment as Neil McCann’s successor at Dens Park, a big job he feels has been worth the wait.
And McIntyre can stop fielding text messages telling him he’s the bookmakers’ favourite here, there and everywhere.
He joked: “Every time I saw myself as favourite I thought I’d no chance!
“My mate would text me ‘you’re favourite’ and I’d reply ‘don’t put any money on me then’.”
McIntyre was happy to bide his time for the right opportunity after being sacked in Dingwall just over a year ago. And he believes Dundee is it.
“It’s very important that you trust your CV and what you think is right in terms of the right job,” he said.
“There were a couple of opportunities that just didn’t feel right. One was just timing and the other I wasn’t liking what I was hearing.
“I took a break. I could have gone straight back in the following week but I decided not to.
“I spoke with a number of people within the game whose opinion I value.
“I don’t regret it. I went away on a couple of nice breaks and relaxed.”