Dark Blues have room at the top

Having complained about the squad being too unwieldy last season, Dundee fans will now be looking at their player pool and fearing it lacks any strength in depth. It has gone from one extreme to the other.

Neil Mccann has certainly succeeded in getting rid of players he did not see featuring in his side this season. But it has left Dundee looking vulnerable in the event of injury or loss of form.

Perhaps the most glaring weakness is

Aup top. Mccann never quite managed to find the answer last season – Dundee’s total of 36 goals was the second lowest in the league. Sofien Moussa remains their chief hope for goals, and he did not score from open play in the league until April last season. Much might depend on the untried Jean Mendy hitting the ground running as well as Mccann’s ability to bring in someone else having recently managed to find a club for the

nother August, another bout of misplaced optimism for Dundee fans. The Neil Mccann era is now in full swing after a summer of gutting thecluboftheremnants of Paul Hartley’s squad, and no excuses can be made from now on. The league’s most handsome manager has brought in new midfielders – Elton Ngwatala is one to watch – as well as plugging other gaps, but we out-of-favour Marcus Haber, who has joined Falkirk on loan.

Dundee do look to have strengthened in the goalkeeper position, where they have Jack Hamilton vying for a first-team place with Elliot Parish. If they can hold on to England international centre-half Steven Caulker and Glen Kamara, pictured, a stylish discovery in midfield, as well as unearth a regular goalscorer, then the top six might not be beyond them.

still need another striker and a couple of wide players (especially a left-back). It’s still tough to see where our goals will come from.

However, other than a disaster against Dunfermline, our Betfred Cup performance gives cause for some guarded enthusiasm and hope for an appearance at Hampden and maybe even top six.