Scottish Cup Draw...........

Dundee will play Clyde or Livingston away in the 4th Round of the Active Nation Scottish Cup, when the draw was made today at Hampden. Full draw is :
Inverness CT v. Motherwell
Hamilton v. Rangers
Morton/Dumbarton v. Celtic
Hibs v. Irvine Meadow
St Mirren v. Cowdenbeath/Alloa
Raith/Peterhead v. Airdrie United
Dunfermline v. Stenhousemuir/Cove
Forfar v. St Johnstone
Clyde/Livingston v. Dundee
Albion Rovers v. Stirling Albion
Aberdeen v. Hearts
Edinburgh City v. Montrose
Partick Thistle v. Dundee United
Ross County v. Inverurie Loco Works
Ayr United v. Wick/Brechin City
Kilmarnock v. Falkirk
Ties to played over the weekend of January 9.

Christmas Stocking Filler...........

Dundee Pre Season..v FC Augsburg

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Latest News From Dens..........

Good news on the injury front, scans on Eric Paton and Sean Higgins reveal no major damage, and both could be fit for the trip to Dingwall on Tuesday. Meanwhile Craig Mckeown has started light training for the first time this year.

Dundee 3 Inverness Caley Th 2, McDiarmid Park, MG Alba Cup Final, 22/Nov/09

The pitch passed a inspection at 9am, and for us Dundee fans we were so happy that it did. In a day where we came back from 2 goals down, in a stunning second half fightback to win the game 3-2. The game started in an open fashion and a Leigh Griffiths cross was headed behind for the game's first corner after only two minutes. Inverness also started brightly and they were inches away from taking the lead in their first attack. A 40-yard Grant Munro pass released Jonny Hayes on the right and his pass across the goalmouth was begging to be put in, however Richie Foran could only find the side-netting. As the game continued to swing from end to end, goalkeeper Ryan Esson saved a Sean Higgins header and Inverness' Spanish striker Danni Sanchez rattled the bar after Adam Rooney had cut the ball back from the bye-line.The goal the fans deserved came when Caley Thistle edged ahead on 20 minutes, when Hayes crossed from the right and Rooney darted in to head home from seven yards.In 32 minutes Sanchez let fly and his goalbound shot was deflected wide, however the second goal was only delayed. Hayes swung over the kick from the right and as Dundee struggled to clear Foran headed towards goal and Nauris Bulvitis stuck out a foot to flick the ball home.As Inverness looked for a killer goal, Rooney and Golabek went close before the half-time whistle blew and Scott's side left the field to a chorus of boos from their large travelling support in the crowd of 8,031.However, Dundee had their fans back on board three minutes after the restart as they reduced the deficit when Harkins fed Richie Hart on the right and his cross was turned in by a combination of the head of striker Higgins and the unfortunate Latvian Bulvitis.The game was turned on its head on 52 minutes when Dundee levelled. Esson spilled a shot from Forsyth and Harkins was on to it in a flash to fire the ball home from six yards out.we had some real good chances and I thought Leigh Griffiths was going to score but overtouched the ball when rounding Esson. Dundee's transformation into cup winners was completed seven minutes from time when Harkins got to the right touchline and cut the ball back to Forsyth, who was standing on his own eight yards out and he powered a first-time, right-foot shot home. Inverness substitute Dougie Imrie was dismissed less than two minutes after coming on as he halted a break from Dundee substitute Pat Clarke, who had been on the field even less time, with a crude challenge.
Dundee: Douglas, Paton (Benedictis 73), Malone, Kerr, MacKenzie, Lauchlan, Forsyth, Hart, Griffiths (Clarke 90), Higgins (McMenamin 65), Harkins. Unused subs: Cameron, Soutar.
Ref: C.Richmond
Att: 8,031
In what was the best feeling in the world, as Dundee came back to lift the Alba Cup..a huge party was to follow and went into Monday for me as day off my work, due to my shift system. I seen a lot of happy fellow Dees. Links below will show photos ect.
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My Cup Final Tix

Latest news Brian Kerr has starting training again, hopefully he will be fit for Sunday. Paul McHale is ruled out with a injury picked up on Saturday. Dundee will bring a big support to Perth on Sunday, just hope the weather clams down a bit, with heavy rain forecasted for Fri/Sat.

Dundee 0 Queen Of the South 0, Dens Park, First Division, 14/November/09

Top of the table clash at Dens on Saturday turned into a dull 0-0 draw. Which keeps Queens top on goal difference. Dundee without Leigh Griffiths and Brian Kerr. With Colin McMenamin replaced by Pat Clarke who started his first game. Colin Cameron came into midfield. It was Cameron who's shot over the bar in the first half of few chances. Queens were happy to sit in and take the draw. Dundee created the better of the chances throughout, although they rarely troubled keeper David Hutton. It took almost an hour before Hutton was called on to make a save, when a superb through ball from Gary Harkins deserved more from Craig Forsyth.It was pretty poor stuff and we will have to play a lot better next week at Perth in the Alba Cup Final.. 

Dundee: Douglas, Paton, Malone, McHale (Hart 60), MacKenzie, Lauchlan, Forsyth, Cameron, Clarke (McMenamin 76), Higgins, Harkins. Subs Not Used: Soutar, Benedictus, Rennie.

Att: 4,901 

Ref: A Law

Dundee Und 3 Dundee 1, Tannadice, 10/November/09

The Dark Blues were all in white, while the Tangerines donned their new black centenary strip for the first time. The home side had the first real chance on seven minutes when an error by Eddie Malone set Cadamarteri free inside the box. The Englishman should have tucked his shot away before Dens keeper Derek Soutar had an opportunity to save. Dundee were next to threaten, though, with a deflection taking a Mc-Menamin strike just past the post on 12 minutes. Cadamarteri then ran half the park before laying a perfect cross on for Shala, whose header had Soutar scurrying across his goal. That may have been close but Shala’s next effort definitely hit the target. When Soutar and Darren Dods challenged for a high ball inside the box, neither claimed it and it fell to the feet of the defender. He squar-ed to Shala and the young German poked it over the line from a couple of yards out to make it 1-0 to United. The first of many substitutions was made on 24 minutes, with United replacing the injured Kenneth with Mihael Kovacevic, Sean Dillon moving from right-back to central defence. Shala almost made it two when another header required Soutar to tip the ball around the post, before the Tannadice men had a “goal” ruled out for offside after a Cadamarteri chip was rammed into the net by Danny Swanson. Up at the other end, Dundee got a real goal, pulling themselves level with 34 minutes gone. When Harkins played the ball forward Tangerines’ sub Kovacevic, not on the park for long, let it bounce and that gave too much time and space to Pat Clarke, who produced a fine finish to make it 1-1. That was how it stayed until half-time and when the teams reappeared United had three new faces in their side, with David Robertson, Greg Cameron and Jeno Myrie-Williams replacing Scott Robertson, Buaben and Craig Conway. A Harkins cross had to be cleared by Dillon up at one end before United came close to regaining the lead at the other, with sub Cameron’s great ball in from the left eluding Shala’s boot by an inch at the back post. Both teams made a batch of substitutions after the hour, with United introducing Daly, Keith Watson and Dale Hilson, and Dundee bringing on Craig Forsyth, Michael Hutcheon and Connor Rennie. United appeared to adapt the better to the chopping and changing and they made it 2-1 on 66 minutes. David Robertson’s flick-on sent Cadamarteri racing through the middle of the visitors’ defence and he made sure by blasting the ball past Soutar from just outside the six-yard box. The hosts were on top now and it was no surprise when they made it three on 74 minutes. Cameron played a neat pass out to Dixon on the left flank and the former Dundee man’s excellent delivery was nodded home by the diving Daly, with Soutar able to get a hand to the ball but unable to keep it out of the net. Cadamarteri made way for Kevin Smith and the new boy announced his arrival with a great 30-yard effort that had the fans in the Eddie Thompson Stand on their feet. United had the Dens men on the rack now and Daly had a snap-shot that Soutar palmed away for a corner, then the big Irishman had another go only for the goalie’s save to be even better second time around.
Dundee:Soutar, Paton (Forsyth 65), Malone (Hutcheon 65), Cameron, Benedictus, Lauchlan (Rennie 65), Hart, Young, Clarke, McMenamin (Thomson 84), Harkins. Subs not used: Somerville, Bartlett, Spark.
Att: 7,774
Referee: Callum Thomson.

Dundee 2 Airdrie Und 1, Dens Park, First Division, 07/November/09

Dundee were without goalkeeper Tony Bullock because of a knee injury so Rab Douglas, a fellow veteran, was drafted in following his return from his own fitness issues. Any rustiness was tested within minutes, as Baird fired an angled shot across his body from 18 yards but the 37-year-old got down well to block. Dundee's first tangible opportunity came on 10 minutes when Leigh Griffiths, electrifying as ever, drifted to the left before landing a cross square on Sean Higgins' head. The striker timed his run well but somehow nodded over from six yards. Dundee should have made more of an opening three minutes later, though, when Colin McMenamin broke through on the angle and tried to lash a shot across goalkeeper Stephen Robertson's body. But the striker dallied slightly too long, allowing Simon Storey to get back and block with his thigh. Higgins then contrived to miss another glorious chance, again nodding well wide after a cross was planted square on his head. Dundee had to replace Gary MacKenzie, who appeared to be suffering from illness, with midfielder Gary Harkins introduced. Airdrie then gave their hosts a lesson in clinical finishing, as Baird scored the opener. Dundee failed to clear a ball into the box properly and were punished when it fell to Baird, who flicked a shot beyond Douglas from 12 yards out. The lead was short-lived, though, as Dundee equalised within four minutes. It was a moment of atonement for Higgins, who finally provided the finish Leigh Griffiths' crossing deserved by flicking a header over Robertson from eight yards. Sean Higgins then added another on 37 minutes, squeezing a powerful drive in at the near post from 18 yards. Dundee should have gone three ahead on 56 minutes when Griffiths played through Harkins but he shot narrowly wide. The Dark Blues had to survive a scare on the hour mark when Scott McLaughlin was given too much space on the edge of the box but Douglas repelled his shot with a fine two-handed save. Douglas got Dundee out of jail on 74 minutes by brilliantly saving after a defensive lapse allowed McCann through on goal.
Dundee: Douglas, Paton, Malone, McHale, MacKenzie (Harkins 19), Lauchlan, McMenamin, Kerr (Cameron 78), Griffiths, Higgins (Hart 89), Forsyth.Subs Not Used: Soutar, Casement.
Att: 4,121
Ref: F McDermott

Lastest From Dens Park..

Dundee took all the awards for October as Jocky Scott got manager of the month, Tony Bullock got player of the month, he has been outstanding, and again Leigh Griffiths got young player.

Dundee FC striker Leigh Griffiths has been named in the Scotland Under-21 squad for the European Championship qualifier in Azerbaijan. The 19-year-old has been rewarded for scoring ten times for the Dens Park side, who are currently joint top of the Irn-Bru First Division.

Dunfermline Ath 1 Dundee 1, East End park, First Division, 31/October/09

Dundee managed to get a point at East End on saturday, in a first half where we were lucky not to be 3-4 goals down. Second half was much better and we will gladly take the point. The Pars s were unlucky not to score after four minutes when Willie Gibson turned inside Dens defender Eric Paton and his shot from the rightflashed inches past goalkeeper Tony Bullock's post. If that was an early wake-up call for Dundee they got another one as Greg Ross let fly, but the ball was deflected away for a corner to the relief of the Dundee fans.Dundee were living dangerously and there was another scare when Andy Kirk shot over the bar.By their high standards Leigh Griffiths and Sean Higgins were having a quiet time up front for Dundee, although the blue-booted Griffiths was only a whisker away from applying the finishing touch to a Gary MacKenzie knock-on.Dundee, however, stepped up the tempo after the break and a Griffiths drive from only a few yards out was brilliantly blocked by on-loan Oldham goalkeeper Greg Fleming. Then, a Gibson shot on the turn was pushed around the post by Bullock as Pars re-applied the pressure. But the home fans were left stunned when Gary Harkins headed home a Sean Higgins corner on the hour mark before substitute Graham Bayne, who had only just come on, levelled the match with his first touch of the ball, a header from Gibson's free-kick.Then Bullock produced a stunning one-handed save to stop David Graham's net-bound shot with eight minutes left.
Dundee: Bullock, Malone, Paton, Forsyth, MacKenzie, Lauchlan, McHale, Kerr, Griffiths, Higgins (McMenamin 77), Harkins (Hart 89). Subs Not Used: Casement, Clarke, Soutar.
Att: 4,001
Ref: E Norris