Dundee Sign Lockwood

Dundee have signed left back Matthew Lockwood on a short term deal, he has trained with Dundee this week. He has played a lot down in England his clubs include Nottingham Forest, Leyton Orient, Bristol Rovers, Colchester and QPR where he started his career.

Welcome to Dens Matthew. More Info Here

Partick Thistle 1 Dundee 0, Firhill, First Division, 14/August/10

Dundee lost 1-0 at Firhill yesterday in their first away game in the league, again l missed the game due to work. So l can't comment too much on the performance, after watching the highlights on DFTV is seemed that the teams were very evenly matched in the first half, with Dundee having a few chances from break aways and some decent free kick positions. But seemed strange the Leigh Griffiths took most of them, I would rather have Sparky in the box trying to put the ball in the net. I know he can take a decent free kick , but so can Gary Harkins.

Second half and it seemed that The Jags took control of the game, the 3-5-1 does not work for me, I like teams to attack , maybe not all the time but to be positive and change it if we have to defend. Anyway that's just my view fans want to watch attacking football with goals and goalmouth action. Partick Thistle did score the one and only goal of the game when Boyle scored with a back post header which went across the goal and in. It did look a poor goal to lose.

Dominic Shimmin and Charlie Grant both made their debuts and done well by reports, but they will need time to get their fitness up.

Dundee: Douglas, Irvine, McKeown, Shimmin, Forsyth, O'Donnell (Higgins 76), Grant (McHale 76), Adams, McMenamin, Harkins, Griffiths Subs Not Used: Fox, Kerr, Benedictus

 

Att: 2,801

 

Ref: F McDermott

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

Dundee have signed midfielder Charlie Grant from Celtic, he has had a tough time with injuries over the last 3 years. Hopefully that is behind him now, he has played for the last 8 months. Charlie has signed up for a year and goes into the squad for tomorrow's game at Firhill.

More info Here

It has been confirmed that Netan Sansara has left the club, maybe another move for Bob Harris is back on. Time will tell....

Stenhousemuir 4 Dundee 1, Ochilview, Alba Cup 2nd Rd, 10/August/10

Well what can you say about that scoreline, I'm glad l was working nightshift. Going by reports is was a shocking performance from Dundee.

They were 2 nil down in the first 15 mins, with goals from Alex Williams and Grant Anderson, into the second half and Paul Quinn scored a third for Stenhousemuir. Although Leigh Griffiths pulled one back with a clever finish to give us hope. But Kevin Motion sealed a well deserved victory for Stenhousemuir, well done and good luck for the next round.

As for Dundee that performance is not good enough, we need to buckle down and work harder. Starting with the league game at Firhill on Saturday.

Dundee: Fox, Irvine, McKeown, Weston (Paton 17), Sansara, Riley (McMenamin 66), McHale ( O'Donnell 46), Harkins, Forsyth, Higgins, Griffiths. Subs Not Used: Douglas, Kerr

Att: 665

Ref: E Brines
Match Highlights: Here

Dundee 1 Queen of the South 0, Dens Park, First Division, 07/August/10

Dundee beat Queen of the South on Saturday, thanks to a great free kick from Gary Harkins. In a game that left back Netan Sansara made his debut, after signing on at the club for a month. He had played for Walsall before being released.

Dundee played well enough overall, they scored when Gary Harkins fooled the Queens keeper with a clever free kick on 22 minutes. But a crazy second half seen Dundee give away a penalty, Sansara was booked, then Rab Douglas made a great save to deny Holmes. Then Netan Sansara got send off, picking up a second booking. Not clear on what he did, but it was the lineman who flagged. Then 2 minutes later Riley was send off for his second bookable tackle, on which seemed a wee bit harsh.

Down to nine men , we defended well and deserved the 3 points, thought Craig McKeown was outstanding, with Gary Harkins having a good game in midfield. So a good three points for the Dark Blues.

Dundee: Douglas, Irvine, McKeown, Weston, Sansara, Riley, McHale (Higgins 77), Forsyth, Harkins (Paton 85), McMenamin, Griffiths (O'Donnell 77). Subs Not Used: Fox, Kerr.

Att: 4,644

Ref: S O'Reilly

Latest News From Dens Park

Dundee will play Brechin City (Away) in the 2nd Round of the Cis Cup, it will be played on the 24th or 25th of August. Details of the full draw can be seen Here