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Dundee don't have a game this weekend as Hamilton face Falkirk in the Ramsden Cup Final. The clubs did play the game when Hamilton beat Dundee 3-1. The next game will be against  Falkirk a week on Saturday.

Dundee 4 Ayr United 1, Dens Park, Division One, 27/March/12

Dundee got back on track after poor performances in the last two game. Teamwise Kyle Benedictus and Leighton McIntosh came into the side with McGregor and Finnigan out injured. Youngster Jamie Reid was on the bench and no sign of Fotheringham rumour say that he out injured.

Dundee got off to good start and looked eager to attack and it did pay off after 20 minutes when a good move and O'Donnell pass put Jamie McCluskey clear on goal and the winger finished with a low drive. Dundee kept their high tempo football going and McIntosh should have scored shooting over the bar from 10 yards out.

Jake Hyde After Scoring

Second half and Ayr to their credit kept playing football and having a go. It took some good defending to keep them out with the help of the woodwork. Then after a short looking passback forced keeper Rab Douglas to clear and the ball fell nicely to Savo Milne who took a great touch and finished well to put Dundee 2 nil up. Ayr still came back and Douglas made two great saves to keep them out, but soon after Roberts scored with a good shot.

Then with the Honest men looking to earn a draw Dundee broke twice to seal the game first a quick breakaway and Jake Hyde scored with a grat finish high into the net. Then it was 4-1 when McCluskey broke some great skill and pass which setup Ryan Conroy scored to stun Ayr United.

The players all done well tonight and the win was well earned, Ayr played well tonight and  could have won the game.

Dundee: Douglas, Irvine, Lockwood, McKeown, Benedictis, McCluskey, McBride, O'Donnell, Conroy, Milne (Bayne 88), Mcintosh (Hyde 88). Subs Not Used: Gibson, Chisholm, Reid.

 Att : 3,136

Ref : Iain Brines

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Striker Carl Finnigan will miss the Ayr game with his knee is still swollen hopefully it's not too bad a injury as l have been impressed with Carl in the short time he has been at the club.

Dundee also have a new scoreboard and it should be up and running soon. Picture link below: Here

Dundee 1 Raith Rovers 1, Dens Park, Division One, 24/March/12

Dundee got off to a great start on Saturday against lowly Raith Rovers when in 6 minutes after good link up play the ball was fed out to Irvine and his his cross was headed home by Carl Finnigan a superb goal. In the opening stage Dundee pushed the Rovers back and looked dangerous when they went forward.

Then the game kind of changed when Carl Finnigan had to go off after he hurt his knee, it did look a bad one and hopefully Carl is okay. Rovers came back into the game and levelled when after some slack play Casalinuovo scored at the back post.

Second half and Dundee struggled to make any decent chances and the visiters could have sneaked a winner. Only shot on target was from Fortheringham which the keeper pushed away for a corner.

So hopefully we bounce back on Tuesday when Ayr United are in town.

Dundee: Douglas, Irvine,McGregor,McKeown,Lockwood, McCluskey (Fotheringham 57),McBride,O'Donnell,Conroy, Milne (Bayne 78),Finnigan (Hyde 42). Subs Not Used: Gibson,Chisholm.

Att : 4,118 

Ref : William Collum      

Hamilton A 3 Dundee 1, New Douglas Park, Division One, 20-March-12

Dundee lost their first away game for a wee while going down 3-1 to Hamilton. Dundee took the lead in 30 minutes when they got a soft penalty or so reports go. But up stepped Ryan Conroy to blast home. Accies fought back and levelled the game 5 minutes later when McLaughlin scored. That was the half time score.

Second half and two quickfire goals from McShane and Stewart put the Accies in control and finished the game as a contest, Dundee rarely threaten and reports say that it was the worst performance of the season. Mark Fortherinham and Leighton McIntosh came on but that changed very little.

With Morton beating Falkirk it does keep Dundee in second place, we look to get back on track this Saturday when Raith Rovers come to Dens Park.

Dundee: Douglas, Irvine, Lockwood, McGregor, McKeown, McCluskey, McBride (Fotheringham 62), O'Donnell, Conroy, Hyde (Mcintosh 62), Bayne. Subs Not Used: Gibson, Chisholm, Benedictis.

Att : 1,366

Ref : Alan Muir

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Dundee will play Hamilton on Tuesday at New Douglas Park they will go into the game looking for another three vital points.The team played very well at Cappielow on Saturday and confidence will be high.

Morton 0 Dundee 2, Cappielow Park, Division One, 17/February/2012

Dundee claimed another 3 points today at sunny Cappielow, two goals from Ryan Conroy one from the penalty spot after Kevin McBride was fouled in the box. The second one came just after half time when he took advantage of a poor headed passback to chip the keeper to seal the win.

Dundee: Douglas, Irvine, Lockwood,McGregor, McKeown, McCluskey, Conroy (Fotheringham 83), O'Donnell, McBride, Finnigan, Bayne (Hyde 76). Subs not used: Gibson, Chisholm, Benedictus.

Att: 1,610

Ref: S. Finnie.

Only thing to spoil the result was the score from Dingwall with County winning 2-1 with Falkirk down to 9 men.

Floodlights fail at Dens....

Tonight's game was called off with just 15 minutes to go before kick-off. It was due to a floodlight failure. It will now be played on Tuesday 27th of March, the good news is l'm off shift at work.

McBride Signs Up at Dens...................

Dundee have signed midfielder Kevin McBride until the end of the season. He has done well over the last two games on trial, and will add competition to our midfield. Kevin has played for a host of clubs including Celtic, Motherwell, Darlington, Falkirk and Hibernian, Raith Rovers. Welcome to Dens Kevin. 

Dundee Sign Fozzy...

Dundee have signed midfielder Mark Fotheringham until the end of the season, he did play for Dundee between 2003-05 and scored a few goals in the Premier League. Mark played for Livingston earlier in the season, he played in a bounce game against Aberdeen yesterday and impressed Manager Barry Smith

Livingston 2 Dundee 3, Braidwood Motor Co Stadium, First Division, 03/March/2012

Dundee got back to winning ways with a fine 3-2 win at Livingston on Saturday. Jamie McCluskey scored after 26 minutes with a fine finish. Livi levelled the game six minutes from the break through McNulty.

With just two minutes into the second half Livingston took the lead when Neil McGregor knocked the ball pass Rab Douglas in the goal. Then on 56 minutes Carl Finnigan scored to make it 2-2 with a great tackle of old from Weston set him up.

Both teams went for a winner and it was Jamie McCluskey who got the winner when he stabbed the ball home from close range to send the Dundee fans home happy.

A very vital three points today and keeps Dundee's slim promotion chances going.

Dundee: Douglas, Irvine, McGregor, Weston (McKeown 67), Lockwood, McCluskey, McBride, O'Donnell, Conroy, Finnigan, Milne (Bayne 33). Subs Not Used: Gibson, Chisholm, Benedictus.

Att: 2,052

Ref: B.Madden 

You can watch the goals here from this link: http://www.livingstonfc.co.uk/livitv/dundee030312/livitv.php

Dundee 1 Ross County 1, Dens Park, First Division, 25/February/12

Dundee had to settle for a draw on Saturday against league leaders Ross County. In a game on which again we lost a sloppy goal after only 10 minutes on which was County's first attack on our goal. A deep cross was missed and after it was knocked back across Kettlewell had a easy tap in. Then soon after Douglas saved with his legs as County looked to finish the game early. 


It took Dundee around 20 minutes to wake up and get back into the game, first Jamie McCluskey on a good run was chopped down from behind in a challenge that was no where near the ball. Soon after and this time Carl Finnigan got into the box where he was fouled. I think the linesman's gave the penalty after the Ref had looked to wave play on. Up stepped  Ryan Conroy to blast home with a well placed shot. The first half ended that way 1-1 and all to play for in the second half.

The second half  was mainly Dundee in control apart from a couple of County chances, but sadly we could not create any clear cut chances. I think Ross County were happy with point today, and for Dundee it's more points dropped and we will have to win our next 4-5 games to get a chance of catching the top two. On the trialist today who was Kevin McBride l think he done well today but need's to get his match fitness up, new striker Carl Finnigan again looked good. 

Next up is Livingston away which will be a tough game, but it's one we must win.

Dundee: Douglas, Irvine, Lockwood, McGregor, Weston, McCluskey, O'Donnell, McBride (Milne75), Hyde (Bayne 83), Finnigan. Subs Not Used: Gibson, McKeown, Chisholm.

Att: 5,003

Ref: M.Tumilty

Falkirk 1 Dundee 1, New Falkirk Stadium, First Division, 21/February/12

Dundee earned a point with another late goal coming with a few minutes of the game left. Falkirk had lead from the first half, by reports l've seen Dundee had dominated play in the first half but lost a soft goal. But new signing Carl Finnigan had come off the bench to score with a well placed shot. A good point but we need to start winning and Saturday is now a must now if we have any chance of gaining promotion.

Dundee: Douglas,Irvine, Weston, McGregor, Lockwood, McCluskey, O'Donnell, Chisholm (Finnigan 58), Conroy, Hyde (Bayne 83), Milne. Subs not used: Gibson, McKeown, Benedictus.

Att:3,089

Ref: C. Richmond.

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Carl Finnigan

Dundee have signed Carl Finnigan on loan until the end of the season and he will go into the squad for tonight's game at Falkirk. The club has been linked with Nigel Quashie and could sign later in the week.


Queen of the South 1 Dundee 1, Palmerstone Park, Division One, 18/February/2012 


Dundee drew 1-1 at Queen of the South on Saturday, losing at half time when QoS scored just before half time when Parkin netted from close range. Dundee battled on and got their reward with a few minutes left when Matt Lockwood finished with a superb shot across the goal to give the keeper no chance.

Dundee: Douglas, Irvine, McGregor (Chisholm 66), McKeown, McCluskey (Riley 76), Weston (Benedictus 80), O'Donnell, Conroy, Hyde, Milne. Subs not used: Gibson, Bayne.

Att: 1,682

Ref: Steve Conroy.

Dundee 2 Hamilton A 2, Dens Park, 18/February/12

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Dundee play Hamilton this Saturday, the clubs first game for nearly three weeks, on the the fitness front only Nicky Riley looks to be out due to illness this week has stopped the winger from full training.

Dundee have been given a cash boost from a unnamed source, the club are keeping the person involved to themselves for this welcome backing.
 

Gavin Rae has left the club to join for Aberdeen, which is a blow to our midfield. But most of us knew this was very possible, l thank Gavin for his efforts on the pitch and wish him all the best for his future. 

Partick Th O Dundee 0, Firhill, First Division, 21/January/12

More to follow...................Dundee's team today: Douglas, Irvine, Lockwood, O'Donnell, McGregor, McKeown, Chisholm, Rae, McCluskey, Milne, Conroy. Subs: Gibson, Bayne, Hyde, Weston, Benedictus.

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Nicky Riley will miss the trip to Firhill on Saturday due to his hamstring injury. It will be tough as usual down Maryhill way, but Dundee played well on Tuesday and more of the same might be enough to claim the three points.  

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Kilmarnock 2 Dundee 1, Rugby Park, Scottish Cup 4th Rd Replay , 17/January/12

Dundee lost 2-1 at Rugby Park on Tuesday night in the replay of the Scottish Cup tie. They started with the same team again which started the last two games. Nicky Riley was ruled out on Friday was the only player out.


The first half got off to a good start with Dundee knocking the ball about nicely and could have taken the lead when Savo Milne should have done better missing from about 8 yards out, but it would not have counted as he was ruled offside. As Killie struggled to get their passing game going it was route one when they scored the first goal. A long ball was knocked on by Gary Harkins and Heffernan took a good touch to score with a well placed shot. It was a bit hard on Dundee who looked more likely to score in the first 20 minutes, but it got tougher on 43 minutes. Gavin Rae was set to pass when he was tackled from behind the ball fell kindly for Harkins who fed in Shiels to score with a high shot past Douglas. 


Second half started with no team changes for Dundee, and they took the game to Killie straight away, but the Killie keeper had little to save. But on 62 minutes they pulled a goal back when a great pass found the forward running Irvine who's cross was headed home powerfully by the on rushing Gavin Rae to give Dundee a lifeline. They kept pushing forward but did not have a clear cut chance apart from Milne being put through but his shot was easy for Bell to save. Graham Bayne came on for Ross Chisholm to try and find that vital goal, but time ran out and Kilmarnock will face Hibernian in the next round. 


I can't fault the players over the two games they gave everything they had. It will let us concentrate on the league now, and first we face a trip to Firhill on Saturday.  

Dundee: Douglas, Irvine, McGregor, McKeown, Lockwood, McCluskey, Chisholm (Bayne 82), O'Donnell, Conroy, Rae, Milne. Unused Subs: Gibson, Weston, Benedictus, Hyde.

Att: 4, 618

Ref: S. O'Reilly

Killie Preview

Dundee head for Rugby Park tonight to face SPL club Kilmarnock in the replay of the Scottish Cup 4th Round after the teams drew 1-1 just over a week ago. Team wise Nicky Riley has been ruled out with a hamstring injury, otherwise everyone else is fit. 


Dundee should have a big support tonight so let's back the team and roar them onto victory and the reward is a away trip to Easter Road to face Hibernian on the 4th of February.