Steven Pressley appointed Dundee head coach
The 51-year-old former Falkirk, Coventry, Fleetwood and Carlisle boss will take the reins after leaving his role as head of individual player development at Brentford last week.
It represents a surprise appointment by the Dark Blues, with his name having barely been mooted since the sacking of Tony Docherty a fortnight ago, although he did play under Dundee technical director Gordon Strachan at Celtic. Pressley has not managed in Scotland since leaving Falkirk in 2013.
Steven Pressley is our new Head Coach
Dundee Football Club are today delighted to announce the appointment of Steven Pressley as the club's new Head Coach.
Welcome to The Dee, Steven 💙
Click to read more ⬇️
— Dundee Football Club (@DundeeFC) June 2, 2025
Managing director John Nelms told the club's official website: 'We are delighted to welcome Steven Pressley as the new head coach of Dundee Football Club. Steven has spent the last four years at English Premier League club Brentford and brings with him a shared core value of player development and a rounded approach to winning football.
'Steven will be installing a framework that delivers on the messaging that the senior players and the development players are one effective team. This will bring success to Dundee Football Club on and off the park. Welcome to the club, Steven, and we are looking forward to many successful campaigns.'
Dundee have also appointed David Longwell as their technical manager. The 51-year-old Scot was academy manager at St Mirren before being promoted to the role of assistant and he has since had academy roles at Orlando, New York, Shrewsbury and Burnley. His most recent posting was as assistant manager at Fylde earlier this year.
'We are also excited to welcome David Longwell as the new technical manager of Dundee Football Club,' added Nelms. 'David comes to us with a long and productive history in the development of players both north and south of the border.
'Player development has always been at the forefront of our club, and with the amount of young emerging talent, it is important that the restructuring of the football department will emphasise this even more.
'His main role will be working alongside technical director Gordon Strachan and head coach Steven Pressley to ensure the concentrated development of the individual player. David will also have additional roles within the first-team set-up.'
Dundee are set to announce further additions to the footballing department in due course.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Courier
an hour ago
- The Courier
JIM SPENCE: Paper thin squads at Tannadice and Dens need attention NOW
Both bosses at Dundee and United can expect to come under quick pressure if they don't get recruitment right in the coming weeks. Many Dundee fans are angry at the appointment of Steven Pressley, and even with last season's success, there's still a section of United supporters lukewarm about Jim Goodwin. It was always thus in football with fickle fans. But with both squads currently paper thin, the pressure could mount sharply if decent signings aren't forthcoming. We'll find out soon enough just how attractive the city clubs are to the kind of players who could boost their prospects next season. How great will the lure of European football at Tannadice prove; and how tempting might the prospect be of working with Steven Pressley as manager and with a technical director like Gordon Strachan, at Dens? Both clubs face major rebuilds; Dundee have just twelve signed players while United have had 16 departures, so a host of new faces will soon be on view. With a wafer thin squad of his own, Jim Goodwin's renovation project will be extensive, with players required in all positions, and a first deal now set to be done for Moldovan defender Iurie Iovu. Repeating another top four finish while restructuring the personnel that achieved it last season will be a major challenge. Arabs and Dees will hope their clubs are on the ball and that player identification to rebuild for the new season is already well advanced. Football is fluid and new targets and potential signings often emerge suddenly, so while a range of targets will undoubtedly have been identified at both clubs, there's also the prospect of new signing opportunities appearing as the squads are revamped. United fans, whatever they think of the departed Glenn Middleton, will recognise that when the Tannadice coffers can't compete with those of Doncaster Rovers, then attracting quality is no easy task, and that applies 100 metres up the street too. That means the powers of persuasion and the personal contacts of those in charge must be worked to the max to lure at least the same calibre of loan players who proved successful last season. Both clubs will have to find unique selling points to attract some targets, because if it comes down to purely a cash contest, neither can compete with many third and in some cases fourth tier English clubs. I've seen some United fans say that Middleton should have stayed for the challenge of Europe, but at 25, while he's hardly Methuselah, a player at that stage maybe has only another two decent contracts in front of him. Weighed against the prospect of possibly a very short European campaign, I wouldn't blame any professional for putting the mortgage first. The youth academies at both clubs will hopefully continue to supplement the recruitment of loan players and other signings. Each team has lost talismen; notably Lyall Cameron at Dens and goal machine Sam Dalby at Tannadice. Replacing that quality will rigorously test recruitment strategies. As for Pressley's appointment, Dundee supporters should rally round and support him. He deserves a fair crack of the whip to see what his team looks like and what he's trying to build before fans rush to judgement.
Scotsman
4 hours ago
- Scotsman
Bob MacIntyre digs deep after finding back against wall in Canadian Open title defence
Scot picks up two late birdies to avoid early exit at TPC Toronto and maintain recent PGA Tour momentum Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Bob MacIntyre dug deep to stop his RBC Canadian Open title defence from ending prematurely after finding himself below the projected cut line in the second round in Ontario. The Oban man had started the day in joint-ninth, just four shots off the overnight lead, after carding a bogey-free five-under-par 65 in the opening circuit on the North Course at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad After opening with a birdie from 11 feet at the par-4 tenth, MacIntyre looked as though he was set to take up where he'd left off on Thursday only to quickly find himself on the back foot. Bob MacIntyre reacts to a missed putt during the second round of the RBC Canadian Open TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ontario |His tee shot at the par-3 11th found the water, leading to a double bogey and, for the next couple of hours, it turned into a tough struggle for the Scot. He also dropped a shot at the par-5 18th then the second and third as well and, at that point in his round, was facing an early exit after slipping to one under for the tournament. Not for the first time recently, though, MacIntyre showed that he can rise to the challenge when his back is against the wall. He rolled in a 20-footer for a birdie-3 at the par-4 fifth then hit his tee shot at the 220-yard par-3 seventh to five feet. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad He found sand off the tee at the ninth then was just off the green with his approach but got up and down to save par, signing for a two-over 72 to sit on three under. It wasn't what he'd have been looking for setting out but, on the plus side and a potential big one at that, the left-hander avoided what would have been a big disappointment heading into next week's 125th US Open at Oakmont. On the back of two encouraging performances in the Charles Schwab Challenge and the Memorial Tournament, he's up to 12th on Europe's Ryder Cup points list and, importantly in his bid to make Luke Donald's team again after being part of a winning side in Rome in 2023, can now maintain his momentum. Shane Lowry, who was playing in the same group as MacIntyre, followed his opening 64 with a 68 to sit on eight under, four shots behind clubhouse leader after the American added a 66 to his first-day 62. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Former Dunhill Links champion Ryan Fox, who recently landed his maiden breakthrough win on the PGA Tour, is heading into the weekend alongside Lowry after carding a brace of 66s. Connor Syme weighs up a shot with caddie Ryan McGuigan in the tough second-round conditions in the Netherlands |On the DP World Tour, meanwhile, breaking par proved a tough task in windy conditions for the second round of the KLM Open at The International in Amsterdam, where play was halted for more than two hours in the middle of the afternoon. After carding a splendid 68, Swede Joakim Lagergren posted the clubhouse target with an eight-under total, with Connor Syme just three behind after battling to the bitter end for his 72. The Drumoig-player holed a six-footer for a bogey at the ninth - his final hole - and was delighted with his day's work. 'It was so, so hard,' said Syme. 'Every single part of it was tricky. I think overall I missed it in the right spots. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I could be annoyed with a couple of three-putts, but I made a couple of good saves as well and I am happy to make the putt for bogey as the ninth is a really tough hole. It would have been sore to finish with a double considering how well I battled and it was a pretty good score.' The 29-year-old, who is chasing a maiden win on the main tour, added: 'As it was a late finish last night, it was a case of getting a quick bowl of pasta then trying to rest as much as possible and get a good sleep. You hoped it was going to be calmer than was being forecast, but it was pumping straight from the start today. 'It was so tough. You've just got to try and control your ball the best you can as it was very, very tricky. Anything around par is a great score.' More of the same weather-wise is on the cards for Saturday. 'I won't say I love playing in these conditions, but I am very used to it as trying to keep the ball under the wind is what we were brought up playing in,' said Syme. 'We obviously don't play in conditions like these that much on tour, but I'll just try to keep battling on over the weekend.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Richie Ramsay, who opened with a 66 on his return to action after being laid low by a 'virus' in recent weeks, was among the later starters in the second round. Rookie pro Lorna McClymont is safely through to the weekend in the Tenerife Ladies Open at Abama Golf | Mark Runnacles/LET On the Ladies European Tour, Lorna McClymont followed a first-day 70 with a 73 to sit on one under at the halfway stage in the Tenerife Ladies Open at Abama Golf, where Laura Beveridge also progressed to the weekend after a second-round 70 left her on level par. In the amateur ranks, Scottish duo Cameron Adam and Niall Shiels Donegan both made solid starts in the St Andrews Links Trophy as the first-round action took place on the Jubilee Course. Adam, the 2023 Scottish Amateur champion from Royal Burgess, covered the last seven holes in three under to card a four-under 68, with California-based Shiels Donegan matching that effort with a round that contained five birdies. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
BBC News
4 hours ago
- BBC News
Scotland recover from shaky start to beat Dutch
Cricket World Cup League 2: Scotland v Netherlands, ForthillScotland 262-9 (50 overs): McCreath 81, Watt 60; Klein 3-81Netherlands 218 (45 overs): Levitt 35; McMullen 3-40, Sharif 2-18Scotland won by 44 runsScorecard Scotland bounced back from their surprise defeat by Nepal on Monday with a convincing 44-run win over the Netherlands in been asked to bat first, Scotland slumped to 97-6 but were indebted to the efforts of number five batter Finlay McCreath, who made 81 off 106 put on 91 for the seventh wicket with Mark Watt, who chipped in with 60 from 72 lusty late-order hitting from Safyaan Sharif (36*) helped the hosts reach 262-9 from their 50 overs, a total the Dutch were unable to chase wickets with the new ball for Brandon McMullen began the second innings in fine fashion for Scotland and the Netherlands continued to lose wickets at regular Watt and Jasper Davidson all finished with two scalps as the Dutch were bowled out for 218 in 45 overs."We didn't get off to the start we wanted, but the composure young Finlay McCreath showed today was great to see," Scotland captain Richie Berrington said. "It's not how we want our batting innings to unfold, but the pleasing thing is a few different people stood up."It's great that we have options to go to with the ball at different stages."Scotland - who have 10 wins from 18 CWCL2 matches - next face Nepal on Sunday before taking on the Netherlands again on 12 June.
