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BBC News
a day ago
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'No joy' in Pressley's first win & Dundee 'at lowest for years'?
We asked for your views following Steven Pressley's first win in three Premier Sports Cup group games as Dundee edged past Bonnyrigg what some of you said:Kevin: Yet another lacklustre performance and for 75 minutes you would have struggled to work out who were the Premiership team. Only really got over the line when Bonnyrigg ran out of I'm backing Steven to the hilt. He talks common sense and doesn't sugarcoat Okay, it was a win but realistically it didn't happen until the final five minutes. We should really be able to win that type of game far easier than the final few minutes. The jury is still out on the Dundee are at their lowest for years. Being held by a non-league team to the last 10 minutes is an embarrassment. Shocking excuses already, blaming players' fitness, when that's something that should be a given. I don't see any points from the first quarter of league games. Pressley will be sacked by end of It's hard to be positive about a late, late win against a non-league side. We should be winning games like this with ease. I know this is pre-season, but these aren't friendlies. Pressley has a lot of work to do to convince anyone that he was the right choice of It felt weird. Almost like there was no joy in the win - that's where we are at just now. Baffling first-half team selection and the token subs on the hour to try to salvage something. Little creativity, no domination, just stuttering along. If we start the league like this we'll be humbled every week.
BBC News
2 days ago
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Dundee win & Motherwell through - Premier Sports Cup round-up
Dundee secured their first win under Steven Pressley at the third time of asking, but made hard work of the 3-1 victory at Lowland League Bonnyrigg side had been roundly criticised after defeats by Airdrieonians and Alloa Athletic left them with little hope of progressing to the knockout stages of the Premier Sports Robertson put the Premiership side in front on 20 minutes, but they were pegged back by Cameron Ross before defended stoutly and seemed on course for a point before late goals from Emile Acquah and Billy Koumetio spared Dundee's lead Group C on nine points, while second-place Airdrieonians can confirm Dundee's exit when they face Montrose on finish their group-stage fixtures at home to Montrose on Motherwell secured their place in the next round with a 3-0 win against Greenock Morton and Falkirk came from behind to beat Queen's Park - the other Premiership club in action - were held to a goalless draw on penalties by Kelty Hearts and unable to earn a bonus point as the League 1 side triumphed 4-3 on penalties. Group A Falkirk moved to the top thanks to a double from Ethan Ross and Brian Graham's first goal for the Bairns went behind to Josh Fowler's early strike for Queen's Park, but rallied to maintain their unbeaten status in the Rangers beat Brechin City 3-0 at Glebe Park in Group A's other game. David Eguaibor put the visitors 2-0 up before Mitch Megginson completed the have seven points, one behind Falkirk, while Spartans have six in third wrap up their group-stage fixtures against Spartans on Saturday, while Cove are away to fourth-place Queen's Park. Group B Partick Thistle and Ross County can both still win Group B after the two Championship sides beat lower-league Fitzpatrick and Tsoanelo Letsosa earned Thistle a 2-0 win over Queen of the South, while Ronan Hale's hat-trick helped County put eight past Edinburgh top the group on nine points, but County - who have seven points - can move above them when the sides meet in Dingwall on Saturday. Group D Three first-half goals continued Ayr United's flawless League Cup start as they overwhelmed Forfar at Somerset Thomas, George Oakley and Curtis Main all found the net for Scott Brown's side, who now have nine points from their three Arbroath's Arran Pettifer scored a hat-trick before half-time to set up a 6-0 victory over Annan Athletic.A draw away to St Mirren on Sunday would be enough to guarantee Ayr top spot. Group E Dunfermline edged out Hamilton 2-1 at East End Tod put the hosts in front before half-time and although Oli Shaw equalised after the break, Lee Kilday's own goal moments late secured all three points for Lennon's side have six points and finish their group stage against Stirling Albion on Saturday. Group F There were goals galore in Group F as Inverness Caledonian Thistle halted East Kilbride's momentum and St Johnstone beat Raith newcomers East Kilbride had won their past two matches, but went down 6-2 despite taking the lead against their Highland St Johnstone made it three wins from three as goals from Jamie Gullan, Josh McPake and Makenzie Kirk secured a 3-1 Perth outfit top the group on nine points and will look to make it four successive wins when they host Elgin City on they to slip up, Inverness could move above them with a victory at Raith. Group G Tawanda Maswanhise was the star of the show for Motherwell as they became the first side to progress to the knockout Zimbabwe forward doubled Motherwell's advantage with a cool low finish after Apostolos Stamatelopoulos had tapped in the opener, but his second of the evening was even inside from the left, Maswanhise bent a delightful curling shot into the top corner from outside the box to seal all three in Group G, Clyde beat Stenhousemuir 4-3 on penalties after the sides drew 2-2. Group H Kilmarnock were left frustrated by Kelty Hearts, but Stuart Kettlewell's side still top Group H with one match to Ayrshire side dominated possession and had 19 shots, but were unable to break Kelty down in 90 minutes and were then beaten 4-3 on Fife had no such trouble against bottom side Brora Rangers - Alan Trouten scoring twice in a 3-0 have seven points from three matches, with both East Fife and Livingston a point further back. Kelty have five points from their three to play for then on Saturday, as Kilmarnock host East Fife and Livingston take on Kelty.
BBC News
2 days ago
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Premier Sports Cup: Score updates from tonight's 14 games
Update: Date: 19:45 BST Title: KICK-OFF Content: Whistles peep across the country and away we go... Update: Date: 19:43 BST Title: Pressley's Dundee seek first win Content: Bonnyrigg Rose v Dundee (19:45) Steven Pressley has endured a torrid start to his reign at Dundee, losing to both Airdrieonians and Alloa Athletic and leaving them on the verge of a group-stage exit. They face lower-league opposition again today as they travel to Bonnyrigg. Pressley called for his players to show "resilience" and "character" after the defeat by Alloa on Saturday. More than those qualities, they need a positive result... Update: Date: 19:41 BST Title: Line-ups from New Dundas Park Content: Bonnyrigg Rose v Dundee (19:45) Connelly, Laing, Connolly, Martyniuk, Sommerville, Dowling, Currie, King, Higginbotham, Bryce, Ross. Substitutes: Anderson, Beveridge, Fellows, Forbes, Hogg, Speirs, Trialist. Dundee: McCracken, Astley, Koumetio, C. Robertson, Ingram, Digby, F. Robertson, Garza, Wright, Hay, Murray. Substitutes: Acquah, Donnelly, Graham, Samuels, Jones, Lopez, Sharp, Yogane, Galabov. Update: Date: 19:37 BST Title: Line-ups from Fir Park Content: Motherwell v Greenock Morton (19:45) Motherwell: Ward, Koutroumbis, McGinn, Gordon, Longelo, Watt, Slattery, Fadinger, Maswanhise, Just, Stamatelopoulos. Substitutes: Connelly, O'Donnell, Balmer, Sparrow, Halliday, Sule, Wilson, Ross, Said. There is still no Lennon Miller for Motherwell. The midfielder - who has been linked with a move away from the club - picked up an injury earlier this month. Greenock Morton: Storer, Corr, Moore, Longridge, Delaney, Gillespie, Wilson, McKay, Crawford, Moffat, Adeloye. Substitutes: Davies, Hart, Murdoch, Murphy, Robertson, Taggart. Update: Date: 19:35 BST Title: Line-ups from New Central Park Content: Kelty Hearts v Kilmarnock (19:45) Kelty Hearts: Adamson, Thomas, Clay, Brydon, Paterson, Graham, Arnott, Masson, Murray, McCarvel, Cole. Substitutes: Miller, Moore, Johnston, Carroll, Bexfield, Trialist, Teasdale, Leitch. Kilmarnock: Stryjek, Brandon, Mayo, Stanger, Ndaba, Tiffoney, McKenzie, Lowery, Kiltie, Watkins, Anderson. Substitutes: Beach, Dackers, Watson, Magennis, Brown, Brannan, Leslie, Daniels, Polworth. Update: Date: 19:32 BST Title: Line-ups from Falkirk Stadium Content: Falkirk v Queen's Park (19:45) Falkirk: Hogarth, Adams, Neilson, Henderson, McCann, Spencer, Cartwright, Miller, Nesbitt, Ross, MacIver. Substitutes: Bain, Lang, Graham, Agyeman, Oliver, Allan, Tait, Mackie, Arfield. Queen's Park: Ferrie, Pignatiello, Murray, Fox, Shiels, MacGregor, Longridge, McDonnell, Connolly, Fowler, Drozd. Substitutes: Fieldson, Ruth, Carrick, Waugh, McGinlay, Scott, Bradley, Wills, Burke. Update: Date: 19:31 BST Title: Hello Content: Hello, good evening and welcome to this evening's Premier Sports Cup coverage. There are 14 matches to keep you abreast of, with four Premiership sides in action. We'll bring you every goal from across the country and kick-off is just 15 minutes away...
BBC News
2 days ago
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- BBC News
Pressley in Dundee 'predicament', says McGowan
Herald football writer Stephen McGowan thinks that Steven Pressley will need time to "put his stamp on the place" at Dens new Dundee manager has lost his first two cup games, which means his side have an uphill battle if they want to progress in the comeptition. While McGowan thinks it will take time for it to come together for the Scot, he believes the fans won't give him the luxury."I know it sounds counter-intuitive to say it, I don't really blame Steven Pressley for this situation," said McGowan on the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast."I tend to blame the people who decided that Tony Docherty had to go and he had to come in in the first place."I spoke to Docherty and the more I read, the more I looked at it, the more I thought he'd been really harshly dealt with."Dundee finished 10th with a relatively young team. Docherty played more young players, under 21, than any other manager in the league, and he was dismissed."I thought that was really harsh, that was hard and I think it looks more harsh given the start that Pressley has made."Now Pressley, I suppose a bit like Russell Martin, will need bit of time to put his stamp on the place. He says he needs more new signings in."But the fans are already pretty unhappy with the way things are going, and the one thing he's not going to get is lots of time because many of them wouldn't have chosen him in the first place. That puts him in really difficult predicament."
STV News
3 days ago
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- STV News
Pressley says Dundee fans right to 'vent' but wants trust and perspective
Dundee boss Steven Pressley admits fans are right to be unhappy about the dismal results from the start of his time in charge – but wants them to have patience and perspective. The manager, who was a surprise choice to replace Tony Docherty, has begun his reign with back-to-back 1-0 defeats, against Championship side Airdrie and League One's Alloa Athletic in the Premier Sports Cup. The Dark Blues now face Bonnyrigg Rose on Tuesday and Montrose on Saturday, knowing they have no chance of progress in the competition but aiming to lift the mood around the club. 'Like any manager after a result like that, I'm disappointed,' Pressley said when asked about Saturday's defeat to Alloa. 'Although we're certainly in the rebuild stage, I still think with the group of players that we had out that we have to do better. 'I take full responsibility for that. 'But I am also one that tries to bring context and perspective to everything. I understand where we are and we've got so much work to do.' Pressley is keen to add new players to his squad sooner rather than later, and aims to improve those he has, but he admits that the rebuild is no small task. 'If I'm being honest, it's probably a bigger challenge than I envisaged,' he said. 'I understand that now and we'll work tirelessly hard to try and put things right. 'But it's not going to happen overnight.' He is eyeing a big improvement between now and the first Premiership match on August 3. 'Our real objective now is to get that momentum and really focus on how we can be prepared for the Hibernian game,' he said. 'We have to start the season in the right fashion and try to gain that momentum. 'It takes time and the players have been receptive and have been working very, very hard. 'But again, perspective: where we are in the process, it's going to take time. 'That's evident but I think we have to be in a place where we can be highly competitive in the Hibernian game. 'That's important, that we can go into that game believing we can get a result.' Patience is rare in football and there have been plenty of Dundee supporters who were unhappy with Pressley's appointment to begin with, as others also voice their displeasure about the rocky start. Asked for a message to reassure fans, the manager said they were within their rights to be unhappy but that trust in the process would help. 'We are trying at present to find the solutions,' he said. 'And to show, I know it's difficult at time, to show an element of trust in us that we will get there because it is very early. 'But I'm also a realist. I understand that any adverse results bring negativity. 'That's how football is and I'm never going to change that. 'The message to supporters isn't that they shouldn't vent that. That's normal. 'It's just to understand and have some perspective as to where we are, moving forward.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
