Dundee 2
East Fife 1
League (First Division)

Manager's Programme Notes

It was very pleasing to say the least to find ourselves in second spot in the First Division Champion ship Table after our win at Montrose last Saturday. We are two points clear of Hearts and Stirling Albion and this is a gap we will be all out to extend.

While it would be idle to pretend we are satisfied with our present position-we aim to go right to the top-the plain fact is we are in the top two and have created a gap while in this position, something we never managed to achieve last season. In these circumstances I'll not worry how other clubs are faring as long as we keep winning!

I am not going to tell you I was happy with all aspects of our play at Links Park, but it was a good result for us and sometimes we have played well without getting a good result. On the other hand, our two goals, both headed, were smartly taken and we led 2-0 with: thirteen minutes to go. To my mind we were never in danger of losing the game.

This result now gives us a splen did chance to consolidate and indeed improve our position, with two successive home games. Against East Fife today and Arbroath on Wednesday night. These two clubs are in much the same position at the moment. East Fife have seven points and lie tenth in the table. Arbroath are one point and one place better off. Remarkably both have scored twelve goals and lost eighteen.

There are no easy games in this Division, but we hope to extend our present good run of ten League and League Cup games without defeat.

Defensively, Queen of the South made things difficult for us in our League Cup game at Dens Park. They played it very tight. But we did have several good chances and were very unfortunate to have no fewer than five scoring efforts cleared off the line with keeper Alan Ball well beaten. Queen's must open up in the second leg and I feel sure we can reach the last eight and get among the big clubs.