Dundee were expected to bounce straight back to the SPL this season, as are most teams who actually manage the near impossible task of being relegated from it. However, as we all find out, it's not that simple. Unless you throw a load of cash at it Hibs style, it's viertually impossible to go straight back up. Partick Thistle found that out last season, stumbling from one embarrassment to the next before comically being relegated. Dundee aren't quite that bad, and in Simon Lynch have a striker who certainly knows how to get goals.
John Sutton is also a striker who knows how to score goals, as was demonstrated by his fine double for Saints against Ross County last weekend. Sutton was on loan at Dundee last season but most of their fans don't rate him, probably because he joined another first division club. The partnership of Sutton and Stewart Kean seems to be gelling now and it would make a change if it was one of our players scoring against their former clubs, as we're usually on the receiving end of that.
Saints have just two injury worries ahead of tomorrow, with Ryan McCay and Brian McGinty not quite being fit enough to return to the first team squad after injury. Mark Reilly might make the squad, whilst Craig Hinchcliffe will bench warm as he isn't fully fit.
Dundee have lost their last four matches at Love Street, whilst we're unbeaten at home this year. A 1-0 Dundee win then!