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Ooft, that's a sore one Dundee fans. Did you feel confident at half-time? Where did it all go wrong?

Let us know your thoughts here.

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Dundee boss Tony Docherty tells BBC Sportsound: "Gutted, the level of performance was top against a good side at Tynecastle. It was exactly the way we wanted to execute the game plan.

"It was important the boys carried out that instruction in the second half, but we make a poor decision to lose the first and second goals.

"We've been undone. The penny has to drop that we have to be more resilient. It's a learning thing and we will learn from this."

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There were arguably two big turning points in this game, and they both came from the bench. For Dundee, it was Luke McCowan's early exit.

The visitors were comfortable at half-time. Docherty's plan had worked a treat, punishing Hearts' insistence to play out from the back and nipping two goals from them.

But when McCowan made way shortly after the interval, with his side still two up, Dundee lost attacking impetus.

They struggled to create much in the first-half and yet again, they blew a lead. That's now 14 points lost from winning positions - more than anyone else in the league. They need to address that, and quick.

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Lyall Cameron. Took his goal brilliantly and was part of the pressing plan that worked so effectively in the first-half.

Along with Luke McCowan, they pose a genuine threat for Dundee and can produce something from nothing.

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Death, taxes and an early Scottish Cup exit. There is nothing surer in life as a Dundee fan.

Unfortunately, the game was dead and buried after only a meagre three minutes on Saturday at Rugby Park. Some bad decision-making at the back would put an end of reaching Hampden on a sunny May afternoon.

Some enforced changes to the line-up, along with some of the new signings only having one training session, meant that it was an uphill battle the second Killie doubled their lead.

Throw into the equation Dundee seeing a perfectly good goal being chopped off and it was written in the stars that this would not be our year for the 114th year on the trot.

Despite this defeat, the optimist in me looked at it along the lines of being able to blow off the cobwebs of not playing a game in three weeks and, as we always say to make ourselves feel better, "we can concentrate on the league."

We now have two huge away matches. First up, we are away to Hearts on Tuesday night.

If it's called off, I'll be fine with it because it give players that have injuries and the new boys a good few more training session to get to know their new teammates.

The big one comes away to Livingston on Saturday. This is a golden opportunity to move even further away from the bottom of the league, from a team who have looked like relegation certs for the majority of the season.

In other news, Dundee have struck up a partnership with Burnley.

Though the announcement last night gave a wee insight to what this entails, hopefully over the coming few days, we can find out more about the fine print and what it will mean exactly for Dundee Football Club.

Any aspirations Celtic had of signing Liverpool left-back Owen Beck in this transfer window have been ended after the 21-year-old was used as a substitute in their 4-0 win over Bournemouth, which means that only Dundee, with whom he impressed on loan in the first part of the season, and his parent club can use him for the rest of 2023-24 season. (The Scotsman), external

Read Tuesday's Scottish Gossip in full here.

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Former Dundee United player Scott Fraser has held talks with Hearts and Steven Naismith indicated the player could be available for Dundee's visit.

However, the Hearts would not confirm who would play in goal on Tuesday. Scotland keeper Craig Gordon returned to the starting XI after 13 months out with a double leg break. Zander Clark has tended goal for Hearts in Gordon's absence and Naismith is comfortable with whomever he picks to be his number one on Tuesday.

Dundee goalkeeper Adam Legzdins came off in the first half of Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Rugby Park, with Harrison Sharp playing the rest of the match.

Dara Costelloe and Curtis Main made their Dark Blues debuts in that game and could make their league bows for the club at Tynecastle, while fellow January signings Ryan Astley and Owen Dodgson could make their first appearance.

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The SPFL say the draft report of an independent review of the league's operations shows it complies "with significant elements of the UK Code of Corporate Governance".

The review was commissioned in July after the SPFL's chairman Murdoch MacLennan apologised to Rangers as a dispute over sponsorship was concluded.

The SPFL agreed a deal with car firm cinch in 2021 but Rangers did not promote the deal and took the matter to court, citing a prior agreement with rival car retailer Park's of Hamilton.

"I am reassured but not complacent," said MacLennan of the review.

"We will now take time to consider Henderson Loggie's detailed recommendations before bringing suggested changes back to the 42 SPFL member clubs for their consideration.

“Whilst a number of the recommendations from the draft report are already being addressed, the board and the wider organisation will, of course, take all necessary steps to improve further on the excellent work which has been undertaken to date."

It wasn't the return to action Dundee were hoping for after the winter break.

Having been knocked out the Scottish Cup by Kilmarnock's quickfire double, Tony Docherty will be looking for a response as his side go to Tynecastle on Tuesday.

Who would you like to see on the teamsheet? Pick your team here.

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Dundee have told forward Zak Rudden and long-serving defender Cammy Kerr they are free to leave Dens Park after not featuring in Saturday's clash with Kilmarnock. (The Courier, external)

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There is a small glimmer of hope for Dundee fans - the Dark Blues are the only team Owen Beck can now play for this season outside of Liverpool.

The left-back has been heavily linked with teams including Celtic during this transfer window, but a move to another club will not happen now after he featured for Jurgen Klopp's side in their Premier League game against Bournemouth.

A Fifa rule means players are not able to play for more than two teams each season.

With that rule in place, the defender could still return to the Dark Blues, if Liverpool want to send him back out on loan.

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We asked for your thoughts after Dundee's defeat to Kilmarnock in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Here's a taste of what you had to say:

Anon: Disgraceful today. Regardless of injuries everyone bar the manager knew that line-up wasn't going to work before kick-off. Costelloe continuing the form that saw him dropped by St Johnstone didn't help either.

Kevin: Completely picked the wrong team but I can understand the selection with the number of games we now have to catch up on.

David: We have strikers at the club who don't score goals and we stick with them. Rudden is dire, Bakayoko offers nothing and yet the one finisher we have in Zach Robinson can't get a game.

Gary: The team selection was baffling. Given we’d not really played for almost three weeks, why not approach it with your "strongest" available XI - or at least the most settled - playing what you have available to their strengths if you really want to make a go of it? Chucked it.

Dundee fans, what did you make of your side's display at Rugby Park as they crashed out of the Scottish Cup?

Have your say on the game here.

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Dundee manager Tony Docherty: "It was calamitous in the first three minutes - we lose the cup tie in three minutes.

"We scored a good goal, but the referee disallows the goal, which I find hard. I have to credit the players because they gave everything, but it was too much of a mountain to climb.

"To lose two goals in that manner is very disappointing. We gave ourselves too much to do against a good team.

"Now it's onto league business, we'll lick our wounds and get ready for Tynecastle."

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Dundee have announced the signing of Burnley full-back Owen Dodgson on loan until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old spent the first half of this season on loan at English League One side Barnsley, contributing two assists in ten league games.

“I am absolutely delighted to get Owen Dodgson through the door," manager Tony Docherty said.

"He is someone that our recruitment team have been monitoring since the summer and we were big admirers of him and we wanted to bring him to the club.

"He ended up going to Barnsley for the first half of the season, but when we became aware that there was a possibility we could sign him in January, we did everything we could to bring him to the club.

"There were four or five teams down south and in Scotland that wanted to sign him in this window so we are extremely pleased that we have managed to convince him to come to Dundee."