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4 days ago
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Dundee players 'very positive' about Pressley, says Shaughnessy
Joe Shaughnessy insists his former Dundee team-mates are "very positive" about working under Steven Pressley, despite the head coach's difficult start at Dens Park. Saturday's League Cup group defeat at Alloa was a second straight loss to lower-league opposition. Many fans were against the appointment of Pressley, who is now facing added pressure from the support after a challenging start to his reign. But centre-back Shaughnessy, who left Dens this summer to sign for Newcastle Jets in Australia, says the Dundee boss is making a good impression on the squad. "I've spoken to a few of the players and they are very positive about it all," the 33-year-old told BBC Sportsound. "They're enjoying working with him. He's trying to get his idea across. When I talk to Simon Murray and some of the other lads, they enjoy the training and they are being worked hard. "The fans jumped on him saying he's not going to win titles or whatever, but the players are enjoying what he's come in and started doing. "They are onside and trying to build towards something. Hopefully it happens sooner rather than later." Shaughnessy added that any talk of sacking Pressley based on the League Cup group results is "very harsh".


BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
Dundee players 'very positive' about Pressley, says Shaughnessy
Joe Shaughnessy insists his former Dundee team-mates are "very positive" about working under Steven Pressley, despite the head coach's difficult start at Dens League Cup group defeat at Alloa was a second straight loss to lower-league fans were against the appointment of Pressley, who is now facing added pressure from the support after a challenging start to his centre-back Shaughnessy, who left Dens this summer to sign for Newcastle Jets in Australia, says the Dundee boss is making a good impression on the squad."I've spoken to a few of the players and they are very positive about it all," the 33-year-old told BBC Sportsound. "They're enjoying working with him. He's trying to get his idea across. When I talk to Simon Murray and some of the other lads, they enjoy the training and they are being worked hard. "The fans jumped on him saying he's not going to win titles or whatever, but the players are enjoying what he's come in and started doing. "They are onside and trying to build towards something. Hopefully it happens sooner rather than later."Shaughnessy added that any talk of sacking Pressley based on the League Cup group results is "very harsh".


BBC News
24-06-2025
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- BBC News
Murray relishing 'responsibility' of being new Dundee captain
Simon Murray says it was "an easy decision" to accept and "a massive honour" to be announced as captain of striker, who rejoined his boyhood club last season after a short loan in 2018, scored 22 goals in 48 games in the campaign gone had the captain's armband around his bicep throughout the season after injury interrupted previous Joe Shaughnessy's campaign and Trevor Carson was in and out of the admitted he will "give his all" to the role assured he is "not going to change" despite the new responsibility."It is a massive honour," he told club media."Being from here, growing up as a Dundee fan and now getting that responsibility from the new gaffer is great and something that I am really proud of."We've had a few days in training and I had a good chat with the gaffer, he pulled me in and we had a really good chat and he said that he wanted me to be the captain. "It was an easy decision for me to accept. I'm going to give it my all and I look forward to the challenge."I'm not going to change. The gaffer was pretty clear that he wants me just to be me. "Just to bring what I bring, enthusiasm, hard work, and leadership skills and for me just be my own person and just keep doing what I'm doing. He said that was the reason that he chose me to be captain."


BBC News
17-06-2025
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- BBC News
Shaughnessy, Sylla, Tiffoney & Portales exit Dundee
Joe Shaughnessy, Mo Sylla, Scott Tiffoney, Antonio Portales and Scott Fraser are leaving Dundee under freedom of contract, the Dens Park club has confirmed.A squad update states that negotiations continue with Josh Mulligan, 22, over a new deal.A knee injury reduced captain Shaughnessy, 32, to just 10 Premiership starts last season, the first of which came in late centre-back Portales, 29, was a regular, with the Mexican making 31 appearances in all Tiffoney, 26, scored seven goals in 43 outings, while Sylla, 31, featured in 42 games in his second campaign for the Dark 30, made just one league start all season after a summer switch from Charlton Cameron and Jordan McGhee had already agreed moves to Rangers and Motherwell respectively.


BBC News
05-06-2025
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- BBC News
'Dundee offer new deal to Shaughnessy'
Dundee have offered 32-year-old club captain Joe Shaughnessy, whose current contract runs out this month, a new contract at Dens Park. (The Courier), externalChief executive John Nelms says Dundee will have "signings soon" as they face a squad rebuild under new head coach Steven Pressley, with St Johnstone defender Drey Wright poised to be among the first. (The Courier), externalRead Thursday's Scottish Gossip in full.