Gordon Strachan savages Dundee over state of Dens Park as he dismisses fan memories – ‘People are lacking in thought’.

The club’s technical director also dismissed the idea that the stadium may hold special memories for fans.

Gordon Strachan has criticised Dundee’s Dens Park stadium, calling it a “lack of ambition” and “lacking in thought.” He also dismissed the possibility that the stadium holds special memories for fans.

 

The club is fighting with the city council to get plans for a new stadium in Camperdown off the ground, with John Nelms admitting frustration with the time it takes to get things moving.

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The Dees chairman has written to several government ministers, including First Minister John Swinney, to initiate action.

Transport Scotland issued a public slapdown, confirming that issues of access and impact on local infrastructure must still be addressed.

Strachan, the club’s current technical director, has expressed dissatisfaction with the way Dens reflects on the club, city, and people on TV. He believes that a new stadium will improve the image of all parties involved.

“It will take the city of Dundee to the next level,” he told the Scottish Sun.

“I was saying to someone from the council, ‘When you watch a game on TV at Dens Park, that’s the image you get of Dundee – derelict, crumbling, lack of ambition, lack of foresight, it’s all there.

“Middlesbrough and Coventry have beautiful stadiums but are not the greatest cities.”

“You may not have seen the city itself, but you think ‘ambitious, wanting to do something’.

“When you look at Dens Park, you think, ‘lack of ambition, people in Dundee lacking in thought, and all the rest, it’s derelict, shabby, and untidy.'”

‌”It’s for the town, really. Think about the image of the town.

“We’re sitting here now, and things don’t get any better than this. But that photo of Dens Park. It’s a 130-year-old open space that shouldn’t be here anymore.”

And Strachan, who was given his first professional opportunity by Dundee, dismissed the notion that the old ground holds special memories for fans.

‌He went further: “Someone said that to me the other day, must have been 38 – ‘what about the memories?'” Strachan added.

“I asked, ‘What memories? The last time you won was in 1973 at Hampden on a cold, dreary day’.

“What memories are you referring to, unless you are 80 years old? Get more memories.

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