Gary Bowyer has urged Dundee chiefs to dig deep to ensure the Dens men don’t flop on their Premiership return like two years ago.
The English boss - who has yet to commit his own future to the Taysiders - knows a huge task lies ahead if the club is to be ready for the “big ask” of surviving in the Premiership.
Celebrations among Dee fans might still be rumbling on after Friday night’s thrilling Championship title triumph against Queen’s Park and thousands turned out in the city centre for a civic reception this afternoon. But for owner Tim Keyes and MD John Nelms, together with technical director Gordon Strachan, the work in in tying down the club’s top prospects such as Lyall Cameron and Josh Mulligan as well as bringing in fresh blood is already underway.