James McPake is confident his Dundee frontmen will find their shooting boots in time to save their Premiership skins after another blank saw them slip to the bottom of the table.
The Dens boss was left frustrated after his side bossed large parts of a frantic derby but were made to pay for missed chances in the 0-0 draw.
With free agent Leigh Griffiths sat in the stands as he swithers over the offer of a new deal at Dens, deadline day signing Zak Rudden was twice denied by clearances off the line while the excellent Paul McMullan saw two efforts well saved by Benji Siegrist.