Dundee: Fans’ views on Tony Docherty’s sacking

Stewart: I think Dundee are wrong to get rid of Doc. They are a team that has been up and down between the Premiership and Championship for years. To remain in the Premiership is good for Dundee. Yes finishing in top 6 would be good, but unrealistic every season. All clubs need to give their managers time.

Craig: Why have Dundee done this? Best manager in years. Football is cruel to good managers, the only issue was a defensive side that had no consistency. Tony was a person who could have got it right, all the best for the future Tony you did a good job at Dundee.

KAS: Absolutely shocking news. The Doc has delivered survival in the Premiership for the Dee working with limited resources and average home gates. The focus seems to be on a new stadium forgetting that the product on the pitch attracts the fans and their cash. Nelms should hang his head in shame.

Steve: This is a complete shock. The manager got us over the line in a highly competitive league, worked hard and was committed to the club working with finite resources. Sure he made mistakes and had some bad patches but I believe he did enough so we can build enough to put in a good challenge for season 25/26. What do the Dundee Board want? We are not Rangers or Celtic. Are the board now prepared to put in a large amount of money for players including a large salary for a more experienced manager than Tony Doherty?

A bad decision I’m afraid.

Fred: Dundee were a boring uninspiring team for many years before Docherty. He created a team that often played exciting attractive football. Not always but often enough for him to keep his job. He was not a ‘showbiz’ manager but he was a true professional who knew what the job entailed and he did it well. Dundee’s board should be ashamed of treating him in such a callous manner.

Murray: Dundee were exciting to watch going forward, but relied too heavily on one or two key defenders, when they suffered long lay-offs through injuries it was clear that the young attacking players had not been schooled in defensive tactics or tracking back to help a threadbare defence. Thank you, Tony, for that great win at Tannadice.