The Dark Blues are ploughing money into fixing the issues with the soggy surface to avoid the suspended part of their SPFL fine kicking in.
The Dark Blues have seen FIVE Premiership fixtures postponed this season, which led to an SPFL fine of £186,000, £120,000 of which is suspended until the end of next season. Just over £36,000 of that was to reimburse Sky Sports after a crunch clash with Rangers was twice postponed, and to cover the cost of UEFA pitch specialists, who were consulted over the soggy surface.
The hope among club chiefs was that Tony Docherty's side would be away from home on the final day in order to get going sooner. While the work is set to take some time, the Dee are confident that it won't affect the start of the 2024/25 campaign, although hosting Premier Sports Cup group stage matches may prove tricky.
Euro qualification would also see the club given more time to get the pitch up to spec. The second qualifying round takes place on 25 July and an away draw would afford an extra week's grace for the pitch improvements. Dundee general manager Greg Fenton explained: “We as a club know we’ve had difficulties with the pitch and we can only apologise to the supporters of our club and other clubs for the issues we’ve faced. We have apologised to the league.
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