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Dear members,

With international breaks curtailing the on-field action in the last few weeks since our last edition the bulk of this newsletter will cover off the field issues. But briefly, while a last gasp penalty winner from Callum Jones gave Dundee a deserved win against Livingston, our hopes that it would tee up a positive run were dashed with a subsequent narrow 1-0 defeat away to St Mirren and a 4-0 drubbing at Pittodrie.

Plenty has been said about the results and performances on social media and in the Dundee forum but at this point I just want to wish Steven Pressley and his players the very best as they enter a vital period of the season beginning with the visit of Celtic.

I would also like to congratulate Luke Graham on his continued selection for the Scotland Under-21’s and the strong performances he has been putting in at both international and club level. Cam Congreve appeared for Wales under-21’s and Cesar Garza has also been featuring prominently for Mexico in the Under-20 World Cup in Chile and deserves huge credit.

Member feedback

As regular readers will know, we have been asking to hear your views as members and I’m pleased to say that we have been receiving some extremely helpful feedback. Much of it has centred around questions that you as fans have on crucial topics such as the status of the new stadium at Camperdown, the deteriorating state of Dens, ticket pricing, attendances and the proposed training facility at Riverside among others. We want to use the platform that we have at Dee4Life to help to raise these questions and encourage the Club to find ways to keep fans better informed. We will also continue to highlight any positive feedback we receive – with a good recent example being the important work of Alison McQueen and Dee Promotions.

The conversations I and my fellow board members have been having with our fellow fans in the last few weeks tell us there is building frustration at the way things are going and we believe the best way to alleviate that is better, more open communication between the Club and fans. We would like to hear from you on what you would like to understand more about from the Club.

We will also raise this as an agenda item at our AGM next month to give members the chance to air their views. We intend to use subsequent newsletters to raise these questions and equally to highlight any positive feedback that we receive. We are considering making an approach to the Club to discuss this in more detail and hope they will take it in the constructive spirit in which it is intended. As ever, please email your views to contact@dee4life.com.

AGM reminder

Turning to the AGM, I would encourage as many of you as members to come along. As a reminder, it will be held at 11.30am on Saturday, 29 November 2025 in the Dundee Social Club. There will be complimentary tea/coffee and a prize draw from 11am.

A note with the agenda and information regarding election of board members, including the Election Rules and Nomination Form, has been issued to members via email and are also available on Dee4Life.com.

I will close by wishing you all the best for a busy autumn period and hoping that we will see some positive developments both on and off the field for our beloved Club before we reach the end of 2025.

Best wishes,

Keith Winter

Chairman.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Society for 2024/25 will be held at 11.30am on Saturday 29 November 2025 in the Dundee Social Club. There will be a complimentary tea/coffee and a prize draw, from 11am.

The AGM will be conducted for the purpose of considering and, if approved, passing the items below requiring the approval of a majority of those members who participate in the AGM:

• Minutes of the AGM held on 23 November 2024.
• Report on the Society’s Performance.
• Presentation of Revenue Account & Balance Sheet for year ended 31 May 2025.
• Appointment of Walker Dunnett & Co as the Society’s Independent Examiner.
• Election of Board Members.
• Any Proposed resolutions (if you have any resolutions, please email them to contact@dee4life.com by Saturday 1^st November 2025)

We will email the relevant papers prior to the event, to conclude the formal part of the AGM more quickly, thus allowing members to engage in the subsequent Q&A session which will end by 1.30pm at the latest. 

With regard to Item 5 – Election of Board Members:

There are two vacancies on the Society Board of ten elected directors. In addition, in line with the Trust’s policies, the two longest serving board members will stand down. Both (Keith Winter & Kenny Valentine) are seeking re-election.

Please also note that no other Board members are at the end of their three-year elected term. The nomination process commences today (Tuesday 14 October) and the closing date for nominations is 2pm on Friday 14 November 2025. The Election Management Group will report on all nominations and if the number of ‘valid’ nominations exceeds the number of vacancies an election will be conducted between 15 & 22 November with the result being announced at the AGM on 29 November 2025.

A copy of the Nomination Form and Election Rules are available to download by clicking the links below:

• Election Nomination form for Dundee FC Supporters’ Society Limited board
• Dundee FC Supporters’ Society Limited Election Rules Policy

Alternatively, they can be provided upon request by emailing contact@dee4life.com. NB: All candidates and proposers must be registered members of the Society on or before 2pm on 24 October 2025.

Thank you very much for your continued support and the Directors look forward to your involvement in the AGM.

Yours sincerely,

Andrew Pyke

Secretary, Dee4Life

The Dundee FC Supporters’ Society Limited is registered with the FCA under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965

Registration Number 2639 RS – registered address DFCSS, C/O Walker Dunnett & Co, 29 Commercial Street, Dundee, DD1 3DG

After another seesaw month for Dundee FC it’s all going to come down to the final four fixtures in the bottom six of the SPFL to determine whether the Club can retain its top flight status or face a play-off.

The heartbreaking home defeat to Rangers was followed by a gritty win against a physical St Mirren side and then a disappointing heavy defeat by Hibs at Easter Road. Once again the team bounced back with a gritty away win against Hearts. While there have been some excellent performances throughout the team and times when they have looked anything but relegation fodder, now is the time when they have to learn how to back up a win.

Even now at the absolute crux of the season it’s hard to know which version of Dundee will turn up: the team with the ability, pace and tempo to overrun Rangers at times at Dens, the team that can keep a clean sheet at Tynecastle or the team which didn’t really turn up at Easter Road. The former performances speak to a top six team that could be challenging for a European place. The latter…well…let’s not go there. Ultimately, for a team with such an outstanding scoring record to be only two points clear of second bottom is quite incredible and we have to hope that the ability to get goals will give them the edge they need to avoid the play-off spot and stay up.

It feels as if the fixture computer hasn’t exactly been kind to Dundee all season (see, for example, a run of matches of Celtic, Rangers, Hearts and Celtic in January/February), and the post-split fixtures have continued that pattern. Starting at Tynecastle was probably the toughest fixture and the first of three away games, with home matches against Motherwell and Ross County sandwiched in between, culminating in a potentially seismic match at Perth on 18 May. We have heard many different cliches to describe vital matches already this season but suffice it to say that if ever we needed the Club to string together another two or three victories this is the time. All at Dee4Life wish Tony and the players the very best for the next few weeks in what is undoubtedly a crucial period for the Club.

New stadium

There has been a lot going on off the field as well. The news that the new stadium project is still in limbo due to issues between the Club and Transport Scotland was disappointing. We know many fans share John Nelms’ impatience to get things moving and that there has been some frustration vented in the direction of the public bodies. That’s understandable to some extent but clearly a project of this size has to be workable and feasible for all concerned. We continue to encourage Mr Nelms and the lub to do all that they can to move the project forward and to work with the various stakeholders involved to bring about as swift a resolution as possible.

Dave Forbes

I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Dave Forbes who passed away last month. Dave was a longstanding member of the D4L Board and made a huge contribution to the running of the organisation over many years. He was a former Director of the Club and served as Chairman of the Associate Board. Dave was well known to many fans and was a hugely popular figure who was one of the most ardent followers of the Dees you could ever hope to meet. On behalf of the current Board I would just like to record our sincere appreciation to Dave for all that he did to further the causes of the Club and D4L and for being a valued friend to so many of us. Our thoughts are very much with his family at this sad time.

I will close by reminding everyone of the role played by John Burke as the Supporters Liaison Officer (SLO) for Dundee FC. John is extremely helpful and plays an important role in raising any operational issues which arise with the Club on behalf of the fans.

We at D4L appreciate John’s continuing assistance and look forward to continuing to work with him in future. John can be contacted at slo@dundeefc.co.uk.

Best wishes,

Keith Winter

Dee4Life Chair