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Before I arrived at Tynecastle last Saturday I had a conversation about what it would take to stay in the league and avoid the relegation play-offs. I estimated seven points would guarantee that desired automatic safety.
Which means beating Hearts is a real statement victory for the rest of the split. With four games left, two of which are at home, the task of gaining four points to meet that target is a very promising prospect.
If we can beat Motherwell this Saturday - and we're more than capable of doing so against a side with practically nothing to play for - it will leave us with a foot in the door towards keeping our Premiership status.
I didn't expect to walk out of Tynecastle with all three points to be entirely honest. It was like watching the Dundee team of last season responding to a crushing result with a well-earned and hard-fought victory.
Trevor Carson at 37 is still providing goalkeeping excellence. Not one, not two but three outstanding saves - displaying cat-like reflexes - had the Dark Blues purring in Edinburgh. He was the undisputed man of the match.
We have to hope talks for a new contract with Joe Shaughnessy have commenced as once again he provided a vintage captain performance.
His pairing with Clark Robertson has now claimed two of the team's three league clean sheets this season. The maturity their partnership provides for the team is eye-catching and I can't help but think how much better we could be doing if we had both of them fit for much more of the season.
Then of course comes the goalscorer. Simon Murray is the signing of the season. A nominee for the PFA player of the Year and he could very well claim the golden boot in May.
If he can finish the campaign as the league's top scorer he will be the seventh Dundee player to accomplish this feat, the first to do so since Tommy Coyne in 1988. It would be special to see him claim that prestigious award.
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