Scunnered Stuart Kettlewell slaps Dundee down over their nightmare pitch and reveals what sticks in his throat

Scunnered Stuart Kettlewell has claimed the Dens Park pitch problems are due to Dundee investing more in their playing squad than their infrastructure.

Motherwell had their own issues with Fir Park but coughed up the cash in order to sort out issues with their surface and surrounding areas. That huge investment has meant that the budget on the player side has been affected - but it is something that MUST be done in order to improve the Scottish game overall and sell the best product possible.

The explosive radio blast comes after today's Premiership showdown was given the go ahead following a 1pm pitch inspection this afternoon. It was a SECOND check on the surface alone today after an initial 11am look was scheduled. Referee David Dickinson gave the Dark Blues more time to get the pitch playable from the first inspection and that two hour window was enough to convince him to give the game the green light.

However, Motherwell released a club statement raising concerns over player safety after images and videos surfaced off the state of play at Dens Park. Boss Stuart Kettlewell has since backed up those claims pre-match in the City of Discovery as he told BBC Sportsound: "Motherwell wanted this game to be on. I can assure you of that. We have prepared really hard all week. I need to allude to what has been the most ridiculous three or four days in the build up to this game in terms of suggestions of contingencies, getting messaging from Dundee and Dens Park that there is no chance this game would be on today. Those aren't official channels but we know how this works in football.

"What sticks in my throat and this is where I really start to get on my high horse - and no doubt the guys on the program start to debate it