Steven Pressley played for Rangers and Celtic and that takes bottle but only one thing can quell Dundee fans’ revolt

‘Elvis’ isn’t even in the building yet and his appointment has left the Dundee fans all shook up.

It is fair to say Steven Pressley’s appointment as head coach has gone down like a lead balloon on the dark blue side of Tayside.

They were perhaps looking for a so-called name who could excite the Dark Blue faithful.

Someone they could get behind after the sacking of Tony Docherty. Pressley went through the full interview process and managing director John Nelms believes that he is the right man.

Nelms went on the club’s YouTube channel to explain the reason why he believes Pressley is perfect to coach the Dundee first-team.

Dundee have decided to move away from the traditional managerial set-up.

They have reshaped their footballing department with a new technical manager in David Longwell and a head coach, with Gordon Strachan working as a technical director above them.

It is clear that the recruitment will be moved away from the manager. Nelms made it clear that they want to keep the conveyor belt of homegrown talent flowing through from the academy that has brought the likes of Lyall Cameron, Fin Robertson and Josh Mulligan through in recent seasons.

A key asset for the head coach is developing players, both young and more experienced. Dundee want to do that while also winning games and competing in the top half of the Premiership.

Nelms explained how Pressley has spent the last few years developing young players for Premier League Brentford, so has all the skills from that role and he has previous managerial experience.

So why has Pressley’s appointment been met with such resistance? Is it because he hasn’t managed for more than six years since he left Carlisle United?

Is it because his managerial record prior to that