Dundee defender Darren O’Dea takes painkilling injections to play

Dundee’s Darren O’Dea has been receiving painkilling injections to get him through games for the last month.

The experienced defender picked up a foot injury against Kilmarnock, which he still hasn’t fully recovered from.

But the former Republic of Ireland international has been getting injections to make sure he can continue to play.

Manager Paul Hartley revealed: “Darren has been playing through the pain barrier since the Killie game.

“He has been taking injections to play in games and it’s a credit to him for wanting to play.”

Meanwhile, with the Dark Blues not having a game this weekend, Tom Hateley has got a chance of returning to action for the trip to Hearts next Saturday.