Neil McCann has overseen a big recruitment drive this summer bolstering his first-team squad with nine new additions.
Everyone knew exactly what he was getting from Scott Allan but the likes of relative unknowns such as Roarie Deacon, Jack Hendry and Glen Kamara in particular have really stepped up to the mark.
Lewis Spence was always going to be a work in progress, Josh Meekings is still battling his way back to full fitness while Randy Wolters has struggled to get going fully because of injury niggles.
Elliott Parish was brought in to be back-up to first-choice keeper Scott Bain and is still waiting for his chance to show what he is capable of.
Sofien Moussa was snapped up last month and made an immediate impact scoring five goals in his first three games.
However, the big Tunisian striker suffered a knee injury against Ross County in the Dark Blues first league game with McCann then dealt another big blow when Marcus Haber was ruled out after picking a serious thigh injury at Aberdeen.
The Dundee manager was forced to press midfielder Paul McGowan into service up front against Hibs last the weekend and he will be keeping his fingers crossed that Moussa will be fit to make the trip to Ibrox a week on Saturday.
If he isn’t, then McCann will no doubt continue to sift through the CVs of free agents and look to the loan market in a bid to find a hidden striking gem.
No Dundee fan will need reminding that their side have struggled to hit the back of the net ever since the departure of Kane Hemmings and Greg Stewart.
If McCann can find a 10 or 15-goals a season striker either before or after the window closes, then he really will have shown he has the Midas touch.
