Tony Docherty believes Dundee’s state-of-the-art new training facility will take the club to the next level.
City councillors gave the green light to plans for the Riverside project earlier this week.
The complex will include a 3G pitch with floodlights and a spectator stand as well as a two-storey building .
Docherty insists it shows that the club, under the stewardship of American owners Tim Keyes and John Nelms, is on an upward trajectory.
The Dens boss said: “Really, really exciting times for the football club. The complex will be used by Dundee Football Club for training but also for community grassroots football activities.
“It’s been approved by the council after all the work that’s been put into it by Dundee FC Community Trust, by John and Tim.
“When I came to this club, I said it was on an upward trajectory. That absolutely confirms it and the place is buzzing with the news.
“It will hopefully take the club to the next level.”
Dundee currently train at Dundee and Angus College’s Gardyne campus, in the east of the city, and while Docherty acknowledged the excellence of the facilities there, he insists having their very own complex will make a huge difference.
He added: “Absolutely. It’s so, so important to the development of the football club.
“I keep talking about the development and improvement of players.
“But you need the right facilities to do it. We’re in great facilities now but to have your own training ground with the amount of money that’s gone into it, it’s a brilliant, brilliant opportunity for young players to develop.
“Looking at the plans, it’s so cutting edge, state of the art. It will be a brilliant environment for the players.
“We love it here but that news about getting your own training ground with the pitches and all the facilities that are going into it as well, it’s just music to the ears.”
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