Pressley 'delighted' to agree new deal as Dundee head coach

The 52-year-old was appointed by the Dark Blues in June 2025; they start their Scottish Premiership season at Celtic on Monday, live on Sky Sports; all six matches across the opening weekend of the season will be live on Sky Sports for the first time

>Steven Pressley has agreed a new deal as Dundee head coach, something he believes gives him and the club the 'stability' to move forward.

>The 52-year-old was appointed at Dens Park last summer and secured their Scottish Premiership safety with an eighth-place finish.

>He has been handed the new contract ahead of their league opener at Celtic on Monday, live on Sky Sports.

>"I'm delighted for a number of reasons," he told Sky Sports News.

>"Firstly, from a personal perspective, my wife can now move up from Leamington and join me up here.

>"I've been living away from the family for the past year and it's been difficult.

>"Everybody thinks that football managers are immune to vulnerability and loneliness and we're certainly not.

>"So it'll be really pleasing to have her up here supporting me.

>"And of course, the continuity. The model that we're trying to create here at Dundee is very much a development model and, within that, stability is key.

>"So for a number of reasons, I'm delighted to sign the new terms."

>Dundee warmed up for the new season by scoring 14 goals in four games as they progressed from the group stage of the Scottish League Cup.

>Although Pressley wants progress, he is against setting too many targets for his players.

>"Although I spoke about that we needed to get to 38 points [last season], I never really put an objective or a goal for the team.

>"My immediate thoughts are continuous improvement in the team. We work very hard on the training ground. We work hard on the detail.

>"Our staff work exceptionally hard in the background, improving them physically.

>"All I want to see is the players continue to improve on a daily and weekly basis. If we get that, then I'm satisfied."

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