James McPake says he had all of the ethical help he wanted at Dundee earlier than being changed by Mark McGhee as gaffer.
Present Dens Park boss McGhee claimed that he tried to help McPake when he was combating to maintain his job in October.
McGhee attended a sport at St Mirren alongside pal Gordon Strachan to again the supervisor. 4 months later – regardless of successful two video games on the bounce – McPake was fired and McGhee took over.
When he was unveiled on Tayside, McGhee mentioned: “I went to a sport when James was beneath strain.
“Gordon mentioned: ‘Come on, we’ll go and provides him a bit of ethical help.’ And we did.”
However McPake has solely spoken to McGhee as soon as – in 2008 when he tried to signal the ex-defender for Motherwell.
Requested about McGhee’s declare of being in Paisley to again him, McPake mentioned: “The one help I wanted was from my household, employees, gamers and different managers. And I totally consider I had that.”