James McPake Responds to Mark McGhee 'Moral Support' Claim As Ex Dundee Boss Insists He Had All the Backing He Needed

[TheDarkBlues]

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/james-mcpake-responds-mark-mcghee-26453568

James McPake says he had all the moral support he needed at Dundee before being replaced by Mark McGhee as gaffer.

Current Dens Park boss McGhee claimed that he tried to support McPake when he was fighting to keep his job in October.

McGhee attended a game at St Mirren alongside pal Gordon Strachan to back the manager. Four months later – despite winning two games on the bounce – McPake was fired and McGhee took over.

When he was unveiled on Tayside, McGhee said: “I went to a game when James was under pressure.

“Gordon said: ‘Come on, we’ll go and give him a bit of moral support.’ And we did.”

But McPake has only spoken to McGhee once – in 2008 when he tried to sign the ex-defender for Motherwell.

Asked about McGhee’s claim of being in Paisley to back him, McPake said: “The only support I needed was from my family, staff, players and other managers. And I fully believe I had that.”

[bjs]

Mcghee havers nonsense. I’d add this to the list!!

Glad McPake answered it with a dignified response 

[Attilio]

McGhee should engage his brain before he opens his mouth imo.  Either that or get someone else to do the talking.

[Gedee]

4 hours ago, TheDarkBlues said:

“Gordon said: ‘Come on, we’ll go and give him a bit of moral support.’ And we did.”

That sounds a bit "fishy" to me

(It sounds mair like a threat, than support, if they both were "hoverin aboot" watchin him perform)

[Ludo*1]

Mark McGhee has had several faux pas in interviews with us already. He really needs to engage his brain before he talks more often.