DUNDEE boss James McPake reckons his new-look side is already starting to take shape.

The rookie gaffer was delighted with his charges after they played out a 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday evening.

Dundee’s latest summer signings Jordon Forster and Jamie Ness were both afforded outings in Dark Blue in the Spanish sun.

And, while McPake concedes that they are not the finished article, he can see signs of training ground graft paying off.

He said: “I was delighted with the game as an exercise. It was exactly what we wanted it to be. We got some minutes for certain players, topped up fitness and got our new signings on the pitch.

“It was good to see a lot of things that we have worked on in training and I think the players are already buying into what we are trying to do, and putting it into practice.

“There is a lot of belief in the way we are trying to do things.

“Ultimately, it is just a step towards where we want to be. But everybody wants to see good performances; the fans, the staff and the players. We all want to be involved in good displays and that is what that was.

“We are still a bit away from where we would like to be – but we are getting there.”