Dundee and Charlie Adam: This is the best moment of my career

Dundee's Charlie Adam and manager James McPake celebrate at full time at Rugby Park.

Dundee supporters have been blessed by fellow fans-in-boots delivering significant moments in recent times.

From Craig Wighton’s cameo when relegating Dundee United five years ago to Charlie Adam ably supported by Cammy Kerr, leading the side back into the top flight this week.

Adam, the inspirational skipper, has described winning promotion with his boyhood side as the most satisfying moment of his career.

This, remember, is someone who has won the League Cup with Liverpool and collected 26 caps for his country. Eleven years ago this month he skippered Blackpool to the Premier League while also scoring a stunning goal in the 3-2 play-off final win over Cardiff City. He was playing in the English Championship as recently as June.

And get he believes leading Dundee back into the Premiership tops the lot. Adam has not played in the Scottish top flight since featuring for Rangers in an Old Firm derby in 2008.

“This is the best,” said Adam. “I dreamed of playing for my boyhood club in the top division and we’ve managed to get them there. It probably won’t sink in until I sober up… when I’ll realise what’s going to happen. Right now I’m just dying for next season’s fixtures to come out!

“I can’t wait,” he added. “I’m looking forward to it and I’m excited. We have a few big challenges ahead. Now that we’re in the division, I think that this will be the best Premiership for a long, long time. All the big boys are in it – plus we’ll have the return of the Dundee derby. It’s going to be great.”

Adam was speaking like the fan he is. Next to him Kerr, another