BOARD TO TEARS

Unpopular leaders are order of the day as Dundee leave Hoops fans sobbing with first home win since the Thatcher era

- MICHAEL GANNON AT DENS PARK

MARGARET THATCHER was Prime Minister the last time Dundee stunned Celtic on Tayside.

And the much-hated Milk Snatcher is probably still marginally more popular with Parkhead punters than the under-siege Hoops board.

Celtic slumped to defeat at Dens Park for the first time in 37 years after deadly Dundee did a superb number on the champions.

Clark Robertson's header and a Cameron Carter-Vickers own goal secured Steven Pressley's superb side a sensational win to spark their season.

And it intensified the anger around Celtic right now with another fan demonstration at kickoff - and boos after the final whistle. There's unrest off the pitch with Celts - and major problems on it.

Away punters lobbed tennis balls but Dundee showed they had plenty of their own. Pressley's men were a proper threat with the likes of Cameron Congreve causing grief down the right.

They had forced a few openings before Robertson struck in 18 minutes when the skipper drifted off Carter-Vickers to thump home his header from Congreve's corner.

Kieran Tierney wasted a great chance to level soon after and while the visitors hogged the ball, it was Dundee who posed the threat.

And it was 2-0 in first-half stoppage time when Congreve again burst forward and left Liam Scales in his wake before his ball was diverted into his own net by Carter-Vickers after Murray had helped it on its way.

Rodgers chucked on an extra striker in Johnny Kenny and went to three at the back in a bid to wrest back control.