Dundee FC were forced to name a vastly depleted squad for their Boxing Day clash with Aberdeen.Dave Mackay, Dundee's assistant manager, was named among the four substitutes that also included two goalkeepers and a teenager.Mackay hasn’t played professional football for just over five years, since he hung up his boots at St Johnstone in 2016.However, due to an outbreak of Covid-19 in the Dundee camp, Dee's boss James McPake was forced to register his No.2 for the side.Dundee had attempted to postpone the game, but the SPFL denied their request leading to the farcical situation on Boxing Day.McPake hammered the situation in his post-match interview: “It was more about the way it was handled.
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