First Division

DUNDEE manager Alex Rae shrugged aside talk of boardroom upheaval at Dens Park ahead of the clash with table-topping Livingston today.

Local businessman John Bennett is understood to be ready with a takeover bid, and if successful he is thought to want former Dundee player Billy Dodds to take over as manager.

But Rae said: "I am only concentrating on football and as top play joint second here, we could be top of the league by the end of the afternoon – that is the only thing on my mind."

Livingston manager Roberto Landi reckons that he is only three games away from knowing if his side can compete at the top end of the table for the remainder of the season.

He said: "After the Dundee game, we only have to play Partick Thistle and Queen of the South and then the first round of games will be over. I am beginning to know the league well now but after these three games I will know it very well and be able to assess what we are going to do."

Livingston have seen their fine form halted after losing their last two games, including a defeat to Partick Thistle in the Alba Challenge Cup.