LIVINGSTON defender Dave Mackay has underlined his commitment to the Lions after being declined a transfer in August.
A bid from Motherwell for the player was turned down by chairman Angelo Massone leaving Mackay, who joined Livingston in 2005, facing another season outside the top flight.
Having made his desire to play at a higher level public, the former Dunde
e man has moved to end speculation regarding his commitment to the club.
"I said I wanted to go and try and play in the SPL again. But I'm here at Livingston and I'll always give 100 per cent, no matter what. I always said that if a transfer happened, it happened. But if it didn't I would get my head down and get on with things.
"Now hopefully we can get to the SPL this season and fulfil my ambitions."
Lions coach Roberto Landi was today making final preparations for the key trip to Dundee, where a win or a draw would confirm the Lions' title credentials.
Landi is the fourth coach that Mackay has played under since coming to West Lothian and, while some of the training may not suit the defender, he is happy to continue his footballing knowledge under the Italian.
"Training is a lot more tactical," he told the club's matchday magazine. "We spend about an hour each day constantly going through tactics. For player's it's pretty boring. We train in the afternoon, I prefer to train in the morning, but nobody will complain as long as we are winning games."
Previous boss Mark Proctor, who has just returned to football as under 18s coach at his native Middlesbrough, did not have the best of records across the Tay, losing both league games and another cup tie on penalties.
But Landi, although wary, is confident his team can look forward to the match.
"In this division, there is no easy match and Dundee are a very good team. But we are confident."
Landi expects club captain James McPake to return after missing the last two games with a thigh strain. The 24-year-old centre-half has trained this week and Landi said: "He has been training and improved his condition."
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