“I didn’t see it as a gamble, I thought it would work for us - all he had to do was get fit,” the Dundee boss said.
“The board realise now it was well worth it and we hope to keep David for a longer period of time than he’s here for at the moment.
“The thing with my board, they’re very good. Everything that I’ve asked for so far, they’ve come up with.
“We understand the financial situation at most Scottish clubs but the board have been terrific, so I can’t thank them enough.
“The board basically didn’t know a lot about him, probably because he was without a club for a long period of time,” he added.
“I’m not sure why nobody decided to take him but I’m grateful that he has come in and justified it.”