Some 504 days, 29 games and 17 months ago Dundee recorded their last win outwith the City of Discovery as they left Pittodrie following a 2-1 success at Aberdeen.
Only Barry Smith and Callum MacDonald remain on the Dens Park books from that day as the financial bite of relegation from the SPL shows its force.
Yesterday, though, in the humble surroundings of Glebe Park, they ended that unwanted record with a win that not only provides a much-needed confidence boost for Alan Kernaghan's men but also breaths life into their First Division title challenge.
The win was arguably more important than that last-day success over Aberdeen but it came in decidedly more humble surroundings as Dundee ventured into Glebe Park on league business for the first time in 15 years.
If ever they needed a stark reminder of just how far they have fallen then this was surely it. Gone were the huge pack-to-the-rafter stands of the Old Firm and in was 'the hedge', a unique selling point of Glebe Park.
Certainly, that is all it is because in terms of functionality it did nothing to dull the blustery wind that swept through the ground in the first-half, something that Brechin learned to their cost as Dundee raced into a 3-0 success with the game less than 35 minutes old.
The ever-prolific Simon Lynch got them in front after just 15 minutes when he pounced on a defensive mix-up between Paul Deas and keeper Craig Nelson to net from 15 yards. With that strike, Dundee had rediscovered that winning feeling again, and it was only a matter of time before they got the goals to ensure they took three points back to Tayside. Steven Craig made it 2-0 on the half-hour mark, as he sprung the offside trap to drill the ball low past Nelson. Then moments later Dundee ended the game as a contest, again, after some poor defending by Iain Campbell's side.
Brechin defender David White was caught in a dreamland as Lynch nipped in to double his scoring tally by coolly lobbing the ball over the advancing Nelson. At that point both sides could have packed up and left, such was Dundee's superiority.
However, credit must be handed to Campbell's men for the way they tried to battle their way back into the game. A goal, on the stroke of half-time from Stuart Callaghan - sweetly driving in a Charlie King cross from 18 yards - gave them hope.
That meant that they emerged from the dressing room at half-time with an added determination to ensure Dundee's winless streak continued. They battled and scrapped for every ball but, when it was most needed, they lacked the creative spark to add to their solitary strike.
Only a wayward long-range drive from Scott Walker could be counted as a serious second-half chance and Brechin's misery was compiled midway through the half with the sending off of goalscorer Callaghan.
Callaghan, who had been booked for a foul in the first half, handled needlessly in the middle of the park to pick up his second yellow card of the game. His early exit quelled any attacking ambitions Brechin may have had and ensured Dundee would walk away from this one as victors.
Still, as Dundee seek to live up to their pre-season billing as title favourites, there is plenty of work still to be done by Kernaghan if he is to turn around their fortunes.
The inclusion youngsters Kevin MacDonald and Scott Gates provide hope for the future but more will have to be done if they are to make it to top spot.
The Scotsman
Dundee strengthened their promotion credentials with a victory at struggling Brechin City.
The visitors opened the scoring in the 14th minute when striker Simon Lynch raced clear to score.
Dundee doubled their lead on the half-hour when Steven Craig beat David White on the left and ran in to score with a low angled drive.
Lynch later shot high into the net, while Brechin's Stuart Callaghan scored before receiving a second yellow card.
BBC Online
For the first time in what is almost 18 months, Dundee won a league match outside the City.
Manager Alan Kernaghan injected a handful of talented teenagers from his youth squad to pep up his side and the result was they had Brechin beaten by half time.
On form striker Simon Lynch opened the scoring in the 14th minute. The awkward bounce of a Calum McDonald through ball decieved Paul Deas and gave the striker a clear run at goal. He rounded the keeper and then slotted home.
On the half hour mark, Steve Craig added another goal when he accelerated beyond Davie White and slipped the ball past the advancing keeper.
It was three to the Dark Blues, just four minutes later.
Another individual error left Lynch with the easy task of scoring his second of the game and eighth of this season.
Then on half time, City pulled one back when Stuart Callaghan's first time volley flew into the net.
But the home side failed to build on Callaghan's strike in the second period.
The match petered out, with the only talking point being Callaghan's sending off for a second bookable offence.
The Sunday Post