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Good evening, welcome and a Happy New Year to all of you.

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It is unbelievable! A spectacular opening goal in the

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Derby! The shot is at beauty! He has done

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it! Is this a bit of history?

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It is! And he has done it!

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What a finish! That is it, I would imagine.

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Good evening, welcome and a Happy New Year to all of you.

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The first Premiership matches of 2016 coming up,

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plus the Championship promotion race as well.

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And with us to usher in the first of the 2016 highlights,

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we've gone for a Big Pat, Little Pat combination.

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Celtic had a midweek break after their match with Dundee

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Commentary comes from John Barnes. Partick Thistle, who'd drawn 0-0

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Celtic bringing back Ambrose. Stuart are strong is sidelined so Chris

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Commons starts Leigh Griffiths on the bench after three weeks out.

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Partick make one change to the side which drew with Aberdeen. Shaun

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Welsh in midfield replacing Edwards. Celtic looking for a change at home

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in form, four games without a win at Celtic Park. Stefan Johansen.

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McGregor, trying his luck will stop that just went wide. -- and that

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just went wide. Loses the shot. The challenge. Shaun Welsh.

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Ciftci grounded. Shaun Welsh innocent. Wallace. Doolan in the

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middle. And the striker just got the nearest connection on that. Kris

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Doolan has had four nearest connection on that. Kris

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last five matches. Celtic pressing again. It is driven in by Roderick.

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Celtic players appealing for a penalty. The plot was by Liam

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Lindsey as it was fired on penalty. The plot was by Liam

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Did it come off a hand? Ciftci. The will not count. Good finish.

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Brannigan. That is hauled back and that will be a yellow card for the

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Celtic midfielder. Gordon. Miller seems to be taken

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out. And it is a second yellow card for the Celtic player, Biton, and he

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sees red. He jumped into Miller. After he had headed the ball away.

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Forest. Almost taken of his toe by Kris Commons. Good shot by James

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Forrest. Saved well by Tomas Cerni. Celtic desperate for the

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breakthrough. Doolan is sliding in and Craig Gordon had to turn that

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around the post. He got the better of Ambrose. Stefan Johansen. Fist of

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the less. It is Leigh Griffiths. Another good save by Tomas Cerni. To

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deny the Celtic substitute. Celtic desperate for this victory. Only two

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wins in their last seven matches and this is Griffiths. Back to McGregor.

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You expect Callum McGregor to finish that of. After the initial save by

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Tomas Cerni. He has put it wide. Partick Thistle five away games

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unbeaten and can they make it six? Seaborne with the effort. Celtic get

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it away. Still, it will not go for Partick Thistle. That was a good

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effort from Danny Seabourn cleared off the line by Tomas Cerni. Kris

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Commons. Leigh Griffiths of. Kris Commons again, Griffiths. That is an

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excellent finish and that wins it for Celtic in the last minute.

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Lovely, delicate touch for his 20th goal of the season from the

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Griffiths. Very relieved but very happy as well. Such an important

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result. I think it shows very good team spirit that we stayed in the

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game with ten men and we created chances as well in that period. Very

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happy and pleased we turned this around. But -- eh Watt into the game

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and we defended well. Last-minute goals. To be fair to Celtic, they

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are champions for a reason, they have that pace and quality and they

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had a great block. Celtic scraping a 1-0 victory in the

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last minute thanks to that man, Lee Richards. Ronnie Deila before the

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match said he wanted to see a lot of forward passing and pressing from

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his knee -- his midfield is committed to get it? Not for three

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quarters of the game. I was very disappointed. Credits to Partick

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Thistle for pricing. I think like this, you have to get forward and

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get movement up front. A lot of times it went back to Craig Gordon.

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He kicks it up the pitch. And you have got to give credit to Partick

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Thistle, no pressing from Celtic in the middle at times, this is too

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easy. They should have been shut down a lot easier. Players running

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away, midfielders. It was a chance for Booth who could have hit the

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target. That was too easy in that period. It took a change. Forest to

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come on and left the pace and the tempo, Leigh Griffiths in the second

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half and got chances and he scored his goal will stop they needed that

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because they were struggling. You were there yesterday, is Ronnie

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Deila is their struggling to get his message across? I am not sure. This

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time of the year is difficult because conditions do not always

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allow you to do the training and you have a lot of games and he needed to

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talk to them and the players have to take in that information and to do

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it on the pitch. Something is missing without Scott Brown, he gets

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them going. But other players have two step up and take on the

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leadership and that is missing from the team. And when they press well,

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they become a good team. That was missing yesterday.

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Almost a good result for Partick Thistle who have been on a decent

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run, where do you see them ending up? It is still a decent run, that

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was a good performance and they should be pleased. It is a

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goal-scorer, that is it. Celtic had a goal-scorer at the last minute,

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Leigh Griffiths came on. Straight into the net. When Doolan is

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scoring, they look like a good team full of it on the table, they should

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be happy. Aberdeen's match at St Johnstone

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was due to take place this lunchtime, but it was postponed due

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to a waterlogged pitch. Third placed Hearts had the chance

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to make up ground away at struggling Kilmarnock, who hadn't

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won at Rugby Park since Commentary comes

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from Alasdair Lamont. Kilmarnock looking to improve after

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one win in nine matches. Hearts despite a win over at Dundee United

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make four changes. A humdrum start to the year and this match at Rugby

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Park. Kilmarnock try to do something about that. Tope Obadeyi finds room.

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Josh Magennis has space and Neil Alexander blocks with his legs. The

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first real opening in the match. Alexander blocks with his legs. The

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the shot. A free kick is given and quickly taken Juanma. That is a good

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challenge. Just by a combination Ashcroft and macabre the stop Juanma

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in his tracks pads to pull the trigger. Greg Levine. Looking on. As

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the side tries to make the break through. Kilmarnock coming forward.

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Juanma back to defending. Stephen Smith with a hefty challenge. Josh

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Magennis. It is over the line by Conrad Balatoni of all people. The

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defender for just his second goal of the season. He has the home side in

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front before half-time. The rug Park crowd has suddenly something to

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cheer -- Rugby Park. Controversy on the challenge from Smith, it was

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years. Hearts unhappy. Josh Magennis did not waste time and a good finish

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by Conrad Balatoni, knocking it over. It was knocked over by Stevie

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Smith. Kilmarnock ahead. Clipped forward by the captain Augustyn.

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Smith. Kilmarnock ahead. Clipped Nicholson. He has done well. He is

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forced to turn back. Holding onto possession and he gets the cross in.

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Good shot, well saved by Jamie MacDonald. Hearts level on the

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stroke of half-time. It was good President is by Nicholson and this

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from Billy King -- and sisters. He had no luck. Reilly ready to pounce

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and two goals in two games from the Hearts forward. And they level going

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into the break. Juwon Oshaniwa. Hearts forward. And they level going

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Picked up I Nicholson. It falls for Prince Buaben, a good save I

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McDonald. A good shot which deflects past McDonald. Hearts ahead! Great

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McDonald. A good shot which deflects skill and strike either full-back,

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helps by the deflection. Once again, Jamie MacDonald gets no luck. A good

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block by the keeper and he can get do nothing as Paterson's volley goes

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past him, coming off Kevin McHattie, and Hearts coming from behind to

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lead at Rugby Park! More misery perhaps for Kilmarnock in the

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relegation play-off. perhaps for Kilmarnock in the

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of Dundee United but they will not be happy with the way is going and

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they almost fall further behind. The header from Ross. Hearts pressing.

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Nicholson's cross. Riley with the header over the bar. Kilmarnock

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living dangerously. Igor Rossi rising and McDonald beaten. The

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crossbar saving Omani. Stevie Smith to deliver. Headed over by Conrad

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Balatoni, looking for his second goal of the game. Kilmarnock will

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take a goal from anywhere at the moment. Robbie Neilson, only one win

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in 64 Hearts but on course for another. Stevie Smith. This is Josh

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Magennis. Kilmarnock snatch an equaliser with ten minutes left

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stuck Mac --. Love for the delivery from Smith with his back to goal,

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directs the goal somehow. It was a good Kilmarnock informants. The

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first half, we were a better side in the game and we played really well

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and showed character to combat. It is a good way to start the year,

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against a good side but we have to show that commitment and passion

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every week. We can more than match the teams at

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the top but we have to do that against the teams roundabout stop

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Mac disappointed to get three points.

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We played really well with quality -- but the quality not good enough

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at times. We went back in with a hole defensive display through a

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corner. 2-0 and a point shed but Robbie

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Neilson not happy, he thought it was a vow in the lead-up to the first

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command goal. -- a foul. You have to keep your concentration

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also. Expect the unexpected. Will Kilmarnock fans like to see a bit of

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them from the team because they have seen the terrible performances,

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let's be frank. I watched them in Celtic Park, the filling with their

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lives, and then they played Partick Thistle and got absolutely hammered.

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They lost five goals. Why is that? When you have your team setup to be

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defensive and they are all working that way, fine, perfect, and you are

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away from home, that will be the tactics. When you come home, the

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fans expect you to open up, and then maybe the defenders aren't good

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enough. So yesterday they got a bit of defending right and a bit of

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attacking right and it is getting that combination of the two

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together, it is not easy and you try to work both those things. I would

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say that but not ignore what hearts have done on this one as well. You

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can see from the two managers at the end who is happy and who is not

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happy. Hearts are delighted with that point, a great point for them.

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Kilmarnock are delighted, Hearts are devastated. I understand that

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completely. In the end Hearts will go on, they will get better, they

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are a team improving and getting struggle the time, and I suspect

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they will continue further on from the end of the season. It was a big

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step up when they came into this league. The question would be with

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the players perform, would they play the same way, they have changed and

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adapted and they are now ahead of themselves. You expect them to stay

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in that place? Identify the shooting. Against Celtic last week

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they did well. The tale of Dundee United's 2015

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peaked on the first of January Since then it has pretty much been

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a non-stop tale of woe So to cheer up long suffering United

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fans ahead of this weekend's derby clash, we've been back

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through the archives to a time when life was just that little bit

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kinder for those of COMMENTATOR: Plenty left, cut it

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back, Mills has a chance and he puts it away! He checks nicely. Beaten by

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Ferguson's header! He is on come he has support from Gough. Milne. And a

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great goal by Paul Starrett expect it is in! Starrett again!

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Dundee manager brings back Paul McGowan to take the place of Gary

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Irving, while Cammy Kerr makes his first to the club with Greg Stuart

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suspended. New signing AJ Kalashian mixes Dundee United debut. --

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Kawashima. Gavin Gunning. Harkins! Kawashima to Dundee

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United's rescue and that of Gavin Gunning. It is those sorts of errors

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that have been costly for United in recent weeks. The coach has been

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complaining about that. Fraser with a corner. Spotted Rankin. Solid

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challenge from James Magut eight and the players and the referee are

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calling for assistance for the Dundee United captain. Solid in

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there, and he has picked up what looks like a serious injuries, has

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James Mcrae. -- McPeak. Blair Spittal, Dundee United have the

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breakthrough. On the quarter of an hour mark. Blair Spittal with his

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fourth goal of the season, a terrific effort to beat Scott Bain.

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Fraser with a corner. It is off the line by Bain. Dundee United players

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are claiming that it crossed the goal line. It actually came off the

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back of Paul McGinn, and it was Bain who made the stop and have actually

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helped with the clearance -- eventually helped. Bain gets it out,

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only as far as Rankin! A good stop by the Dundee United goalkeeper.

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Fraser. The pressure is still on Dundee. He has gone to ground, he is

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calling for a penalty. Bain initially. Rankin with a shot and

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then McGowan initially. Rankin with a shot and

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appeal. Did Conrad clipped him? initially. Rankin with a shot and

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Nicky low with a free kick. The goalkeeper has come for it and

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spilled it. Kane having six clothes again for Dundee. His 12th goal of

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the Japanese goalkeeper flapped at the season -- Kane

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the Japanese goalkeeper flapped at that one. He gave the home side the

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chance of an equaliser. that one. He gave the home side the

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slips. Demel, powerful play in the midfield area, tripped by Ross.

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slips. Demel, powerful play in the Demel did not like the Challenger

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and he is a little bit angry. Scott Fraser was trying to protect him,

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and Fraser was trying to protect him,

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team-mates. It is all getting a little bit silly. Demel and Roscoe

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booked for their troubles. Something has happened off the ball to Nicky

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Lowe. I think it has has happened off the ball to Nicky

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Demel. This might give us a better indication, clashing

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Demel. This might give us a better with Nicky Lowe. The free kick has

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been given with Nicky Lowe. The free kick has

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of Gary Harkins. It looked as though it was a fair challenge from Ryan

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McGowan. Harkins's free kick. Nick Ross. And

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Dundee are in front and Nick Ross is a way to celebrate his first goal

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for the club. It took a deflection en route to beat Dane. It came off

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Sean Dillon. Paul Hartley certainly enjoyed that. -- to beat Scott Bain.

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Hemmings. In Michael -- mighty battle. Here is Paul McGowan, chance

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another three, great save by the Japanese goalkeeper, Kawashima

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denying McGowan, putting Dundee further in front. Ross with the

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delivery. Testing Demel for pace. Demel involved again and he will

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receive a second yellow card from referee Kevin Clancy. Pack alone and

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not happy about that decision. He is close to the decision.

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It looked as if Paul McGinn had a hold of him. It was not a pretty

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game, it was hard fought, the pitch was difficult, it was heavy but the

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players showed tremendous desire and character and spirit today. Second

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half I thought we were comfortable, in terms of defending so I'm really

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pleased with that. It has been a few weeks now, six matches recently we

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have taken the lead and then lost it, so that can happen. Silly, silly

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goals, as well. Stupid. Is it quality, is it confidence? We simply

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must cut them out. Sporting got a new toy for Christmas, but first,

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Pat Bonner, how big a win was that the Dundee? Paul Hartley will be

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absolutely delighted for a number of reasons, one who lost as captain

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early in that game, a bad injury, he lost the last game 5-2 away to Ross

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County, and he was a goal down in that game. To come back and win it

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and beat your local rivals, always a great reason to celebrate. Pat

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Nevin, a real baptism of fire the Dundee United's new goalkeeper.

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Dundee derbies are usually really feisty at first, tough games,

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particularly if you are a new goalkeeper and heavy opposition you

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under massive pressure and that is exactly what happened to Mr

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Kawashima in this game. Welcome to Scotland. He was put on the masses

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of pressure. Every time there was a free kick for a corner kick,

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everyone got in front. Look at that mass of players. As long as the

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Dundee players don't touch the goalkeeper they are doing nothing

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wrong. All the referee can do is say calm down. Eventually that pressure

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might tell. Eventually that pressure did tell. I felt quite sorry for him

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in a way. He had a few good punches but on this occasion the ball was

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put in high, not low. When the ball in high, that is about 22 feet in

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the air, you surely it is a lower one than that but on this occasion

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it was high. It gives an opportunity for the players to attack it, and

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look at the way they are attacking it. Absolutely incredible. That is

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about six players in that short little space, and it is really hard

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for the goalkeeper to make anything of it. Does not get any height and

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distance on it and the ball comes down and they score the goal.

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However, the second most important thing, get a good ball in there but

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then you have to go and make sure you win the second ball. Three

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Dundee players, they want that, look at the goalkeeper's face in the

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corner, absolutely fearful written on his face. I felt quite sorry for

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him because he dealt with at most of the time quite well, but in the new

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secular order wanted to do with him. What confused me was near the end.

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There are about six of them out there. Why? Have a look at the

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goalkeeper, suddenly that has all been working, it is actually no

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pressure on the goalkeeper at all. Why are they doing this? The reason

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I think, and it is only a guess, I think there is a possibility then

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they have won the game and they put so much pressure on the referee, not

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just the goalkeeper, they will get free kicks against them. They will

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use this again and it has worked a treat against Dundee United, I think

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it will work against other teams, but what do you do to stop it?

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Personally, I don't know but I have a man who might know. It was a tough

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introduction to the goalkeeper. Didn't know the players, language

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problems, I guess he will be working in the next couple of weeks will

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stop if you go back to the free kick, you need to start further out.

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All of the defenders need to be further out, I have seen teams

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defend really high up, even outside the art. It gives space and time to

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the goalkeeper, then you expect him to come and deal with most things.

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If you start too far back, he is under pressure. I am sure they will

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be working on that next time but one thing they don't have two is the

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young lad Blair Spittal. He was fantastic in the end, very unlucky

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not to be in the winning side. I can't ignore this piece of absolute

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and utter genius. This was brilliant, free kick over the top,

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but I will stop it just there. I'm looking at the goalkeeper, thinking

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he is going to get there, he has taken a step early, got across, done

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everything right. But when you put the ball right in the corner, and

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really do you get any closer to the top corner than this? It is an

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absolutely fantastic hit and he has to be very proud of that and I would

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not blame the goalkeeper at all. They were quite unlucky, Dundee

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United, Dundee played well but Dundee United had been unlucky a lot

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this year and it doesn't get you any points unfortunately. Thank you, Pat

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Bonner, Dundee United 11 point adrift at the bottom of the table,

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do you see any way that? And the worst defensive record in the least

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goals stop that is why they are down there. They need to kick on. They

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will be desperate for something to happen and maybe try to get in one

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or two players in this particular transfer window, but they need

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something to really get going. A victory would be a great thing,

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because a victory anyway and the manager will be delighted. It will

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be tough for them. It was the 50th Highland derby

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between Inverness Caledonian Thistle Caley Thistle with the upper hand,

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they were looking for The big news for Ross County before

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the match was an injury to star striker Liam Boyson stopped a broken

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hand means he will be out for the next four weeks. To begin with, it

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would take a cross from Ross County's all-time top goal-scorer to

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set up Rocco Quinn. He could not find the required finish. County

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boss Jim McIntyre would have plenty to ponder soon after. A corner for

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Caley Thistle, only partially dealt with by the Ross County defence.

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James Benson's shot deflected into the net by Miles Storey to score his

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18th goal of the season. Caley Thistle boss John Hughes determined

:30:54.:30:56.

to extend his loan deal from Swindon Town until the end of the season.

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Can the lost another forward, Craig Curran, as they looked for a

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response was top Andrew Davies with a header saved by Fawn Williams.

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Right before half-time, Inverness moved into a 2-0 lead. Greg Tansey's

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free kick defending everyone, the midfielder with his fourth goal in

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three games. It almost got even better for Caley

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Thistle in the second half. A superb effort tipped onto the crossbar by

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Scott Fox. At the other end, Co almost picked

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Caley but the danger was At the other end, Co almost picked

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replacing the goal threat will be the challenge for Ross County, Liam

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Boyce has found the net 17 times. Buying Graham with just three goals

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so far this season. As for Caley, this would be their fifth game

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without defeat. They had chances to make the win and more handsome. Iain

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Vigurs firing over the bar. The centre backs almost conjured a

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third. Caley now just two points behind Ross County. Three games in a

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week, it was hard for both teams. We did more travelling than Ross

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County, Aberdeen and Hamilton. So for the boys to give me that

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performance, outstanding so really pleased. It does not matter how well

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you play in the first half, it if you go to- zero down, it you have a

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mountain to climb and Inverness saw the game out -- 2-0. We tried to

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make substitutions to threaten. We never done enough.

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Five matches undefeated for Caley Thistle. Is this the Caley Thistle

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of last season? I thought the over performed last season and they are

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good enough, they are never going to be relegation, they are not that

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team. It is a battle between them and Ross County and who ends up on

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top. I do not see either of them getting second or third this season

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but good teams. I felt sorry for Ross County. If you lose a

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goal-scorer like Liam Boyce. Inverness, Greg Tansey scoring free

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kicks for fun at the moment and Miles Storey is the story at the

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moment. Caley Thistle face a battle to hold on, on loan from Swindon.

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moment. Caley Thistle face a battle has eight goals this season. It is a

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good bit of business and keeping him is major business. Anti-cancer goal

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goals from all over the place -- and he can score. We have been

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impressed. Antigua is also looking to add to Storey because he has said

:34:11.:34:16.

he needs another striker and if something happens to Storey, he is

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in trouble. Look at that shot, and a good saved by the weight. Fantastic

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ability and John needs that. He has momentum going, John Hughes. He had

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a sticky start, he lost some in the summer and he has to get more but he

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has got them going and it is good to see Ross County and Inverness in the

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top six. Almost winning points from each other. It is going to be tight.

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With three wins in a row, Motherwell have been enjoying life

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Yesterday they faced Hamilton Accies whose form -

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Four defeats in a row and just one win from their last 11 matches.

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Motherwell begin 2016 with the team which ended 2015 with a win. A third

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straight win. In from Josh Law and headed clear

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why Lucas. Back for Keith Lasley. Motherwell looking to prolong the

:35:33.:35:40.

run of form at the moment. Law cut again and Scott MacDonald with the

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opening goal with only nine minutes gone. It is a dream start in the

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Derby for the home team and it is that man, MacDonald, with the

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faintest of touchers from close range. After a great delivery from

:35:55.:36:04.

Law, it was that finishing touch. Marvin Johnson gets the better of

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Crawford and Gillespie and that is a great folly and good goalkeeping

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from Michael McGovern. Very brave from the Hamilton keeper. Louis

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Moult was bearing down on him. Ali Crawford with the free kick. Good

:36:30.:36:33.

effort and a good save from Connor Ripley. And awkward bounce in front

:36:34.:36:42.

of the Motherwell keeper. Crawford over the set piece. But is Lucas. It

:36:43.:36:48.

is an equaliser after 25 minutes and Fir Park. Lucas scores, 1-1.

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Hamilton back in this. Gillespie with the throw, Crawford. Darian

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MacKinnon, what a goal! A couple in a couple of minutes and he might

:37:13.:37:16.

celebrate, it is his first of the season. A great finish from Darian

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MacKinnon, over Connor Ripley and Hamilton have turned this game

:37:23.:37:29.

around. Cleared by Hamill. Stretching for the header, Gordon.

:37:30.:37:38.

MacDonald, back in fall MacDonald. On the second attempt, he scrambles

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it in. It is the second goal of the game for Scotland on. And within a

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matter of seconds, the home team back on level terms -- MacDonald.

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Their fourth goal already in this Lanarkshire derby. Law's free kick.

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Their fourth goal already in this What a chance for Louis Moult who is

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looking at the net and he knows it should be nestling in it.

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Grimshaw. The online Manchester United youngster. Louis Moult

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scores. He was not going to mess that time. Motherwell's leading

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Marchman strikes again with a near post header and that makes it 3-2!

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A trip. Keith Lasley. That is going to be a yellow card for the

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Motherwell captain. That is missed by Gillespie. And room to run into

:38:55.:39:00.

four Marvin Johnson. He takes on the shot and it was good. Beaten away by

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Michael McGovern. That is a neat turn by Darian MacKinnon. Gillespie,

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took a deflection. A shot is saved. Crawford with the follow-up and that

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was handball, it is a penalty and it is a red card. Keith Lasley is sent

:39:27.:39:36.

off for a second yellow. And it is Ali Crawford inside stoppage time to

:39:37.:39:44.

salvage a point for Hamilton Accies. What an end to this Lanarkshire

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derby, three goals each. It is fast and slippy and has the

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ingredients for a local derby. And think we are very disappointed not

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to win, I think we deserved to win. You have to see it out and we will

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take the points, they get rewarded with the penalties.

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And for Ali Crawford, it takes bottle to step up in a derby match

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getting beaten 3-2 is a really pleased for him.

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You have been impressed by Mark McGhee. The first couple of games

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coming up to know his players and he made the decisions and left out

:40:28.:40:32.

experienced players and set out what he would do and he has them playing

:40:33.:40:37.

and is getting results. He is a very experienced manager, he has been

:40:38.:40:44.

around and he is walking with Gordon Strachan -- working. Is analysing

:40:45.:40:47.

the game and he is getting players to respond. The Motherwell captain

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Keith Lasley is an angry man at the end. It was a stonewall penalties.

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Furious, more than angry. And will give him a bit, it is not

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deliberate. But it is a handball. It is in an unnatural position. Every

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day of the weeks back I think the yellow card is harsh. I do not

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day of the weeks back I think the it is deliberate. And think his hand

:41:17.:41:18.

day of the weeks back I think the is in an unnatural place. Hard to

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swallow for Motherwell but interesting to hear Mark McGhee. I

:41:23.:41:29.

think he knows he has a team. You have MacDonald scoring goals,

:41:30.:41:32.

Pearson from the back. That looks like a team. Accies on a downward

:41:33.:41:38.

spiral. But fighting spirit as Martin Canning said. He will be

:41:39.:41:43.

delighted to get a result yesterday, scoring a penalty. It is a funny

:41:44.:41:50.

thing from Hamilton, we know how to play lovely football, Ali Crawford

:41:51.:41:52.

is the star player at times but they lose goals also. You have to put

:41:53.:41:59.

that right and get the combination, the defending along with the

:42:00.:42:06.

attacking and you have a chance. A look at the table now.

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So Celtic move three points clear of Aberdeen with a game in hand.

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Inverness move into the top six after their derby win -

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just seven points separate them from 11th placed Kilmarnock though.

:42:16.:42:17.

Dundee United 11 points adrift at the bottom.

:42:18.:42:20.

To the Championship now and leaders Rangers travelled to Dumbarton

:42:21.:42:22.

looking to follow-up on Monday's big win over Hibs at Ibrox.

:42:23.:42:33.

It is a great finish, 1-1. A double from the midfielder.

:42:34.:42:45.

Great touch from Nicky Clarke. Martyn Waghorn. Four for Rangers.

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Before the match, in one minute silence to commemorate the 40th

:42:55.:42:55.

anniversary of the Ibrox disaster. Commentary from Rob Maclean. Since

:42:56.:43:17.

going down 4-0 at Ibrox, Dumbarton have lost one of five games. Rangers

:43:18.:43:26.

ended 2015 with a big win against Hibs at Ibrox and Mark Warburton

:43:27.:43:31.

says same again to the players who opened a 3-point lead at the top of

:43:32.:43:40.

the Championship. James Tavernier. Andy Halliday, Kenny Miller. Anti

:43:41.:43:50.

bundles in the opening goal. It has been a rate first half for Rangers.

:43:51.:43:54.

Bay have dominated and it has taken them to close on half-time to make

:43:55.:44:01.

the breakthrough. It was about Miller's persistence, getting the

:44:02.:44:06.

better of keeper Mark Brown. 1-0, Rangers. Rob McCallum. 19 years old.

:44:07.:44:12.

Mocked Doherty. Rangers. Rob McCallum. 19 years old.

:44:13.:44:19.

chance early in the second-half to get Dumbarton back on level terms.

:44:20.:44:30.

Waghorn against Doherty. James Tavernier. So close. Kenny Miller on

:44:31.:44:36.

the second attempt. But it was the full-back James Tavernier rattling

:44:37.:44:41.

the crossbar and Rangers a fraction away from a second goal. No great

:44:42.:44:50.

pressure, Tavernier's Ross, Kenny Miller's header. That is a double.

:44:51.:44:55.

2-0 Rangers. And now surely no Miller's header. That is a double.

:44:56.:45:01.

back for Dumbarton. The header is not challenged. Kenny Miller missed

:45:02.:45:06.

a couple of chances against Hibs at he was not missing that. Barrie

:45:07.:45:18.

McKay. Tavernier. Miller wants it, he gets it. Happy New Year for Kenny

:45:19.:45:27.

Miller! A hat-trick two day into 2016! And that makes it 3-0 Rangers.

:45:28.:45:43.

Nicky Law's pass. The ever willing Tavernier. Martyn Waghorn. It is

:45:44.:45:53.

number four. And for Waghorn, it is number 22 of the season. Rangers

:45:54.:46:03.

running riot. Tavernier. He leaves it for Andy Halliday, deflected. It

:46:04.:46:07.

is in. The day gets worse for Dumbarton. Goalkeeper Mark Brown had

:46:08.:46:14.

little chance here. As it flicked off the head of Lindsey. It always

:46:15.:46:21.

looked as if it was dropping in the corner, 5-0.

:46:22.:46:29.

Tavernier wins it. Helped out by Waghorn. Rangers on the move

:46:30.:46:44.

againstNEXT Tavernier! And it is six of the best for Rangers, the 11th of

:46:45.:46:51.

the season, Tavernier. Is back to kill a conclusion. -- a good

:46:52.:46:55.

conclusion. The pressure was good and to come to

:46:56.:47:03.

a place as tough as this and get that result is pleasing.

:47:04.:47:07.

You look at the quality in the team, a top side. They play with

:47:08.:47:14.

intensity. They made it difficult but the players gave it everything

:47:15.:47:17.

and I cannot disheartened. Just move on to the next games.

:47:18.:47:23.

A big scoreline and a big success that has put a spring in the step of

:47:24.:47:34.

Mark Warburton. I was very impressed against Hibs. In parts of every

:47:35.:47:42.

game, you have to ask questions and the reaction is great. That looks

:47:43.:47:49.

like a strong team with great police.

:47:50.:51:09.

In the second half, the regular to Rangers?

:51:10.:51:17.

You have to give credit to Peter Houston when he sustained them. They

:51:18.:52:33.

had it good run and in the Cup. He has young players like Blair Spittal

:52:34.:52:40.

and grant at the back. Anti-lost Rory Loy. I think they are in the

:52:41.:52:46.

mix and it will be interesting between the three of them and the

:52:47.:52:51.

Games they have to play. You are at least a year -- Easter Road

:52:52.:52:55.

yesterday as they got that when, where do you see that coming? I

:52:56.:53:01.

think it is a fantastic midfield. They need to make sure they keep

:53:02.:53:07.

them. Might not be easy because a lot of people have been interested.

:53:08.:53:11.

They are good enough to stick with Rangers but you make sure you do not

:53:12.:53:18.

ignore Falkirk. They are the team, not Hibs, not Rangers, with no

:53:19.:53:19.

pressure. Pat and Pat, thank you. Congratulations to Gary Anderson for

:53:20.:53:31.

becoming champion for the second time in a year.

:53:32.:53:32.

That's it for the first installment of 2016,

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and there's a break from league action next weekend

:53:35.:53:36.

Which means we'll have Sportscene highlights for you on Saturday night

:53:37.:53:44.

Until then, from all of us on the team, bye for now.

:53:45.:53:46.

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