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Colin Calderwood has become the second managerial casualty of the

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SPL season, sat tonight as manager Opabunmi. We will look back on his

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one year in the hot seat and review the weekend's action in their SPL

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with Craig Paterson and Premier League Player of the Month, Keith

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Laslett. Losing at home to Dunfermline yesterday turned out to

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be the final straw for Colin Calderwood. Paul Mitchell was at

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got a problem, as Oster McCann ghosts in to make it 1-0, Fordham

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firmer. The cross was a good one from Paul Ellis, and the finish,

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pretty tidy, from Austen McCann. Not an altered goalscorer, but the

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former Jumbo boots Dunfermline ahead. -- Jambo puts. That was Ryan

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Thomson closing down Graham Stack. That could have bounced anywhere.

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Concern for Colin Calderwood, just one win at home, out of six in the

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SPL, poor Hibs. The home form has to be better. The shot from Andy

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Kirkwood, and a wonderful save from Graham Stack. It was knocked back

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into the path of Andy Kirk, and he let fly, and that is a top-class

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save. It is to stay away, had Garry O'Connor, with a chance. Hits,

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continuing to push. The ball into the box, easily dealt with. It was

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deflected behind, off Boston McCann. -- Austin McCann. The second

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attempt, pushed away by Gallacher, and that was an important stop.

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There was a shout for handball. It seemed to come off the defender.

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Andy Dowie Had his hand cupped behind his back. That is a lovely

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cross, Leader of this is up, and Gallacher -- Leigh Griffiths. But

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the goalkeeper was always favourite to keep that out. That is a delight

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for turn. He is unlucky year, -- here, Leigh Griffiths. He worked

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some space for himself, and flashed the shot wide. That is another

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decent one. And, Garry O'Connor, three goals in his last five games

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for Garry O'Connor, and the header certainly tested Paul Gallacher.

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Galbraith again. Wotherspoon is there. He decides to take it

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himself. His first shot tested Paul Gallacher. His Second let

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Dunfermline off the hook. Came neatly inside, flashed the shot

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away, and the second attempt, Well gathered it make way. Certainly

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tested Paul Gallacher. -- gathered it neatly. That was how it finished

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at Easter Road. The final whistle just about drowned out by doing.

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There were protests outside. Lots of chants been aimed not just at

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Colin Calderwood, but at the board. He has seen plenty of Hibs in

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recent times. Maybe the surprise is that Colin Calderwood lasted this

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It has been a real struggle last season and people expected more

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this season, but when people start demonstrating after games and

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pointing the finger at the board, that is when you are the manager is

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under real pressure. Did you sense something among the Hibs players

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that all was not well? We started well, like Dunfermline, and the

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crowd have been getting on top of Hibs, at home. It is difficult for

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them when the away team, like we did, and then firmer, get that

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first goal. -- and Dunfermline. It is the worst possible start for

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Hibs. Colin Calderwood would have been trying to guard against that,

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and Jim Macintyre would have been telling his team in his team talk,

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to get that first goal, and they got it. The statistics cannot be

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ignored. That is not good enough. Hibs have won three of the last 20

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games in the last -- in the SPL and at Easter Road, they have had one

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victory since February. They are out of the League Cup and just

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never found consistency. Defensively, lost bad goals.

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Without Garry O'Connor's strike rate since the start of the season

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they would not have to record they have. They 15 games in a row to get

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away from the relegation zone, new players came in during the summer,

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and this season has started with more been consistently -- more

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inconsistency, and it has cost the manager his job. Fans sometimes

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turn on the smallest of things, like his demeanour on the touchline.

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The fans wanted him to be more animated. That is maybe just his

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personality. He is not going to be someone who rants and raves. But

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fans want to see that little spark, that little bit of fight from the

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team and the manager and they built that wasn't there. The

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inconsistency was the biggest thing for Hibs this season so far. The

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came to Fir Park and put us out of the cs Cup, they went to Celtic and

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got a draw, but at home, they do not seem to have picked up the

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points. Seven managers in 10 years at Hibs. John Hughes went on the

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morning of the AGM last year. It is coming up on Tuesday night. There

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could be a little bit of self- preservation going on with Roy

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Peachtree, and the directors. -- Rod Petrie. If I had to face angry

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shareholders asking difficult questions, I would do something

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about the manager now. Because now he can try to be positive and talk

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about who he is going to bring in. The fans are calling for change and

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they have been, for a while. Now, Hibs have to get the right man in.

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They have had a lot of managers and needs someone who could see the

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club forward. Michael O'Neill has done so well with Shamrock Rovers

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getting into the group stages of the Europa League. He has the Hibs

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connections and he is doing well in the League of Ireland. But it is

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another young, inexperienced manager. That list of managers that

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have been there, over the past few years. Bobby Williamson has

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probably the most experienced. Many managers have been given a early

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job at a big club like kids, so maybe it is time for a more

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experienced campaigner. There are plenty of them out there. Craig

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Brown turn things around that Motherwell. There are people you

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thought who were finished, who are now back in the game, at back in

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the frame for jobs like this. It will be interesting to see whether

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Hibs goal for a your manager or someone a bit older. It was the

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first victory in 10 games for Dunfermline, so it was a massive

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for them. And they struck early on, so that was a massive for them.

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think Jim Macintyre's team-talk would have been to get out there,

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get the first goal and keep this quiet. A great ball into the box

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and a great finish from Boston McCann. -- Austin McCann. Fir Park

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was a must-win game for Celtic today if they were to keep Rangers

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in their sights. Celtic lost on her last appearance there. Penalty kick,

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Motherwell. Motherwell, incredibly, two up. For the return of Celtic to

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Fir Park, Steven Havel was fit to play despite being stretchered off

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at Inverness last weekend. Steven Jennings returned after back

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trouble and Shaun Hutchings and drop out. Celtic replaced Glenn

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Loovens with Thomas Rogne, and Kris Commons was a starter, in place of

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does so, and he gets it back. Tom Hateley with the cross, and

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Motherwell, with the lead. Great header from Michael Higdon.

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Motherwell's top goalscorer gets his 7th of the season. He just

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glanced it past Fraser Forster. Poor defending from Celtic.

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Motherwell have failed to score in six of their last seven games

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Cuts it back. And it is Tom Hateley who sense it over the top. But to

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play from Celtic. Corner kick, taken by Kris Commons. Georgios

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Samaras knocks it on, and Antony Stokes draws Celtic level. It is

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his first Celtic goal against Motherwell, flicked on by Georgios

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Samaras, and how can you leave Antony Stokes with so much space?

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It is an excellent strike, guiding it past the goalkeeper. Neil Lennon,

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delighted, but junior side on. -- urging his side on. Credit to

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Georgios Samaras, who made something out of nothing. He drove

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it well, and it hit the inside leg box. Michael Higdon gets the shot

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away. But no real threat to the goalkeeper. Motherwell, unbeaten in

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the last five games at the SPL. That could turn out to be a good

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ball. Antony Stokes takes the touch, but Randolph makes the save. He

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came out and narrow the angle. Just on-site, Antony Stokes gets the

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Jennings. Good tackle. He calmly won the ball. That was a good

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That has cut inside. He is trying to set it up. It would not come

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down. Fraser Forster will bullying might have the ball. Clever from

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Keith Lasley. Did not sit down in time. Celtic are having to defend.

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An ice-pack healed. And a better back heel! A chance now for Murphy.

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Driving for the byline. Good stop. A little bit risky. Getting away

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from Keith Lasley. Forster struggled for a second. Paddy

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McCourt, a couple of goals against Motherwell, including a bonus. Lays

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the ball off to Anthony Stokes. Here is a chance. Celtic could

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trailed after 11 minutes a lead with 10 minutes to play. The

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difference comes from the boot of Paddy McCourt. A great run.

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Threatening to pass through to Anthony Stokes. He had work to do

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with Gary Hooper, his partner. Celtic take the lead. It is the

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seventh of the season for the Englishman. Clancy. Doing a little

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work there. The referee spotted it. He glanced across at his assistant.

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That is a red card. It is the second red card of the season for

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mother well as Tim Clancy goes off. He kicked out at Gary Hooper with

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eight minutes to play. Celtic set It was a huge game for us. On the

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back of Thursday night, we were confident. We are delighted with

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the way we played, apart from how we started again conceding that

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early goal. But the response was excellent as was the discipline for

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a big game. It was quite physical. Today, we did not get what we

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deserved. It was a terrific game. We were merited one point. At a bit

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of magic by Paddy McCourt has undone us. Nothing but pride and

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positives about today's game, borrowing the result. It has been a

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poor start. Fourthly with these last two games, we have turned a

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bit of a corner. The manager said we have only lost one in 12. But it

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is the drawers and stuff. We hope we have turned the corner and come

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today string of results together. There were serious celebrations

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from Celtic both at the winning goal and the final whistle. It

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seems that is a tribute to Motherwell in out of Celtic find

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the game today. Yes. Just a reflection on how big they felt the

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game was. It was a big game for us all so. We got off to a great start.

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But we could not see it through to the end. Pretty disappointed. We

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were good value for one. At least. You can sense how manager - like

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how sick the manager is. Yes! They were lucky to get three points --

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we were unlucky to go three points last week. You were pleasantly

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supplies were never the goal was given. I think you thought this was

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offside! I expected the flying to go up. The ball gets played an and

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I expected the flight to go up. Matthews is playing alongside. He

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finished it well. It was a great start. That was one to nothing for.

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A bit of a mother will switch off at the back this time. Yes. It is

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well run by Georgios Samaras. But Anthony Stokes just find space in

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their. The great strikers do it. They pop up at the back post. Loads

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of them have made careers out of this kind of thing. He has gambled.

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He has gone into space and the ball fell perfectly. But as a great

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finish. And a bigger impact made by Paddy McCourt off the bench for

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Celtic, carving out the winning goal for Gary Hooper. Yes. There

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are two substitutions had a massive bearing on the game. We felt quite

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comfortable up until that point. Paddy McCourt does what he does. A

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great slip ball into Anthony Stokes. And Hooper finishes it. In massive

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reaction from Celtic. Boss-eyed! When the ball comes across. He was

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offside - Nahki is on side. The defender's move out and try and

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catch him offside but the defenders cannot get back. Can we not go back

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to the good old days when you were offside for not? You have got a

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good score but a pretty thin score. You do not want suspensions. Was

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this red card to Tim Clancy avoidable? I think it was. When you

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see it again, I think Tim has kicked out. I don't think there

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were many complaints afterwards in the dressing room. It is a big blow.

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He is out for three matches and he has done well since he joined from

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Kilmarnock. Shone Hutchison will probably come in. Hopefully we will

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not miss him too much. The 35-year- old Dutch international was

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possibly going on to a short-term contract. What words from the

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supporters' lips? As long as you're paying Freddie as he plays. And

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you're not giving money for nothing. Have become cere determined to get

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in the team and do something for Celtic, it is money well spent.

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Quality player with the quality left third. If he is as good as to

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remember, it could be a big plus for him. The wind is to become a

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goal machine? We seem to have a few here! That is a good question. I

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wish I had discovered this 10 years ago. It has been a good little

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spell for me since the start of the season. I have managed to add a few

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calls to my game. Long may it continue. It is a reflection on how

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we are playing as 18. We have a bit of a licence to get up and support.

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You did say you shut your eyes before you had this one expect yes!

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There are not too many goalkeepers to have scored two goals! Of the

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Christmas card list there. It has been a good little spell. Long may

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it continue. Match of the weekend - nine goals

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at Rugby Park. Kilmarnock against Shiels said same again to the

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players who won at Tynecastle last weekend if to make it four games on

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weekend. Johnny Hayes made his first start since August. David

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Proctor to current events. Caledonian Thistle currently

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propping up the Scottish Premier League. This is David Davis. It is

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a decent head. Hand away by Anssi Jaakkola. A good run in. Anssi

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Jaakkola did enough to keep it out. Gregory tardy. Ford for Andrew

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Shinnie and out for a core of corner kicks. It has come off the

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arm off Momo Sissoko. That is a lovely flick for Dean Shiels. Only

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the keeper to beat and he has done it. Come on a current front. There

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has been on the back foot and, but that is terrific attacking play

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from Kenny Shiels. A really lovely goal, epitomising Kilmarnock's

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approach. David Davis. The past one challenge and a second. The keeper

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cannot hold it. It was off the bar. Offside anyway. He does not think

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he was. Just as well that he was for Hearts. Given the open goal

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that he must. -- missed. A short corner back to Andrew Shinnie. Can

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he get the ball across? He has found the back of the net. Terrific

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finish from Andrew Shinnie. They really well-worked corner kicks.

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Straight from the training ground, you suspect. Andrew Shinnie at the

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tightest of angles manages to squeeze it past Anssi Jaakkola for

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the equaliser. Flicked on by Gregory tardy. He managed to get

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the shot in. -- Gregory Tade. Again, Anssi Jaakkola got to it.

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Eventually, Kilmarnock... Not quite. At last, they scramble it clear.

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But Anssi Jaakkola twice forced into good saves. There might well

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have been an army use their by Momo Sissoko. That would have been a

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harsh penalty. Allowed to turn. Allowed plenty of space to take the

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shot and boy does he make good use of it. If a fine finish from Johnny

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Hayes. It really opens up for him. The low drive beat Anssi Jaakkola

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at his near post. Kenny Shiels. For Fila. Skipping past the challenges.

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Paul Hefferman's shot blocked. The referee unmoved by that. The Paul

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Hefferman wanted a penalty for the use of the arm. Kilmarnock are

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going for broke. They have brought on Silver and Deighton. It is

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Andrew Shinnie! He has increased the advantage! That was really

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slack play just gifting the ball to Andrew Shinnie and he did not mess

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about. And Anssi Jaakkola again beaten for the third time.

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Kilmarnock trying to get a way back into this match. Gregory Tade got

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there before me to own. He has three on goal. He has plenty still

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to do. But it is only Anssi Jaakkola in front of and full stops

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a fine finish from Gregory Tade. A great run and composed finishing

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from the big striker. He ran 50 yards. Then he slotted into the

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empty net. That is his fifth goal of the season. Again, Kilmarnock

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giving the ball away really cheaply and Gregory Tade could be in for

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his second and perhaps if Caledonian Thistle's face. You can

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hear the booing from the home fans. There are not impressed. -- they

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are not impressed. Davies next it and Gregory Tade as on the move.

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Davis's thinking about a solo run. There is a hat-trick! That is

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embarrassing for Kilmarnock. Caledonian Thistle are an absolute

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dream land. What a run by do this. And then Andrew Shinnie just nipped

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in and beat Anssi Jaakkola with some ease. A consummate finish by

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the former Rangers man. James Dayton going into place. He is

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taken down - a penalty kick. No doubt about that. That was a rash

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challenge by the winner. And now, Dean Shiels with the chance to get

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his second of the match. If he has got it. Surely no way back for

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Kilmarnock in this match. 5-2 they trail, now. That is good running by

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Richie Foran. Andrew Shinnie. Trying to hold a line, another

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great finish from Gregory Tade. It is 6-2 for Caledonian Thistle. What

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an afternoon there haven't. Kilmarnock's defence just torn

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apart. But what a game of football this has been. It might not be over

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yet. Here is Paul Heffernan. Kilmarnock have a third. They have

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scored six goals in their last two and games. They have only got one

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point to show for it. Beaten rather easily there. Paul Hefferman's goal

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Keith, your team stole the points in Inverness last weekend. I take

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it you're quite pleased for them and they deserve a big win like

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that. They dominated a lot of the match.

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Yes. You heard in the after-match interview, he could not understand

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how they lost that game. They were unfortunate, so I'm sure he is

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delighted. I did not expect that 6- 3 scoreline, but I think he knew a

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performance like that was round the corner. And they came back from a

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goal down. And the real quality goal that is as well. It is a great

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partnership. I up the far post and Nick get in on the near post. A

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brilliant start. The defenders are going one way the back heel kills

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them and then a tremendous finish. Andrew Shinnie looks a pretty handy

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player. He was very good against you last weekend. Yes. That is from

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the training ground, that one. We were wary of that last week. He

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finished it really well. A great strike. He drives inside and finds

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At that point, Kenny Shiels made a double attacking substitution. He

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brought on Dayton and Silva. cannot afford to be giving the ball

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way in you're on half like that. We knew too that that does not matter

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who is on and what position they play because that is just about

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pass. Yes, that kills your own team because once they are in possession

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they spread the play. There is still a lot of work to do. It is a

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quality finish. From the point of view of Kilmarnock, it is a poor

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goal to lose. Sometimes you wonder if Tade has the composure, but that

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is a good finish. He is a real handful, and he puts defenders

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under pressure. Gray play from David Davies. And Andrew Shinnie

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completes his hat-trick. The one- on-one with the goalkeeper, you

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should finish. And he finds the bottom corner. Hearts have been

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making more headlines of the pitch than on it. Their manager, Paulo

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Sergio, was warned about his behaviour last week and he has

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another disciplinary hearing coming In Paisley this weekend, and

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silence was observed by everyone in attendance at St Mirren Park.

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there was plenty of good football to warm the heart. Paul McGowan

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warned the gloves of Hearts Stephen Marian Kello. Interesting times for

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the Hearts boss, Paulo Sergio, who was a study of poise and

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tranquillity. His goalkeeper, Marian Kello, would be looking

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around all over the place all afternoon. Graham Carey, the son of

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Ian Blair denied. In the second half, it was the tarmac of St

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Mirren keeper Craig Sampson to keep the sheet clean. Eggert Jonsson

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denied here. Gesticulations from Danny Lennon followed. Not sure

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what they meant or whether this next St Mirren attack was quite

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what he envisaged. This up and under have Marian Kello ones --

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sweating once again. After a week dominated by almost financial

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headlines for Hearts, the fans got their money's worth out of this

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game with plenty of chances created by both sides. Steven Thompson just

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hitting the top of the bar. The former Rangers man hauling himself

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at the ball from Graham Carey across the penalty area. It seems

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certain that Hearts would break the deadlock when Eggert Jonsson gave

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the ball an almighty kick, but somehow, it stayed out. A quickly

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taken St Mirren free kick took Hearts by surprise. Nigel

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Hasselbaink denied by Marian Kello. Back at the other end, Hearts would

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have won last chance to break the St Mirren defence and almost got

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the goal of the season. Be a bit older, with a stupendous efforts

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0:33:590:34:07

that smashed back off the post. -- David Obua. Hearts are still not

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speaking to the media, but their owner Vladimir Romanov has released

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another statement tonight. He says he will still continue to support

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Hearts financially, but he adds at the end of the statement this line

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: should anyone wishing to buy the club form an orderly queue?

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wouldn't have thought so, massive debts, world recession, I think

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buyers are going to be up to come You would expect the finished

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behind Rangers and Celtic are very season as that of Paulson Scottish

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football, but if he goes I have no idea what would happen. There is

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talk of sharing a ground with Edinburgh rugby. But you want the

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derbies at Easter Road and that Tynecastle. You want the big clubs

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flourishing right now and Hearts are definitely one of these clubs.

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Hopefully they can get over this and get back to play football. But

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it looks like massive cutbacks are going to have to happen. Dundee

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United were the last team to beat Rangers and their SPL. That was

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back on the 2nd April. David Robinson - it is 1-1. An Steven

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Naismith has made it 2-1. And John M Russell has scored a spectacular

0:35:360:35:46
0:35:460:35:48

equaliser. -- journey muscle -- Johnny Russell. Two changes to

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yesterday's Rangers team with Steven Naismith out for the season

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and Kyle Lafferty and Lee McCulloch also on the injured list. Kyle

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Barclay and Matt McKay started. Garry Kenneth was back after injury

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after missing the victory at Dunfermline. Liam Macleod was

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domestic visiting team to win here. Rangers have gone on an unbeaten

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one since then, on League business. You would always prefer it on his

0:36:230:36:33

head, Jon Daly, in that kind of area. The left foot just give way.

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-- gave way. Rangers have their stranglehold of the SPL intact,

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today. That is a Jelavic, and that is one I Brazil. Rangers made that

0:36:490:36:59
0:36:590:36:59

look easy. Matt McKay, in for a late start this afternoon. He

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floated the ball in for Jelavic, again. He had his back to goal.

0:37:280:37:38
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don't deserve to be behind. That was a good ball in from Dixon. What

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a challenge from Sasa Papac cross stop this is crucial from the

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Bosnian. This was all about the challenge from Sasa Papac on Jon

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similar fashion to the first. Garry Kenneth. Finally, enough, he has

0:38:140:38:24
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scored from that kind of range at Kilmarnock last season. Gregg Wylde

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End rape space. He has chopped down by Dixon, and Brian Winter gives

0:38:360:38:44

the penalty. No doubt about that. Gregg Wylde, the Rangers substitute,

0:38:440:38:53

went down. And it is Jelavic again. That is 11 per the season. Rangers

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without Steven Naismith for the rest of the campaign. The onus is

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on Jelavic. And he has stepped up to the plate once more. That is as

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nothing. -- they are back in it. 17 minutes to go. Nothing Allan

0:39:270:39:32

McGregor could do about this. But it to the spot. He does what he

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0:39:420:39:58

That may well be the final touch, of the Dundee United defender.

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Jelavic was looking for that trick. He is not going to get it. This is

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an own goal. Three for Rangers, and three points as well. Into injury

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time. Rangers, trying to see this one out. John Mack ration is the

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linesman on the governor's stance side. -- -- MacPherson is the

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linesman on the Govan stand side. Top pocket, a red card. That is for

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something that happened off the ball. Willo Flood was involved as

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well. That was spotted by the assistant referee. That is why

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Gregg Wylde has been ordered off. Yellow cards for Willo Flood and

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Kyle Bartlett. It all seemed rather unnecessary. From the point of view

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of the Rangers man. Rangers 12 points ahead of both Motherwell and

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points ahead of both Motherwell and Celtic. Any stopping them becoming

0:41:110:41:17

champions again? The son seemed so at the moment. They have not been

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at the best in recent weeks but are still getting the three points,

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getting the job done. That has been a feature of their play, and it was

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at the end of last season as well. Jelavic has been the main player.

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They have that combination of been solid defensively and their

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finishing continues to be clinical. Ruthlessly efficient. They know how

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to win games and do not alter the pattern. A very similar goal to the

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one they scored at Tannadice. Good header from Jelavic. That was an

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absolute duty. Aberdeen start of the game well. Rangers get half a

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chance. And there is laughter. Absolutely clinical. -- Lafferty.

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The same at Hearts. Hearts dominated possession but the first

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jazz Rangers get, Steven Naismith finds the back of the net. -- the

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first chance Rangers get. What about this red card incident?

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Flood, he just walks away. I do not think there is much contact. I am

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not sure that that is a red card. But the linesman is right there.

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And he flags for it. There was a little kick out, but look at the

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reaction from Willo Flood. He just walks away. And it is a red card.

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He will miss a few matches for violent conduct, which is a blow

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for Rangers. That was very much avoidable. And when you do not have

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the biggest of squash you do not want needless a spacious. He has,

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and they are already missing Steven Naismith, they will need as many

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first-team players as they possibly can because there are some

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difficult games coming up and now you have players injured, so it is

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annoying for Ally McCoist, because it was avoidable. You go back a few

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years, that is never a sending off, but it is another player not

0:43:330:43:38

available for next week for Rangers. A quick check on the Clydesdale

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Bank Premier League. Celtic have reclaimed second spot from

0:43:410:43:46

Motherwell on goal difference. Both 12 points then Rangers. It has

0:43:460:43:51

certainly tightened up at the bottom. Inverness and Dunfermline

0:43:510:43:54

have made progress but Hibs have lost a manager and slip to within

0:43:540:44:00

one point of the bottom. Aberdeen and St Johnstone player like when

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