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Yes, good afternoon and welcome to the results show. Thanks so much for

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choosing us instead of the rugby. Don't go changing now, you will not

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regret it. We have scores, reports, results and even a new Rangers

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manager to talk about, he is Pedro Caixinha. Less find out

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what is happening where. Hearts against Hamilton. Hearts 1-0

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Hamilton Accies. An outstanding performance from the Hamilton Accies

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goalkeeper with seven brilliant saves in the first half. If it

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hadn't been that way, it might have been a cricket score. The way he

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saved the header is a must seen on Sportscene. Ian Cathro wanted to get

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the first goal so much in this game. They have it and at the moment

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Hearts are on course for all three points. I must apologise for the

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phone quality there and the gratuities plugging of this show

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tomorrow night! The last time Motherwell were here, they shipped

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seven goals in that defeat two months ago but it has been nowhere

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near as bad as that. Motherwell have defended well, they have been stout

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and frustrating this Aberdeen side by and large. The dons have been

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nowhere near their best today although Craig Samson pulled off a

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couple of terrific saves towards the end of the opening 45 minutes. First

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from Adam Rooney and then from Niall McGinn. It is a similar pattern in

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the second half. To Tayside week go and St Johnstone are at home to

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Dundee. 2-0, a deserved lead for Tony Rea's side. Is absolutely

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dominating the opening 45 minutes. The first goal coming from a lovely

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sweeping move, Paton with a lovely header. The second goal coming from

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Blair Alston. The Dundee keeper may think he could have done better but

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the ball ended up in the back of the net. Numerous other chances for the

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home side. All coming close to adding to that and just if you

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moment ago Paul Paton with a piledriver just inches wide of the

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right-hand side of Scott Bain 'sleft-hand post. 55 minutes here,

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St Johnstone 2-0. Tom Barnes is watching Partick Thistle against

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Inverness Caledonian Thistle. It is 0-0, as Inverness Caley Thistle come

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forward, Craig Tansy trying a shot from about 30 yards. He had an

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earlier shot for Kalisto Suyal but most of the pressure coming from

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Partick Thistle, who dominated and created loads of openings. They just

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failed to find the final product. Just before the interval, Anya had

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the ball in the back of the net. It was disallowed for offside. Though

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far goalless here at Firhill between the two Thistles. The global energy

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Stadium, the home of Ross County, and visitors today Kilmarnock. 0-

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one, Conor Sammon just putting Kilmarnock ahead after half-time. A

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really simple goal, a throwing headed on by Boyd and Conor Sammon

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side footing it into the back of the net. It has been a match of few

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chances. One free kick deflected over the bar and one hooked effort

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just wide. County with it all to do here in Dingwall. Nice to see Martin

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there and always nice to hear Jonathan Sutherland is a Hamilton

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fan this afternoon and I believe it is another goal? Yes, it is 2-0 to

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Hearts. A shot high into the corner. Hearts much the stronger team this

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afternoon. The goals coming thick and fast, a goal at Partick Thistle.

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Yes, it has come to the home side, as expected. Ryan Edwards with a low

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delivery to the far post and who else but Chris Gillon was there to

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slide in with an outstretched leg else but Chris Gillon was there to

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and knock it past Williams. His tenth goal of the season and his

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fourth in his last five games. Into the Championship and I wonder if

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Kenny Crawford can continue the goals spree at said Mirren versus

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Dunfermline. 50 minutes on the clock and the home side on a ten game

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countdown now to avoid automatic relegation to League 1. They still

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harbour ambitions of scampering into the corrosion spots. They will need

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to find more than they have shown today in Paisley. Staying in the

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Championship, second bottom at home to second top at Somerset Park. It's

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a game that promised more than it really delivered so far. An early

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lead for Falkirk, the only goal of the game came on eight minutes and

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it was kind of symptomatic of the way the goal -- space game has gone

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so far. Austin knocked it past Greg Fleming for the only goal of the

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game. The other scoreline in the Championship, Dumbarton 3-0 up on

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Raith Rovers. Folks, welcome to the show. The big story today is that

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Rangers have got a new manager and I will get the pronunciation of his

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surname right by the end of the programme. For now, we can call him

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Pedro! What is the logic as you see it behind disappointment, Craig? A

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bit left-field? I would have thought so because of his CV. We don't

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really know about his time in Qatar and different countries, what has he

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done, what does he bring to the party? But Rangers need someone in

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for the stability and they will have from now until the end of the season

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to see what he can do at Ibrox and then the real business will start in

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the transfer window and people will start to judge when he has got his

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own team out there on the park. He's here and he's got time to settle in

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but Rangers fans are not the most patient, they want things turn

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around and quickly. Rangers fans want to see a vision for the future

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and they know who's going to be in charge and now it's up to him to

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convince the fans that he can take the club in the right direction.

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Another goal at Tynecastle Jonathan to tell us about. An outstanding

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strike from Jamie Ward. A free kick from 30 yards curled into the top

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corner. 3-0 to Hearts against Hamilton Accies, who have not won

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here at Tynecastle since 1977 and it's not about to start happening

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here today. Michael, we don't know much about the new Rangers manager,

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maybe you can enlighten us a bit? I know he is something of able fighter

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and colourful character and speaks a few languages but other than that

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I've done my research and I can't find a great deal. No, the

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bull-fighting thing and all that sort of stuff, it is good fun and it

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fleshes out the guide as a character and a personality but none of it is

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relevant, of course, to the abilities that he has as a manager,

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which is all that is going to matter to Rangers. I think it's a huge leap

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in the dark by Rangers because his track record is pretty ordinary, to

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be honest. I think his highest win rate was 42%, at one of the teams he

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managed. To be fair, he was at two clubs in Portugal who are quite

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managed. To be fair, he was at two small, so your win rate is

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managed. To be fair, he was at two traditionally going to be quite

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small there. He was at a club in Mexico and they have a combo gated

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league structure there but he won one of the kind of half season

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championships that way have a tracker they have and he won a kind

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of cup competition they have. He has moved around not been in any the

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really mainstream leagues and he has not done anything in Qatar that

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would have us holding a bit like saying we must come and get him. He

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must have taken the bull by the horns in the interview process? I

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just set that up for you and you ignored it! Listen, I think if you

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were the Scottish manager, you would think the days of Rangers and Celtic

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ever are pointing a manager... There are domestic candidates on the face

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of it who would have better credentials than Pedro Caixinha. But

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of it who would have better we will see, he has got the job on a

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three-year contract. We are heading to being ball where there has been a

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goal. He did what he does best, drilling

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it into the corner. Earlier you were saying it has been a while since the

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boys scored for Ross County. Your saying it has been a while since the

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timing is perfect! A vital goal. Vital goal, it has been some time

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since he scored. Kilmarnock on a downward spiral, they have won two

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of their last 11 games. -- if they can get a result against Kilmarnock,

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that could kick-start something for them. But Kilmarnock have done well,

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even though it has been something of a weird season. It looks like

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bringing Conor Salmon Inn was something of a stroke of genius.

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Back at his old happy hunting ground at Jelly and he has scored a couple.

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Big Fish a small pond, that kind of thing. What have I started here? He

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has always scored goals and he didn't hit the ground running at

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Tynecastle. He was struggling to be didn't hit the ground running at

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a member of the team and he has gone back to Kilmarnock where I think he

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had the best time of his career. When you lose Koulibali, you think

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you have to get someone in there to help out Kris Boyd, and Conor Salmon

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could be the man. They started really well and we've kind of needed

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this, we've lost the last three games and I guess it is good for us

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because I don't think Andy Hamilton much against us at McDiarmid Park.

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But they have them really well, dominated. Poor result against

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Kilmarnock, showed a bit of metal against Rangers and were unfortunate

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not to get a point out of that one. We have come here and Tommy Wright

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said before the game we're in a good place and if we the game we are

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catching up with Dundee and not too far behind Hearts, although Hearts

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seem to be turning on the style today. They are indeed and some

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would say not before time, Craig. 3-0 up. Jonathan Stead relief when

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the first goal went in. You have a bigger crowd at Tynecastle, you want

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them to get behind you. The last few games, the draw against Cali

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Thistle, the defeat Ross County and you're up against a Hamilton Accies

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side, the only team in the league who have not won away from home all

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season. If they picked up their first win today at Hearts it would

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only add to the problems for the manager. It gives them breathing

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space but their next two games are Aberdeen and Celtic, doesn't get any

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easier. On the subject of Aberdeen, perhaps the surprise score line of

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the day, no wonder you look so grumpy! Is 0-0, after it was 7-2

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last time in that fixture. You often get that, don't you? A team that has

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taken a beating like that, they will shore things up. Motherwell have

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been a long more solid and resilient this time. Aberdeen's home record

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has been terrific this season. Celtic beat them but otherwise they

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have harvested an awful lot points at home. What they seem to be

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struggling to find a way through today. Partick Thistle on course for

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their fourth league win on the spin and they are getting that momentum

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now that people spoke about earlier in the season. Playing well and

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scoring and getting the victories. And not conceding. I think they

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haven't conceded in six out of their last eight games and their last

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three games they have won, they haven't conceded a goal. It's really

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hard to score against them. I just think it's fantastic that a club

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like Partick Thistle, you put your trust in the manager and he says, we

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will get the results, we just need to sort a few things and we have

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started to do that. They are one of the teams to watch going into that

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top six. A brief foray into the world of English football now

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because it is FA Cup quarterfinals weekend and the first tie is at

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lunchtime today between Middlesbrough and Manchester City.

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Ian Brown was saw there and he saw things at the Riverside. Once we saw

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the team selection it was obvious Manchester City were in no mood for

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messing. More or less. For this game and a goal up after just two minutes

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six seconds, the fastest goal of the season for them. Awful defending

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from rebels broke when Zabaleta crossed and David Silva touched the

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ball in off Brad Guzan. Middlesbrough dominated the whole

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game but were -- Man City dominated the whole game but were wasteful in

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front of goal. Aguero hit the post before finally clinching the game

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with a close run finish. Middlesbrough's only hope games --

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only hopes came from set pieces and scrambles and bravo twice had to

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clear off his line to ensure a clean sheet. It looks like if Manchester

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City want to win a trophy this year it has got to be the FA Cup. I think

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that is why the manager has gone for all his big guns. He says himself,

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if they don't win anything then it has been a failure of a season.

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Middlesbrough struggling in the league and the fact they were at

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home you thought gave them a chance but when you saw the Manchester City

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team, Fat too much firepower. Speaking of firepower, The Gunners,

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Arsenal, against Lincoln city denied. I was listening to the radio

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and an Arsenal fan came on and I've never heard someone so nervous in

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all my life. Surely not! It's the FA Cup and anything can happen. Lincoln

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have absolutely nothing to lose, they are flying in the league, they

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are flying in the FA shield as well. And Arsenal have no confidence

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whatsoever. They are turning on each other, if reports are to be

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believed. And they are turning on the manager. Money doesn't win you

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things, players were new things and teams we knew things. Something

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could happen, not saying that it will but there is always that slight

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chance. Something has happened at Somerset Park, a goal in the match

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between a united and Falkirk. Let's hear about it from Charlie. -- Ayr

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United. It was a corner that was not cleared by the Ayr United defence

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and there was Austin to knock it past the goalkeeper for his second

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of the game and forth of the season and now it looks like they will win

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that one. Leaders Hibernian travelled to face Dundee United at

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Tannadice, a big game in the Championship. Hibs won it 1-0,

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Cummings with the goal. Cummings was also red carded for two yellow cards

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in the second half and not to be left out, the Hibs boss was sent to

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the stands right at the end. Find out what Neil Lennon and Ray

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McKinnon had to say when they spoke to Martin after the match. We were

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outstanding. The only disappointment was the sending-off, which put us on

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the back foot for ten minutes. The rest of the game we played really

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strongly and looked a very good side tonight and thoroughly deserved the

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win. We put down a marker for the rest of the season and hopefully we

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have done it tonight, it was a difficult place to come and win. The

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performance, I thought we were head and shoulders above Dundee United. I

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played it down this week but I didn't underline the importance of

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the game enough to the players. It's probably the most important game we

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have had come a legal wise, in the last two or three seasons. The lads

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gave everything tonight and sometimes in these games quality

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does play second fiddle but it was extremely difficult for others when

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we went down to ten men. I thought we started off excellent, the first

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15 minutes. The game plan slightly over that but the sending-off had a

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huge impact on the game. I know Dundee United have a game in hand

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but they have to win it and there is no guarantee in this league. Falkirk

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have put together a strong run but we have only lost one game since the

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first week of the year in all competitions. Despite having a below

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par run in the league, the consistency has been there and I

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think sometimes we get criticised and from my point of view there is a

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lack of respect for the team and the club at times. We have silenced the

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critics denied. We will fight for every point for the rest of the

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season. The game has come alive after the second part because it was

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1-0 at half-time and that was Nathan Austin's goal. Austin made it two on

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63 minutes to look as if he has put them on easy Street. Alan Moore was

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through and a good shot and a good save from Rogers. He knocked it past

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the goalkeeper for his fifth of the season. A little bit more dramatic

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but Falkirk holding on. Thanks, Charlie. Let's talk firstly about

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the win for Hibs against Dundee United last night. Craig, you were

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at Tannadice. Neil Lennon absolutely delighted with that win. Do you

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think he has the air of a man who thinks now, that is it, we're going

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to win the championship? I think he just thinks his team are back on

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track. Two defeats and a draw going into the game. They had booked a

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place in the semifinal of the cup and you knew they needed to get back

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to business and focus 100% on getting out of the Championship.

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They went there last night and dominated the game and yes there was

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a sending off... When you look back at the 90 minutes, Cammy Bell had a

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great save. The Hibs goalkeeper never had a shot to save, not one

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shot on target. Jason Cummings scored a wonderful goal but Efe

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shot on target. Jason Cummings Ambrose was an absolute standout

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last night and never put a foot wrong. They're not out of the

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running but it's going to be very difficult. I think also the fact

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that they have Ayr United and St Mirren to play in a game in hand

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next week I think, and that is not going to be an easy game. They have

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some tough games coming up and as you said, others behind them are

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pushing forward. For them, I would focus on getting the team back,

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getting them playing well and securing acrobatic space getting

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results and securing at least that second spot. Jason Cummings, 20

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goals for the season. I think he's done it several seasons in a row.

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He's a real enigma. You get the occasional nonsense he gets up to

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and that side with him to hand ball incidents, but he is a talent. I saw

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Neil Lennon describing him as a big-game player and he is. He's a

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guy that reacts in the Derby is and when Rangers were with us in the

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Championship, he scored a lot of goals against Rangers as well. He's

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a guy that can finish really calmly in a pressure situation. Folks, we

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told you earlier Pedro Caixinha, I've had to type that into the

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autocue phonetically so I can pronounce it as accurately as I can

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come and he is the new Rangers manager. The 43-year-old Portuguese

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signing a three-year contract today just in time to catch tomorrow's old

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firm game. You can catch it tomorrow as well on Sportsound. Rangers have

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a new manager just in time for the old firm match but we understand

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Graeme Murty will be taking the team. That seems to be discretion

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taking the better part of valour for me. As a manager you have your own

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ideas and Graeme Murty has produced a couple of decent results and they

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won't want to mess with that. The players will want to impress but it

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will be Graeme Murty's team that take to the field tomorrow. It was

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Mark Warburton's that took to the field in the last old firm derby and

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it was closer than maybe a lot of people had anticipated but Celtic

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still ran out victorious. Yes. Obviously Rangers getting the first

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goal there and it was slightly closer but I still don't think

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Celtic were in any sort of danger. As they've shown throughout the

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season, they have absolutely blown everyone away. I think tomorrow

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might have something a bit more about it because the players will

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want to impress. But I can't see past Celtic getting that result

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tomorrow. You've got Dembele scoring, Sinclair on the scoresheet.

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For Rangers, it was Kenny Miller. scoring, Sinclair on the scoresheet.

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Celtic have so many all threats than Rangers possess. Absolutely. But

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Kenny Miller is still capable of delivering an old firm game to you.

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That was a well worked goal. But Celtic have dominated all three of

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the old firm derbies so far. Only one emphatic scoreline but the other

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two games were very comfortable for Celtic. I think Graeme Murty is

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pragmatic tomorrow. He will have to be pragmatic, shore things up and

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try to be more compact than Rangers have been in the game so far,

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because they have been torn apart by Dembele and Sinclair. In your last

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outing, they tore Hamilton apart 6-0 in the Scottish cup. Hamilton's

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defending not quite up to what one might expect. A lot of set piece

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goals going in here. A couple of decisions certainly went Rangers's

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wake on the afternoon. But the manager admitted they were second

:24:14.:24:23.

best. Martyn Waghorn is a finisher and Garner is a finisher. If Rangers

:24:24.:24:28.

get the opportunities they going to be have to be clinical because

:24:29.:24:35.

Celtic have the firepower and on the bench as well. Rangers need to

:24:36.:24:38.

defend through the first 15 or 20 minutes, get their teeth into the

:24:39.:24:42.

game. If they can score a goal and give themselves something to

:24:43.:24:46.

defend... They have got players who can upset Celtic but they go into

:24:47.:24:49.

the game as real underdogs and Celtic will be the hot favourites.

:24:50.:24:53.

Nine goals for Rangers in the last two. Sorry to remind you of that.

:24:54.:24:58.

One was against Saint Johnstone. They are finding the target. But I

:24:59.:25:02.

think it is at the other end where they have got the problems. When

:25:03.:25:06.

you're up against a team like Celtic that have the firepower on and off

:25:07.:25:10.

the park, yes you can score goals fantastic like in the last two but

:25:11.:25:15.

can you keep them out at the other end? Even if you get the early goal

:25:16.:25:18.

it will be constant pressure with Celtic. Celtic want to go this

:25:19.:25:26.

season unbeaten and they want to be the invincible is. They're not going

:25:27.:25:29.

to give that up against Rangers. Brendan Rodgers hailed Morton as the

:25:30.:25:38.

best team they have faced domestic league. But in the end Celtic ran

:25:39.:25:45.

out easy winners. -- Saint Mirren as the best team. I think everyone's

:25:46.:25:51.

attention pricked up when some Mirren took the lead. But again

:25:52.:25:55.

Celtic finished very strongly. They end up blitzing them as they have

:25:56.:26:01.

done to simile teams all season. That must be very difficult to play

:26:02.:26:05.

against because even if you are 0-0, you think we're still in this game

:26:06.:26:11.

and we know how many goals they score, they are a very fit side and

:26:12.:26:15.

they can go to the 90th minute. I was at the airport today, coming

:26:16.:26:21.

back just by pure coincidence and the new Rangers manager had arrived.

:26:22.:26:31.

There were a view Rangers supporters there supporting and chancing and I

:26:32.:26:35.

have to say, they were surprisingly bullish for tomorrow, one or two

:26:36.:26:39.

going to Celtic Park saying they thought they could pull it off. That

:26:40.:26:45.

is high expectations, is it not? You always hope so. If it were at Ibrox

:26:46.:26:49.

you would give Rangers a much better chance because the last game there

:26:50.:26:52.

they dominated for 30 minutes and then gave away a poor goal and then

:26:53.:26:56.

Celtic took over. It's all about performance tomorrow. If they don't

:26:57.:27:01.

get a result, they've got to put in a performance. Rangers against

:27:02.:27:06.

Celtic at Hampden, Rangers cannot go there if they produce the kind of

:27:07.:27:12.

performance they did at the start of the season. Dembele has been

:27:13.:27:16.

politically season, is he the man who will make the difference

:27:17.:27:19.

tomorrow? He is the man you have to watch, he always seems to score.

:27:20.:27:23.

Sinclair is a good player and Griffiths came off the bench against

:27:24.:27:27.

Saint Mirren. Stuart Armstrong has been scoring goals. There are so

:27:28.:27:32.

many areas that Celtic can help you. Two of the goals were from not

:27:33.:27:41.

marking at corners in the 5-1 game. You know? It's madness not to be so

:27:42.:27:45.

alive to his danger in the penalty box. Would I be right to say there

:27:46.:27:51.

is a degree of unanimity between you all and you're going for a Celtic

:27:52.:27:52.

win tomorrow? Yes. Comfortable win? Comfortable win? I don't think it's

:27:53.:28:04.

going to be an absolute rout and some Celtic fans are licking their

:28:05.:28:07.

lips in anticipation of a real spanking but I don't think it will

:28:08.:28:13.

be like that, I think 2-0. 3-1, Rangers might sneak a goal. 2-0.

:28:14.:28:20.

Jonathan is at Tynecastle, watching Hearts cruise to victory over

:28:21.:28:26.

Hamilton. And cruised to victory they are doing. My one criticism of

:28:27.:28:39.

Ian Cathro's Hearts players is a lack of creating chances. You can't

:28:40.:28:42.

say that's been a problem at all today. It could have been a much

:28:43.:28:49.

bigger scoreline had it not been for the rags of the Hamilton goalkeeper.

:28:50.:28:58.

They are proving the victory and three points this afternoon. Perth,

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St Johnstone home to Dundee. Ryan McLaughlin seems on course for three

:29:04.:29:12.

points? 2-0, both goals coming in a six minute period in the first half.

:29:13.:29:18.

Paul Paton with the opener, a lovely flowing move ending with Cummings,

:29:19.:29:24.

who passed the ball past the goalkeeper in it to an empty net.

:29:25.:29:29.

Blair Alston with the second, a piledriver from about 20 yards out

:29:30.:29:33.

but the goalkeeper will be a bit disappointed he was not able to get

:29:34.:29:36.

his hand to it. The ball nestled in the bottom corner of the goal. You

:29:37.:29:40.

would have to say, it has been utterly fantastic this afternoon.

:29:41.:29:45.

Indeed, Dundee have only had one shot in the 80 minutes played so

:29:46.:29:50.

far. It was a Vincent shot saved by the goalkeeper. Dundee have been

:29:51.:29:59.

powderpuff all afternoon. I think we're going 1-0 now to Firhill and

:30:00.:30:05.

Partick Thistle versus Inverness. John? Partick Thistle leading 1-0,

:30:06.:30:14.

Chris Doolan's tenth goal of the season. A low cross from Ryan

:30:15.:30:19.

Edwards. Since then, Inverness have had a couple of chances. They'll

:30:20.:30:24.

most went -- Partick Thistle almost went 2-0 up from an own goal from

:30:25.:30:27.

Lang. A succession of bowled s -- 1-2s created the chance. The

:30:28.:30:40.

goalkeeper dived and tips is around the post. So far Partick Thistle in

:30:41.:30:42.

the driving seat. much. Martin Dowden is waiting to

:30:43.:30:54.

tell us about the development in the match between Ross County and

:30:55.:30:58.

Kilmarnock. Yes, still Boyce with the equaliser.

:30:59.:31:05.

After Sammon had put Kilmarnock ahead. Then they had to weather a

:31:06.:31:08.

After Sammon had put Kilmarnock storm. There was a close one with a

:31:09.:31:16.

header. And then an effort went in. A volley off the bar. Credit to

:31:17.:31:21.

Kilmarnock they weathered the storm and have taken the sting out of

:31:22.:31:26.

this. Jim McEn tire about to make a change as he looks to be going for

:31:27.:31:31.

the three points. Jim aBrighton coming on to the park and Ryan Dowe.

:31:32.:31:36.

Kilmarnock doing well to take the coming on to the park and Ryan Dowe.

:31:37.:31:41.

sting out of this one. Currently it is 1-1.

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And now it is to Aberdeen versus Motherwell.

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Apologies for the cracked phone line communication.

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It is still 0-0. The Dons, they have been throwing bodies in the box.

:32:00.:32:04.

Having a pop at the goal. Craig Samson with a couple of saves to

:32:05.:32:10.

deny claims. Motherwell have been everything this

:32:11.:32:14.

afternoon. That was great defence. They were not that a month ago. They

:32:15.:32:19.

would take a point if this one today, given what happened here last

:32:20.:32:25.

month in the 7-2 defeat. But it is still Aberdeen, nil, Motherwell,

:32:26.:32:26.

nil. still Aberdeen, nil, Motherwell,

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Thank you very much. Off to the 2021 Stadium where St Mirren are playing

:32:32.:32:37.

Dunfermline in the championship. 85 machine minutes gone, lots of

:32:38.:32:41.

action but no goals. Lots of chances for both sides. Paton of Dunfermline

:32:42.:32:49.

cut inside. A great shot heading to the bottom left corner but deflected

:32:50.:32:54.

by an outstretched boot of one of the defenders. Still 0-0. A great

:32:55.:33:03.

attendance. They deserve a goal but it is still 0-06789

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Craig, hold that thought, I was going to go to Somerset Park. Sorry,

:33:08.:33:15.

Charlie. I forgot about you! Ayr United against Falkirk? Yes, and

:33:16.:33:23.

Austin has two goals for Falkirk. He has had a penalty against him, which

:33:24.:33:29.

the referee thought, Stephen McLean said no penalty. The folk, the guys

:33:30.:33:37.

on the bench thought it was. But Hawkins has given Ayr a little hope

:33:38.:33:42.

with a goal. But Houston says that Austin plays like Bambi on ice but

:33:43.:33:47.

he is certainly making a difference today.

:33:48.:33:51.

That is what I thought, Bambi on ice.

:33:52.:33:56.

So, a substitution for one each. At a time when I think that managers

:33:57.:34:01.

would be happy with a point when there are other teams losing? I

:34:02.:34:08.

think that Ross County was.wishes to finish top six last year. So it

:34:09.:34:12.

would be easy to think that a point is not a bad result as they sneak

:34:13.:34:16.

away. But Jim is not that kind of manager. He wanted to build on the

:34:17.:34:22.

win against Hearts last week. He was looking to build on the win

:34:23.:34:28.

against Tynecastle. They normally do well against Ross County. I think he

:34:29.:34:32.

feels that at home the onus is on him to go for it.

:34:33.:34:37.

Michael, the statistics on the Motherwell game. Five yellow cards

:34:38.:34:42.

for Motherwell. Liam described the performance as stout. It seems that

:34:43.:34:48.

they have found, dare I say, backbone and steel snow? Well,

:34:49.:34:53.

Aberdeen are pushing. They have taken off O'Connor and put on Miles

:34:54.:34:58.

Storey. So they have been trying to attack. Derek Derek has been

:34:59.:35:04.

successful with substitutions. They have had late goals from it. But it

:35:05.:35:09.

does not look like it is coming. Motherwell are coping with all that

:35:10.:35:13.

comes into the box. Motherwell begin the process for a

:35:14.:35:18.

manager on Monday. Maybe not abad wee addition to Steven Robinson's

:35:19.:35:23.

CV? And from what we are hearing from the camp, the players like him.

:35:24.:35:28.

So not a bad audition. Daying, is he the man for the job?

:35:29.:35:33.

It is his to lose. When you are in charge. You are against the odds.

:35:34.:35:39.

Lost four games, you go down and produce a victory. If you can follow

:35:40.:35:44.

that up. They are struggling to piece together a team. If you can go

:35:45.:35:50.

to Pittodrie, especially Motherwell, they have the worst statistics for

:35:51.:35:54.

away games. But produce a point there. That is a feather in his cap.

:35:55.:36:01.

And Hamilton and Caley Thistle, if they lose today, as is looking like

:36:02.:36:07.

light, there is day light opening up between the teams? I know that

:36:08.:36:13.

Dundee are losing today but look at the bottom four. You wonder if they

:36:14.:36:17.

are the ones to be involved all the way through.

:36:18.:36:22.

Motherwell, got a win last week. A draw at Pittodrie. That was an

:36:23.:36:28.

excellent result? It does not take much. A couple of wins you can pull

:36:29.:36:35.

yourself into a good position. It looks like Accies and Inverness will

:36:36.:36:44.

be at the bottom. Craig? The score line? Well, there was a horrible

:36:45.:36:51.

record at Tynecastle, they have not won an away game, Inverness, so no

:36:52.:36:56.

surprise that they are struggling. There is a goal for an away team? It

:36:57.:37:05.

is a goal for Ross County. Kilmarnock now has two.

:37:06.:37:15.

Boyd past him. Another simple goal. The County defence caught out. This

:37:16.:37:21.

could prove vital for Kilmarnock. It could indeed.

:37:22.:37:27.

If they secure this win it is the first since August 2016 up there.

:37:28.:37:33.

They went for it in the last two subs that he made. That is a bad

:37:34.:37:38.

goal to lose. A route one ball through and Kris Boyd was stronger

:37:39.:37:43.

and wanted more. If they get a result there, that is fantastic for

:37:44.:37:46.

them. And a good result at Tynecastle for

:37:47.:37:57.

the homeside. Another goal? It is 3-06789

:37:58.:38:02.

A fine free kick from the edge. A fine kick for Hearts. Now 4-0.

:38:03.:38:10.

That does not flatter Hamilton Academical.

:38:11.:38:15.

And reading comments from Ian Calf, he said he expected the job to be

:38:16.:38:22.

years. He has had a torrid time? The odd win with poor results. But this

:38:23.:38:26.

is a big win for them. You don't know what is going to happen.

:38:27.:38:32.

Hamilton beat Aberdeen and then they are down in the following week. You

:38:33.:38:38.

can't predict it. But Hearts have to say the message, that they can't go

:38:39.:38:43.

to Tynecastle and pick up points. The next couple of games will be

:38:44.:38:50.

belters against Celtic but going out of the cup with a women per, the

:38:51.:38:54.

last three league results have been pure, the pressure is on. The

:38:55.:38:58.

doubters are out in force, so now that is a big result. But they have

:38:59.:39:02.

to use it as a springboard and build on it.

:39:03.:39:08.

I think Newcastle brought in nine players in the window. You to

:39:09.:39:14.

anticipate consistency with that level of change? You can anticipate

:39:15.:39:21.

incons cystency but I don't think you can anticipate what happened

:39:22.:39:24.

with Hibs in the Cup. They have not won in five games.

:39:25.:39:30.

There has not been a 1-0 win anywhere. It is either big score

:39:31.:39:35.

lines or not great performances. He has the nine players in. This is a

:39:36.:39:40.

good result. But importantly it is a good performance. That is what the

:39:41.:39:46.

fans need to see. Better quality performances week in, week out and

:39:47.:39:49.

moving forward. That is a good point. It is a home game. They had

:39:50.:39:56.

to perform in front of their own. They had been poor at Tynecastle.

:39:57.:40:00.

Apart from the Rangers win. They had poor results. The fans needed to see

:40:01.:40:05.

that, not just the score line but the performance.

:40:06.:40:10.

And St Johnstone? We have not spoken about them? You have not been

:40:11.:40:15.

correcting me. Is that the result to confirm them as the top six. Sorry,

:40:16.:40:21.

Gemma, I have to interrupt. A goal at Pittodrie. The first in the match

:40:22.:40:26.

in the game between Aberdeen and Motherwell.

:40:27.:40:30.

Aberdeen have scored in the second minute here. Niall McGinn inside the

:40:31.:40:36.

six yard box. The ball fired in the right-hand side. Aberdeen's Number

:40:37.:40:43.

10 demonstrating how important a player he is for McIns yes, sir and

:40:44.:40:48.

his team. Looks to have broken Motherwell right at the end of the

:40:49.:40:53.

match. Motherwell have not kept a clean sheet since March. It's been

:40:54.:40:56.

match. Motherwell have not kept a ripped from them. It looks like

:40:57.:40:59.

Aberdeen, in the final couple of minutes of injury are to pick up a

:41:00.:41:05.

crucial three points to move them nine clear of Rangers. It is 1-0.

:41:06.:41:14.

Good job I was not picking my nose. Late drama at Firhill. Partick

:41:15.:41:21.

Thistle versus Inverness. Yes, the last kick of the ball. A

:41:22.:41:27.

heard. It came from Gary Warren. Equalling things here.

:41:28.:41:35.

Warren at the back post. His header beat Thomas Cerny in a goal. A vital

:41:36.:41:43.

point for Inverness Caley Thistle. They had gone behind. There was an

:41:44.:41:50.

effort from Doolan nine minutes into the sec period after a low cross

:41:51.:41:56.

from Edwards. 1-0 from Doolan. Scoring the 10th goal of the season.

:41:57.:42:02.

But Warren's late leveller, playing the part of the captain for them.

:42:03.:42:11.

This is a life line for these men. And full-time in Perth and the match

:42:12.:42:16.

between St Johnstone and Dundee, a Tayside Derby and the home side are

:42:17.:42:21.

running out the winners? A very comfortable afternoon for St

:42:22.:42:25.

Johnstone. The goals coming in the first half. Peyton with a header.

:42:26.:42:36.

And then Alston with the second. What a signing he has been for Tommy

:42:37.:42:42.

Wright. Playing for Falkirk in the championship. Tommy Wright saw he

:42:43.:42:46.

had the skills to play in the Premier League. He showed that this

:42:47.:42:49.

afternoon. A wonderful drive. And the

:42:50.:42:56.

goalkeeper may have felt he should have done better. A comfortable

:42:57.:43:01.

afternoon for the Saints. Foster had a shot well saved. Paton had a

:43:02.:43:07.

chance for a second goal, 25 yards of the goal. And the first shot of

:43:08.:43:12.

the game for them came five minutes into the second half. A James

:43:13.:43:19.

Vincent effort saved but that alone was scant reward for Dundee this

:43:20.:43:23.

afternoon. They really didn't force St Johnstone back anywhere at all.

:43:24.:43:27.

It was a comfortable afternoon for St Johnstone. St Johnstone, two,

:43:28.:43:32.

Dundee, nil. And Hearts a convincing win over

:43:33.:43:36.

hamming tonne. Outstanding performance from Hearts.

:43:37.:43:40.

It could have been a cricket score if it were not for the performance

:43:41.:43:46.

of Gary Woods for the Hamilton Accies.

:43:47.:43:55.

In the second half, Gary Woods handled in the penalty area. It was

:43:56.:44:03.

3-0, after a great kick then from Jamie Walker and then Martin putting

:44:04.:44:08.

the icing on with another free kick to make it 4-06789 a much-needed

:44:09.:44:16.

victory for Hearts. Hearts, four, Hamilton Accies, 06789

:44:17.:44:24.

Now to Pittodrie. It is full-time. . .Aberdeen against Motherwell.

:44:25.:44:28.

When Chris Karon slumped to his knees it summed up the emotions felt

:44:29.:44:33.

by Motherwell. Niall McKin winning the game for

:44:34.:44:38.

Aberdeen. Right at the end. Two minutes added on in stoppage time.

:44:39.:44:47.

McGinn knocking a ball in. Probably Johnny Hayes' first cross.

:44:48.:44:49.

It found McGinn. He slid the ball Probably Johnny Hayes' first cross.

:44:50.:44:55.

into the bottom right-hand corner, a deserved victory. Motherwell were

:44:56.:45:00.

resolute. Considering the seven goals here less than a month ago, it

:45:01.:45:06.

is a feather in the cap for Steven Robinson. But they are going back

:45:07.:45:11.

down the road collecting zero points. Sampson pulled off excellent

:45:12.:45:18.

saves as the Dons huffed and puffed and then they puffed to the three

:45:19.:45:22.

points to put them nine clear of Rangers.

:45:23.:45:28.

And they have superior goal difference to the Ibrox side.

:45:29.:45:35.

It finished here Aberdeen, one, Motherwell, nil.

:45:36.:45:40.

And Charlie has a couple of goals to tell us about? Goals in the last

:45:41.:45:49.

couple of minutes. It has put the game well beyond McCall's side and

:45:50.:45:53.

cemented Falkirk staying in second place. Nathan Austin got a double to

:45:54.:46:02.

put them 2 up. Then harkiness produced a goal to get Ayr United in

:46:03.:46:11.

the game. But on the break away, goals for Falkirk, Craig Sibbald

:46:12.:46:17.

with his ninth and then a goal from Fraser Aird making it 4-1. The game

:46:18.:46:25.

has just finished now. Falkirk finding the right level of form at

:46:26.:46:32.

just the right time in the season. Extending their season to unbeaten

:46:33.:46:35.

at seven games. That is putting the pressure on. The

:46:36.:46:42.

next two games are against Moreton and Hibs. So exactly the right form

:46:43.:46:50.

at the right time for Falkirk. Full-time at Dingwall, and I hand

:46:51.:47:00.

you back over to Martin. Full-time here, Ross County, one, Kilmarnock

:47:01.:47:05.

two. Chris Boyd bundled the ball home. Poor defending by Ross County

:47:06.:47:11.

and for the opener that Kilmarnock got.

:47:12.:47:16.

There was a throw in nodded on by body. Sammon slotted the ball into

:47:17.:47:28.

the corner. It was vital for Lee McKillop's side but count guilty got

:47:29.:47:34.

back into the game with a strong finish into the corner by body. They

:47:35.:47:39.

created chances, there was a crossbar struck. But credit to

:47:40.:47:43.

Kilmarnock. Taking the sting out of it and the chances that they had in

:47:44.:47:49.

the match that proved vital. Ross County, one, Kilmarnock, two.

:47:50.:47:53.

Back to the championship and Kenny Crawford in paisley. Watching St

:47:54.:47:58.

Mirren versus Dunfermline. It is full-time.

:47:59.:48:04.

It is a draw. 0-0. Both sides settling for a point as they try to

:48:05.:48:07.

complete their missions in the championship. Annoyingly for teams

:48:08.:48:13.

is that they both feel that they could and should have taken all

:48:14.:48:22.

three. A half volley almost put St Mirren ahead. A great save for

:48:23.:48:30.

Dunfermline. Good chances missed. With Ayr's defeat, it means that St

:48:31.:48:36.

Mirren is four points behind them. So hope for the Saints it pull off

:48:37.:48:41.

the great escape. Goaless there but many goal at

:48:42.:48:46.

Dumbarton versus Raith Rovers and all for the one team.

:48:47.:48:51.

A comprehensive victory for Dumbarton over Raith Rovers, 4-0.

:48:52.:49:00.

One nil up in the fifth minute by Gallagher.

:49:01.:49:06.

Thorpe son scoring. Direct sterling's corner. After the break

:49:07.:49:14.

it was 3-0. There was a cross tapped home by Sam Stanton. Then Fleming

:49:15.:49:20.

got into the channels and slotted a ball past. It's Dunbarton, four,

:49:21.:49:29.

Raith Rovers, nil. Folks, a breathless finish. But the

:49:30.:49:36.

don't think the lines from John Barnes will be topped. The last kick

:49:37.:49:41.

of the ball was a header but turned out a vital point for Caley Thistle,

:49:42.:49:47.

scored by the captain. They are now one point behind Hamilton. There is

:49:48.:49:50.

hope. Yes, and more painful for Hamilton

:49:51.:49:54.

when they see it happen late in the game. There is a lot of football to

:49:55.:50:00.

be played. Caley Thistle have played Rangers and Celtic. It could be that

:50:01.:50:04.

they have a couple of games that they fancy their chances. They have

:50:05.:50:10.

picked up. Defeat in the last four against Celtic and that is happening

:50:11.:50:14.

to everyone. Today, you have to take something. It is a difficult place.

:50:15.:50:18.

They have a poor record against Thistle but it does them the world

:50:19.:50:24.

of good. Scoring that late, sends them up the road in high spirits.

:50:25.:50:35.

Now, folks, it's the day's roundup. We start with the Ladbrokes Scottish

:50:36.:50:37.

Premiership. Time for reaction to one of the

:50:38.:55:48.

matches in the Scottish Premiership. We hear from the Partick Thistle

:55:49.:55:53.

manager, who spoke to John Barnes after the draw with Caley Thistle.

:55:54.:55:59.

Alan, a an opportunity lost? Yeah, massively. In the driving seat with

:56:00.:56:06.

10 seconds to go. We deserved the three points for the play

:56:07.:56:09.

considering we had to make a couple of changes to key personnel.

:56:10.:56:14.

There was so much dominance in the first half. It was a case of finding

:56:15.:56:22.

the break through? We were playing decent stuff but the final ball

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the break through? We were playing alluded us. I thought we played well

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enough. It was coming. But the two substitutions definitely interrupted

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the play. Opportunity lost, Gemma for Alan

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Archibald there? They didn't get the fourth consecutive win. Something

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not managed since 2015? I know. And they did have the dominant play. But

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they haven't just got a point today. They have hope. They have hone that

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to Hamilton. They have come off two massive defeats in two games. So it

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is a fantastic result for Inverness Caley Thistle, and definitely an

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opportunity for Partick Thistle if they had grabbed it with both hands.

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Also good for Kilmarnock two points outside of the top six? It gives

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them a cushion. A nice position to be in. A feather in the cap of Lee

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McCulloch. He is not sure if he wants to be the manager. But they

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have picked up since he took over. To pick up a win was a good result.

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McCall is not sure about taking the Kilmarnock job, do you think that

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the performance and the nature of the win may convince him? It might.

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But it is a difficult job. A fragile hold on the top delight status. But

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he probably will not get better offers given his age. He is at the

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foot hills of his career. I could see them ending up together.

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I was hoping to touch on St Johnstone during the show. We have

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not spoken about them. But a great result for them today. Stick ones

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for top six? St Johnstone do what they do. They finish the in in the

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top six but want to challenge Hearts. It was a big result. They

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had lost three of the last four. Only won four. They normally build

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their campaign on solid performances and results but the last five years

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it has been seven, eight, nine. So and results but the last five years

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they could finish up. Maybe up for the European grab. If they can

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finish above Hearts. It will be an important game.

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There is still time for a preview of what is to come.

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Highlights of the weekend's Premiership action including the

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Celtic and the Rangers match. Can join us for that. Thank you to

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Gemma Faye, Craig Patterson and Michael Grant. Thank you for

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watching. Take care and we'll see you soon.

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