20/02/2016 Sportscene


20/02/2016

Similar Content

Browse content similar to 20/02/2016. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more!

Transcript


LineFromTo

Good afternoon and welcome to the Results Show.

:00:15.:00:17.

I'm a bit nervous this week because the producer's asked

:00:18.:00:20.

the Dundee United Chairman Stephen Thompson to critique

:00:21.:00:22.

I think he might have other things on his mind!

:00:23.:00:30.

Our reporters are on their toes too, keeping us informed with updates,

:00:31.:00:33.

reports and results, while our studio guests are ready

:00:34.:00:35.

to enlighten and entertain us - as ever.

:00:36.:00:37.

They are Stuart Cosgrove and former Dundee United and Celtic defender

:00:38.:00:40.

Where shall we stop off first, I wonder?

:00:41.:00:47.

Celtic Park, it will be, where the champions are at home to Inverness

:00:48.:00:53.

Caledonian Thistle. Chris McLauchlan is there. 2-0 Celtic. A good old

:00:54.:01:00.

game of two hearths. The champions were poor in the first period.

:01:01.:01:04.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle with all other chances two quick goals

:01:05.:01:10.

from Mackay-Steven and Griffiths have settled the crowd. Down to the

:01:11.:01:15.

bottom club, they are at home to Hearts. It would not be Saturday

:01:16.:01:19.

afternoon without the voice of Brian McLauchlan. 1-1. Guy Demel

:01:20.:01:28.

deservedly gave Dundee United the lead, and McGee was sent off for

:01:29.:01:33.

Hearts. Jamie Walker scored three minutes into the second half. It

:01:34.:01:38.

could go either way, at Tannadice. Richard Wilson is watching St

:01:39.:01:42.

Johnstone against Motherwell. There is nothing between them at the

:01:43.:01:46.

moment. Both scored in the first half, Louis Moult for Motherwell,

:01:47.:01:50.

and then Wotherspoon equalising. All to play for. Victoria Park, Scott

:01:51.:01:57.

Davie is watching Ross County at home to Hamilton. 1-1 year as well.

:01:58.:02:03.

Alex Schalk with his first league goal for Ross County. Hamilton had

:02:04.:02:08.

been on top. They have been on top in the second half, especially after

:02:09.:02:14.

Jamie record was sent off. -- Jamie Reckord. Dougie Imrie headed his

:02:15.:02:23.

second goal of the season. I wonder if John Barnes can continue the

:02:24.:02:28.

trend? Not so far, goal this year. Kill Marnoch started lively with

:02:29.:02:32.

their new manager in charge. He's getting his Premiership baptism, Lee

:02:33.:02:39.

Clark. Dundee had a shot turned away seconds ago by Jamie MacDonald. Two

:02:40.:02:46.

goal-line clearances from Dundee defenders, but still 0-0. We can

:02:47.:02:51.

hear from Kenny Crawford in the Championship, watching Morton at

:02:52.:02:58.

home to Falkirk. It is 1-0 to Falkirk. Morton unbeaten in their

:02:59.:03:04.

last three matches, John Baird's first-half strike put Falkirk closer

:03:05.:03:12.

to the win. Let's start at Celtic, hitting Inverness with a couple of

:03:13.:03:16.

what you could term sucker punches? It seems that way, we were listening

:03:17.:03:20.

to the commentary. It seemed Inverness were on top for most of

:03:21.:03:25.

the game. In usual terms, you would say that was incredible. At the way

:03:26.:03:28.

Celtic are playing, it seems to be the norm. Counterattacking side? It

:03:29.:03:33.

seems to be a tactic that works against Celtic. There was boos at

:03:34.:03:38.

half-time. They came out and scored a couple of goals to settle them.

:03:39.:03:45.

Stuart, are you happy with how things are proceeding at McDiarmid

:03:46.:03:52.

Park? A tight game, any of the two teams could win. It's important that

:03:53.:03:59.

St Johnstone get back on the saddle. Tough fixtures? We have tough

:04:00.:04:04.

fixtures, Celtic and Aberdeen are the gains we have lost. We drew with

:04:05.:04:08.

Hearts. We need to get a win today. A draw would not be disastrous.

:04:09.:04:12.

Stuart is on the edge of his seat, watching the pictures coming in. You

:04:13.:04:18.

have been keeping an eye over Dundee United against Hearts. You were

:04:19.:04:21.

impressed with the way United started the game? The same old story

:04:22.:04:27.

for them? It seemed the best way around the scrap, to get your

:04:28.:04:31.

chairman to come out and give you a rifling in the press. United came

:04:32.:04:35.

out and were all over Hearts. Hit the post, had great chances, scored

:04:36.:04:40.

the goal. Once again, they have conceded and looks like it could go

:04:41.:04:45.

either way. Hearts down to ten men, you would fancy United? They are

:04:46.:04:50.

playing well. Doesn't the manager set them up to play with ten men?

:04:51.:04:59.

Ross County and Hamilton, 1-1. A real sticky run? I think this game

:05:00.:05:04.

and the St Johnstone Motherwell game are indicative of how tight the

:05:05.:05:07.

middle of the league is. Anybody that gets a win is looking to

:05:08.:05:10.

qualify for Europe, if Celtic win the cup, the fourth place becomes a

:05:11.:05:15.

European place and then you are smiling. If you lose, you are

:05:16.:05:18.

worried about dropping into the play-off position or whatever. I've

:05:19.:05:21.

never known the league being so tight as it is. Your players will be

:05:22.:05:28.

loving that? I'm not so sure. Like you say, they are going for a

:05:29.:05:31.

European spot, but looking over their shoulder and saying they could

:05:32.:05:37.

be in the play-off spot. Looking for the clause in their contract,

:05:38.:05:44.

saying, if you get relegated... Kilmarnock, new manager, 0-0 against

:05:45.:05:48.

Dundee. They seemed to have steadied the ship a little bit? A new

:05:49.:05:54.

manager, at this point in time, a good thing, to get that kick start

:05:55.:05:59.

up and running. But Dundee were so impressive earlier in the season.

:06:00.:06:03.

There has been another goal, is it for Ross County or Hamilton? It is

:06:04.:06:10.

for Ross County. The ten men, going in front with just over 12 minutes

:06:11.:06:15.

to go. A magnificent free kick from the left edge of the penalty box.

:06:16.:06:20.

Ian McShane, around the wall and beyond the despairing dive of

:06:21.:06:28.

McGovern, the former Ross County goalkeeper, Michael McGovern. That

:06:29.:06:33.

will be a real blow to Hamilton, who had dominated, territorially, in the

:06:34.:06:37.

second half, after Jamie Reckord was sent off at the start of the second

:06:38.:06:41.

half for a last man challenge one Dougie Imrie. Dougie Imrie was

:06:42.:06:46.

looking through to have a goal-scoring opportunity, the right

:06:47.:06:50.

decision to issue the red card. Hamilton, laying siege to the Ross

:06:51.:06:53.

County goal from that moment on. They have fallen behind, probably

:06:54.:06:58.

slightly against the run of play. It has been a frustrating afternoon for

:06:59.:07:06.

the Accies. Right on the start of half-time, a Richard Foster free

:07:07.:07:10.

kick, played into the penalty area, Davies headed on, and the first

:07:11.:07:16.

league goal for the Dutchman. After the dismissal of Reckord, various

:07:17.:07:22.

chances, a goal-line block from the captain of Ross County, Paul Quinn.

:07:23.:07:26.

A shot from Crawford, fizzing past the post. Dougie Imrie getting his

:07:27.:07:32.

third goal of the season. It was deserved, the pressure had been

:07:33.:07:40.

playing. The ball was played across by Kurtaj. There have been a couple

:07:41.:07:44.

of chances for Hamilton to take the lead. MacShane, a beautiful effort

:07:45.:07:48.

that you will want to see on sports scene tomorrow. Unless you are a

:07:49.:07:54.

Hamilton Accies supporter, I suppose! Time to check in with Chris

:07:55.:07:59.

at Celtic Park. No further goals, but as I said, it really has been

:08:00.:08:04.

that classic game of two halves. Celtic with the majority of the

:08:05.:08:07.

pressure on the first half, but did absolutely next to nothing with it.

:08:08.:08:11.

One tame effort from Leigh Griffiths. Inverness, a shot just

:08:12.:08:19.

over the bar, Draper shot just wide. Guy Warren had an open goal, free

:08:20.:08:24.

header, absolute sitter from a free kick on the left-hand side. He

:08:25.:08:28.

nodded it just past the post. As Mark Wilson said, the half-time

:08:29.:08:32.

whistle was met with a chorus of boos, Celtic fans extremely

:08:33.:08:36.

restless. Two minutes after the break, Roberts, one-on-one with

:08:37.:08:39.

Craig Gordon, should have scored, but his shot hit off the Celtic

:08:40.:08:44.

number one. Two quickfire goals, Gary Mackay-Steven, after some neat

:08:45.:08:51.

interplay inside the box, and a typical Leigh Griffiths goal, a low

:08:52.:08:57.

drive. Celtic in driving seat. You would think, with 18 minutes on the

:08:58.:09:02.

clock, they would go six points clear of Aberdeen at the top. Time

:09:03.:09:08.

to hear from Brian MacLachlan. He is at Tannadice, where Dundee United

:09:09.:09:15.

are at home to Hearts. This is a game that United should have put

:09:16.:09:18.

about by half-time. They dominated the opening five -- 45 minutes. The

:09:19.:09:30.

save from that header after 70 minutes was absolutely stunning. A

:09:31.:09:34.

real contender for save of the season. And then he did it all

:09:35.:09:38.

again. This time it was Guy Demel, a quick free kick taken down the

:09:39.:09:42.

right-hand side. It was destined for the bottom corner. But Alexander

:09:43.:09:46.

dived low to the left-hand side. The goal did come, Corner, again, there

:09:47.:09:50.

was Guy Demel, bullet header into the back of the net. Add to that,

:09:51.:09:55.

Hearts entered the half with ten men, after Jordan McGee received two

:09:56.:10:01.

yellow cards. The second one, the boot was high, dodgy if it was a

:10:02.:10:04.

yellow card or not. Anyway, the referee was a few yards away and

:10:05.:10:11.

thought it was a second yellow. Hearts came back into the game three

:10:12.:10:16.

minutes into the second half. Slack play at the back by United. With a

:10:17.:10:21.

stunning finish by Jamie Walker. The ball, looping high into the air,

:10:22.:10:30.

hammered it beyond Kawashima made to the back of the net. The tendon of

:10:31.:10:34.

Hearts have done well in the second half. United should have had this

:10:35.:10:44.

won already. Won a piece, is it all square at McDiarmid Park? It is. A

:10:45.:10:50.

grimly competitive game. Lots of competitive effort, but little in

:10:51.:10:56.

the way of chances. Scott McDonald had to pull out of the starting

:10:57.:11:00.

line-up. He was replaced by Fletcher, and the other striker,

:11:01.:11:03.

Louis Moult, took the responsibility to get the goal. He opened the

:11:04.:11:08.

scoring, rising high in the penalty area, to head home. He also headed a

:11:09.:11:13.

free kick over the bar in the second half. Forcing Johnston, very little

:11:14.:11:18.

in the way of attacking threat. They equalised through David Wotherspoon.

:11:19.:11:22.

A swerving shot seemed to catch Ripley unawares. Tommy Wright was

:11:23.:11:28.

recently brought on as a substitute to go front. They should have

:11:29.:11:32.

fashioned a second for St Johnstone moments earlier. Liam Craig steered

:11:33.:11:39.

his volley wide of the upright. Rugby Park, John Barnes is watching

:11:40.:11:43.

the match between Kilmarnock and Dundee. Still goalless? Still

:11:44.:11:48.

goalless between these two. Josh Magennis fires the ball, claiming it

:11:49.:11:53.

came off his hand, but I think it came off his head to make the

:11:54.:12:01.

clearance. Fast and Furious. Good football from both sides. Lee Clark

:12:02.:12:05.

looking for his first victory as the new Kilmarnock boss. A couple of

:12:06.:12:10.

good chances from corner kicks. Gary Dicker latching onto a cross, and

:12:11.:12:13.

another one, McGuinness, getting onto the end of a header that was

:12:14.:12:18.

cleared off the line by Nick Ross. A Slater free kick almost caught out

:12:19.:12:25.

Scott Bain. But the keeper managed to flick it away. As far as Dundee

:12:26.:12:32.

are concerned, their best chance came from Loy, but he put it over

:12:33.:12:36.

the crossbar. Dundee have been lively, they have come out and the

:12:37.:12:39.

manager must have said something at half-time. A couple of efforts well

:12:40.:12:43.

saved by Jamie MacDonald. Another great save to deny Paul McGowan. At

:12:44.:12:51.

the moment, Harkins is coming off. Craig Wighton is coming on. Kenny

:12:52.:13:08.

Crawford, the details? It was John Baird that scored for the Bairns. He

:13:09.:13:15.

stayed calm and used his experience to slot it into the far corner.

:13:16.:13:22.

Declan McManus hit the bar for Morton. Morton have pushed more in

:13:23.:13:25.

the second half, but they have not had anything to show for it. I'm

:13:26.:13:30.

feeling a bit sorry for the Falkirk fans, uncovered in the away end,

:13:31.:13:35.

getting drenched. Let me add, in the age of this multicultural football,

:13:36.:13:39.

we have just had a Falkirk substitute, Bob McCue come on, I am

:13:40.:13:51.

pretty sure he is Scottish. Let's reflect on the action. Celtic, 2-0

:13:52.:13:56.

up, not playing that well. It is to be that was the stuff of champions,

:13:57.:14:00.

grinding out wins when you are not playing well. Now you get booed? Is

:14:01.:14:06.

to be, when Rangers were in the league. Who cares how you play as

:14:07.:14:09.

long as you get the three points? Now there is no Old Firm rivalry,

:14:10.:14:16.

there needs to be something happening on the pitch. It's not

:14:17.:14:21.

good enough to just win, they need to be entertained. You are not

:14:22.:14:26.

bothered with entertainment? People would argue that with the Old Firm

:14:27.:14:29.

in the league, there should be entertainment as well, not that they

:14:30.:14:32.

should grind of eating out. We are in a situation where there was a lot

:14:33.:14:36.

of nervous football around, nobody wants to drop into the play-off

:14:37.:14:42.

place. I think we are in an era were the teams, everything seems

:14:43.:14:47.

marginal, with the exception maybe Celtic at the top. You know just

:14:48.:14:51.

about anybody can get a result against anybody. All of those fine

:14:52.:14:56.

margins. I think it has led to competitive games, but also very

:14:57.:14:57.

nervous games. The top two in the Championship play

:14:58.:15:01.

on Sunday this week. But not, repeat not,

:15:02.:15:03.

against each other. But there's still plenty

:15:04.:15:05.

to get excited about. Second placed Hibernian are at home

:15:06.:15:08.

to the bottom club Alloa, while the leaders Rangers are away

:15:09.:15:11.

to Queen of the South. First off, Hibs versus Alloa

:15:12.:15:15.

at Easter Road. A match Hibs go into

:15:16.:15:21.

following their Scottish Cup win over arch rivals Hearts

:15:22.:15:23.

on Tuesday night. This will fill them with great

:15:24.:15:34.

fettle. Yes. Derbys left the club. Those should be a good feel around

:15:35.:15:48.

Hibs. They had the chance to catch up on Rangers and blew it. Alloa

:15:49.:15:53.

created one chance and scored. It is going to be a tough afternoon. Alloa

:15:54.:16:01.

held Rangers to a 1-1 draw on this controversial surface. Not this is

:16:02.:16:06.

our lead because it is artificial but because of the narrowing of the

:16:07.:16:15.

pitch. -- necessarily. The advantage tomorrow in the advantage of Hibs at

:16:16.:16:19.

Easter Road. You would think so. Alloa showed a drop in performance

:16:20.:16:25.

against Rangers. It was towards the end that Rangers came into it

:16:26.:16:31.

through the former St Johnstone legend -- 80 nations performance.

:16:32.:16:42.

Rangers and Alloa have probe it. Nobody is guaranteed a win. I do not

:16:43.:16:51.

think anybody is going into these games thinking it is a definite.

:16:52.:16:58.

Alloa have rallied. He is a good coach. He speaks very well. He

:16:59.:17:03.

instantly get the respect from players. He has done a good job. It

:17:04.:17:09.

is a tough job at Easter Road. Hibs have not lost their all season.

:17:10.:17:17.

Rangers go into this on the back of an impressive win, the Cup replay

:17:18.:17:24.

midweek against Kilmarnock. I am one of the thousands that watched this

:17:25.:17:32.

via an app. I thought it was a pretty decent game and comfortable

:17:33.:17:37.

in the end for Rangers. Their fans will be racking up the various

:17:38.:17:40.

victor these they are getting against Premiership clubs in order

:17:41.:17:44.

to act you are the keys they are ready for their move up and can

:17:45.:17:53.

convert to the league above. Rangers in action on an artificial surface.

:17:54.:17:59.

The game against Alloa was on an artificial surface. Tomorrow is on

:18:00.:18:02.

the plastic of Palmerston. So it's once more unto

:18:03.:18:09.

the artificial surface for Rangers, Now, their last outing on a manmade

:18:10.:18:11.

surface left more than friction burns, it's created

:18:12.:18:15.

a right old rammy. With Rangers manager Mark Warburton

:18:16.:18:17.

blaming it for Martyn Waghorn's season threatening injury

:18:18.:18:19.

and declaring there's no place for plastic in the Premiership,

:18:20.:18:21.

does that mean it's okay I do not think that is what he had

:18:22.:18:31.

in mind. What did you make of this? Mark Warburton is right. I do not

:18:32.:18:35.

think they should be allowed in the top league. I do not think you can

:18:36.:18:39.

blame certain injuries on the plastic pitches. The aches and pains

:18:40.:18:45.

you get after it, it takes days to recover. That is why this game is

:18:46.:18:49.

going to be interesting for Rangers because the third game on a plastic

:18:50.:18:53.

pitch and we can they old guys like Kenny Miller, how are the legs and

:18:54.:18:59.

the joints going into this? Do you think this is a storm in a tea Cup?

:19:00.:19:05.

It has clearly angered Kilmarnock fans and their chairman and board of

:19:06.:19:12.

directors. They are staying like might have gone down but he got up

:19:13.:19:16.

quick enough to take the penalty and he's good. He was fit enough to run

:19:17.:19:25.

and celebrate. -- he scored. I do not think it needs an operation but

:19:26.:19:28.

it is certainly going to rule them out for the rest of the season. When

:19:29.:19:33.

people pick up injuries inevitably the club are going to complain

:19:34.:19:37.

whatever. This is a debate we are going to have a time yet. There has

:19:38.:19:47.

been a goal. A significant one. At Tannadice, between Dundee United and

:19:48.:19:53.

Hearts. What a strike. The goal has come for Dundee United. 30 yards out

:19:54.:20:01.

on the volley giving Neil Alexander absolutely no chance. 90 seconds

:20:02.:20:06.

left of play at Tannadice. This is the lifeline United have been

:20:07.:20:13.

looking for. We may return to plastic pitches but I will put this

:20:14.:20:18.

to you, is that the lifeline Dundee United have been looking for? Can

:20:19.:20:22.

they lift themselves out of relegation? No. Last week when they

:20:23.:20:29.

put together that run and won against Kilmarnock and do at

:20:30.:20:33.

Hamilton I thought there might go on the right way but the defeat against

:20:34.:20:37.

Motherwell has consigned them to the Championship. The goals are flooding

:20:38.:20:45.

in. I am not sure why will first. McDermott Park.

:20:46.:20:56.

In the 90th minute at McDiarmid Park, in the penalty area, converted

:20:57.:21:06.

past the keeper. It looks as if St Johnstone will all three points,

:21:07.:21:17.

2-1. Goal at Celtic Park. Griffiths has made it 3-0 to Celtic. That is

:21:18.:21:23.

the final whistle at Celtic Park. Four number 32 of the season.

:21:24.:21:31.

Another win for Celtic, but a less than convincing 90 minutes.

:21:32.:21:37.

Mackay-Steven and Griffiths getting the goals. Celtic had the majority

:21:38.:21:43.

of the possession in the first half but did pretty much nothing with it.

:21:44.:21:47.

Warren heading past the post. A sitter. Roberts found himself

:21:48.:21:54.

one-on-one with Gordon after the restart. He failed to capitalise.

:21:55.:22:02.

The goal the Celtic Park Road had been craving. In from eight yards.

:22:03.:22:09.

Griffiths got the second five minutes later. A neat finish.

:22:10.:22:15.

Roberts came off the bench and laid on and provided some guile. Celtic

:22:16.:22:22.

six points clear of second placed Aberdeen. The fans heading home

:22:23.:22:32.

happy -ish. I believe there has been a red card at Tannadice. Drama. Less

:22:33.:22:40.

than 90 seconds to go. Any year receiving his second yellow card

:22:41.:22:46.

since coming on as a sub the jute -- Anier. United down to nine players

:22:47.:22:51.

because one of the players is off with the cut to his head. The fourth

:22:52.:22:55.

official has not put the board up yet. Rugby Park, full-time. Ended

:22:56.:23:10.

goalless. Clark's first match in charge. It could prove a vital point

:23:11.:23:15.

in the end. But a very lively indeed with some good football but could

:23:16.:23:20.

not find the back of the net. Three good chances in the first half, a

:23:21.:23:25.

volley over the top then Slater had a free kick from the left and the

:23:26.:23:31.

keeper turned it wide and McGuinness had a terrific header from a corner

:23:32.:23:36.

cleared off the line by Ross at the back post. Dundee's only real chance

:23:37.:23:49.

fell to Loy reflected over the crossbar. Dundee came out lively.

:23:50.:23:57.

Producing some excellent saves by McDonald in the Kilmarnock goal.

:23:58.:24:01.

Dundee almost won it at the end of the last minute. Conrad up for a set

:24:02.:24:07.

piece into the back post, the head are drifting wide of the left hand

:24:08.:24:17.

post. A vital point for Kilmarnock. Dundee unbeaten in the last five.

:24:18.:24:31.

Full-time in Dingwall. A hammer blow for Hamilton who played with a man

:24:32.:24:35.

advantage for 44 minutes in the second half after Reckord had been

:24:36.:24:46.

sent off for denying a clear goal scoring opportunity. A spectacular

:24:47.:24:53.

effort in the League Cup semifinal victory against Celtic at Hampden. A

:24:54.:24:59.

pretty insipid 45 minutes. It's brightened up for a few minutes

:25:00.:25:04.

prior when Hamilton began to dominate territorially and create

:25:05.:25:08.

one or two chances. Fox damaged himself colliding with someone

:25:09.:25:15.

trying to clear a shot. The ball broke to Crawford. I do not think he

:25:16.:25:20.

relies the goal was unguarded. He tried to be cute and get it into the

:25:21.:25:26.

top corner and it went wide. That started a dismal afternoon as far as

:25:27.:25:31.

chances were concerned for Hamilton. On the interval, up for the set

:25:32.:25:42.

piece, Schalk headed it into the back of the net. After the dismissal

:25:43.:25:49.

of Reckord Hamilton poured forward, Quinn stopping a shot on the line

:25:50.:25:55.

contested by the Hamilton players. The assistant referee was in line I

:25:56.:25:59.

decided the ball had not crossed the line. -- and decided. Fox with a

:26:00.:26:09.

couple of magnificent saves. Crawford as well. His resistance was

:26:10.:26:17.

broken. From the left-hand side with the cross and in re headed in his

:26:18.:26:21.

sixth goal of the season. It looked as if Hamilton would go, continuing

:26:22.:26:30.

to push forward. A couple of headers going wide. McShane on the

:26:31.:26:33.

counterattack winning a free kick and from just outside the box

:26:34.:26:39.

getting it into the top corner to give Ross County a vital win and

:26:40.:26:44.

keep Hamilton down with one win in 11 games going into a game against

:26:45.:26:50.

Celtic next week. Full-time at McDiarmid Park. This is one of those

:26:51.:26:57.

games you get at this time of the season when the points are so

:26:58.:27:02.

precious to both sides they end up being tense and conservative.

:27:03.:27:07.

Motherwell opening the scoring. Moult headed home McFadden's corner.

:27:08.:27:16.

There was a couple of chances for both sides in the second half and it

:27:17.:27:21.

looked as if it would be 1-1 but Miller's free kick was headed home,

:27:22.:27:26.

a precious goal for St Johnstone, ending a run of seven games without

:27:27.:27:34.

a victory for them. Tannadice, the whistle has sounded. Lots of drama.

:27:35.:27:43.

Lots of drama but more importantly for United a valuable three points

:27:44.:27:50.

to try to ease their way from relegation. 2-1 winners over Hearts

:27:51.:27:56.

this afternoon. Leading at half-time thanks to a magnificent header.

:27:57.:27:59.

Alexander pulling off some wonder saves in the first half to keep

:28:00.:28:05.

Hearts in the game. Ended up with ten men after Magee was sent off.

:28:06.:28:09.

They came back into the game thanks to a magnificent strike from Walker.

:28:10.:28:14.

United poured more and more men forward later and had a magnificent

:28:15.:28:21.

strike from 25 yards out to give Alexander no chance. Substitute

:28:22.:28:32.

Anier was shown his second yellow card towards the end. Hearts pile

:28:33.:28:38.

more men forward. Could not find a way through. United held on for the

:28:39.:28:42.

victory. How pivotal could this be at the end of the season? I will

:28:43.:28:50.

have to tell him I ask the questions! How did it finish? An

:28:51.:29:03.

important win for Falkirk, their first since the 2nd of January when

:29:04.:29:10.

they beat Alloa. Their first win in six attempts. A goal which showed

:29:11.:29:13.

all of Baird's know-how and experience. He outmuscled the

:29:14.:29:19.

defender and sorted it into the far corner. Both teams hit the bar and

:29:20.:29:24.

there was a bad injury that gave us eight minutes of added time to the

:29:25.:29:32.

autumn born player from Norwich -- on loan.

:29:33.:29:40.

Staying in the Championship, the match between St Mirren and

:29:41.:29:44.

Dumbarton has finished. Not the best of games here at the 2021 stadium,

:29:45.:29:52.

but an important three points. A poor first half, with both sets of

:29:53.:29:55.

players seemingly going through the motions. The game burst into life on

:29:56.:30:00.

the 63rd minute, with Shankland losing his marker in the box to

:30:01.:30:07.

smash home the opener. The home side should have had their second, with

:30:08.:30:11.

Stuart finding Clarkson at the back post. The striker, lacking

:30:12.:30:16.

composure, blasted over the bar. That was it in terms of goals and

:30:17.:30:21.

chances in a game that was far from a classic. But if St Mirren have

:30:22.:30:24.

aspirations of making the play-off, they will have to play better than

:30:25.:30:32.

they did today. It finished 1-0. That report takes us to the

:30:33.:30:34.

classified results round-up. Let's see how the footballing gods

:30:35.:33:54.

have shuffled the pack. Hearts lost to Dundee United, the

:33:55.:34:11.

bottom club, but they have cut the deficit between them and Kilmarnock.

:34:12.:34:14.

Kilmarnock have a game in hand. St Mirren's win takes them five

:34:15.:34:38.

clear of Dumbarton and just one point behind Morton.

:34:39.:34:44.

Another win for Dunfermline, they beat the bottom club,

:34:45.:34:58.

just a point between East Fife and Elgin City.

:34:59.:35:16.

Hull City were in FA Cup action but stay at the top. Burnley have played

:35:17.:35:25.

one match more. Bolton Wanderers move off the bottom of the table.

:35:26.:35:30.

They picked up a point this afternoon. Charlton Athletic are the

:35:31.:35:34.

new black markers on the table. Rather United are the other team in

:35:35.:35:36.

the bottom three. Let's get details of the FA Cup

:35:37.:35:44.

matches. The holders, Arsenal, were at home to the Championship leaders,

:35:45.:35:50.

Hull City. Arsene Wenger said yesterday he doesn't think FA Cup

:35:51.:35:54.

replays should be scrapped. It is the law of Murphy that the very next

:35:55.:35:59.

tie he has goes to a replay. It does not suit Hull City, either. Their

:36:00.:36:05.

star man was their goalkeeper and a series of saves, the pick of them

:36:06.:36:11.

tipping a Campbell free kick onto the post. Generally, Hull defended

:36:12.:36:16.

well against Arsenal's much changed team.

:36:17.:36:19.

No replay needed for Reading. We have just seen Olsen having an

:36:20.:36:29.

argument with the referee, too late and too little. The mind goes back

:36:30.:36:34.

to what Tony Pulis said. He and his staff spent a lot of this week

:36:35.:36:37.

making sure his players knew how important this game was. Not just in

:36:38.:36:41.

terms of making progress in the FA Cup, but for the rest of the season.

:36:42.:36:45.

Build on this, click on, you have glory, possibly, as much as putting

:36:46.:36:51.

in a shift. At 1-0 up, they probably thought they did it after 53

:36:52.:36:55.

minutes. But in the second half, Reading came back. 3-1, it was as if

:36:56.:37:04.

West Brom had given up. The defence was bedraggled and absolutely

:37:05.:37:08.

nowhere. The penalty area was deserted. Ben Foster, no chance.

:37:09.:37:13.

Reading go through to the quarterfinals. Six years ago was

:37:14.:37:17.

their first appearance in 43 years. They are into the quarterfinals

:37:18.:37:18.

again. Jacqui Oatley was watching Watford

:37:19.:37:28.

at home to Leeds United. It has finished 1-0. Watford into the

:37:29.:37:31.

quarterfinals for the first time in nine years. They deserved it. They

:37:32.:37:36.

dominated the match, despite making six changes. They created the better

:37:37.:37:39.

chances. Watson was the instigator of virtually all of them. He played

:37:40.:37:44.

a key role in the winner, his ball in from the right-hand side looked

:37:45.:37:47.

to have evaded everybody and was going nowhere until Scott Wood and

:37:48.:37:52.

decided to make absolutely sure and guided behind. Instead, it sliced

:37:53.:38:00.

off his skin and into the post. -- Wootton had it sliced off his shin.

:38:01.:38:05.

There were moments of pace, but they couldn't make the approach play

:38:06.:38:09.

matter where it is counted. We barely saw Pantilimon. One of the

:38:10.:38:22.

stories of the week was Arsene Wenger saying time to scrap replays,

:38:23.:38:26.

Fate hits him in the face with the old wet sock and he gets one? Exacta

:38:27.:38:31.

what he doesn't want. I think you should scrap replays. I understand

:38:32.:38:36.

the smaller teams get a bit of cash from the replay. But I think it

:38:37.:38:40.

would give excitement to the fans, extra time, penalty shoot outs. I

:38:41.:38:44.

think it would be a good thing, in the Scottish Cup as well. You love a

:38:45.:38:52.

replay? I do. I feel that football is at its best when it is emotional.

:38:53.:38:56.

We see scenes from Tannadice, Dundee United, at the bottom of the

:38:57.:39:01.

division, taking a lap of honour because of that victory. Fantastic,

:39:02.:39:05.

a great goal. You can see the highlights of the game, that is why

:39:06.:39:08.

people love paying to go to live football matches. You have taken me

:39:09.:39:12.

back seamlessly to the Premiership. We start with Dundee United. I put

:39:13.:39:16.

this to you, it shows you a good tongue lashing in public can do

:39:17.:39:21.

something? You would think so, you wonder if he would stick his head

:39:22.:39:26.

around the door. Does he praised them? Will he say, well done? I'm

:39:27.:39:31.

not so sure. United were worthy of the points. Again, they concede, and

:39:32.:39:38.

they looked a bit shaky. And what a goal to win it. 11 points adrift,

:39:39.:39:43.

with a game in hand? Does not look great for them. But that win today,

:39:44.:39:52.

when you see it, you see Paul Paton's goal, he is running to the

:39:53.:39:56.

hands and kissing the badge, there was a glory to that goal, it will

:39:57.:40:02.

give the whole dressing room a boost. I hope we are at the

:40:03.:40:05.

beginning of a great escape, it would be fantastic. Who would you

:40:06.:40:10.

like to see them replaced by at the bottom? The list is too long! The

:40:11.:40:15.

win for St Johnstone, really important? Ie in Europe again? Very

:40:16.:40:27.

important, came at the death. He's making a habit of scoring? He is, he

:40:28.:40:36.

lost his marker. At the end of the report, he said very important

:40:37.:40:41.

points for St Johnstone. Going into the game, he told me it was a six

:40:42.:40:47.

pointer. I want all six! Disappointment for Inverness. Other

:40:48.:40:52.

start, were saying, they have played 24, won eight, lost eight, bang in

:40:53.:40:59.

the middle of the table, they have gone down to seventh. Only four

:41:00.:41:03.

points from the relegation play-off spot. It is incredible. One minute

:41:04.:41:09.

you are looking up the table, one defeat and you are looking behind

:41:10.:41:11.

you. John Hughes will be disappointed. Like we heard in

:41:12.:41:15.

commentary, Inverness were creating the better chances, playing better

:41:16.:41:18.

football and did not take their chances. When you go to Celtic Park,

:41:19.:41:22.

you have to take your chances and they were punished. Imagine you were

:41:23.:41:26.

a Celtic fan today and you had been booing your team at half-time. You

:41:27.:41:34.

go home and reflect on a 3-0 win, six points clear, do you feel a bit

:41:35.:41:41.

guilty? You should do. But football fans are hypocrites, guys that were

:41:42.:41:45.

booing at half-time, they will be in bars eulogising how great they are.

:41:46.:41:51.

That is the nature of football fans. Human emotion. Kilmarnock, goalless

:41:52.:41:58.

at home to Dundee. On the surface, not a great result. Bear in mind the

:41:59.:42:01.

last time Dundee were there, they thrashed them 4-0? That is the

:42:02.:42:06.

thing. A decent start for Lee Clark. The big thing is not to lose your

:42:07.:42:11.

first game and don't concede. They kept a clean sheet. Did they went

:42:12.:42:14.

down and hammered them at the start of the season. Dundee are very much

:42:15.:42:21.

in form. I think Dundee are actually the decent team in the middle of the

:42:22.:42:24.

division. I saw them on Friday night, beating St Johnstone,

:42:25.:42:30.

comfortably. I think Kilmarnock will be looking at that and saying it is

:42:31.:42:35.

a great point won. A good result for Ross County. At one stage, you're

:42:36.:42:39.

thinking they are in a bit of trouble. Now they have consolidated

:42:40.:42:47.

it, in fourth. Just what you want. After the club performances, doing

:42:48.:42:51.

pretty well, they have slumped to a feud defeats. Just what you want,

:42:52.:42:55.

getting another home win. They are so impressive, difficult to beat.

:42:56.:43:01.

That is down to what they have done, consolidated that. I think they do

:43:02.:43:03.

well towards the end of games. If this were a match,

:43:04.:43:06.

the fourth official would be holding up a board with an electronic number

:43:07.:43:09.

one on it because we're into time added on for some

:43:10.:43:12.

promotional materials. Jonathan Sutherland invites

:43:13.:43:14.

you to watch the Highlights Show tomorrow at 10:30pm

:43:15.:43:16.

on BBC One Scotland. He's cleaned the big

:43:17.:43:19.

screen and everything. The Results Show returns next

:43:20.:43:22.

week at 4pm on BBC One. If you're up for Off The Ball's

:43:23.:43:25.

Saturday Supplement, This week the part of

:43:26.:43:29.

Stuart Cosgrove is played by Connie McLaughlin,

:43:30.:43:33.

and Tam Cowan by Tam Cowan, Go on, give them a call

:43:34.:43:35.

on 0500 92 55 00. Thanks to Stuart Cosgrove

:43:36.:43:41.

and Mark Wilson and thanks Enjoy the rest of your weekend

:43:42.:43:45.

and we'll see you soon. I'm raising my game

:43:46.:44:13.

and I WILL come out on top.

:44:14.:44:14.

Download Subtitles

SRT

ASS