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Everyone has played everyone else, second chapter of the SPL story.

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All the highlights coming your way, along with some wise words from

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Aberdeen manager Craig Brown. His team were looking to prolong their

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recent agony suffered by Celtic and headed on -- to the East End of

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Glasgow on the back of a results revival.

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After a slow season start, Aberdeen found a way to go. Celtic have

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struggled to recover from losing at home to St Johnstone. They lost

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their Old Firm -- their first goal for much of the season and also

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went down to a Hearts at Tynecastle. Gary Hooper missed a Thursday

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night's Europa League draw in France but recovered enough to play

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today. Craig Brown picked the same Aberdeen team for the third

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victory to follow European away match, which is something they have

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failed to do thus far this season. A fierce drive from the midfielder,

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It is the opening goal for Celtic! Celtic are in front. Aberdeen,

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looking for a response. Vernon goes of the afternoon. Good cross from

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by Foster. Poor defending from Forster. Gonzalez get down to hold

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to get out of the way of that one. Brian Jack, coming forward from

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full-back. It has passed four-star and into the net. Aberdeen have the

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equaliser. -- Foster. Joe Ledley will feel he should have done

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better. He is booked for his celebration with the fans but he

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might feel it was worth it. Neil Lennon has some real thinking to do

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds

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holds it eventually. Celtic come forward again. The free kick goes

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Celtic's way. End to the roof of the net. Celtic back in front.

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds

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Charlie Mulgrew. -- in two the roof We always looked like we could

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create chances. We need to be a bit more clinical. When it all clicks

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somebody is going to take a really good beating one of these days. For

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now, we are very pleased with the winner.

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Neil Lennon, alluding to the possible after-effects of Europe

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that are already affected Celtic this season. I went into the match

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in -- match thinking that Celtic had played very well. I thought

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they were excellent. They had a resurgence in Europe on Thursday.

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The weariness might have been a factor towards the end. We lost a

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player towards the end, which equalised things a bit. We had a

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good opportunity to go on and not lose the game, maybe even win it.

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You lost a goal after 17 minutes. Great passing play from Celtic in

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the build-up to this. I do not the build-up to this. I do not

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imagine you admire it so much! had two players going for the same

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man. Good midfield support from Ki Sung Yeung. His finish was

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excellent. No-fault for Gonzalez there? I do not fall to him. An

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inspired keeper might have saved it. The goal that got you level was

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spectacular. It was a day of agony for Jack. Yes. He had a great run.

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His left foot is weaker. He scored this season for the Scotland Under

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21 team. This is the celebration that got him a yellow card. He was

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doing no harm to anyone. It is not a bookable offence to leave the

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field of play. He quickly turned, went off towards the fans to

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celebrate. It is an instinctive thing - you go to your own fans. He

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did not have to be shepherded by the stewards. The referee did not

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have to tell him to get back on. Then he was cautioned. I would like

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to see Mulgrew's celebration. can see it. Do you think Aberdeen

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were a bit of a soft touch in conceding the goal? There is the

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celebration. There is an inconsistency that we had a man

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booked for that and Mulgrew was not booked. That cost us a second

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yellow. It was harsh to book him when it is not an offence to leave

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the field. There was no crowd trouble, the referee did not have

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to bring him back on, the stewards did not have to push him back on.

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agree. When you have been booked, you do not want to do this. Hooper

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was very quick. Brian Jack is not malicious. It was an experienced

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challenge but not a malicious one. I agree that that was a yellow card

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but I do not think the first one was. There has been a big

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turnaround in Aberdeen's results in the last few weeks. Has there been

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a change in the style of play because you have to back big

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strikers in the middle? Not really. We have played well in games and

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not got results early in the season. We got a couple of results and

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everybody said it was a transformation. It coincided with

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Fallon, who is a big striker. you go back into their games which

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preceded it, this was the one against Dunfermline. We played St

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Johnstone and hit the woodwork twice. This was the Dundee United

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game. You have bags of physical presence. Throughout the season we

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have never managed to be as fortunate with the finishing. It is

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not a new tactic on anything. It is fairly basic. Everyone likes to get

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the ball in across the face of the goal. We also try to play through

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teams as well. It is not a case of getting it out there and crossing

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it in aimlessly. Some of the accurate passes have been

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effectively finished. Not quite Celtic will be playing Heggs

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through the week in the Scottish Communities League Cup. The

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pressure is on both teams. -- The match will be live on BBC Two

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Scotland. The pressure is on. Hearts were looking to do an Old

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Firm double at Tynecastle. Rangers wanted to strengthen their position

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SPL wins. That run only ended last weekend. Hearts beat Celtic at

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Tynecastle three weeks ago and ended their long wait for an away

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win last Saturday. Paulo Sergio picked the team that won at

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Dunfermline. Jelavic was only well point or conceded a goal this

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season. That came off Lafferty. It was deflected. That was the first

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real opportunity. Lafferty loses it. That is a foul on temple to. That

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will be punished by a yellow card - Biggy games and be kick goals is

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Rangers have the lead. So much credit goes to Whittaker's run,

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drawing players to him and Naismith to the defender reacting to the

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it was Whittaker who has already been yellow-carded. He has to tread

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds

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in Rangers' central defence. It that goes the offside flag. There

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are fraught -- four players in an for Paulo Sergio's t in to get them

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squared up. Terrific from Templeton. it surely seals the. For Rangers.

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It was his first serious touch on the ball and it was a beauty. --

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first serious touch. It was the deftest of touches. That is gay

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Rangers goalkeeper. It was a double I was at that game. It was a solid

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performance for Rangers. Naismith playing of this shoulder of the

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finished very well indeed. Nine goals for him. He doesn't tend to

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miss. And this was Nikica Jelavic's first meaningful touch off the ball.

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It was exceptionally clinical. Rangers are on a strong -- in a

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strong position at the moment, so far ahead at the top. When you see

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Nikica Jelavic coming off the bench, you realise there, -- quality they

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have. There is enough quantity to keep them going and they will be

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hard to catch. There was an obvious contrast to day because hearts had

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two chances which compared favourably, I think -- Hearts.

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saw Stevenson in the air the a -- area clip who had two great chances.

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ball, Stevenson. Unfortunate there but excellent goalkeeping. Rangers

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have only lost four goals in the SPL in 12 matches. On the road, 6

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played and no goals conceded. This was the last league goals that

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Rangers conceded in. It didn't really matter a whole lot but this

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season, it has been perfection away from home, hasn't it? Are you

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trying to gee me up? There was a deflection there. The only goal we

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could lose was a defected one, you could argue. Hopefully, they will

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lose a goal or two next week. Great credit to Rangers, they are

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stubborn defensively. And in a strong position. They are doing

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exceptionally well. They have very Life after Derek McInnes began

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yesterday. Donovan Sutherland talks us through that action.

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The manager who led them to the First Division title departed for

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Bristol City. 5th in the league, how would a fair? -- how would they

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You don't have to have blonde hair to play upfront for Dundee United

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player was waiting in the box. But player 3 macro got his trusty

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football boot in the time just in time. -- Fraser Wright. St

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Johnstone have been scoring plenty of goals but at Tannadice they

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struggled. The thing tangerine line kept them at bay. The Saints would

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rarely threatened again all afternoon. United attacked and

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predicted at the moment but always capable of making chances. The

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striker on loan from Fulham was wasteful. Next, a challenge that

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anyone else on the pitch would get you a free kick. No penalty. Not

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even a claim. United were concerned by getting treatment for Douglas.

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Sheridan was out with a hamstring injury. There's plenty of it be so

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for diving there. -- plenty of abuse. They did actually appeared

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to be slight contact but it Bristol City lost to Birmingham. It

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is interesting to have a look at a sample of the bookies odds in terms

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of who they think might take over All of them young potential

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managers. Is that the road he will go down? Mr Brown will make a good

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appointment. I'd go back to Paul Sturrock who... Excellent dies

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after. The list that you have shown looks to be impressive. Any one of

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these guys would be a good acquisition. St Johnstone after

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Rangers are you next appointment -- opponents. It is interesting to

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look at what has happened for Dundee United this season. They

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have been toppling downwards. Is that inevitable because when you

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use great players due to injury etc you will struggle? United will not

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remain there. There will be changes in the SPL in the next few months

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and Dundee United have enough quality and excellent management to

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ensure they will be further ruck the league. This is a temporary

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blip in their results. Yesterday, they could have won quite easily. A

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draw was fair against St Johnstone but it could have gone either way.

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We were fortunate when we beat Dundee United. It flattered us a

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bit. We have played other games where we have deserve to get better

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results. Dundee United it looks as though they are up on a downward

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spiral but it will be arrested, I'm convinced. You won't want to see

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that if you were on a hospital bed! St Mirren were the stars of the

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Late Late Show at Ibrox last It is the most dramatic of endings.

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St Mirren against Hibs this weekend closed it down the goalkeeper there

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was to be only one winner and that was Griffiths. He did a good

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position up on the right hand side. That was a gift to start this one.

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Sampson should have had this one pulled all over the place there.

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Physical contact is part and parcel goal exactly like that last week at

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Motherwell. Here they can see the equaliser. The cross was perfect

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds

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goal for Hibs, Griffiths. We feel - - it was that he came over the top.

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His arms were certainly up. But it take the lead again. Griffiths

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sized it up and sent it across goal. That is a lovely ball filled

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through stock -- that is a lovely ball. Hasselbaink was under severe

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pressure. Stevenson is released, sends a low ball across. This

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should have been 4-2. St Mirren have been handed a lifeline. They

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are trying to find an equaliser. Hasselbaink, twisting and turning,

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options in the box. That was St Mirren find a way back, as they

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This -- the goal look like Paul Hanlon was all over his opponent.

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- looked like Paul O'Hanlon. It is harsh but I think, anywhere else on

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the pitch, that would have been a foal.

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There were rumours that Griffiths might be an Aberdeen player. We did

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not sign him! He took two very good chances here. In the first, he

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closed in on the goalkeeper. It is worth a try. He should not have had

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as easier chances that. The keeper was looking for a pass. That is a

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fine finish. Here is what he was doing a couple of years ago. That

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was an absolute belter against Rangers. He is capable. No doubt

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were not the Aberdeen manager when this when 10. I saw this one on

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television. He has done well yesterday for her belly and with

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these excellent finishes. It was a terrific aware result. They won by

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this basement battle? Paul Burns for Dunfermline bashed both posts.

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It stayed out. Dunfermline have had one when in their last seven games.

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They are just not getting the breaks in front of goal right now.

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It is not every week that you see sheet in their last 13 competitive

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games. Four minutes from time, Dunfermline got a penalty. Liam

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Buchanan was brought down. It was a chance to avoid replacing Caley

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Thistle at the bottom of the table. Terry Butcher was questioning the

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desire of his players to get themselves off the bottom of the

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table. Shane Sutherland had a shot saved by Paul Gallagher as it

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finished 1-1. The Boos sounded from they have had to wait a long time

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for a goal. Yes. He is tackling with his look wrong foot there. He

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could have avoided the penalty. could have avoided the penalty.

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This could be big psychologically for Dunfermline because it ensured

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that they did not go bottom of the SPL. That is right. Inverness are

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bottom but I cannot imagine a team managed by Terry Butcher staying at

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the bottom. I am sure they will get out of that position. I would not

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like to predict who will be there, but I do not think it will be

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The first game of the weekend sot Motherwell trying to firm up their

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was Craigan. The keeper managed to get it away somehow. It took a

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couple of touches on its way through, one off the goalkeeper.

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Kilmarnock have not won away from home yet. That was great

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interchanged in the wide area. Chris Humphrey. This saved is even

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better because it is deflected on Shiels is looking for his first

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away win as Kilmarnock boss. That was a great attempt. Craigan, with

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the rebound into the roof of the net. Kilmarnock are struggling to

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get going in the final third. There would work keeps Kilmarnock at bay.

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The two strikers are developing a good understanding. Harkins is a

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midfielder by trade but is playing up front. Motherwell sitting pretty

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in second place in the lake. They are looking to stay there by the

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end of the weekend. There was pushing. And climbing. Craig

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Thomson immediately blew his Scouser is going to get this back.

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The keeper is the hero once more for Kilmarnock. Chris Humphrey try

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adding to those in the first half. I would hate to suggest that there

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was any inconsistency amongst Scottish referees, but when you

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look at their head are that was chopped off for climbing, was this

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so much different from the one earlier from Sean O'Hanlon?

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referee blew right away. He pointed before the ball was headed into the

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between the two. I do not like to criticise the referee but you are

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asking about inconsistency. I felt that, with our game, there was

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inconsistency of the celebration. Clearly very similar incidents.

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How come you never got Motherwell to second in the lead? Great credit

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to Stuart McCall. He has done a marvellous job, no doubt about that.

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He has the place buzzing. The players are full of praise for him.

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So am I, he has done a tremendous job. He got them to the Cup final

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last season. You cannot say anything other than that Stuart

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McCall and Kenny Black have done a marvellous job.

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It is almost an identical scored, isn't it? Yes, he has made a couple

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The team needs direction and management. I do see changes in

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what he has done and I think they have been for the better.

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Motherwell, second in the league - that tells its own story. You think

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they can stay at the top end? always feel that the Old Firm will

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be first and second. I am not being pessimistic. Motherwell's problem

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will be if they lose players through injury or suspension. They

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have very talented players on the bench but they are young and

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inexperienced. They do not have a lot of depth of quality to call

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upon. There are some smashing boys there, and great boys for the

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future. Steven Saunders has, and luckily, a long-term injury. As

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long as they stay clear of suspension and injury, they will

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The Rangers have stretched their advantage at the top.

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Action from all of those games next Sunday night at 10pm. You can see

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