27/12/2012 Sportscene

45 minutes of festive football coming up as we pull together for

you all the Boxing Day action from the SPL. In the studio two, former

team-mates with a little bit of an age difference between them who

have both scored in this Kilmarnock-Rangers game from August

2000, yes, it was 12 years ago. That was his first goal for Rangers,

but White Caps striker Kenny Miller is with us in the studio. Billy and

I were last night seeing a game. We scoop behind by Douglas. A great

cross in. Charlie Mulgrew. Delivery is good. That's caused problems,

over the bar. Up and over, didn't flicked across, good save by the

goalkeeper Samaras. A great finish, lashed it into the net. It was a

Samaras, opens himself up, and it's a finger-tip save from Douglas,

almost the second of the night for the Greek. A good finish, a great

ball, Conroy stops the action, and John Baird - Kevin Wilson was

running alongside him. He had been pulling at him, and we have not

heard the last of that. McBride on to Lockwood, Con roy. Nish with the

save, Wilson away. This is a great ball. He could not have made that

any sweeter, pushed away by the goalkeeper. Dundee were almost

level. There's McAlastair, Dundee, starting to find their rhythm, a

ball to the middle. Nish wanted it. It was knocked away, Gary Irvin.

Nish gets back up. On to John Barens, much, much better from

Forestieri, plenty of Dundee players back who will have to

defend this cross if it comes - a fine save, and Baird picks it up

and clears. Douglas put down some and getting involved Benedictus

with Hooper. I don't think the Dundee centre half liked the way

his legs came up. He felt the right leg was leaning into him. A little

bit of afters - the referee Hooper has finished. 19 minutes to

play - it's the second for Celtic, and it's sublime from Gary Hooper.

The central defenders were not aligned as control killed the ball.

His finish has killed off Dundee. That's brilliant from Gary Hooper.

Clinical and deadly, and he lifts Celtic, you would think now, to all

three points. Every picture tells a story. Celtic

forced out. He's doing what he does best, keeping opponents at bay.

really good save from him. Gary Hooper trying to come inside on the

channel. That's a fine save. It's beginning to look pretty ominous

for the rest of the SPL. Celtic's current run of form - six straight

wins. It's increased their advantage at the top and has also

taken them to the last 16 of the Scottish Cup and more prestigiously

the last 16 of the Champions' League. How impressed are you with

your old team? Yes, it's fantastic achievement for them to make the

last 16 of the Champions' League, and you see now they've dispatched

that, now they've got that out of the way because they worked well in

the League at home and in particular when the Champions'

League was going on, but now they've put a fantastic run of

early results together in the League now. Like you say, they're

moving clear at the top. You and I were there last night. Celtic had a

succession of first-half corner kicks. It was only matter of time

before they broke through. Yeah, they had a distinct advantage. You

see Ambrose there over Dundee. You can see it highlighted there - all

matched up. You don't drop runners. They drop Ambrose, then the theme

continued. You see there again dropping runners, and the next one

you will see - it comes to War. He's peeled away. The finish was

sublime. It's just one of those ones that fly in the top of the net.

But it's highlighted three Dundee players, three Celtic players, and

they still got one in. They had to truck runners, and they didn't.

it inevitable Kevin Wilson is going to be hearing from Lummi at the

Scottish FA? No, we see here the running - I was going to say leave

it to Kenny, but he was going to join Baird, but Kevin Wilson, the

one thing you can do is lash out. No-one likes to see players getting

suspended, but that is a clear elbow there. Like I said, he'll be

hearing from somebody about that. The point I am making is Wilson was

saying you were pulling me but it doesn't just mean to say you can

give them one of them, so I think he could be in trouble. Colin Nish

you know well. Despite the fact this was a terrific save from

Forestieri, he'll be pretty disappointed he didn't tuck this

chance away at a point in the game when Dundee were doing well. That

was a fantastic save. He headed it pretty much straight at him. Kevin

Pietersen -- Forest of Deaner will be glad he had the chance.

Particularly when you're on top you don't get too many chances against

rp -- against Celtic. What was puzzling me at that point in the

game is why Dundee didn't start the first half like that. Celtic were

in midfield. I don't know if it was a combination in the second half. I

know it's a silly thing - maybe the manager getting in telling them to

get five yards closer, trying to squeeze up against them in midfield.

Dundee had the lad's chunk in the second half. They were unlucky to

go 2-0 behind. They had the combination of failing to take

their chances and defensive mistakes. That's a fabulous move.

It's a fabulous touch for Gary Hooper, and he's matched up with

the run, the touch and the perfect finish. Again, it's very

disappointing for Dundee because it is a straight ball, again, what a

finish. Two great goals from Celtic. We're not denying that, but we're

saying Benedictus shouldn't have given the goal away. Taking nothing

away from Gary Hooper, the tough, the awareness - he had everything.

Motherwell is back at the top end SPL, came to an end in Paisley.

They were looking to get kick and Jonny Hayes. There's

Shaughnessy - Randolph and the second attempt is missed by Niall

McGinn again, and he certainly hasn't missed much of late. Flicked

away by Michael Fallon. It bounced Murphie - a good ball and 1-0,

Hateley. Inside the ninth minute, Motherwell ahead. He doesn't score

too many headers, Hateley. His old man Mark would have been proud of

Gavin Rea picks out Fallon, well struck. Was probably never going to

find its way in, but it had to be Motherwell. Here is Ojamma, a burst

of pace from Nicky Law. It's Jamie Murphie - make that 2-0. 31 minutes

on the clock. Langfield is beaten again. And Motherwell are two goals

in front. He reached out with the left hand, Langfield, but he

Aberdeen back in the game. Just three minutes after Motherwell took

a two-goal lead, Aberdeen peg them back, and Randolph was not going to

stop that one, a sweet strike from youngster Frank Lampard -- Frances,

Jamie Murphie, great composure, great goal. It's 3-1 Motherwell on

halftime two, goals for Jamie Murphie. It's the fourth time this

season he's been at the double, and this one puts the home team in a

really strong position looking for revenge for their Scottish Cup

defeat here. A good take by Darren Randolph, and Motherwell are

quickly on the move with Nicky Law looking to catch out Aberdeen.

Henrik Ojamaa beaten Reyes as if he isn't there. Three players around

him, still has it, brilliant from Ojamma, and there's number four ten

minutes after the restart, and that surely must be game over. It's

Michael Higdon, but it was all about Ojamma, the little estonian

unplayable when he's on this sort of form, and he had Aberdeen tied

in knots, and the cut-back was skilfully bit away in the end by

Ojamaa has a chance. Down he goes, and that's a penalty. Tripped by

Clark Robertson, who gets a yellow card just to compound the misery,

not too much doubt about it. Jamie Murphie on the hat-trick. Oh,

that's a really poor effort. What an opportunity for a hat-trick from

Murphie, but it was tame. A lovely flick from Ojamma. Nicky Law in

goal - there's Ojamma, touched around the post by Langfield, could

so easily have been number five for Motherwell, but they'll settle for

4-1. I mentioned revenge there for Motherwell losing to Aberdeen in

the Scottish Cup. That was a thumping win against a team of

Aberdeen's quality, wasn't it was, especially Aberdeen going in

there beating them in the Scottish Cup. I was in London last week.

They said the first goal was all- important. It would be difficult

getting behind them, but he said if we score first, which Aberdeen did,

that's the game wrapped up. Jamie Murphie caught the eye. He has been

doing it a lot recently - he finds room, and he can finish. He finds a

position. He's at the heart of pretty much all that was good in

Motherwell yesterday. And if you see him moving, he fixes it behind.

He checks. He's constantly moving, and again, he comes - the goal side

of the ball, takes a fantastic touch and a great finish. His

movement was fantastic all day. That's good playing and a great

goal, but he scored against Aberdeen in the Cup up there. Maybe

Langfield - Verny should be doing more on his left foot, and he

wouldn't have scored that goal. I think he's getting bored with the

transfer talk. It's not yet happened. He's maybe wondering in

the team time is right That's it. When you're playing well and

scoring goals, you're always gob going to attract attention. On that,

he's had a fantastic game. It's always going to bring attention to

you. That penalty may have done him out of that move. We're not trying

to talk players out of Motherwell but Ojamma is another - the Polish

team are interested in him at the moment. He's a 21-year-old Estonian.

He has some impact, a bit like Jamie Murphie. With the two of them

on form, no wonder Aberdeen are in trouble. Everybody expected him

because when he first came he, scored a lot of goals, but he's not

natural goal scorer, but he's got so much about him, so much energy,

very direct and brings so much to the team. You see the service there

- Michael Higdon has got there has done great and Jamie Murphie. It's

a striker's dream, two players like that creating chances for you.

Aberdeen under-achieving, Billy, when you look at the quality

they've got in the squad? I think they have a few injuries. They have

a few injuries. I think they've still got a good team. I think

they'll finish up there this season. I think they'll come through it,

just a sticky patch at this moment in time. The action stretched on

for the best part of ten hours must up league win in the August

and Gavin Gunning got a bar to the power but stopped. The applause

with free kick Andy Gunning be earmarked getting things all his

own weight. With the gull coming to just two minutes there was plenty

of Ortega constant you get back into the match. The Dundee United

keeper had to go arctic from another crack at that. But teams

were coming into this one of the back of defeats. The hounds died

were enjoying plenty of possession continued to quit chances. There

have the Highlands looked. While this doesn't goalkeeper was busy,

so, to his opposite number. Getting it it'd be up. There are a bit

McCracken also it looked as burning was mucking. The second half

started as it has triggered a goal. the ball hit into his own net.

After the equaliser, the visitors almost grabbed another, a run down

the wing, clever from McLean to set the goal up, but chess kneeac threw

himself at the shot. It was more to the Dundee United manager, what

he'd have given for Gunning to get another, but Craig cleared well. At

the other end, MacKay set up a St Johnstone chance, his ball nicely

flicked on. Tady powered through but the keeper kept out his shot.

Dundee United mid table at the moment. I know you don't watch an

awful lot of Scottish football in Canada, but are they a team you

would expect to be further up the table? Definitely. I think if you

look at the players they've got, the forwards they've got are always

amongst the goals and I think they must - miss MacKay. I have seen him

a lot over the last year-and-a-half. He's a great supply for them.

you see the tightly packed league table, both of those with a run of

wins would put themselves up there. I think there's a lot of teams in

the league that could run - really fly up the league. I think Dundee

United - I have to say I think they're struggling to get the best

When there exists, get Twitter back in the meeting up the signals to up

its affecting the again as a whole. To go at they are going to get

going to village. Gavin Gunning could have had a hat-trick of

headers of. Five goals six chances. He a big sulk free. Low at this. It

was not just Giggsy he broke. He scored one, could have reaped five

or six to Frances Cary the match. What de Boer spin Johnston, they

could do with a win? They were a bit lucky. United by Barepot. Steve

Lomas de, there is a positive, we won a have. There have been too

many draws for strokes to know but they are playing up. Hearts were

looking to extend their three-match unbeaten run at Kilmarnock

yesterday it. Kilmarnock and aspirations as well.

Kilmarnock drew here against any and at the weekend. The kitchen are

up and dignity, there are on the air here. Up hold on. There was a

foul as well according to the ref riba. It will be a free kick

up. A wave from the FA Cup, away from Nelson. James Dixon. Always is

that he won a penalty. Here is Eguren will challenge go Andy

Webster. Not after Giggs rates ASDA t. Liam Kelly, who has been Denly,

from the Distin isn't. Continues to grip. Back in the track, a free up

suspension a back arm the middle. That was a good opportunity

met this. This is a good opportunity. Driver again - seen

plenty of the ball in this game. That's Sutton, poked away. There

was a penalty here for Hearts. Touil, a former player of

Kilmarnock, of course. Driver. He fancied this himself here. Bell's

equal to it. He's having another good season, Cammy Bell. That's

Smith. Cammy Bell is taking a really sore one. He was committed

to at least trying to win the ball back. John Sutton goes into the

book. Bell's going to be OK, thankfully. Hearts will feel

aggrieved to be behind in the scheme. They put plenty into it and

are continuing to do so with Paul McGowan. Away by Nelson. Touil!

Bell again. The danger is snuffed out. It was the little Moroccan on

the left peg. Shiels in the stand - well documented and on the phone as

well. Jimmy Nickel in the fore- picture there urging his troops on.

Kilmarnock continuing to lead, but they've got a big problem here.

It's Callum Patterson in own-goal, and that is an anti-climax. A bit

of afters as well between Fowler and Patterson, but what an

opportunity this was - could put it away from Nelson having robbed

Sosoko. He needed to go around the goal keeper, and he didn't. That's

poor from Zalkiukas. Down goes Heffernan. It is a free kick and

Zalkiukas off here. Steven McClain pulling him over - yellow only, and

presumably that's because Jimmy McDonald had dealt with the

situation. Lots of supporters of lots of teams

will be dreading the transfer window and wondering which of their

stars will be departing, maybe Hearts more than most because they

probably need the money more than most. You see Andy Driver playing

there. He's a player that's linked with speculation over the last two,

three years. He's had a fantastic game. He's had crosses and things.

I'm sure January can't come quicker. Liam Kelly is a fancied player as

well. Trying to sell a few on this programme! They have talent in this

country. That's why they're spoken about. These players you're talking

about, Rob, they're showing it - Jamie Murphie, Kelly, players like

that he has a lot going on in his life over the last year but

certainly a good player. Scotland team-mate Andy Webster won't be too

happy looking back on this. Yeah, a tricky winger running out of the

box. It's a stonewall penalty, dispatched really well by Kelly.

That's the position James Dayton puts you in, the way he plays. Are

you surprised he doesn't start more for Kilmarnock? Yeah, I have been

speaking of it to a few people. Kenny needs to be more consistent.

Sometimes you get that with wingers, but James Dayton on form every game

I have seen him has caused teams problems. I don't know why he

doesn't get a more regular start. Hearts are very defensive with

Zalkiukas in defence, but they struggle to get goals that seems to

be a recurring problem. I don't think anybody scored more than four

London what looked the lapped of gulls that day has up. That is a

problem. The couple also ignore it expects. Paterson for that is what

it away. Yes, 22 apiece. Greatest fear experienced a key wicket. Some

body with pace does not think, getting caught. Maybe because he is

not a natural striker but looking back, he is thinking, why did I

hits it a lick? There was a Boxing Day batting at Easter Road. Once

granted would have to be Hibs there was little in the wake of

Christmas cheer. Bits delivery from the corner. The kids captain did

not good enough on it. The first half was bereft of action. In fact,

the game was almost an hour in when there was something to get extra to

go back. These doctors to reduce Britain's the header past the

keeper, Ben Williams. The captain low be pleased with insults. Were

Ross County about to end there were average month could not keep his

hair up. December that its box been a good month with Eastern we are

equipped. While this game may have been a drop of, they were creating

chance. He does go An Tiki but formerly of Hibs was tested Eggen.

After pushing the... It into the path of Dail he was then beaten but

the goal Bo was disallowed for our spirit. The referee raised the flak

the gull was denied. Hibs continued to use it for the equaliser. There

is to be easy take off. Another good degree Bournemouth and it not

a great after minutes for Hibs. Russ Garrity t nine points clear

are bottom spot. You do with hits. A great for us

have our the season but telling off obviously if you go through spells

like that, if you want to stay at the top of the league you're going

to have to start winning games again. They have to keep him

because of the goals he scored - Doyle is doing OK, like anybody

going through the sticky patch, Hibs need a win. We were talking

about how closely matched the teams are, but I think sometimes if you

lose a couple, the confidence is down. If you win a couple, you have

confidence. Hibs will go right back up again. Ritchie is not a player

known for scoring header goals. was a fantastic header, whether he

meant it or not is another question, but he found the space in the box,

and when he's 18 yards out, he's pretty much trying to direct it

towards the goal, and it turned out to be a fantastic finish. It ended

a spell of nine matches - the win for Ross County in two months.

Really important he gets that nine- point gap in at the moment. To get

that result is a huge bid of confidence for them. It didn't

surprise me when they went in front and held on. That's when they had

that 40-odd unbeaten run. When they went in the lead at Easter Road,

that's what they did - soaked up the pressure and came away with a

valuable three points. St Mirren McGowan has it right side up. He

goes for goal, and that's to silence him. What a strike from

Imrie. In the last SPL game of the season, and Dougie plants it in the

goes. It's netted against Hearts and Dundee at that end. Craig

comes in, drives the ball against Craig Sampson, another good save

from the keeper. The Brisbane buddies - I think you're supposed

to go to Australia for Christmas. He rattles the frame. Reguero was

beaten here. It was a great effort should have scored. It was an

excellent chance for Cally Thistle number eight. Four goals this term,

should have been five. Jones towards Shinnie to MacKay. MacKay,

Foran leads it off, good touch away, back to MacKay, a lovely ball

across, the header - came from Doran, and again, protecting his

post was Sampson. A great build-up It's Shinnie - to his brother and

Shinnie escaped to Gary Teale. He hit it and hit it beautifully. The

equaliser for Cally Thistle has been coming, and it comes to the

boot of Shinnie, ever present this Teale clips it, and the header and

Steven Thompson has scored, a purple cross from Gary Teale teal

and Steven Thompson makes no mistake, ten minutes gone in the

second half, and it's Steven Thompson with the perfect header.

Reguero couldn't keep it out. A corner to cross. A couple of

headers away. That could break on Doran. The shot - it's off the

goalkeeper. Ritchie Foran with the header, 2-2. They have come from

behind again with a quarter of the match left and Foran with the

header. It was MacKay who left it, nearly took Foran's head off, a

save, and it's clear. A lovely play, hit the one-two, it was almost

perfect, and the goalkeeper getting Gary Teale. Saints looking to go

ahead a third time. Guy. It's off the cross bar this time, and it's

away - eventually by Alan Pardew -- Doran. Not once but twice it hits

problems. That could fall on to Gary Teale - rattles it. It's

offside. Lewis Guy is offside, but only just, disappointment for St

Mirren. Gary Teale hits this, but he just takes a step into the yard

one in, Reguero with the save, got it in the second attempt, and a

good hit from Gary Teale. As you scan the SPL table in your

luxury mansion accommodation in Vancouver you must be aware how

Inverness have done in the season but maybe not too surprised about

the prominent part - Shinnie is playing for them, having watched

him as a youngster at Rangers. has been one of the main reasons

for them doing well. I have always liked Andy as a player. He's very,

very comfortable with the ball, plays intelligent club football.

That's a great strike. He worked it great into position before that and

obviously he's flourishing getting regular first-team football now.

got bored from picking out MacKay every week scoring out so many

goals, Shinnie especially - he went through a spell he wasn't scoring.

Now he's back. In Dundee as well. He's always one of those guys who

gets in the box. Sometimes when they get in the boxes they don't

take much part in it. But he's got so much game awareness, he's always

getting involved, a little one-two, finding himself in the box.

Yesterday's goal and other ones were showing he can certainly

finish. If you're a keeper playing Inverness at the moment you know

you're going to be busy and Sampson certainly rose to the challenge.

Yeah. They're 1-0 up here, and he's made a great save there from

distance. He's had another few saves as well, which at the time

kept his team with a 1-0 lead. Here, again, that's a fantastic save.

It's close range and a great reaction save from him. He's got

himself into the Scotland squad. That's heightened his belief in

himself, Billy. Of course it has. I think both of them - you're talking

about - Shinnie and Sampson, I worked with them both, really pro's,

boys who wanted to do well, a little bit of maturity and

experience playing games has brought them on tonnes, and in the

international set-up for the two of them has just capped it off for

them. It was a game either of the two teams could have gone on to one

because those were Inverness shot at goal. These were St Mirren

efforts, three of them back off the frame. This was Graham Kenny's free

kick. That would have put them 2-0 up at the time, very unfortunate

for them. He's got a fantastic set piece delivering there, again, the

keeper's up there. This is Lewis Guy hitting the post, then the bar

a few seconds later. I thought Inverness would win this yesterday,

but I think St Mirren looking at this have been unlucky. Ronald had

the last free kick, then Lewis Guy had the cross bar, counting

themselves extremely unlucky. second one, he did fancy a score.

Looking back on it, he had it on target, then the header - seeing

that back he would have thought I should have scored. St Mirren were

a team your name was being linked with in terms of a possible loan

move from Vancouver. That a starter? No, to be honest, there

has been no contact between any club and my club. There has been a

little bit of speculation, but again, that's something I would be

interested in, but I think there's got to be some kind of deal and

link with Vancouver and some kind of contact, but there has been

nothing in it at all. How is Vancouver going for you so far?

Sounds like heaven to me. It's a great place to live. For me, it was

a pretty average kind of three, four months for me, like, with the

football. I was coming off the back a long, close season with a season

finish with Cardiff, and I never really got going. I think we only

had ten, 12 games to go. At the time, I was maybe just getting

going, the season was finished. For me, it was a disappointing -

personally, a disappointing three, four months. Hopefully we can put

that right this year. Will you keep on playing for Scotland? I hope so,

as long as the new manager picks me, whoever that is that is going to

come in in the next few months. Hopefully, I'll be selected because

I have quite a bit to offer the next Sunday night, back at our