:00:08. > :00:26.Good evening and welcome to Sportscene.
:00:27. > :00:56.Aberdeen are in front. Is that must for three points? I want to see
:00:57. > :01:01.Aberdeen do well. And go on to win the title.
:01:02. > :01:08.What a strike for Christie. We know we will get back to winning ways
:01:09. > :01:21.sometime soon. INAUDIBLE The sweet dream has turned into a
:01:22. > :01:24.nightmare for Aberdeen. Derek McGuinness's side face a harrowing
:01:25. > :01:30.date with Celtic, can they bring their title aspirations back from
:01:31. > :01:33.the brink? The champions of four points clear of Aberdeen, who
:01:34. > :01:38.haven't managed a win in their last five matches. Bad form in any
:01:39. > :01:58.standard. Ronny Deila brings back killing Tina
:01:59. > :02:08.and Rogic who made an impression in the League Cup. -- Paul Tierney. The
:02:09. > :02:18.same Aberdeen side that beat Celtic last month.
:02:19. > :02:26.Aberdeen without a league win for 11 years, in miserable record, 20
:02:27. > :02:32.straight defeats. Desperate to put that right. Griffiths twisting away
:02:33. > :02:40.from Logan. He is having a wonderful time of it, Griffiths. Ronny Deila
:02:41. > :02:52.was outspoken in his media conference. Blocked by Maclean, but
:02:53. > :03:00.was it blocked by a hand or arm? Celtic play on. Not too many appeals
:03:01. > :03:07.from the players. That is a sore one for Boyata. Considine clash. The
:03:08. > :03:14.referee has had to stop play, as you might expect. This was the alleged
:03:15. > :03:22.handball. Difficult for McLean to do anything about that. Shinnie so
:03:23. > :03:28.impressive in the Pittodrie meeting in September. McLean.
:03:29. > :03:39.He tees up plenty, he has teed up Rooney. That wasn't too far away
:03:40. > :03:48.from the Don's top scorer, great run from Rooney. Derek McGuinness's side
:03:49. > :03:55.have won here under his tutelage. In a Scottish cup tie a couple of
:03:56. > :04:03.seasons ago. It will break back to Johnny Hayes. Rooney. The striker
:04:04. > :04:10.knows exactly where in the box to be. What a blow for Aberdeen. Andrew
:04:11. > :04:14.Considine has not recovered from that clash with Boyata. He started
:04:15. > :04:20.the game well. He scored the late winner the last time the teams met.
:04:21. > :04:23.Paul Quinn replaces him. Reynolds in for Rooney. Offside. WHISTLE
:04:24. > :04:34.It won't count. Low complaints from the Aberdeen
:04:35. > :04:44.number nine. Nodded into his path by Reynolds. Adam Rooney is offside.
:04:45. > :04:49.Kieron Tierney to take. So good in the games against Dundee United and
:04:50. > :04:54.then Apache. Handball -- and then fell Apache.
:04:55. > :05:07.The players and fans were more vocal about that one. Rogic. Comments.
:05:08. > :05:12.Through for Griffiths. What a good save by Ward.
:05:13. > :05:20.Danny Ward bagged a point against Motherwell last week. Accession of
:05:21. > :05:23.late saves. That was as good as anything last week. He made himself
:05:24. > :05:35.big and denied Scotland's top scorer. Reynolds. That is loose.
:05:36. > :05:43.Bitton. He tried to find Rogic. Late on Bitton. Yellow for Shinnie, who
:05:44. > :05:51.is walking a title now. Poor challenge. -- walking a tightrope.
:05:52. > :06:02.Hayes. Lovely played by Johnny Hayes. Rooney. Back it comes to
:06:03. > :06:09.Shinnie. McLean. Shinnie lovely play. Hayes. Rooney!
:06:10. > :06:17.Adam Rooney would normally score. This is a wonderful cross from
:06:18. > :06:19.Johnny Hayes. Rooney is unlikely, but he will feel he should have
:06:20. > :06:35.scored. -- is one lucky. He might go himself. Corner. Celtic
:06:36. > :06:41.are piling on the corners, here. Not lacking in confidence, Tierney,
:06:42. > :06:53.that's for sure. As he weaved to the edge of the box. Commons. Boyata.
:06:54. > :06:56.McLean hit it off his own bar. The champions are cranking it up, they
:06:57. > :06:58.know they can go seven clear of Aberdeen with a win today. McLean
:06:59. > :07:05.dealt with it. Still, Celtic can't breach this
:07:06. > :07:16.organised Aberdeen rearguard. Derek McInnes will be happy with the
:07:17. > :07:22.way with what they have thrown at them, Celtic. Well over by
:07:23. > :07:25.Griffiths. On his weaker right foot.
:07:26. > :08:15.He feels he should have done better, a lot better.
:08:16. > :08:21.Griffiths. Trying to squeeze it through to Commons. That is a
:08:22. > :10:07.dreadful challenge by Taylor. through to Commons. That is a
:10:08. > :10:11.pick up your hat-trick. Danny Ward is, once again, preventing Aberdeen
:10:12. > :10:15.going down to a very heavy scoreline.
:10:16. > :10:27.Rogic. Lovely ball for Armstrong. Might have done better. Just on as a
:10:28. > :10:33.sub. Almost instant impact from Armstrong.
:10:34. > :10:42.Aberdeen heading for another game without a win, this would be six.
:10:43. > :10:50.Five of them defeats. Melting in the heat. Here is Armstrong. He gets it
:10:51. > :10:55.back from Commons. Another chance. APPLAUSE
:10:56. > :11:01.Good work between Armstrong and Commons.
:11:02. > :11:11.Great ball in and a great save from Gordon.
:11:12. > :11:23.Pieter Braun Pawlett is not on. -- Peter Pawlett. Denied by Gordon.
:11:24. > :11:33.Here is Griffiths. Floated over Taylor's head. Just
:11:34. > :11:34.passed by Commons and Armstrong wasn't far away from turning it home
:11:35. > :11:48.himself. Goodwillie taken down by Boyata,
:11:49. > :11:53.Aberdeen have a free kick. Not many positives for Derek McInnes to take
:11:54. > :11:57.today. Rooney's header goes in. There is a positive for Derek
:11:58. > :12:07.McInnes and Adam Rooney. A really good finish that the Celtic
:12:08. > :12:12.defence just stopped. This has come very late, mere consolation.
:12:13. > :12:19.It was a very good performance. Very tough to play so many games in nine
:12:20. > :12:26.days, 4 games in nine days is tough for everybody. But we have turned it
:12:27. > :12:30.around after a bad result. INAUDIBLE We have so much to play for, looking
:12:31. > :12:33.forward to a good day on Thursday as well.
:12:34. > :12:39.The first half we had brilliant attacks and good interchanging of
:12:40. > :12:43.play, to force the issue. We looked probably more threatening themselves
:12:44. > :12:49.at that stage. Goal disallowed, I haven't seen it again, in general it
:12:50. > :12:53.was 1-0 at half-time. It was harsh. Top of the league, seven points
:12:54. > :13:00.clear, you would expect to stay there? I would expect so. It is a
:13:01. > :13:05.big deficit. We need a big as Gap a possible. A huge win for Celtic. It
:13:06. > :13:12.leaves us asking the question, is that the title race dust and done --
:13:13. > :13:15.done and dusted? If it continues it will be difficult. If Celtic play
:13:16. > :13:22.like they did at the weekend, I don't think anyone can catch them.
:13:23. > :13:27.Old professional like yourself. Did you ever truly believe that we had a
:13:28. > :13:30.title race? If Aberdeen had continued their form with eight
:13:31. > :13:35.straight wins. We all knew it would be difficult for a team like
:13:36. > :13:39.Aberdeen, even to sustain a title challenge with Celtic having that
:13:40. > :13:42.budget we spoke about. With the players they have at their disposal.
:13:43. > :13:47.It was always going to be difficult but never say never. Got to get back
:13:48. > :13:50.to winning ways. Celtic stretching away, looking like they will
:13:51. > :13:56.struggle to lose games at all. It will be difficult for everybody but
:13:57. > :14:00.we knew that. 21st straight league defeat at Celtic Park for Aberdeen.
:14:01. > :14:04.But, could the game... How different could the game have been, had Adam
:14:05. > :14:10.Rooney taken one of his chances? He had good chances. He had one in
:14:11. > :14:15.particular, a fantastic ball in from Hayes. He doesn't catch it enough. I
:14:16. > :14:19.think he thinks he has scored. He will be kicking himself. Great
:14:20. > :14:24.movement. Fantastic. Two or three occasions like that. Griffiths had
:14:25. > :14:28.some. Celtic dominated possession. On the break, Aberdeen were
:14:29. > :14:33.dangerous. How good a chance was that? You are both strikers. I would
:14:34. > :14:38.love to be on the end of that. He should have scored. He would have
:14:39. > :14:43.wanted to score. Form plays such an important part. One man in amazing
:14:44. > :14:47.form is Leigh Griffiths, is he... Is there any debate, is he the best
:14:48. > :14:49.player in the league? He has proven he is the best striker in the
:14:50. > :15:26.league. N'Doye a bit of everything. Schools
:15:27. > :15:31.headers. He sees off other strikers that come to the club. You can see
:15:32. > :15:38.has his arm up, he really wanted in there. Fantastic. Midweek against
:15:39. > :15:44.Hearts, not having the greatest game, tries to take it on. Always
:15:45. > :15:51.this, I had him at Dundee. He will go past you, pace. Little nutmeg.
:15:52. > :15:57.Always have the composure to bend it away. Into the corners of the net. A
:15:58. > :16:06.player at the top of his game, confident. Best player in the league
:16:07. > :16:15.at the moment. In terms of Aberdeen's defence, not helped when
:16:16. > :16:20.they had to reshuffle? It was one of his first game is back, concussion.
:16:21. > :16:26.Set pieces, everything, important. Be glad. A bit more solidarity,
:16:27. > :16:31.playing left-back all season, when they were on their successful run.
:16:32. > :16:38.To have two reshuffle early. A big blow for them. Reynolds had to go
:16:39. > :16:44.and play at left-back. Becomes a lot more difficult for Aberdeen, who
:16:45. > :16:48.have been struggling for form. Derek McInnes is really good at getting
:16:49. > :16:56.his team setup to be to beat. They were a bit ragged yesterday. What is
:16:57. > :16:59.going through his mind? I'm sure Derek McInnes could not believe it.
:17:00. > :17:06.There anywhere I could describe it was mental. Stay up, plenty of
:17:07. > :17:11.cover, 3-2. Show Kris Commons out, you cannot do that. A Rush of blood
:17:12. > :17:19.to the head. He sees the ball, thinking I can do damage. Credit to
:17:20. > :17:35.Celtic. They played well. Scott, for you, is that a great goal? It is,
:17:36. > :17:45.Rogic put the bowling, had a great game. He gets a little shove,
:17:46. > :17:50.fantastic goal. Celtic do deserve credit, fantastic win. Ciaran
:17:51. > :17:54.Tinney, Man of the Match performance, how big a prospect is
:17:55. > :17:59.he? Fabulous, not great height, but his best asset is getting forward.
:18:00. > :18:06.Left-back, quick, determined, good little defender. You see how high up
:18:07. > :18:13.the Piti is. He says he modelled his game and Roberto Carlos? Looks like
:18:14. > :18:19.it. Awareness to pick out that pass. High up again, delivery. Great
:18:20. > :18:23.quality again. Nice to see a young Scottish player coming through at
:18:24. > :18:29.Celtic. Not easy, top-quality players there. To be getting a game,
:18:30. > :18:38.question is, can he play, Whee in, week out. Huge victory for Celtic.
:18:39. > :18:43.-- week in. Ronny Deila not happy with many things, he says he will be
:18:44. > :18:45.judged in Europe, massive match coming up. You will
:18:46. > :18:49.judged in Europe, massive match coming up. You will be watching. How
:18:50. > :18:54.important for Celtic to win that. Very much so if they want to stay in
:18:55. > :19:02.the Europa League. The way that handle the situation since the Kris
:19:03. > :19:05.Commons incident. With Nadir Ciftci, Izaguirre, people will say, is he
:19:06. > :19:10.losing the dressing room? Is everything OK? The best way to
:19:11. > :19:15.answer that, give Hearts did something, then Aberdeen. Two good
:19:16. > :19:21.results against second and third in the league. These situations arising
:19:22. > :19:24.all clubs. They are escalated because you are Celtic Football
:19:25. > :19:31.Club. Infighting, people voicing opinions. Everybody has an opinion?
:19:32. > :19:34.Of course. Winning games, certainly keeping critics away. Good win for
:19:35. > :19:36.Celtic. Plenty still to come on Sportscene
:19:37. > :19:39.tonight, here's what else we've got One of
:19:40. > :19:58.the surprise success stories of this season has been the Partick Thistle
:19:59. > :20:00.mascot Kingsley, who's been making And as it was Halloween, Connie
:20:01. > :20:24.McLaughlin went to Firhill to find It is Hallowe'en, the speediest day
:20:25. > :20:28.of the year. Where else would we be other than Scary Hill, the home of
:20:29. > :20:34.Partick Thistle. On the trail of the most terrifying creature in the
:20:35. > :20:44.SPFL. Easy as bad as everyone makes out? -- is ES bad. No, actually. As
:20:45. > :20:51.it turns out Kingsley is the most popular creature here. Incredible,
:20:52. > :20:59.the action he has had, calls from New York, all over the world, BBC
:21:00. > :21:05.World Service, talking to Argentina. Phenomenal, maximising exposure, on
:21:06. > :21:11.people's laptops. People who did not there Partick Thistle. It has given
:21:12. > :21:15.us an edge. We have done a lot of work rebranding the club. He
:21:16. > :21:20.certainly falls into that category, he has been good. From that
:21:21. > :21:25.perspective. Kingsley was not the only one in costume, as they faced
:21:26. > :21:34.the intimidating challenge of a Hearts side second in the table. The
:21:35. > :21:44.first half was fairly even, Stuart Branigan going close for the home
:21:45. > :21:51.side. They also threatened, a bowl dropping from a panicking corner,
:21:52. > :21:56.the effort blocked by Meguid. It was Hearts taking the lead in the 38th
:21:57. > :22:07.minute. Ryan Scully palmed away the shot. It was turned home. Sluggish
:22:08. > :22:14.reactions from the Partick defence. It was the seventh goal of his
:22:15. > :22:22.season. Hearts's from two combining for the second goal. Swivelling on
:22:23. > :22:29.the edge of the box, before taking it pass Kelly. Strong play from the
:22:30. > :22:36.big Swedish player. Sixth strike of the season for him. More Spanish
:22:37. > :22:44.wing play helped create the opportunity for Hearts' third.
:22:45. > :22:48.Drawing the foul to win the penalty. Nice footwork from the Belgian
:22:49. > :22:59.midfielder. A little target the shirt as well. Coolly slotted home
:23:00. > :23:05.for 3-0. Being three down at home already a terrifying prospect for
:23:06. > :23:18.Alan Archibald, it got even scarier in the 85th minute. Scully playing
:23:19. > :23:23.in praise of Thomas Cerny shown a straight red card. All three
:23:24. > :23:36.substitutes whereon the park. Costume change the Ryan Stevenson.
:23:37. > :23:42.He did get a hand on the spot kick from Sow, but the score was four -
:23:43. > :23:46.zero. We still want to play better football, create more opportunities.
:23:47. > :23:52.The second half was not acceptable, 3-0. We downed tools, that was the
:23:53. > :23:56.way felt. We should be angry, so should the fans. Hallowe'en horror
:23:57. > :24:02.show for Alan Archibald's side. Let's hope we have more luck
:24:03. > :24:10.tonight. Going trick or treating. You know any good jokes?
:24:11. > :24:17.I suppose it is the curse Kingsley striking for Partick Thistle on
:24:18. > :24:21.Hallowe'en. Hearts up to second place in the table. You have seen
:24:22. > :24:26.all the sides, do they have enough to finish in second? Absolutely.
:24:27. > :24:31.When they get in front, hard to peg back. Teams had opportunities
:24:32. > :24:45.against them, but good defensively, organised, solid. Good players, Sow
:24:46. > :24:52.and Juanma can hurt you. You were both potent strikers in your day,
:24:53. > :24:59.how impressed were you with this partnership? You are only as good
:25:00. > :25:04.Ayerza strikers. These two both have goals, they are dangerous. Sow is an
:25:05. > :25:10.awkward character, but he twists and turns, in the box. They are direct.
:25:11. > :25:17.Physical strength. They again to be a handful. Here we see it again, is
:25:18. > :25:22.it a red card? Possibly. He takes a penalty well. In terms of squad
:25:23. > :25:28.strength, more than a match for Aberdeen? I think so. You get to see
:25:29. > :25:33.a few ball, they had the bad patch after a good start. They went about
:25:34. > :25:39.their business quietly, now in second place, a bit more focus.
:25:40. > :25:44.Interesting to see how they react. Angry words from Alan Archibald,
:25:45. > :25:47.talking about them downing tools. It has been a good run for Partick
:25:48. > :25:51.Thistle of late? Good win at St Johnstone, my son was at the game,
:25:52. > :25:57.he said they were good in the first half. They said it yesterday. They
:25:58. > :26:00.have to take chances when they come their way, otherwise they will
:26:01. > :26:02.suffer. They suffered yesterday in the second half.
:26:03. > :26:05.We've been back through the archives for a Halloween memory
:26:06. > :26:22.Would the visit of Partick Thistle be a trick or a treat for Rangers?
:26:23. > :26:39.Stocks that time, but marginal free kick. McDonald. Here it is. Clark.
:26:40. > :26:43.1-04 Thistle after 29 minutes. -- 1-0 four Thistle. There is a
:26:44. > :26:54.deflection, it is there. 2-0. And we'll see if it's
:26:55. > :26:56.a different story for Rangers in But now time to see how Motherwell
:26:57. > :27:15.fared away to Kilmarnock, Hamilton We start with a ghoulish moment for
:27:16. > :27:20.Inverness. David Raven with the Challenger and Greg Stewart. Penalty
:27:21. > :27:29.kick. Not only that. Red card the Caledonian Thistle ). -- rightback.
:27:30. > :27:38.He had got a tow to the ball. Had he taken the player first? Spot kick,
:27:39. > :27:45.Lloyd converting. That was not it for penalty controversy. Ball into
:27:46. > :27:52.the box. Down he went. Nothing given. Down went Christie, this time
:27:53. > :27:58.the referee blowing. Paul Hartley, the Dundee manager claimed the
:27:59. > :28:09.referee had been conned into the decision. Greg Tansey made it 1-1.
:28:10. > :28:21.As fate would have it, Mark McGhee's last match five years ago
:28:22. > :28:25.was against Kilmarnock. This late strike enough to take all three
:28:26. > :28:36.points. Giving Nicky his first win back at the club. -- giving Mark
:28:37. > :28:40.McGhee. After weathering some early Hamilton
:28:41. > :28:45.dominance, St Johnstone took the lead, Brian Easton with the cross,
:28:46. > :28:50.Graham Cummins with a header. That came just before half-time. Just
:28:51. > :28:56.after half-time, he would get a chance to double the tally. Failing
:28:57. > :29:00.to clear the lines. St Johnstone coming out all guns blazing. Great
:29:01. > :29:08.skill from Michael O'Halloran. McGovern with the save. There was
:29:09. > :29:12.Graham Cummins alive to make it 2-0. It was now all St Johnstone, when
:29:13. > :29:18.McGovern spilled a high ball under pressure. There was David
:29:19. > :29:24.Wotherspoon, who calmly converted to make it three. Michael O'Halloran
:29:25. > :29:29.has been aiding rave reviews of late, easy to see why as this
:29:30. > :29:35.powerful shot but St Johnstone into a four goal lead. Just enough time
:29:36. > :29:48.to claim the consolation. Jesus Garcia Tena. And afterwards he had
:29:49. > :29:56.the chance to make it two from the spot. Not enough, as St Johnstone
:29:57. > :30:01.made it two the truck. How much of a difference is Mark McGhee making?
:30:02. > :30:05.Certainly making an impression on the team, week to week, getting
:30:06. > :30:10.better. Great to see. Certainly bringing a discipline to the squad.
:30:11. > :30:15.A shake, when we have not got the ball. We are beginning to be a lot
:30:16. > :30:21.harder to beat. Sometimes we will look upon as being too open. Nice to
:30:22. > :30:26.get that. Get the confidence growing and build on it.
:30:27. > :30:31.Weekly dose of refereeing controversy. What did you make of
:30:32. > :30:44.the decisions? When you see it behind the goal, UC
:30:45. > :30:50.Loy leaning in, but probably a penalty -- you can see. What about
:30:51. > :30:52.this, was it a penalty? The first incident is more than the second
:30:53. > :30:55.one. It is a bit clumsy. He doesn't take any of the ball. I
:30:56. > :31:06.don't think Holt even moves his leg. I don't understand why he is
:31:07. > :31:10.annoyed. You have to give St Johnstone credit. I was at that
:31:11. > :31:16.match yesterday. It was fantastic, 4-0 up. Tommy Right has such a
:31:17. > :31:21.strong looking squad. Goals in abundance. Coming from everywhere.
:31:22. > :31:24.Cummins popping up. John Sutton can't get a sniff, he is on the
:31:25. > :31:28.bench and has scored loads of goals for Motherwell in the last couple of
:31:29. > :31:31.years and can't get a game, it shows you the strength and depth. O'Hara
:31:32. > :31:36.and has been fantastic and proven again. Tommy was raving about
:31:37. > :31:39.Michael O'Halloran in the week and if it wasn't fully Griffiths, could
:31:40. > :31:45.he have a case for being the best player in the league at the moment?
:31:46. > :31:49.He is certainly a danger. I don't like him when he plays against us.
:31:50. > :31:52.He is direct and quick. St Johnstone could be having a quiet game and not
:31:53. > :31:56.looking like hurting you and suddenly this guy gets the ball,
:31:57. > :32:03.Michael O'Halloran will go at you with pace. He is positive he
:32:04. > :32:07.penetrates you. Good strikes on goal. As we saw with Hamilton. A bit
:32:08. > :32:09.like Griffiths. To Tannadice next
:32:10. > :32:11.and a first home match in charge Last weekend he tore into
:32:12. > :32:15.his players after their hammering Would he get the response he wanted
:32:16. > :32:19.against Billy Dodd's Ross County? Sean Dillon picks out Mckay
:32:20. > :35:44.Rob Maclean has the answer. Fraser. Headed away stretched to
:35:45. > :35:49.Foster. Woods. Great hit. Just a fraction away from that top corner.
:35:50. > :36:07.There is Boyce. Disappointed with the header. Unmarked in the middle.
:36:08. > :36:17.Ross County's top goal-scorer should have done better.
:36:18. > :36:24.He has hauled down by Aidan Connelly. He may have dropped the
:36:25. > :36:30.card but it was yellow for the Dundee United substitute.
:36:31. > :36:34.Whistles from the Dundee United fans. The final whistle can't come
:36:35. > :36:45.quick enough. Michael Bardeen. Threatening and he is hacked down by
:36:46. > :36:50.Connelly. He is not long on, the 20-year-old Aidan Connelly. Two
:36:51. > :36:52.yellow cards add up to red card. They are down to ten men in stoppage
:36:53. > :36:56.time. This must be the last chance of the
:36:57. > :37:07.match. Tipped over by Szromnik. Dundee
:37:08. > :37:08.United can celebrate a win, it hasn't happened too often this
:37:09. > :37:16.season. We knew Ross County would give us a
:37:17. > :37:21.good test and they did. We more than matched that. The boys were
:37:22. > :37:24.aggressive. They were ready for the second ball and longer balls that
:37:25. > :37:29.Ross County play so well. Their strikers movement was nullified
:37:30. > :37:35.quite well. Even then, they showed the dangerous team they can be. We
:37:36. > :37:41.are disappointed. We felt a point was the least we deserved. We have
:37:42. > :37:47.got to grin and bear it. Get ready for Celtic on Sunday. We all heard
:37:48. > :37:51.strong words from Mixu Paatelainen accusing his players being a soft
:37:52. > :37:55.touch. They got the victory over yourselves yesterday. He obviously
:37:56. > :37:59.got a reaction from his players. He certainly did. You could see they
:38:00. > :38:02.were lacking a bit of confidence, Dundee United but they gave their
:38:03. > :38:07.manager everything. Whatever he said, they got a response, they were
:38:08. > :38:11.determined. They showed aggression. They were probably the better team
:38:12. > :38:17.in the first half but in the second half, we had them backend back a
:38:18. > :38:22.bit. It was a nothing penalty. -- pinned them back. Priceless three
:38:23. > :38:28.points. Let's get the penalty, was it a penalty? The referee wasn't
:38:29. > :38:34.convincing. He had a good game yesterday. Matt Woods... He just
:38:35. > :38:39.stops. It is the momentum that takes Fraser into him. Good play from
:38:40. > :38:45.Fraser. He just moves the ball. Woods just stops. Taking it. We were
:38:46. > :38:49.hoping it was outside but it was just in. Moves united to within two
:38:50. > :38:54.of Partick Thistle. Massive victory and his first victory for Mixu
:38:55. > :38:58.Paatelainen, a massive victory. A big lift for him and the club. Only
:38:59. > :39:03.two points away from Partick Thistle. For all the doom and gloom
:39:04. > :39:07.around the club, they are within touching distance once again to
:39:08. > :39:13.people above them. They will try and build on that. How is the feeling at
:39:14. > :39:17.Ross County? Going well, fifth place, 18 points, Celtic, next
:39:18. > :39:22.weekend on Sunday. Hard one of games. We have left a few points
:39:23. > :39:27.behind. Some teams will say that. Missed opportunities like yesterday.
:39:28. > :39:31.If you have said to me, would I love 21 points and semifinal cup
:39:32. > :39:36.competition? We have 18, sitting fifth, we are always being greedy.
:39:37. > :39:40.Let's get greedy. If there will be no race for the top spot in the
:39:41. > :39:47.league, what about the race for the second-place? Aberdeen, Hart, say --
:39:48. > :39:52.St Johnstone, yourselves? We would need a good run. Like last season.
:39:53. > :39:57.Aberdeen, hearts, Dundee United, Celtic, Inverness. No disrespect to
:39:58. > :40:01.them, but teams will be looking at us, capable of taking points off us
:40:02. > :40:05.but we are looking at getting a good all in playing those teams.
:40:06. > :40:13.Motherwell in the mix? Time will tell. A long way to go. There is,
:40:14. > :40:14.and consistency from any club in the league, it is that even between
:40:15. > :40:24.certain clubs. Any game can go any given way on its
:40:25. > :40:25.day. If you can just build the Menton and get consistency, you will
:40:26. > :40:27.be right up there. So that's how the table looks
:40:28. > :40:30.on the first day of November. Celtic six ahead of Hearts who move
:40:31. > :40:33.ahead of Aberdeen into second. St Johnstone make a big jump
:40:34. > :40:35.into fouth place, that big win for Dundee United brings them right
:40:36. > :40:43.back into contention at the bottom. To the Championship now and
:40:44. > :40:45.there's only one place to start. Rangers took
:40:46. > :40:47.their perfect record to Easter Road, Hibs knew it could be win or bust in
:40:48. > :40:50.the race for automatic promotion. Rob Maclean is
:40:51. > :41:05.your match commentator. COMMENTATOR: One change for Hibs in
:41:06. > :41:10.their biggest game of the season so far. Liam Fontaine left out. Manager
:41:11. > :41:18.Alan Stubbs includes the midfielder instead. Danny Wilson returning.
:41:19. > :41:19.Nicky Clarke starts and the two shopping out including Kenny
:41:20. > :41:23.Miller. A popular phrase this season.
:41:24. > :41:43.Clark's stepped over. Halt halt. Screams for a penalty. Holt Again.
:41:44. > :41:50.Free kick given but no penalty for this.
:41:51. > :41:58.The ball is hustled out of play by the Rangers captain, Lee Wallace.
:41:59. > :42:04.Jason Cummings gets himself away from Danny Wilson. That is right out
:42:05. > :42:09.of the top drawer from Hibs. Top goal-scorer strikes again. An
:42:10. > :42:18.unstoppable. Got a half yard away from Wilson and
:42:19. > :42:23.then got the shot past Foderingham. One -02 Hibs, it is a dream start
:42:24. > :42:37.with the home team ahead inside 11 minutes -- 1-0, to. Wallace powering
:42:38. > :42:43.forward. Clark. Great touch from the Hibs goalkeeper. It was a big chance
:42:44. > :42:56.to get his goals into double figures. The nearest attaches from
:42:57. > :43:03.the goalkeeper but so important. Why and Tavernier so many goals between
:43:04. > :43:06.them, those two. Wallace. Deflected. All square. Two minutes into the
:43:07. > :43:18.second half. A big touch off the former Rangers
:43:19. > :43:22.player, Darren McGregor. The keeper had no chance. It was heading wide
:43:23. > :43:27.from Wallace. It needed the deflection.
:43:28. > :43:40.One against two. Tavernier Came out on top. Neat little flick. Wallace!
:43:41. > :43:47.Deflected and onto the crossbar. What an escape for Hibs, great
:43:48. > :43:53.goalkeeping again. What an important touch this is from McGregor.
:43:54. > :44:07.Flicking the goal bound effort from Wallace. Away from Kiernan.
:44:08. > :44:13.Cummings. Can he score again. Wallace, to get that away. I am not
:44:14. > :44:19.sure Foderingham knew too much about this. As Cummings slipped away from
:44:20. > :44:27.Kiernan. Big opportunity. It smacked the goalkeeper in the face.
:44:28. > :44:32.Halliday. Curling effort off the base of the post. So close to 2-1,
:44:33. > :44:48.Rangers. Really good effort. Andy Halliday. That has gone wide.
:44:49. > :44:50.This was considerably closer from the on loan Tottenham player.
:44:51. > :45:11.Deflected. Back off the post. The free kick is on target. It had
:45:12. > :45:26.to be touched over the top by Foderingham, a save you expected him
:45:27. > :45:35.to make. McGinn, that can be a massive goal for Hibernian. Escaping
:45:36. > :45:48.the clutches of Tavernier, he makes it 2-1. Tavernier, Waghorn.
:45:49. > :45:56.Rangers' top goal-scorer disappointed he missed the target by
:45:57. > :46:03.a long way. In goes Frazier, Rangers do not like the challenge. There is
:46:04. > :46:12.a pushing match going on, Martin Waghorn, Dominic Ball getting
:46:13. > :46:24.involved. After that challenge went down badly. John Beaton with a big
:46:25. > :46:28.job is and is. I wanted estimate a statement we were in there, chasing
:46:29. > :46:33.Rangers as much as we can. The biggest thing, they have had an
:46:34. > :46:37.unbelievable start, you have to recognise that. For that
:46:38. > :46:42.unbelievable start, we only five points behind, telling us how good
:46:43. > :46:47.we have been. Never one to get beaten, we learn from that, it hurts
:46:48. > :46:52.to lose. If you have a bad performance, you deserve it. We
:46:53. > :47:00.deserved it. Hopefully next week we can play better. Great game, keeping
:47:01. > :47:02.the Championship very much alive. Hibernian five points behind
:47:03. > :47:10.Rangers. Good showing from both sides. Were Hibernian deserved
:47:11. > :47:20.winners? I had to say, excellent game. Both teams went at it. Hibs
:47:21. > :47:27.got their goal, Rangers got one back. Once Hibs got the second, they
:47:28. > :47:32.saw the game out. Lots of chances, action, magnificent. Great strike
:47:33. > :47:37.from Jason Cummings, is he the new Leigh Griffiths? The Hibs fans will
:47:38. > :47:43.be hoping so. A real thorn in Rangers side. He has scored five or
:47:44. > :47:48.six goals against them. Could not have caught that any sweeter. Alan
:47:49. > :47:51.Stubbs' post match interview, he says he is improving all the time,
:47:52. > :47:57.the all-round game getting better and better. Interest from clubs down
:47:58. > :48:03.now. Interesting to see if they can keep him. A bit like Leigh
:48:04. > :48:07.Griffiths' progress. Rangers chopping points for the first time.
:48:08. > :48:12.The manager changing tactics lately. How did that work. They lost a
:48:13. > :48:20.bitter height at set pieces. The three centre halves. They said they
:48:21. > :48:32.were going to play Ball as a centre fielder. Tavernier was in there.
:48:33. > :48:39.They take one of the centre halves off Emma they lose a bit of hype.
:48:40. > :48:45.3-2, then they start getting 2-2, foot races. Excellent chance to make
:48:46. > :48:51.it 2-1. There is the height difference again, Tavernier marking
:48:52. > :48:56.him. Wilson was off, suddenly one short. It proved costly. Positive
:48:57. > :49:03.substitute. He tried to win the game. In terms of the goalkeeper, a
:49:04. > :49:09.mistake? He gets caught underneath it. The pace of the board does him.
:49:10. > :49:17.Lovely ball in, from McGinn, he deserved Man of the Match. If Adam
:49:18. > :49:21.Rooney scores of chances, different game, this penalty shout early on.
:49:22. > :49:27.What was your view? Should it have been a penalty? In my eyes, definite
:49:28. > :49:34.penalty. Only have to look at Stevenson's reaction. The hands go
:49:35. > :49:40.up, saying sorry. Yes, for me. Should this one have been a red
:49:41. > :49:46.card? Interesting tackle. Two feet. Right off the ground. No booking.
:49:47. > :49:51.Not really in control. What has saved him, he got the ball, not the
:49:52. > :49:57.man. If he gets anything of the man, borderline red card. He was going to
:49:58. > :50:03.win this Championship? A bit like the SPL. You have Rangers, what they
:50:04. > :50:09.have at their disposal, the budget. Size of the squad. Hibs, big club,
:50:10. > :50:14.good players. I like their consistency. You would have to say
:50:15. > :50:17.Rangers will probably go and win the title. Would you be surprised if
:50:18. > :50:20.Hibs came up in the play-off? Falkirk, were in action yesterday
:50:21. > :50:23.knowing a win over St Mirren could Connie McLaughlin has the story
:50:24. > :50:39.of the game. Falkirk have had the best start to
:50:40. > :50:45.the season since 2004. They wanted that to continue against America's a
:50:46. > :50:59.close range effort against Lingfield. The on form striker John
:51:00. > :51:03.Baird added a second. Into the second half, the Saints almost
:51:04. > :51:12.replied. Long-range effort from Stevie Mallon not quite on target.
:51:13. > :51:20.Things were getting better, Jack Baird sent off for this. Look like
:51:21. > :51:28.handball, denying a clear goal-scoring opportunity. Denver
:51:29. > :51:35.highlight of the match if you were Falkirk fan. Securing all three
:51:36. > :51:41.points Falkirk. St Mirren's horror show you the day ended even worse.
:51:42. > :51:48.Another red card, this time Craig Reid, the referee with no choice but
:51:49. > :51:56.to send him off. Not a great day for St Mirren, ending the match with
:51:57. > :52:02.nine men. The Championship table looking very interesting. After that
:52:03. > :52:06.fantastic victory, Falkirk up to 23 points. St Mirren, joint second
:52:07. > :52:16.bottom alongside Livingston and Dumbarton. Scott McDonald, do
:52:17. > :52:21.Falkirk have a chance of finishing second? Will they have to be content
:52:22. > :52:24.with a place in the play-offs? They will have to continue the form they
:52:25. > :52:28.will have to continue the form there shivering they got beat by Hibs last
:52:29. > :52:34.week, a bit of a dent to those aspirations. They will be on the
:52:35. > :52:39.coat-tails of Hibs, for the duration of the season. Interestingly looking
:52:40. > :52:44.at St Mirren, 11 point gap for the play-offs. Slowly getting bigger and
:52:45. > :52:50.bigger. Not getting all to well in Paisley. Massive game next weekend
:52:51. > :52:54.St Mirren at home to Hibs. They will want to follow up with a victory
:52:55. > :52:59.after that win against Rangers. How worrying for St Mirren, they would
:53:00. > :53:03.expect to be higher up the table? I spoke to the manager, he said they
:53:04. > :53:09.have a two year plan to get back to the SPL. They are a bit off the
:53:10. > :53:14.pace. They need a couple of wins to get confidence. They have made some
:53:15. > :53:19.good signings, good players, but winning a couple, you get the
:53:20. > :53:23.confidence back. Going to be a very competitive division, that is for
:53:24. > :53:25.sure. My thanks to Billy Dodds and Scott McDonald.
:53:26. > :53:28.The countdown to Christmas has begun.
:53:29. > :53:37.From all of us, until next weekend - goodnight.
:53:38. > :54:12.What the actual... Who do you think you are?!