:00:22. > :00:27.One-hour of Scottish Cup football coming you're way. You will see how
:00:27. > :00:31.the last three places were taken in the quarter-finals. We will see how
:00:31. > :00:41.the last five teams made it through and made it one step closer to hand
:00:41. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:19.That was a second goal for Paul Heffernan. Hampden Park is in their
:01:19. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:27.side. Am -- sights. Highly is on the way, then commander best of
:01:27. > :01:32.Saturday's action, news of the quarter-final tour and goals from
:01:33. > :01:37.the one and only SPL game played this weekend, as well. Joining Pat
:01:37. > :01:42.Nevin is Jackie McNamara, whose managerial reign at Dundee United
:01:42. > :01:47.got off to a sensational start. Let's start at Easter Road, and it
:01:47. > :01:57.all-SPL meeting of heads and Aberdeen. Commentary from Paul
:01:57. > :02:07.
:02:07. > :02:12.final when they met Aberdeen at Hampden. Some believe that 2013
:02:12. > :02:18.might yet prove lucky for the men from lead. Four changes to the Hibs
:02:18. > :02:28.side that lost to Ross County. Danny handling and Scott Robinson
:02:28. > :02:33.
:02:33. > :02:37.his own. Aberdeen lost 2 st Johnstone in midweek. Three changes
:02:37. > :02:47.and a slightly newer Luke Young with Scott Vernon and Josh Magennis
:02:47. > :03:07.
:03:07. > :03:14.dropping onto the bench. Craig comes to sporting who do, Hibs'
:03:14. > :03:19.quest to restore the Scottish Cup to Leith Bees even the Chicago Cubs
:03:19. > :03:29.not winning the World Series for 104 years, the longest drought in
:03:29. > :03:45.
:03:45. > :03:55.right side. He decided to go for it, immediately. The ball came back to
:03:55. > :04:06.
:04:06. > :04:11.straight into Russell Anderson. Ryan McGivern coming through. The
:04:11. > :04:21.referee allowing play to continue. No advantage accrued, therefore
:04:21. > :04:37.
:04:37. > :04:44.fell kindly to the on-loan full- back, Ryan McGivern. Another decent
:04:44. > :04:50.ball in from Leigh Griffiths. Robertson not sure where it had
:04:50. > :04:55.gone. The referee decides that's it. The half-time whistle goes. Both
:04:55. > :05:00.sets of players have fought hard for the cause, but chances have
:05:00. > :05:08.been hard to come by. Hopefully there will be more in the second
:05:08. > :05:18.half. At half-time, Hibs 0, Aberdeen 0. They cannot be faulted
:05:18. > :05:26.
:05:26. > :05:36.for effort in the first half, but in midweek. They have not lost
:05:36. > :05:47.
:05:47. > :05:57.back-to-back matches all season. Hughes. -- passback. Gavin Rae,
:05:57. > :06:04.
:06:04. > :06:12.getting into a little bit of and Jamie Langfield at last called
:06:12. > :06:18.into action to turn the ball away. Corner kick. Jamie Langfield, out
:06:18. > :06:23.to have a word with the referee. It was Jamie Langfield being
:06:24. > :06:33.distracted in the previous effort, there was a laser pen being Shaun
:06:34. > :06:35.
:06:35. > :06:45.in his direction. -- shone. Almost an own goal. It was Clark Robertson
:06:45. > :06:47.
:06:47. > :06:57.who put it towards his own net. Aberdeen survivor scare. -- survive
:06:57. > :07:04.
:07:04. > :07:10.a scare. Robinson, almost putting play. Almost a moment of madness
:07:10. > :07:15.for Aberdeen. Johnny Hayes, heading it off the line. The police have
:07:15. > :07:24.been made aware. They have been made aware of the section, but it
:07:24. > :07:29.is like trying to find a laser pen in a haystack. Gary Deegan opens up
:07:29. > :07:39.with the shot, he hits it superbly well, and he scores for the first
:07:39. > :07:40.
:07:40. > :07:50.time for her Ghanaian. And Hibs are ahead at Easter Road -- for
:07:50. > :07:52.
:07:52. > :07:58.Hibernian. Gary Deegan has had his ups and downs. He scores of an
:07:58. > :08:02.absolute screener. Aberdeen Sat off him, and he gave that a terrific
:08:02. > :08:09.hit. Jamie Langfield could do nothing about it. It ended up in
:08:09. > :08:19.the back of the net. It is game on at Easter Road. Great strike from
:08:19. > :08:20.
:08:20. > :08:30.Gary Deegan. He had a broken jaw, everyone in the season. -- earlier
:08:30. > :08:34.
:08:34. > :08:44.on. He said that it taught him the value of good suit! -- soup. It
:08:44. > :09:02.
:09:02. > :09:12.breaks off to Ryan McGivern, and going to be denied by the offside
:09:12. > :09:27.
:09:27. > :09:37.late on the Isle McGinn. The ball was a way, so James McPake, yellow-
:09:37. > :09:44.
:09:44. > :09:54.dispossess at times. Leigh Griffiths, acrobatic, on target, to
:09:54. > :10:04.close to Jamie Langfield. -- too close. That is going to be a free
:10:04. > :10:10.
:10:10. > :10:20.kick. Peter Pawlett cutting inside Griffiths. This is what he is
:10:20. > :10:32.
:10:32. > :10:37.Aberdeen have it again. Russell Anderson! Ben Williams called into
:10:37. > :10:42.the match for almost the first time with a touch over the top. Russell
:10:42. > :10:51.Anderson has 19 goals in his Aberdeen career, looking for number
:10:51. > :10:56.20, and forcing a good save from Ben Williams. It came for Anderson,
:10:56. > :11:04.and Scott Vernon, his first touch headed away by the goalkeeper, got
:11:04. > :11:09.rid of it. And the goalkeeper got his hands up, and Scott Vernon,
:11:09. > :11:14.almost with an immediate impact. The ball played in, the goalkeeper
:11:14. > :11:21.decided to backtrack, a good decision. Scott Vernon's header was
:11:21. > :11:31.a good one. Do you comes Johnny Hayes. Scott Vernon is there, too.
:11:31. > :11:48.
:11:48. > :11:52.He takes that touch, he might have and a chance for Niall McGinn.
:11:52. > :11:57.Almost three chances for Aberdeen. Peter Pawlett has made the
:11:57. > :12:03.difference. Drifting past Alan Maybury, getting the shot away, he
:12:03. > :12:13.could not get there, and Aberdeen come close again, but Ben Williams
:12:13. > :12:28.
:12:28. > :12:31.him, penalty!" the referee is pointing at the spot. He cuts
:12:31. > :12:36.inside, but he was bumped away from the ball and the referee said,
:12:36. > :12:41.penalty. Ben Williams save one against Aberdeen last weekend. He
:12:42. > :12:48.has a job to do again. Scott Vernon has scored a penalty against Hibs
:12:48. > :12:58.before, he steps up, and doesn't scored! Ben Williams is the he will
:12:58. > :12:59.
:12:59. > :13:06.again, for Reds. -- hero for Hibs. Mrs a glorious chance for avoiding
:13:06. > :13:11.to get level. He hit it with power, but good fortune and sunshine on
:13:11. > :13:21.leaf fell on the Hibs goalkeeper, and he grabbed it, either of Scott
:13:21. > :13:25.
:13:25. > :13:31.Vernon. -- on Leith. Denied again, by Ben Williams. It was a chance
:13:31. > :13:41.Aberdeen were expecting to get. Their play has merited it. Great
:13:41. > :13:43.
:13:43. > :13:46.play, in the end, from the goalkeeper. Aberdeen, today in 2013
:13:46. > :13:52.are out of the William Hill Scottish Cup, defeated by a goal
:13:52. > :13:57.from Gary Deegan after 49 minutes. He is the hero this afternoon. Ben
:13:57. > :14:04.Williams the Hero for heads in terms of keeping Scott Vernon's
:14:04. > :14:14.penalty at bay. It was a day for Gary Deegan, and were Hibs, to go
:14:14. > :14:16.
:14:16. > :14:22.through to the quarter-final of the brought the game to life with that
:14:22. > :14:28.strike at the start of the second. Yes, we settled down, at half-time
:14:28. > :14:32.the gaffer had a few goals with us. And what a goal it was. -- a few
:14:32. > :14:40.words with us. You said a penalty last week and you have done another
:14:40. > :14:44.one this week. During the week they said, what is the secret? It is a
:14:44. > :14:53.bit of hard work and a bit of research, and guessing the right
:14:53. > :14:57.way. It was probably fairly cagey. The last two weeks in a row, we
:14:57. > :15:02.have missed a penalty against Hibs. If we have scored last week we
:15:02. > :15:06.would have been above them in the leak, and if we have scored the day
:15:06. > :15:10.we would still be in the cup. So two penalty misses in two weeks and
:15:10. > :15:16.a lot of chances missed towards the end of that game, we did nowhere
:15:16. > :15:21.near enough to still be in the cup. It is a tricky tie purpose. We
:15:21. > :15:25.would like to be at home. We would have to play very well. We need to
:15:25. > :15:35.focus on that, and get back to winning ways before that in the
:15:35. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:48.league. They have got some tough You look at Hibernian sometimes and
:15:48. > :15:53.you think they got very lucky this year. I know their fans don't think
:15:53. > :15:59.about it, they think just get on and enjoy it if you get through.
:15:59. > :16:07.The you had a brief spell with them, Jackie. It was pretty painful for
:16:07. > :16:13.the fans today, wasn't it? Yes, they're a great the way crowd. I
:16:14. > :16:18.thought they were a bit unfortunate not to still be in the draw. They
:16:18. > :16:28.deserved at least a draw today with the chances they created. It looked
:16:28. > :16:34.
:16:34. > :16:40.a bit like the late head tennis ball at any point? And you can't
:16:41. > :16:47.believe this is happening. In fact this summed up the first half.
:16:47. > :16:52.There was no football played at all. Dreadful from both sides, but
:16:52. > :16:59.Aberdeen tried to get it down a couple of times. It was slightly
:16:59. > :17:05.better than the second half. don't think scoring goals is Gary
:17:05. > :17:11.Deegan's specialist subject, so if you do score them, make them
:17:11. > :17:16.special, and this was special. if the keeper had been a couple of
:17:16. > :17:24.yards back, I don't know if he would have got it. I doubt it. It
:17:24. > :17:30.was a great strike. I think it was the classic - the game needed a
:17:30. > :17:33.goal and this was a belter. It was interesting the manager said I have
:17:33. > :17:40.known Gary it's an awful long time and I have never seen him do that
:17:40. > :17:45.there. It was painful for Aberdeen because very few shots on target
:17:45. > :17:51.today. They got the one when it counted. This was painful for
:17:51. > :17:58.Aberdeen because they would have had another penalty but for an
:17:58. > :18:06.offside Duchy flag. A bad tackle, the trailing leg. How the assistant
:18:06. > :18:16.can't see that was onside. I think he was playing the right back and
:18:16. > :18:22.the left-back, but I think there was a bad chance. You can see it
:18:22. > :18:25.was quite a nasty one. A at that point in time they were completely
:18:25. > :18:30.taking over the game at Aberdeen and you thought it was a matter of
:18:30. > :18:35.time. Ben Williams had a string of good saves, although Aberdeen will
:18:35. > :18:40.look back and think they should have done better with some of these.
:18:40. > :18:48.Yes, a lot of them were quite close to his body, one as you would
:18:48. > :18:57.expect him to save. This one comes through a few bodies. The you're
:18:57. > :19:03.staying is it is not always saving it, it is getting into the perfect
:19:03. > :19:07.position. Yes, good reactions. work on that, you constantly see
:19:07. > :19:13.them doing that and you wonder what they are doing but he will be
:19:13. > :19:19.delighted with that. Rightly so, he was man of the match. This is a
:19:19. > :19:29.penalty that was given - any doubt about the award? A didn't think it
:19:29. > :19:30.
:19:30. > :19:36.was a penalty from this angle. referee is in the perfect position.
:19:36. > :19:43.Did you say the referee was perfect? In the perfect position!
:19:43. > :19:49.It is not the worst penalty, is it? No, it is not right in the corner,
:19:50. > :19:55.but the keeper goes down. There is enough pace to go in. Hong his back
:19:55. > :20:05.foot again, he gets a bit lucky it has to be said, but when it is
:20:05. > :20:07.
:20:07. > :20:13.going for you it is going for you. If a touch of deja-vu for Aberdeen.
:20:13. > :20:17.Yes, you feel for Craig Brown, he was devastated. The conceit it is
:20:17. > :20:21.really affecting him, especially the chances they are creating as
:20:21. > :20:28.well. Where don't think that is a coincidence with Ben Williams
:20:28. > :20:31.because he has been beaten by it only one in six this season.
:20:31. > :20:36.goalkeeper's growing confidence and they physically look bigger when
:20:37. > :20:44.they are saving them. When they get a name for saving penalty kicks, it
:20:44. > :20:49.must affect the players. another save from Ben Williams,
:20:49. > :20:56.this one was in stoppage time. He was trying to steal this down
:20:56. > :21:03.rather than up. You can see the space on the far side to slot it,
:21:03. > :21:11.but he went for power. They don't often ill kit, the goalkeepers, but
:21:11. > :21:19.rightly so - he was the man of the match. Hibbs into the quarter-
:21:19. > :21:23.finals. Having started the season so well, they have fallen away.
:21:23. > :21:30.Griffiths has no support at all. 30 yards between him and the rest of
:21:30. > :21:35.the team most of the time. That is fine, but to get into the top six
:21:35. > :21:41.you need attack. Today's meeting between Dundee and
:21:41. > :21:51.Morton was intriguing. Here is how that one went with Jonathan
:21:51. > :21:51.
:21:51. > :21:57.Sutherland. After struggling with the SPL, some welcome respite for
:21:57. > :22:03.Dundee courtesy of the Scottish Cup. Colin Nish with the Knockdown and
:22:04. > :22:08.Jim McAlister was on it in a flash, firing home to put Dundee 1-0 in
:22:08. > :22:15.front. Just two minutes after that, the First Division leaders were
:22:15. > :22:23.level. Scott target with the ball into the box and Michael Tidser
:22:23. > :22:30.with the goal. Just one place separating these sides in terms of
:22:30. > :22:38.league placings, nothing separating them at half-time. Come the second
:22:38. > :22:46.half, a chasm would appear. The header from Louis Toshney putting
:22:46. > :22:51.Dundee into a 2-1 lead. And from here, Dundee were on cruise control.
:22:51. > :22:58.The ball would find its way to Nicky Riley, his cross and the ball
:22:58. > :23:02.bouncing off the head of Colin Nish and into the net to make it 3-1.
:23:02. > :23:10.Not the most elegant goal Colin Nish will ever score, but effective
:23:10. > :23:20.none the less. Three minutes after that, it was 4-1, falling to John
:23:20. > :23:25.
:23:25. > :23:35.Douglas has been a busy man this season, and more often than not an
:23:35. > :23:36.
:23:36. > :23:41.impressive figure between the sticks. More of decent saves today.
:23:41. > :23:51.With eight minutes to go, Declan Gallagher gave the home fans cause
:23:51. > :23:54.
:23:54. > :23:59.to cheer once more. Young defender with his first goal of the season.
:23:59. > :24:05.As for Morton, the case of regrouping and refocusing on the
:24:05. > :24:15.not insignificant task of taking top spot in the First Division. The
:24:15. > :24:15.
:24:15. > :24:22.men from Greenock kept going to the end, searching for another goal.
:24:22. > :24:32.Right at the death, it could have been 6-1. Great tenacious play from
:24:32. > :24:36.
:24:36. > :24:42.Nicky Riley on the right wing, leading to some knockabout fun in
:24:42. > :24:48.the penalty area. These attempts were blocked on the line, but now
:24:48. > :24:54.no doubts over the result. For we have had a hard time of late but I
:24:54. > :25:02.am delighted. We have had a convincing result and
:25:02. > :25:09.we are pleased to get goals from five different scorers. Dundee
:25:09. > :25:13.scored two goals in the second half, and it is disappointing, what a way
:25:13. > :25:17.to lose and I feel sorry for the fans who have come to watch.
:25:17. > :25:21.must take that performance into the next game against Ross County,
:25:21. > :25:27.which will be difficult. If we keep playing like that, we think we have
:25:27. > :25:33.got enough to build on. That is a scoreline that probably surprised
:25:33. > :25:41.most people. Dundee have been struggling. If yes, Morton have
:25:41. > :25:46.done very well this year. They have been strong on set-pieces this year,
:25:46. > :25:53.not conceding many goals and I am surprised by that result. A Dundee
:25:53. > :26:00.have scored eight goals all season, and now five in one day. Maybe they
:26:00. > :26:05.defended badly, but also there was a bit of power involved. Colin Nish
:26:05. > :26:11.often gets a bit of stick, in actual fact he was fantastic but
:26:11. > :26:21.Jim McAlister was the one who got it going. Even though they were
:26:21. > :26:22.
:26:22. > :26:32.pegged back, this one had a massive effect on the game. But first goal
:26:32. > :26:32.
:26:32. > :26:37.is a good one from McAlister. Nish got a goal himself later, and
:26:37. > :26:42.you feel this result could have dumped Dundee some good in the
:26:42. > :26:52.league. This might get them going. Yes, they will get some confidence
:26:52. > :26:53.
:26:53. > :26:57.from that. I don't know if Colin Nish knew about that. A these
:26:57. > :27:05.pictures show he knew nothing about it. The ball came off the top of
:27:05. > :27:11.his head and I think the defender should have done better here. I
:27:11. > :27:17.think he deserved it, that's the point. He deserved that. I think he
:27:17. > :27:27.was a real handful for Morton today. That is the reason the scoreline
:27:27. > :27:28.
:27:28. > :27:35.was so convincing. A Morton have bigger fish to fry. Our live match
:27:35. > :27:40.at lunchtime today brought back memories of of the day Raith Rovers
:27:40. > :27:45.qualified for Europe. More than 18 years on, they took a trip to
:27:45. > :27:50.Kirkcaldy hoping after there defeat last weekend to avoid another
:27:50. > :27:58.Sunday slip up. You'll hear from Steven Thomson alongside Liam
:27:58. > :28:04.Macleod. 27th November, 1994, still
:28:04. > :28:08.celebrated around these parts. The jewel in the ground. The League Cup
:28:08. > :28:18.triumph over Celtic at Ibrox came during a gloating period in history
:28:18. > :28:23.of the club from a late equaliser and a penalty shoot-out saves.
:28:23. > :28:30.Things have not been the same in Kirkcaldy since though, with top
:28:30. > :28:40.flight football lost to the town since 1997. Hooper, still a Celtic
:28:40. > :29:18.
:29:18. > :29:24.player, and that will be very of Neil Lennon. He was on the bench
:29:24. > :29:31.for hearts when they won against Rangers at Celtic Park. 11 signed
:29:31. > :29:37.these two have met since 1994 Cup final. It is the first time they
:29:37. > :29:47.have met here since 1997, when Raith Rovers were relegated from
:29:47. > :30:03.
:30:03. > :30:10.the top flight, not to have been Mulgrew. A great ball for Celtic.
:30:10. > :30:20.Up you have seen them giving it, definitely. There was definitely
:30:20. > :30:31.
:30:31. > :30:41.Charlie Mulgrew and a wonderful save. He holds the ball well
:30:41. > :30:51.
:30:51. > :30:56.because the Celtic players were Celtic. There is another shouts for
:30:56. > :31:01.handball and again Stephen McLean looks the other way. That was a
:31:01. > :31:10.good chance for Celtic. I don't think you can call that a penalty.
:31:10. > :31:16.It bounces off his knee, and up, and hits his hand. They have us a
:31:16. > :31:26.good, the ball into the box from Kris Commons. -- a good deep ball
:31:26. > :31:31.into the box. In from Charlie Mulgrew. What happened there?
:31:31. > :31:37.don't even think the goalkeeper sees it. I wonder if it hits the
:31:38. > :31:47.back post. Was it the post or was it his hand? It came off the line,
:31:48. > :32:07.
:32:07. > :32:15.anyway. Celtic have another corner penalty area. Victor Wanyama did
:32:15. > :32:19.not get enough power in it. Adam Matthews tries the shot, and Victor
:32:19. > :32:29.Wanyama goes for the cheeky back- heel, but he did not get any pace
:32:29. > :32:33.on it. That is a great ball in, so unlucky, what a ball from Walker.
:32:33. > :32:38.Fabulous box, right into the area, between the central defenders and
:32:38. > :32:48.the goalkeeper. Graham was only just inches away from putting Raith
:32:48. > :33:04.
:33:04. > :33:08.from David Smith. Good effort from Matthews. He catches this very
:33:08. > :33:13.sweetly, coming in from the right- back position and drives it, but it
:33:13. > :33:23.was rising all the time and unfortunately for him, it was just
:33:23. > :33:27.
:33:27. > :33:33.inside the box. They that is a third shout for a penalty in this
:33:34. > :33:43.match, and a third that has been turned down. I am not sure how much
:33:44. > :33:44.
:33:44. > :33:48.of the ball Simon Mensing guess. -- gets. Fabulous Paul in from
:33:48. > :33:58.Matthews. Good movement from Tony Watt. It seems to hit the back of
:33:58. > :34:20.
:34:20. > :34:23.his head, and trickles agonisingly dragging leg brings him down. That
:34:23. > :34:31.was or word for Lucasz Zaluska air. Good effort that bounced right in
:34:31. > :34:41.front of the goalkeeper. Graham does well to get it up and over the
:34:41. > :34:43.
:34:43. > :34:48.Kris Commons. He has been tracked this time, and this time it is a
:34:49. > :34:53.penalty. I don't think there can be any complaints. The same player,
:34:53. > :34:59.Simon Mensing, I don't know why he has got to put his foot in, year.
:34:59. > :35:03.They have got No. Has back and play as we can defend at all. Kris
:35:03. > :35:07.Commons is not going anywhere dangerous, and he sticks that it in.
:35:07. > :35:12.Kris Commons himself is going to take the penalty kick. Penalties
:35:12. > :35:15.have been a problem for Celtic. They missed one last week in the
:35:15. > :35:20.League Cup semi-final against St Mirren. Kris Commons, who scored
:35:20. > :35:27.the winner from the spot against Spartak Moscow has the chance to
:35:27. > :35:34.put the SPL champions lead. It is a big moment in the match. 1-0.
:35:35. > :35:37.Fabulous penalty kick. Right into the bottom corner, it has got power
:35:37. > :35:47.and it has got pace, it is within one fit of the post and the
:35:47. > :35:57.goalkeeper had no chance. Just what Celtic wanted and needed. The ball
:35:57. > :36:19.
:36:19. > :36:23.- footwork. How did he miss that? That was wonderful play by Gary
:36:23. > :36:33.Hooper, sidestepping two players. The goalkeeper parries it out into
:36:33. > :36:34.
:36:34. > :36:44.a dangerous area, and Scott Brown should score year. -- here. Grant
:36:44. > :36:56.
:36:56. > :37:01.Murray wanting just a little bit was a chance. It comes across the
:37:01. > :37:11.18-yard box, untouched. How often have you seen shorts like that
:37:11. > :37:16.
:37:16. > :37:21.squirm under a defender's leg? -- shots like that. A second goal
:37:21. > :37:27.would surely finish this game off, James Forrest knows that, and that
:37:27. > :37:31.was a wonderful finish from James Forrest. Celtic look like they are
:37:31. > :37:37.going through to the quarter-finals. The first touch from James Forrest
:37:37. > :37:43.is absolutely super. Very difficult ball to deal with. He listed over
:37:43. > :37:53.the defender's head. The keeper is possibly slow to get off his line.
:37:53. > :38:01.
:38:01. > :38:07.It was a nice finish. Brilliant, foothold back in this tie. Lucasz
:38:07. > :38:17.Zaluska did well to hold on. It was a good save an end. He catches its
:38:17. > :38:25.
:38:25. > :38:35.weekly on the volley. Celtic not clearing their lines. -- catches it
:38:35. > :38:40.
:38:40. > :38:46.icing on the cake. How about that for a finish from Charlie Mulgrew?
:38:46. > :38:52.Raith Rovers 0, Celtic 3. We know that Charlie Mulgrew has got that
:38:52. > :38:58.in his locker. He produces it, week in, week out, then set plays. The
:38:58. > :39:08.ball is rolling. It is a superb curling shot into the top corner.
:39:08. > :39:10.
:39:10. > :39:17.The goalkeeper N'Guessan hand to it but not enough to stop it going in.
:39:17. > :39:21.-- gets a hand to it. The pitch was soft and cutting up so we had to be
:39:21. > :39:25.patient playing it through the midfield. The players are
:39:25. > :39:29.disappointed and I am disappointed. What disappointed to lose any game
:39:29. > :39:33.of football and deja Mike is no different. What we put in a lot of
:39:33. > :39:38.effort and we can take a lot of belief from that. We wanted to
:39:38. > :39:42.frustrate Celtic. We felt we did that, even after going a goal down,
:39:42. > :39:49.we were still going at them, but the quality shone through in the
:39:49. > :39:54.end. I thought we had that extra bit of quality. They work
:39:54. > :39:58.particularly hard and the first half and kept us at the, but we
:39:58. > :40:04.were knocking at the door. Lucasz Zaluska did not have a great deal
:40:04. > :40:08.of shorts to stop, but with a pitch in that condition it is not easy.
:40:08. > :40:14.What was your view of the penalty shouts in the first half, with
:40:14. > :40:18.those hand balls from Raith Rovers players? The initial one seemed
:40:18. > :40:23.like a hand ball but speaking to them, it did not seem deliberate.
:40:23. > :40:30.It was a quick area. We have had some curious handles given against
:40:30. > :40:34.us. It is so the referee calls it on the day, I suppose. A players'
:40:34. > :40:39.minds now on the Champions League tie coming up? On a personal level,
:40:39. > :40:44.you have to play for the starting 11, week in and week out, you
:40:44. > :40:48.cannot expect to play in next week's game, whether it is midweek
:40:48. > :40:51.and then the Champions League. I play to keep myself in the starting
:40:51. > :41:01.11 or try to get into it, and there are no guaranteed places at this
:41:01. > :41:06.
:41:06. > :41:10.unlikely they were going to lose this week in the Scottish Cup?
:41:10. > :41:15.touch on it there, the importance of it. They knew that it was going
:41:15. > :41:25.to be a difficult tie. Because of the pitch. They were very
:41:25. > :41:26.
:41:26. > :41:31.Raith Rovers will be very disappointed. At giving a penalty
:41:31. > :41:36.away to hand the league to Celtic. Because it was working for them.
:41:36. > :41:40.The game plan was obvious. Everybody behind the ball. To be
:41:41. > :41:47.fair, they did not get up the park very often. In the first 57 minutes
:41:47. > :41:53.this was the only time they touched the ball in the Celtic penalty area,
:41:53. > :41:57.that is 57 minutes, but that is not a negative, that was the game plan.
:41:57. > :42:02.They were defending for the vast majority of the game. The
:42:02. > :42:06.goalkeeper was were superb win the match had to be. Walking harbours a
:42:06. > :42:14.group, defensively. That was the game plan. If it works and they
:42:14. > :42:16.hold out, if they might get lucky, for a second, this was great
:42:16. > :42:21.defending and unique to Old sunblock in those occasions. But
:42:21. > :42:26.this is what sums it up. Everybody back for the corner kick, putting
:42:26. > :42:33.as many bodies in as possible, you see it, 11 players between the
:42:33. > :42:37.striker and the ball. And that is the game plan. All of the first
:42:37. > :42:42.half and part of the second half, it worked an absolute treat, but
:42:42. > :42:47.you are taking a chance against a quality of Celtic, and you cannot
:42:47. > :42:51.afford to be rash with the tackle in the box. I thought that was what
:42:51. > :42:56.let them down. Celtic had four penalty appeals, one of them given.
:42:56. > :43:01.Let us go through them. The first two were hand balls. How did she
:43:01. > :43:07.feel about this, Jackie? I thought this could have been. He has put
:43:07. > :43:14.his hand towards it. I thought that could have been a penalty. The next
:43:14. > :43:19.one, I do not think that it was a penalty. It has bounced up. He has
:43:19. > :43:25.not seen it as it has bounced up. It is not a penalty. This one, I
:43:25. > :43:31.thought it was a penalty. It was clumsy, like the one that was given.
:43:31. > :43:36.He puts his foot in. It was more clumsy than anything. Simon Mensing
:43:36. > :43:41.has got to learn from that, hasn't he? He has got his back to goal. He
:43:41. > :43:46.is not going anywhere. He does not need to challenge. He will be
:43:46. > :43:54.disappointed looking back at that. He makes sure he gets inside the
:43:54. > :43:59.box, and temps him. He deserved to get his penalty. It is actually not
:43:59. > :44:05.a good penalty, it is a brilliant penalty. In fact, it is perfect. We
:44:05. > :44:11.have frozen it to show you where it hurts, that is the side netting. It
:44:11. > :44:14.has power, and it hits the side netting. I do not think there is a
:44:14. > :44:18.goalkeeper in the world who could say that. That is the perfect
:44:18. > :44:25.penalty. Celtic have Miss James Forrest, and he made a major impact
:44:25. > :44:32.when he came on today. Yes, he has ability. He starts to move in his
:44:32. > :44:38.own half, he keeps it going. This is a fantastic first touch. He just
:44:38. > :44:45.slipped it under the keeper. There is a manager making good decisions,
:44:45. > :44:51.keeping him on the bench, then having the buzz bomb who can come
:44:51. > :45:00.on at the end with lots of energy. Fantastic boss touch, and great
:45:00. > :45:08.finish. -- first touch. Was it harsh on Raith Rovers to be beaten
:45:08. > :45:16.3-0, in the end? Probably, purely because they work that hard. It is
:45:16. > :45:22.harsh on them because they worked so hard. In another way, it is not
:45:22. > :45:32.harsh on them, Celtic and a very good side. Neil Lennon said to them
:45:32. > :45:45.
:45:45. > :45:50.that they had to have the right weekend kicked off at Allardyce,
:45:50. > :45:57.Saturday's early gain, Dundee United versus Rangers. What had
:45:57. > :46:05.been billed as a grudge match would be one-sided and the tone set by
:46:05. > :46:13.one of the fastest goals in Scottish Cup history. He scores in
:46:13. > :46:20.the opening seconds! It is a dream start for Jackie McNamara and John
:46:21. > :46:27.Russell. Before the half was out, it was 2-0.
:46:27. > :46:37.The United captain doing what he does best. A second from Russell
:46:37. > :46:39.
:46:39. > :46:45.settled the tie. Naismith and Ian black both seeing red. St Mirren
:46:45. > :46:55.have a new cult hero, and he arrived last weekend with a goal
:46:55. > :46:57.
:46:57. > :47:03.against Celtic. This weekend the striker on loan scored both goals.
:47:03. > :47:13.He held it well, and finished beautifully. You get the feeling
:47:13. > :47:14.
:47:14. > :47:20.there is more to come from him. Paul Heffernan replaced Sheridan,
:47:20. > :47:30.Rugby Park was already resembling a war-zone. Two other players have
:47:30. > :47:33.
:47:33. > :47:43.been lost to injury. This goal from Heffernan make the difference and
:47:43. > :47:54.
:47:54. > :48:04.one out. He sends it back in, and it is a second goal from Heffernan,
:48:04. > :48:07.
:48:07. > :48:15.the second goal for Kilmarnock. If top marks went to Stevie may...
:48:15. > :48:21.The on-loan striker crashing this one in as Hamilton recorded a 2-0
:48:21. > :48:31.victory. The accused will face Falkirk in the sixth round of the
:48:31. > :48:41.
:48:41. > :48:46.Cup ensuring a sixth Division side The quarter-final draw looks like
:48:46. > :48:56.this in the William Hill Scottish Cup. There will be a First Division
:48:56. > :49:08.
:49:08. > :49:12.side in the semi-finals because it is Hamilton and Falkirk in the
:49:12. > :49:19.first one. St Mirren against Celtic in a Cup competition for the first
:49:19. > :49:25.time since last Sunday. How are you feeling about the Derby? It is a
:49:25. > :49:30.great tide for both clubs. I had a feeling we would be picked with
:49:30. > :49:40.Dundee. I think it is a good one, the fans were look forward to it.
:49:40. > :49:48.What jumps out at you? It is the Dundee derby. Particularly because
:49:48. > :49:53.it is that the dens. You were there courtesy of a 3-0 win against
:49:53. > :49:58.Rangers yesterday. How was your first working match day? It was
:49:58. > :50:08.good to get the first on foremost. You have got to start well in the
:50:08. > :50:12.new job and it was a tremendous start. It was a great occasion, and
:50:12. > :50:17.it was a good start. Did you feel as you were walking down the track,
:50:17. > :50:23.did you feel the nerves you feel as a player playing your first game
:50:23. > :50:30.for the club? To be honest it is worse. You get nerves before the
:50:30. > :50:34.game, but as a manager you want to kick every ball. It is the next
:50:34. > :50:39.best thing to playing. Nothing beats playing, but for me the
:50:39. > :50:47.manager side of it, you want to stand on the side and be a part of
:50:47. > :50:55.it. Was the last thing you told them give near goal inside 15
:50:55. > :50:59.seconds? No, I told them to enjoy it! They handled it well, the
:51:00. > :51:05.discipline side. They cost them a lot of problems. This gives you a
:51:05. > :51:12.dream start. It does. They took the ball back from the centre, I
:51:12. > :51:18.wondered why they were going back instead of forward. John struck
:51:18. > :51:22.this one well, and the front caused them a lot of problems. Poor
:51:22. > :51:27.Houston left the job because he reckoned he would not get enough
:51:27. > :51:32.money to rebuild the team and meet his own ambitions. What makes you
:51:32. > :51:38.think different? First and foremost you can see the players we are
:51:38. > :51:46.working with, their talent. Ride through the team, from the
:51:46. > :51:49.goalkeeper right through, there is a great squad. To work with them it
:51:49. > :51:56.is a big attraction for me and hopefully they will go on and do
:51:56. > :52:02.well. Do you plan to give youth more of a chance in the first team?
:52:02. > :52:05.Of course. When you look at Hearts, other teams, they have young
:52:05. > :52:12.players and there are different reasons for that but if they are
:52:12. > :52:16.good enough they will play. It is important they go to good chance to
:52:16. > :52:22.play and express themselves. Peter has done a fantastic job and
:52:22. > :52:31.hopefully I can carry on his good work. Are you excited about the
:52:31. > :52:38.prospect? A very much so. Leaving Partick Thistle was not an easy
:52:38. > :52:48.decision for me. I enjoyed my time, it was going well, but this excites
:52:48. > :52:59.
:52:59. > :53:09.me going forward. We have four SPL sixth, but they will feel the top
:53:09. > :53:31.
:53:31. > :53:41.six is well beyond them. It was of a huge deflection. It was Rory
:53:41. > :54:00.
:54:00. > :54:10.and Stephenson's boot that took it might feel he should do better but
:54:10. > :54:25.
:54:25. > :54:35.save to prevent County regaining the lead. Nice football from County,
:54:35. > :54:58.
:54:58. > :55:03.and the striker bringing the best That is a lovely header and puts
:55:03. > :55:09.them in front. A great ball out from Fraser moorland and look at
:55:09. > :55:15.this for a header. The keeper couldn't reach it. Andy Webster...
:55:15. > :55:25.A good save. Either side of the keeper and that might have nestled
:55:25. > :55:40.
:55:40. > :55:50.McDonald, but put into the back of the net, and surely in the dying
:55:50. > :55:51.
:55:51. > :55:54.moments he secures Ross County to That is a useful point for both
:55:54. > :56:04.teams when you look at the Clydesdale Bank Premier League
:56:04. > :56:11.table. It takes Hearts above Kilmarnock. Ross County move
:56:11. > :56:17.another point away from the bottom. That has been a fantastic showing
:56:17. > :56:27.on their first season in the SPL. Yes, it is fantastic. Every team
:56:27. > :56:32.can see some positives in that table. Even second to bottom, they
:56:32. > :56:38.can see the possibility of getting into the top six. You can see how
:56:38. > :56:42.well they are playing, there is a chance of that. I saw your eyes
:56:42. > :56:51.lighting up with Dundee United, they have a great chance of getting
:56:51. > :57:01.into the top six as well if they put a good run together. Ross
:57:01. > :57:03.
:57:03. > :57:10.County, the first year up and they have done very well. It is there
:57:10. > :57:16.for quite a lot of teams, Jackie. Yes, a lot to play for. Hearts have
:57:16. > :57:22.some good players, a big striker from Liverpool. He looks a handful.
:57:22. > :57:31.The can see his strength in holding on in the finish. Hopefully we will
:57:31. > :57:36.be one of the teams in the top six. They are liking the looks of the
:57:36. > :57:41.young guys starting. As I said, they are getting a chance to play
:57:41. > :57:46.and they are thriving, doing well under pressure. That is good for
:57:46. > :57:48.the game. We are heading into international week. It is Scotland
:57:48. > :57:58.international week. It is Scotland against Estonia on Wednesday night,
:57:58. > :58:08.
:58:08. > :58:13.Gordon Strachan's first match as Are you happy with the appointment?
:58:13. > :58:23.I think a lot of people will feel very much so. He has not getting
:58:23. > :58:23.
:58:23. > :58:29.different players, but I just think a little bit more attack from
:58:29. > :58:34.Gordon and the fans will like that. Could he be the man to take
:58:34. > :58:39.Scotland to some finals? Be it has been a long wait, but he has the
:58:39. > :58:44.backing of the nation and hopefully will start off with a positive win.
:58:44. > :58:51.What was your favourite moment of the Scottish Cup weekend? Gary
:58:51. > :58:58.Deegan. He doesn't score many goals. Lashing it into the top corner like
:58:58. > :59:04.this and winning the game with it. This was a superb goal, and
:59:04. > :59:11.although you would argue Hibernian deserve to win the game, maybe they
:59:12. > :59:16.would argue that goal deserved to win. That was a cracker. It was a
:59:16. > :59:22.scream or from Gary Deegan. Jackie, your favourite moment? Watching the
:59:22. > :59:29.game last night. The highlights were coming out, you can see my son
:59:29. > :59:39.here in the box. That is shameful, you blanked him here. I didn't know
:59:39. > :59:39.
:59:39. > :59:45.where he was. There he is. Waving, and you are ignoring him. Your dad
:59:45. > :59:51.was in there as well and you ignored him as well. It was good to
:59:52. > :59:58.have them up there, being a part of it. Be your boy was a ball boy so
:59:58. > :00:02.how will you sweeten him up? He was a bit tearful when I said we were
:00:02. > :00:08.leaving and he was losing his job as the ball boy. If leaving Partick
:00:08. > :00:13.Thistle, was that a smooth exercise or was it difficult? It was
:00:13. > :00:18.difficult. The position they are in, you want to finish the job and
:00:18. > :00:24.ideally it would be at the end of the season. Hopefully they will win
:00:24. > :00:33.a trophy and maybe the League. The way I connected with the club, it