:00:48. > :00:53.new season, new titles, and a new name. The SPL has gone, in comes the
:00:53. > :00:57.Scottish Premiership. With me to review the first chapter, Michael
:00:57. > :01:07.Stewart and Stephen Thompson. If this season is anything like last
:01:07. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:01:53. > :01:57.season, we should have plenty to predicting the demise of Scottish
:01:57. > :02:03.football but still plenty to get excited about. Fans of every club
:02:03. > :02:08.with hopes and dreams of good times to come. Coming up tonight: Ross
:02:08. > :02:18.County out to persuade the champions that they are up for it. Saint
:02:18. > :02:22.Johnstone and Heart of Midlothian squared up in Perth. The goalkeepers
:02:23. > :02:27.provided the Friday night thrills at Firhill. Controversy as Inverness
:02:27. > :02:37.Caledonian Thistle hosted St Mirren. Difficult watch for summer Easter
:02:37. > :02:37.
:02:37. > :02:42.Road. -- some fans. Celtic ran out 16 clear of the rest last season and
:02:42. > :02:47.few are betting against the similar outcome this time. Neil Lennon's
:02:47. > :02:51.team welcomed Ross County. Derek Adams's site exceeded all
:02:51. > :03:01.expectations last season. Two based at their second season in the top
:03:01. > :03:04.
:03:04. > :03:09.at their second season in the top unfurled for the 44th time in
:03:09. > :03:15.Celtic's history. It is a debut for Derk Boerrigter. There is no
:03:15. > :03:22.Georgios Samaras. Neil Lennon will hope to have him back for the
:03:22. > :03:32.Champions League. Five debut players. They all start for the
:03:32. > :03:45.
:03:45. > :03:55.What a goal that is. Darren Maatsen, the new signing, silences Celtic
:03:55. > :03:57.
:03:57. > :04:07.Park will not one blast of his right boot. In off the underside of Fraser
:04:07. > :04:21.
:04:21. > :04:31.time it is Celtic's new boy from Ajax. What about the ball from Kris
:04:31. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :04:46.Commons got the winner in Champions League qualifying in midweek. He
:04:46. > :04:56.will take the corner himself. Ross County cannot get it clear. Shout
:04:56. > :04:56.
:04:56. > :05:03.for handball not given and Anthony Mikael Lustig. His effort came off
:05:03. > :05:13.the post. Anthony Stokes was on hand. The Irishman will feel a lot
:05:13. > :05:28.
:05:28. > :05:38.better getting his first goal of the well have to go off now, Derk
:05:38. > :05:51.
:05:52. > :06:01.Boerrigter. Just beyond the 30 This is life post-Gary Hooper. He is
:06:02. > :06:18.
:06:18. > :06:28.are pounding the Ross County it has been Celtic. Exerting their
:06:28. > :06:44.
:06:44. > :06:54.pressure again. It was though not upended. It is a free kick in a very
:06:54. > :07:33.
:07:33. > :07:43.good area. The challenge from Tony Anthony Stokes! No penalty, says
:07:43. > :07:44.
:07:44. > :07:54.Willie: -- Willie Collum. It certainly looks like a penalty.
:07:54. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :08:22.winner. They have got it! Anthony Stokes with his second of the
:08:22. > :08:27.afternoon. The champions have come from behind to lead and will surely
:08:27. > :08:33.begin their title defence with victory. Anthony Stokes break the
:08:33. > :08:36.hearts of the Ross County players. The build-up play was fantastic. We
:08:36. > :08:41.have hit the post, worked the goalkeeper, Anthony Stokes, Kris
:08:41. > :08:49.Commons could alter goals. Even if it had been a dry would have been
:08:49. > :08:53.happy. -- a draw. I thought the first goal that Celtic got where we
:08:53. > :08:58.do it -- was a wee bit fortunate because they handled the ball.
:08:58. > :09:08.Overall, not too disappointed. The season starts next week. Some
:09:08. > :09:09.
:09:09. > :09:13.controversy there. Derek Adams referring to the handball. I think
:09:13. > :09:17.looking at it you could understand. When you see the replay it gets the
:09:17. > :09:27.underside of his hamstring area, then it dropped stone for Mikael
:09:27. > :09:33.Lustig to have an attempt at goal. will take those all day long.
:09:33. > :09:39.did you make of this? Definite penalty. He barged into his back. He
:09:39. > :09:45.has a very good view of it, the referee. You can see him coming
:09:45. > :09:49.across. It is a penalty. Fantastic start for Ross County. Dream start
:09:49. > :09:54.for Darren Maatsen. What a debut. I read after the match he has never
:09:54. > :10:00.hit a goal like that. That makes two of us. An incredible strike. Fraser
:10:00. > :10:05.Forster did not have time to react. Two minutes into your first game.
:10:05. > :10:11.What should we expect from Ross County? Much of the same. Very
:10:11. > :10:14.hard-working team, they were excellent at home. I think Derek
:10:14. > :10:18.Adams has said the players he has brought in will help them be more
:10:18. > :10:23.dynamic going forward. I would expect them to be good again.
:10:23. > :10:30.are heavy favourites for the Premiership. How important is it
:10:30. > :10:34.that they strengthened? I think Neil Lennon has been on record saying he
:10:34. > :10:39.is desperate to strengthen the team. In terms of forward areas, Anthony
:10:39. > :10:46.Stokes, he has got two goals, he was a real threat. He was a big mess for
:10:46. > :10:54.them. He will come in and help out. Neil Lennon will be looking to add
:10:54. > :11:00.to that partnership. Saint Johnstone have started the season with plenty
:11:00. > :11:04.of gusto, blazing a trail in Europe. A welcome Hearts side that
:11:04. > :11:08.start the season a 15 point deduction after going into
:11:08. > :11:17.administration, but the fans have rallied. 4000 hearts fans
:11:17. > :11:20.travelled. Tommy Wright started with Stevie May up front alongside
:11:20. > :11:25.Stephen McClain as the home side looked to win their first opening
:11:25. > :11:31.fixture in the top division since 1975. In front of a large travelling
:11:31. > :11:41.support, Hearts lined up with Danny Wilson at centre back and Jamie
:11:41. > :11:50.
:11:50. > :11:55.The referee was in a good position. Stephen Anderson stretched out, got
:11:55. > :11:59.a couple of touches on the ball. Ryan Stevenson went down. Hearts
:11:59. > :12:09.were looking for a free kick. It was certainly outside the box. It did
:12:09. > :12:21.
:12:21. > :12:31.the coroner regulation marquee finds it. St Johnstone ahead after 25
:12:31. > :12:33.
:12:33. > :12:40.minutes. He went over to consult and you can clearly see he says goal.
:12:40. > :12:50.The offside goal -- legislation has changed in the close season. There
:12:50. > :12:52.
:12:52. > :12:57.was a movement towards the ball. Lovely acceleration and curl into
:12:57. > :13:07.the corner. He gets the opening goal and it is a cracker. Certainly worth
:13:07. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:35.-- Hearts, being pushed further back. What a job Gary Locke has.
:13:35. > :13:43.Claude over the top by Jamie MacDonald, he will be a busy boy
:13:43. > :13:53.this season. -- clawed. Tommy Wright will be happy enough. His team are
:13:53. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :14:19.across. Great delivery. The header McCarthy who fell. Was it his arm or
:14:19. > :14:23.his chest? It came off his chest. Well worth the shout from the St
:14:23. > :14:33.Johnstone players. The slip was unfortunate but did not lead to any
:14:33. > :14:35.
:14:35. > :14:45.more dire consequences. It was Wilson who was back for hearts. They
:14:45. > :14:58.
:14:58. > :15:03.their first five in the SPL. Stevie May should have slid it back. A
:15:03. > :15:10.chance for Stephen Maclean. That would have wrapped it up. They have
:15:10. > :15:15.not put hearts away -- Hearts away yet. Good partnership. Did not slip
:15:15. > :15:19.back to his partner. Deflected wide and headed off target. We have a
:15:19. > :15:25.Young's award and we will get days like today when we are frustrated.
:15:25. > :15:30.We did not do enough in the final third of the pitch. If we get the
:15:30. > :15:34.decision and it finishes nil nil, that is it. We have tried to be
:15:34. > :15:37.positive. Everything we have done, we have tried not to be negative,
:15:37. > :15:47.playing teams in Europe that are mid-season. The players have bought
:15:47. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :15:57.into it. A slight bit of controversy over the cold. The fever website
:15:57. > :16:02.says movements or making a gesture which in the opinion of the deaf and
:16:02. > :16:12.the deceives or distracts an opponent. Even that, issued this
:16:12. > :16:17.
:16:17. > :16:21.goal have stood? It's good that clears it up! The laugh. I do not
:16:21. > :16:26.think it actually stopped his movement. It is all quite clear that
:16:26. > :16:31.it is one fluid movement from Jamie MacDonald. He clearly sees
:16:31. > :16:38.Wetherspoon but I think it was the right decision to keep that goal.
:16:38. > :16:42.Was the keeper distracted? I do not think so. By the letter of the law
:16:42. > :16:47.he does with his boot towards the ball which might catch the eye of
:16:47. > :16:55.the keeper. I would question whether it was a short order across and
:16:55. > :17:05.should they ruled out. It definitely was a goal. You are at McDiarmid
:17:05. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:12.Park, how impressed were you nice and Johnston? I was very impressed.
:17:12. > :17:17.Down the right ear was a good partnership with Mackay and Miller.
:17:17. > :17:24.The two Stevie 's upfront, the two of them linked up really well with
:17:24. > :17:30.each other and with the rest of the team. Pall Mall has played with
:17:30. > :17:34.Stevie McLean and he will tell you he is a fantastic links layer.
:17:34. > :17:41.Here's a very underrated player. He has failed intelligence and links
:17:41. > :17:47.the play so well. Here's a massive layer for St John's in. I have got
:17:47. > :17:57.to ask you about hearts. From what we saw today, Saint Johnstone were
:17:57. > :18:00.
:18:00. > :18:05.the better side. They put hearts under real pressure from the off. It
:18:05. > :18:12.was a difficult and frustrating day. There will be a lot of Hearts fans
:18:12. > :18:19.going home disappointed. It is up to put Audrey next where the results
:18:19. > :18:26.source of renewed optimism. Kilmarnock have got a promising new
:18:26. > :18:30.manager. Could he bring some of the magic that he brought to Queen Of
:18:30. > :18:33.The South to the Scottish The South to the Scottish
:18:33. > :18:41.premiership? Over 13,000 inside the premiership? Over 13,000 inside the
:18:41. > :18:47.tawdry. The danger perhaps that the hope would go unfulfilled. Craig
:18:47. > :18:55.Samson with the save but the ball stayed in play and from the tightest
:18:55. > :18:59.of angles johnny he's made it 1-0. He secured his lease in Scottish
:18:59. > :19:05.football history. The first ever goal-scorer in the Scottish
:19:05. > :19:09.premiership. Could kill Marnoch respond? The almost dead after a
:19:09. > :19:15.quick free kick just after the half-hour mark. The Kenzie screwed
:19:15. > :19:23.his short wide of the post. Along with the new faces Aberdeen have
:19:23. > :19:29.retained last season's top goal-scorer. He teed up he's on the
:19:29. > :19:38.wing who crossed for well below flood to head Aberdeen into a 2-0
:19:38. > :19:45.lead. Flood a key addition to the Aberdeen ranks. The mass ranks of
:19:45. > :19:51.Aberdeen fans enjoying the spectacle. Flood then showed his
:19:51. > :19:55.combat is instincts. His options were limited awards the call but
:19:55. > :20:01.Josh McGuinness was brilliantly picked out however he failed to hit
:20:01. > :20:08.the target. I use full colour Marnoch side were looking
:20:08. > :20:14.second-best but they needed Kris Boyd to give them some hope. There
:20:14. > :20:23.were some rather unkind chants from the Aberdeen fans that he resembled
:20:23. > :20:28.as a more wrestler. -- Su Mo wrestler. For many, Aberdeen have a
:20:28. > :20:37.big chance of doing something this season. He's almost restored
:20:37. > :20:43.Aberdeen's weed. Apart from Celtic, for many Aberdeen is potentially the
:20:43. > :20:53.strongest squad in the division. This man should good race but there
:20:53. > :20:58.was a great block. The bar was rattled as Aberdeen underlined the
:20:58. > :21:06.claims to win this match. With Chris Lloyd upfront, kill Marnoch remained
:21:06. > :21:12.a threat. How Aberdeen's top goal-scorer from last season would
:21:12. > :21:18.have loved to have gone off the mark with a goal in this game. Flood gave
:21:18. > :21:27.him a chance at it went astray. Still, Aberdeen went home with three
:21:27. > :21:31.points. What did you take out of it today? Just the way the boys kept
:21:31. > :21:37.going. The second-half performance, some of the chances we catered
:21:37. > :21:40.weren't really positive. This is a team who were still jelling.
:21:40. > :21:47.Although one player started today who played in the closing game of
:21:47. > :21:52.last season. Yes, look at the players we have lost, it is going to
:21:53. > :21:58.be a building job. Remember there are longer highlights on the BBC
:21:58. > :22:03.sport website. Aberdeen have made a lot of eye-catching signings. They
:22:03. > :22:10.do look stronger. Flood caught the eye yesterday. How impressed at you
:22:10. > :22:16.with him? Here's a good layer. I plead with him in Cardiff. Here's a
:22:16. > :22:24.driving force in midfield. He is so nations and has already on the ball.
:22:24. > :22:30.He sees battling quality here. If there is a bouncing ball to be won
:22:30. > :22:36.in midfield you can guarantee he will win it. Here's full of energy.
:22:36. > :22:46.When he plays well Aberdeen will play well. In terms of Kilmarnock,
:22:46. > :22:47.
:22:47. > :22:50.Allan Johnston out of the helm, we should mention Flood again. This was
:22:50. > :22:57.a wonderful finish. He needs to do more of that, he had at the energy
:22:58. > :23:01.to do so. I would like to see him score more goals. A lot of
:23:01. > :23:05.youngsters in the team yesterday, Allan Johnston comes with a great
:23:05. > :23:11.reputation from Queen of the South but how difficult will he find it at
:23:11. > :23:16.goal Marnoch? There has been a big turnaround in the playing staff that
:23:16. > :23:22.Kilmarnock have got. It was a tough game to start going away to a strong
:23:22. > :23:29.Aberdeen side. Do you think he will still be looking to make additions
:23:29. > :23:32.to his squad? I think so. He has managed to sign up Kris Boyd again.
:23:32. > :23:39.It is definitely the need for a strengthening of the squad at goal
:23:39. > :23:45.Marnoch. Interesting times ahead for both sides. Back to the premiership
:23:45. > :23:53.in a moment. Plenty of food all coming up from the BBC. On Wednesday
:23:53. > :23:57.the champions league third-round qualifier, second leg with Celtic.
:23:57. > :24:07.Then next weekend chapter two of the Scottish premiership will unfold for
:24:07. > :24:09.
:24:09. > :24:14.your very eyes with sports scene result at four: 30 on BBC Two. And
:24:14. > :24:20.next Sunday we are back with a second week of highlights at ten:
:24:20. > :24:24.25. Novak to the food all this evening. Partick Thistle and in the
:24:24. > :24:32.top flight of Scottish football once again. The match with Dundee United
:24:32. > :24:41.played on Friday night and the return to Firhill for Jackie
:24:41. > :24:46.McNamara and Simon Donnelly. This'll opened up with witty much the team
:24:46. > :24:51.that won then the league formerly known as the first division. His
:24:51. > :24:59.predecessor at Firhill has taken Jackie McNamara with him to Dundee
:24:59. > :25:06.United. There were three players making their debuts and good Willie
:25:06. > :25:16.is back on loan. Fraser on loan from Bolton. The 19-year-old with a
:25:16. > :25:19.
:25:20. > :25:25.corner kick. Down goes Taylor. He is looking for a penalty. He left the
:25:25. > :25:35.does not have replays but if he did he might have seen some serious
:25:35. > :25:36.
:25:36. > :25:46.grappling going on there. Keith Watson's cross. Good Willie! Great
:25:46. > :25:49.
:25:49. > :25:59.save. Taylor Sinclair with the flow. Lawless is lively. That is a lovely
:25:59. > :26:02.
:26:02. > :26:12.ball. In again. It is merely an own goal. -- almost an own goal. Watson.
:26:12. > :26:20.
:26:20. > :26:30.Good ball. The keeper has got the better of the strikers. That would
:26:30. > :26:31.
:26:31. > :26:39.hefty challenge. In goes Elliott. The tackles are flying in now.
:26:39. > :26:46.Stephen is brought down by Lawless. This looked a nasty one. Not even a
:26:46. > :26:52.free kick given. You can just sends the temperature being turned up
:26:52. > :26:58.inside Firhill. This is Butcher lunging in against freezer. He did
:26:58. > :27:05.not like it. This'll do not like it and delete Thomson has got some
:27:05. > :27:15.sorting out to do here. He flew into the challenge did the 22-year-old
:27:15. > :27:15.
:27:16. > :27:25.central defender on his debut. Is it going to be yellow? In from or
:27:26. > :27:28.
:27:28. > :27:38.Donald. The flexion. Readers Baird! In and around the six yard. Good
:27:38. > :27:45.play and good awareness. Baird cut setback. " Butcher, no penalty. No
:27:45. > :27:55.further punishment either for another lunge from richer. --
:27:55. > :27:56.
:27:56. > :28:02.Butcher. Were you happy with that? We wanted all three but we were
:28:02. > :28:10.happy that our energy levels were there. We were unlucky maybe not to
:28:10. > :28:15.steal the winner. It was a great game with a deal fizz about it
:28:15. > :28:22.despite the lack of goals, how impressed were you? I think it was a
:28:22. > :28:25.good advert for premiership football. Both teams wanted to play
:28:25. > :28:35.football and it was a good spectacle, minus the fact there were
:28:35. > :28:40.no balls. Some good shots of those crunching tackles. This seemed to
:28:40. > :28:45.really spark things off. You can see this was a straight leg tackle quite
:28:45. > :28:54.high above the ball. That is probably the least dangerous of them
:28:54. > :29:04.all. That one is a real cruncher. I think that, there is no doubt that
:29:04. > :29:04.
:29:04. > :29:12.is a straight red card. Should he have in sent off? For me it is a red
:29:12. > :29:20.card offence. You cannot leave the ground and go over the ball. That
:29:20. > :29:28.was an extremely dangerous tackle. Does that make you wince? I'm not an
:29:28. > :29:32.ex-pro but it does make me wince! I do not want to dig him out but it is
:29:32. > :29:42.too bad challenges by the boy and I think he needs to tone it down a
:29:42. > :29:43.
:29:43. > :29:47.bit. It made for a good spectacle. The defences were so far off the
:29:47. > :29:55.pace, it was a thankless task for the midfield. They had a huge area
:29:55. > :30:02.to cover. It was end to end stuff. It made for a really enjoyable
:30:02. > :30:05.spectacle. How do you see Partick Thistle faring? They will do really
:30:05. > :30:10.well. They look really well-organised, great team spirit.
:30:10. > :30:20.They will do well. In terms of Dundee United, how do you see them
:30:20. > :30:21.
:30:21. > :30:27.finishing? A lot of it will be how Goodwillie comes on. If he hits the
:30:27. > :30:29.goal trail it could really propel them up the league. Just to clarify,
:30:29. > :30:32.Steven Thomson does still play. Steven Thomson does still play.
:30:32. > :30:34.Every season it seems as if Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager
:30:34. > :30:40.Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager Terry Butcher has to rebuild his
:30:40. > :30:46.team. Every season, he manages it. Last season was pretty memorable, as
:30:46. > :30:48.they missed out on a place in Europe narrowly. St Mirren was a case of
:30:48. > :30:56.highs and lows, finishing second bottom in the league but the glory
:30:56. > :31:00.of that league cup. Danny Lennon's side in the Highland capital. Close
:31:00. > :31:04.to taking the lead with skipper Jim Goodwin fancying his chances from
:31:04. > :31:08.the free kick. He was not far away either. While the visitors were
:31:08. > :31:12.inches away from going ahead towards the end of the first half, they fell
:31:12. > :31:20.behind early in the second. Inverness Caledonian Thistle went on
:31:20. > :31:25.the attack. It resulted in the referee pointing to the spot. Billy
:31:25. > :31:29.McKay's knock-down was there for the taking for James Vincent but the
:31:29. > :31:38.referee blew the St Mirren player for blocking the shot with his hand.
:31:38. > :31:48.-- booked. James Vincent opted for the casual approach and got his
:31:48. > :31:49.
:31:49. > :31:53.first goal for the club since his hoping to put that spell behind them
:31:53. > :31:57.but it did not quite pan out that way. Straight from the restart they
:31:57. > :32:01.found themselves in more trouble. Ross Draper set up another attack
:32:01. > :32:11.for the Highlanders, which Danny Grainger tried to deal with. It
:32:11. > :32:12.
:32:12. > :32:16.ended disastrously. The goalkeeper was under pressure from the short
:32:16. > :32:23.backpass. He passed the ball straight to Aaron Doran, who made it
:32:23. > :32:28.2-0. It was not a great afternoon for the keeper, on loan from
:32:28. > :32:34.Swansea, as he was beaten again. Much to the delight of the home
:32:34. > :32:41.team. David Raven's teasing costs will -- teasing cross was
:32:41. > :32:48.beautifully fixed in -- flick them. As if the scoreline was not bad
:32:48. > :32:55.enough, remember that yellow card? He received another one and was off
:32:55. > :32:56.with ten minutes to go. Difficult for St Mirren, but a great start for
:32:57. > :33:00.for St Mirren, but a great start for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
:33:00. > :33:06.Delighted with this good performance. In the second half they
:33:06. > :33:09.were ruthless, came out of the traps well. They really approach that very
:33:09. > :33:13.strongly and very well in the second half and got two goals very quickly.
:33:14. > :33:16.The third one followed soon after, The third one followed soon after,
:33:16. > :33:22.and it was over then. Within 60 minutes of the restart there was a
:33:22. > :33:32.big decision. It went against us. The players in their felt very hard
:33:32. > :33:34.
:33:34. > :33:39.done by. These things are part of the game. We let that affect us. It
:33:39. > :33:48.was the biggest disappointment. Steven Thompson involved in that
:33:48. > :33:51.game. In your other role, should the defender have been yellow carded?
:33:51. > :33:56.Definitely not a yellow card and definitely not a penalty. I'm
:33:56. > :34:05.obviously going to say that, but the ball does strike his hand but his
:34:05. > :34:09.hand is in behind his body. Not only that, he is only one foot away. How
:34:09. > :34:15.can he possibly react? How can it possibly be deliberate. I agree with
:34:16. > :34:19.him. You can see that his arm is away from his body. If the ball had
:34:19. > :34:25.hit that it would be an argument. But it hit the harm that is across
:34:25. > :34:30.But it hit the harm that is across his body. A decision. What are St
:34:30. > :34:35.Mirren expecting from this season? We had a game plan going up to
:34:35. > :34:43.Inverness. It worked very well until half-time. It limited them to very
:34:43. > :34:48.few chances. We need to stop giving goals away. You cannot legislate for
:34:48. > :34:51.the first one. The second one was cheap. It was a slack backpass. The
:34:51. > :34:55.goalkeeper should have put his foot through it. We feel as though we
:34:55. > :35:00.have a very good squad. We feel capable of mounting a challenge but
:35:00. > :35:06.we need to put in work to rectify the sloppy goals that we are losing.
:35:06. > :35:11.Typical day yesterday. Inverness Caledonian Thistle had a good
:35:11. > :35:14.season. How good are they the season? The team had a very familiar
:35:14. > :35:18.look to it. They brought in 11 players but there was only one
:35:18. > :35:26.personnel change, Andrew shinny, who is irreplaceable. James Vincent
:35:26. > :35:36.looks dynamic will stop the team itself did not look different. The
:35:36. > :35:42.one thing you can guarantee, they will get goals. Top six finish for
:35:42. > :35:47.them? I would suggest so. There has been lots of personnel coming in but
:35:47. > :35:56.they still feel familiar. They will still mount a challenge for the top
:35:56. > :36:04.six. We shall see. Finally, we head to Easter Road. After losing 9-nil
:36:04. > :36:10.-- 9-nothing, Hibs were hoping to get themselves on some more sure
:36:10. > :36:20.footing. Plenty of changes for Motherwell this time and they were
:36:20. > :36:22.
:36:22. > :36:28.licking their wounds after a defeat Nelson and James Collins making
:36:28. > :36:38.their debut. James Collins will play the main striker role. Motherwell
:36:38. > :36:59.
:36:59. > :37:09.make one change following their handling by Ben Williams. Not a bad
:37:09. > :37:28.
:37:28. > :37:38.connections to beat the goalkeeper. Not enough power, and Jon Sutton was
:37:38. > :38:04.
:38:04. > :38:14.did not get the touch on it. He could not get the proper connection.
:38:14. > :38:16.
:38:16. > :38:26.Stevie Hamill was chasing in, he did Stevenson. Through two James
:38:26. > :38:26.
:38:27. > :38:36.Collins. As far as Robertson. Great effort. The volley there from Scott
:38:37. > :38:37.
:38:37. > :39:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:39:29. > :39:37.minutes from the end. The Estonian striker, there was an off-site claim
:39:37. > :39:39.but he got in behind and beat Ben but he got in behind and beat Ben
:39:40. > :39:47.Williams. A fine finish. Delighted with the victory. Once we settled
:39:47. > :39:53.into the game we commanded it but did not create great chances. Some
:39:53. > :40:00.of our players looked a bit weary. When you put substitutes on you ask
:40:00. > :40:02.them to make an impact. Disappointed we did not get anything out of the
:40:02. > :40:12.game. I thought we would get something but it is disappointing.
:40:12. > :40:14.
:40:14. > :40:16.We dealt with a lot of stuff, really well. One long ball has outdone us.
:40:16. > :40:24.There was a suggestion he might have been offside. It looked pretty
:40:24. > :40:29.level. What did you think? I did not think it was offside. The goalkeeper
:40:29. > :40:36.seems to go down, it makes his decision very easy. I do not know if
:40:36. > :40:44.he put the goalkeeper. As you can see... This joint defence here. The
:40:44. > :40:49.centre halfs crossed over. One long ball has caught out the whole
:40:49. > :40:56.defence. That is not unlucky, it is pure defending. The defensive line
:40:56. > :41:03.needs to be a lot straighter. He needs to be worrying. That was not
:41:03. > :41:12.the threat. He got the finish brought a little bit but it goes
:41:12. > :41:19.where he wants to put it. That became zero points for her burning
:41:20. > :41:24.-- Hibs. How much pressure is he under? Serious pressure. It is the
:41:24. > :41:30.new campaign, they need to be setting their sights higher than
:41:30. > :41:33.just looking for one point at home. Five men in midfield, it becomes
:41:33. > :41:40.repetitive, it was far too negative. It needs to be more open and
:41:40. > :41:44.expansive. Unfortunately there is not that under Pat Fenlon.
:41:44. > :41:49.important is the Edinburgh derby? Massive. Taking all the stuff away
:41:49. > :41:55.from the stuff around the game, the Troubles, it is a massive game on
:41:55. > :41:58.its own. When you add that to it. It is a huge game. Huge credit to
:41:58. > :42:02.Motherwell. They have a huge season last season but they have lost a lot
:42:02. > :42:08.of players during the summer. What do you make of the personnel
:42:08. > :42:13.changes? They have lost five players who were on the team sheet every
:42:13. > :42:18.week. They have replaced them with quality. It is a mark of the
:42:18. > :42:28.manager's man management skills that he has integrated those players so
:42:28. > :42:28.
:42:28. > :42:33.quickly. They have been incredible. Do you see them finishing second?
:42:33. > :42:38.They will be up there. They have lost six of their starting team from
:42:38. > :42:43.last season. He has done a great job to replace them, and I think they
:42:43. > :42:48.will be up there again. Plenty happening in Scottish football.
:42:48. > :42:53.Let's look at the back pages of tomorrow's newspapers. We start with
:42:53. > :43:02.the Scotsman. They are focusing on the Edinburgh teams. A long, hard
:43:02. > :43:07.season ahead. Both sides lose this weekend. The Daily Mail goes with
:43:07. > :43:17.the Rangers story. Paul Murray has been trying to get back on the
:43:17. > :43:20.
:43:20. > :43:25.board. The Daily Mail say that might not be able to happen. The Scottish
:43:25. > :43:31.Sun. Ally McCoist has given quotes to that paper, saying Walter Smith
:43:31. > :43:39.is holding the club together as the battle lines get drawn. Some
:43:39. > :43:43.breaking news this evening from Rangers, BBC Scotland has learned
:43:43. > :43:48.that Walter Smith is on the brink of quitting his post following days of
:43:48. > :43:54.infighting at the club. He has already indicated that he will
:43:54. > :44:00.definitely walk away if Ally McCoist is forced out. He might even go as
:44:00. > :44:03.early as this week. What is your reaction to that? I think the
:44:03. > :44:09.Charles Green personal attack on Ally McCoist was disgusting. He
:44:09. > :44:19.should keep his nose out of football. Walter is the one person
:44:19. > :44:19.
:44:19. > :44:26.at Rangers who the fans believe in. He is Rangers through and through.
:44:26. > :44:30.It is going to be strange. Definitely. Charles Green should not