:01:11. > :01:17.It has been forecasted that Celtic would be in the League of Their Own,
:01:17. > :01:26.but it hasn't quite happened. Weekend highlight coming up and the
:01:26. > :01:36.thoughts of Steven Thomson and Pat Bonner. Let see what happened at
:01:36. > :01:48.
:01:48. > :01:58.the Celtic versus Dundee United unmarked to. He has to get that on
:01:58. > :02:22.
:02:22. > :02:27.target. -- he was completely Celtic. Collins spreads it wide.
:02:27. > :02:37.Another glorious opportunity for Celtic and again, it is headed wide,
:02:37. > :02:52.
:02:52. > :03:02.himself. Not good news for Neil Lennon. They are in Barcelona on
:03:02. > :03:16.
:03:16. > :03:26.and the striker who is usually so it deadly. He could not halt flood
:03:26. > :03:45.
:03:45. > :03:55.macro's effort. -- he could not in Celtic colours for Miku. He
:03:55. > :04:00.
:04:00. > :04:06.celebrates with the fans. It was a lovely move. No danger of offside.
:04:06. > :04:16.Celtic now have the advantage. That might have earned them a yellow
:04:16. > :04:41.
:04:41. > :04:51.card, but I don't think they care He had only one idea and that was
:04:51. > :05:25.
:05:25. > :05:35.a minute or so of regulation time to play, but it gives them
:05:35. > :05:35.
:05:35. > :06:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:06:36. > :06:43.something to cling on to. Can Aigrette come back from Dundee.
:06:43. > :06:47.That could kick-start their season. Absolutely. The key for them today
:06:47. > :06:55.was John Daly has been playing centre half and he has been playing
:06:55. > :07:01.really well. It made such a difference. Dundee United looked
:07:01. > :07:09.very impressive. A all the credit must go to Dundee United. I think
:07:09. > :07:12.they learn from Celtic's game in midweek against St Johnstone. They
:07:13. > :07:19.obviously watched that game and thought, we cannot allow that to
:07:19. > :07:29.happen. The first half, they had three in midfield. They tighten
:07:29. > :07:37.things up. They didn't allow Kris Commons in at all. In the first 20
:07:37. > :07:40.minutes of the second half, they pushed forward. Armstrong was found
:07:40. > :07:49.on the left-hand side and he is a different class. They started to
:07:49. > :07:59.give Celtic will problems. - that will problems. They lost two goals
:07:59. > :08:09.and came back. Remarkable. This was a quality finish, wasn't it? Yes.
:08:09. > :08:18.Miku was on the bench. He came on and should really good composure.
:08:18. > :08:23.It is a composed finish as well. Miku really needed that goal. You
:08:23. > :08:33.know what it's like when you are at a big club and you get your first
:08:33. > :08:38.
:08:38. > :08:48.goal. You can then continue to kick on. There was some resistance here
:08:48. > :08:48.
:08:48. > :08:57.for Watt. There was, but what a great finish. He has a lot to do.
:08:57. > :09:04.He has one thing on his mind. He is direct and straight. He sends the
:09:04. > :09:13.defender the wrong way twice. There is a lot of power in the shop.
:09:14. > :09:21.The goal keeper fell back a bit. That thing about Watt is that he
:09:21. > :09:26.has a lot of confidence. He is only 18 years old. I'm not sure if he
:09:26. > :09:36.can leave the line yet, but he does have potential. Well, he got a goal,
:09:36. > :09:38.
:09:38. > :09:48.so he is doing all right. Would you be critical your team? Neil Lennon
:09:48. > :09:52.
:09:52. > :09:59.wasn't. Well, Charlie does run back on at the goal line, but you have
:09:59. > :10:03.to give credit where credit is due. When Dundee United equalised in
:10:03. > :10:11.stoppage time with a cross from the left, it wasn't as if Celtic have
:10:11. > :10:20.not been warned. There was a cross a couple of minutes about from the
:10:20. > :10:25.left. Ambrose, unfortunately, I think he was going for the ball.
:10:25. > :10:35.They are getting deeper and deeper and they ended up within about five
:10:35. > :10:37.
:10:37. > :10:47.yards of the goal. John Daly's movement is very good. The lead
:10:47. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:57.must come from the second centre half. Goalkeepers tend to get
:10:57. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:04.caught by the near post because of the angle of the ball. You are
:11:05. > :11:14.right, John Daly is getting across. You see him diving for the ball,
:11:15. > :11:17.
:11:17. > :11:22.trying to clear it. What you expect on Wednesday? When you come up
:11:22. > :11:28.against a quality team like Barcelona, it is going to be
:11:28. > :11:38.difficult. They will keep hold of the ball for fun. Add in Celtic
:11:38. > :11:41.
:11:41. > :11:45.will use -- I think Celtic will use the game today as a lesson. You
:11:45. > :11:52.have to be strong and keep your lines tight to play against
:11:52. > :11:56.Barcelona. They need to communicate and pass on. You cannot be
:11:56. > :12:02.offensive against Barcelona. I know it is a home game, but you have got
:12:02. > :12:12.to set in against them. If you try to be expansive, you will be three-
:12:12. > :12:17.
:12:17. > :12:24.0 down before you have even called Your breath. -- caught your breath.
:12:24. > :12:34.They have a fantastic record at Celtic Park. All the best to them.
:12:34. > :12:42.Now want to St Mirren. The League Cup semi-finalists were hoping to
:12:42. > :12:52.stick care of another loss against Hibernian. -- stage career of
:12:52. > :13:04.
:13:04. > :13:14.second attempt. Good interchange from the strikers. Ben Williams
:13:14. > :13:16.
:13:16. > :13:21.sending it long. A mistake at the back, a chance for Leigh Griffiths.
:13:21. > :13:28.Clips the inside of the post. Others could not get there. Leigh
:13:28. > :13:34.Griffiths pounced, realised he had to go himself. Jim Goodwin follows
:13:34. > :13:44.through. It is going to be a yellow card. It will be his eighth of the
:13:44. > :13:47.
:13:47. > :13:57.Maclean. Against the goalkeeper. Could not find his way past the
:13:57. > :14:07.
:14:07. > :14:14.clear. Down to Kenny McLean. And in! The header away came from Tom
:14:14. > :14:21.Taiwo. It fell on to Kenny McLean. He has had some stunning goals.
:14:21. > :14:31.That is another one. Guided it beautifully low into the corner. He
:14:31. > :14:40.
:14:41. > :14:47.scored midweek against Aberdeen and Leigh Griffiths. 1-1! For a 4th
:14:47. > :14:54.straight game, Leigh Griffiths gets his name on the goal scoring sheet.
:14:54. > :15:04.A good clever cross. And the confidence of Leigh Griffiths. And
:15:04. > :15:16.
:15:16. > :15:22.a little hug and high 10 for the goes for gold. Leigh Griffiths
:15:22. > :15:27.equals his Hibs goal tally for last season. Goal number 11 of the
:15:27. > :15:35.season. His second of the afternoon. Hibs have come from behind to lead
:15:35. > :15:45.at Easter Road. The two-goal hero is Leigh Griffiths. Player checked
:15:45. > :15:48.
:15:48. > :15:53.there by Jim Goodwin. The referee did not see it. Goodwin came in and
:15:53. > :15:57.checked him. If that is a yellow card, he is going. Alan Muir comes
:15:57. > :16:07.across. Jim Goodwin sarcastically applauding. But he has been sent
:16:07. > :16:10.
:16:10. > :16:16.off. Griffiths on a hat-trick? Denied by the post. Griffiths
:16:16. > :16:24.clipped it up beautifully. The goalkeeper was stranded, no
:16:24. > :16:31.doubt. Hibs unbeaten at home in five SPL games this season. Leading
:16:31. > :16:35.here by 2-1. Leigh Griffiths. The whistle has gone, it will not count.
:16:35. > :16:42.He is denied a hat-trick. The offside flag of David Watt on the
:16:42. > :16:52.far side. The whistle blew before the shot was struck. Saints in
:16:52. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :17:04.search of an equaliser. Some good headers away. A mistake! With the
:17:04. > :17:05.
:17:05. > :17:10.shot, but Ben Williams with the I thought Steven Thompson should
:17:10. > :17:20.have scored. But look at the transformation compared to how Hibs
:17:20. > :17:23.
:17:23. > :17:29.started the season. Just scraped Goal difference keeps them from the
:17:29. > :17:34.top. How good was Leigh Griffiths? Absolutely superb. I told him that
:17:34. > :17:43.at the end of the match. He was the difference between the two sides.
:17:43. > :17:49.He is just at the minute. -- he is just one fire at the minute. If he
:17:49. > :17:54.is only what �150,000, you would like to think someone like Hibs
:17:54. > :17:59.would get the deal done. Teams in England will be watching and
:17:59. > :18:09.someone snapping them up. He is capable of playing at high level.
:18:09. > :18:13.There is pressure on Hibs to keep them? Of course. There is no
:18:13. > :18:17.question that his ability is what keeps you going. He has the
:18:17. > :18:23.technique, movement, all of the things that makes someone a striker.
:18:23. > :18:28.The mentality is something people questioned. I think that has been
:18:28. > :18:34.fixed. He has shown maturity this season. He is an unbelievable
:18:34. > :18:40.talent. I think he will be knocking on the Scotland's Watson. What did
:18:40. > :18:50.we think of the second yellow card for Jim Goodwin? No doubt about the
:18:50. > :18:56.first one. -- I think he will be knocking on the Scotland squad soon.
:18:56. > :19:01.There does not seem to be much. But when you see the replay, I think
:19:01. > :19:07.Jim Goodwin lifted his elbow. not think he has done anything that
:19:07. > :19:13.warrants a yellow card. It is not the referee that gives it, it is
:19:13. > :19:20.the linesman. I think he was unfortunate to be sent off. And he
:19:20. > :19:25.went down holding his face, I do not know why. He is a competitor on
:19:25. > :19:32.the pitch. I know him as a young one growing up. You know him as a
:19:32. > :19:39.colleague. Yes. He is definitely not a dirty player. You could call
:19:39. > :19:46.it exuberance. But the referees need to make decisions. Something
:19:46. > :19:52.was seen. The wrong decision for me. We should catch up on your career.
:19:52. > :20:02.One of the goals of the season? Not the most acrobatic overhead
:20:02. > :20:02.
:20:02. > :20:10.kick. The crowd going crazy makes it. Sewage -- should you be doing
:20:10. > :20:20.that at this stage of your career? Probably not. It would be best
:20:20. > :20:28.being so close to the end of the game. And you are superman died? --
:20:28. > :20:36.your Superman dive? I must point out, only goalkeepers can handle
:20:36. > :20:45.the ball. I cannot explain it. did look bemused there. I have
:20:45. > :20:49.seen... I have seen people do that. There was no reason to do that.
:20:49. > :20:53.could be a reserve goalkeeper? Perhaps.
:20:53. > :20:56.Kilmarnock won at Celtic Park last weekend. Inverness were midweek
:20:56. > :21:06.victors against Rangers in the League Cup. They went head-to-head
:21:06. > :21:11.
:21:11. > :21:17.at Rugby Park. Some hotly-debated impressive wins over Celtic and
:21:17. > :21:27.Rangers. The last few days in buoyant mood. Andrew Shinnie goes
:21:27. > :21:32.
:21:32. > :21:39.down. The corner kick has been given, which should not have been.
:21:39. > :21:49.Firing it wide. A good first touch from Rory McKenzie. A good shot
:21:49. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :22:00.away. That young man looked lively. A good challenge by Michael Nelson.
:22:00. > :22:04.But Andrew Shinnie! Caley Thistle had the breakthrough! It is not
:22:04. > :22:09.good defending by Kilmarnock. But lovely play from Billy McKay,
:22:09. > :22:19.setting up Andrew Shinnie. Having scored at Ibrox on Wednesday, he is
:22:19. > :22:33.
:22:33. > :22:43.continue. Rory McKenzie wanted a penalty there. It is difficult to
:22:43. > :22:45.
:22:45. > :22:55.tell. It is a penalty kick. Inverness Caley Thistle have a
:22:55. > :23:14.
:23:14. > :23:21.glorious opportunity to double direction. Goes for the gold.
:23:21. > :23:26.What a strike by Liam Kelly! A hero at Celtic Park last weekend.
:23:26. > :23:36.And he is on the scoresheet once more. A quite tremendous drive that
:23:36. > :23:58.
:23:58. > :24:06.An attempt from Sutherland. Cameron Bell takes in down. -- takes it
:24:06. > :24:15.down. It is a penalty kick and Bell is off. Draper was certainly clean
:24:15. > :24:20.through. The penalty is given. And scored by Billy McKay. Bell's
:24:20. > :24:30.replacement could do nothing to stop that. Kilmarnock behind once
:24:30. > :24:33.
:24:33. > :24:41.more. Not exactly decisive defending from Caley Thistle. They
:24:41. > :24:51.seek to hold on to this 2-1. It is pushed away to safety. Kilmarnock
:24:51. > :25:00.
:25:00. > :25:10.desperately searching for the target. The goalkeeper relieved to
:25:10. > :25:14.
:25:14. > :25:24.see that fly over. Can Kilmarnock find a late leveller? Inside the
:25:24. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:34.box! But just sliding away from Inverness nine games unbeaten. How
:25:34. > :25:43.deep -- how good have they become? Scoring every game played. Andrew
:25:43. > :25:48.Shinnie is having an amazing season. And some young boys on loan. They
:25:48. > :25:56.are looking incredible going forward. And their coaches keep
:25:56. > :26:00.them solid defensively. And the two boys from down south, protecting in
:26:00. > :26:06.the back, and Inverness looking very good. I would not be surprised
:26:06. > :26:12.to see them in the Firth of Forth area at the end of the season. I
:26:12. > :26:18.think they are the real deal this year. -- in the third or the fourth
:26:18. > :26:27.area at the end of the season. you think that was a penalty?
:26:27. > :26:33.not think so. At this angle, there could have been some touching.
:26:33. > :26:38.he goes down straightaway, from the point of contact, but he takes an
:26:38. > :26:43.extra step, which makes it dubious for me. Yes. When you are running
:26:43. > :26:49.at pace, you can lose your balance and it looks awful when you are
:26:49. > :26:53.down. And the referee can be filled by that. This was Andrew Shinnie
:26:53. > :26:59.moving at pace into the box and a penalty given against Michael
:26:59. > :27:05.Nelson. Great play from Andrew Shinnie, but Michael Nelson's body
:27:05. > :27:12.comes forward in true Andrew Shinnie -- into Andrew Shinnie. I
:27:12. > :27:20.think he knows that it is a penalty. Are considering an appeal against
:27:20. > :27:26.the red card shown to Cameron Bell. The rule is there now. If it is a
:27:26. > :27:30.penalty and he is taken down, there could be a goalscoring opportunity.
:27:30. > :27:38.Is there contact? Does there have to be? If he does not try to step
:27:38. > :27:43.over him, there will be contacts. - - contact. Cameron Bell threw his
:27:43. > :27:47.hands up in the air. The player would have to jump over him. I have
:27:47. > :27:52.been there before and it is difficult for the goalkeeper,
:27:52. > :27:58.concentrating on the ball, momentum going forward. You skies have to
:27:59. > :28:04.knock the ball away. Absolutely. The voice of a goalkeeper. Right at
:28:04. > :28:14.the end of the match, an interesting incident. He shakes his
:28:14. > :28:18.head on the pitch there, says nothing to the referee. And
:28:18. > :28:26.reported on a sarcastic retort. Defining sarcasm might be difficult.
:28:26. > :28:32.Yes. Managers cannot win. If something is said, you could be up
:28:32. > :28:37.against their SFA. He will make a point that, and I think that is
:28:37. > :28:42.being made, of appealing against the red card. I am not sure if he
:28:42. > :28:45.has a case. Once you go towards the referee, what ever you do, you
:28:46. > :28:48.could be in trouble. Early-season relegation favourites
:28:49. > :28:52.Dundee went into their home game against Hearts with only one League
:28:52. > :29:02.win to their name. Mind you, that win did come against the Tynecastle
:29:02. > :29:30.
:29:30. > :29:36.furiously claiming for a penalty and you can see their point.
:29:36. > :29:42.Brilliant! Of Dundee are ahead midway through the first half.
:29:42. > :29:52.Although concerns about the penalty claim have gone now. They are in
:29:52. > :30:19.
:30:19. > :30:29.front against Hearts. Problems for A real chance for Dundee to get
:30:29. > :30:50.
:30:50. > :31:00.themselves in front, but they could League Cup semi-finalists try to
:31:00. > :31:00.
:31:00. > :31:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:31:53. > :32:03.unpunished. Hearts chasing an believe he didn't get a touch on
:32:03. > :32:08.
:32:08. > :32:14.They will need to beat teams other than Hearts. Yes, but there was a
:32:14. > :32:19.fantastic game. I was surprised that Hearts last. I was watching
:32:19. > :32:25.them during the week, and even though they were down to 10 men,
:32:25. > :32:31.they put in a great effort. It probably showed on them yesterday
:32:31. > :32:41.because they struggled a bit. But Dundee and Barry Smith will be
:32:41. > :32:44.
:32:44. > :32:49.delighted. They needed a result from somewhere. Fantastic result
:32:49. > :32:56.for them. You do not want to be thinking too much about how good
:32:56. > :33:06.that is for Dundee. What was eight is now five. There will be looking
:33:06. > :33:06.
:33:06. > :33:12.at that and thinking, we are only five points away from second to the
:33:12. > :33:22.bottom. The League is really tight. I am looking at it the other way.
:33:22. > :33:25.
:33:25. > :33:35.Two wins and we could before. The League has not even that yesterday.
:33:35. > :33:52.
:33:52. > :34:00.The story of the Motherwell versus back after their midweek thrashing.
:34:00. > :34:05.Jamie Murphy was in the right place for Motherwell. Minutes later, the
:34:05. > :34:14.home side almost allowed Motherwell a second. The pass to the keeper
:34:14. > :34:24.was not great, neither was the striker's efforts. A good ball in
:34:24. > :34:34.
:34:34. > :34:39.from Stephen a claim. -- Stephen MacLean. Murphy was eventually sent
:34:39. > :34:49.on his way. He still had plenty to do though, but there was little
:34:49. > :34:51.
:34:51. > :35:01.resistance from the St Johnstone Defence. There were chances for
:35:01. > :35:03.
:35:03. > :35:13.both sides in the second half. Nicky Law finished off a move he
:35:13. > :35:20.
:35:20. > :35:30.started. Darren Randolph was tested. He did well to get the hustle back?
:35:30. > :35:47.
:35:47. > :35:55.chance. That did not spark a late rally of St Johnstone. Instead,
:35:55. > :36:05.Murphy went in search of his hat- trick. Motherwell are back on track.
:36:05. > :36:11.
:36:11. > :36:19.St Johnstone are hurting after This doesn't happen often enough.
:36:19. > :36:25.There is a lot of talent, but it is not brought to the table enough.
:36:25. > :36:30.is not a defensive masterclass either, is it? Not a tall, but for
:36:30. > :36:37.Motherwell it was issued to win. They need to get back to the
:36:37. > :36:47.consistency they showed last year. Jimmy has the technical ability, a
:36:47. > :36:48.
:36:48. > :36:55.really good ability, but he really needs to build his strength. He has
:36:55. > :37:04.lovely composure here. He has plenty of time to think about it.
:37:04. > :37:08.Sometimes that is about then. I love about the third goal for
:37:08. > :37:13.Motherwell from Nicky Law is that he was halfway down midfield and he
:37:13. > :37:19.could have stayed there. What a goal. He is a hard-working player.
:37:19. > :37:23.You don't see him in this position very often, but what a great finish.
:37:23. > :37:33.He get in there with great composure. He finishes it really
:37:33. > :37:35.
:37:35. > :37:39.well. Good refereeing as well. Absolutely. A bad day for St
:37:39. > :37:42.Johnstone, but they have to look at the big picture. They have had a
:37:42. > :37:47.fantastic run and it is difficult to maintain that level of
:37:47. > :37:57.performance, no matter how many games you win. There is always a
:37:57. > :38:00.
:38:00. > :38:08.blip. Yes, it took a lot out of them, the game midweek. It is vital
:38:08. > :38:17.they pick up again after this because they could find themselves
:38:17. > :38:27.down at the bottom. Aberdeen lost at Celtic Park and had not suffered
:38:27. > :38:27.
:38:27. > :39:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:39:53. > :40:03.What was he thinking? Ross put him goal. Reynolds got the final touch
:40:03. > :40:03.
:40:03. > :40:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:40:53. > :41:03.on to this. Ross County had the but it doesn't really seem to be
:41:03. > :41:15.
:41:15. > :41:21.Stephen Ross, 19 years of age with a finish of an experienced
:41:21. > :41:31.professional. Can't be done. Reynolds was tried to get back.
:41:31. > :42:02.
:42:02. > :42:12.What a good goal that was. Much to league games. Derek Adams leading
:42:12. > :42:12.
:42:12. > :42:20.the way from the touchline for Ross County. Chris Clark for Aberdeen.
:42:20. > :42:30.Last chance, perhaps. The Dons look as if their undefeated run is
:42:30. > :42:42.
:42:42. > :42:47.A lot of games are won in Dingwall. They had 6,000 fans. That is double
:42:47. > :42:52.the crowd there was at St Johnstone. The Highland teams are bringing a
:42:52. > :43:02.lot to the lead. Absolutely, especially when there is a local
:43:02. > :43:04.
:43:04. > :43:14.lad. The defending from Aberdeen was very poor, but there was a
:43:14. > :43:20.
:43:20. > :43:30.great finish. A good strike across the goalkeeper. Aberdeen will be
:43:30. > :43:30.
:43:30. > :43:34.defended with their -- will be disappointed with their defending.
:43:34. > :43:44.They have that combination of players up front who are doing well
:43:44. > :43:45.
:43:45. > :43:54.for them. There is a question as to whether John should be it up there
:43:54. > :44:00.as well. He has shown he can deliver. Fraser is also doing well.
:44:00. > :44:07.At the back, I think it is a bit of improvement. No cause for panic on
:44:07. > :44:17.the back of that defeat. So, Celtic are top of the SPL on goal
:44:17. > :44:47.