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Yes, good afternoon and welcome to the Results Show. The one we have

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been saving for a rainy day. Lots of games are off but the show goes on.

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If there were anymore postponements, we were going to call this show

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Sportscene Result! The team are in the comfort of the studio, Michael

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Stuart and Mark Wilson. Welcome, gentleman. And meanwhile, the

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reporters from Dingwall to Dundee will keep us up-to-date on the games

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that survived Storm Desmond, not including the Premiership matches,

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they have been postponed. As have a number of other games in the SPL

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division. So let's have a look at what is on and off. Here we go with

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the Scottish Premiership. Three matches beating the weather.

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The lunch time match at Dundee, finishing with a win for Aberdeen.

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One match beating the weather in the Scottish championship.

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One up for dumb bart on against Alloa.

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And a survivor there, for Dunfermline v Brechin City. 3-1 to

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Dunfermline. A few more matches in thewomen Hill

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scup uh Scottish Cup. Arbroath against Cowdenbeath has been

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abandoned. There is goes. Cover Rangers 3, 1 to Formartine

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unite united. Now, time to catch up with the rain

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men around the country. The first of which is Martin Dowden. He is in

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Dingwall watching Ross County against St Johnstone.

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St Johnstone looking like they could see this one out. David Wotherspoon

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a double. He charged down. An attempted

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clearance, the ball in the back of the net. David Wotherspoon curled it

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into the net. Boyce with a close range going down. Then a header. It

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bemused the reporters. No idea who put it in. But it is two each here

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in Dingwall and very much game on. And to Rugby Park. John Barnes is

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desperate to tell us what is going on there.

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These sides serving up a cracking match. Chris Boyd body opening up

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for the scoring in the fourth minute. But Dundee United equalised

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with a goal scoring opportunity, for McKay.

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Now to the championship. That match at the bottom of the table. Alloa

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against Dumbarton. Brian is at the stadium. What is happening? Good

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afternoon. It is Alloa, nil, and Dumbarton, one. Mark Docherty with a

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corner kick. Evading everyone before ending up in the back of the net. It

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is a basement battle in the championship.

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Well, not much to talk about. Maybe we will get your egg nothing recipes

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later. Christmas is coming up! Let's start with Dundee United. Kris body

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is back in the team. Doing OK? I am surprised he has not had more starts

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in the team. A disappointing start last season.

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Not so many games at Rangers. I thought that Kilmarnock would be a

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natural place for him. His home team. He has done well there. I

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would have thought he would have done better and had more game time.

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But good to see him back and scoring.

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And Kelly? Obviously it has been a tough spell for them.

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The fan there is have had to go through a bad bit.

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The game today, by all accounts, the weather is not great. But with the

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rain on the surface it could have made it a little better and the game

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more pleasing on the eye. Mark, Dundee United, on paper it

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looks like so far, so good for them. If they get anything out of that?

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I'm not sure. Kelly were done to ten men earlier on in the game. After

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the penalty, you would think that they could go on and control the

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game. I'm sure that they will be disappointed not to take advantage.

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You are a man that likes to make a precise prediction. How do you see

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that one? Last night on the radio, I said 1-1. Here is hoping it stays

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that way. Ross County and St Johnstone. A

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classic. St Johnstone's away record is something to behold? A fantastic

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record. When we find out who scored the second goal for Ross County,

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that will help as well. Looking at the game in the week, it was tough.

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Not muff between them. The fact that St Johnstone have a good away

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record. I thought it would tip it in their favour. But no surprise. If

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you are desperate to find out, it was Andrew Davis. The suspense was

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killing us. An important player? Yes,

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definitely, Doherty has got the players from south and got them up

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with a really good signing, pushing them up the league. We did not

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expect to see them. But they have kind of taken over Inverness.

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I bumped into Roy McGregor in Edinburgh. He was full of praise for

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Andrew Davis. Saying he has been an influential signing for them. Even

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without the goal, he has a lot of praise for the chairman.

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Well saved. Out of a hole there! Now, Dundee could be in the top six

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if they could beat Aberdeen. The Dons at the top of the Premiership

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to four points and could increase the advantage to first place. Now

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here is the story of the match from Liam McLeod.

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A victory for Dennis's Aberdeen. Paul Hartley's Dundee cannot buy a

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win. A vibrant first half ensured back-to-back wins for the first time

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since September, Niall McGinn opening up the scoring and the Dons

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did not look back. Adam Rooney fired one in.

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There should have been a penalty for a trip on low just outside of the

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box. Stuart and Hemmings forced saves from the Dons keeper, Ward.

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But, there were good chances missed up the other end. Seven without a

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win for Dundee, the Dons move into four clear of third-placed Hearts

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ahead of the team's Pittodrie clash next Saturday lunch time. Mark,

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back-to-back wins for Aberdeen. The wheels back on the Dons team? Yes.

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The players they have done so well with the eight victories in a row,

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when they got a defeat it seemed to affect them so much. The pressure

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built and you could not see where they were going to win. A poor start

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against Ross County in the first half. The second they were better.

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Kicked on again today. It could have been a tricky tie for Dundee.

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And looking at the strength on the bench.

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It was strong! . That is the thing about Aberdeen. They have strength

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and depth. That surprised me so much when they were talking about the

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spell that they went through it seemed that they could not get a

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win. There are good players and a lot of experience on the side. I was

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surprised it took them so long to get themselves out of the bad run.

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But looking at it in the grand scheme of things, they are second in

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the league. Four points off the top. They have Rooney scoring goals

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again. That is 35, 36 goals, that is a return for a striker.

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Let's have a look around the grounds.

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We are going to Alloa. Home to Dumbarton and the championship. It

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is back over to Brian. Dumbarton. Winning 2-0. Grant

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Gallagher knocking the ball home. Following the opening by Mark

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Docherty for Dumbarton and the corner deceived everyone ending up

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in the back of the net. Two minutes left here at the stadium, formerly

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known as Wreck creation Park. Remember, the games in the

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Premiership are Firhill, Celtic Park, Tynecastle, they are all off.

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But there are action at Victoria Park, and Dingwall.

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This is a bizarre game. St Johnstone in control. County are struggling to

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get emphasis but then they are right back in it. Boyce bringing it in,

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and then Davies up there with a corner. Challenging with Murray

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Davidson. Many seemed to think that Davidson got the last touch. A firm

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header into his net. That made us think that it was day of Davies that

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did it. But County are back in the game. Firing forward.

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A chance for St Johnstone, they have cleared the ball away. But Tommy

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Wright will be fuming on the touch line. Even though on course to

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remain unbeaten in seven matches. Now, let's hear from John Barnes. He

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is at Rugby Park. Eight minutes left.

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Kilmarnock, one, Dundee United, one. United were level in the 24th minute

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after Kris Boyd scored. He played it to Slater. He curled

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the ball in. Then volleyed it into the back of the net. So, 1-1. United

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trying to utilise the one man advantage.

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They have had a couple wide. Up thor end Slater cracked a great

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shot off the right-hand post, much to the relief of the Dundee United

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goalkeeper. Then John Souter fired in a shot tipped around the post by

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Jamie McDonald. Blustery conditions. But lots of entertaining football on

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show. Thank you very much, John. Returning

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now to the lunch time kick-off. Dundee, nil, Aberdeen, two. It has

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finished as Dens Park. Let's hear from the manager, Derek McInnes. It

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was tough. I thought with the energy that we

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showed, the eagerness to get on with the game. The start of the game was

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vital. That was evidence in getting the two goals. I thought that we

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imposed ourselves on the game. We know that the day would mean a lot

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of time playing the conditions, and also we still had to show quality.

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But the two goals were excellent. We could have had one or two more but

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you are never quite there at 2-0. We still had work to do. I think that

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the players managed it, with the wind and the rain battering into

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them. The pitch getting heavier. And I think that they managed the second

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half very well. Well done. He did not flinch with

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those boards. Aberdeen, a clean sheet. They started off the season

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brilliantly at the back. Then conceded a lot of goal but back to a

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clean sheet. That will please Derek a lot.

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Especially after last week conceding again. They looked invincible when

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they were not conceding it shows the importance of defending. They looked

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through a run where it looked easy to score. Now they have fixed their

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problem. They are going in the right direction.

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A terrible autumn. Starting off the winter well. Next week it is against

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Hearts, their former employers. It is a big game. Obviously Aberdeen

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will be delighted that the Hearts game was called off. It means that

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they have the 4-point gap. Where they to lose the game, they would be

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a point ahead. But it gives them confidence. Especially at Pittodrie,

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with seven points clear. Also, we have spoken about this

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already but with them now picking up more form, if you are seven points

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clear your nearest rival it adds to the momentum that they are moving in

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the right direction. A confidence boost for the Dons. Not

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so for done deed. They lost the match 2-0. Let's hear what their

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manager had to say afterwards. I don't think that we started well

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enough. I felt we did not perform. We were off the mark in terms of

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defence and the team offence I will as a team. We did not pass or defend

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well. We didn't stop the crossing coming in, and gave away set plays.

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The next win is important. Not to look too far ahead. The players are

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disappointed. We have to regroup and get them on to a better result next

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week. Now to Victoria Park.

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No doubt about this one, a free kick from 25 yards, Dave McKay calls it

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over the wall and into the corner, this team are just unstoppable right

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now. Sounds like a cracking match. Brian McLaughlin has been watching

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Alloa Athletic against Dumbarton in the championship, it is all over?

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Not good news if you are an Alloa Athletic fan, 2-0, the game played

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in horrendous conditions. A driving wind throughout the 90 minutes,

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Alloa Athletic had the perceived benefit of that in the first half

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but there was only one real shot on target. They shot by Duffy on 38

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minutes, low to the goalkeeper 's left-hand side but he did well to

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save it. Dumbarton have the wind and rain in the second half and they

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capitalised, it was a freak goal, a needless corner given away by the

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Alloa Athletic defence and Doherty swung in the corner and it of a did

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everyone and went into the back of the net. Alloa Athletic tried hard

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for the equaliser, Mark Brown in the Dumbarton golf dropped a cross but

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although the ensuing effort was on target, it was scrambled away. With

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a few minutes to go, Dumbarton scored a killer second goal, Gattaca

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was there to not get it home for the second goal. -- Gallaher. They do

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have a chance for revenge on Jews day night in the Scottish Cup. --

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Tuesday night. Just ignore that attendance at the top, it said

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3229, another of your former teams, an important result for them.

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Lifting them to seventh. A big incentive to widen the gap between

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them and St Mirren in the not so good for Alloa Athletic but coming

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off the back of the Rangers game in midweek, the pitch was very heavy

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and they put in a tough shift but a great result away from home. We can

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look and see how Dumbarton fared, you mentioned that game in midweek

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against Rangers, a hammering, 4-0. It seemed that way but for much of

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the first half, Dumbarton did OK, they defended their 18-yard box

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well, there were a few opportunities, a good shout for a

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penalty but Rangers came out in the second half rejuvenated and they

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scored and you can just see the belief to rain from Dumbarton.

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Rangers went on to a rout but it was not as one-sided as the score

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suggests. When you set up tactics like Dumbarton did, when you lose

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the first goal, it alters the game with time because you have the

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change of tactics a little bit. When Rangers start to get themselves in

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front like that it is a perfect combination to score more goals.

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Even though I think it was flattering. Lhasa today, they were

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keeping it tight and then they lost 4-0. That is what Rangers have two

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expect, teams sitting at them and making it difficult. It has worked

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for two weeks in a row that they have tired teams out and ended up

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scoring four. Is there a plan B to counter that? We talked about this

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the other night, they were trying to score the perfect score and try to

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play through Dumbarton but plan B is to get it wide and get more crosses

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into the box. It seemed Mark Warburton had the second -- same

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idea because that is what they did in the second half. It amazes me how

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many times you watch modern-day football and everyone tries to

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channel it through the middle, it is unbelievable how you see so few

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teams getting the ball wide and penetrating from the wide areas

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especially when it is not happening through the middle, you have to get

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wide and get behind teams because it is the only way to break them down.

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We will head back to Dingwall, full-time between Ross County and St

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Johnstone. Captain Dave McKay striking a magnificent free kick to

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St Johnstone's seventh straightaway victory. They are now within a point

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of Hearts in third place. There was a calamitous opener but then curling

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in a beautiful second before half-time to put the visitors in

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control. Ross County looked bereft of ideas but out of nowhere, Liam

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Boyce slammed home from close range, then, a challenge to get on the end

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of the corner with Davidson seemingly heading into his own net.

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O'Halloran and a free kick and McKay stepped up and hit an absolute

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beauty over the wall, the top three very much in sight. A question for

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you, a star turned by the looks of things from David Wallace, what

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about Michael O'Halloran, he did not get many mentions in the report. He

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almost went straight through Davidson's tackle to only free kick

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from which McKay scored the winner, not one of his most sparkling

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performances, he has had many of those, earning Player of the Month

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in November, he was more of a team player today and St Johnstone showed

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they can dig out a result and keep the run going and a fantastic result

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after losing a two goal lead. I am glad he did not mention Michael

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O'Halloran was Player of the Month for November because he is receiving

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the award. Raina Dandelion, that is nice play by O'Halloran. At the back

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post, it is in and eventually, Davidson prods it home from close

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range. A big chance, they must score, O'Halloran, 1-1. Michael

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O'Halloran scores for the third consecutive game. At pace as well,

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that is the equaliser. Again in the wide area, he set it up nicely. What

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did you say? I could not wait to speak about him, he is terrific and

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I have always liked the look of him. A year or two ago, he lacked

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I have always liked the look of him. something, maybe it was confidence

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but this season, he has been brilliant and scored some great

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goals. Some great assists as well. We have seen it all come together at

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Ibrox. Against Rangers in the League Cup. Exactly what St Johnstone

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need. Very valuable with goals and assists. We need to know how the

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management in Kilmarnock and Dundee United reacted. Had finished 1-1, I

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do not think it is a result either side would want, they were both

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looking for three points in blustery conditions at Rugby Park. Kilmarnock

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off to a good start, Kris Boyd on the scoresheet after four minutes.

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off to a good start, Kris Boyd on He tapped home from around three

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yards. They could have gone further in front, a couple of shots, one

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saved by the goalkeeper to his right hand side and then another effort

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from a header and this time of the save was down at his left to turn it

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away but midway through the first half, Kilmarnock were reduced to ten

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men, Stuart Findlay sent off for denying a goal-scoring opportunity

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as he tried to latch onto a billion McKay cross. McKay was the man who

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stepped up and slotted away the penalty after Findlay was red

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carded. The Kilmarnock goalkeeper stopped a one-on-one late in the

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game. Dundee United were also denied by the goalkeeper. Early in the

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second half, United felt they were due another penalty, they just got

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in behind the Kilmarnock defence and seemed to be pulled back by the

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Kilmarnock captain but the referee ignored the appeals for the penalty

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and that did not please the manager in the Dundee United technical area.

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There were chances at both ends, Dixon with a shot wide for United,

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Craig Slater blasted one off the right-hand post for Kilmarnock as he

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tried to find the winner then up the other end, Souter with a lovely shot

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tipped away by MacDonald. In the end it finished 1-1. You talk about a

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precious point for Dundee United, still stranded at the foot of the

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table, six behind Motherwell. Can they scrambled their way out of

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this? They can but as each week passes it looks more of a difficult

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task. As they said before, playing against ten men, you have to try and

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get your ambition is higher than taking a point, away from home you

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could argue but I think you have to get your sights on picking up three

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points and that is the only way to get closer in contact with the teams

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above you. McKay is the only one who has scored in two months, and some

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of those have been penalties. It is not something you would generally

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say about Dundee United, their problem before was keeping them out

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at the back. Now they are having a mixture of both which is why they

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are bottom of the table. Billy McKay is doing his best. You have played

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against him? I did when I was 15 or 16 and he was sensational, I think

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he's got a hat-trick when I was sent back and he ended up getting a move

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to Liverpool. They are playing their experienced players, Gavin Gunning

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is there. I think he is a top signing for them again, he did score

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an own goal last week but he will tighten things up, it is exactly

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what they need, they have a lot of young boys but they need some

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experience. Can they get off the bottom spot? I am not sure, when you

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are playing for 75 minutes against ten men, you really need to get

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three points, it is a struggle for Dundee United at the moment. We can

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now go to this weeks classified results round-up, somewhat truncated

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this week. At least the fourth official is nice

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and dry, we start with the Premiership.

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There are more in the Scottish Cup third round however.

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In the Berkeley 's endless Premier League.

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Right, then, as promised, we will dip our toes in the English Premier

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League. Stoke City at home today, starting

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at the leaders but they are not know.

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Stoke City beat Manchester City thanks to a sewer Paddy Ashdown

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first half display. Scored twice, by Marko Arnautovic. Created by the

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skill fill Ziciri. And then saga with his first goal.

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Manchester City struggled without the injured captain, Vincent

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Kompany. As the conditions got more

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difficult, a comeback from the visitors looked less likely.

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Stoke City look like they are going places.

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Leicester City going places, back to the top of the table. Here is how

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they did it. Winning away to Swansea. The. Jamie Vardy, the

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scoring run ends at 11 games. A hat-trick for Mahrez.

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Jamie Vardy deserves credit for setting up up the third.

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Swansea never really in this. They were bereft for confidence. How much

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time does Garry Monk have to turn this around. But tonight, the Foxes

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were flying. Let's find out how Manchester United

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fared. The biggest surprise in this one is

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that it stayed goaless, given the number of chances created by both.

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West Ham feeling aggrieved, denied the post.

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And twice a wide shot. When plots did increase the tempo,

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they had no problem creating chances but the problem lied in taking them.

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A disgruntled response and missing the chances of capitalising.

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Arsenal capitalised on their rival's slip-ups, a win for them at home to

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Sunderland. The final score, Arsenal, three,

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Sunderland, one. So many players injured.

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. Arsenal found their touch against a thoroughly game Sunderland side.

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Arsenal's half-time team must have been laced with chilli powed. They

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had pace, creativity, Ramsey's stoppage time goal at close range.

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They will have to start fast per the mid-week, though.

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Now from John Akers. Spurs equal the longest unbeaten run

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in top flight football stretching back 30 years. A proper old

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fashioned football match. Lots of tackles, lots of endeavour and two

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good goals. Alli scoring for Tottenham.

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Defendant as you like through the legs. West Brom were their match in

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the first half. Equalising through James McClean's first goal. A

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powerful header. Kane went close for Spurs in the

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second half. But it finish, probably about right. 1-1.

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Before we dwell on the matters per paining to the English Barclays

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league, we have something to tell you.

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The match between East Kilbride and Stenhousemuir. It went into extra

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time but East Kilbride are 2-1 up. Sensational.

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Now, would you like to move on to the English Barclays premiere?

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Whatever you want. Well, they have done it again.

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Another clean sheet, Michael, 0-0, you must be delighted.

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I'm trying to keep myself awake! They keep missing opportunities

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there. As they were talking about, the fact

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that the rivals are slipping up. A game at home it is clear that the

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fans are not happy with nil-nil. We are talking about it. Gone are

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the days of watching Manchester United and being excited and edge of

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your seat stuff. It is a bit of a bore.

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Well, he was up on his feet. Walking about, recommend on straiting. But

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you are only three points off the league?

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I know. But I'm astonished. I can't for the life believe they are three

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points off the top. I don't see them having the quality or the

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excitement. It is a different era for the Manchester United fans. The

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days he was there. That was so exciting. I would love watching

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them. Now, I get bored watching them. But they are effective.

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But you don't get bored watching Leicester city. They are 3-0 winners

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to Swansea. Sickening that regard regard volunteered did not score.

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But a remarkable story. We are waiting for the collapse. Thinking

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that they can't keep to going. But they keep churning out results. Last

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week impressive against Manchester United. Going away. With points.

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It is a classic thing, you think you can do it but it is so difficult to

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predict. In a league that is so competitive,

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it is difficult. But every week you are expecting Leicester to slip up

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but they don't. I still don't think that they will do it but the

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Champions League qualification is a serious consideration.

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And you know who has been slipping up, Arsenal. And there, Giroud

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scoring. They are up to the second.

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This could be the season for Arsenal. There has been noise how

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they do well and fall away. But this season things are clicking. Going

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forward they have a lot of attacking options in the scoring of goals. If

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they keep it clean at the back. They could be there.

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The problem for them is the fact that they could lose two important

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players, one of them Sanchez. That could be a big miss. And Chelsea,

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the biggest rival have disappeared from the start of the season.

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As a United man you would not grudge Arsene Wenger a title at this stage

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of his career. It would not bother me. I want to

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see Manchester United playing more attractive football. Now to the

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bottom half of the Premier League. Watford at home to Norwich. Let's

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hear how it went. Yes, something is stirring down

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these parts. That is a fourth win in six Premier League games. Watford

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enjoying this spell in a winter that will no doubt get harder for them.

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Enjoying as it heats. Deeney from the spot. After Tettey made a

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mistake. It was a grind in the wind but Watford ground out better than

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Norwich. They offered little. And in the end, Ighalo kept his cool in the

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cold and sealed it for Watford, 2-0. And let's hear how Aston Villa

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played against Southampton. 1-1. A six points for the season for

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Villa. But came away with a draw. Lescott giving Villa the unlikely

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lead. Then the rear guard for Remy's men continued.

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The sub-Romeou scoring from the corner.

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It finished 1-1. Three points outside much the bottom

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for notch City. Worrying? It is. But he has to expect that, surely. He

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has had a fairytale story so far. It would be difficult in the Premier

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League. He must expect that it would be there or theres about. It is

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about holding the nerve, can he escape the pressures of the

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relegation battle. The pressure must be huge there. The finances are

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dropping out of the league. It can ruin you.

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And next season when the new television deal starts. There is

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more money and more emphasis on making sure that they keep their

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Premier League status this year. So there is a lot of pressure on it.

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That will be a I cross the board. He has to manage that and ensure that

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the players are relaxed as possible. And back to matters Scottish and the

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Scottish rip. St Johnstone are a point behind Hearts?

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When the league table came up, I noticed that. I thought that is a

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really crucial thing for this game next week with Hearts and Aberdeen.

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We were talking about how Aberdeen could go seven clear of Hearts.

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Tough for the Saints. They are playing Celtic? But they are in good

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form. Celtic are not as formidable as even a couple of years ago. So

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for St Johnstone, full of confidence, with a good run of form.

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With Hearts in their sights, this is nothing.

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Craig Paterson was saying, look at St Johnstone, there is no one

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individual. There are players that can score from almost everywhere.

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They have been a unit for a council of years. The back four. There has

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been one or two editions. But with a unit like that and you stay together

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for a council of years, there is a real togetherness about that. You

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can see that. That is how Tommy Wright has managed them. We did not

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speak much about Dundee but they have hit the skids a bit. If you

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look at the table, although in 7th, they are only five away from the

:44:31.:44:35.

second bottom in the play-off spot. Are we in trouble? Or is that

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over-egging it a wee bit? Possibly. I think that Paul Hartley will be

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keen to turn it around. But you look at six draws, one defeat. So it is

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not horrendous form if that is the bad spell, they will take that.

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Coming up to Christmas. There are lots of games. It gives them an

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opportunity to pick up points if they can turn the form a little.

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The next game against Motherwell and then Hamilton. You expect them to

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get something. Well, the Dundee fans would.

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It is not a disaster as Michael said. There is so much attacking

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flair going forward with the players that can score, Stuart Hemmings but

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they cannot keep the doors closed at the back. That is how they are

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sitting. Two big games coming up. Kilmarnock are 10th two points above

:45:33.:45:38.

Motherwell, a point today. The home performances dire? From the start of

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the season they flirted with the bottom of the table. You thought

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that they were breaking away but then they go backwards.

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But they played well against Celtic? But follow that up with losing five

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at home! Then United, there for the taking, a team detached from the

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bottom of the league. They would have fancied their chances. They

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have to be careful. They are so inconsistent. You cannot

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predict what is happening with them. With a side as unpredictable and

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inconsistent as that, there is a danger that they are dragged into a

:46:18.:46:22.

relegation battle. Too early to detect a pattern of who

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is going down? I loved my time at Dundee United and

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it is tough to see it happening to a club that has done so well over the

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years. But it might be a difficult gap to claw back even with four

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months of the season to go. Possibly the greatest goal in the history of

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the world, it is scored by Neil Maclean of Inveraray locals against

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Annan Athletic last week. Let me set the scene, they are for -3 down

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after Annan Athletic scored a late goal, this is what happened straight

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from the restart. Can you do some commentary on this golf? I am not

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ready for that. It is tremendous skill but do not take anything

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away, the tackle, he has seen that coming a mile away. I have seen that

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a few times and I don't know, no way he has meant that. I hope he did.

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Have you seen a better goal scored than that? Have you scored a better

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one? Michael probably has, I only ever scored deflections. I have seen

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a few, nap, ra's free kick against Manchester United in the Champions

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League, that is one of the best goals I have seen when I was there.

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It is such a difficult question. I don't know. Similar to what he was

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saying, there was a goal Steven Gerrard scored against United that

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was a screamer, the whole occasion of those games as well. A text here

:48:19.:48:29.

saying "you are a terrible pundit. " It is from the goal-scorer. There

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was another game postponed for Annan Athletic today, do you expect them

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to go through? It is a great run for them, to get a goal like that late

:48:43.:48:47.

on to get a replay, there will not be a lot between the teams. That is

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it for a windswept but hopefully interesting results show. Look at

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that, wins for Aberdeen and Sam Johnston. Just one match in the

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championship, a 2-0 win for Dumbarton away at Alloa Athletic.

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The highlight show is on tomorrow night. The results show will be back

:49:15.:49:24.

next week on BBC One. We hope you can join us for that.

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Get dialling please. Thank you to Mark Wilson and Michael Stewart. I

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have a couple of gondolas to take them home, enjoy, enjoy the rest of

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your evening and we will see you soon, good night.

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