:00:15. > :00:16.Good afternoon and welcome to the Results Show, the first
:00:17. > :00:23.Not even the Premiership's winter break can stop us.
:00:24. > :00:26.While the top divisions players are de-stressing from Dubai
:00:27. > :00:29.to Dundee, it's business as usual from the second tier downwards.
:00:30. > :00:33.Our studio guests between them have been on the books of six clubs
:00:34. > :00:37.They are Steven Thompson and Tam McManus.
:00:38. > :00:46.Now, let's say good afternoon to our reporters across the land.
:00:47. > :00:52.Firstly, to Bryan mechanic Glock than who is watching a game between
:00:53. > :00:57.Raith Rovers and Falkirk. Plenty of goals for you. Yes, it is Raith
:00:58. > :01:11.Rovers 1 Falkirk 4. Raith in front through Chris Johnson early on but
:01:12. > :01:18.goals have them well in command. Let us find out what is happening at
:01:19. > :01:24.more on the. More on the scored once in each half through an own goal and
:01:25. > :01:31.a Tidser penalty. Stirling has pulled one back, so 2-1 at the
:01:32. > :01:37.moment. Off to Somerset Park where Kenny Crawford is watched Ayr. The
:01:38. > :01:42.pars look to be extending their unbeaten run to seven games. Nicky
:01:43. > :01:49.Clarke diverted Talbot's low shot for the first on 26 minute, that
:01:50. > :01:55.became 2-0 on 3 3 minutes. That is the way it remains.
:01:56. > :01:59.Off to Paisley. St Mirren at home to Queen of the South. As we stand
:02:00. > :02:03.David more misery for St Mirren. They are trailing by a goal to nil.
:02:04. > :02:07.That came on half-time. A fine effort. Rankin, the new captain of
:02:08. > :02:14.Queen of the South set it up for Dobbie. 1-0 to Queens and as we
:02:15. > :02:19.stand, Queens looking for their first league win since September
:02:20. > :02:25.17th. Off we go to Hampden. Queen's Park. Fifth against second. It is
:02:26. > :02:32.even at the moment with 73 minutes gone. Forth ring ham gave Queens the
:02:33. > :02:36.lead. Russell's 13th of the season levelled at 39 and it is 1-1 at the
:02:37. > :02:41.moment. From Charlie to the Championship and
:02:42. > :02:46.lots of chat from our best guests. Where shall we start. Not St Mirren
:02:47. > :02:53.Park. Shall we forgot about that today. Let us talk Raith Falkirk.
:02:54. > :02:57.Tam. That is a surprise score line, is it not? Falkirk have been
:02:58. > :03:01.struggling. They have been inconsistent this season. Raith
:03:02. > :03:03.doing OK, there is only two points between them in the table, but
:03:04. > :03:10.Falkirk to go there and look as if they are going to turn them over, it
:03:11. > :03:17.is a big result for them. Raith are struggling. October 29th. I thought
:03:18. > :03:21.bringing in the two Ryans, to today would have had a big impact. Two
:03:22. > :03:27.dangerous players. They went a goal up. But it has been capitulation, we
:03:28. > :03:33.have been listening and it seems all Falkirk, they need to keep picking
:03:34. > :03:38.away at a play off place. The sides have been inconsistent. Neither won
:03:39. > :03:44.for a while. Dunfermline, one of your former club, 2-0 up on another
:03:45. > :03:50.team you used to play for. Dunfermline look as if they will be
:03:51. > :03:53.unbeaten in seven. It could be better, within the space of a
:03:54. > :03:56.minute. I can't believe he hit the second one. It is unbelievable. I
:03:57. > :03:59.thought he is going to go straight down the middle. He did, the
:04:00. > :04:03.goalkeeper put his hand up and it was a fantastic save. Unlucky the
:04:04. > :04:08.second penalty. Another couple of teams who have been doing well are
:04:09. > :04:11.more on the and Dumbarton, Dumbarton going into this, only lost three of
:04:12. > :04:15.their last ten, more on the had a sticky patch but they have had
:04:16. > :04:21.injuries and lost a couple of players. Dumbarton have been going
:04:22. > :04:24.well. The manager is doing well given the resources, more on the
:04:25. > :04:29.have been the stand out team for me, with the top to they have been
:04:30. > :04:35.sensational. What a job Jim Duffie is doing. It looks like they will
:04:36. > :04:38.get another three points. Steven doesn't want to talk about St
:04:39. > :04:42.Mirren. Queen of the South. Three new sign, one of them Rankin, he has
:04:43. > :04:47.made an immediate impact. I was looking at this before and I thought
:04:48. > :04:53.it's a risk, just throwing them in but Queens have been on a desperate
:04:54. > :04:58.run. Maybe desperate times call for desperate measures. He is probably
:04:59. > :05:02.supper fit, Rankin, he has not been playing for Falkirk, he has came in
:05:03. > :05:08.and a immediate reaction, Shetland up the goal. I think he will be a
:05:09. > :05:16.great signing. What end did I say, Queen of the South haven't won in 13
:05:17. > :05:19.games. September 17th the last one. St Mirren have a habit of losing
:05:20. > :05:29.goals late on. You have to look at the more on the game at New Year,
:05:30. > :05:32.where 93rd minute and lost that, it is, it is a poor result as it
:05:33. > :05:36.stands, we might score before the end of the game. Results elsewhere
:05:37. > :05:41.might not be that bad. If United lose. We need to start gaining, it
:05:42. > :05:46.doesn't matter if they lose if we don't pick up any points. Airdrie
:05:47. > :05:53.have been going well, away to Queen's Park today. Marc Wilson who
:05:54. > :05:58.sat in that chair, he hasn't done too bad. He is doing well. Second in
:05:59. > :06:02.the table. He has a good, I think Airdrie are full-time. I think they
:06:03. > :06:08.have turned full-time. So they have a good advantage. They are sitting
:06:09. > :06:14.top, the two teams. You get your players in, you can work with them.
:06:15. > :06:19.Peterhead 2, Livingston 2. Livingston have lost the last two
:06:20. > :06:23.game, two-2 away to Pete Herd. A couple of regular scorers on target.
:06:24. > :06:27.McAllister for Pete Herd and for Livingston, I watch him every week,
:06:28. > :06:30.the video goes through and Buchanan scored every week. He missed a
:06:31. > :06:38.penalty but on the score sheet again. Two of the most prolific
:06:39. > :06:46.marksmen. Both are extremely good players. ... I think they lost a
:06:47. > :06:52.couple of players, I don't think the same amount of funding is available.
:06:53. > :06:58.They have had a few good cup ties against ranger, maybe the money has
:06:59. > :07:07.dried up. There has been a goal between the game against Airdrie and
:07:08. > :07:12.Queen's Park. It is member Geevor, he was miles of space. Very calm and
:07:13. > :07:15.Queen's Park. It is member Geevor, collected. Slipped under the
:07:16. > :07:17.goalkeeper. What was that we were saying about
:07:18. > :07:22.goalkeeper. Marc Wilson doing a great job? The
:07:23. > :07:23.fifth of the Championship match, the first because it was played last
:07:24. > :07:26.night. It was also the biggest -
:07:27. > :07:28.between the division biggest two clubs - and with its biggest
:07:29. > :07:32.crowd of the season. There was just a point separating
:07:33. > :07:33.leaders Hibs from second placed Dundee United when they met
:07:34. > :07:35.at Easter Road. Our reporter Liam McLeod has
:07:36. > :07:44.the story of the match. This was a massive statement by an
:07:45. > :07:50.irresistible Hibernian side and with no empty seats this result against
:07:51. > :07:54.their only real rivals for promotion will send optimism through their
:07:55. > :08:00.veins and that like to end this top flight hiatus. Cummings was the
:08:01. > :08:07.headline grabber. In truth there were no failures in green and white
:08:08. > :08:14.on the night, United were outfought. That will worry Ray MacKinnon as
:08:15. > :08:18.they fell behind the Edinburgh team who will fancy their chances. John
:08:19. > :08:21.McGinn came off the bench as he returned from ankle surgery,
:08:22. > :08:22.McGinn came off the bench as he Scotland international scored the
:08:23. > :08:26.best of the bunch. A cracker, a solo effort to ensure of the points. It
:08:27. > :08:31.is not an iron grip on the Championship but it is a huge signal
:08:32. > :08:37.of intent from Neil Lennon's men who begin 2017 as they mean to go on. We
:08:38. > :08:41.will hear from the managers of Hibs and Dundee shortly, after we have
:08:42. > :08:47.heard from Martin, he is watching Livingston away to Peter head.
:08:48. > :08:58.What game it has been. Peterhead 2, Livingston 3. They thought they had
:08:59. > :09:00.gone ahead, a ridiculous decision, a backpass, scored, he was flagged
:09:01. > :09:05.offside, he should never have been offside. He got that third and
:09:06. > :09:10.looked as though they will extend a lead. Retro technology there from
:09:11. > :09:14.Martin, sorry about that, that is on his mobile. Let us hear from the
:09:15. > :09:20.managers after the big match in Championship. Neil Lennon and Ray
:09:21. > :09:23.MacKinnon. I couldn't have asked any more of the players from start to
:09:24. > :09:28.finish. They were brilliant. Exhilarating performance. Great
:09:29. > :09:32.intensity, quality concentration, and three great goals and there
:09:33. > :09:37.could could have been more, against, very very good Dundee United team.
:09:38. > :09:42.The game was lost in the first 20 minute, to go 2-0 down, we never
:09:43. > :09:46.showed composure on the ball and the lose a goal after five minutes was
:09:47. > :09:50.not the ideal start. You know, I said to the guys, so important when
:09:51. > :09:53.you come to a place like to show composure, we didn't do it for 20
:09:54. > :10:01.minutes and we gifted Hibs the the composure, we didn't do it for 20
:10:02. > :10:06.game in the first 20s. All we have done is got a bit of a Kursk and
:10:07. > :10:12.yeah, as, we have been saying that from day one, we just, we didn't
:10:13. > :10:15.make this out to be a huge game, the biggest game because the next one is
:10:16. > :10:20.Dumbarton away, and you know that is tough, o so it is a competitive
:10:21. > :10:24.league, sometimes you can't create the atmosphere, but when you get an
:10:25. > :10:24.league, sometimes you can't create atmosphere like tonight you can see
:10:25. > :10:30.what it means to player and what it atmosphere like tonight you can see
:10:31. > :10:34.I brings out. And they have really responded. Going into the second
:10:35. > :10:38.half of the season you would be four points behind the leader, that tells
:10:39. > :10:41.me I have a great chance of winning the league. Said that to the
:10:42. > :10:44.players. Regroup, refocus and we make sure from every game into the
:10:45. > :10:49.end of the season we give everything we can to try and get promotion.
:10:50. > :10:53.That was the bosses speaking to Bryan after the match. Tam, you were
:10:54. > :10:56.there, Neil Lennon says it was exhilarating, did you feel, hold on,
:10:57. > :11:06.can you hold on to that thought. There has been a goal, you will
:11:07. > :11:10.enjoy this. Maybe not. Sorry, it is 2-0 Queen of the South, a freak goal
:11:11. > :11:14.in many ways, a grave save first of all from the goalkeeper. Got the
:11:15. > :11:19.ball away, ball came back off the post, eventually it fell for Joe
:11:20. > :11:26.Thompson, his debut on loan from Celtic, he had to tap into a empty
:11:27. > :11:30.net. I am not sure it was offside. The linesman said the goal would
:11:31. > :11:36.stand, stand it does and Saints are trailing two goals to nil. Where we
:11:37. > :11:41.were? I made my boy go along to see that. Never mine. Done for cruelty.
:11:42. > :11:45.The match last night. Neil Lennon said it was exhilarating, Tam, are
:11:46. > :11:47.you still exit rated? It was a fantastic game, from Hibs from start
:11:48. > :11:51.to finish. I spoke to Neil fantastic game, from Hibs from start
:11:52. > :11:54.game, he said it was the best performance he has seen since he was
:11:55. > :12:00.a manager there, I agree. I have seen Hibs maybe, seven or eight
:12:01. > :12:03.times this season, they went 4-4-2, they played Connors behind Cummings
:12:04. > :12:12.and Boyle and Humphrey on the wing. It was a change from the last 18
:12:13. > :12:16.months. Great width. Humphrey, the first time he got the ball he left
:12:17. > :12:20.Dixon on his backside. That was the catalyst, he went at them all night.
:12:21. > :12:24.He really, he thunderstorm apart in the first half. That is where the
:12:25. > :12:35.game was one. Hibs cruised the second half. It could have been 3 or
:12:36. > :12:40.4. Could have been four or five. I am saying it is three because my pal
:12:41. > :12:44.scored the third. Coming back from injury. He is the best player in the
:12:45. > :12:48.Championship for me. Great for hubs to have him back, it gives Neil a
:12:49. > :12:53.selection, where are you going to put him in? You have Cummings and
:12:54. > :12:57.Bartley. Mechanic McGeouch, if he is going to keep this formation with
:12:58. > :13:01.the wide player, because they have been narrow with their play, that is
:13:02. > :13:07.the most dynamic performance of the season. Commons as well. He... It
:13:08. > :13:11.will be interesting to see ho he fits them in. Does he need to, given
:13:12. > :13:15.the strength of the squad? I don't think this minute they need Commons
:13:16. > :13:19.to be honest. I think he is a good player, I thought he was quiet last
:13:20. > :13:23.night within the game. I don't think McGinn coming back, you have Keating
:13:24. > :13:29.coming back, he can play behind Cummings. I don't think he is a
:13:30. > :13:33.necessity but Neil Lennon rates hip. We heard from Bryan interviewing
:13:34. > :13:39.them last night, a while ago, we will hear from Bryan again, he is in
:13:40. > :13:44.action again, watching Raith. Yes, it is still Raith 1 Falkirk 4. Not
:13:45. > :13:49.as exhilarating a match as Easter Road last night. Nevertheless lots
:13:50. > :13:55.of entertain. For the fans inside the stadium. The home fans thought
:13:56. > :13:58.they were on a roll just after nine minutes Johnson scored the opener,
:13:59. > :14:02.Raith without a win in the last eight games. Well, they took their
:14:03. > :14:10.chance there when Johnson was played in by Stevenson.
:14:11. > :14:19.a great at that time, they were dominating the game, however, as it
:14:20. > :14:22.was, Ryan Stevenson, making his home debut this afternoon, he was
:14:23. > :14:27.injured, with concussion. That changed the game, Falkirk hitting
:14:28. > :14:31.back quickly, Myles Hippolyte with a stunning free kick. Bob McHugh
:14:32. > :14:33.back quickly, Myles Hippolyte with a it 2-1. A neat turn on the edge of
:14:34. > :14:40.the box before slipping the ball beyond Kevin Cuthbert. Then a double
:14:41. > :14:43.forum Craig Sibbald just before half-time, one before and one after
:14:44. > :14:48.the break, that has put Peter Houston's side on target for their
:14:49. > :14:52.first victory in the last five games. This would be a massive win
:14:53. > :14:56.for Falkirk. They are looking to try and push their way into the
:14:57. > :15:02.promotion places in the Championship. We have played 87
:15:03. > :15:08.minutes. 4-1. Richard Wilson is next, Greenock Morton against
:15:09. > :15:14.Dumbarton. What is happening? It is still 2-1 Morton. They have had the
:15:15. > :15:16.two best players the pitch in Nesbitt and Ross Forbes, who has
:15:17. > :15:20.two best players the pitch in been pulling the strings in
:15:21. > :15:26.midfield. Nesbitt's cross was turned into his own net by the unfortunate
:15:27. > :15:31.Gregor Buchanan. Nesbitt was tripped for the penalty that Michael Tidser
:15:32. > :15:34.converted. Dumbarton have worked hard and persevered, and Andy
:15:35. > :15:38.Stirling pulled a shot -- pulled a goal back with a shot from here edge
:15:39. > :15:45.of the area. It was deflected into the net. They are fighting for an
:15:46. > :15:50.equaliser, but Morton are holding on. Time for Kenny Crawford at
:15:51. > :15:57.Somerset Park. Yes, almost 90 minutes gone. This
:15:58. > :15:59.Somerset Park. game has all been about taking your
:16:00. > :16:05.chances. Both sides have had an equal amount of chances. Dunfermline
:16:06. > :16:10.have taken there is, Ayr have squandered ears. The first
:16:11. > :16:14.Dunfermline goal was on 26 minutes. Nicky Clark diverted a Jason Talbot
:16:15. > :16:19.shot into the corner to put the visitors 1-0 up. That became two in
:16:20. > :16:24.some style and 33 minutes when a corner was half cleared by Ayr,
:16:25. > :16:29.allowing Dunfermline Wright Andy Geggan to hook the ball into the far
:16:30. > :16:35.corner. His fifth in all competitions this season. I am
:16:36. > :16:39.sweating a bit and it is not because of the action but how warm it is.
:16:40. > :16:45.Thanks for that. I do not know what to say. Let's go to Paisley. Chick
:16:46. > :16:51.Young has got the chills. It looks like St Mirren could be frozen out
:16:52. > :16:57.of this division. They are trailing 2-0. Three minutes left to play.
:16:58. > :17:01.Queen Of The South have killed this. St Mirren were the better team in
:17:02. > :17:05.the first half. There was a magnificently worked goal on
:17:06. > :17:11.half-time. 45 minutes. In June by new signing John Rankin, who played
:17:12. > :17:16.in Stephen Dobbie. It was clipped over the goalkeeper to put Queen Of
:17:17. > :17:20.The South ahead. 2-0 with another loan signing scoring the goal for
:17:21. > :17:24.Queen Of The South, Joe Thomson, on loan from Celtic. It was a clever
:17:25. > :17:30.shot and a great save from Scott Gallacher. Stephen Dobbie rattled
:17:31. > :17:36.against the post and it fell for a tap in. There is a third. Queen Of
:17:37. > :17:39.The South have a third goal. St Mirren all over the place at the
:17:40. > :17:44.back. I do not know who got the final touch. It is all over for St
:17:45. > :17:52.Mirren. They have been torn apart. The heads are down. 3-0. It minutes
:17:53. > :18:01.had been played. Let's go to Hampden and Charlie Mann. To minutes left at
:18:02. > :18:06.Hampden Park. It is very cold. The home side are holding on, 2-1. They
:18:07. > :18:13.took the lead on 21 minutes, a great finish by Gregor Fotheringham. It
:18:14. > :18:17.was a backheel pass the goalkeeper. Airdrie equalised and 39 minutes. It
:18:18. > :18:21.was a good header from Iain Russell, his 13th this year. But the home
:18:22. > :18:26.side took the lead. The free kick was given away by Daniel Boateng,
:18:27. > :18:29.the Airdrie centre back. It was floated then and Ryan McGeever not
:18:30. > :18:35.get past the goalkeeper to beat the home side 2-1 up. It has not been
:18:36. > :18:41.Boateng's Bay. They give away the free kick, he has been booked,
:18:42. > :18:47.substituted, and in the team line-ups, they have got his name
:18:48. > :18:50.wrong. It is full time at the game between Petro -- Peterhead and
:18:51. > :19:03.Livingston. INAUDIBLE
:19:04. > :19:12.I do not know about you. I am none the wiser. It sounded like
:19:13. > :19:18.he was riding a horse. Fill time scores are coming in. Let's join the
:19:19. > :19:24.rather sweaty Kenny Crawford at Somerset Park. I am starting to cool
:19:25. > :19:31.down. 2-0 Dunfermline. That is a full-time score. Ayr's Desborough
:19:32. > :19:37.need for a striker goes on. They created lots of chances but had no
:19:38. > :19:39.one to put it in the net. Alan Forrest, Gary Harkins,
:19:40. > :19:43.one to put it in the net. Alan I can go on with the list of players
:19:44. > :19:47.that Ms chances. Sean Murdoch in the Dunfermline goal either kept them
:19:48. > :19:52.out or they were off target. They didn't -- the Ayr manager has said
:19:53. > :19:57.how much he wants a striker at Somerset Park. Dunfermline also had
:19:58. > :20:01.loads of chances and they took two of theirs. Nicky Clark and Andy
:20:02. > :20:06.Geggan with goals. The second was a great volley into the top corner.
:20:07. > :20:08.Dunfermline are seven games unbeaten in the league. They are thinking
:20:09. > :20:16.about the play-off positions at the top rather the bottom. Thanks. Let's
:20:17. > :20:24.hear from Brian McLauchlin. Full-time at Stark's Park, Raith
:20:25. > :20:28.Rovers against Falkirk. 4-1, Peter Houston's side romping to victory
:20:29. > :20:32.after going a goal behind after nine minutes. Chris Johnson played in by
:20:33. > :20:37.Ryan Stevenson. Johnston clipping the ball over the goalkeeper into
:20:38. > :20:41.the net. Falkirk equalised through Myles Hippolyte, wonderful free kick
:20:42. > :20:46.into the roof of the net. The loss of Ryan Stevenson had a major impact
:20:47. > :20:51.on Raith Rovers. Falkirk took the lead through Bob McHugh, slipping
:20:52. > :20:55.the ball home. Craig Sibbald with a deflected effort, the ball going
:20:56. > :21:00.through the legs of the Raith Rovers keeper, Kevin Cuthbert, for number
:21:01. > :21:05.three. Craig Sibbald again, another deflection, three minutes into the
:21:06. > :21:09.second half, securing three points for Falkirk. Peter Houston's Sagbo
:21:10. > :21:18.five cleared of Raith Rovers in the battle for promotion. 4-1. The ever
:21:19. > :21:24.generous Brian McLauchlin awarding extra points. Extra points for
:21:25. > :21:26.anyone at Caparello Park? May be for me, but Greenock Morton at one of
:21:27. > :21:30.the most impressive sides in the me, but Greenock Morton at one of
:21:31. > :21:35.Championship this season. This 2-1 victory means they have now gone 12
:21:36. > :21:40.games, 12 league games with only one defeat. It keeps them in third place
:21:41. > :21:42.in the division. They were well served by Nesbitt upfront and Ross
:21:43. > :21:50.Forbes pulling the strings in midfield. Gregor Buchanan turndown
:21:51. > :21:55.in the first half. Michael Tidser converted a penalty for the second
:21:56. > :21:57.goal. Dumbarton kept persevering and pulled one back through Andy
:21:58. > :22:04.Stirling. But Morton had the composure to see this one out. 2-1
:22:05. > :22:09.at Caparello. Another good victory for Morton. They are seven points
:22:10. > :22:15.behind Dundee United. They have one game in hand. They are. I think they
:22:16. > :22:20.have a possibility of getting closer to Dundee United. Morton have been
:22:21. > :22:25.the surprise package this season. I saw them in pre-season. They lost
:22:26. > :22:28.lots of players, Denny Johnstone, McManus, Bath. But Jim Duffy got a
:22:29. > :22:32.couple of guys on loan from Celtic, McManus, Bath. But Jim Duffy got a
:22:33. > :22:36.Nesbitt and the lad Lindsay. He always seems to find these gems.
:22:37. > :22:40.They're having a fantastic season and they got to the semifinal of
:22:41. > :22:44.They're having a fantastic season cup. Jim is doing a great job.
:22:45. > :22:52.Bielik like they are competing for a play-off spot. They have been good
:22:53. > :22:56.all season, they have not gone on a run. I like the player who plays up
:22:57. > :22:59.front. He is injured. Yes, but he is exceptional. When you get into the
:23:00. > :23:04.play-offs, anything is possible. Let's hear from Charlie Mann. It is
:23:05. > :23:09.full-time elite one. Yes, Queen's Park in really good form. Just one
:23:10. > :23:17.defeat in eight games. Another good three points for them and Gus
:23:18. > :23:21.MacPherson. They have beaten Airdrie 2-1, and probably the right
:23:22. > :23:30.scoreline given what we have seen in the 90 minutes. 922 minutes -- 922
:23:31. > :23:35.people in the stadium. Gregor Fotheringham gave the home side the
:23:36. > :23:41.lead, but Airdrie came back and equalise, Iain Russell's header his
:23:42. > :23:45.13th of the season. Airdrie did start the second half better, but
:23:46. > :23:51.then Queen's Park came back towards the end. They got the winner and 78
:23:52. > :23:55.minutes, free kick floated into the box. Ryan McGeever was free and it
:23:56. > :23:59.was a calm and collected finish underneath the goalkeeper to give
:24:00. > :24:03.Queen's Park an important victory. They have lost three times already
:24:04. > :24:08.this season to Airdrie. No Queen's Park are looking up the way more
:24:09. > :24:13.than down. I do not know which way Chick Young is looking at the moment
:24:14. > :24:21.but it is full-time in Paisley. I am looking at lots of the press St
:24:22. > :24:25.Mirren fans. It has finished 3-0. I could not identify the school for
:24:26. > :24:27.the third goal. It was a substitute for Queen Of The South who wrapped
:24:28. > :24:32.it up after 87 minutes. Jack was for Queen Of The South who wrapped
:24:33. > :24:35.shaking hands with the Queen Of The South players. It is a big victory
:24:36. > :24:40.shaking hands with the Queen Of The for Queen Of The South, their first
:24:41. > :24:43.in the league since September. They took the lead on the stroke of
:24:44. > :24:48.half-time, fine finish from Stephen Dobbie. The second came from online
:24:49. > :24:52.Celtic player Joe Thomson. Then it was Dykes with the third. St Mirren
:24:53. > :24:57.were the better team in the first half but they fell apart after the
:24:58. > :25:03.break. The misery goes on for them, anchored at the bottom of the
:25:04. > :25:09.Championship table. The team were booed from the park this afternoon.
:25:10. > :25:14.Massive problems from Jack Ross. Fill time. 3-0. Let's look at this
:25:15. > :25:18.from the Queen Of The South point of view. It is a massive victory for
:25:19. > :25:25.them. It is massive. They were on such a bad run. I am pleased to Gary
:25:26. > :25:32.Naismith. Really? Yes, he is a good guy and a good coach. He has made
:25:33. > :25:35.some changes in the window, bringing in John Rankin and making him
:25:36. > :25:38.captain today. He had a pivotal role in the Gulf. On the radio it was
:25:39. > :25:43.described as a masterstroke. It could well have been. Stephen Dobbie
:25:44. > :25:49.is one of the best strikers in the league. He has got 11. I think only
:25:50. > :25:53.Jason Cummings has more. You cannot give him any room in the box, he is
:25:54. > :25:55.sensational. The confidence for St Mirren is so low. We have so many
:25:56. > :25:59.sensational. The confidence for St young players in the team. The
:26:00. > :26:04.senior players have got to lift their spirits. Being booed off the
:26:05. > :26:06.pitch is never nice. They are detached at the bottom. I am
:26:07. > :26:10.genuinely concerned. We are now detached at the bottom. I am
:26:11. > :26:14.a new year and there does not seem to be this improvement we thought
:26:15. > :26:20.was going to come. Queen Of The South can start looking up the way
:26:21. > :26:29.once again. They are on 24 points, six behind Falkirk in fourth place.
:26:30. > :26:31.It is not insurmountable. No. Dunfermline are getting closer.
:26:32. > :26:38.They're one of the form teams in the division. We were speaking about the
:26:39. > :26:42.penalties they missed. It is a big result Gary Naismith. I played with
:26:43. > :26:46.Stephen Dobbie at Hibernian. I was surprised that they did not sign him
:26:47. > :26:51.because he was at Bolton with Neil Lennon. I thought he would have been
:26:52. > :26:54.ideal for them in the Championship. Queen Of The South give him his big
:26:55. > :26:58.chance. I was surprise, no disrespect to Queen Of The South,
:26:59. > :27:06.that bigger clubs in the division did not, in for him. A good result
:27:07. > :27:09.for Falkirk. Peter Houston has been talking about the inconsistency.
:27:10. > :27:15.They have not reached the levels of last season. They had not won a game
:27:16. > :27:20.in four going into this. I do not think they will catch Dundee United
:27:21. > :27:25.for second. Hibernian, after that victory yesterday, they will push
:27:26. > :27:30.on. Falkirk need to get into the play-offs. They were excellent last
:27:31. > :27:35.season in the play-offs. Only 90 bad minutes at Kilmarnock stop them from
:27:36. > :27:46.being promoted. Falkirk will be in the mix at the top of the table.
:27:47. > :27:50.Anything is possible. The and 25 points, only six away from Ayr
:27:51. > :27:55.United, should Raith Rovers fans be concerned? It is very tight. They
:27:56. > :27:59.are probably six points away from Greenock Morton as well. They are in
:28:00. > :28:05.the middle. They need to put results together. No victory since October.
:28:06. > :28:10.The manager might be concerned, especially after today. It is a
:28:11. > :28:14.heavy defeat at home. Dumbarton lost a to Greenock Morton. They have only
:28:15. > :28:20.lost three in their last ten games, but they are only two above Ayr
:28:21. > :28:24.United, they are the part-time team in the division. Will that be a
:28:25. > :28:29.factor as the season spreads out? It may be. I think Stephen Aitken has
:28:30. > :28:33.done a fantastic job. The fact they are part-time means they will not be
:28:34. > :28:39.as fit as the rest of the times. Ayr have been disappointing recently. St
:28:40. > :28:46.Mirren have got to try and grab Ayr or Dumbarton and start pulling at
:28:47. > :28:51.their man picking up points. Dumbarton have been brilliant so far
:28:52. > :28:55.this season. In League One, Livingston stretched their lead
:28:56. > :28:58.because they were winners and Airdrie lost. I think Livingston
:28:59. > :29:01.were most people's favourites to win the league at the start of the
:29:02. > :29:06.season. They kept most of their players from the Championship the
:29:07. > :29:10.season before. Alloa Athletic in second place behind them. Liam
:29:11. > :29:14.Buchanan is probably the best striker in the division. He will
:29:15. > :33:46.score 30 goals no problem. Time for the classified results.
:33:47. > :33:49.Now it's a big weekend in the English football calendar -
:33:50. > :33:52.Manchester City thrashed West Ham 5-0 last night.
:33:53. > :33:54.Manchester United were at home to Championship Reading,
:33:55. > :33:56.managed by former United player Jaap Stam.
:33:57. > :34:08.The holders comfortably through against Jaap Stam's Reading. Wayne
:34:09. > :34:14.Rooney was the headline act as he opened the scoring in only the
:34:15. > :34:18.seventh minute and in doing so equalled Sir Bobby Charlton's club
:34:19. > :34:24.total of 249 goals. He was here to applaud in the stands. It was a
:34:25. > :34:29.wonder Rooney didn't go past him. Martial made it 2-0 and while
:34:30. > :34:33.Rashford's two goals didn't come until the last quarter of an hour it
:34:34. > :34:37.was a straightforward passage through for the joint record winners
:34:38. > :34:40.of the FA Cup. It is not often a goal for a
:34:41. > :34:44.Manchester United player against Reading would be making the
:34:45. > :34:49.headline, but as a striker, yourself, you have to applaud
:34:50. > :34:53.Rooney. Do you. I can't understand how this guy gets any criticism.
:34:54. > :34:58.That is him the top all time Manchester United goal scorer, he is
:34:59. > :35:03.a top England all time goal score and... Peter Shilton closing in on
:35:04. > :35:05.his record. He manages to get criticism from some quarter, he has
:35:06. > :35:09.his record. He manages to get had to adapt the game. He has lost
:35:10. > :35:16.pace, he can play a number of positions but he had an incredible
:35:17. > :35:21.career. Yes. Absolutely. Also the instant when he had a beer after the
:35:22. > :35:28.Scotland England game. It was all over the front-pages. You can't be
:35:29. > :35:33.hung out to dry. It wasn't the first time he has been caught out having a
:35:34. > :35:38.beer. It has been over the top, when you see his record, his record is
:35:39. > :35:43.phenomenal. It speaks for itself. Let us go on to the 3.00 kick off,
:35:44. > :35:49.Millwall against Bournemouth. A League One side against a Premier
:35:50. > :35:54.League side. Millwall three Bournemouth 0 what a game for Neil
:35:55. > :35:59.Harris's side. Morris son put them ahead. The Cummings scored a rare
:36:00. > :36:05.goal in the second half. Ferguson rounded things off. Eddie Howe made
:36:06. > :36:07.11 changes and was embarrassed here as a result. Millwall runners-up and
:36:08. > :36:12.semifinal lists in the past, deservedly into round four, it
:36:13. > :36:17.finished Millwall 3, Bournemouth 0. One Premier League club biting the
:36:18. > :36:23.dust. Another one. Stoke City were at home to Wolffs this afternoon, it
:36:24. > :36:27.was watched by Adam. Paul Lambert hasn't had much joy, he has some
:36:28. > :36:33.today, a terrific performance from Wolves. The goals left footed shot
:36:34. > :36:40.from doos in the first half and Doherty's first kick in the second.
:36:41. > :36:44.Wolves had a player to thank for a brilliant save to keep Stoke out.
:36:45. > :36:49.Lambert made six changes to his team but it didn't show and the 5,000
:36:50. > :36:55.fans are going back down the M6 happy. It Stoke 0, Wolves 2. Derby
:36:56. > :36:58.fans will be happy. They have knocked out another Premier League
:36:59. > :37:05.club West Bromwich. I am interested in that one, one of the shocks,
:37:06. > :37:08.Millwall beating Bournemouth. My old manager Eddie Howe. It shows how
:37:09. > :37:14.important he takes the FA Cup. There have been a lot of games through
:37:15. > :37:19.Christmas, there always is. A lot of teams make changes for the FA Cup
:37:20. > :37:25.games and it's a gamble but it has not paid off for Eddie. Is the shine
:37:26. > :37:31.off it a wee bit? I don't think so. Normally one of the big teams win.
:37:32. > :37:33.Not in your day. Normally one of the big teams win it. It was the most
:37:34. > :37:38.unbelievable experience, unforgettable to reach the final,
:37:39. > :37:43.with Cardiff, unfortunately we didn't go over the line. I think the
:37:44. > :37:46.money involved in the Premiership, dictates the team selection, I think
:37:47. > :37:50.Bournemouth are down round about that relegation zone, and there is
:37:51. > :37:56.too much money at stake, the Premiership is the be all, end all.
:37:57. > :37:58.Some of the big club squads are that big, they can make several changes
:37:59. > :38:03.without the quality changing too much.
:38:04. > :38:09.Paul Lambert's Wolves are threw, what about Norwich City They were at
:38:10. > :38:15.home to Southampton. Let us get that from Mark Webber. Neither side
:38:16. > :38:18.wanted to replay, especially when Saints are in the second game of
:38:19. > :38:24.three in eight days. It is their fault. They left Naismith unmarked
:38:25. > :38:29.in injury time. It cancelled out two great goals from Southampton from
:38:30. > :38:34.Van Dijk and Yoshida, 14,000 Norwich fans stayed away from in in protest
:38:35. > :38:42.at the ?25 ticket. They missed a thriller. It goes to a replay.
:38:43. > :38:46.The Careys rivals Ipswich Town were at home to Lincoln City from the
:38:47. > :38:52.National League. That was watched by Jonathan. So close and yet so far,
:38:53. > :38:53.there were Lincoln leaders of the National League, five minutes away
:38:54. > :39:00.from beating Ipswich. Enter Tom National League, five minutes away
:39:01. > :39:04.Lawrence for the second time. A shot from distance, knocked through the
:39:05. > :39:11.goalkeeper's leg, that was enough to save Ipswich's blushes but this
:39:12. > :39:14.happened 12 months ago. At the moment Lincoln supporters are giving
:39:15. > :39:19.their players a standing ovation, 5,000 fans have enjoyed themselves
:39:20. > :39:23.as have their players, I think that have another chance, the boos ring
:39:24. > :39:34.out for Montano Castillo car THE, it finished two-2. On to news of
:39:35. > :39:39.another national league side. And Sutton into the Fourth Round
:39:40. > :39:43.draw for the first time since beating Coventry in 1989. . I hope
:39:44. > :39:47.you can hear the applause because these guys have done themselves
:39:48. > :39:51.justice, they might not have got us a shock but possibly they can still
:39:52. > :39:59.go on and do something in the replay. They are be kicking
:40:00. > :40:05.themselves because they had the chancings chances.
:40:06. > :40:10.Will home advantage tell? I suspect Neal Ardley would have taken a draw
:40:11. > :40:16.and a replay before kick off. Listen to this, because this has been
:40:17. > :40:22.Sutton United's day. I won't ask about Sutton. We will
:40:23. > :40:27.talk Paul Lambert's Wolves. A good win away for them. I am delighted
:40:28. > :40:30.for Paul Lambert and Stuart Taylor, the assistant manager, who is a good
:40:31. > :40:34.friend of mine. That is a good result to go Stoke. They would
:40:35. > :40:38.probably have made changes, as you would imagine, but still a good
:40:39. > :40:44.result. A different result for Norwich as well. Two all. Two
:40:45. > :40:49.Scottish players on the score sheet. Good to see Naismith back to score
:40:50. > :40:54.the equaliser. And they go into the next round draw, but what about
:40:55. > :40:57.that, a protest at ?25 a ticket? Well, you can understand, you know,
:40:58. > :41:02.there should be less price, the price should be less going into a
:41:03. > :41:05.home FA Cup game, but you can understand the fans' frustrations.
:41:06. > :41:09.As I mentioned the Premiership is on a break and won't be back until the
:41:10. > :41:13.end of the month, after the Fourth Round of the Scottish Cup. So maybe
:41:14. > :41:17.a good time for us to take stock of that first chunk of the season and
:41:18. > :41:20.think perhaps about what lies ahead when the competition starts up
:41:21. > :41:27.again. Maybe we should start with what we learned from this gentlemen.
:41:28. > :41:36.A week ago. Seems as if it was ages ago. Rangers were sportsperson and
:41:37. > :41:39.stunned Celtic. Kenny Miller and they dominated that first half
:41:40. > :41:42.period but they lost a sloppy goal, again, how can you leave this man
:41:43. > :41:47.with that amount of space from a corner kick? Knowing in the previous
:41:48. > :41:51.Old Firm games he scored against you from a corner kick, it was terrible
:41:52. > :41:55.and the second half Celtic upped their level, and showed their true
:41:56. > :41:59.quality. When they equalised you could only see one outcome although
:42:00. > :42:02.Rangers did have opportunities. I would say it's the best Old Firm
:42:03. > :42:10.game I have seen in a long time. It was fascinating. Celtic 19 points
:42:11. > :42:15.clear, a game in hand. The title race pretty much over, Dembele,
:42:16. > :42:21.Steven highlighted him there. Scored a cracking goal. We read West Ham
:42:22. > :42:25.are interested, price tag of 20 million has been bandied about. Do
:42:26. > :42:30.you think they would be tempted to sell? I think they would have to be.
:42:31. > :42:34.They signed him for ?500,000. That is a fair profit. Celtic are in no
:42:35. > :42:37.position to sell him. There is no pressure. The week is won, they have
:42:38. > :42:41.position to sell him. There is no plenty of money in the bank from
:42:42. > :42:45.Champions League. He will score another 15, 20 goals in the
:42:46. > :42:48.Premiership. I don't believe his value is much above that. I don't
:42:49. > :42:56.know what Celtic are holding out for, they are under no pressure to
:42:57. > :42:59.sell him. Rangers losing at home to Celtic last week, favourites for
:43:00. > :43:05.second spot? Is it between them and Aberdeen? Aberdeen beat Hearts 1-0
:43:06. > :43:12.in their last match. It has swung both ways. Rangers were on a poor
:43:13. > :43:20.run. Aberdeen finished the year strongly, three straight wins. And
:43:21. > :43:24.they came alive the last couple of weeks. Rangers were excellent, they
:43:25. > :43:30.should have killed Celtic off. They had their chances to go one, two,
:43:31. > :43:34.3-0 up. They didn't do that. The thing about Aberdeen, they have won
:43:35. > :43:38.three games on the bounce after massive criticism. Derek was getting
:43:39. > :43:41.all sort, went back to the team that brought success and the three
:43:42. > :43:43.all sort, went back to the team that propelled them up the league and it
:43:44. > :43:51.is going to be a fascinating battle. A game in hand as well. They do.
:43:52. > :43:54.Well done to Aberdeen, round the Christmas period, picking up so many
:43:55. > :43:59.points. St Johnstone, their last game, the year, they had a chance to
:44:00. > :44:00.draw level on points. They went to Dundee and they were blown away a
:44:01. > :44:09.bit. They were. It was a surprising
:44:10. > :44:15.result. St Johnstone are tough to crack. They are hard to beat. Dundee
:44:16. > :44:19.blew them away. Good for him to get a goal. He struggled with the step
:44:20. > :44:24.up from League One to the Premiership. This was a sensational
:44:25. > :44:27.strike. I do not know where this came from. In the end, it was an own
:44:28. > :44:31.goal. This man has been a good came from. In the end, it was an own
:44:32. > :44:37.signing for Dundee. He is causing problems. He is not scoring goals
:44:38. > :44:41.but he is amongst that. Celtic for the title, Rangers and Aberdeen for
:44:42. > :44:43.second, second and third, and fourth, Hearts and St Johnstone? I
:44:44. > :44:47.do not think the legal change much fourth, Hearts and St Johnstone? I
:44:48. > :44:52.from how it is no. St Johnstone might be able to challenge Hearts.
:44:53. > :44:56.Hearts are in transition. I do not know if they can challenge Aberdeen
:44:57. > :45:01.and Rangers for the second spot. I do not think the top half of the
:45:02. > :45:06.legal change much. I was going to say. The top half. There is not much
:45:07. > :45:11.between the last team in the top six, Ross County, and Caley Thistle.
:45:12. > :45:16.Only a seven point spread between seven teams. It has been like that
:45:17. > :45:20.all season. Seven is probably the biggest gap there has been all
:45:21. > :45:24.season. Any team is capable of beating another. It will be
:45:25. > :45:29.fascinating, up until they split. Fascinating to see which players
:45:30. > :45:34.these teams bring in. It will be a vital transfer window. Ross County
:45:35. > :45:37.normally like to bring in 56 players. Perhaps he will get his
:45:38. > :45:44.cheque-book out. They are only 59 St players. Perhaps he will get his
:45:45. > :45:47.Johnstone. With the squad they have got, Ross County, they will always
:45:48. > :45:52.sign players in January, as we were touching on. Lots of clubs, the
:45:53. > :45:54.budget is not there to in players. You are looking at loans, to get
:45:55. > :45:59.players out before you can bring others in. I would worry about
:46:00. > :46:06.Hamilton and Inverness at the bottom. They are both at the bottom.
:46:07. > :46:11.They are the teams that could get detached. Hamilton are three behind
:46:12. > :46:16.Kilmarnock at the moment. Kilmarnock have Kris Boyd. Other teams have
:46:17. > :46:21.goal-scorers. I do not see where the goals will come from when I look at
:46:22. > :46:24.those teams. Would you make a prediction? It is easy to say that
:46:25. > :46:29.Inverness will struggle because they are at the bottom. You're right,
:46:30. > :46:32.Inverness and Hamilton are the teams that will probably struggle. Partick
:46:33. > :46:36.Thistle have picked up, they are almost on a false position,
:46:37. > :46:39.struggling for most of the season, because they have been playing
:46:40. > :46:44.better football than their position deserve. The Break interrupts
:46:45. > :46:49.things. Aberdeen would not have wanted this break. I am sure the
:46:50. > :46:55.Derek McInnes was desperate to get to Dubai. When he gets back from
:46:56. > :47:00.Florida. For Aberdeen to be able to fly out to Dubai and get warm
:47:01. > :47:06.weather training, it is fantastic. Partick Thistle are away as well
:47:07. > :47:13.Tola manga. Kilmarnock have gone down to Newcastle. Gateshead. Not
:47:14. > :47:18.quite as glamorous. What do you think of the break, would you prefer
:47:19. > :47:21.to stay at home? It depends for how long and where you're going. If
:47:22. > :47:27.you're going to Dubai, yes. If you're going to Gateshead? I do not
:47:28. > :47:29.know if you were around back then. We went to Trinidad and Tobago with
:47:30. > :47:32.Hibernian. Russell Latapy with with We went to Trinidad and Tobago with
:47:33. > :47:39.Hibernian and we got the trip over there. Did you do any training? Yes,
:47:40. > :47:44.at the end of the bar. Did you come back stronger? It depends on what
:47:45. > :47:47.your manager wants to do. Lots of managers like to have a break where
:47:48. > :47:52.the players can relax. Other managers want to work do. It sounds
:47:53. > :47:55.like Ian Cassel will be working the Hearts players hard. You can relax
:47:56. > :48:02.now. -- Ian Cathro. That's almost it for today
:48:03. > :48:04.but we've got time to revisit and re-boot the results
:48:05. > :48:08.in No Premiership highlights show this
:48:09. > :48:26.week, for obvious reasons. The results show is back
:48:27. > :48:29.as normal next week, at Lots more Championship
:48:30. > :48:32.chat in Off The Ball's Saturday Supplement,
:48:33. > :48:33.this week featuring Tam Cowan That's at half-past-five
:48:34. > :48:41.on Radio Scotland. Chip in on social media, by email,
:48:42. > :48:43.or give them a call. I'll call time
:48:44. > :48:46.on Steven Thompson and