:08:38. > :08:42.was the threat through it. The second half, it was scrappy, Dundee
:08:43. > :08:48.fought their way back into it. It would certainly be a massive boost
:08:49. > :08:53.for the boss, taking away some of the criticism for them. If it stays
:08:54. > :08:59.that way, it will be one person -- one point away from both. You've got
:09:00. > :09:04.to be concerned because you would be hitting reverse with five straight
:09:05. > :09:08.defeats going into the date's game. A real chance to equalise. He
:09:09. > :09:12.fluffed it. He's miles wide. It looked easy to score. That's the
:09:13. > :09:16.last thing they need at this stage of the season. They need to pick up
:09:17. > :09:23.points. They've been on a bad run but a big three points if they can
:09:24. > :09:25.hold on. For Dundee, it's another poor results and you don't know
:09:26. > :09:30.where your next point will come from. We talk about pressure on
:09:31. > :09:35.manager is so much through the course of the season. At this stage,
:09:36. > :09:42.is any manager at risk of losing his job, given how tight it is at the
:09:43. > :09:47.end? No, there's nothing positive from changing your manager with six,
:09:48. > :09:52.seven games left. But certainly for five managers who will be sweating
:09:53. > :09:58.as we go into these last six games. -- four or five managers. Seems like
:09:59. > :10:05.they have a lot of domination of possession if that is any guide. For
:10:06. > :10:10.a while, Kilmarnock back into that match and look like Celtic might be
:10:11. > :10:17.a bit complacent. They had drawn their two previous matches but
:10:18. > :10:21.accelerating away once again. Yes, the manager wants to get in, get
:10:22. > :10:25.players in but that should add something to the mix because
:10:26. > :10:28.everybody will want to play in that semifinal, so I thought they gave a
:10:29. > :10:37.performance labour Kilmarnock lost 6-1 earlier this season. A different
:10:38. > :10:41.team now. Christian can't play against Celtic and they miss him at
:10:42. > :10:51.the back. He's a big player for them. Ross County currently 1-1. Big
:10:52. > :10:54.goal. They were down. As it stands, a 2-point gap over Dundee and it
:10:55. > :11:02.could prove to be a hugely important goal. It could be a massive goal but
:11:03. > :11:06.the contentious point was the sending off. We watched it coming
:11:07. > :11:11.in. For me it is not a sending off, it's a yellow at best. He completely
:11:12. > :11:15.misses the Ross County player. Hamilton are now battling away with
:11:16. > :11:21.ten men. They've done well to stay in the game. Ross County have been
:11:22. > :11:25.putting a lot of pressure on them. So five matches in the Premiership
:11:26. > :11:27.today. One big match tomorrow in the Premiership and it takes place at
:11:28. > :11:38.the tawdry stadium. Aberdeen going into that match
:11:39. > :11:46.second in the table and of course a great midweek home victory against
:11:47. > :11:50.Inverness and Caledonian Thistle. They've got the momentum and it
:11:51. > :11:57.continues. Gas. It continues, especially at home. Caledonian
:11:58. > :12:05.Thistle are battling, working Aberdeen. They've got back quality.
:12:06. > :12:10.He must see that every time he goes to sleep, in his nightmares! Yes,
:12:11. > :12:16.I'm not sure what he did. It's going to be the rest of the season. That's
:12:17. > :12:26.asked to-0 down. But, yes, Aberdeen have been superb. Celtic have beaten
:12:27. > :12:32.them this season. Ten games unbeaten at home. I expect them to go and win
:12:33. > :12:39.the game comfortably. In terms of Rangers, midweek it was a 0-0 draw.
:12:40. > :12:45.Craig Paterson, the big news was that Pedro named his team well in
:12:46. > :12:52.advance, giving Lee McCulloch, the manager, plenty of time to prepare.
:12:53. > :12:59.They are saying, the young left back is about five foot eight. They
:13:00. > :13:04.knocked high balls and it kept them playing in the Rangers have so I
:13:05. > :13:08.think it gave Dominic a little bit of an advantage. I'm not sure if
:13:09. > :13:11.it's something he is used to using but it certainly strange and it
:13:12. > :13:17.probably works more position than Rangers. You're baffled by Ed? Yes,
:13:18. > :13:20.I think you're giving advantage to the opposition. I don't see the
:13:21. > :13:25.benefit of giving your team lines away. The managers I've worked with
:13:26. > :13:34.them to give them away. There are more events. This all
:13:35. > :13:44.happening. It is turning into a horrible action Inverness. Down to
:13:45. > :13:52.ten men and St Johnstone a penalty. Here comes Liam Craig, he takes his
:13:53. > :13:59.time. His lot it in to the corner. Saint Johnson two, Inverness, zero.
:14:00. > :14:10.That is a hammer blow for Inverness. It is looking 30 grams. In terms of
:14:11. > :14:20.tomorrow between Aberdeen and Rangers, has named the Aberdeen
:14:21. > :14:23.team. He is saying he has done his homework but I think it's a bit
:14:24. > :14:28.disrespectful. I think the Aberdeen players will see it as that. Korea
:14:29. > :14:31.to the press, I'm not sure what that is all about. There's been a couple
:14:32. > :14:36.of decisions since he arrived at for me have been a fling and very
:14:37. > :14:40.different. If that ease going to be, fine, but you got to back that up
:14:41. > :14:43.with results. What is the explanation for this? He wants to be
:14:44. > :14:49.different and if you are different, that's great but needs to get the
:14:50. > :14:52.make it look big it makes any sense? It would be more different if he
:14:53. > :14:57.changes his team every week and there were major changes. When
:14:58. > :15:02.you're on a good run but you are, churning with in team out the
:15:03. > :15:07.majority of people would get ten out of 11. It's about getting to know
:15:08. > :15:13.his players, deciding who he wants to keep, who he needs to bring in
:15:14. > :15:16.and is there a budget to do and he has the semifinal against Celtic.
:15:17. > :15:19.There's no chance of catching Aberdeen per second place, he has to
:15:20. > :15:27.get Rangers muttering into that again. He says ease expecting a trip
:15:28. > :15:33.to help tomorrow. Wind, lose or draw, do you see Rangers managing to
:15:34. > :15:37.get second-place? No, I don't. I've been there as a Rangers player and
:15:38. > :15:41.the atmosphere is brilliant. It is not hell, it is brilliant. It is
:15:42. > :15:47.always a feisty match and I'm expecting the same on Sunday. It's a
:15:48. > :15:51.great atmosphere for a good game. Do you see any sort of Rangers victory
:15:52. > :15:55.because they are 12 points behind? They do need to wind if they got any
:15:56. > :16:01.hope of second place. Do you think they have a hope? They have a
:16:02. > :16:05.chance. They were unlucky to lose the free kick. They beat Aberdeen at
:16:06. > :16:11.Ibrox but the problems for Rangers or draw. Both teams have lost seven
:16:12. > :16:16.games. That's why he would give them the edge because they have that
:16:17. > :16:21.little extra firepower. How much credit does Derek deserved for this?
:16:22. > :16:28.So much, I thought how much more can he do with this Aberdeen side,
:16:29. > :16:33.specially with being stronger? He has done it and better. It is
:16:34. > :16:36.phenomenal how distant he has been in terms of his team and they
:16:37. > :16:42.deserve every plotted going. I think we have another goal and it has come
:16:43. > :16:49.in the match between Inverness and St Johnstone. Inverness have simply
:16:50. > :16:56.fallen apart. The Johnson now had three goals and they just watch the
:16:57. > :17:00.ball into the net. It went further onto the next guy who was Graham
:17:01. > :17:04.Cummings and he just slammed it home from about eight yards. The fans
:17:05. > :17:11.here are streaming out, they know Inverness are now in deep, deep
:17:12. > :17:15.trouble. It is 3-0. An ominous scoreline for Inverness. A great
:17:16. > :17:19.scoreline present Johnson if they have had a turbulent week the terms
:17:20. > :17:27.of their have been fined for Mac weeks wages. But they catch on? You
:17:28. > :17:33.think so? I don't know but I think there's an opportunity that they
:17:34. > :17:37.can. In The Times post-split, the last two or three seasons, Saint
:17:38. > :17:41.Johnson finished Ray Wells or it wouldn't surprise me if they gave
:17:42. > :17:46.Ainger is a good run. The Johnson tend to finish the season strongly.
:17:47. > :17:50.This result means they will be three points behind, do you think they can
:17:51. > :17:58.catch Rangers? Is debited possible. If they wind today, that is three
:17:59. > :18:06.winds out of five. The full-time whistle of around Scotland. Great
:18:07. > :18:12.scenes of celebration as part of this law secure a place in the top
:18:13. > :18:15.six for the first time since the introduction of the split and they
:18:16. > :18:19.will have their best league finish since 1981. The match decided for
:18:20. > :18:26.the 13th goal of the season coming after 11 minutes time. A second goal
:18:27. > :18:39.eluded the home side in the opening 45 minutes. Two changes made at
:18:40. > :18:43.half-time. The second half was more of a contest. Motherwell Oglaigh na
:18:44. > :18:47.hEireann best chance of an equaliser, a brilliant diving header
:18:48. > :18:54.but the ball was clawed away despite Motherwell appealing that it had
:18:55. > :19:03.crossed the line. It's been a great afternoon, a great last eight games.
:19:04. > :19:09.Huge congratulations to project before. They are in top six. A huge
:19:10. > :19:19.achievement. When you consider they won one of their nine games. Because
:19:20. > :19:26.the what a team they would be, but massive for which. The players he
:19:27. > :19:40.has brought in they are a. 13 you don't want to play because they are
:19:41. > :19:56.always. If. An absolutely brilliant afternoon for the in the end. Or
:19:57. > :20:02.really in relegation trouble who opened its absolutely spot on
:20:03. > :20:11.benefits had a lot of ball, a lot of territory, they couldn't get enough
:20:12. > :20:14.on the stop to quickfire. He obviously said something after being
:20:15. > :20:18.cautioned and off he went and Saint Johnson went but the throat but
:20:19. > :20:30.Craig slotted home a penalty into the corner slammed home, they could
:20:31. > :20:38.have had another. Inverness, rooted to the bottom and really need a
:20:39. > :20:50.winner Greg at Motherwell. I'm at the top of the table clash.
:20:51. > :20:55.This means the Road club could wrap up the championship title next week
:20:56. > :21:00.at home so need results elsewhere their way. As for today, Cummings
:21:01. > :21:05.opened the scoring is, his 21st goal of the season. Play left foot shot
:21:06. > :21:11.into the back of the net. Lies are coming from the penalty spot after
:21:12. > :21:24.this date had been brought down by the Gregor. An easy task for the
:21:25. > :21:31.referee. A great maturity or Graham. A wonderful pass by John again. He
:21:32. > :21:44.delayed his advert. It would have been a winner. A glorious afternoon
:21:45. > :21:54.here, watched by a cloud of 4229. It finished 1-1. But versus Dundee. It
:21:55. > :22:10.finished 1-0 here in the glorious sunshine. It gives them a run of
:22:11. > :22:12.defeats. Hart, is the first half and lead was almost added to with a
:22:13. > :22:27.powerful header. Dundee substitute Craig White had a
:22:28. > :22:30.terrific opportunity to level in 63 minutes seemed to kick the ball into
:22:31. > :22:34.the top and it spun wide stop the chance went begging. Cards always
:22:35. > :22:43.seemed to be able to hold on, which they did all three points. Celtic
:22:44. > :22:52.wrapped up the title last weekend. This afternoon they were at home to
:22:53. > :22:58.Nick. It finished 3-1 and, Nick gave Celtic a guard of honour as they
:22:59. > :23:03.made their way onto the pitch. Took a deflection to give Celtic the
:23:04. > :23:06.opener midway through the first half. Baltic dominated position
:23:07. > :23:19.throughout this match and they were stunned in 65 minutes when Monica
:23:20. > :23:25.went up. Celtic responded. Brendan Rodgers men made it 2-1 after 71
:23:26. > :23:33.minutes. Five minutes later, James Forrest but the header. That made it
:23:34. > :23:35.3-1 at the Celtic so they continue this unbeaten domestic run. 39 games
:23:36. > :23:55.unbeaten domestic league. It finished 1-1 in what turned out
:23:56. > :24:02.to be a butter point the county in the circumstances because the host
:24:03. > :24:10.had to pay the first second half when this mild. The fact that ease
:24:11. > :24:13.played for clubs like a C Milan showed in his finish from the edge
:24:14. > :24:21.of the box. He got the ball and curled it beautifully into the top
:24:22. > :24:25.corner. And it still looked vulnerable but they were holding out
:24:26. > :24:32.until just before half-time. It was a turning point. It looked like a
:24:33. > :24:35.foul but it did not neglect a red card. Yellow card at most but the
:24:36. > :24:43.referee showed a straight red card to the Greek and that was meaning
:24:44. > :24:48.1-0 at the break but Hamilton down to ten. Ross County pushed forward
:24:49. > :24:53.and the goal, the equaliser came from Craig Curran. A corner wasn't
:24:54. > :24:59.cleared properly and he hammered in his seven goal of the season. There
:25:00. > :25:05.was a great chance at the end for Hamilton to steal all three against
:25:06. > :25:10.expectations. A counterattack fired over but overall, a great home
:25:11. > :25:16.record from Holden who have not lost here since the 24th of December on
:25:17. > :25:27.Christmas Eve, against Celtic. Seven games unbeaten at home. A big match
:25:28. > :25:36.at the bottom of the championship. It finished 1-1. The poorest
:25:37. > :25:49.performance in weeks. A fine first half. Saints took the lead after ten
:25:50. > :26:03.minutes. His third goal of the season together since the lead.
:26:04. > :26:14.Dumbarton equalised. A penalty was then mist. Stephen McGill was
:26:15. > :26:26.wrestled in the box. The second half was poor. Eventually, there was a
:26:27. > :26:32.red card, a second yellow. Not a great performance. It finished 1-1.
:26:33. > :26:42.Staying in the law end of the championship, John Furlan against
:26:43. > :26:49.Raith Rovers. The penalty took Dunfermline Closer to safety in the
:26:50. > :26:55.championship. The decisive moment came when Rovers captain bundled
:26:56. > :26:59.over Paul Merton on in the box and Higginbotham chipped the bottom down
:27:00. > :27:03.for his seventh goal of the season. He was one of the classier act
:27:04. > :27:07.during a pretty per game of football. But when came after 48
:27:08. > :27:14.minutes. It was nervy stuff at that point. After that, they put the game
:27:15. > :27:16.to bed. Clark, uncharacteristically, missing two chances. But the them
:27:17. > :27:33.straight at the goalkeeper. No team can afford to pass up
:27:34. > :27:38.chances but especially when it applies to Raith Rovers, having just
:27:39. > :27:44.scored two away goals since October. They have just won twice in their
:27:45. > :27:48.last 21 league matches. It will take a miracle to stay in the
:27:49. > :27:52.championship. Let's stay at the bottom of the championship. It won't
:27:53. > :27:59.have escaped your attention that the one - one draw means that St Mirren
:28:00. > :28:04.are of the bottom of the champion ship table. I was waiting all
:28:05. > :28:08.afternoon to hear chicks voice booming out but it never arrived! We
:28:09. > :28:12.will take the point because I think nothing of the bottom of the league
:28:13. > :28:16.gives you that psychological lift. They have been there for so long. We
:28:17. > :28:23.had the game in hand, should they wind that,. You're getting a little
:28:24. > :28:29.bit cocky now, Roger? We could be right out of the play-offs. Been
:28:30. > :28:34.playing well recently, no doubt about it. Today they played as well
:28:35. > :28:40.as they have been doing but I will take a point.
:28:41. > :29:09.Let's have a look at the classified results.
:29:10. > :33:05.Let's have a look at how that leaves all the tables. Aberdeen play
:33:06. > :33:28.tomorrow against Rangers, of course. Congratulations to Partick Thistle.
:33:29. > :33:39.Motherwell in second to bottom place for the time being.
:33:40. > :33:45.As we were discussing before the classifieds, Saint Mirren off the
:33:46. > :33:54.bottom of the table. A United take their place.
:33:55. > :33:57.Congratulations to Livingston after that result today. They are
:33:58. > :34:05.champions and will be playing League 1 football next season.
:34:06. > :34:14.Let's head down south for a look at the English Premier League table.
:34:15. > :34:18.There it comes. Tottenham Hotspur with that great victory against
:34:19. > :34:21.Watford this afternoon, they narrowed the gap on Chelsea. Chelsea
:34:22. > :34:30.playing Bournemouth later this evening.
:34:31. > :34:34.And at the bottom, Swansea city still in the relegation places after
:34:35. > :34:38.that defeat by West Ham United this afternoon.
:34:39. > :34:45.This is how the championship looks for the time being. Brighton and
:34:46. > :34:50.Hove lead the way after their victory against QPR. Newcastle still
:34:51. > :34:51.have a chance playing Sheffield Wednesday this evening to reclaim
:34:52. > :35:04.top spot. Let's find out how that went on in
:35:05. > :35:11.League 1 this afternoon. The match between Livingston of their
:35:12. > :35:16.opponents. A beautiful day to be promoted into
:35:17. > :35:20.the championship, and that's exactly what Livingston did this afternoon.
:35:21. > :35:28.Two chances for their opponents in the early minutes but both were
:35:29. > :35:36.quickly forgotten. A clean cut strike gave them the lead. A
:35:37. > :35:45.stunning solo effort down the left wing gave them their second goal. A
:35:46. > :35:48.corner kick and confusion in the box gave their opponents a goal but it
:35:49. > :35:53.was too little, too late as the final whistle indicated. A title win
:35:54. > :35:56.for Livingston and promotion to the championship.
:35:57. > :36:07.Congratulations to them. Back to the championship. Well done
:36:08. > :36:09.to them, you have to say. When you go down disappointed but you have to
:36:10. > :36:16.have to try to keep your team together. They stuck with their
:36:17. > :36:20.manager he could get the job done. Livingston definitely the class act
:36:21. > :36:25.in that division. I think we can hear from the Saint Johnstone
:36:26. > :36:34.manager now. Great victory against Inverness. A fabulous result, a very
:36:35. > :36:38.good performance and a good afternoon. Yes, the end of a very
:36:39. > :36:42.good week and a positive result against hearts during the week. We
:36:43. > :36:53.knew it was difficult coming up there. We had to defend, lots of
:36:54. > :37:02.balls in the box, so I think we went in 1-0 at half-time and then got a
:37:03. > :37:06.good goal. Second-half, not a lot in the game but we looked comfortable
:37:07. > :37:12.enough. Then the sending-off, adjusted to the men we were
:37:13. > :37:19.ruthless. We scored two, we could have maybe scored two or three more.
:37:20. > :37:26.Finish the game on a real high. What a remarkable job he does. We've
:37:27. > :37:28.talked about him a lot. To get another victory against Caledonian
:37:29. > :37:33.Thistle when they are three points behind Rangers. I thought they dealt
:37:34. > :37:38.with that well and it's been a fantastic week for them. Every year
:37:39. > :37:42.producing the top six. They never change to many of their playing
:37:43. > :37:47.staff and tea extract every single ounce of effort he can from his
:37:48. > :37:50.players. They organised, everybody knows their job. Nothing fancy about
:37:51. > :37:57.them but fantastic for them this season. We watched the pictures
:37:58. > :38:00.coming in here. Did you see anything from it that now suggests Caledonian
:38:01. > :38:08.Thistle, who are four points from bottom, can stay in this division?
:38:09. > :38:13.Absolutely not. Motherwell was their last victory way back and they are
:38:14. > :38:17.drawing games but they are getting way, way behind. They are not that
:38:18. > :38:22.far adrift but the good thing about the post-split is all the teams
:38:23. > :38:29.playing, you are going to play those that you fancy beating, but they
:38:30. > :38:34.have to play to get back. I think a lot is resting on this game next
:38:35. > :38:38.week. They play Motherwell. That game has propelled itself into the
:38:39. > :38:42.massive category. If Inverness lose that, I can't see a way back. If
:38:43. > :38:52.they win it, is down to appoint a game. But everything lies on this
:38:53. > :38:59.game this weekend. OK. Could be a valuable point in the final equation
:39:00. > :39:01.in the Ross County game. A good point in the circumstances
:39:02. > :39:06.but you probably feel you should have had a lot more out of today.
:39:07. > :39:12.Definitely. In the first half we scored a good goal. More comfortable
:39:13. > :39:17.in the game and I thought we could go on and scored again in the second
:39:18. > :39:23.half. A big decision on half-time, the referee with the sending-off.
:39:24. > :39:26.Janus has gone for the ball and I think it looks worse than it is
:39:27. > :39:34.because of the speed they are going out. But no intent in the tackle at
:39:35. > :39:40.all. Just trying to block the ball. How he can see that as a red card,
:39:41. > :39:44.for me it just isn't. And I always say it - referees have a hard job at
:39:45. > :39:49.that speed. But it seems to be for us that we are on the wrong end of a
:39:50. > :39:52.few decisions. I know you've been predicting the
:39:53. > :39:58.worst for them but they are actually putting together a half decent home
:39:59. > :40:02.wrecker, aren't they? Yes, Craig and I were talking about it just
:40:03. > :40:08.off-camera. It's pretty much save them up to this point in time and
:40:09. > :40:11.today's result, he was right what he said. The sending-off is not a
:40:12. > :40:14.sending-off whatsoever and had they kept him on the pitch they might
:40:15. > :40:20.have well gone on to win the game but they will be happy with the
:40:21. > :40:23.draw. We can now prospect of the Caledonian Stadium. The Inverness
:40:24. > :40:28.manager on the end of a sore result today that has left his team four
:40:29. > :40:32.points adrift. Obviously not the result you want.
:40:33. > :40:41.You lose ground at the bottom. What were your thoughts on what happened
:40:42. > :40:46.out here today? The chances to put the ball in the back of the net,
:40:47. > :40:55.whether it was enough. I think sometimes there were two crosses in
:40:56. > :41:02.the box. Corner after corner. We didn't have that desire to put our
:41:03. > :41:05.heads on the ball, that passion. There's a confidence issue as well
:41:06. > :41:11.that I can see with a lot of players. It's a tough time of the
:41:12. > :41:14.season. It's tough bottom of the table but I need the players to
:41:15. > :41:18.stand up and be counted and not enough of them did that today.
:41:19. > :41:25.What did you make of that post match interview? A bit flat. You can't
:41:26. > :41:29.celebrate a win, you can't get something to build on. Week after
:41:30. > :41:35.week. Nothing to build on, a springboard. We spoke about
:41:36. > :41:38.Motherwell next week. Absolutely massive game for them. They need
:41:39. > :41:42.something to lift them and their supporters. They are conceding too
:41:43. > :41:46.many and they don't score. You can't rely on one person to get your
:41:47. > :41:54.goals. Others have to chip in and the games are running out. You think
:41:55. > :41:59.you will be running out of hope? I think so. Certainly a very flat
:42:00. > :42:02.interview. Craig's right. They concede far too many goals. The
:42:03. > :42:08.confidence issue he spoke about, the ruthlessness. It's a word to Saint
:42:09. > :42:15.Johnstone showed today. They were ruthless, Inverness weren't, and
:42:16. > :42:24.they will be fighting. --'s a word that Saint Johnstone showed today.
:42:25. > :42:28.How much did they need that? It's a relief because he doesn't have to
:42:29. > :42:31.come out and give interview about a poor result and a poor performance
:42:32. > :42:35.and people asking questions about his record and where the club is
:42:36. > :42:41.going, so time to build on this. Friday night they go to rugby part,
:42:42. > :42:44.Kilmarnock. Having played today and got the result they've got to use
:42:45. > :42:51.that and go on and get another result. And it's the last thing they
:42:52. > :42:55.needed? Yes, six defeats in a row, and you have to worry for Dundee
:42:56. > :43:02.going into this. Thank you very much. Join us for the Premiership
:43:03. > :43:10.highlights tomorrow night. On BBC One Scotland. No 6pm showing on BBC
:43:11. > :43:19.Two this week due to the Masters coverage.
:43:20. > :43:27.The football debate continues off the ball on BBC radio Scotland. A
:43:28. > :43:28.quick recap of