08/05/2016 Sportscene

It's been a decisive weekend in the Premiership.

Major issues resolved, top and bottom,

as this season enters its final stages.

With us tonight, two giants of the '80s,

still wearing pretty well, ex-Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner

and the former Aberdeen captain Willie Miller.

Ronny Deila's side effectively champions already

after their victory over Hearts at Tynecastle last weekend.

The Aberdeen title challenge may have fallen away in recent weeks,

They'd beaten the champions twice this season.

Could they do it on Celtic's home turf?

A strong looking Celtic team, Mulgrew, Roberts and Armstrong

coming from the cold, Leigh Griffiths looking continue his good

role the let run against Aberdeen this season, who have not won in the

lead here since 2004. -- looking to continue his good run. Adam Collin

continues in goal. Jon Stewart scored for Aberdeen last time they

won in the league, they have won a couple of Scottish Cup ties in the

interim. It is a great ball, Niall McGinn on the end of it. The Dons

looking to beat Celtic three times in the one season for the first time

since 1991-92. It would be no mean feat. Here is Roberts, back on the

scoresheet against hearts last week. He is going to have a go here, it is

Roberts! It is 1-0, wonderful! There is not much you can do about that.

Patrick Roberts with a classic for Celtic. They are well on their way

to sealing the title now. Collin simply could not get there.

It is Mulgrew, former Aberdeen player, Rogic, Griffiths. He's not

get through to Roberts again! -- he snuck it through. The ?12 million

player has come up with two goals of the highest quality! You would have

to question the Aberdeen defending, that is for sure. But Roberts still

had to finish, and he did. Derek McGee and is, I'm sure, will

have stressed it was players to begin the second half better than

they did the first. -- Derek McInnes. It is three! Mikael Lustig

straight to Callum McGregor to offer a thank you. It is not great

defending by Graeme Shinnie, good play by McGregor, Lustig with the

finish. He had the easy part, and Celtic are cruising now. A worry for

the Aberdeen management team, they went 3-0 down and only 49 minutes

and the clock. Efe Ambrose is on as a half-time substitute, and he has

gifted an opportunity for Jonny Hayes, and again, and he cannot

force the goal. Well, apart from that McGinn effort from the cross

barely been seen in the final third. barely been seen in the final third.

-- early in the match. Poor from Ambrose.

Here is Shinnie. Jack and McLean are waiting, Graeme Shinnie, Sviatchenko

with the block. All of a sudden, Aberdeen have been given some

impetus, purely down to Efe Ambrose. Won back by Considine, Aberdeen

losing Simon Church late in the first, that has meant a change in

tax. Through for McGinn, who scores! They have one back. It is the former

Celtic man Niall McGinn. Ronny Deila will be really upset with the

defending there. Celtic were in cruise control. Aberdeen staring at

a fourth away defeat in a row, and it has been the previous three that

really have cost them in the title race. This is Roberts, on a

hat-trick, for Griffiths. Still he waits for number 40, he scored his

30 and in the league at Tynecastle this week, joining a few others in

having done that. That is an Aberdeen free kick,

Shinnie was caught by Ambrose, he is going to be booked for that. He was

high, and Aberdeen have a free kick in a promising area. McGinn takes

it, Considine! It is 3-2! Stunned silence among the home sections

here. Aberdeen are back to within one just after the hour mark. Well,

hands up if you saw this coming! Here is Griffiths. Collin does what

he has to do. Griffiths looking for Celtic's fourth goal, cannot quite

find it. 21 straight league defeats for Aberdeen at Celtic Park, as

McGinn swings it in, and Logan at accident. Well, that truly would

have been sensational. -- Logan attacks it. Aberdeen were so out of

this. Derek McInnes has beaten Celtic three times and is taking

over at Pittodrie. Robson, Considine, they could be level in

this game, Aberdeen! It looks like they are running out of time,

though. Considine heading over the crossbar. It is a lot more nervy

than Ronny Deila wanted it to be. A draw would have been enough for

Celtic, it is victory, it is five in a row, signed, sealed and delivered!

Ronny Deila's parting gift will be a league title. We knew that before a

ball was kicked today. They just needed it rubber-stamped. They were

stylish and flamboyant in the first half, not so good in the second. It

didn't matter in the end. It finished here Celtic 3, Aberdeen 2,

and a 47th league title for the Scottish champions.

We are the best team in Scotland, that is a very good achievement,

five in a row as well, 12 points ahead, hopefully six points more,

and we have shown that we are the best team. I thought we were worth

something from the game, you know, but congratulations to Celtic, they

have found a way to win on the day and win the league. You know, there

has been a lot of criticism here at times over the season for the

manager and the team, but their league form is up with any

championship winning team. Celtic affectively champions last weekend,

officially champions today, they will get the trophy next weekend, by

which time they might be partied out. But perhaps not! Five in a row,

Pat, how big an achievement is this? It is a big achievement for some of

those young players coming through for the first time, their first

championship. Others have had a few more, and a few will be leaving.

When you leave a club, you look back on your career and say the last

championship was the one that was special to you. Ronny Deila is

leaving, it will be special for him. And when you look at the history of

Celtic football club, they are used to winning leagues, trophies, and

this will go down as another stat, and who knows? It depends how many

championships they will win, it could be a vital want to keep the

run going. Five is an achievement, you have got to hand it to them. It

has not been plain sailing, how much did today some up their season?

Yeah, the good and the bad probably, I thought in the first they were

excellent, played a high tempo game in midfield, totally dominated that

area, created opportunities, scored two goals. Even in the second half,

the beginning of the second half, you know, looked really positive for

them, but then they lost their way. I think the change, Mulgrew going

off and Ambrose coming on, that had a negative effect. We will get to

that, not the best day as far as Aberdeen defending goes, but Patrick

Roberts, a real star in the making. He is a young man coming into the

club, obviously on loan. I think most fans would love if he would be

there for the next three four years, but he has made an impact, no

question, magnificent strike. Poor defending, but magnificent. This is

the second goal, loads of room for Celtic on the ball in that final

third, and he gets himself into an area, skins defending, but the

finish is exceptional, sweet left foot across the goalkeeper. -- poor

defending. This is the third goal, exceptional comeback for this

player, quick feet setting up the goal for Mikael Lustig. Those are

the young players that the fans are looking at as the future of the club

here, they have got to bring in other experienced players to drive

them on. Willie, not plain sailing for Celtic at the back, I know you

are a huge fan of Efe Ambrose. Well, I think he came on, and right away

he makes an error. It's just put a negative impact on the back four.

There is no reason for him to get caught in this situation, when the

options, he can play it back. He is very fortunate to get off with this,

does well to put Jonny Hayes under pressure, because he is very quick.

Changed the game, didn't it? Second half was incredible, they lost their

way, but Aberdeen came into it. He is in no man's land, he gets himself

out of position, and it is a well worked goal from Aberdeen,

absolutely, playing with a false number nine, and I do not think

Celtic handled that particularly well either. But then again, Ambrose

goes into the challenge, it is a bad challenge, he gives away the free

kick, but then he switches off totally as well.

I think defensively they were all on edge at that point and they could

have got to have a drawing the game. Where is the key area that Aberdeen

need to strengthen? I think it is through the middle, to be honest.

Definitely the goalkeeper. Danny Ward in the first half of the

season, he was fabulous, he did great, and was a great presence

between the sticks. Through the middle, maybe centre-half. They

certainly need someone to back up Adam Rooney. Simon Church had a

great impact but they need a back up for Adam Rooney as well. As the

Celtic, the big story is Ronny Deila leaving in the summer. We see lots

of runners and riders for possible replacements. Brendan Rodgers at the

top. Who do you see getting the Celtic job? I don't know, to be

honest. You could pick any of them and I think they could come in and

do a job but will they do the job the Celtic fans want. There is two

things. Whoever comes in, the leaders have to give them 20 or ?30

million to bring in the quality players that the fans are desperate

for, or you bring in another manager who is going to be on a budget, not

going to get the players and he will have to develop them. I think the

fans want the opposite. They want somebody to come in and make a real

impact. I would love to see David Moyes. Brendan Rodgers, of course,

but I think David Moyes has been at the club and he had a fantastic lot

of experience and he is a young man. If he could play the same kind of

team as Everton, nice balance between building it and getting it

forward a high tempo, the fans would between building it and getting it

enjoy that football. A name from you, Willie? Brendan Rodgers,

absolutely, but they will all have their demands. It depends if Celtic

are ready to meet the demands of that quality of manager. There are

also names, like Mick McCarthy, Chris Hughton, people who have done

exceptionally well. We will talk about it for weeks.

Next we're off to Dens Park, Dundee versus Hamilton Academical.

to stave off the threat of relegation.

Always an edge between these sides, who would come out on top?

Dundee make two changes from the side that won the Derby earlier in

the week. Darrell Meggitt comes in. Hamilton also make two changes. Tena

comes in, and Callum Morris joins Brophy in attack.

Here is Carlton Morris. And that is an early strike for Hamilton Accies.

In their battle for Premiership survival. And that was allowed to

run through to Morris and it could have been cut out but lovely skills

to turn away from Gadzhalov, and a terrific finish for his aides of the

season. Dundee still looking to finish top of the bottom six. Neat

football. Hemmings. In towards Ross. Well, Ross has missed a sitter. It

was set on a plate for him by Kane Hemmings, and his manager cannot

believe it. Lovely football by the dens Park club. Hemmings set it up,

and Ross put it wide. Meggatt. Hemmings. Stuart. McGinn. He was

trying to find Hemmings at the front post. Just eluded him and Michael

McGovern was there to make the save. Good football again. Morris.

Kurtaj, nice touch. Through for Brophy. Amat is 2-0 -- and that is

2-0, although the Dundee players are protesting for offside. The manager

agrees. It has been a long consultation between the two

officials. And it is ruled out for offside. The ball bouncing off

Kurtaj, through to Brophy, he was an offside position. They got there

with the right decision in the end. On towards Kurtaj.

He is looking for a fine delivery, and it is Emre. Touched over the bar

by quick reactions from Scott Bain. It was a bit of an unorthodox header

from Doogie Emre. Stuart with the corner. That's

Meggatt. Cleared away by Carlton Morris, the goal hero at one end and

showing he has defensive skills as well. Stuart with another corner.

McGovern gets it out. Driven back in. There is Lloyd. And Michael

McGovern gets down to grab that one McGovern gets down to grab that one

-- there is Loy. It just won't go for Dundee. Hemmings. Lovely skills.

Away from Gordon as Hemmings. Excellent goalkeeping by Michael

McGovern. Hemmings looking to add to his tally of 25 goals so far this

season, but that save just shows you why other clubs are looking at

Michael McGovern. Kurtaj is looking for D'Acol, and this could finish

it. And the substitute, D'Acol, with the strike.

D'Acol. Lovely pass. Here is Docherty. They should tie it up. And

Scott Bain does enough to put him off.

That should have been a second goal, but 1-0 might be sufficient for

Hamilton to secure their Premiership status.

We had a couple of passages of play good football but it wasn't enough.

At the start of the game I felt we started a bit lethargic and slow and

we did not have the energy and zip about is like Monday night. To be

fair, I don't think we deserve anything. The most important thing

is doing what we wanted to do, keeping the club in the league. At

times it's not been easy, but the most important thing is we are safe

and we can play good football again next year. You were there yesterday.

Given the Aki 's budget, huge achievement for them to stay in the

Premiership. -- the Hamilton Accies budget. Martin Canning has done a

fine job and they have had bad patches, but when they have

mattered, they showed great courage and they were certainly up to the

game against Dundee and I watched them against Dundee United as well

and the start was crucial. You heard Paul Hartley saying Dundee did not

start well, but Hamilton was certainly up for it. Carlton Morris

gets the goal, on loan from Norwich City, and he will go back to Carrow

Road knowing he's got the dollar keeps Hamilton in the Premiership.

He used his strength well but it's poor defending. -- he got the goal.

The other big centre-half was turned easily, but a good finish, and you

need to defend that better. You should not allow a ball to go

through like that into a striker. At that distance, especially, but a

good finish. He shouldn't be turned like that, Gadzhalov, but take

nothing away from Callum Morris. He used his strength well and it was a

precise finish. His eighth goal of the season. Eamon Brophy thought he

was on the scoresheet, and I'm sure you spotted this before the

officials. Eventually they got the right decision. Eventually they did

and that was the most important part of it. There is no doubt he is an

offside position and I can only issue that the assistant thought

that it may be deflected the Dundee player. It took one minute and 25

seconds for it to be cleared up. You can see he hasn't raised the flag

when it goes in, so he's not sure what to do. He got it right in the

end. They did have the balls spotted to take the Centre. The most

important thing is they got it right, and it saved any complaints.

Took their time, one minute and 25 seconds, but they got there. Very

briefly, had you assess the job Paul Hartley has done? Fabulous. He will

be disappointed not to finish in the top six. Too many draws throughout

the season, but the style of play is excellent and they go forward and

they entertain and they score goals, and I think since he's come into the

club, he's turned it round the Dundee fans are certainly happy with

him. Hemmings and Stuart are quality players and I think there is a

defensive part that he will concentrate on, training on that a

bit better, and who knows, next year they might put in a challenge in the

top six. Kilmarnock began the weekend

in the play-off place. still not altogether safe

themselves. Just a change of goalkeeper Paul

Kilmarnock as Jamie MacDonald comes in, but otherwise it is the team

that won 4-0 at Hamilton last time out. To changes in defence for

Partick Thistle on the back of their 4-1 home defeat at the hands of

Inverness. Josh Magennis with the long throw.

Addison causing chaos at the back and it was Craig Slater, in the end,

with a shot at goal. You can feel the tension at Rugby Park. There is

so much at stake here. And some early pressure from the home team.

Miller's throw. Lawless on the ball and Ingo 's guilty -- in goes Kilty.

The referee said no, play goes on. Edwards. Dumbuya makes the

overlapping run, in four David Amoo, and a big chance for Partick Thistle

to go ahead. And his head is hurting. But what an opportunity

hedge themselves in front will stop hedge themselves in front will stop

-- edge themselves in front. Back from Dicker. Two Magennis. Always a

threat, Josh Magennis, and his effort is touched around the post by

Ryan Scully. Didn't really get everything behind the shot, but it

was dangerous enough. Magennis with the header. Seabourn gets it away.

But it is channelled back in the direction of Magennis. In for Boyd,

he was having his shirt pulled, surely, inside the box by Freddie

Frans. The referee says no penalty, but it had to be a massive shout. A

lucky escape for Alan Archibald and his team. That is Boyd. Slater

doesn't get the ball sufficiently clear. Osman. And look Lawless. It's

all opening up for Steven Lawless to fire Thistle in front. Kilmarnock

backed off and they have paid a heavy price.

This could be a big goal in the story of their season. Are they

lurching towards the play-offs? Osman's header. And Kris Doolan is

through on goal. And he makes it 2-0 in favour of Partick Thistle. The

Jags's leading marksman strikes again, and is there any way back at

this point for Lee Clark's Kilmarnock? Rupert won football.

Addison couldn't cut out the head flick from Osman and Doolan did the

rest. Kilmarnock desperately need a goal back. Magennis with the long

throw, and Osman gets it clear. Returned by Gary Dicker. Helped on

by Obedayi. Gary Dicker with the shirt pulled again, and he gets the

shot away, but he fires it wide. It is Dan Seabourn, the Thistle

defender, who this time had a fistful of Boyd's shirt. Obedayi

looking to bring the game back to life. But the attack fizzles out.

And it is Kevin Nisbet on the counterattack for Thistle. Lawless

is there as well. Walsh! And it is a fraction away from 3-0.

2-0 will do just fine for Partick Thistle though. And it is a bad day

at the office for Lee Clark and Kilmarnock.

We knew we were up against it today and the fans were behind Kilmarnock

and it was important we relaxed under the pressure and we dealt with

what they threw at us in the corners and got the goal is a good time.

Whenever you lose a game, it a disappointing dressing room, and

today, with what was at stake, the way results have gone, we know what

we've got to do now. But we're not going to be babies about it, we got

to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves down, we have got to go again and

look at the next two games as important for us in terms of when it

comes to the play off. Partick Thistle survive, but the agony of

the play-offs for Kilmarnock, but it could have been very different, Pat,

has something happened when Kris Boyd had a shirt pulled. The referee

was in a beleaguered position to see it, I can only imagine that he

thought Kris Boyd had no chance of getting the cross. -- in a really

good position. Everyone in the stadium can see it, it is a big call

at this stage of the game, you can see and there very easily. It is a

huge call, because you are asking the referee to make the decision. He

has probably got the decision wrong. Whether he is going to get it or

not, he has interfered with the striker in the build-up to play

inside the penalty box, and it is blatant. A huge moment for

Kilmarnock's season. Frederik Frans, who was doing that, really poor

defending, in the box, a critical game, he got away with it, you have

to say. Partick Thistle rode their luck well, took their chances when

it came. Great finish, the goal from Lawless, you know, he has got a lot

to do, OK, Kilmarnock back off him, but four players around about him,

he strikes it extremely well, the goalkeeper is unsighted. The other

centre half was almost in the box, this is a strange goal, I do not

know whether he should back off. It was a brilliant pass to the

goalkeeper! But he has got to finish it, Kris Doolan an expert at scoring

important goals for Partick Thistle, and he does it once again. We don't

want to give away the rest of the show, and we do not know who will be

bling Kilmarnock in the play-offs, but how do you rate their chances of

staying up? They are the team, I no confidence and nerves come into it,

but they should be the favourites no matter who they play from the lower

division. For me, they should be favourites. And they have the

players, it is just getting the confidence right, getting them

focused. And that makes the next two games key. Absolutely, confidence

must be low, and whoever they are going to play against, it is a big

ask, but last season Motherwell did it against Rangers, when maybe

people were thinking Rangers would overcome them. Lee Clark has got a

big job to do. It was all about the battle

for fourth place, as Motherwell hosted

St Johnstone at Fir Park. But first up, Ross County

were the visitors away at Hearts. This game would take a while to come

to the boil. This lukewarm effort found row Z. A strangely tepid

attempt by Murdoch rolled harmlessly wide. In the 25th minute, a great

chance for Alex Schalk, well saved by the young Hearts keeper, Jack

Hamilton. The second half continued in a slightly half and half way,

Prince Buaben with a flash of inspiration, kept out by Andrew

Davies. With only one win in six games, Hearts were toiling as far as

inspiration goes, not able to supply the right connection. But they kept

searching for the breakthrough, Prince Buaben again, this time saved

by Scott Fox, the loose ball hooked clear. Next to try his luck for

Hearts was Kevin Patterson, but the left foot failed to find the target.

But keep trying, and more often than not you will get your reward. Prince

Buaben again, this time with the cross, and Juanma finally putting

Hearts in front in the 84th minute. Juanma had come off the bench to

make the breakthrough, and another substitute had a major say in the

outcome of this match. Martin Woods with the cross, David Goodwillie

outcome of this match. Martin Woods with the finish. The goal coming in

the 88th minute. It finished at Tynecastle 1-1.

You know, this season we have at the quality, the crosses and shots at

goal, and today I thought we did not have enough crosses and shots at

goal, although we got into good positions to do it. We should put

teams and more pressure, because it was a good ball and scored the goal,

putting them under pressure, we scored. Hearts have taken the lead

fairly late on, and we managed to reply quickly, which was great. The

efforts that the players put in, we deserved

efforts that the players put in, we The battle for fourth place not

quite a timeline to get pulses racing, but that is what this was.

Zander Clark had a moment to forget in the fourth minute, Scott McDonald

gifted a goal, his 14th of the season but Motherwell in front. And

they do not come much easier. How would St Johnstone respond? Were

they will worked free kick, Liam Craig with the shot off the post. --

with a well worked free kick. St Johnstone were starting to hit

their stride as Danny Swanson and Mars Lee hit each other in the box.

The Motherwell captain recovered, after a few groggy minutes. Marvin

Johnson, playing at left back, but getting forward at every

opportunity, then set up Macdonald for this effort which ended up wide.

St Johnstone's left back, Brian Easton, was also getting on the

front foot, and is perfect cross found the boot of Steven McClane,

the veteran striker netting for the 14th time this season to make it

1-1. And St Johnstone were not finished with the first half, the

ball finding Danny Swanson, who calmly slotted home to put St

Johnstone into the lead. No flapping from St Johnstone, just

composure. Early in the second half, Scott McDonald would try his luck

again, not far away. Up at the other end, Joe Shaughnessy almost extended

St Johnstone's lead. And next for the Perth men to try his luck was

David Wotherspoon, whose drilled effort was well saved by Connor

Ripley. Substitute Chris Gane would come close, fourth place almost

secured now for St Johnstone. Yeah, we are disappointed, but the

lads have had a magnificent efforts to get into a position where we had

a chance for. So disappointed to lose at home, particularly when the

opportunity was there to win in the first tab. But we will try to finish

the season in the next two games. They bounced back well, I thought it

was pretty even, we got the goal back, but after the equaliser we

were the better side. St Johnstone looked destined for fourth place

this season, and turning the tables on Motherwell with some pretty

decent goals. They have come back well, St Johnstone, getting into the

top six, the pressure has come off all the managers at that point, and

this was a really good cross, back on the scoresheet, 14 goals, good

return, very good return. He went through a dry spell, injuries played

a part, but he is back. Good finish from Danny Swanson as well.

Incredible job that Tommy right has done, isn't it? I think, with the

was all so is that he has... A few more next season? I think he

deserves it, to be perfectly honest, with the was Ossie has achieved over

the years, but it is a well-run club, they go within their budget,

it is a good bunch of players, I watched them dismantle Aberdeen

it is a good bunch of players, I recently, excellent performance, but

generally, over the last few years, he has been outstanding. I think it

has every chance next season. A bit tedious at Tynecastle until the last

six minutes, but came to life, Juanma opening the scoring for

Hearts, Willie, they had a lot of chances but it did not quite flick.

He just put it into the area that is great for the striker, inviting his

striker to go and be brave. Juanma is very brave. A hint of offside?

You could say just maybe, very fractional, but I think Hearts... I

watched them last week, and, you know, for a period of 15 minutes

they played really well, but they lost some awful goals. And that one

is not great, they should be pushing out, getting their line right, he

would have been there. David Goodwillie likes playing at

Tynecastle. Is only goals for Aberdeen have come there. Brilliant

season for Hearts too. Where they have finished up. Title challengers

next season? Is that too much? They will have to build more, that would

be a big challenge for them, but they are in Europe, fantastic.

It would be a long, lonely trek up the road

as they took on Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Friday night.

Same again for Inverness as John Hughes feels the same time that beat

Partick Thistle 4-1 last time out, and adaptable formation. Gordon

young takes charge of United and makes two changes from the team that

lost the Dundee derby. Callum Morris returns, Billy Mckay comes into

faces old club. Inverness unbeaten in the last four

matches, three wins and a draw. Here is Mckay. To Simon Murray, what a

strike that is! And Dundee United get the breakthrough with less than

six minutes played! Good switch direction to find Murray. Still

Murray. Mckay is asking for it, good shot

from Billy Mckay, there is Murray, and has it gone over the line? It

has! The officials say United 2-0 up, Simon Murray goes off claim it.

It was saved by Williams, but it broke the way of Murray. But it came

back off Josh Meekings, it may well go down as an own goal.

Good break once more by United, it is Mckay. It is unbelievable! Dundee

United are 3-0 in front, and a -- Ofere claims his second of the

season. Tansy, lovely flick, here is Jordan Roberts. Taking the shot and

delivering it, and within 13 seconds going 3-0 down, they have reduced

the deficit to two. Tansey with the free kick, flicked on by Draper.

Appeals that it came off the arm of a Dundee United defender. It could

easily have been a penalty. Dundee United have not won in their last

eight games against Inverness. Here is Meekings. That is Jordan Roberts,

again trying his luck, and there he is snapping up the rebound! It was

poor goalkeeping from Kawashima, he put it straight into the path of

Liam Polworth, and they are right back in this game. Mbuyi-Mutombo

downed by the challenge of Morris, the referee says that is worthy of a

yellow card. That is a free kick, and did is a

second yellow card for Callum Morris, and he sees red. Dundee

United down to ten men with 12 minutes remaining. A couple of nips

there at Roberts. Tansey in towards Roberts, Kawashima holds it hit this

time. It won't go for Jordan Roberts. And United could be on

course for a victory here. Dundee United deserved to win the game?

Possibly no, not enough possession in the stats, no possession does not

win you football games, taking chances.

I did not change anything, I just kept going the way we had gone all

season. There is nothing I did that was revolutionary or different. That

win means very little the Dundee United as they are already

relegated. Chairman Stephen Thomson has got the neck. Where does the

blame lie for you, Willie Miller? I think it is a group blame here. It

is a team sport from the top to the bottom and you have to take

responsibility. This leave the chairman is the main target and the

one that sanctions the sale of players alike sold a lot of players.

So he shoulders blame? Absolutely, and he has to be big enough to take

the criticism he is taking, but it is on the park and players have to

take responsibility. Management teams have to take responsibility.

Not ratio, but even last year they went through that period where they

laid Celtic 45 times and they drew one and they had sold players at

crucial times and then the story came out about Jackie getting money,

and all of those things contributed the leadership was wrong and they

change the manager. The manager came in and did not bring in the players

that people expected to bring in or it didn't quite work and then the

results didn't go over them and they were always catching up but it was

always a disaster moving down and they will have to rebuild. Massive

changes, but Simon Murray, a player who will be staying by the looks of

things, and possibly one that Dundee United can build around in the

championship next season. He has something. Absolutely. He has

energy. I have watched him on a number of occasions, fabulous strike

here and he will pop up on the left-hand side, right-hand side and

he does not give defenders time, he is direct, which is difficult to

defend against as well, so I think he is a key man going forward. He is

the type of player they will have to get in with the high-energy. Not the

top-quality blaze you expect that they have to work to get themselves

out of that division and they will have to build a team effort, team

spirit and confidence will have to come and that is the big job the

manager will have. Results will help, and if you get results and the

start, that will be fine. The breaking news is that the Raith

Rovers manager, they have reached an agreement with Dundee United meaning

they can talk to Ray McKinnon and it looks like it is edging towards him

becoming Dundee United manager. Absolutely. I don't think there's

any doubt. He's a local lad, an ex-player and he's done

magnificently well and his rise to fame has been pretty swift, taking

Brechin and doing a great job and then doing well at Raith Rovers this

season, so it fits in place, but he has a huge job to get that team and

get them but the first go, big ask. Absolutely.

looks very pleasant for Celtic fans this evening.

Ronny Deila's side now officially champions.

83 points with two games left to play.

St Johnstone look destined for a fourth place finish.

At the bottom, Partick Thistle and Hamilton now safe.

For Kilmarnock, the perils of the play-off.

The question now is, who will Kilmarnock play?

That became a bit clearer yesterday after the second leg

of the Premiership play-off quarter-final.

Hibs versus Raith Rovers at Easter Road.

There were two changes for him Bernie and on the back of the first

leg defeat. Fontaine and Berkeley are replaced by Henderson and

McGeouch. Raith Rovers only make one change, taking a 1-0 lead to Easter

Road, looking to keep hopes of their promotion alive. Jason Cummings.

Dylan McGeouch looking to spark something for Hibs. Cleared by

Benedictus. That is Stokes. The shot is blocked. John McGinn. Deflection

and Hibs have got the start they were desperately hoping for. Ahead

inside eight minutes and Raith Rovers's first leg lead is wiped

out. It was Davidson flying into the challenge against McGinn and all he

put it over the goalkeeper hand in. put it over the goalkeeper hand in.

-- and in. Henderson is probing. Now Cummings. Looking to stretch Raith

Rovers again. It is Fyvie. Blocked by McKeown. James Craigen has

conceded Accord -- a corner, which was so avoidable.

In from Henderson. Darren McGregor!, he makes it 2-0. And Hibs have

turned this type completely around. Only 12 minutes played at Easter

Road and 1-0 down has become too- one ahead. 2-1. A free header and he

could not keep it out. An interception by Fyvie. That is

McGinn. Losing out to Toshney. Raith Rovers playing their way into this

game and they were so far out of it early on. Craigen lofts it forward

and Ryan Hardie is forward. Logan early on. Craigen lofts it forward

makes the save. Louis Longridge with a great chance and Darren McGregor

to the rescue. As the Kirkaldy team look to get a goal back at Easter

Road. Chances falling to Hardy and Longridge and it pops up into the

gloves of Conrad Logan. McGeouch, great pass. Wide-open spaces for

Jason Cummings. Turning away from the challenge of Benedictus. Still

Jason Cummings. Turning away from going, Cummings. Now Henderson.

Great effort, great save. Kevin Cuthbert at full stretch in the

Raith Rovers goal. Keeping his team alive. Fyvie with the free kick for

Hibs. Raith get it clear, but only as far as McGinn and it is another

deflected shot from the Hibs midfielder. Thankfully, for Raith

Rovers, this time it spins wide of the target.

The cushion the pass, in from Thompson, and miscued, and that set

up the chance for Toshney. They have far from given up, Raith Rovers.

McGinn's free kick. Grey! So close to number three, and a bullet header

from the full-back bouncing back off the post.

The team certainly don't look tired. With the energy and effort they put

in today, they are a team that is in good form and we have shown today

that when the chips are down, we have responded again. I'm really

proud of them. They are in their really disappointed, but they know

they gave everything on the park. Fair play to Hibs, they got the two

goals and they are into the next round and they are a great team and

they have excellent players in that team and a great manager and I wish

them well. Commiserations to Raith Rovers but huge credit to Hibs for

turning it around, although a bit of luck, certainly with the first goal.

You need a bit of luck and if you want to get off to the perfect

start, you want goals. Good play by Anthony Stokes, but you

have to get in there and try it, and anything can happen. But Hibs played

well and they have a number of players that can make the difference

to a team. What about the defending here, Willie? They are positive.

This is early in the game and here, Willie? They are positive.

McGregor does extremely well, but Ray McKinnon will be disappointed

with his defenders that he has not picked them up, but he is brave, and

strong and he is a big unit and its well delivered. Hibsing it has

strong and he is a big unit and its become a phrase, implying a

flakiness. Unfair for you? McGeouch, Cummings, McGinn, they have got the

players in their, when they are all playing well, they are good on the

eye but it is a lack of consistency that they have in the middle. I

think they have come back well. Alan was talking it up, getting the

confidence up and getting that bit away from the media and fans about

being tired. They face Falkirk now in the semifinal. The first match

coming up on Tuesday. This is the record between the sides this

season, and it is so close, just one victory and three draws. It's very

difficult to split them. Both managers have had fabulous seasons.

Peter Houston has done a magnificent job at Falkirk, and Alan Stubbs the

same with Hibs. The results, when it has been head-to-head, so close and

it's difficult to call. It could go either way. It is a team that brings

their a game over the two games. Falkirk at home? Hibs at home first,

that might give Falkirk a little edge. You are going to go for

Falkirk? No, no, I think it will be a really tight game, and whoever

gets through will give Kilmarnock a really tough game. Willie, who will

you go for? I really do think it is too difficult to call. I wouldn't

want to go either way. I think both teams are capable of playing

excellent football and they have both got goal-scorers as well. Great

managers too. I think we should enjoy the fact that we have that

quality coming up. Sitting on the offensive, Willie. Not sitting on

the fence, I'm giving you an honest opinion. In terms of both of them,

Willie, how would they fare against Kilmarnock? I think Omari Caro in a

sad situation. Confidence is obviously low. -- I think they are

in a sad situation. I still think they go in as favourites and they

should do because they are the Premier League club, but that will

be a difficult one for them. OK, live coverage of both legs of the

Premiership play-off semifinal on BBC radio Scotland on Tuesday and on

Friday night, the Sportscene team will be on air at 6:30 p.m.. That's

it for tonight. Thanks to Willie and Pat, and congratulations to Celtic.

Five titles in a row. Until next time, from all of us, good night.