:00:57. > :01:06.good evening. Plenty goals, a staggering array of home-grown
:01:07. > :01:08.talent and all the drama and intrigue of the Scottish
:01:09. > :01:16.Premiership. What more could you want? How about two outspoken
:01:17. > :01:20.scholars of the Scottish game? The action in a moment. Following the
:01:21. > :01:35.death of Nelson Mandela Scottish football played tribute with
:01:36. > :01:47.applause before every SPL match. -- age tribute.
:01:48. > :01:57.The future is bright. The future is tangerine. A clean sweep of monthly
:01:58. > :02:00.awards went to them the United. Jackie McNamara the manager of the
:02:01. > :02:13.month. Andrew Robertson the player of the month and the young player of
:02:14. > :02:29.the month was the ears as well. -- there's.
:02:30. > :02:36.Dundee United bring back Sean Dillon in place of the injured defender.
:02:37. > :02:42.Brian Graham reads the United attack. Only one change to the
:02:43. > :02:52.Hearts team which was dumped by Celtic.
:02:53. > :03:10.Back to goal. A great effort from the mid fielder. Jamie MacDonald
:03:11. > :03:19.alert to the threat posed the year. Robertson. The made by Armstrong.
:03:20. > :03:23.Mackay-Steven. A lofted ball. Looking for Armstrong. The ball is
:03:24. > :03:35.in the net. Armstrong is claiming it. Brian Graham was in the on the
:03:36. > :03:49.goal-line. Armstrong getting the credit. Hearts looking for the
:03:50. > :03:54.equaliser. Here is Walker. That is a trip and the penalty says the
:03:55. > :04:08.referee. Mark Wilson is the offender. Just inside be the. -- the
:04:09. > :04:22.area. A fine penalty from the Hearts midfielder. The keeper guessed the
:04:23. > :04:31.wrong way. The big striker has got the chance. And it was the wasted
:04:32. > :04:41.opportunity. The goal was gaping. He was trying for the top corner.
:04:42. > :04:47.Payton. Here is Rankin. We can strike them. Jamie MacDonald knows
:04:48. > :05:04.how to save them to. A fine stop from the Hearts goalkeeper. The
:05:05. > :05:10.corner. Liam. 2-1 to Dundee United. The big striker claims his third
:05:11. > :05:15.goal of the season. Hearts are concerned and claiming that Callum
:05:16. > :05:26.Paterson was impeded as he tried to Mark Gilliam. Walker. He has gone
:05:27. > :05:32.down, he is looking for the free kick. Thompson is bringing out a
:05:33. > :05:42.yellow card for diving. I thought he was impeded by Mark Wilson. Here is
:05:43. > :05:52.a pattern. Cutting it back. Armstrong! A good stop again.
:05:53. > :06:03.Mackay-Steven. Gold. Mackay-Steven again. Terrific finishing their by
:06:04. > :06:10.the man they call GM S. United have their third goal. Gary Mackay-Steven
:06:11. > :06:21.claims his fourth in three games that takes his total to six for the
:06:22. > :06:28.season. Thomas getting it wide. Here is Armstrong and Goodwillie. Another
:06:29. > :06:32.fine stop by MacDonald. United could have been talking up the goals if it
:06:33. > :06:47.had not been for the Hearts goalkeeper on fine form. The corner.
:06:48. > :06:52.Cleared only as far as Rankin. It has taken a deflection and it is
:06:53. > :06:58.into the net. Rankin looking to claim that one. Two minutes into
:06:59. > :07:08.stoppage time. United score four goals in four successive matches.
:07:09. > :07:12.With the aid of that deflection. It was an even game. I thought we
:07:13. > :07:18.supplied -- applied ourselves very well. It was a big decision for that
:07:19. > :07:24.goal but I do not want to see too much about it. I would have to see
:07:25. > :07:32.it again but we felt it was a foul. The first game was crucial. We
:07:33. > :07:38.regrouped at half-time and we kept forcing and we got our just rewards.
:07:39. > :07:48.Perhaps not quite at the best yesterday. 17 goals in the last four
:07:49. > :07:51.games. We will look at it again in a moment but this exemplifies the move
:07:52. > :08:01.about how Dundee United play, does it not? Great creativity from the
:08:02. > :08:07.front four. I do not think the full-back is strong enough but
:08:08. > :08:11.lovely deft touch by Armstrong. I think it was definitely going in so
:08:12. > :08:18.I would give the gold to Armstrong. It is just the movement that makes
:08:19. > :08:24.it very difficult for Hearts to defend the box. Despite the form we
:08:25. > :08:31.saw yesterday, it was at something of a knife age at 1-1. The guys were
:08:32. > :08:37.very unhappy about the second Dundee United goal, what do you think? It
:08:38. > :08:44.is a training ground move. That is why he is so delighted with it. When
:08:45. > :08:49.you see it from here, there is space for Callum Paterson. When he is
:08:50. > :08:53.touched tight to Graham that is marking he can get around that and
:08:54. > :08:57.see what is happening. It is definitely a free kick but Callum
:08:58. > :09:05.Paterson could have been cuter and got away with it. Five minutes later
:09:06. > :09:12.Gary Mackay-Steven tells of the match essentially. You will be
:09:13. > :09:21.worries about the January transfer window, weren't there? Some well
:09:22. > :09:25.have potential suitors. They have done everything they can in terms of
:09:26. > :09:30.tying these guys up in long contracts. They will want to stay,
:09:31. > :09:37.they are doing great things this season. I do not think they have a
:09:38. > :09:43.lot to worry about in January. The end of season might be different.
:09:44. > :09:48.And you think they will stay at Dundee United for the foreseeable
:09:49. > :09:58.future? It is a fantastic team. I think I agreed that they will stay
:09:59. > :10:04.together for this season. We shall see. Aberdeen could be one of the
:10:05. > :10:11.sites competing come the end of the season. Derek McInnes took his side
:10:12. > :10:21.to face St Johnstone. Commentary comes from Paul Mitchell. Of sides
:10:22. > :10:26.safely negotiated the opening matches of the cup last weekend. Two
:10:27. > :10:29.changes for Aberdeen who have lost their last two in the league. Vernon
:10:30. > :10:56.to start. Good attacking play from the dons.
:10:57. > :11:11.Vernon, returning into the path of Peter Pawlett, just drag it wide.
:11:12. > :11:23.Peter Pawlett! He drills at low into the corner. Robson started the move,
:11:24. > :11:32.he won the ball, burning inside to Paulette, he pointed that into the
:11:33. > :11:37.corner. Aberdeen made them pay, the first meeting of the season between
:11:38. > :11:47.these two was goalless. Aberdeen are leading after 17 here.
:11:48. > :11:54.Great save from Jamie Lingfield. He is in such great form. Hasselbaink
:11:55. > :12:00.played it through, good control. It was Johnny Hayes coming in, there
:12:01. > :12:39.are four referee was well placed. It is turned behind. Good attacking
:12:40. > :12:46.play again from Aberdeen. A decent stop by the goalkeeper. Nigel
:12:47. > :12:54.Hasselbaink has run his race, he will be replaced by Rory Fallon. Two
:12:55. > :13:02.legends in the stand, Sir Alex Ferguson among them.
:13:03. > :13:13.The referee has brought it to a halt. Rory Fallon is in trouble! He
:13:14. > :13:20.is fixed back -- he is off! He swung the second time and that is a
:13:21. > :13:24.straight red card. Rory Fallon, sent off twice in his Aberdeen career,
:13:25. > :13:33.sent off for the first time as the Saints player.
:13:34. > :13:44.Aberdeen continuing to push for a second goal.
:13:45. > :13:49.That is a great throw from Lingfield. Derek McInnes, urging his
:13:50. > :14:03.men forward. He went for the top corner and found
:14:04. > :14:10.it! What a goal! Five goals in his last five games for McGinn. That is
:14:11. > :14:14.surely the pick of the bunch. That's a wonderful finish. The keeper had
:14:15. > :14:26.no chance. It's always difficult coming here,
:14:27. > :14:29.they had only lost four goals here in the league previously, they fight
:14:30. > :14:36.really hard for every inch on the pitch. I don't think there was a lot
:14:37. > :14:41.in it. The sending-off kills us, really, there was no way back
:14:42. > :14:45.against a side like Aberdeen. Last 20 minutes, we really had a go.
:14:46. > :14:51.Unfortunately Rory got sent off and kills it force. Less than a minute
:14:52. > :14:58.on the pitch! Kenny have any complaint? Not really. When you see
:14:59. > :15:06.the replay, you can't even use the excuse that he didn't like the guy,
:15:07. > :15:11.because he wasn't there. Once he gets the red card, he's almost
:15:12. > :15:20.resigned. That's a definite red card. Why does he do it? He doesn't
:15:21. > :15:23.know him, so he can't use the excuse he doesn't like him! I don't know
:15:24. > :15:28.whether he has been hit for he throws his arm back, it was a
:15:29. > :15:36.strange one. A good result for Aberdeen. 2-0 at McDonell at Park. A
:15:37. > :15:41.great goal, picking the ball up in his own half. A great throw from the
:15:42. > :15:47.keeper to set him free, it looks like he will head for the corner
:15:48. > :15:55.flag and run the clock down. Not a lot of traffic is why, to be fair.
:15:56. > :15:59.That is proper postal stamp stuff. Interesting that all of last season,
:16:00. > :16:03.McGinn was playing as an number nine and scored a lot of goals, this
:16:04. > :16:08.season he has been playing wide right or wide left but is still
:16:09. > :16:13.banging in the goals. As long as he keeps doing that, Aberdeen will be
:16:14. > :16:17.challenging. Inverness are currently second, we have just seen Dundee
:16:18. > :16:24.United, can you see them both during the second? Obviously John Hughes
:16:25. > :16:30.will have his work cut out trying keep the team up there, but I think
:16:31. > :16:32.both those teams will be the two teams who would be fighting it out
:16:33. > :16:41.for that second place, they have scored. Really good teams to watch
:16:42. > :16:46.as well. For those sets of fans, they have for a number of years not
:16:47. > :16:50.challenge for the top, second or third position in the league, and
:16:51. > :16:58.for Aberdeen, it has been a long time coming. That is the talk about
:16:59. > :17:01.second place, of course. But the Champions' League shaped elephant is
:17:02. > :17:06.Celtic, financially superior to all the rest. On the field, it has been
:17:07. > :17:11.the same, rampant last week as they tore Hearts to shreds in this
:17:12. > :17:16.gorgeous cup. On Friday night, they pitched up at Motherwell.
:17:17. > :17:25.Stuart McCall is keen to bounce back from a shocker on the road against
:17:26. > :17:40.Albion Rovers. He has dropped McFadden. Nir Biton has a virus, so
:17:41. > :17:46.he drops. The champions's last defeat came here in April. They were
:17:47. > :17:48.so convincing against Hearts on Sunday and they will want to start
:17:49. > :18:03.like they mean business again. Celtic, unbeaten in the league this
:18:04. > :18:11.season, their best start in a decade.
:18:12. > :18:19.There was a shout for handball against Hammill. The referee is not
:18:20. > :18:31.interested in it. Celtic looked to have been denied a spot kick.
:18:32. > :18:48.The hat-trick hero from Sunday 's at it again. And Celtic lead in
:18:49. > :18:54.Lanarkshire. He didn't know much about it, but what good reaction he
:18:55. > :19:02.showed to backheel this into a goal and at half-time, Celtic lead.
:19:03. > :19:17.It is Ambrose! And its 2-0! And here come the somersaults! Ambrose, with
:19:18. > :19:21.his second of the season. Celtic's second of the evening, it looks like
:19:22. > :19:28.they are going to be taking all three points already. It's a lot
:19:29. > :19:34.colder than the supporters are suggesting it is, I can assure you!
:19:35. > :19:45.Celtic lost twice here last season, showing no signs of that tonight.
:19:46. > :19:51.He's just getting no luck in front of goal, Pukki. Albeit Cummings did
:19:52. > :20:09.get something on it. Player went to ground, he's going to
:20:10. > :20:13.get booked for diving! -- Pukki went to ground. He have to say, that
:20:14. > :20:20.looks like it should have been awarded.
:20:21. > :20:25.Motherwell just can't get out, Celtic have been sipping the ball
:20:26. > :20:37.about as they did in the 7-0 win against Hearts. Commons! He gets his
:20:38. > :20:40.second. What a run he has been on me scored twice against Aberdeen
:20:41. > :20:45.recently, three times against Hearts, and now twice against
:20:46. > :20:52.Motherwell. 13th of the season for Kris Commons.
:20:53. > :21:06.Stokes! Anthony Stokes ends his goal drought. Without a goal since the
:21:07. > :21:13.last meeting between the teams. Way back at the start of October. Stokes
:21:14. > :21:15.makes it Motherwell zero, Celtic four. The goal he craved, he gets it
:21:16. > :21:24.finally. Celtic go to Barcelona on Tuesday
:21:25. > :21:29.morning for the match on Wednesday night, that will complete their
:21:30. > :21:34.European campaign, that has been a disappointment. Good effort from the
:21:35. > :21:54.Dutchman, a tight angle. What a way to score your first goal
:21:55. > :21:58.for the club! First senior goal for the sweet, I take each. That is a
:21:59. > :22:10.Jurassic finish. We were up against a really good
:22:11. > :22:14.side tonight, but there are things we could do better, no doubt about
:22:15. > :22:19.that. Obviously, you don't want to get beat at home like that, but
:22:20. > :22:23.there is a really is that we have three or four games coming up, we
:22:24. > :22:29.need to hit top form and hopefully things will go right for us. We have
:22:30. > :22:32.really hit a groove, some of the players are probably in the best
:22:33. > :22:39.form they have been in quite awhile and its apparent in their displays.
:22:40. > :22:42.Coming here and scoring five goals and playing the football we played,
:22:43. > :22:45.the control and intensity, it's very pleasing.
:22:46. > :22:53.Some fantastic football from Celtic why are they playing so well? Could
:22:54. > :22:58.Motherwell have done anything different to stop them? I think the
:22:59. > :23:01.problem with Motherwell is they have come up against a Celtic team that
:23:02. > :23:06.has so many players interchanging positions, it's difficult for them
:23:07. > :23:13.to pin them down. Pukki is on the right, he gives Hutchinson a
:23:14. > :23:18.problem, who is coming across, I think he should go more towards the
:23:19. > :23:26.goal rather than cutting across. The big problem with Motherwell is that
:23:27. > :23:33.Celtic are on top form. It's too high a line. The defensive line is a
:23:34. > :23:39.problem. When you have guys like Mulgrew, stokes, who can pick out
:23:40. > :23:43.passes like this, it is impossible for the keeper, he has two Celtic
:23:44. > :23:49.players advancing on him. Celtic have a great cutting edge but teams
:23:50. > :23:58.like Hearts and Motherwell are not helping themselves at all. You were
:23:59. > :24:04.at Tynecastle last weekend when Hearts were hammered. There seems to
:24:05. > :24:10.have been a fantastic reaction from Neil Lennon's side since the
:24:11. > :24:12.disappointment of the Milan game. That was an example of the
:24:13. > :24:21.interchanging of positions, the stick is inside the 18 yard box. --
:24:22. > :24:25.mistake. It was a great response from Celtic, the Scottish cup is a
:24:26. > :24:28.big tournament for them. If it was only the league for them it would be
:24:29. > :24:36.disappointing, so the cup comes important. Disappointing scenes at
:24:37. > :24:42.Fir Park on Friday night as well, smoke bombs, flares, the Green
:24:43. > :24:44.Brigade tonight excepting some of the responsibility although
:24:45. > :24:51.insisting them of their members were involved. The damage you see at Fir
:24:52. > :24:55.Park, it's disgusting to see. It's terrible, it's an unnecessary thing
:24:56. > :24:59.and it puts Neil Lennon and the Celtic board in a difficult position
:25:00. > :25:03.because they can't defend the action but it's difficult for them to
:25:04. > :25:08.control it as the board of state. It's a small minority, but it images
:25:09. > :25:12.the repetition of the club and we don't want to see that, we want to
:25:13. > :25:17.see people coming to football without having their concern is the
:25:18. > :25:22.safety -- damages the reputation of the club. We want to see an
:25:23. > :25:29.atmosphere Scottish games, but it can't be done in the way that is
:25:30. > :25:33.destructive. Of course, as Archie says, you want the guys to go there,
:25:34. > :25:40.everybody to turn up and enjoy it, not get Court in poor incidents like
:25:41. > :25:46.that especially when the seats have been destroyed. That is just
:25:47. > :25:49.vandalism. Ross County were looking for positivity after four defeat
:25:50. > :25:57.from five games, out of the Scottish cup as well. Despite zero goals as
:25:58. > :26:05.well, they stick with their strikers upfront. A few changes to the
:26:06. > :26:18.defence for colour monitor. -- Kilmarnock. You have to go back to
:26:19. > :26:22.made to find Kilmarnock's last victory on the road, but they got
:26:23. > :26:28.off to the perfect start. Johnson got the opener from eight yards out.
:26:29. > :26:41.Kris Boyd was the provider. Questions to be asked about the
:26:42. > :26:45.defence. This shot was saved by Samsung, however, Kettlewell was at
:26:46. > :26:56.hand to hammer the rebound into the back of the net.
:26:57. > :27:13.The finish from Kettlewell. And the home side almost took the read a few
:27:14. > :27:18.minutes later. -- the lead. The return to form of Kris Boyd has
:27:19. > :27:22.brought him back into the plans of the Scotland boss. If he continues
:27:23. > :27:29.to score goals like this it can only be good for club and country. Still,
:27:30. > :27:40.plenty to do for Boyd. The majestic finish from the Kelly hit man. --
:27:41. > :27:52.Kilmarnock hit man. This effort rattled back of the underside of the
:27:53. > :27:58.crossbar. Slater was next to try his luck for calm armour. The ball into
:27:59. > :28:06.the six yard box, his effort from close range eventually cleared by
:28:07. > :28:13.the home defence. The ball ricocheted off two players before
:28:14. > :28:18.the danger was cleared. Kris Boyd collected this path from the
:28:19. > :28:24.substitute with the ball coming back of the base of the post. Dalmarnock
:28:25. > :28:35.heading south with all three points as Ross County's poor run of form
:28:36. > :28:41.continues. We started the season well and we know we have
:28:42. > :28:47.overachieved. This season was always going to be survival for a club of
:28:48. > :28:52.this ties but we will keep working away to find that positive result.
:28:53. > :28:59.With Kris Boyd upfront you are always likely to get goals. Young
:29:00. > :29:06.Johnson has come into the team and he has been really positive. He
:29:07. > :29:12.likes to take people on. He is just a top player. Kris Boyd with the
:29:13. > :29:19.winner, his seventh goal of the season. How do you see his role at
:29:20. > :29:25.Kilmarnock? He is a leader for them. This has not changed, it is
:29:26. > :29:31.fantastic, instinct. You can see in the replay, he knows instinctively
:29:32. > :29:39.the goalkeeper is of his line. His role within the team, he has
:29:40. > :29:54.mature. A significant away when for calm armour. -- win. It is great to
:29:55. > :30:04.see players like there's coming through the youth ranks. He gives
:30:05. > :30:08.them a cutting-edge and they do need that because you cannot rely on one
:30:09. > :30:21.player to the extent that Kilmarnock have with Kris Boyd. Chris Johnston,
:30:22. > :30:26.he is doing very well. It is not going so well for Ross County at the
:30:27. > :30:31.moment, they cannot get the win at all. We do you see that going at the
:30:32. > :30:38.moment? You'll macro it is a tough one. You have heard how they have
:30:39. > :30:44.over achieved for a number of years. That is the perils of management.
:30:45. > :30:50.You set the bar high. They are not reaching those same standards. He is
:30:51. > :30:56.trying to find the right formula but it is not working. He has a big gap
:30:57. > :31:01.between himself and Hearts but he will be worried about the position
:31:02. > :31:06.they are in at the moment. Plenty more to come. You can see extended
:31:07. > :31:16.highlights of all the Premiership games on the BBC sport website.
:31:17. > :31:40.Terry Butcher made his home debut at Hibernian.
:31:41. > :31:53.Gary Fraser is banned. Stevenson took her knee. A bit of room up
:31:54. > :32:02.against Dylan. He goes for all and nearly finds it. You think he would
:32:03. > :32:21.have been expecting the cross but Tierney went for the call. -- goal.
:32:22. > :32:30.Higginbotham up against me Billy. A powerful shot pushed away by Ben
:32:31. > :32:39.Williams. -- Mayberry. Promising stuff from Thistle. Higginbotham
:32:40. > :32:49.looks bright in the early stages. He is getting Mayberry a few problems.
:32:50. > :32:57.Higginbotham still has it. Elliott, Doolan, just wide but the flag was
:32:58. > :33:15.up for offside. Another real threat to the Hibernian defence. That is
:33:16. > :33:20.back for McGivern. He tried his luck from some considerable distance.
:33:21. > :33:35.That looked net bound but for the hand of the goalkeeper. Stevenson.
:33:36. > :33:42.Jones. The keeper blocks again. He denies Hibernian. That is at least
:33:43. > :33:48.three top quality saves from the Partick Thistle goalkeeper this
:33:49. > :33:54.afternoon. Thistle are in possession. Kris Doolan has done
:33:55. > :34:01.well to get away from Forster. He is still backtracking. Doolan has gone
:34:02. > :34:12.all the way. That is quite magnificent from the Partick Thistle
:34:13. > :34:30.front man. A real soul and effort. -- so low effort. -- solo. Hibernian
:34:31. > :34:45.fall behind in Terry Butcher's first match in charge at Easter Road. What
:34:46. > :34:48.a save from Scott Fox. If Partick Thistle are to pick up all three
:34:49. > :35:02.points they will have the goalkeeper to thank for it. Forbes. Still
:35:03. > :35:11.Forbes. That is a real chance passed up by Ross Forbes. This could have
:35:12. > :35:19.put it out of sight for Thistle. Forbes lost his composure. It might
:35:20. > :35:25.have been a handball against him. On comes Jason Cummings with his second
:35:26. > :35:36.Hibernian appearance. Terry Butcher tries to earn his side a point. It
:35:37. > :35:41.falls for Cummins. He could have been a hero there just seconds after
:35:42. > :35:47.coming on. He could not connect with the knock-down. This really must be
:35:48. > :35:54.the last opportunity for Hibernian. They have done it! On the stroke of
:35:55. > :36:06.full-time! Team 's call and snatches a point. Terry Butcher a relieved
:36:07. > :36:14.man. The pressure finally pays off. Scott Fox has kept virtually
:36:15. > :36:20.everything out until the death will stop we created chances we wanted to
:36:21. > :36:28.win the match. It was disappointing to lose a goal so late on in the
:36:29. > :36:34.game. Standing. It was a victory in any respect. It is about spirit and
:36:35. > :36:38.togetherness and if you just keep going and keep going and the is
:36:39. > :36:47.belief then sooner or later you will get something from it. What happened
:36:48. > :36:52.to the Partick Thistle defending? It went her shoot for a bit. We
:36:53. > :37:01.defended very well. Your organisation. You can see her knees
:37:02. > :37:13.to players are in the centre of the call and I would want my centre half
:37:14. > :37:17.is to mark. You can see in the replay that there is nobody, it is
:37:18. > :37:23.not like they have a line of them and they have front of the markers.
:37:24. > :37:29.You have got three Thistle guys in the back and four at the front. Here
:37:30. > :37:36.is nobody in the width of the call. It will be so disappointing for Alan
:37:37. > :37:39.Archibald. I thought it was a great goal from Kris Doolan but you
:37:40. > :37:49.thought hence defending could have been better. He has a lot to do when
:37:50. > :37:54.he picks it up on the halfway line. Paul Hanlon gets far too square and
:37:55. > :38:02.makes it easy for Doolan. It is a brilliant finish. Hanlon does not
:38:03. > :38:09.help himself with his body position. It is a really lovely finish by
:38:10. > :38:20.Doolan. It was a first home debut for the Hibernian manager. Look at
:38:21. > :38:27.him playing for Rangers. The pace of the game, look at how slow it is.
:38:28. > :38:37.Then Michael forget the football, just kick him! What about Terry
:38:38. > :38:48.Butcher is different? Then macro you see him involved, he brings a lot of
:38:49. > :38:56.spirit to the team. I just do not see how Hibs would have got that
:38:57. > :39:03.call. Just a certain sense of inevitability that something was
:39:04. > :39:07.going to go for them. A certain attitude may be. After a few weeks
:39:08. > :39:24.of making their minds up, the Inverness board decided to appoint
:39:25. > :39:28.Hughes as the new manager. Intense pressure came to bear on Danny
:39:29. > :39:36.Lennon, they were now showing some signs of form.
:39:37. > :39:47.A new dawn for high-flying Inverness. It was a surprise to me
:39:48. > :39:56.personally. I'm really happy. Then macro hopefully we can carry on. The
:39:57. > :40:03.only way we can go is down so we can hopefully do a good job. As long as
:40:04. > :40:10.they are in the top six, I will be happy. Oil St Mirren would dearly
:40:11. > :40:16.love a place in the top six the form has not been the of late. The
:40:17. > :40:22.Inverness keeper did well to stop this attempt in his 100th game. The
:40:23. > :40:31.Paisley side looking lively but Inverness holding firm. If that
:40:32. > :40:39.action was meaty, so was this tackle as well. A brutal first touch and an
:40:40. > :40:47.even more brutal second. Earning just the yellow card from referee.
:40:48. > :40:57.The better first half chances came the way of St Mirren. Next, McGowan
:40:58. > :41:03.teed up Thompson but again the goalkeeper did well to rip -- repel
:41:04. > :41:08.the former Scotland striker without help from the post.
:41:09. > :41:17.St Mirren continued to dominate. This free kick from Maclean, a great
:41:18. > :41:28.stop again to keep the scoreline at 0-0. In the second half, Inverness
:41:29. > :41:34.did improve. This near post shot from Iran, comfortably stopped.
:41:35. > :41:43.A better chance would come after this corner, punched clear by the
:41:44. > :41:50.keeper. The ball back into the box, the attempt from Watkins struck the
:41:51. > :41:57.post. The final touch from Watkins actually came off his shoulder. At
:41:58. > :42:04.the other end, the Inverness goal continued to lead its charmed life.
:42:05. > :42:07.It would be a case of points shared. Disappointed not to pick up maximum
:42:08. > :42:15.points, nonetheless it is a valuable point. They were the better team in
:42:16. > :42:18.the first half, second half we got our second wind and I thought we
:42:19. > :42:23.aged it. In terms of spirit and attitude and commitment, fantastic.
:42:24. > :42:29.At Fort Coke saw free-flowing passing football. Inverness, maybe a
:42:30. > :42:34.bit more direct. You see him eventually putting that passing
:42:35. > :42:39.football style on Inverness? I think so, that's his philosophy. He's not
:42:40. > :42:45.going to change too much to begin with, tried to copy Terry Butcher's
:42:46. > :42:50.postgrad celebrations as well! I think he will try and implement a
:42:51. > :42:57.more passing style of foot or, that's in his make-up. -- style of
:42:58. > :43:01.football. He will not try encourage boys to play the long ball. But they
:43:02. > :43:05.are successful at the moment so doesn't want to change much. It is a
:43:06. > :43:13.risky move to change it if they are successful. If it ain't broke, don't
:43:14. > :43:19.fix it, but as Michael mentioned, he is very much a football purist and
:43:20. > :43:24.likes his team to play at the back, through the midfield, get it wide.
:43:25. > :43:29.That's not the way that Inverness Caley Thistle play, but they have a
:43:30. > :43:32.shape and an understanding and I think the guys know exactly what
:43:33. > :43:36.their role is in the team and will want to stick to that for this
:43:37. > :43:39.season, at least. Interesting to see how that evolves. How does that
:43:40. > :43:59.leave the table? Let's have a look at tomorrow's back
:44:00. > :44:17.Pages: Fir Park, damages are condemned by
:44:18. > :44:32.the club. The same sort of story here. That will probably be the
:44:33. > :44:40.story of the week. A Roma spy, looking for Ryan Gauld. I'm not sure
:44:41. > :44:41.that is trendy Italian gear. They were all out in force this weekend.
:44:42. > :44:43.Good night.