:00:18. > :00:22.Good afternoon. Welcome to the results show. Who knows what lies
:00:22. > :00:29.ahead in the next 60 minutes. We had a rough idea and we will keep
:00:29. > :00:34.you up-to-date with what is going on. We will also bring you the
:00:34. > :00:44.latest news concerning Rangers. And goodness we have two of the finest
:00:44. > :00:56.
:00:56. > :01:06.minds in the country to do it. Pat Nevin and our own asparagus farmer.
:01:06. > :01:11.
:01:11. > :01:21.Welcome. Pat, what is happening? There was a penalty kick, which was
:01:21. > :01:32.
:01:33. > :01:42.strange, but definitely on. On to the Premier League. One match today
:01:43. > :01:47.
:01:47. > :01:57.- Inverness CT. There were a rash of chances. Kilmarnock got the
:01:57. > :02:02.
:02:02. > :02:12.better of Inverness CT. Over to New Douglas Park. Early goals.
:02:12. > :02:18.
:02:18. > :02:25.McManaman and Boyd have scored. Falkirk against Partick Thistle.
:02:25. > :02:35.Duffy was sent off, but the score was drawn level from the penalty
:02:35. > :02:43.spot. I hope you are keeping up at home. We are off to the Scottish
:02:43. > :02:53.Cup and there was a big lunchtime match. He is the story of the game.
:02:53. > :02:53.
:02:53. > :04:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:04:24. > :04:34.was deserved. St Mirren draw first was saved by McDonald. It has gone
:04:34. > :04:36.
:04:36. > :04:43.in! Can you believe it? St Mirren are off the canvas and still in the
:04:43. > :04:51.Scottish Cup. Incredible. In the first 30 minutes, our position in
:04:51. > :05:01.the pitch was not very good. After we changed our position, or weep
:05:01. > :05:10.
:05:10. > :05:18.created a lot of chances. -- we created. It was high quality.
:05:18. > :05:28.Everything you want from Scottish football. Very good goals and an
:05:28. > :05:33.
:05:33. > :05:41.At a cracking goal at the end, and they get to do it all again.
:05:41. > :05:50.great way to start a weekend of Cup action. There was of a sleep
:05:50. > :06:00.disappointment, but can be in for that reply. -- there was obviously
:06:00. > :06:00.
:06:00. > :06:10.disappointment. Hibs have had three really good chances. When they went
:06:10. > :06:20.1-0 up early in the game, there was nothing beekeeper could do about it.
:06:20. > :06:31.
:06:31. > :06:36.-- they could do about it. After about 25 minutes, I think United
:06:36. > :06:46.looked good in the second half. However, they are getting tired and
:06:46. > :06:56.
:06:56. > :07:05.they need to battle on. Let us go For the first half-an-hour
:07:05. > :07:15.Inverness had been ahead. Sunderland managed to pull a save.
:07:15. > :07:22.The ball had been bouncing out in the Inverness penalty area. There
:07:22. > :07:32.was a misguided overhead kick. Surely this season's most
:07:32. > :07:45.
:07:45. > :07:50.You are so used to St bad news for Hibs. What we saying there? The bad
:07:50. > :07:56.news is that they are beginning to hope they can win the Scottish Cup.
:07:56. > :08:05.But bad news for Inverness was the own goal. It was an absolute howler.
:08:05. > :08:08.We're trying to work out what he was trying to do. Maybe he was
:08:08. > :08:18.trying to execute an overhead kick, but it really look like something
:08:18. > :08:29.
:08:29. > :08:39.else. -- looked like. Over to Counties seemed to have settled
:08:39. > :08:41.
:08:41. > :08:51.this one quite early. Morris and created the it first -- Morrison
:08:51. > :08:53.
:08:53. > :09:01.created the first goal. Hamilton have offered very little in this
:09:01. > :09:05.match. County are a step closer to the SPL.
:09:06. > :09:13.This would be their 24th game unbeaten, stretching back to August
:09:14. > :09:22.when Hamilton beat them 5-1. How things have changed. They are 11
:09:22. > :09:32.points clear. They'd do not look as if they will start to falter. --
:09:32. > :09:40.
:09:40. > :09:50.they do not look. Off to Falkirk Falkirk are down to 10 men. Kieran
:09:50. > :09:56.
:09:56. > :10:06.Duffy was sent off. The game was levelled from the penalty spot
:10:06. > :10:07.
:10:08. > :10:17.before Duffy were shown that straight red card. -- was shown.
:10:18. > :10:26.
:10:26. > :10:35.Falkirk pressing for the win, which they really needs. -- really need.
:10:35. > :10:44.If Falkirk do not win, they will be 11 points behind Ross County.
:10:44. > :10:48.think you can put the trophy in the car now. There must be something in
:10:48. > :10:56.the air up there. I remember a couple of years ago at Inverness
:10:56. > :11:01.were on a similar run of victories. Time for us to consider the latest
:11:01. > :11:07.developments in the ongoing Rangers story. Yesterday, players agreed to
:11:07. > :11:10.take a salary cut to keep Rangers going until the end of the season.
:11:10. > :11:17.Meanwhile, administrators are trying to find a buyer for the club.
:11:17. > :11:27.It all seemed simple enough, but the company that bought the rights
:11:27. > :11:34.
:11:34. > :11:39.to advance tickets are having problems. It all gets curiouser and
:11:39. > :11:48.curiouser. Through the internet and a miracle court Jonathan Sutherland,
:11:48. > :11:52.we will hear what supporters think. First of all, we will hear from one
:11:52. > :11:56.of the administrators. I am pleased to announce today that a package of
:11:56. > :12:02.cost-cutting measures have been a Greek with the Rangers playing stop
:12:02. > :12:06.that allows the club to move forward. The agreement on
:12:06. > :12:10.substantial wage reductions and voluntary departures from the club
:12:11. > :12:16.represent a major sacrifice by the Rangers players. The discussions
:12:16. > :12:20.had been lengthy and by no means easy for anyone involved, but the
:12:20. > :12:28.most important objective in this process is to achieve an outcome
:12:28. > :12:34.that will help to save the club. has been another busy week in the
:12:34. > :12:40.history of Rangers. First, Rangers players taking a cut in wages. A
:12:40. > :12:50.huge respect from the fans to them and the manager who has been
:12:50. > :12:50.
:12:50. > :12:58.handling all of this. Paul Murray, a Blue Knights, who will decide
:12:58. > :13:08.whether he will become a member of the ball? Buying Rangers may be a
:13:08. > :13:10.
:13:11. > :13:20.good way to protect �24 million. Perhaps the club needs to go back
:13:21. > :13:21.
:13:21. > :13:27.to the supporters and be run by a troupe Rangers men. -- run by a
:13:27. > :13:37.troupe Rangers men. The Rangers fans have been more upbeat than
:13:37. > :13:37.
:13:37. > :13:42.they had been for a while. I am going to give a work pundits a
:13:42. > :13:46.couple of minutes to cogitate over their whilst we head back up to
:13:46. > :13:54.Inverness. There has been a dramatic development there.
:13:54. > :14:04.You could not script this. Inverness have equalised. Pure
:14:04. > :14:05.
:14:05. > :14:09.atonement on the part of Golobart. He forced the ball over the line.
:14:09. > :14:14.At telly what you can't really script, the Rangers story. Let us
:14:14. > :14:23.bring you up to date with the very latest developments. This afternoon
:14:23. > :14:28.there was a meeting of Rangers supporters. There is the coach and
:14:28. > :14:34.some of the representatives of the supporters. This was to set up a
:14:34. > :14:39.Rangers fans fighting fund which will allow them to make cash
:14:39. > :14:43.donations. According to those behind it, it will go a long way to
:14:43. > :14:53.help to support its future. None of the supporters in there would say
:14:53. > :14:57.
:14:57. > :15:07.anything to our reporter. They were keeping quiet. Thankfully, a member
:15:07. > :15:09.
:15:09. > :15:15.of the retell department came out It went very well, and we will be
:15:15. > :15:20.making an announcement early next week. I'm not saying anything,
:15:20. > :15:24.there will be a press conference on either Monday or Tuesday. Pat Nevin,
:15:24. > :15:30.things cannot be scripted in this, Sandy Jardine coming out of that
:15:30. > :15:38.meeting in a positive frame of mind - is the tunnel may be not looking
:15:38. > :15:46.as dark as it was? You're hanging on to absolutely anything, if
:15:46. > :15:49.you're a Rangers supporter at the moment. We understand that they are
:15:49. > :15:55.taking a decrease in wages for a short period of time only. But it
:15:55. > :15:59.helps put off this perspective of going into liquidation. But as one
:15:59. > :16:02.of the people said very clearly, we are not out of the woods yet. The
:16:02. > :16:06.big problems have not gone away. The thing that we can take out of
:16:06. > :16:12.that meeting today, we do not know much about it, but the fans,
:16:12. > :16:15.obviously, some fans at least, want to put some money in. That could be
:16:15. > :16:20.a lot of money, it could be not so much, but the important thing is
:16:20. > :16:25.that this money is away from the administrators. This money will be
:16:25. > :16:29.passed on to the administrators, I understand. Well, I'm not convinced
:16:29. > :16:33.it that is a good idea. It will go into a massive pot and it will
:16:33. > :16:36.disappear, which would be really sad. It would be nice if they could
:16:36. > :16:40.have some money themselves, so that they could see where the problems
:16:41. > :16:45.were, and it could be separated. If it is thrown into a big pot, it
:16:45. > :16:48.could be just lost.. We do not know the details of this, but we know
:16:48. > :16:56.that it is intended to see the club through the administration process
:16:56. > :17:01.in the short term, then to be used in the longer term. Alan, at Dundee,
:17:01. > :17:05.there were some parallels, were there not? Yes, as long as the cash
:17:05. > :17:09.is able to be released as and when required, to the administrators, I
:17:09. > :17:13.don't think it is a question of giving it to the administrators...
:17:13. > :17:18.I thought these wage cuts were guaranteeing things in the short
:17:18. > :17:23.term. Curdle there might also be a pot for when and if the club goes
:17:23. > :17:27.into administration, that is what happened at Dundee. But I think you
:17:27. > :17:30.cannot expect the fans just to sit back and expect something to happen,
:17:30. > :17:35.it is good that they are getting involved. At the start of this
:17:35. > :17:38.process, there was some disquiet at the fact that fans were not getting
:17:38. > :17:43.involved as quickly as they might have done. Rangers fans themselves
:17:43. > :17:46.were saying, why are they not get involved, like they did at Dundee
:17:46. > :17:52.or at Motherwell? It is good that they are getting themselves going
:17:52. > :17:58.seriously now. Another thing is this consortium, the Blue Knights,
:17:58. > :18:07.and they want to get Ticketus involved. Let me get this straight,
:18:07. > :18:12.Craig Whyte put fans' money into Ticketus, reportedly. And there is
:18:12. > :18:19.no absolute certainty that they do get any benefit out of it. We are
:18:19. > :18:23.all being cynical, understandably so. I think we are all bamboozled.
:18:23. > :18:30.To some degree, everybody is. There are professionals who cannot
:18:30. > :18:34.believe what has gone on. It is a number of people who have used
:18:34. > :18:38.methods which should not be used within business, which have muddied
:18:38. > :18:42.the waters. You do not want to dive in and say, this has happened, this
:18:42. > :18:50.has happened. Ticketus might have a number of reasons for getting
:18:50. > :18:56.involved. The obvious, cynical one would be, they are scared in for a
:18:56. > :19:02.penny, in for a pound, maybe, with Ticketus. There is some dismay
:19:02. > :19:05.among Rangers fans about the association with Ticketus. Are
:19:05. > :19:10.Ticketus really the criminals in this? It was not their fault they
:19:10. > :19:15.got involved. They thought that they had a good deal with Craig
:19:15. > :19:21.Whyte, and now, as you would, you want to try to protect that deal.
:19:22. > :19:23.The administrators were also night that just because the Blue
:19:23. > :19:28.Knights are in the forefront of the media spotlight, they might not
:19:28. > :19:32.even be the front runners. But the question I think has to be posed is,
:19:32. > :19:37.the one earth would want to put their hat in the ring just now,
:19:37. > :19:43.with this massive tax case in the background? On the information that
:19:43. > :19:49.we have got, nobody would, it would be madness. Even if you get out of
:19:49. > :19:52.this with a percentage of the money, surely it would not take into
:19:52. > :19:56.account the �49 million or whatever it is which is going to be waiting
:19:56. > :20:06.for you afterwards. So, who is going to buy into that? I cannot
:20:06. > :20:10.
:20:10. > :20:18.imagine. There is no way that Rangers, over 15, 20, 30 years
:20:18. > :20:21.camera can get out of that. Unless you're a multi- millionaire, I
:20:21. > :20:26.cannot see any way out of it, at the moment. There full-time scores
:20:26. > :20:32.are beginning to trickle in. First of all, Falkirk versus Partick
:20:32. > :20:39.Thistle. Yes, this one has finished a 1-1. The visitors went in front
:20:39. > :20:45.just before half-time, through Paul Cairney, but Mark Millar levelled
:20:45. > :20:51.seven minutes after the break. Duffy was bizarrely shown a red
:20:51. > :20:56.card, and then a penalty was wrongly awarded. It was taken by
:20:56. > :21:03.Paul Cairney, and saved by the Governor. It should have been won
:21:03. > :21:08.at the end, but McGovern pushed the shot onto the post. It finished 1-1.
:21:08. > :21:12.Well, we did say earlier on, Falkirk really had to win this one
:21:12. > :21:21.- can you now declare the First Division title race over? I would
:21:21. > :21:31.never do that. Full-time at Somerset Park. Yes, the game
:21:31. > :21:34.slightly petered out at the end. Peter had were not able to get the
:21:34. > :21:42.goal. But you can see the professionalism of the Hibernian
:21:42. > :21:50.players playing off in the end. It is looking better and better over
:21:50. > :21:57.the last three or four weeks. he is, the man who scored a penalty,
:21:57. > :22:02.Griffiths. He has made a difference. For what I have seen, yes, you need
:22:02. > :22:06.something at the base of it. Hibs are almost starting again, they
:22:07. > :22:12.have got so many new players. As well, a new manager, and it looks
:22:12. > :22:22.much better now. Full-time in the Hamilton game as well, against Ross
:22:22. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :22:27.County... It finished 2-0. Ross County had extended to 24 games
:22:27. > :22:34.their unbeaten run. The first one came from close range from Colin
:22:34. > :22:39.McMenamin, and the second was equally clinical, scored by Scott
:22:39. > :22:45.Boyd. Chances were few and far between, with Ross County happy to
:22:45. > :22:50.control the ball, and Hamilton lacking any creative spark. Ross
:22:50. > :22:58.County seem to have an inevitable league title and promotion ahead of
:22:58. > :23:02.them. There does Dundee's unbeaten record, 23 games, from last season.
:23:02. > :23:08.Ross County have beaten that there could, and they are aiming to go
:23:08. > :23:13.unbeaten for the season now, can they do it? I think they can. We
:23:13. > :23:17.spoke earlier about their home form, and it is astonishing. But that
:23:17. > :23:22.away game at Hamilton is one where they might have slipped up, but to
:23:22. > :23:26.negotiate that like they have done, very professionally, I think we are
:23:26. > :23:30.looking at two Highland clubs in the Premier League next season.
:23:30. > :23:36.Let's go to one of those clubs now, Inverness Caledonian Thistle
:23:36. > :23:41.against Kilmarnock. It was a slip up in the first half from Roman
:23:41. > :23:47.Golobart, but he managed to score at the right end in the second half.
:23:47. > :23:52.Yes, this one finished a point apiece. Caledonian Thistle got the
:23:52. > :23:56.opener, through that calamitous own goal from Roman Golobart. It was a
:23:56. > :24:03.massive mistake. Ironically, on either side of this, Inverness had
:24:03. > :24:13.maybe 10 chances, with Mackay to the fore. In the second half, again,
:24:13. > :24:19.
:24:19. > :24:24.lots of pressure for Inverness. Then, the Inverness captain was
:24:24. > :24:28.one-on-one with the 'keeper, but he was thwarted. Then, sublime
:24:28. > :24:32.atonement by Roman Golobart, who forced the ball over the line, amid
:24:32. > :24:34.intense pressure for an equaliser, with seven minutes to go.
:24:34. > :24:43.Kilmarnock forced a series of late corners, but could not get the
:24:43. > :24:48.winner. We're going now to Somerset Park, the Big Match of the
:24:48. > :24:57.afternoon in the Scottish Cup quarter-final, let's hear the story
:24:57. > :25:01.of the match. Ayr United have lost this one, the Hibernian fans pour
:25:01. > :25:06.out of the ground knowing that they are destined for Hendon Park for a
:25:06. > :25:10.semi-final date. It was an entirely professional performance from Hibs,
:25:10. > :25:17.a shock never looked to be on the cards. The visitors went in front
:25:17. > :25:23.as early as six minutes, Roy O'Donovan getting the goal. On 19
:25:23. > :25:31.minutes, a Leigh Griffiths penalty doubled the lead. The result was
:25:31. > :25:34.never in doubt after that. The only real threat came on 56 minutes,
:25:34. > :25:44.when the Hibs goalkeeper saved brilliantly from a header. But
:25:44. > :25:47.
:25:47. > :25:50.other than that, Ayr United did not really threaten the Hibs goal. So,
:25:50. > :25:56.let's hear how are and other two clubs from the First Division but
:25:56. > :26:03.on this afternoon, Morton against Livingstone. This one finished 3-1.
:26:03. > :26:10.Livingstone took the lead on four minutes, Marc McNulty calmly going
:26:10. > :26:18.round the goalkeeper. Morton equalised through a header from
:26:18. > :26:20.McDonald, who was totally unmarked at the back post. Then, five
:26:20. > :26:28.minutes before half-time, Livingstone took the lead after
:26:28. > :26:38.good build-up play led to a goal from Iain Russell. Into the second
:26:38. > :26:43.
:26:44. > :26:50.half, they stretched their lead further, through Craig Barr. There
:26:50. > :26:59.was no more scoring. Livingstone took the points. I have to go back
:26:59. > :27:03.to something Charles said, talking about the second goal from Roman
:27:03. > :27:08.Golobart, describing it as sublime atonement. You would never believe
:27:08. > :27:11.his day-job was as an English teacher, would you? Yes, the joy in
:27:11. > :27:15.his face when he put that in the net, I thought for a moment it was
:27:15. > :27:20.going to be called offside, but there is nothing better, as a
:27:20. > :27:24.player, if you can atone for your own goal. It is one of those things,
:27:24. > :27:30.it seems to happen quite often, players will go back up the other
:27:30. > :27:35.end and get one in the right end. Yes, he did well, it was a
:27:35. > :27:40.defender's finish, he turned and slammed it in from one yard. I was
:27:40. > :27:47.glad to see him get himself out of a hole. That point apiece for both
:27:47. > :27:52.clubs, does it end Kilmarnock's top six prospects? To be fair, I think
:27:52. > :27:59.the top six is finished, really. I don't think they will be caught,
:27:59. > :28:04.any of them. This underlines it for me. It is a shame, we talk about
:28:04. > :28:08.this every season, most people do not like it, more often than not,
:28:08. > :28:11.it means that most games will mean something right to the death, but I
:28:11. > :28:19.think there will be some this season which to not mean a great
:28:19. > :28:28.deal, which is a shame, because for many years, we have had great
:28:28. > :28:35.excitement at both ends right to the end. What about the relegation
:28:35. > :28:39.battle? Well, I hope I was not jumping the gun when I said there
:28:39. > :28:44.would be two Highland clubs in the Premier League. But I think they
:28:44. > :28:48.are safe, that is a positive point for them today, I would say. I
:28:48. > :28:53.think Terry Butcher has fielded something like 21 different
:28:53. > :29:00.permutations of defenders.. It has not been a great season. Know, he
:29:00. > :29:04.has had to chop and change such a lot. -- no. It has been a tough
:29:04. > :29:14.season, but they will be glad to get to the end of it and go again
:29:14. > :29:23.
:29:23. > :29:33.next season. We can move on now to We will start today with the
:29:33. > :29:33.
:29:33. > :34:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:34:35. > :34:42.Just one match in the Clydesdale As I mentioned, a good day for
:34:42. > :34:52.Bolton Wanderers. They beat Queens Park Rangers in the lunchtime kick-
:34:52. > :34:53.
:34:53. > :35:01.off. A huge victory for Bolton and a damaging defeat for Queens Park
:35:01. > :35:11.Rangers, who have 10 difficult games to play. A lucky victory for
:35:11. > :35:16.
:35:16. > :35:26.Bolton. The ball had crossed the line early in that game and nothing
:35:26. > :35:27.
:35:27. > :35:35.was given because the referees that did not see. Rangers equalised just
:35:35. > :35:45.after half-time, but Bolton won it with just three minutes to go.
:35:45. > :35:45.
:35:45. > :35:55.us hear how Blackburn affair. They want a weight to -- they won away
:35:55. > :36:02.
:36:02. > :36:12.to Wolverhampton. There were two significant Mrs from Wolves.
:36:12. > :36:17.
:36:17. > :36:24.Blackburn dominated from start to finish. Blackburn played as 18
:36:24. > :36:34.right until the end. Great celebrations. A work that, for
:36:34. > :36:37.
:36:37. > :36:42.Wolves, the grim Reaper is hovering by the dressing room door. Chelsea
:36:42. > :36:52.sacked their manager after last week's was sold. Things went a bit
:36:52. > :36:59.
:36:59. > :37:09.better for them today, at home to Stoke. What would have happened if
:37:09. > :37:18.
:37:18. > :37:28.there wasn't a send-off in the first half? Well, throughout, or
:37:28. > :37:29.
:37:29. > :37:33.Chelsea had the edge. -- Chelsea. Stoke City still kept on coming up
:37:33. > :37:43.for words and used all their substitutes. Surely Wednesday night
:37:43. > :37:53.will be a different proposition. Over to the Stadium of Light.
:37:53. > :37:55.
:37:55. > :38:05.Sunderland and Liverpool. Sunderland have won. The goal came
:38:05. > :38:12.
:38:12. > :38:17.at the last minute. It was almost a comedy of errors. A disjointed
:38:17. > :38:22.display from Liverpool. They did stage a cavalry charge at the end
:38:22. > :38:27.and in the dying minutes there was an outstanding tackle in the
:38:27. > :38:37.penalty area. Right at the very death, Steven Gerrard strained
:38:37. > :38:39.
:38:39. > :38:49.every sinew. But third successive league defeat for Liverpool. That
:38:49. > :38:53.
:38:53. > :39:02.has not happened for nine years. -- the third. Aston Villa won over
:39:03. > :39:07.Fulham, but I have to come to Blackburn. I want them to stay up.
:39:07. > :39:17.The guys at the bottom of the League have had a good day. There
:39:17. > :39:19.
:39:19. > :39:28.is so much pressure on Steve Kean. The abuse was just coming from
:39:28. > :39:37.everywhere. More than anything else, they didn't like the new owners and
:39:37. > :39:47.they loved Sam and did not wanting to go. However, there seems to be
:39:47. > :39:49.
:39:49. > :39:57.some fighting spirit there, but not the same for Wolves. What about
:39:57. > :40:07.Queens Park Rangers? Well, it was interesting to hear from that
:40:07. > :40:15.
:40:15. > :40:20.report that Blackburn are playing as a team. That was good to hear.
:40:20. > :40:27.Artlessly a great win for Owen. Yes, not looking good for QPR. You
:40:27. > :40:37.wonder about the wisdom of changing managers during the season. What
:40:37. > :40:43.
:40:43. > :40:48.about Aston Villa? The pressure is on. The fans have not taken to the
:40:48. > :40:56.new manager. They do not like negativity and had been complaining
:40:56. > :41:00.about the style of play. They start from a defensive base with one guy
:41:00. > :41:07.up front. I think they have done well. A lot of players have been
:41:07. > :41:17.lost and there is not a lot of money, so I think he has done well.
:41:17. > :41:17.
:41:17. > :41:23.I agree. Kenny's result is not great for Liverpool. A third defeat
:41:23. > :41:33.in a row. There is to work to be done at Anfield. We can head to
:41:33. > :41:35.
:41:35. > :41:42.Somerset Park now. A one reporter spoke to the winning manager.
:41:42. > :41:48.Congratulations in getting through to the semi-finals. We started the
:41:48. > :41:54.game really well and created a lot of chances. I thought from start to
:41:54. > :41:59.finish, it was a good performance. I read that you said your team have
:41:59. > :42:08.to be at it in this game, in terms of the possibility of an upset and
:42:08. > :42:17.there seemed to be. We spoke about it in the week. We knew there was
:42:17. > :42:22.going to be some attitude. It seems to meet the players you -- to meet
:42:22. > :42:30.the players you bought in in January have improve the pack. They
:42:30. > :42:35.seem to have increase the quality and class of your side. They have
:42:35. > :42:40.helped the boys who were already here. They were under pressure for
:42:40. > :42:48.a long time and that can take its toll. But on and off the pitch
:42:48. > :42:57.there is a good atmosphere. There was a real rock at the heart of
:42:57. > :43:07.your defence. Yes. We identified that area quite early in that we
:43:07. > :43:17.
:43:17. > :43:26.needed to have strength there. pleas were you with LEA? -- how
:43:26. > :43:35.pleased were you with it LEA? was fantastic. You have a chance to
:43:35. > :43:39.write your name into the history books with Hibs. We are in the
:43:39. > :43:44.semi-finals. We will see what happens in the trough. We have a
:43:44. > :43:54.bigger job on our hands, making sure we stay in the league and that
:43:54. > :43:55.
:43:55. > :44:05.is what we need to focus on. managed to grab a few words but the
:44:05. > :44:12.manager of Ayr United. Are you disappointed with your tee
:44:12. > :44:19.not starting at a tempo that they should have? Well, it was
:44:19. > :44:27.disappointing. It was incredibly windy day. It makes it difficult,
:44:27. > :44:30.but there was a cheap free kick. To go up a goal down so early is
:44:30. > :44:38.difficult and we didn't have a chance to get back in the game
:44:38. > :44:43.after that. I don't think we played acts as good a tempo as we have
:44:43. > :44:52.done previously. Second goal, I know you were upset. Was it with
:44:52. > :44:58.the decision of the corner-kick been allowed? I have to see it
:44:58. > :45:08.again. I think a lot of the decisions went in favour of Hibs.
:45:08. > :45:08.
:45:08. > :45:11.It is disappointing. The penalty kick, the referee, and if he is
:45:11. > :45:21.giving penalty kicks for something like that, then there will be an
:45:21. > :45:29.
:45:29. > :45:33.not in any given game. I will watch On the TV, it does look as though
:45:33. > :45:37.he has a hold of his jersey, but I suppose you would say that it is
:45:38. > :45:46.not always given in that situation. Yes, you see it in every game, in
:45:46. > :45:51.every penalty box. It is very rare that a penalty is actually given.
:45:51. > :45:55.It is not easy for referees, but there would be a lot of penalty
:45:55. > :45:59.kicks given if it was so easy to give them as that. But these are
:45:59. > :46:04.the things which went against us today, decisions seemed to go
:46:04. > :46:07.against us. Saying that, I don't think we played as good as we can,
:46:07. > :46:13.which is no disrespect to Hibs, but we have played better than that in
:46:13. > :46:17.previous games this season. We need to pick ourselves up now. We will
:46:17. > :46:21.be able to see whether in fact it should have been a penalty or not
:46:21. > :46:29.tonight in the highlights show. But right now it is time to go to
:46:29. > :46:34.Jonathan Sutherland. He has been on the Internet all afternoon. His
:46:34. > :46:39.most recent brief has been finding out what the online community made
:46:39. > :46:42.of today's Scottish Cup quarter- finals. Yes, never knowingly
:46:42. > :46:47.offline. We thought there was a possibility of a Cup upset at
:46:47. > :46:52.Somerset Park today, but the SPL side took the lead after just six
:46:52. > :46:57.minutes, and it was pretty comfortable after that. On Twitter,
:46:57. > :47:03.one Hibs fan said, this was a tricky away Tom tie at Ayr, I am
:47:03. > :47:10.thinking this could be Hibernian's year, only to flop dismally in the
:47:10. > :47:16.semi-finals again. Such cynicism! A replay beckons in Paisley for
:47:16. > :47:20.Hearts. This fan says, a story of two halves. We should have been
:47:20. > :47:25.thumped in the first half, and were well out of sight in the second. It
:47:25. > :47:30.will be tough in the replay, but with Craig Beattie fit again, we do
:47:30. > :47:33.have the players. And this one, a St Mirren firm, says, we were
:47:33. > :47:39.terrific for the first half an hour, we should have been a few goals
:47:39. > :47:43.ahead. -- a St Mirren fan. The officials had a shocker, he says.
:47:43. > :47:53.Plenty to talk about there. Do you want to get stuck into that Hibs
:47:53. > :47:57.fan, who's saying, dismal...? Hibs fans have had this for long
:47:57. > :48:02.enough, they do not get carried away. You can't, because this has
:48:02. > :48:06.been going on for such a long time. It was a decent display today, but
:48:06. > :48:10.it did not make you think, yes, you're going to win the Cup, it was
:48:10. > :48:15.good enough, no more than that. Celtic are still in the competition,
:48:15. > :48:19.and Hearts as well. Dundee united will be difficult to get past as
:48:19. > :48:23.well. So, Hibs can just be quietly happy about that. The word
:48:23. > :48:31.professional was used again in the interview, it is a word which has
:48:31. > :48:34.not been used about Hibs for a long time. What about this one, the
:48:34. > :48:38.manager saying he did not think it was a penalty, but we have watched
:48:38. > :48:47.it a few times, and I think you will have some bad news for him...
:48:47. > :48:51.Yes, I know the point he was making, but I think it was a penalty. If
:48:52. > :48:55.they see it again, I think the defender will think, what was I
:48:55. > :49:02.doing? But I do understand the manager thinking that it would not
:49:02. > :49:07.a penalty. He made the point also of an SPL side coming down and
:49:07. > :49:11.perhaps getting the decisions. Should we be surprised that St
:49:11. > :49:14.Mirren scored two goals? What surprised me, let's be upfront
:49:14. > :49:20.about it, I would not have been surprised if it was a boring game,
:49:20. > :49:27.but in fact it was a really exciting game. The first 20 minutes
:49:27. > :49:32.were brilliant, I thought they were going to run away with it, but the
:49:32. > :49:37.goal was scored just that the right time, by Beattie. There were so
:49:37. > :49:46.many talking points, how on earth you will fit into the highlights
:49:46. > :49:56.show tonight, I do not know. Before the match I was reading the
:49:56. > :50:02.
:50:02. > :50:06.comments of the manager, but did he have the balance right today?
:50:06. > :50:09.would say so, I would say that Danny Lennon got it right. That
:50:09. > :50:13.biggest thing in that game for me was the re-emergence of Craig
:50:13. > :50:17.Beattie. He looked a fine player. There were some concerns for him
:50:17. > :50:22.down at Swansea, I think he was their highest paid player, and he
:50:22. > :50:26.seemed to disappear, but he really looked a fine player today, with a
:50:26. > :50:31.fine finish for a goal which was wrongly ruled offside. That replay
:50:31. > :50:37.will be a week on Wednesday. But I wonder, Pat Nevin, could that be
:50:37. > :50:44.the result of the day? Oddly, no, I'm going to go for a completely
:50:44. > :50:49.different one. Going down to the Premier League in England, I cannot
:50:49. > :50:52.overlook this, Sunderland beating Liverpool 1-0. Martin O'Neill took
:50:52. > :50:58.over that team, it looked as though they were relegation fodder, they
:50:58. > :51:03.have just beaten Liverpool, their only two points behind Liverpool.
:51:03. > :51:09.That is, to borrow a phrase from Martin O'Neill, absolutely
:51:09. > :51:14.astonishing. I think it beats any other result I have seen today.
:51:14. > :51:20.would you like to take for your result of the day, Alan? I am torn
:51:20. > :51:23.between Angus and Wolverhampton. I thought it was a great result for
:51:23. > :51:28.Forfar, but I think I would have to go down to the English Premier
:51:28. > :51:34.League, and say Blackburn Rovers beating Wolverhampton Wanderers. It
:51:34. > :51:38.was a huge result for Steve Kean. He looked such a sad and isolated
:51:38. > :51:44.figure on the touchline, but then they got that fantastic win at Old
:51:44. > :51:48.Trafford, followed up by this one, it is great for him. Well done,
:51:48. > :51:54.gentlemen. Let's move on, because we have got two more Scottish Cup
:51:54. > :51:56.ties this weekend, both between SPL clubs, Dundee United at home to
:51:56. > :52:02.Celtic and Motherwell against Aberdeen. We will talk about those
:52:02. > :52:06.in a minute or two, once we have heard what supporters are thinking.
:52:06. > :52:14.Jonathan is going to channel their thoughts like some kind of online
:52:14. > :52:18.spiritualist. Are you with us? here, don't worry about it. Yes,
:52:18. > :52:23.those two games tomorrow, I'm really looking forward to them,
:52:23. > :52:28.says this one. This one says, we have scored 16 in a last 10 games,
:52:28. > :52:33.and conceded just one, but our record against Celtic is horrific.
:52:33. > :52:37.We are due a victory, he says. This Celtic fan says, we will not get an
:52:37. > :52:40.easy victory, but we should have just enough to make it through,
:52:40. > :52:44.possibly with a replay. This one says, the winner of this one should
:52:44. > :52:48.go on to win the Scottish Cup. After that it is Motherwell against
:52:48. > :52:52.Aberdeen at Fir Park. This Aberdeen fan says, I am just happy we have
:52:52. > :52:57.not been knocked out by a team from the lower leagues yet. Our record
:52:57. > :53:01.at Motherwell is ranked bottom, and I do not see it changing any time
:53:01. > :53:05.soon. And this one is equally pessimistic, saying, not looking
:53:05. > :53:09.forward to this, would much have preferred Queen of the South.
:53:09. > :53:16.Aberdeen will bring a big crowd, I can only see a draw a victory for
:53:16. > :53:21.Aberdeen. That's the spirit. Let's talk about these matches, Dundee
:53:21. > :53:27.united-Celtic first. Dundee United, Peter Houston saying, they are
:53:27. > :53:32.going into this in top form, but they need a bit of luck. Yes, like
:53:32. > :53:36.in any cup competition, we have seen bits of luck for various teams,
:53:36. > :53:46.but Dundee United, they're on a good run, but compare that to
:53:46. > :53:50.
:53:50. > :53:54.Celtic's nun, to be fair. Dundee United will be confident, but...
:53:54. > :53:58.This performance, going to Ibrox, a number of us were not all that
:53:58. > :54:08.surprised. This was before the madness descended on ibex, I
:54:08. > :54:09.
:54:09. > :54:13.thought Dundee United macro played really well that day. -- on Ibrox.
:54:13. > :54:18.As a partnership, I thought they were fabulous. But in the end, if
:54:18. > :54:23.both teams play as well as they can, then Celtic will win, but anything
:54:23. > :54:33.less than the best from Celtic, and Dundee united have got a fabulous
:54:33. > :54:35.
:54:35. > :54:43.chance. You look at Celtic, and they have got plenty of firepower
:54:43. > :54:51.themselves. Yes, I think United have got 16 goals in the last five
:54:51. > :54:56.games, suggesting they have really got firepower themselves. I think I
:54:56. > :55:02.am right in saying they have only beaten Celtic once in the last 20
:55:03. > :55:07.games at Tannadice. They have got a very good record against Rangers,
:55:07. > :55:13.on the other hand. I would think they could give Celtic a run for
:55:13. > :55:19.the money. Next week Celtic have got Kilmarnock in the Community's
:55:19. > :55:22.Cup Final. It is important for their treble aspirations. Yes,
:55:22. > :55:27.nobody within Celtic Park wants to talk about the treble. But
:55:27. > :55:31.realistically, if you look at it, they have got a brilliant chance. I
:55:31. > :55:35.would say there are more likely to win the treble than not. They are
:55:35. > :55:41.that far ahead of everybody else. They do not have to keep everybody
:55:41. > :55:45.fit, there is not one player who, getting injured, would put them in
:55:45. > :55:49.trouble. They have got a really good, strong, well-balanced squad.
:55:49. > :55:56.That's the thing. People say many things about Neil Lennon as a
:55:56. > :56:02.manager, but he has built a squad which is so well balanced. They are
:56:02. > :56:12.not reliant on any players. Also, I am really looking forward to
:56:12. > :56:15.
:56:15. > :56:20.Motherwell-Aberdeen. The manager loves building up his opponents.
:56:20. > :56:25.Yes, what Craig Brown has done at Aberdeen has been tremendous. I
:56:25. > :56:29.watched them last week at Celtic, and somebody described their
:56:29. > :56:35.unbeaten run as one of the most underwhelming unbeaten runs of all
:56:35. > :56:39.time. But nonetheless, I thought last weekend, against Celtic, they
:56:39. > :56:43.showed what they can do. Lesser teams would have crumbled, going a
:56:43. > :56:53.goal behind against Celtic, but Aberdeen in the second half were
:56:53. > :56:58.very, very good. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's game. It
:56:58. > :57:04.could be another draw, perhaps. would not be surprised if it was
:57:04. > :57:07.another really would -- really good game, because Motherwell are an
:57:07. > :57:11.attack-minded side. They have got players that can do something
:57:11. > :57:14.slushy different. I do not want to be biased, it is not because I had
:57:14. > :57:20.some involvement with Motherwell in the past, I would like to see them
:57:20. > :57:25.playing at Hampden Park. They were there last season in the final,
:57:25. > :57:31.remember. Yes, but this would be a good opportunity to play their
:57:31. > :57:34.style of football, expansive football, on a good service. But
:57:34. > :57:40.Craig Brown has done a great job, and he is the man who brought me
:57:40. > :57:44.into football. He has got a lot to answer for. Gents, it has been fun,
:57:44. > :57:46.but it is almost time to leave the viewers in peace for another week.
:57:46. > :57:56.Our main headlines... Hibs, the first team through to the semi-
:57:56. > :57:59.
:57:59. > :58:04.finals of the Scottish Cup, by after winning away at Ayr. It
:58:04. > :58:10.finished 2-2 at Tynecastle. And Inverness ended up drawing their
:58:10. > :58:13.match with Kilmarnock. Roman Golobart got a goal at both ends in
:58:13. > :58:17.that one. In the first division, Ross County are now well clear up
:58:17. > :58:22.the top, after beating Hamilton Academicals this afternoon. I have
:58:22. > :58:27.left just about enough time to try to persuade you to watch more of a
:58:27. > :58:31.product, starting tonight... Highlights of those Scottish Cup
:58:32. > :58:36.games tonight. And we will be back tomorrow night, with highlights of
:58:37. > :58:43.tomorrow's two games. Jonathan and myself are back next week with the