:00:58. > :01:09.Their heroes, the champions. This is astonishing! Hibernian are
:01:10. > :01:35.relegated. Caledonian axes are promoted.
:01:36. > :01:40.The chance to win the cup for Aberdeen. And a memorable season has
:01:41. > :01:52.a silver lining. And we are back in the room. Good
:01:53. > :01:55.evening. It has been an incredible summer of sport and despite the
:01:56. > :02:00.weather, it continues. The brand-new season is back here with you right
:02:01. > :02:05.the way through to the start of summer 2015 with your regular Sunday
:02:06. > :02:09.night pics of Premiership action right here on Sportscene. Now with
:02:10. > :02:13.added championship as well. Some things are already so good that they
:02:14. > :02:17.do not need changing. Two men with us tonight to know their way around
:02:18. > :02:20.the nooks and crannies of Scottish football. Michael Stewart, the
:02:21. > :02:46.former captain of hearts and St Mirren is striker, Steven Thomson. A
:02:47. > :02:51.huge amount to get through tonight. We start this new season at
:02:52. > :02:54.Pittodrie. Aberdeen and Dundee United hoping to build on positive
:02:55. > :03:00.campaigns last time around. United looking for a seamless regression
:03:01. > :03:04.after Ryan Gauld sent off to pastures new. Aberdeen hoping to
:03:05. > :03:08.bounce back after being knocked out in midweek by Ray al Sociedad. --
:03:09. > :03:12.Real Sociedad. David Goodwillie, preferred to Adam
:03:13. > :03:29.Rooney. Three quarters of the Dundee defence
:03:30. > :03:40.had not played together competitively.
:03:41. > :03:51.What about that for a flick from Taylor?! That would have been some
:03:52. > :04:00.goal if that had come off. Taylor, in for Anderson today. Armstrong, he
:04:01. > :04:05.was to reflect for the majority of last season.
:04:06. > :04:18.Taylor has got himself in bother. It is 1-0! It is a shocker from an
:04:19. > :04:23.Aberdeen point of view. What is Taylor thinking of? He has not seen
:04:24. > :04:30.Ryan Tao, who still had work to do. He stroked it home. -- Ryan Dow.
:04:31. > :04:46.Aberdeen looking to make a response. The post prevents Aberdeen from
:04:47. > :04:51.drawing level. Good work from Robson. Unconvincing from the
:04:52. > :05:13.attacker. What about that for a pass?
:05:14. > :05:20.Mackay-Steven! It is two! The first half is a which time. -- stoppage
:05:21. > :05:28.time. Dundee United double up. A wonderful ball from midfield. There
:05:29. > :05:37.was nothing to save Aberdeen there. It is all about the past. The wait
:05:38. > :05:45.was perfect. Mackay-Steven with a very fine finish.
:05:46. > :05:57.This could be on for Aberdeen. It looked like it took a deflection.
:05:58. > :06:08.Dundee United have made it so difficult for Aberdeen.
:06:09. > :06:23.McGinn, trying to apply pressure. Rooney goes down. Goalkick. Thumbs
:06:24. > :06:31.up from Cierzniak, who would have been quite nervous. And ball from
:06:32. > :06:32.Morris. Aberdeen have another and all the shout turned down. It
:06:33. > :06:45.clearly hit his hand. The one thing Aberdeen struggled
:06:46. > :06:58.with last season was scoring goals. Particularly here.
:06:59. > :07:11.A very positive run here. United trying to put the lead on this.
:07:12. > :07:19.Erskine! It is three. And it is a bit of a hammering for Aberdeen.
:07:20. > :07:21.Chris Erskine, he went back to Partick Thistle last season to
:07:22. > :07:28.rediscover himself. He has a point to prove today. And this is a fine
:07:29. > :07:34.way to go about starting that. It is 3-0 for Dundee United. There was a
:07:35. > :07:38.lot of tired legs out there. We have to be better than that. It is not
:07:39. > :07:44.the norm for us, that kind of performance. We have to look at the
:07:45. > :07:47.reasons and analyse it. We have to look at selection. The players need
:07:48. > :07:50.to look at themselves. We need to be better. For me, to keep a clean
:07:51. > :07:54.sheet against a dangerous side, better. For me, to keep a clean
:07:55. > :08:00.sheet against I am absolutely delighted. It was a stunning
:08:01. > :08:06.performance. I'd guess Aberdeen totally outdone by classic football
:08:07. > :08:11.from United. The second goal especially. Ciftci did unbelievably
:08:12. > :08:17.well. His feet were excellent but watch Mackay-Steven ticking off. A
:08:18. > :08:23.pass from Ciftci was incredible. He gets up to 22 mph, which is just
:08:24. > :08:29.under my record of 26 mph. It was a counterattacking goal. I thought it
:08:30. > :08:36.was 25, your record? You are right, great counterattack play. Stretching
:08:37. > :08:42.the Aberdeen defence. It was a great support run. Sliding into the
:08:43. > :08:45.corner. You would have expected a lot of guys to lash at it but he
:08:46. > :08:49.controlled it. And I'd guess a lot of people would have looked at the
:08:50. > :08:54.departure of Ryan Gauld and Andrew Robertson and think that we can --
:08:55. > :08:59.that would weaken them but it seems like a seamless progression. Ryan
:09:00. > :09:04.Gauld is obviously a huge talent but he did not play every week. Ryan Dow
:09:05. > :09:08.was playing a lot. Of course he will be missed but we to week, I do not
:09:09. > :09:13.think it will be as big as we are thinking. Andrew Roberts and he
:09:14. > :09:24.could be a big mess. , Townsend, he is a useful player, and a think he
:09:25. > :09:29.will add to the team. -- Conor. He spoke today, the manager, but the
:09:30. > :09:34.exertions against Real Sociedad. Did it make a difference? Think there
:09:35. > :09:37.was a slight angle first, but do not take anything away from Dundee
:09:38. > :09:42.United. That is an incredible performance. To keep their first
:09:43. > :09:49.clean sheet since December last year and win 3-0, impressive. A lot of
:09:50. > :09:53.onus on the sides being the ones that will push Celtic the most. Do
:09:54. > :09:54.you see it like that? Do not discount Motherwell, who have been
:09:55. > :09:58.the best of the discount Motherwell, who have been
:09:59. > :10:01.the rest for a number of years. They will be challenging, no doubt. There
:10:02. > :10:08.was one other Premiership match in Dingwall. St Johnstone began life
:10:09. > :10:10.with out their star striker. They take on Ross County, a side who have
:10:11. > :10:14.taken on a lot of new players. A quintet of every chance for Ross
:10:15. > :10:30.County. -- debutants. St Johnstone's bottom line may have
:10:31. > :10:36.increased at the expense of the former line -- forward line, but
:10:37. > :10:39.Maclean and all has the potential to be a winning partnership. -- O
:10:40. > :11:00.Haller ran. Somehow, St Johnstone survive. Great
:11:01. > :11:16.start from the goalkeeper. It was a good ball from Frazer Wright.
:11:17. > :11:28.St Johnstone, trying to get there. Pushed away by the goalkeeper.
:11:29. > :11:34.O'Halloran is a way! He scores! . Ross County could not clear the
:11:35. > :11:44.lines. Here was David Mackay to play tin. Nice footwork from O'Halloran,
:11:45. > :11:46.two goals in 19 last season. The goalkeeper may have been out of
:11:47. > :12:09.position but he did not complain. Not on for the crossbar. McManus
:12:10. > :12:16.took it away. -- knocked on. Carey signed a new deal with Ross County.
:12:17. > :12:20.Great play. 20 of them in the shot. -- plenty of them. Wotherspoon with
:12:21. > :12:44.a free kick. The header comes in! It's a goal.
:12:45. > :12:48.Steven MacLean. A deft header. Three minutes into the second half, they
:12:49. > :12:55.extended their lead. A diving header.
:12:56. > :13:09.There is a little mix-up there. Guess is available. -- Kiss. Jervis!
:13:10. > :13:18.On his Ross County debut, his first goal. A great header. Quality. And
:13:19. > :13:35.Jake Jervis, who played for Portsmouth last season, scores.
:13:36. > :13:41.That looked a little clumsy from Jervis. Scobbie and Jervis coming
:13:42. > :13:48.together. Deflected by Scott Brown. Plenty of
:13:49. > :14:00.pace for Graham Carey. We lost the Game 2-1, but I think we
:14:01. > :14:07.controlled large aspects of the game. St Johnstone were pinned back,
:14:08. > :14:10.and we kept on trying to get that second goal. I do not think that we
:14:11. > :14:23.deserved to take nothing from the game. I think a draw would have been
:14:24. > :14:31.fair. For us to come up here after our defeat, it shows the measurable
:14:32. > :14:35.slabs. A great win for St Johnstone. Ross County have brought in a lot of
:14:36. > :14:41.foreign players. Do you see the same thing happening again? Last year, it
:14:42. > :14:49.took time, but that the end of the year they found form. -- at the end
:14:50. > :14:52.of the year. I think the addition of Carey and Kiss will help the
:14:53. > :15:00.balance. I think it will not take them that long this time. Michael
:15:01. > :15:00.O'Halloran and Stephen Mayne with the goals today.
:15:01. > :15:05.O'Halloran and Stephen Mayne with the goals today. Big boots to fill.
:15:06. > :15:12.But they came up with the goods. The two guys you have mentioned, great
:15:13. > :15:17.players. Any team is going to miss someone who has put in 27 goals. But
:15:18. > :15:23.I think it is a plus for St Johnstone, their strength is that
:15:24. > :15:29.they are a strong collective unit. May will be a unit but -- nest but
:15:30. > :15:34.as a unit, they will score goals and I think they will be quite good. Was
:15:35. > :15:40.it was inevitable that he would leave this summer? I think so. The
:15:41. > :15:44.club has to capitalise all stop but he has been sensational. I have been
:15:45. > :15:47.a fan of his. He is irreplaceable because there is not somebody out
:15:48. > :15:53.there who will score 27 goals for you. There they will not be able to
:15:54. > :15:57.replace him. And it was not just his goals, it was his other attributes.
:15:58. > :16:02.But well done on his move. St Johnstone lay Celtic on Wednesday
:16:03. > :16:08.night. A big transfer news in terms of them this weekend. A ?10 million
:16:09. > :16:09.sale to Southampton. There was of them this weekend. A ?10 million
:16:10. > :16:14.sale to Southampton. There was no way that Celtic could hold onto him.
:16:15. > :16:20.?10 million is a lot of money for a goalkeeper. I think getting a move
:16:21. > :16:23.down into England was something that would happen inevitably but when you
:16:24. > :16:27.look at the fact that they have brought in Craig Gordon, if he is
:16:28. > :16:31.fit a potentially, he is as good as Fraser Forster. But the big thing is
:16:32. > :16:36.that if he can stay fit. Given what has happened to Celtic Tom the
:16:37. > :16:42.Champions League, I guess fans will now want to see money invested.
:16:43. > :16:48.Given a second bite at the cherry, it is important that they get the
:16:49. > :16:50.chance to add to the squad. I think we will see that happening before
:16:51. > :16:55.the window closes. Interesting to watch. The Premiership began
:16:56. > :16:58.yesterday afternoon with Dundee in the top flight after winning the
:16:59. > :17:01.championship last season. Paul Barclay had used the summer to ring
:17:02. > :17:06.the changes well and truly am bringing in plenty of players with
:17:07. > :17:15.Premiership experience and targeting not just survival but a top six
:17:16. > :17:21.finish. John Barnes was at the park. A proud day for Dundee as Gavin Rae
:17:22. > :17:26.unfurls the Scottish championship flag in recognition of Dundee's
:17:27. > :17:33.title success. They make one change from last week's when and that sees
:17:34. > :17:55.James Mick Paik make a competitive debut. -- McPake.
:17:56. > :18:13.McGuinness! A fine save. Just getting in front of McPake.
:18:14. > :18:17.Excellent goalkeeping. , Labour challenger. He is frustrated because
:18:18. > :18:24.the referee points to the spot. Dundee have the penalty. And Gary
:18:25. > :18:28.Harkins has the opportunity against his own club. The first goal of the
:18:29. > :18:39.new season in the Premiership. And it comes from the right boot of Gary
:18:40. > :18:55.Harkins. Excellent finish. Craig Samson went the wrong way. A chance
:18:56. > :19:00.for a leveller. It bounced down and away to safety, eventually cleared
:19:01. > :19:08.by McPake. But what a chance this was for the former England youth
:19:09. > :19:21.international to level things up. Obadeyi again. The referee right up
:19:22. > :19:27.with play. Just outside the box. Craig Slater, or to strike! -- what
:19:28. > :19:33.a strike. Kilmarnock are level with a top drawer finish. Craig Slater,
:19:34. > :19:45.one of the up and coming Scottish young midfielders. Excellent curling
:19:46. > :19:57.shot, deceiving Leatherman. -- Letheren.
:19:58. > :20:07.It breaks for Tankulic. Saved by Samson. Once more, positive play
:20:08. > :20:13.from Dundee. The German striker going close. Into the third minute
:20:14. > :20:22.of stoppage time, and this set piece could win it. Peter McDonald! Back
:20:23. > :20:32.off the bar. And that is full-time. It ends one point apiece. I was
:20:33. > :20:37.pleased. That Italy the second half, there were great chances. I thought
:20:38. > :20:41.we dominated the play in terms of the possession and the chances.
:20:42. > :20:46.Overall, it was a good game of football. I think there were
:20:47. > :20:49.encouraging signs. The first half, we were really dangerous. The second
:20:50. > :20:54.half, we are under a lot of pressure. The way we defended, the
:20:55. > :20:58.boys showed resilience. A rousing return to the top flight for Dundee
:20:59. > :21:03.but Alan Johnson, the Kilmarnock manager, critical of Gary Harkins,
:21:04. > :21:07.saying he went down too easily. And he has the reputation of doing so?
:21:08. > :21:13.I'm not sure if he has a reputation of that. It is a clear penalty kick.
:21:14. > :21:16.I think the defender was rash. No reason to challenge Gary because he
:21:17. > :21:22.is moving away from goal. The referee is in a great position. For
:21:23. > :21:26.me, a clear penalty. Well taken. To be honest, I'd agree with Tom even
:21:27. > :21:33.though he has a tendency to big up his former players. The defender
:21:34. > :21:39.there, Harkins is going away from goal, so you just need to stand your
:21:40. > :21:43.ground. This soon -- as soon as you dangle anything, he is going to take
:21:44. > :21:48.it. A stunning free kick from Craig Slater. Paul Hartley am critical of
:21:49. > :21:54.James McPake for giving away the free kick. Is that you review? From
:21:55. > :22:00.a manager's perspective, he has a reputation for sliding tackles. I do
:22:01. > :22:05.not know what he's trying to do. To take nothing away from Craig
:22:06. > :22:09.Slater, this is a great free kick. When you see this from behind the
:22:10. > :22:14.goals, the goalkeeper steps to his right. As soon as you do that, you
:22:15. > :22:18.will never get the other way. He thinks it is going to the right
:22:19. > :22:23.post. His momentum goes there but then he goes to the other post. What
:22:24. > :22:25.do you think of Dundee this season? They have come up from the
:22:26. > :22:30.championship and a lot of people will think that survival is the
:22:31. > :22:35.thing but Paul Hartley is talking about top six. He has made great
:22:36. > :22:38.signings, players with SPL experiences. I think Dundee are a
:22:39. > :22:45.bonus to the league because they have such great support. The work
:22:46. > :22:47.8000 at that game yesterday. He is talking about playing expansive
:22:48. > :22:54.football. I think they will be a great addition. Hamilton Academical
:22:55. > :22:58.began life back in the Premiership with a visit from Inverness
:22:59. > :23:01.Caledonian Thistle. They have upset the odds before. How did the
:23:02. > :23:09.Hamilton fans feel ahead of this Premiership adventure? We are
:23:10. > :23:18.looking for a top four finish. We have a great young team. Seven or
:23:19. > :23:28.eight will do me. That will be fine. If we play our best, top six. Come
:23:29. > :23:37.on! Axes' last game was a home defeat. Back among the elite. --
:23:38. > :23:56.Accies. Williams, onto Mackay. Back onto
:23:57. > :24:10.Williams. Almost a perfect start for
:24:11. > :24:20.Caledonian Thistle. Ryan Christie had more time than he thought. He
:24:21. > :24:31.has to be careful. Billy Mackay has scored. Good play from Hamilton
:24:32. > :24:39.Accies. It was a simple long ball. No danger. The goalkeeper was short.
:24:40. > :24:49.Billy Mackay helped himself to his first goal of the season. Draper, to
:24:50. > :24:59.Williams. Here is a chance for two. Saved by the keeper. Caley Thistle
:25:00. > :25:08.are two ahead inside 25 minutes. Axes give the ball away. Great play.
:25:09. > :25:21.-- Hamilton Accies. It is a tap in for Ryan Christie. Gillespie, drying
:25:22. > :25:26.forward. -- driving forward. Hamilton Accies are unhappy at the
:25:27. > :25:33.challenge. It looked like as in re got the ball away, he jumped into
:25:34. > :25:39.words the defender. -- Imrie. A good save in the end.
:25:40. > :25:47.A great run. He gets the shot away. As all good goalkeepers do, he
:25:48. > :26:04.breaks the defence. -- borates. A comfortable position. They need to
:26:05. > :26:08.get off to a winning start. The governor looked beaten. In, he got
:26:09. > :26:27.the shot away. -- in he came. Ryan Christie! Watkins! Michael
:26:28. > :26:33.McGovern with the save. That should have been number 34 Caley Thistle.
:26:34. > :26:41.Great play from Doran. Watkins was there. If he had drilled that
:26:42. > :26:43.forwards, it would be three. It is interesting to produce these young
:26:44. > :26:47.players. The quicker they can pick it up and managed to get a handle on
:26:48. > :26:52.the level they are playing at, hopefully, the quicker we can move
:26:53. > :27:00.up the league. I would have liked it if Billy stayed this season with us.
:27:01. > :27:04.But you take the ball as it comes. Whatever is best for Billy and the
:27:05. > :27:08.club, I'm sure that is going to happen eventually. Plenty of players
:27:09. > :27:12.take to social media after their performances in the Premiership.
:27:13. > :27:18.Ryan Christie, from Inverness, no difference. He says, buzzing after
:27:19. > :27:26.the two nil win. Legs in pieces. Get me home. A big player with a big
:27:27. > :27:30.future. Definitely. I saw him laterally last season. He came off
:27:31. > :27:34.the bench a couple of times and within a couple of minutes you could
:27:35. > :27:41.tell that he was a player. I know that John, one of his favourites
:27:42. > :27:46.that you see today, he is all over the pitch. He is all over the pitch.
:27:47. > :27:56.He takes up a great position. And they think he a bright future. They
:27:57. > :28:21.were raving about him in the papers today. The defending from Hamilton
:28:22. > :28:22.Accies was not the best way to start the season. I think with this one,
:28:23. > :28:23.they had a couple of opportunities to clear the danger. And in the end,
:28:24. > :28:24.he tried to bring it back to the goalkeeper. But you have to give
:28:25. > :28:25.Billy Mackay the credit. It is an opportunity, but if you're going to
:28:26. > :28:27.make mistakes, then you are going to be punished. And he is exploiting
:28:28. > :28:28.the spaces. Yes. The thing is, with Billy Mackay, he wants to move
:28:29. > :28:32.forward and commit his defenders. He is attacking the space. And this one
:28:33. > :28:36.here. Huge amounts of space. You can see Inverness, bad defending. They
:28:37. > :28:40.need to exploit it. And that is the problem. Hitting the crossbar
:28:41. > :28:44.throughout the game, Inverness. They wanted to run forward. Do not see a
:28:45. > :28:50.lot of that. Christie runs into space. The creates space for
:28:51. > :28:55.himself. Hamilton, the defending, the left-back cannot move to the
:28:56. > :29:00.ball. It was a good ball from Christie, but that is one of the
:29:01. > :29:05.things for him, to play in that area of the pitch, you need vision.
:29:06. > :29:14.Hamilton Accies are a lot of people's favourites for relegation.
:29:15. > :29:18.Your pick? No comment. Motherwell finished a best of the rest last
:29:19. > :29:23.season with virtually the last play of the ball. They kicked off this
:29:24. > :29:36.campaign minus Steven Thomson. Motherwell, without a lot of
:29:37. > :30:21.important players. A debut for the win. -- Lee
:30:22. > :30:23.The St Mirren player coach maintaining he got the ball. The
:30:24. > :30:28.referee thinks otherwise, and it is yellow. St Mirren looking to start
:30:29. > :30:39.something. There is a busting run from midfield. Options inside. He
:30:40. > :30:51.seizes the shot wide. Maclean and Marwood were serious options there.
:30:52. > :31:06.Teselaar four. The cutback for Callum Ball. Good hit. He was well
:31:07. > :31:11.picked out, Callum Ball. Zaine Francis-Angol, for Lee Erwin.
:31:12. > :31:16.Finding some space to run into. Aims worth... Good strike. Lee Erwin
:31:17. > :31:20.follows up to strike, and he gets his first goal for Motherwell.
:31:21. > :31:24.APPLAUSE A dream debut on the opening day of
:31:25. > :31:30.the premiership season for the 20-year-old. He kept on going. He
:31:31. > :31:40.hooked in the rebound after Ainsworth's shot had been pounded
:31:41. > :31:47.out by Kello. Kenny Maclean. It is a great run, and Callum Ball blasts
:31:48. > :31:51.the chance over the top. Well, St Mirren cannot say they didn't have
:31:52. > :32:02.chances here, but, still, one goal down. Good run against Sutton.
:32:03. > :32:08.Sutton hits the deck. The free kick is certainly given. Greg looks
:32:09. > :32:15.concerned, and that is why, it is a second yellow card for Goodwin. He
:32:16. > :32:24.is sent off again. And that is what the officials didn't like.
:32:25. > :32:31.Maclean's header. Ross Caldwell. A great shot on the turn. A really
:32:32. > :32:44.good effort from the forward youngster. And it was matched by a
:32:45. > :32:47.flying save from 12 -- Twardzik. Having the last ten days we have
:32:48. > :32:52.had, we could name a full squad until ten minutes before
:32:53. > :32:56.kick-off... All in all, we need to do better. We still have a couple of
:32:57. > :33:01.places to bring in, as well, and that will make us stronger. I am
:33:02. > :33:04.delighted with the performance. We created enough chances to win a
:33:05. > :33:08.couple of games. The way they passed the ball, went about their business,
:33:09. > :33:15.almost in every sense, apart from finishing, I thought we were
:33:16. > :33:21.excellent. It is very strange. Every time you are on this show, he seems
:33:22. > :33:29.to be in hot water, Jim Goodwin. His timing is perfect, isn't it? What is
:33:30. > :33:34.his defence? You could argue that he gets the ball. His momentum, once he
:33:35. > :33:38.gets into the tackle, he takes it into the player. From this angle, it
:33:39. > :33:45.doesn't look too bad. But unfortunately for Jim... That is
:33:46. > :33:51.another one, isn't it? I think so, and the picture is quite clear. Only
:33:52. > :33:58.Jim can answer why he did it. What you think, that is indefensible,
:33:59. > :34:03.isn't it? -- what do you think. He has caught him with his forearm. You
:34:04. > :34:07.could argue about the first one, he has got a bit of the ball, it might
:34:08. > :34:12.not have been a booking, but you could equally argue that the second
:34:13. > :34:17.one could have been a straight red. Two gallows was fair enough. You
:34:18. > :34:22.just cannot understand what he is thinking about. -- two yellow cards.
:34:23. > :34:29.It's not the first occasion, there have been numerous, and only can
:34:30. > :34:33.tell you what he did it. Not the best, but a win is a win. Stuart
:34:34. > :34:44.McCall admitted Motherwell didn't play very well, but they got the
:34:45. > :34:48.goal. What about Kello here? He has got to map a good hands on it, and
:34:49. > :34:56.of power on it, but he needs to push it into the wide areas. -- he has
:34:57. > :35:01.got two hands on it, and power on it. When he reacts quickly, the ball
:35:02. > :35:07.is behind him. He controls it in the bottom corner, and it's a good
:35:08. > :35:13.finish. He had a good debut. It was tough on St Mirren, you would say
:35:14. > :35:17.that. We have had a really positive preseason. We have entered
:35:18. > :35:22.confidently. We have a vibrant, energetic squad with a really good
:35:23. > :35:24.spirit. We were full of confidence, we played like the home team,
:35:25. > :35:28.created numerous chances, but we lost the game. It's something we
:35:29. > :35:34.need to address. The difference between a top six and bottom six
:35:35. > :35:37.team is the difference between winning and losing. They said they
:35:38. > :35:41.did not play well, but if we are going to get our way up and out of
:35:42. > :35:48.the league, we have got to get better. How is it going? Slowly but
:35:49. > :35:56.surely, we are getting there. We have a hugely intriguing looking
:35:57. > :36:02.championship coming up. It was a packed out Ibrox this afternoon,
:36:03. > :36:08.Rangers versus Hearts. Mixed emotions pre-match at Ibrox. Joy
:36:09. > :36:12.with the unfurling of the flag as the league one champions are looking
:36:13. > :36:18.for three in a row promotions. Ally McCoist and company on the way back
:36:19. > :36:24.to the top flight. But memories, as well, about the late Sandy Jardine
:36:25. > :36:35.Stand a lot of his former team-mates here to see the Govan stand renamed
:36:36. > :36:44.the Sandy Jardine Stand. -- about the late Sandy Jardine. Templeton
:36:45. > :36:49.starts against his old team. Hearts are without Patterson, that is the
:36:50. > :36:58.only change from the challenge cup, with Jordan McGhee starting.
:36:59. > :37:05.Dangerous backpass. Neil Alexander in big bother. Chris Boyd almost
:37:06. > :37:12.scoring. Self-inflicted, this one. Miller almost, Ms Boyd finally got
:37:13. > :37:22.in, and Neil Alexander grabbed it. -- Chris Boyd. Straight at Nicky
:37:23. > :37:29.Law. Lewis Macleod, clever play. Kenny Miller with a chance. It's
:37:30. > :37:37.deflected. David Templeton misses and absolute sitter. -- and
:37:38. > :37:48.absolute. Six yard dash. Only he can explain why that went over the top.
:37:49. > :37:57.It is Billy King with a corner kick. Danny Wilson with the opening goal
:37:58. > :38:02.against his old team. Wallace was trying to get to grips with the
:38:03. > :38:06.Hearts skipper, but he could not prevent him putting that header into
:38:07. > :38:14.the top corner. In from Lewis Macleod. Onto Miller. Then McCulloch
:38:15. > :38:20.had a go. They attempted to force that one in. Still, Rangers couldn't
:38:21. > :38:27.score. Great defending from Hearts, they just didn't want this to go in.
:38:28. > :38:37.WHISTLE It is Nicky Law with the free kick.
:38:38. > :38:45.It is grabbed by Neil Alexander, but maybe at a painful cost. Clashing
:38:46. > :38:49.with his own defender. Ozturk. And the former Rangers goalkeeper has
:38:50. > :38:52.taken a really sore one here. Both sets of support are sympathetic as
:38:53. > :39:11.Scott Gallacher takes over. Lewis Macleod's free kick. Diving
:39:12. > :39:15.header attempt. That was Zaliukas having his shot blocked by Ozturk.
:39:16. > :39:25.He got himself in the way. In goes Nicky Law. Prince Buaben. He and
:39:26. > :39:30.Gomis have been hugely influential for Hearts. And he continues his run
:39:31. > :39:37.forward. Sam Nicholson. Tries to grab it around -- drag it around
:39:38. > :39:46.Cammy Bell. He fails as Hearts looked to tie up all three points.
:39:47. > :39:51.Lee Wallace, floated atop the Chris Boyd. There is Kenny Miller. Nicky
:39:52. > :39:55.Law! CHEERING Squares the game in stoppage time.
:39:56. > :40:03.Just as it looked as if Rangers were down and out Nicky Law strikes.
:40:04. > :40:11.Gallacher got a good hand that, but he didn't keep it out. And it is
:40:12. > :40:23.1-1. Straight from kick-off. Hearts threatening. Osman Sow! Sensational
:40:24. > :40:28.finish at Ibrox. The equaliser followed immediately by the third
:40:29. > :40:33.goal of the game. Hearts newly recruited striker has a quick
:40:34. > :40:40.impact. That's a brilliant finish. -- Hearts's newly recruited. Rangers
:40:41. > :40:45.will have their thoughts about it, but it is 2-1 Hearts. Wallace
:40:46. > :40:53.surging forward, is there and the game? Kenny Miller! And he cannot
:40:54. > :40:57.hit the target. And it looks like defeat for Rangers on the opening
:40:58. > :41:01.weekend of the championship season. It was great, you know. I thought
:41:02. > :41:09.our players showed strength and character. To get a last minute. I
:41:10. > :41:14.thought let's be strong, get the point, but they showed great
:41:15. > :41:17.character. It is going to stand them in good stead for the rest of the
:41:18. > :41:22.season. The season would be defined from this game. We will stop pairing
:41:23. > :41:27.for the next one. You were there, what was the atmosphere like? The
:41:28. > :41:32.Sandy Jardine Stand being named, a packed house at Ibrox, but it was a
:41:33. > :41:35.second-tier match. You have players on each side, some played for
:41:36. > :41:41.Rangers, some played for Hearts, vice versa, was it a strange
:41:42. > :41:51.situation? It was. It was championship, but it had all of the
:41:52. > :41:54.look of a top league game. A lot of spectacle. A lot of action. I think
:41:55. > :41:59.the right team picked up the three points. Danny Wilson, former Rangers
:42:00. > :42:06.player, good performance from him and a vital goal. He did perform
:42:07. > :42:10.well. This was a good goal. This was a great feed. If you look at the
:42:11. > :42:15.replay, there is good movement from Wilson. If you watch him coming off
:42:16. > :42:19.the back post, and watch Clark in front of Cammy Bell come he blocks
:42:20. > :42:24.him. You might think it has floated in and the goalkeeper should come
:42:25. > :42:29.for it, but clearly worked on it to block the goalkeeper and a good move
:42:30. > :42:33.from Danny Wilson. Steven Thompson there, and Osman Sow looks like he
:42:34. > :42:38.will be a big character. He is Swedish, and he got the winning goal
:42:39. > :42:41.today. He took the ball ever so well, didn't he? His path is ever so
:42:42. > :42:49.good. The first touch is excellent and it is a tremendous finish. --
:42:50. > :42:54.his path. When he scored the goal, Danny McGregor had just come on that
:42:55. > :42:58.second. Foster had gone off injured. He hadn't really got himself over to
:42:59. > :43:06.the right back position in time. When Hearts broke with the ball.
:43:07. > :43:12.Yes. He was still making his way across. Sam Nicholson came inside
:43:13. > :43:14.him. Really good touch. There is definitely inordinate that he hadn't
:43:15. > :43:20.been set and he wasn't concentrating. A quick update on
:43:21. > :43:23.Neil Alexander, she had a nasty injury. Looks like a suspected
:43:24. > :43:30.fractured cheekbone, so he could be out for a couple of months. -- that
:43:31. > :43:36.there is definitely an idea that he hadn't been set. I think it is going
:43:37. > :43:41.to be very close, very tight division. I think it will be
:43:42. > :43:47.Rangers. Plenty of clubs in the second-tier, despite the terrible
:43:48. > :43:55.form last season Hibernian were set to fall further down. And there was
:43:56. > :44:01.some serious play-off pain last season. The Hibernian fans cannot
:44:02. > :44:04.believe it. They are going down, a new definition of punishment for
:44:05. > :44:09.these fans. There were demonstrations after the game.
:44:10. > :44:13.Developments in the east of the country with the sacking of Terry
:44:14. > :44:17.Butcher. The new Hibernian manager, Alan Stubbs, is looking to get
:44:18. > :44:22.recently relegated Hibernian back to the premiership as soon as possible.
:44:23. > :44:26.Here we are gone eight weeks on, new management, new players at Easter
:44:27. > :44:32.Road. The fans confident they can bounce back straight back into the
:44:33. > :44:38.premiership? We need a striker. Definitely a holding midfielder. We
:44:39. > :44:43.are not going the second, we are going straight the first. Rangers
:44:44. > :44:49.are there for the taking. Everybody is 100% behind Alan Stubbs. Be
:44:50. > :44:52.afraid, Rangers, be afraid, Gloucester, we are coming to get!
:44:53. > :45:00.CHUCKLES It was the opening goal which gave
:45:01. > :45:07.them a scare -- it was the opening corner which gave them a scare, it
:45:08. > :45:11.came off the crossbar. A header from close range. A home debut goal for
:45:12. > :45:19.the former Falkirk and Dundee United hit man. I's second came from a
:45:20. > :45:24.rather unusual source. Mark Oxley's long kick out left by the Livingston
:45:25. > :45:33.defence, only for the ball to take one bounce and end up in the back of
:45:34. > :45:37.the net. -- Hibernian's second. Not often do you see a goalkeeper
:45:38. > :45:43.celebrating. Despair for Livingston's goalkeeper. Liam Craig
:45:44. > :45:50.almost made it three. This time, though, Jamieson came out on top.
:45:51. > :45:57.The home side were continuing to make chances. L
:45:58. > :46:03.this time he blasted over. Livingston came back into the game.
:46:04. > :46:11.Mark Oxley have to act quickly to deny Jacobs. Then David Gray was the
:46:12. > :46:15.home hero, clearing a shot which was destined to end up in the net. Into
:46:16. > :46:24.the second half, and Livingston pulled one back. Jacobs's shot
:46:25. > :46:29.tipped onto the crossbar. But it was put home from close range. A set
:46:30. > :46:33.piece from the Livingston training ground, Jacobs's effort saved by
:46:34. > :46:37.Mark Oxley, but nothing he can do about Gallagher's rebound.
:46:38. > :46:45.Livingston did have a chance for an equaliser. Mullins's effort saved by
:46:46. > :46:50.Mark Oxley, allowing Alan Stubbs's side to get off to a winning start
:46:51. > :46:54.in the campaign. It is fair to say, last season we may have drew that
:46:55. > :46:59.game or lost it. For me, it's a fantastic result today. Pretty good
:47:00. > :47:03.that we showed the character we did, passing from start to finish. To get
:47:04. > :47:10.ourselves back into the game, you know, it speaks volumes for the
:47:11. > :47:16.players. We ended up losing by a fluke goal. It was just a routine
:47:17. > :47:22.kit. As soon as it went, I knew it was big, but I didn't expect that.
:47:23. > :47:27.It's my first goal. More reason why I went as mad as I did. Football can
:47:28. > :47:31.be such a cruel game, but also hilarious, it has to be said. A
:47:32. > :47:37.nightmare moment, look away, Darren, if you are watching. What a goal by
:47:38. > :47:44.Mark Oxley. I have only ever seen it once before. I was playing at
:47:45. > :47:47.Arbroath, and there was a 120 mph winds, the goalkeeper kicked it
:47:48. > :47:52.straight in, it didn't even bounce. Bit of a freak goal, but he has won
:47:53. > :48:03.more than me. Joint top scorer so far this season. What about
:48:04. > :48:06.Jamieson? It is a freak goal. Mark Oxley is the joint top goal-scorer,
:48:07. > :48:11.in a couple of months time that could be a worry. What did you make
:48:12. > :48:18.of the strip? A bit strange, I'm not too sure. It does not look like a
:48:19. > :48:25.Hibernian strip. Better than the St Mirren strip? No comment. CHUCKLES
:48:26. > :48:29.After all of the doom and gloom, the Hibernian fans seem to be behind
:48:30. > :48:33.Alan Stubbs. They could not do any worse. I think he's put a breath of
:48:34. > :48:36.fresh air into the club. The fans, the players, think everybody is
:48:37. > :48:42.buying into what he is trying to do, and long may that continue. Will
:48:43. > :48:45.they get back next season? It's difficult, because Rangers are
:48:46. > :48:50.strong with a lot of strength and depth. Hearts are looking like a
:48:51. > :48:53.really good team. It'll be different for -- it'll be difficult for them,
:48:54. > :48:58.but if the positivity can continue, you don't know what could happen. It
:48:59. > :49:02.will be intriguing. Thank you very much indeed. That is almost did for
:49:03. > :49:05.this evening. But you don't have to wait very long for the next
:49:06. > :49:14.instalment of premiership action. It comes midweek. Celtic get the ball
:49:15. > :49:21.rolling against St Johnstone. A hugely interesting game. Highlights
:49:22. > :49:26.of that on the website from which -- midnight on Wednesday. All
:49:27. > :49:30.highlights will appear on Thursday. Time for us to disappear from now.
:49:31. > :49:33.The World Cup was great, the Commonwealth Games absolutely
:49:34. > :49:37.fantastic, but it is good to have that ball back, I think we all
:49:38. > :49:40.agree. From all of us here, until next time, good night.