:00:16. > :00:22.Yes, good afternoon and welcome to the results show, another
:00:23. > :00:26.celebration of what one now for Mark manager of a Scottish team might
:00:27. > :00:30.call the randomness of football. Three things are a certainty, it is
:00:31. > :00:34.the fifth round week ending the Scottish Cup, Mark Warburton is no
:00:35. > :00:40.longer boss at Rangers, more on that later, and our guests this afternoon
:00:41. > :00:43.are Michael Stewart and John Hughes. Welcome and congratulations, John,
:00:44. > :00:49.on being appointed new manager of Raith Rovers. Before we bounce
:00:50. > :00:50.around the grounds, we will tell you the latest scores and one full-time
:00:51. > :01:00.result. In the William Hill Scottish Cup
:01:01. > :01:04.fifth round, it is 1-1 between a united and Clyde. Celtic giving
:01:05. > :01:11.Inverness a thrashing today, 6-0 in the lunchtime match. I'm firmly in
:01:12. > :01:14.athletic are 1-0 up against Hamilton. East Fife and St Mirren
:01:15. > :01:20.locked at 1-1. All square between Ross County and Aberdeen. Partick
:01:21. > :01:26.Thistle 1-0 up against St Johnstone. Two big ties this weekend. Hearts
:01:27. > :01:29.and Hibernian tomorrow, and Rangers at up against Morton.
:01:30. > :01:41.Let's hence to East End Park -- let's head.
:01:42. > :01:48.1-0, could it be a cup upset on our hands? Paul McMullen grabbed the
:01:49. > :01:56.goal after 31 minutes. The Hamilton defence switched off. McMullen
:01:57. > :02:01.slotted in for the opening goal of the match. That was his fourth
:02:02. > :02:04.Scottish Cup goal this season. It was all Dunfermline earlier the
:02:05. > :02:09.second half, but Hamilton are trying to get back into the match. But for
:02:10. > :02:15.a fine save from the goalkeeper, it would have been 1-1.
:02:16. > :02:21.Let's head to Somerset Park. Ayr United are at home to League 2
:02:22. > :02:25.Clyde. 1-1 and the hosts have had to come
:02:26. > :02:33.back to avoid a shot at Somerset Park. Gormley put Clyde in front
:02:34. > :02:37.with a low swept finish from ten yards on 55 minutes. Sean Higgins
:02:38. > :02:43.almost put the visitors 2-0 up, but his shot hammered back of the post.
:02:44. > :02:50.A United equalised when Clyde failed to clear.
:02:51. > :02:55.No man on a mobile feature this week. That is the bad news, the good
:02:56. > :03:03.news is it is a woman on a mobile feature.
:03:04. > :03:13.Atrocious conditions for football here.
:03:14. > :03:19.The second half has been a different
:03:20. > :03:26.story, East Fife equalised through a penalty after Ross Brown was taken
:03:27. > :03:31.down. St Mirren have just gone back and front. Morgan, the substitute,
:03:32. > :03:40.calmly slotting in. Can they hold on? It sounds exciting. I wonder
:03:41. > :03:47.what is happening between Ross County and Aberdeen. And all
:03:48. > :03:51.Premiership encounter, watched by Martin downed.
:03:52. > :04:01.0-0, but a cracking cup tie. Aberdeen dominating this but they
:04:02. > :04:08.can't find a goal. County have been on the ropes for spells, but they
:04:09. > :04:18.are hanging in there. Very little for County going forward.
:04:19. > :04:25.Pretty much all Aberdeen. A worry for them is a late sucker punch.
:04:26. > :04:32.A sucker punch coming up perhaps in a cup tie, at East End Park, a goal
:04:33. > :04:41.from the visiting Accies. At the minute, it is not happening,
:04:42. > :04:44.Dunfermline 1-1 Accies. Scooped in an absolutely lovely equaliser.
:04:45. > :04:50.Plenty of time and room as well. On the edge of the box, a swivel, he
:04:51. > :04:59.put his head up and picked out his spot. A great equalising goal.
:05:00. > :05:01.Scott Davie is waiting to bring us details of the all Premiership
:05:02. > :05:13.encounter between St Johnstone and Partick Thistle. St Johnstone 0-1
:05:14. > :05:17.Partick Thistle. Partick have from about in the tie, scoring after
:05:18. > :05:23.seven minutes. A wonderful goal, two, Sean Welsh down the left,
:05:24. > :05:26.delivered into the penalty box, and Adam Barton arrived to side foot and
:05:27. > :05:30.accomplished finish into the back of the net for his second goal. He
:05:31. > :05:38.joined the club from Portsmouth earlier this season. No more than
:05:39. > :05:44.they have deserved. No problem creating chances for Partick, a
:05:45. > :05:52.brilliant save from Zander Clark to deny David Amoo a second. Welsh free
:05:53. > :05:56.kick header by Liam Lindsay, brilliant save again by Clark, and
:05:57. > :06:06.the follow up from David Amoo was blocked. Steven MacLean had an
:06:07. > :06:09.effort volleyed over the bar as the three-man defence stifled the
:06:10. > :06:13.chances for the home side so far. Just under 15 minutes to go, St
:06:14. > :06:16.Johnstone 0-1 Partick Thistle. One match in the Premiership this
:06:17. > :06:23.afternoon between Dundee and Kilmarnock.
:06:24. > :06:31.Thoroughly entertaining football match here at dens Park. Kilmarnock
:06:32. > :06:38.looking sharp and focused. Scott Bain into the bargain, opening the
:06:39. > :06:46.scoring. Paul Hartley called for ruthlessness, and that is what he
:06:47. > :06:52.got with his equaliser. Conor Sammon tried his luck for the visitors on a
:06:53. > :06:58.bitterly cold day, but it is finely poised at the moment, 1-1.
:06:59. > :07:05.Wellcome, gentlemen. You are doing sterling work watching four matches.
:07:06. > :07:10.It is not easy! All the Scottish Cup ties are very tight after the
:07:11. > :07:15.lunchtime thrashing, Celtic dispensed Inverness, they are all
:07:16. > :07:19.tied. We mentioned an upset on the card at East End Park. I am not sure
:07:20. > :07:24.that would be a big upset. Accies are struggling.
:07:25. > :07:30.When you look at the size of the two clubs, Dunfermline are historically
:07:31. > :07:34.a big, big club. From that aspect, no. With him playing in the
:07:35. > :07:37.Championship and Hamilton being in the Premiership, you would suggest
:07:38. > :07:42.it could be. But they have been pegged back with the equaliser for
:07:43. > :07:48.Hamilton. It was a nice finish, cutting inside, inside the box,
:07:49. > :07:52.across the edge, getting his left foot into the far corner. Just
:07:53. > :07:56.before that, John and I were looking at it and we thought it could be a
:07:57. > :08:04.penalty for Hamilton. Imrie was brought down in the box. I didn't
:08:05. > :08:08.see it clearly. It looked like he was brought down. You have do see it
:08:09. > :08:14.from a different angle but it could have been a penalty. Looks like
:08:15. > :08:18.really horrendous conditions at Dunfermline. I think it adds to the
:08:19. > :08:26.excitement. What about the incident, Ross County
:08:27. > :08:30.and Aberdeen? I know! People will see the highlights this evening.
:08:31. > :08:33.Apprehended by the goalkeeper, I think it was.
:08:34. > :08:38.He was lucky not to get a yellow or even a read in that one was much the
:08:39. > :08:43.position on the pitch, goalkeepers get away with murder. Any other
:08:44. > :08:48.player on the park doing that tackle, they are sent. He went for
:08:49. > :08:52.the ball, no doubt about it. But there was that much force on it, he
:08:53. > :08:57.brought him down. It was definitely a free kick. Whether it was a read,
:08:58. > :09:04.I am not sure. It was a play on. The referee played on.
:09:05. > :09:18.It is a man's game, as they say. Partick Thistle one up against St
:09:19. > :09:25.Johnstone. Stuart Cosgrove was pulling hair
:09:26. > :09:30.left, he was distraught to see St Johnstone going 1-0 down. It was
:09:31. > :09:34.feeling as if it would drift away from them. And it stayed that way.
:09:35. > :09:41.Ten minutes left to go, and they are still 1-0 down. It was an early goal
:09:42. > :09:45.from Partick Thistle. It is the same vein as what Richie Foran was
:09:46. > :09:50.talking about with Inverness. Those clubs can go into cup games with no
:09:51. > :09:56.pressure, but fortunately, they have got a good result if they hang onto
:09:57. > :10:01.the score. Ayr United at home to Clyde, 1-1,
:10:02. > :10:07.that is a decent score line for Clyde, the lowest ranked team in the
:10:08. > :10:20.competition. Ayr United haven't won since October.
:10:21. > :10:22.They had to come from behind, Clyde. Two ex-Rangers, Ian McCall and Barry
:10:23. > :10:31.Ferguson down there. They have both struggled of late.
:10:32. > :10:38.We go to a United soon, I am looking forward to seeing them.
:10:39. > :10:43.Ayr United and friends United. I was going to say adverse areas.
:10:44. > :10:47.East Fife and St Mirren, East Fife have been going well in the league.
:10:48. > :10:53.The last three matches have ended in draws. St Mirren seemed to be cup
:10:54. > :10:56.specialists this season. They are in the challenge cup semifinal next
:10:57. > :10:59.week, going well in the Scottish Cup, they seem to play without the
:11:00. > :11:03.cares and pressures in the cup, edition.
:11:04. > :11:13.It was what I was talking about with Inverness. But St Mirren have been
:11:14. > :11:19.struggling in the Championship, a side that have far too much quality
:11:20. > :11:22.for the position they are in. The team with Jack Ross as the manager,
:11:23. > :11:28.they seem to enjoy the cup accommodation. The Challenge Cup is
:11:29. > :11:37.going well for them. It is important to get into the next round. -- enjoy
:11:38. > :11:40.the cup competitions. They will be thankful that it is
:11:41. > :11:46.going OK at the moment. St Mirren tend to lose late goals.
:11:47. > :11:50.That is your local team, I am sure you are cheering them on. Of course!
:11:51. > :11:55.Nip and tuck in all the ties at the moment, but not so in the one we are
:11:56. > :11:59.going to talk about now. Celtic are the first team through to the last
:12:00. > :12:03.eight of the com petition. The runaway Premiership leaders scoring
:12:04. > :12:07.six to swat aside the challenge of Inverness Caledonian Thistle. We can
:12:08. > :12:20.look at the best, or if you follow the highlanders, the worst of the
:12:21. > :12:29.action now. COMMENTATOR: Through it comes to Lustig.
:12:30. > :12:32.Brilliant finish by Mikhail Lustig, and on 20 minutes, Celtic edge
:12:33. > :12:52.closer to the last eight. Dembele, that will creep in! One
:12:53. > :12:58.minute from half-time and this type could be done. It is Celtic's man of
:12:59. > :13:09.the moment. Sinclair. Fortuitous, Celtic play on
:13:10. > :13:14.anyway! Guests who are lips this it is 3-0.
:13:15. > :13:25.-- Guess who... Celtic looking for a fourth here. It is Forrest. Dembele!
:13:26. > :13:43.A third hat-trick of the season. McGregor.
:13:44. > :13:49.Tierney. How long can they withstand this, Celtic looking to number five.
:13:50. > :13:52.It arrives! Of course it arrives, it's Kieran Tierney. It's his first
:13:53. > :14:10.of the season. Sinclair. Lustig... Scott Brown!
:14:11. > :14:15.What a finish by the captain! It is six for Celtic.
:14:16. > :14:20.STUDIO: We can hear now from both the Inverness and Celtic managers.
:14:21. > :14:24.After the match, they spoke to Chris McCaw clan.
:14:25. > :14:33.The final third, we were so incisive. We got our six goals.
:14:34. > :14:35.Really good attacking intent in the team, but we were defensively good
:14:36. > :14:40.as well. We could have got 11 men behind the
:14:41. > :14:46.bull, but we didn't, we made a good start and that it all I can ask for
:14:47. > :14:50.from the lads. Celtic is one of the best Celtic teams assembled in a
:14:51. > :14:53.good few years. Confidence is running through their veins, they
:14:54. > :14:58.have pace, they have quality, they have got strength, a big squad, a
:14:59. > :15:02.manager doing a great job and there was no stopping them today.
:15:03. > :15:06.He is always in the box wanting to score goals, but he has a top-class
:15:07. > :15:10.temperament for a young player. He took all his goals really well
:15:11. > :15:20.today. The two full-backs scored, showing the aggressive intent.
:15:21. > :15:23.Keirin getting in as well. It shows you that mentality of the team to
:15:24. > :15:27.keep pushing. STUDIO: We will talk more about that
:15:28. > :15:32.tie shortly, but there have been a couple of goals. A goal in the match
:15:33. > :15:37.between East Fife and St Mirren, what's your intuition? East Fife or
:15:38. > :15:42.St Mirren? St Mirren. You might be right. Tell us.
:15:43. > :15:46.St Mirren have put themselves into the quarterfinal draw and it is
:15:47. > :15:52.super sub Lewis Morgan with the second of the afternoon. Added in
:15:53. > :15:55.some style. A beautiful curling effort from outside the box, and St
:15:56. > :16:01.Mirren now lead 3-1. And a goal in the match between Ross
:16:02. > :16:06.County and Aberdeen. Martin, fill us in.
:16:07. > :16:12.Ross County, 0-1 Aberdeen. The scorer looks like Logan. He fired
:16:13. > :16:17.one in, Scott Fox has been superb all afternoon, getting a touch on
:16:18. > :16:23.it. The touch wasn't good enough and it goes into the net. In the last
:16:24. > :16:27.few minutes, it is Aberdeen ahead. That was a cracking goal, Michael,
:16:28. > :16:37.wasn't it. I told you. It's difficult to watch
:16:38. > :16:42.putts greens -- watch four screens. You couldn't miss the Celtic goals
:16:43. > :16:48.today, both on duty for the live match, Richie Foran looked a wee bit
:16:49. > :16:50.shell-shocked after the game. And it is understandable.
:16:51. > :16:55.Yes, it is understandable. At times, tactically, you know what they were
:16:56. > :16:59.trying to do, out matched all over the pitch, and in doing that,
:17:00. > :17:05.Inverness wingers had to match the full-backs. The first goal, Lustig
:17:06. > :17:12.got in, and once Celtic went in front and got their goal just before
:17:13. > :17:16.half-time, it was crucial if Inverness could have gone in 1-0,
:17:17. > :17:21.and it was to craft that. They were ruthless. You can see they are
:17:22. > :17:25.playing with real confidence, and in Dembele, everything he touches goes
:17:26. > :17:29.into the back of the net, all types of goals, right foot 's, left foot
:17:30. > :17:33.'s, heads, he is playing with a lot of confidence.
:17:34. > :17:38.D6 goals this season, and he is not playing every game.
:17:39. > :17:42.Not a bad return at all. As John says, he is in a great run of form.
:17:43. > :17:47.Everything he seems to touch ends up in the back of the net. I talk about
:17:48. > :17:52.a lot of improvement from players that have been at the club, Dembele
:17:53. > :17:56.in his short period of time, has come on leaps and bounds, too. Ebert
:17:57. > :18:00.Inverness to do so today. You are right, Richie Foran looked amused
:18:01. > :18:02.and like a rabbit caught in headlights with what happened this
:18:03. > :18:07.morning. He referred to the Celtic team as
:18:08. > :18:13.one of the best ever assembled. No, no, that was the one I played in
:18:14. > :18:16.a few years back... LAUGHTER Brendan has done a fantastic job.
:18:17. > :18:25.There is condition for places. When you have got that, coming off the
:18:26. > :18:29.bat, going on, they will be talking behind closed doors, let's stay
:18:30. > :18:32.unbeaten and get the treble. That is on the agenda.
:18:33. > :18:36.Inverness are the only team in Scotland to have taken anything off
:18:37. > :18:40.Celtic this season. That was a far cry from the draw at Inverness
:18:41. > :18:43.earlier in the season. It is maybe unfair to judge them on that against
:18:44. > :18:50.Celtic. Of course, Celtic are far ahead of
:18:51. > :18:55.everything else in the country. Inverness, at the point they picked
:18:56. > :19:00.up a point against Celtic, they had just started to turn a corner. They
:19:01. > :19:04.got a trouncing at Tynecastle, beaten 5-1, and they turned a corner
:19:05. > :19:09.a little bit with some not bad form. Now, it has been a slippery slope,
:19:10. > :19:14.they are bottom of the table, knocked out of the cup now by
:19:15. > :19:19.Celtic. What do you say as a manager after
:19:20. > :19:24.eight defeat like that? I took it into Parkhead when Martin
:19:25. > :19:30.O'Neill was there, you had to pick a side to keep moving forward. Can you
:19:31. > :19:38.take positives? They can now focus on the league campaign. Their SPL
:19:39. > :19:46.status is vital for in -- for Inverness. You are up against the
:19:47. > :19:50.best, you have to ask if you can get anywhere near that, but you cannot
:19:51. > :19:56.take anything out of the game today. In the end, a disappointing result.
:19:57. > :20:01.They have the fight to stay in the Premiership, Michael, and it will
:20:02. > :20:06.not be easy. They had a great fightback last week against Dundee
:20:07. > :20:10.to get a draw, but before that, they were hammered by Hamilton.
:20:11. > :20:15.John makes the point they are so focused on Premiership survival, and
:20:16. > :20:18.they have to take a lot of comfort from the fact that so many teams are
:20:19. > :20:23.tight at the bottom of the table. If they manage to get a run, it is not
:20:24. > :20:30.as if they are detached, they can get back into it. The big problem
:20:31. > :20:36.is, when you are on a run like that, and you get a 6-0, that takes a lot
:20:37. > :20:43.of confidence dented. Two teams still in the cup are a
:20:44. > :20:53.united and Clyde, finishing all square at Somerset.
:20:54. > :20:57.It finished Ayr United 1-1 Clyde. A great achievement by Clyde, managed
:20:58. > :21:02.by Barry Ferguson, the lowest team left in the com petition. But having
:21:03. > :21:06.a great season in the league, but doing well in the cup. A lot of that
:21:07. > :21:12.is thanks to the 18-year-old goalkeeper, Quinn. Signed during the
:21:13. > :21:17.week, he was released by Livingston in January, and Barry Ferguson
:21:18. > :21:20.signed him because his only other keeper was suspended for this tie.
:21:21. > :21:26.He has come in and done a brilliant job, because he saved 4-5 crucial
:21:27. > :21:32.shots that were goal bound. So a lot goes to him, credit goes to him.
:21:33. > :21:37.David Gormley got a lot of credit, too. He scored the goal that put
:21:38. > :21:41.Clyde 1-0 up after 55 and it is. He swept it low into the bottom corner
:21:42. > :21:53.after the ball broke to him ten yards out. -- after 55 minutes.
:21:54. > :22:01.Ayr equalised when Clyde didn't clear a corner properly. It fell to
:22:02. > :22:09.Paul Cairney. The replay is Tuesday night.
:22:10. > :22:12.A replay that Aberdeen, they have triumphed against Ross County this
:22:13. > :22:15.afternoon. A happy man, Derek McInnes taking the handshakes and
:22:16. > :22:22.plaudits. Let's get the full-time report.
:22:23. > :22:27.Ross County 0-1 Aberdeen. Derek McInnes enjoying this one. They got
:22:28. > :22:31.there in the end. The late strike earning the Teijsse Aberdeen. There
:22:32. > :22:37.can be no debate, they deserved it. Scott Fox, who was otherwise
:22:38. > :22:46.excellent, it deflected slightly and found its way in off the post. A
:22:47. > :22:51.combination of good goalkeeping and committed defending keeping county
:22:52. > :22:54.in it. An incident before half-time when Aberdeen goalie Joe Lewis came
:22:55. > :22:59.flying out of the area, touched the ball, but to guard line-out. --
:23:00. > :23:08.Gardena out. Ross County 0-1 Aberdeen.
:23:09. > :23:12.No wonder Derek McInnes is delighted. He has won the League Cup
:23:13. > :23:14.as Aberdeen manager, but they have not performed well in the Scottish
:23:15. > :23:20.Cup. He will be disappointed with the cup
:23:21. > :23:25.finals performance against Celtic. They will be determined to get to
:23:26. > :23:28.the Scottish Cup final. Credit to him, a very difficult venue to go
:23:29. > :23:33.and play. Ross County beat them last time up there. To go and get that
:23:34. > :23:36.scalp, good result. News of another Premiership club
:23:37. > :23:40.through to the next round at St Johnstone, is it a Partick Thistle?
:23:41. > :23:44.We will find out. It is Partick Thistle. Struggling
:23:45. > :23:48.for goals and wins in the Premiership this season, but are
:23:49. > :23:54.enjoying life in the Scottish Cup as this 1-0 win at Perth proves.
:23:55. > :24:01.Fortunately for them, it will be played at McDiarmid Park, this
:24:02. > :24:05.latest win looked on the cards as soon as Barton shot them in front
:24:06. > :24:14.after seven minutes. Sean Welsh and lawless combining on the left-hand
:24:15. > :24:17.side. Guided home. From there on, they broke quickly on the
:24:18. > :24:21.counterattack, creating the better chances throughout the 90 minutes.
:24:22. > :24:30.In fact, had it not been for a couple of excellent saves, it might
:24:31. > :24:34.have been a more comfortable win for Partick Thistle in the game. St
:24:35. > :24:38.Johnstone won the cup a couple of seasons back, of course, pushed
:24:39. > :24:41.forwards to find a way back and a way to get level. They had
:24:42. > :24:51.long-range efforts from Danny 's once, Steven MacLean effort, and in
:24:52. > :24:56.the second half, swerving shots from Chris Cain, but they couldn't find a
:24:57. > :25:07.way through, and they are out. 1- 02 Partick Bissell.
:25:08. > :25:15.Late drama in East Fife against St Mirren. St Mirren are in the draw.
:25:16. > :25:21.It was a test of character. It did become a bigger test for the
:25:22. > :25:29.Championship visitors went the Cammie Smith open was cancelled out.
:25:30. > :25:34.It turned into a good cup tie, frantic, open, chances at both ends,
:25:35. > :25:39.but Lewis Morgan showed the best composure. He scored twice, the
:25:40. > :25:45.second a beauty. A contender for goal of the run. A stunning shot
:25:46. > :25:57.into the bottom corner. St Mirren are in the draw and it has finished
:25:58. > :26:01.St Mirren 3-2 East Fife. Full-time, as we can see at East End
:26:02. > :26:07.Park, how did it finished? Dunfermline are still in the draw,
:26:08. > :26:11.and so are Hamilton Academical. It finished 1-1 here. This was a
:26:12. > :26:15.cracking cup tie. In the second half, it got going and it had
:26:16. > :26:19.absolutely everything. It looks like Dunfermline might be en route to
:26:20. > :26:23.causing an upset because they grabbed the opening goal after 31
:26:24. > :26:29.minutes, Paul McMullen, who loves a Scottish Cup tie, does he not, his
:26:30. > :26:33.fourth goal this season, and he put Dunfermline 1-0 up. Into the second
:26:34. > :26:38.half, it looked as if Dunfermline would start where they finished off
:26:39. > :26:41.from, because it was all them in the opening exchanges. McMullen came
:26:42. > :26:48.close again and should have scored early in the second half. The Accies
:26:49. > :26:53.defence caught napping, this time McMullen's effort went wide. Minutes
:26:54. > :26:57.later, they tried to make it 2-0, but Michael Moffat's shot from ten
:26:58. > :27:04.yards was well saved by Matthews in the Accies goal. Accies got back
:27:05. > :27:09.into the game as the snow started to fall at East End Park. They were
:27:10. > :27:15.duly obliged for the pressure they were causing. Daniel Redmond
:27:16. > :27:20.equalised for Accies. Lots of time and space, lovely swivel from him,
:27:21. > :27:26.and he picked out his spot. A lovely finish, well worthy of an equalising
:27:27. > :27:34.goal. Minutes after that, there could have been a winner for Accies,
:27:35. > :27:39.but a header blazed over the bar. There was potential late drama, a
:27:40. > :27:45.late corner that did not come to anything, but the ball broke to the
:27:46. > :27:49.other end of the pitch, McKinnon forcing a great save from the
:27:50. > :27:53.Dunfermline goalkeeper. He could have snatched it, but didn't. The
:27:54. > :27:56.home side had to do it again in the replay for a chance to make it
:27:57. > :28:07.through to the next stage of the Scottish Cup.
:28:08. > :28:13.It has finished all square at Pens. We can get them. We.
:28:14. > :28:21.A real battle at dens Park. Neither side winning the battle, poor
:28:22. > :28:27.defending by the home side, but with work to do, skipping past Scott
:28:28. > :28:31.Bain. Kilmarnock were focused and sharp. Paul Hartley called the
:28:32. > :28:35.clinical finishing before the match, and that is what he got on the half
:28:36. > :28:42.hour mark from Kevin Holt. He took a Crosswell from the right-hand side,
:28:43. > :28:48.putting it in to equalise. Both sides had chances in the second
:28:49. > :28:53.half, Conor Sammon and Sean Long staff for the visitors. 1-1 is how
:28:54. > :28:59.it finished. I wonder if Lee Clark and Paul Hartley will agree, though.
:29:00. > :29:04.Having a look at Kilmarnock's stats, they have only lost twice in the
:29:05. > :29:08.last eight Premiership matches. There has been a tremendous turnover
:29:09. > :29:13.of players there. Lee has his finger on the pulse what is happening down
:29:14. > :29:16.south. He has brought a couple of young ones from Newcastle, so you
:29:17. > :29:21.don't know what you are getting. It is a mixed pack, but there is real
:29:22. > :29:25.confidence. I watched the Boyd goal. He took it around the goalkeeper.
:29:26. > :29:29.The centre-half was trying to catch him, and he was lucky that it had
:29:30. > :29:35.enough on it to get over the line. I am sure he is holding off the
:29:36. > :29:42.centre-half, so it is nice to see Boyd scoring goals. Kilmarnock are
:29:43. > :29:53.on upward spiral. Let's get a full-time story from
:29:54. > :30:04.Falkirk against Dundee. Full quirk winning 3-0, a very -- Falkirk. For
:30:05. > :30:11.Kirk took the lead on five minute, John Baird's header. Allenby ahead
:30:12. > :30:18.scored a penalty in the second half after substitute was taken down in
:30:19. > :30:26.the box. On 68 minutes, James Craig compounded the misery for the away
:30:27. > :30:32.fans with a sick finish. As I say, a big moment for Falkirk. United are
:30:33. > :30:37.losing games, not picking up points, just at the worst time in the season
:30:38. > :30:40.for them. -- a slick finish. That takes us to our day's
:30:41. > :30:50.classified round-up. For a change, we start with the
:30:51. > :34:36.William Hill Scottish Cup fifth round.
:34:37. > :34:49.One match in the Scottish Premiership. The tables should show
:34:50. > :34:53.Kilmarnock edging into the top six. In the Championship, Falkirk three
:34:54. > :35:04.points behind Dundee United after beating them 3-0 today. United
:35:05. > :35:14.States six behind Hibernian. Livingston going great guns in
:35:15. > :35:25.League 1. Airdrie's match postponed. League 2.
:35:26. > :35:33.Cowdenbeath's came today. Let's have a look at the top of the Premier
:35:34. > :35:41.League. Chelsea and Spurs yet to play. Arsenal winners over Hull
:35:42. > :35:46.today. Sunderland got a pasting to date, they remain on 19 points.
:35:47. > :35:52.Crystal Palace and Hull City the other teams in the bottom three.
:35:53. > :35:58.Brighton Hove Albion on top of the Championship. Huddersfield Town
:35:59. > :36:04.sitting pretty in third. Bottom of the table looks like this. ) picking
:36:05. > :36:09.up a point against Blackburn Rovers, not good enough to get off bottom of
:36:10. > :36:17.the table. Nine adrift of Wigan Athletic. Bizarrely, the biggest
:36:18. > :36:21.shock of the cup weekend happened before a ball was kicked, or a
:36:22. > :36:25.whistle-blowing. Rangers parting company with the manager Mark
:36:26. > :36:35.Warburton tonight before their tie at home to Morton on Sunday. Even
:36:36. > :36:41.listen to that tomorrow. You will hear commentary on the tie of the
:36:42. > :36:47.round from three. Hearts against Hibernian. The story of the weekend,
:36:48. > :36:51.possibly of the footballing year in Scotland concerns this gentleman,
:36:52. > :36:55.Mark Warburton. Once of Rangers. Confusion surrounding the departure,
:36:56. > :37:01.the club announcing the resignation last night. An announcement he
:37:02. > :37:06.quickly disputed. One thing is certain, he has definitely gone
:37:07. > :37:11.after less than two years in charge. To complicate things further, the
:37:12. > :37:15.Rangers chairman, Dave King, issued a statement today. I will summarise
:37:16. > :37:21.it. It was lengthy. Very lengthy, in fact. The salient points, the
:37:22. > :37:26.Rangers chairman, Dave King, saying Mark Warburton's contract was
:37:27. > :37:31.terminated after his agent asked the club to waive its right to
:37:32. > :37:35.compensation for the Englishman if approached by another club. He
:37:36. > :37:39.blames the former Brentford boss to not getting where they expected at
:37:40. > :37:45.this stage of the season. Failing to stick to the plan of siding five,
:37:46. > :37:49.six players. He did not respond well to the board reviewing his
:37:50. > :37:54.recruitment activity. The South African -based businessmen said the
:37:55. > :38:00.club benefited from the ?80 million from the 30 million promised. More
:38:01. > :38:05.may be needed to get the club to where it should be. More can be
:38:06. > :38:10.accessed on the Rangers website was sure fans will want to go there to
:38:11. > :38:14.make sense of it. It is bizarre, claim and counterclaim. There is
:38:15. > :38:18.spin all over the place. Mark Warburton is no longer the Rangers
:38:19. > :38:23.manager, whether he has been pushed or walked, we still don't know. To
:38:24. > :38:30.me, I cannot understand how somebody could resign, it seems to me that
:38:31. > :38:35.they have been sacked. The statement was meant to clear things up. It has
:38:36. > :38:38.muddied the waters. Quite clearly, you will find a situation where this
:38:39. > :38:45.will end up in the courts. There will be a legal situation, we have
:38:46. > :38:54.heard the LMA are involved to some extent. Not a great way to have
:38:55. > :38:59.dealt with things. For a club the size of Rangers, it is a sorry state
:39:00. > :39:05.of affairs. Have you ever witnessed such a situation, where the club say
:39:06. > :39:09.they have accepted the manager's resignation, and the manager says,
:39:10. > :39:14.wait a minute, I have not resigned. They said it was done on Monday, but
:39:15. > :39:19.it only came out last night. The club owners saying it was done on
:39:20. > :39:23.Monday, while they were preparing paperwork, the agent said could you
:39:24. > :39:29.give for this, and he will stay on until the end of the season? They
:39:30. > :39:34.said, no. We are all looking for clarity on the situation. Rangers
:39:35. > :39:42.don't want to do their washing in public. That is usually their style
:39:43. > :39:47.over the years. It will get messy. For the best of Scottish football,
:39:48. > :39:51.and Rangers, it would be nice if it could be amicable. The two parties
:39:52. > :39:55.going their separate ways. Does not look like it will be that way. We
:39:56. > :39:59.were planning to be talking about Rangers against Morton tomorrow
:40:00. > :40:05.before this bombshell. Forgetting there is a game. What will this do
:40:06. > :40:09.for Rangers and their preparations? Neither one nor the other. It could
:40:10. > :40:14.have an adverse effect, it could galvanise them. I have a sneaky
:40:15. > :40:16.feeling that the senior players in the dressing room will say, let's
:40:17. > :40:22.get this show on the road. Take care of business. Do you agree with that?
:40:23. > :40:27.That is what should happen, in theory. I think John is probably
:40:28. > :40:32.right. The game tomorrow will take care of itself. The players will
:40:33. > :40:36.make sure of that. In terms of the next couple of weeks, it will be,
:40:37. > :40:42.again, a bit more muddying the waters. Looks as if there has been a
:40:43. > :40:46.bit of a breaking down of the relationships behind-the-scenes. Not
:40:47. > :40:54.going to be a particularly amicable separation. This clearly is not one
:40:55. > :40:58.of those situations. Another match tomorrow, you gentleman will be well
:40:59. > :41:03.aware of this one, given your affiliations. Hearts against
:41:04. > :41:12.Hibernian at Tynecastle. We don't have to travel too far back to the
:41:13. > :41:19.last meeting. It was last year, Jason Cummings with the goal. To
:41:20. > :41:27.lift the cup. Hearts were winning 2-0, with ten minutes to go.
:41:28. > :41:34.Hibernian showing character. That is the luck you if you want to go and
:41:35. > :41:40.win the cup. Tomorrow, how will it go? I have a sneaky feeling the form
:41:41. > :41:45.that Hearts are in, on the front foot, could go against them. I was
:41:46. > :41:50.wondering. They could be thinking, let's go and score goals, the last
:41:51. > :41:56.couple of results having great, I think Neil Lennon could set them up
:41:57. > :42:04.to be clever on the counterattack. Intriguing game. Not going to be a
:42:05. > :42:08.clear result, one way or another. Two sides going into it with
:42:09. > :42:16.confidence. Hearts, big transformation in the space of the
:42:17. > :42:20.week. Hibernian will be disappointed being held in the last game. Neil
:42:21. > :42:26.Lennon has brought a winning mentality, but a Tynecastle derby, I
:42:27. > :42:29.believe Hearts, on the back of what has happened in the last week, they
:42:30. > :42:37.will feel they can win this game. Very tight. Hibernian, last week,
:42:38. > :42:42.going great guns in the league, our match reporter last week saying it
:42:43. > :42:49.was chaotic at times for them. These results... Going to spin that one
:42:50. > :42:52.present going into these derby games, one thing that has to happen,
:42:53. > :42:57.you have to control your emotions, have eyes in your veins. I have a
:42:58. > :43:07.sneaky feeling that Hibernian will pick their pocket. I am not saying
:43:08. > :43:11.that... Because you are Hibernian? I am. The atmosphere is fantastic, it
:43:12. > :43:16.will be the same tomorrow. Returning to today's action, through the rest
:43:17. > :43:22.of the show, we will hear from the managers. Kirstie Hamilton boss,
:43:23. > :43:27.Martin Canning is speaking to our reporter, Paul Mitchell, after their
:43:28. > :43:33.draw with Dunfermline. Happy to still be in the cup? I think so,
:43:34. > :43:38.given we were behind second half. I thought we controlled large parts of
:43:39. > :43:43.the second half. Exactly what I expected. A tough cup tie. We have
:43:44. > :43:48.to do it all again. Different surface, the artificial, compared
:43:49. > :43:53.with East End Park, the pitch was very soggy in the goalmouth. Made it
:43:54. > :43:59.difficult? I think so, the picture is very soft. Does not suit us
:44:00. > :44:03.moving the ball quickly. Different surface on Tuesday night, we have to
:44:04. > :44:08.do it all again. Exactly what I thought it was going to become a
:44:09. > :44:13.real competitive, hard cup tie. When you go behind, getting back in the
:44:14. > :44:16.game, a couple of breaks late in the game, that would have killed it off.
:44:17. > :44:23.We have to do it all again on Tuesday. Let's hear from the
:44:24. > :44:31.opposite number, Alan Johnson of Dunfermline. Is that a cup tie you
:44:32. > :44:35.should've won? Definitely, looking at the chances we had, first half,
:44:36. > :44:41.the goal from the corner chalked off. But not think it was a foul on
:44:42. > :44:46.the goalkeeper. Second half, three, four good opportunities. One-on-one
:44:47. > :44:55.with the goalkeeper, shots from inside the box. Higginbotham,
:44:56. > :44:59.McMullen had chances. Do you fear the worst after that? Against
:45:00. > :45:03.Premiership teams you have to take your chances. We defended well for
:45:04. > :45:07.long periods, disappointed to lose a goal. Great performance, we have to
:45:08. > :45:13.make sure it is the same on Tuesday. You lost Andy Geoghegan, available
:45:14. > :45:18.for Tuesday? I doubt it. We'll be up for a couple of weeks. We saw the
:45:19. > :45:23.quality of the boys that came on, thought they did really well. You
:45:24. > :45:28.looked very solid at the back. Wallace and Ashcroft, solid pairing?
:45:29. > :45:32.It is against a quality Hamilton team, they have a lot of good
:45:33. > :45:36.players. Restricted them to very few opportunities. As I said should've
:45:37. > :45:43.won the game with the chances we had. Alan says Dunfermline should
:45:44. > :45:47.have definitely won the match? They have the better the chances.
:45:48. > :45:53.Higginbotham went through one-on-one. Put it past the post.
:45:54. > :45:58.The incident he was talking about, there was a block on the goalkeeper.
:45:59. > :46:01.The ball spinning in the air. Somebody blocked the goalkeeper to
:46:02. > :46:06.let the Dunfermline man headed in. Referee got that right. We should
:46:07. > :46:15.not be surprised by Hamilton getting another draw. Normally the other way
:46:16. > :46:18.around. They are the draw specialists, say many this season.
:46:19. > :46:22.Not a big surprise to see them come away with that. Now goes to a replay
:46:23. > :46:28.on the artificial surface at Hamilton. Different surface from
:46:29. > :46:35.today. Martin Canning was not complaining? The overhead conditions
:46:36. > :46:40.were horrendous. They get another bite at it. Taking them back to
:46:41. > :46:45.Hamilton, the Astroturf. It suits Hamilton. You would have to say you
:46:46. > :46:49.fancy Hamilton. Instead of hearing from a manager, for a change,
:46:50. > :46:54.assistant manager. Tony Doherty, number two to Derek McInnes.
:46:55. > :47:01.Aberdeen through to the quarterfinals. Winning 1-0 away to
:47:02. > :47:06.Ross County. Tony, you had to wait a long time for it, when it came the
:47:07. > :47:14.winner was a deserved one? It was, fantastic cup tie. We knew that with
:47:15. > :47:17.the draw. Difficult to come up here to Ross County. Dominant
:47:18. > :47:22.performance. We thought the breakthrough would come, started the
:47:23. > :47:26.game extremely well. We probably did not test them in the final third
:47:27. > :47:31.enough. Ltd, fantastic performance. You get to that stage of the game,
:47:32. > :47:37.so dominant, you need to make sure you convert that to win the match?
:47:38. > :47:42.Became in the shape of a shot from Logan outside the box. Taking a
:47:43. > :47:47.slight nick, but I'm sure he will be claiming it? When he cuts in on the
:47:48. > :47:53.left foot, we say don't shoot. He has done great to come inside,
:47:54. > :47:57.slight deflection. Scott Fox's performance today was outstanding.
:47:58. > :48:02.Unfortunate for him to be beaten. This made some wonderful saves.
:48:03. > :48:08.Credit to our boys, the dominance in the middle of the park. Defending at
:48:09. > :48:13.the back. We found a goalkeeper in real form. We have also spoken to
:48:14. > :48:23.the Ross County manager, Jim McIntyre. Disappointed your team
:48:24. > :48:31.were not able to produce a better performance? Yes, the wind made it
:48:32. > :48:36.difficult for staff. We could not get the passing game going. More of
:48:37. > :48:40.grind. Aberdeen settled in without really threatening the goal. Most of
:48:41. > :48:48.the opportunities came from set plays. I thought the boys battled,
:48:49. > :48:55.gave us everything they had. In terms of quality, we did not have it
:48:56. > :49:02.on the day. In the final third. We never got into those areas. When we
:49:03. > :49:09.did, we did not pick out that pass. Scott Fox produced a number of good
:49:10. > :49:15.saves, unfortunately for you, deceived by the late effort. He was.
:49:16. > :49:26.All saves I would expect him to make. Nice baseball cap at the end.
:49:27. > :49:36.I apologise for that. A gremlin seeping into the system. Can we read
:49:37. > :49:41.anything into Tony Doherty doing the media duties? Derek McInnes does not
:49:42. > :49:48.want to talk about links with Rangers? You
:49:49. > :49:54.a possibly correct. Not wanting to distract from a good victory. He is
:49:55. > :50:00.Aberdeen manager, doing a wonderful job. Nice to see Tony, I have worked
:50:01. > :50:05.with him a long way back at Falkirk. He is a good man, you can lean on
:50:06. > :50:11.and trust. The way I was looking at the game, his description of the
:50:12. > :50:16.game was correct. Other reasons why he did not do it. I'm sure there are
:50:17. > :50:22.other reasons. In the grand scheme of things, the way the dynamics have
:50:23. > :50:30.broken down at Ibrox, if he was that way inclined, that would put a
:50:31. > :50:35.hamper on going back to Ibrox. He has such a good thing going at the
:50:36. > :50:42.tawdry, good squad. Stability. In the grand scheme of things, if that
:50:43. > :50:48.was a possibility, I am not 100% sure whether he would jump ship. We
:50:49. > :50:51.can hear from a manager in Premiership action this afternoon,
:50:52. > :50:57.Lee Clark, of Kilmarnock. They drew 1-1 away to Dundee. How frustrating
:50:58. > :51:04.was that, given how well he started the match? Yes, frustrating. Similar
:51:05. > :51:08.to the game last week. I thought we were the dominant team. They had a
:51:09. > :51:16.spell for ten minutes before half-time. We are disappointed not
:51:17. > :51:20.to take three points. Our level of performance was high. Played some
:51:21. > :51:24.really good football. Players playing with a lot of confidence.
:51:25. > :51:29.What they need to do is just try and change the draws into wins. Probably
:51:30. > :51:33.could've done with another eight points from our performances. I have
:51:34. > :51:39.said it is about winning, not just about playing good football. Totally
:51:40. > :51:46.about winning, but you want to play good football as well. Unfortunately
:51:47. > :51:48.it has not happened. It gives me a lot of belief and encouragement we
:51:49. > :51:54.can kick on for the rest of the season. A tricky thing to do.
:51:55. > :51:57.Certainly is. Lee Clark clearly disappointed, what about Paul
:51:58. > :52:09.Hartley, of Dundee. Speaking to us as well. In VM, fair result? -- in
:52:10. > :52:13.the end. I think so. I thought we were sloppy in possession, giving it
:52:14. > :52:18.away. Decision-making was really poor. They started better than us.
:52:19. > :52:22.We came into the game about 20 minutes before the end of the first
:52:23. > :52:29.half. Stole some good opportunities in the box. Putting crosses in. We
:52:30. > :52:34.have to play a lot better. You said before the game, looking to have
:52:35. > :52:38.your players more clinical in front of goal? Did you see that today? We
:52:39. > :52:45.had opportunities, snatched at a couple of things. More composure and
:52:46. > :52:48.calmness in the box, just the decision-making was poor. How do you
:52:49. > :52:58.improve that? Keeping the ball better. Working on it in training.
:52:59. > :53:03.It is something we do, day in, day out, just today we did not perform.
:53:04. > :53:08.Two managers clearly disappointed, down in the dumps. I'm looking at
:53:09. > :53:14.the table, Kilmarnock in the top six? So tight, from sixth plays down
:53:15. > :53:20.to the bottom, very tight. Seven points. Seven points is not a great
:53:21. > :53:24.deal. They have played an extra game today when a lot of the other teams
:53:25. > :53:32.have been involved in the Scottish Cup. Or idle. Sixth plays is better
:53:33. > :53:38.than 12, or 11. That bottom seven clubs, I really think it will go
:53:39. > :53:42.right at the end of the season. They will all be involved in a bit of a
:53:43. > :53:48.dogfight. The only way to get out of it is get that sixth place spot.
:53:49. > :53:52.That will be the safety valve. DC both sides being involved in a scrap
:53:53. > :53:57.at the bottom? The way results are going, it is nip and tuck. Right
:53:58. > :54:01.until the end of the season. Looking at the two managers, they looked
:54:02. > :54:05.disappointed. Lee Clark felt they had done enough to win it. Paul
:54:06. > :54:11.Clark felt his team did not play well enough. Take the positives.
:54:12. > :54:15.Last week 2-0 down, during the game. This week a goal down, coming back
:54:16. > :54:21.to get a point. Plenty of positives to take. We have time to delve into
:54:22. > :54:25.the world of the English Premier League. A couple of match reports
:54:26. > :54:32.from down south. We will start with Will Perry, watching Man United
:54:33. > :54:36.against Watford at Old Trafford. United's longest unbeaten run in the
:54:37. > :54:42.Premier League since Sir Alex retired, 16 games. Above Liverpool
:54:43. > :54:46.into fifth. Watford had their chances, but Mourinho's team were
:54:47. > :54:54.relentless. Mata and Martial with the girls. Mata side footing past
:54:55. > :55:00.Gomez-macro. Martial going past Cathcart in the box. United do not
:55:01. > :55:05.play again in the league until March because of cup duties. Very much in
:55:06. > :55:09.the mix with games against all four teams above them. Let's find out
:55:10. > :55:13.what happened to the team at the bottom of the table. At home to
:55:14. > :55:19.Southampton this afternoon. Watched by Mark Scott. The week after
:55:20. > :55:22.pummelling Palace 4-0, they smashed by Southampton by the same
:55:23. > :55:30.scoreline. The opening half an was fairly even. Gabbiadini's close
:55:31. > :55:35.range finish after Ryan Bertrand come across. The Italian producing
:55:36. > :55:38.another sublime touch to double the lead. Many chances came for the
:55:39. > :55:48.visitors after the break. Converting two. Own goal for trying to clear a
:55:49. > :55:51.Bertrand cross. Substitute Shane Long sweeping home for the fall.
:55:52. > :55:57.Let's get the details of another team struggling at the bottom.
:55:58. > :56:00.Crystal Palace away to Stoke City, watched by Ivan Gaskell. Crystal
:56:01. > :56:05.Palace paid for their supporters trip to stoke-macro. Might not stop
:56:06. > :56:09.further pain in the potteries. A well taken winner struck in the
:56:10. > :56:18.second half by Joe Allen. Deserved icing on the cake for Stoke. Palace
:56:19. > :56:22.worked hard, but failed to land a significant blow. Now four points
:56:23. > :56:28.from a possible 24 for Sam Allardyce. Wish me luck in the post
:56:29. > :56:34.match interview. Not looking forward to speaking to Big Sam. No wonder
:56:35. > :56:38.Palace are struggling. You think of Sam going there, getting reaction
:56:39. > :56:43.instantly. Not the case. Right in the fight for relegation.
:56:44. > :56:48.Sunderland, great result last week, against Palace. This week at home
:56:49. > :56:53.against a Southampton side not doing particularly well, real drubbing.
:56:54. > :56:59.Not in a great place, Sunderland. I was down at the FA Cup game against
:57:00. > :57:02.Burnley at the start of the year. A real dire game, Sunderland are a
:57:03. > :57:08.poor outfit. They look like a side devoid of any real idea or
:57:09. > :57:13.confidence. To be honest the side was not far-off their best team.
:57:14. > :57:20.When you get battered at home 4-0, not great. Not lost any ground by
:57:21. > :57:23.other results. When you are at the bottom, not of confidence, difficult
:57:24. > :57:26.to see them turning it around. I'm afraid that is about that 40 day.
:57:27. > :57:40.Time to look at some of the results. Air United and Clyde will have to go
:57:41. > :57:44.to a replay. No need for a replay for Celtic. Dunfermline and Hamilton
:57:45. > :57:58.will go to the replay. Aberdeen from the Premiership edging
:57:59. > :58:06.out Ross County. Partick Thistle also three. Just one match in the
:58:07. > :58:13.Premiership. Kilmarnock moving into the top six. Big win in the
:58:14. > :58:18.Championship for Falkirk, 3-0 to second placed Dundee United. Now,
:58:19. > :58:27.there is a highlight show during Jonathan and friends at 10:30 p.m..
:58:28. > :58:33.Another one tomorrow, 4:45 p.m.. More cup highlights and a permission
:58:34. > :58:34.match. Not to be missed. The results show returns next week. We will see
:58:35. > :58:49.you then. That is all for now. Thank you to
:58:50. > :58:51.John Hughes at Michael Stewart. Most of all, thanks to you for watching.
:58:52. > :58:53.Take care.