:01:02. > :01:10.# There's a love that's everywhere. How do you find the winner when it
:01:10. > :01:19.is right before your very eyes? Eight becomes seven, but we must
:01:19. > :01:23.have four suspects to choose from. One must be eliminated and.
:01:23. > :01:33.Hibernian put themselves in charge! One of them is the victor. One of
:01:33. > :01:38.
:01:38. > :01:42.them will be at the top of the Would you believe it! Celtic and
:01:42. > :01:49.Dundee United have met each other in four finals. Celtic have crush
:01:49. > :01:55.them on every occasion. Motherwell last won at Cup in 1991, when they
:01:55. > :02:03.defeated Aberdeen on the way. Could this be a coincidence? We must wait
:02:03. > :02:13.for them to show themselves. Who will be top of the circus? Player?
:02:13. > :02:25.
:02:25. > :02:30.Manager? Winner? Who will win the Mission accomplished for Hibs
:02:30. > :02:35.yesterday in the William Hill Scottish Cup quarter-finals. St
:02:35. > :02:40.Mirren and hearts are still spying a place in the last four. A
:02:40. > :02:45.detailed investigation coming up at what happened at Tannadice and
:02:45. > :02:55.Firth Park. With us is the Aberdeen manager, who left the Motherwell
:02:55. > :02:56.
:02:56. > :03:00.Motherwell breathing down Rangers next in the SPL and on course for a
:03:00. > :03:10.place in the Champions' League qualifiers. At Fir Park today, Paul
:03:10. > :03:17.
:03:17. > :03:22.Scottish Cup in the 20 years that have followed suit since 1991. Both
:03:22. > :03:31.Motherwell and Aberdeen have not reached the finals since 1991.
:03:31. > :03:41.Motherwell have to go back a dozen years since their last final.
:03:41. > :03:47.
:03:48. > :03:52.Motherwell were... Just one change winning sequence in the SPL last
:03:52. > :03:59.Saturday to maintain their own good form. Clarke Robertson comes him,
:03:59. > :04:06.he slots into left back. -- comes in. A handshake between the
:04:06. > :04:12.managers. Stewart McCall and Craig Brown know which other very well.
:04:13. > :04:22.39-year-old Craig Thomson, referee four times in the Champions League
:04:23. > :04:27.
:04:27. > :04:37.this season. Under way in the afternoon. Perhaps the change in
:04:37. > :05:09.
:05:09. > :05:19.already this season for him. Simple footballs from Motherwell and
:05:19. > :05:19.
:05:19. > :07:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds
:07:05. > :07:15.the corner, although Keith was certain he did not get a touch on
:07:15. > :07:48.
:07:48. > :07:58.Vernon had plenty of power. Aberdeen a nearly doubled their
:07:58. > :08:04.
:08:04. > :08:14.Hayden was going backwards but he was pulled down by Clarke and
:08:14. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :08:27.Robinson and the referee said had the hand on him and pulled him
:08:27. > :08:46.
:08:46. > :08:56.be heroes from the spot kick. -- have a hero. He denies Michael
:08:56. > :09:24.
:09:24. > :09:31.Higdon! He cannot add to his 14 from Rory Fallon and Aberdeen have
:09:31. > :09:35.scored two at Fir Park for the first time in five years! Both
:09:35. > :09:45.goals supplied by Rory Fallon, and the Aberdeen fans are absolutely
:09:45. > :09:55.
:09:55. > :10:05.things, this should be entered into it. What a brilliant finish. Rory
:10:05. > :10:14.
:10:14. > :10:20.Fallon, simply tremendous, and that is the last action of the
:10:20. > :10:30.first half. One that has been very satisfying for Craig Brown. More
:10:30. > :10:35.
:10:35. > :10:40.this William Hill Scottish Cup quarter-final. No changes on the
:10:40. > :10:43.park. The one change is the fact that Stewart McCall is now watching
:10:43. > :10:49.the match from the stand, having had a severe disagreement with
:10:49. > :10:59.Craig Thomson, the referee, at half-time. Now he sits in the
:10:59. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds
:11:56. > :12:06.Clarke delivered. Mitch was there full backs you do, covering it
:12:06. > :12:14.
:12:14. > :12:24.straight red card for Keith Lasley, who is sent off at home for the
:12:24. > :12:30.
:12:30. > :12:37.play and Keith Lasley, the skipper, is ordered off. His side were
:12:37. > :12:45.struggling. He was trying to win the ball. Keith Lasley's afternoon
:12:45. > :12:48.ends, and perhaps do Motherwell's chances in the Scottish Cup.
:12:49. > :12:56.Unfortunately it looks like the stretcher is being called for for
:12:56. > :13:02.Fraser Fyvie. The Frenchman gets ready to come on from the bench for
:13:02. > :13:12.the 5th time this season. Fraser 5 ft has been absolutely terrific in
:13:12. > :13:29.
:13:30. > :13:39.beautifully done -- missed by the. Mickey Rourke gets Motherwell back
:13:40. > :13:40.
:13:40. > :14:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds
:14:34. > :14:44.into the match! Jason Brown it the pressure for some the
:14:44. > :15:22.
:15:22. > :15:26.been flowing through him because That was Tim Clancy! Never scored
:15:26. > :15:36.in senior football, almost did for the very first time! Jason Brown
:15:36. > :15:36.
:15:36. > :16:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds
:16:25. > :16:35.Robertson sense it away. Randolph it wide! Randolph will launch this
:16:35. > :16:40.
:16:40. > :16:47.one along. Comes down on to Clancy. Jennings, behind blog. -- Law.
:16:47. > :16:54.Unless you are an Aberdeen fan, this is fantastic. Chris Clarke
:16:54. > :17:04.wants the full-time whistle to go. Aberdeen have survived the
:17:04. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:14.onslaught! It is a double from Fallon that sees them through. Last
:17:14. > :17:24.season's finalists were short. It is Aberdeen's Day at Motherwell.
:17:24. > :17:24.
:17:24. > :17:30.Success for a Craig Brown. Motherwell 1-Aberdeen 2. For 10 or
:17:30. > :17:35.15 minutes we were feeling sorry for ourselves but certainly in the
:17:35. > :17:44.second half, going down to 10 men, I thought be if there was
:17:44. > :17:50.outstanding. The whole team did really well. We worked hard. At
:17:50. > :17:55.times we could have kept it ETA but it is club football and a bit
:17:55. > :18:02.frantic at times. Everyone gets decisions wrong. All you have to do
:18:02. > :18:08.is look at the reaction of the Aberdeen players. You see it happen
:18:08. > :18:14.week in and week out but it did not happen, we lost the bottle. When
:18:14. > :18:24.you see it on television you can seek the decisions were
:18:24. > :18:25.
:18:25. > :18:31.seek the decisions were embarrassing. The Aberdeen manager
:18:31. > :18:36.is with us. Do you have some sympathy? Yes. We thought from
:18:37. > :18:43.where I was it was a corner. If there had been a hand ball
:18:43. > :18:47.situation, for example, if it is not seen, that is directly
:18:47. > :18:52.resulting in a goal. Here we have that situation where is the chance
:18:52. > :19:01.to defend a corner kick. There were still opportunities for Motherwell
:19:01. > :19:05.to defend. I think the lads lost concentration. I think they were
:19:05. > :19:10.disgusted at the decision. We benefited from that, there is no
:19:10. > :19:19.doubt. It was a strange one. The assistant was looking straight at
:19:19. > :19:25.it. It was a fantastic game. It is an odd way that the ball comes off
:19:25. > :19:33.but we cannot, the referee does not have a direct view but it is as
:19:33. > :19:37.clear as daylight. The assistant on the far side, he has not got
:19:37. > :19:41.anybody in the way. We had this discussion yesterday and I was
:19:41. > :19:50.trying to make excuses for the decision but now and again they
:19:50. > :19:54.make an absolute error. It did not directly result in at all. The goal
:19:54. > :19:59.came from the corner kick. The had the opportunity to defend the
:19:59. > :20:05.corner kick quit they did not do. Yes, but it was the wrong decision,
:20:05. > :20:13.I think we have got to admit that. Great action from the start but it
:20:13. > :20:23.was not exactly an area will bombardment. They are a dangerous
:20:23. > :20:26.
:20:26. > :20:31.peer, aren't they? They are a very dangerous peer. -- pair. There was
:20:31. > :20:36.a great chance for Vernon later when it was headed across to him by
:20:36. > :20:42.Fallon. From a goal kick it is an area will opportunity to get a
:20:42. > :20:49.flick on. We did that against Celtic. You could see the goal that
:20:49. > :20:56.Gavin Reid did not score. They earn and laid it in the path of brave.
:20:56. > :21:01.We get benefit from those head flicks. Motherwell had the chance
:21:01. > :21:08.to get all square with a penalty for stop was this experience
:21:08. > :21:18.against inexperience? I think he did a lot of cleaning and backing
:21:18. > :21:20.
:21:20. > :21:29.in throughout the game. He is not trying to jump and head the ball. -
:21:29. > :21:37.- leaning. It is a great save by Jason Brown. You were telling me
:21:37. > :21:42.that this was a bit of research. And the tutelage of Jim Leighton.
:21:42. > :21:48.Absolutely, Jim Leighton keeps the goalkeeper for a while and looks at
:21:48. > :21:58.penalties. Even by today's and Merron days. He had a good list of
:21:58. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:15.them. -- St Mirren. He knew, he thought anyway where it was going.
:22:15. > :22:20.This call was a great finish. Something like 90% of these end up
:22:21. > :22:26.out of the stand. He keeps very calm about it. His body position is
:22:26. > :22:32.good but it his his movement just before it as well. Good strikers do
:22:32. > :22:42.that. The understand how to do that. Average strikers get dried up to
:22:42. > :22:43.
:22:43. > :22:49.the ball. That is a fabulous goal. I thought Aberdeen deserved to be
:22:49. > :22:53.2-0 up at that point. A much impact do you think Stuart McCall being
:22:53. > :22:58.sent to the stand had? I do not think it would make a massive
:22:58. > :23:05.difference. In the context of that goal, if he is left footed, that is
:23:05. > :23:09.a particularly good goal because he did it with his right goal. Back to
:23:09. > :23:16.the point and I hate to see any manager in trouble. I was sent off
:23:16. > :23:26.in Croatia in the international. I always felt aggrieved, as he felt,
:23:26. > :23:29.
:23:30. > :23:35.that it was a harsh decision. That is an outstanding youth coach
:23:35. > :23:44.behind him. I do not know if he is allowed to make contact with the
:23:44. > :23:54.dug-out. Three or five-day lift the Park on crutches today, we will
:23:54. > :23:59.
:23:59. > :24:03.hear about that. -- Fraser Fyvie. When someone you like and admire
:24:03. > :24:09.does something like that you want to make an excuse but you cannot.
:24:09. > :24:13.He turns and walks off because he knows that is a horrible challenge.
:24:13. > :24:20.Whether he actually meant to heart the player, it looks as if he did
:24:20. > :24:27.but I will not go so far as saying that. He knows it was absolutely
:24:27. > :24:31.reckless and the referee got it spot on. A young lad like that is a
:24:31. > :24:38.great talent and for him to possibly be out for a period of
:24:38. > :24:44.time is not what you want to see. His ankle is badly swollen. I do
:24:44. > :24:49.not agree with Pat, I do not think he meant to injure him at all. He
:24:49. > :24:55.would not do that. It was a bit naughty but he was late, that is
:24:55. > :25:01.all. He did not go to injure the other player, I am sure of that. I
:25:01. > :25:10.am certain he was late. It looked a bad challenge. I am quite sure he
:25:10. > :25:20.was trying to get the ball. He is quicker on his feet and I think
:25:20. > :25:22.
:25:22. > :25:29.Wasley was unfortunate to be sent off. -- Lasley. I know him and he
:25:29. > :25:39.is not that kind of chap generally. What about the goal that brought
:25:39. > :25:40.
:25:40. > :25:45.Motherwell back into it? It could have been cut out. It is an
:25:45. > :25:51.excellent and impressive one but the past two Humphrey was not
:25:51. > :25:58.acceptable. That was a good ball across the face of the goal. There
:25:58. > :26:03.were at least three possibilities. Rory was not expecting the
:26:03. > :26:07.goalkeeper to let it pass 10. It was as soft goal from our point of
:26:07. > :26:12.view. I heard you saying you thought Aberdeen were lucky to be
:26:12. > :26:18.in the semi-finals, do you still hold with that? I think we are
:26:18. > :26:23.fortunate, yes. But if you look at the fact we had six first-team
:26:23. > :26:29.players unavailable, two of bend the best players in Scotland, we
:26:29. > :26:39.must be lucky. A full-strength team would have coped better but I give
:26:39. > :26:45.great credit, I am really proud of the team that the lead. -- the team
:26:45. > :26:53.that played. The worst thing that happened to us was going to 10 men.
:26:53. > :26:57.It gave us a persecution complex. I would have been happy if it had
:26:57. > :27:05.stayed at 11 against 11. I thought we were a bit fortunate at the time
:27:05. > :27:08.but we might just have deserved it. Well done. Before we show you the
:27:08. > :27:18.other quarter-final there is another chance to see the key
:27:18. > :27:29.
:27:29. > :27:37.cleaners. Thomson, it is a hand ball. It is not being given. It
:27:37. > :27:47.looks like handball, it has to be said. They cannot believe it. It is
:27:47. > :27:48.
:27:48. > :27:58.1-0. You cannot deny they deserve that. An outstanding 3 Dec. St
:27:58. > :28:03.
:28:03. > :28:09.Merryn draw first blood at Tynecastle. -- St Mirren. A real
:28:09. > :28:17.good corner kick. The second goal. The flag went up for offside but it
:28:17. > :28:27.was not given. They have played onside. And that one is offside! It
:28:27. > :28:30.
:28:30. > :28:37.will not count. He did so well to get this on target. Rudi Skacel, he
:28:37. > :28:47.is waiting in the middle. The comeback is complete! What a
:28:47. > :28:48.
:28:48. > :28:54.surprise. It is the Rudi Skacel! Is this a chance for us and Merron?
:28:54. > :29:00.Nigel Hasselbaink. Ideal opportunity. They'd say they! Oh,
:29:00. > :29:08.but it has gone then! Would you believe it? Nigel Hasselbaink has
:29:08. > :29:18.levelled things up for absent Merron. They are of the canvas and
:29:18. > :29:23.
:29:24. > :29:33.still in the Scottish Cup. -- St Mirren. Off the canvas. Hibernian
:29:33. > :29:43.have the early break through. This is going to be a penalty kick. The
:29:43. > :29:47.
:29:47. > :29:53.referee gives a yellow card. Leigh Griffiths, a fine penalty.
:29:53. > :30:00.Hibernian but themselves right in charge of this Scottish Cup tie.
:30:01. > :30:10.O'Donovan again getting his head to it. There is another chance. How
:30:10. > :30:15.did that stay out of the net? Eventually the keeper in is the
:30:15. > :30:25.danger. That look for all of the world like it was going to end up
:30:25. > :30:27.
:30:27. > :30:34.in the back of the net. Doherty. He is sliding India saw the ball come
:30:34. > :30:39.off his arm. At Tannadice Dundee United were hoping to complete an
:30:39. > :30:46.Old Firm double. Today they were at home to treble chasing Celtic.
:30:46. > :30:56.Their last Scottish Cup meeting was the 2005 final. Neil Lennon was on
:30:56. > :30:57.
:30:58. > :31:02.the winning team. Today's against the 2010 winners and two of
:31:02. > :31:08.the inform teams of Scotland right now. Celtic have designs on a
:31:08. > :31:14.domestic treble but Dundee United are a substantial obstacle to
:31:14. > :31:19.overcome. United are unbeaten in seven and that is in part down to
:31:19. > :31:28.consistency. Peter Houston sticks with the same starting 11 as the
:31:28. > :31:34.team that beat Caley Thistle last weekend. Celtic have been virtually
:31:34. > :31:44.invincible of late. 25 domestic games without defeat. They make
:31:44. > :31:49.
:31:49. > :31:57.thorn in United's flesh. Seven goals in seven appearances against
:31:57. > :32:02.them. Including the last time they met at Tannadice. Jonny Russell has
:32:02. > :32:09.already got two goals in Scottish Cup ties this season. He would like
:32:09. > :32:16.to add to that tally this afternoon. This is shaping up to be a
:32:16. > :32:26.scintillating Cup tie. Dundee United have been in such fine form
:32:26. > :32:26.
:32:26. > :33:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds
:33:20. > :33:27.there. That was the first real they Phelps got Roberts and was
:33:27. > :33:37.fouled before Nielsen fouled Samaras but the referee does not
:33:37. > :34:00.
:34:00. > :34:05.from Fraser Forster! Victor Wanyama smashes it clear, but an
:34:05. > :34:15.unbelievable save by Fraser Forster to deny Jonny Russell! Russell must
:34:15. > :34:18.
:34:18. > :34:28.have thought he was going to score to his name in the Scottish Cup
:34:28. > :34:48.
:34:48. > :34:54.this season. -- goals. Penalised Neilson... He has already been
:34:54. > :35:04.booked, it is a straight red card for Robbie Neilson! Samaras took a
:35:04. > :35:10.
:35:10. > :35:15.this. The forearm right into the face from Samaras. The referee
:35:15. > :35:21.shows the straight red card to Robbie Neilson. That could well
:35:21. > :35:29.undo a lot of the good work that United have put into this match so
:35:29. > :35:35.far. He has given his side a real uphill task now. It is a long walk
:35:35. > :35:40.to the tunnel from Robbie Neilson as they prepare for substitution.
:35:40. > :35:44.Mackay-Steven is the man to make way. That is a real loss for Dundee
:35:44. > :35:54.United. It is a double blow because losing the thread of Mackay-Steven
:35:54. > :36:08.
:36:08. > :36:18.has done them no good at all. -- Forrest, good pace from him. The
:36:18. > :36:28.
:36:28. > :36:33.first run he had managed to get few words to say to his players at
:36:34. > :36:39.half-time, and I don't think they will be kind ones. The referee
:36:40. > :36:44.brings the first half to a close. John Daly had a good only chance.
:36:44. > :36:49.Jonny Russell had a glorious one brilliantly saved by Fraser four-
:36:49. > :36:59.star. The referee then sent Robbie Neilson off for a forearm smash on
:36:59. > :37:02.
:37:02. > :37:06.pleased with their side's performance in that first half. But
:37:06. > :37:16.they will wonder what might have been had Robbie Neilson not been
:37:16. > :37:53.
:37:53. > :38:03.goes down. Celtic have the free were looking good for a semi-final
:38:03. > :38:41.
:38:41. > :38:45.place, the way they started the are delivery yes! It is the first
:38:45. > :38:55.time in their side has really threatened in the match -- art
:38:55. > :39:17.
:39:17. > :39:23.Dillon, and Joe Ledley got away manager. That is pure relief, I
:39:23. > :39:33.think, coming out of Neil Lennon. The Celtic fans are really
:39:33. > :39:52.
:39:52. > :40:02.beginning to enjoy themselves at Russell, he was under pressure from
:40:02. > :40:40.
:40:40. > :40:49.Celtic's league, and surely now the cup-tie is beyond Dundee United!
:40:49. > :40:55.Another excellent free-kick from Charlie Mulgrew. No one can stop
:40:55. > :41:05.Samaras at the back post. United for two behind. Samaras's second
:41:05. > :41:19.
:41:19. > :41:29.frontman, Russell. It has not been his day for a goal. United still
:41:29. > :41:52.
:41:52. > :42:02.shoving they are still a threat. -- from point-blank range somehow.
:42:02. > :42:14.
:42:14. > :42:24.league gybing Anthony Stokes. -- the Celtic fans are light-hearted
:42:24. > :42:55.
:42:55. > :43:02.rounds it off! He missed an absolute sitter only a few minutes
:43:02. > :43:08.ago but he didn't miss that time. He timed his run to perfection.
:43:08. > :43:18.Four goals in the Scottish Cup this season for Anthony Stokes. Celtic
:43:18. > :43:32.
:43:32. > :43:39.Sean Dillon clipped the angles of Georgios Samaras and this is the
:43:39. > :43:49.danger, Samaras's persistence. He tumbled under the challenge. Sean
:43:49. > :44:03.
:44:04. > :44:10.is an emphatic victory for the SPL's runaway leaders. Scott Brown
:44:10. > :44:16.puts the cap on a good Celtic performance in this second half. It
:44:16. > :44:20.has been professional and methodical. Scott Brown, who lifted
:44:20. > :44:30.the Scottish Cup last season as Celtic captain, will hope to do
:44:30. > :44:41.
:44:41. > :44:46.Ultimately, a resounding victory for Neil Lennon's Celtic. Dundee
:44:46. > :44:50.United can be very proud of their performance. Certainly in the first
:44:50. > :44:58.half. Joe Ledley got the breakthrough for celtic just after
:44:58. > :45:02.half-time. Samaras added to it. He also won the penalty for Celtic's
:45:02. > :45:12.fourth. Anthony Stokes scored in between times and Scott Brown
:45:12. > :45:15.
:45:15. > :45:19.rounded it all off from the spot. We started magnificently well. It
:45:19. > :45:29.is hard enough to beat the champions of the SPL with 11
:45:29. > :45:30.
:45:30. > :45:36.I think it was a dangerous tackle but brief took full advantage.
:45:36. > :45:42.you believe you have lost it 4-0? No, it is a bit hard to take to be
:45:42. > :45:51.honest. The sending of has put a dampener on it a wee bit for us but
:45:51. > :45:56.we worked hard. It is a bit hard on us. Celtic, 26 domestic matches
:45:56. > :46:06.unbeaten. Dundee United's chances seemed to evaporate with the
:46:06. > :46:11.
:46:11. > :46:16.I thought they were the better side up until that. Celtic had a couple
:46:16. > :46:22.of games where they have not been their best but they still managed
:46:22. > :46:27.to get the result. This is a very interesting one. Not a lot made of
:46:27. > :46:35.that attempt. I do not think he was going for the ball. He takes the
:46:35. > :46:41.player out. All the way from the start I thought this is a team that
:46:41. > :46:45.are fearless. They have a great opportunity to do something. As
:46:45. > :46:52.soon as they lose the player, this is a great opportunity, the form
:46:52. > :46:57.that Russell has been on, he has not been losing many of them. At
:46:57. > :47:02.that point you were thinking, what a great chance Dundee United have
:47:02. > :47:10.got today because Celtic are not at their best but Celtic have been
:47:10. > :47:15.ruthless when given the chance. would you be shaking Nielsen warmly
:47:15. > :47:19.by the throat? By think I would be having a word with him but I agree
:47:19. > :47:25.with Pat Nevin, Dundee United in the first have were absolutely
:47:25. > :47:32.excellent. That save was wonderful. A You are just not going to get
:47:32. > :47:41.away with this, are you? You are not I am afraid. The referee was
:47:41. > :47:46.right, he had no hesitation. It is a shame because just for that one
:47:46. > :47:51.second Dundee United's chance of winning the Cup, they have had
:47:51. > :47:57.added run so far, but a moment of complete and utter madness. I do
:47:57. > :48:02.not think anyone would argue that it should have been a sending off.
:48:02. > :48:07.Was it the right decision? They are asking someone who will be slightly
:48:07. > :48:15.biased here, it is always the winger who gets taken off in those
:48:15. > :48:20.situations. You have to put on a defender. I think honestly that was
:48:20. > :48:26.the obvious thing to do. I have no doubt that the forward players were
:48:26. > :48:31.doing well but I think if you were in his shoes you would replace like
:48:31. > :48:37.for like under those circumstances. His team were doing very well, they
:48:37. > :48:43.looked very competent. Joe Ledley has a habit of getting important
:48:43. > :48:49.has a habit of getting important goals. This is the big thing.
:48:49. > :48:54.Obviously Nielsen was going off but you have to move Delon out to this
:48:54. > :49:00.area here. We know that stalks can twist and turn very well. Celtic do
:49:00. > :49:06.well putting pressure on but in the end because Nielsen is not beer. As
:49:06. > :49:10.the winner what you have got to do is turn defenders so that he has no
:49:10. > :49:20.idea what position he is then. If you are the defender you do not
:49:20. > :49:25.want to be facing a wave. He has done exactly the wrong thing.
:49:25. > :49:33.can talk because he did that repeatedly. He was turning full-
:49:33. > :49:43.backs inside out. I saw it at first backs inside out. I saw it at first
:49:43. > :49:43.
:49:43. > :49:51.hand. That was Robbie Nielsen again. He left the team out of order. It
:49:51. > :50:00.is a real blow for them. Without wing mirrors you are struggling!
:50:00. > :50:07.Georgios Samaras using his head which she does not do often enough,
:50:07. > :50:17.what do you think of that, Craig? think it was difficult for him. He
:50:17. > :50:22.seemed to start to come towards the ball and then go back. It is too
:50:22. > :50:25.easy to sit here and look at that on television. The shape of that
:50:25. > :50:35.on television. The shape of that ball coming in was terrific. The
:50:35. > :50:38.
:50:38. > :50:43.delivery from these crosses are exceptional. We could hear that to
:50:43. > :50:50.shreds. One defender goes, the other one stays. For the quality
:50:50. > :50:56.players that Celtic have got, that is easy. At Pittodrie it is exactly
:50:56. > :51:03.the same. Just one side and no more, looking online -- along the line
:51:03. > :51:09.brilliantly. There is no one better at it than he is. Georgios Samaras
:51:09. > :51:15.was running end to the penalty for a number four. He did cause all
:51:15. > :51:22.sorts of problems. Obviously the referee has no concerns or worries
:51:22. > :51:32.about that. It is just his strength. He is probably on the line when he
:51:32. > :51:37.went down. I have to say, for me, Celtic looked a better team when he
:51:37. > :51:44.is in it. He is maturing a lot more and after a poor start to his
:51:44. > :51:50.Celtic area for a variety of reasons, I think he is a big, big
:51:50. > :51:56.man to have in Celtic and he seems man to have in Celtic and he seems
:51:56. > :52:02.to help everybody else around him. Let's look at the draw for the
:52:02. > :52:08.semi-finals. I guess your main thing, take, would be to avoid
:52:08. > :52:12.Celtic? Obviously. We are not afraid of Celtic as we proved last
:52:12. > :52:17.week but they are the best team in the country at the moment. To avoid
:52:17. > :52:24.them is fortunate for us. We will have to play better than we played
:52:24. > :52:31.too deep to get around them. Celtic another step closer to the treble,
:52:31. > :52:34.the odds are shortening all the time. They are, they are massive
:52:34. > :52:39.favourites to win the league but they are also favourites to win the
:52:39. > :52:49.Scottish Cup the way they are playing just now. They are such a
:52:49. > :52:58.
:52:58. > :53:05.for Inverness. Caledonian Thistle looking for a break through. He is
:53:05. > :53:15.not far away, belay Mackay. He did have support but decided to go it
:53:15. > :53:15.
:53:15. > :53:25.alone. Sutherland. Another good run by Mackay ahead of him. That shot
:53:25. > :53:26.
:53:26. > :53:31.saved by a Cammy Bell. Great stuff from the Kilmarnock keeper.
:53:31. > :53:41.Kilmarnock are trying to make inroads. It has been Inverness's
:53:41. > :53:43.
:53:43. > :53:48.game at the moment. Still 0-0 though. Somehow it Roman Golobart
:53:48. > :53:58.turned that past the keeper. He would not have managed to do that
:53:58. > :53:59.
:53:59. > :54:05.again with one-hundredth times of trying. Sutherland. That has
:54:05. > :54:15.somehow made its way through to Richie Foran. It is that man they
:54:15. > :54:18.
:54:18. > :54:24.will once again. He has made the difference. -- Cammy Bell. That is
:54:24. > :54:32.going to come back at Kilmarnock. Still plenty of options in blue and
:54:33. > :54:40.red in the middle. Richie Foran. Cammy Bell once again. He scored at
:54:41. > :54:50.both ends! That is a redemption. Roman Golobart, the man on loan
:54:51. > :54:51.
:54:51. > :54:56.from Wigan. At least one point is from Wigan. At least one point is
:54:57. > :55:02.what they deserve from this one. Roman Golobart got both of them.
:55:02. > :55:09.Kilmarnock moved above Aberdeen in Kilmarnock moved above Aberdeen in
:55:09. > :55:17.the table. Inverness are one point better off. Talking about a
:55:17. > :55:21.Kilmarnock. Next Sunday is the League Cup final at Hampden. The
:55:21. > :55:31.Scottish Communities League Cup final at Hampden. We will have John
:55:31. > :55:32.
:55:32. > :55:36.Hartson, Craig Levein and Pat Nevin. Hartson, Craig Levein and Pat Nevin.
:55:36. > :55:41.We are into another week, tomorrow, of Rangers stories. One would
:55:41. > :55:45.imagine they have managed to stave off the redundancies at the end of
:55:45. > :55:50.last week but presumably further revelations to come? For the
:55:50. > :55:56.Rangers fans it would be nice to just beat again for a while. There
:55:56. > :56:02.were days and days when we thought it could not get any worse and then
:56:02. > :56:06.discovered that yes, it can. At the end of East season it will calm
:56:06. > :56:13.down and they can work hard behind the scenes. There was a big story
:56:13. > :56:18.for me that the administrators got the would get HMRC to agree to a
:56:18. > :56:24.big tax deal. If they get that deal I think the Rangers fans could
:56:24. > :56:28.start to believe that they might get out of this. How fearful are
:56:28. > :56:35.you, take, for Scottish football as a whole because of what is
:56:35. > :56:40.happening to Rangers? How much does it impact on anyone else? Rangers
:56:40. > :56:45.do bring a big support to each club that the visit and television
:56:45. > :56:49.depends on the Celtic and Rangers matches. For that reason alone I
:56:49. > :56:58.think Rangers are very important for the whole game in Scotland.
:56:59. > :57:04.one constant in among all these stories, all the road to recovery
:57:04. > :57:09.seemed to involve Craig Whyte being edged out of the picture? No one
:57:09. > :57:19.seems to be on his side. When he brought the administrators then I
:57:19. > :57:23.thought he had made things good for himself. He is the one who seems to
:57:23. > :57:28.be pushed to the side. We will wait to see but nothing will surprise me
:57:28. > :57:34.now. There will be further stories and even if and when this is
:57:34. > :57:40.finally sorted out, there are really big questions to be asked
:57:40. > :57:45.which will have to be answered. I do not think Rangers fans will care
:57:45. > :57:50.about that, they just want their club to survive and make sure they
:57:50. > :57:54.go forward with someone or a group of people in charge that they can
:57:55. > :58:00.finally trust. How much does it change the complexion for Aberdeen
:58:00. > :58:05.down in the bottom half of the lead to have the prospect of a cup final
:58:05. > :58:13.appearance at the end of it? Rangers have had an impact in that.
:58:13. > :58:18.The State of flux the RN at the moment has made it difficult. --
:58:18. > :58:23.they are in. Last week they lost 2 Hearts making it difficult for us
:58:23. > :58:29.to get into the top six. It has affected our chances because
:58:29. > :58:34.Rangers have lost three of their last four games at home. When they
:58:34. > :58:42.lose league fixtures against our rival teams, we were unlucky, we
:58:42. > :58:46.played Rangers just before all this administration staff and we drew.
:58:46. > :58:54.You have only got Hibernian in the semi-finals and it is the Scottish