:00:37. > :00:43.Good evening. It's the final Sportscene of the inaugural SPFL
:00:44. > :00:51.Premiership season. And we have a fantastically exciting finale for
:00:52. > :00:55.you. So much so, that we've had to extend tonight's show to an hour to
:00:56. > :01:04.fit it all in. Drama at both ends of the table as this season went right
:01:05. > :01:08.down to the wire. With us tonight to cast an eye over the closing stages,
:01:09. > :01:11.Billy Dodds and the Partick Thistle striker on loan from Sheffield
:01:12. > :01:14.United, Lyle Taylor. We start with Survival Saturday. The focus on
:01:15. > :01:16.Easter Road. Hibs and Kilmarnock duelling it out, both sides
:01:17. > :01:19.desperately trying to preserve their top flight status. Hibs midweek
:01:20. > :01:23.defeat up at Ross County meant they needed to beat Kilmarnock to avoid
:01:24. > :01:26.the play-off place. As for Killie, they just needed a point following
:01:27. > :01:31.their 1-0 victory over St Mirren thanks to a goal from, who else,
:01:32. > :01:39.Kris Boyd. At Easter Road for us was Liam Mcleod. Terry Butcher remains
:01:40. > :01:46.confident Hibernian will not be going down this season. He welcomes
:01:47. > :01:47.Heffernan back from a groin injury. Another player is back from
:01:48. > :01:57.suspension. Kris Boyd's 21 goals have been
:01:58. > :02:08.pivotal. Kris Boyd's 21 The target was Kris
:02:09. > :02:23.Boyd. Irving might find him. The flag is up. It is very tight. Irving
:02:24. > :02:39.put it back into the path of Kris Boyd. Hibernian have a dreadful
:02:40. > :02:45.record. Robertson! Craig Samson with an excellent save there. Hibernian
:02:46. > :02:51.have started the game the brighter of the two teams. We have seen a lot
:02:52. > :02:55.of that this season. They have lost games which they dominated and they
:02:56. > :03:03.cannot afford to have this happen again. Terry Butcher sitting
:03:04. > :03:09.comfortably as the corner comes in. Of the line from Nicholson.
:03:10. > :03:18.Robertson had the initial header here, it was all bound but for Barry
:03:19. > :03:26.Nicholson. Liam Craig's free kick. It is not bad. That has gone past
:03:27. > :03:32.Forster and another chance comes and goes for Hibernian. An excellent
:03:33. > :03:38.turnout from the Hibernian supporters this afternoon. They are
:03:39. > :03:46.behind their team. Kilmarnock just need one point and they are safe as
:03:47. > :03:53.Kris Boyd rampages through. A flick from McKenzie, that was terrific.
:03:54. > :04:06.Forster and McGivern with the challenge on Boyd. It is Barber.
:04:07. > :04:12.Kris Boyd! A stunning goal from calm are's top marksman who is
:04:13. > :04:24.single-handedly keeping them in the top flight. Goal number 22 of the
:04:25. > :04:35.season for Kris Boyd. -- Kilmarnock's. McKenzie. Kilmarnock
:04:36. > :04:41.are going for the kill here. He gets it back to Kris Boyd. Williams has
:04:42. > :04:47.to make the save. He expected the corner kick. They are rattled with
:04:48. > :04:56.that goal coming just before half-time. McKenzie trying to make
:04:57. > :05:06.their troubles even worse. The substitute finds Nicholson. A real
:05:07. > :05:13.vibrancy about Kilmarnock in this second half. Kris Boyd almost made
:05:14. > :05:19.it two. He almost made the task too tough for Hibernian who have only
:05:20. > :05:30.scored three times in their last nine games. They need to in their
:05:31. > :05:38.second-half here. Paul Heffernan. -- they need two. Liam Craig. Here's
:05:39. > :05:55.unlucky. So one lucky. -- he is unlucky. So unlucky! Liam Craig
:05:56. > :05:59.almost levelling matters. The likes of Hamilton and older await for
:06:00. > :06:13.Hibernian if they cannot turn things around in that play-off. Call claims
:06:14. > :06:17.that came off of him last. I think Harris was going for gold here.
:06:18. > :06:24.Allan Johnston under pressure in this very city last week as they
:06:25. > :06:32.went down to Hearts. Owen Tudor Jones. Absolutely nothing falling
:06:33. > :06:42.for Hibernian. Time rapidly running out for Hibernian. This is Ryan
:06:43. > :06:51.McGeever on. -- McGivern. Kilmarnock throwing bodies in the way as they
:06:52. > :06:57.have done all afternoon. Frustration for the Hibernian youngsters who
:06:58. > :07:02.were combining there. At least they were trying to. What a turnaround
:07:03. > :07:07.and what a difference one week makes in football, not even for Allan
:07:08. > :07:18.Johnston. Hibernian have given it away. Good skill from this man. He
:07:19. > :07:27.forces Williams to knock it out for another corner kick. Kilmarnock
:07:28. > :07:35.playing down the clock expertly. He heads the ball clear. That is it.
:07:36. > :07:41.Kilmarnock are staying in the top flight and Hibernian face a fight
:07:42. > :07:46.for survival. I did not think there was much in it between all the
:07:47. > :07:55.bottom teams. It was goal difference. There is not much
:07:56. > :08:01.between the teams. It is soul destroying. It is disappointing and
:08:02. > :08:06.heartbreaking. We are all devastated because of where we finished. We
:08:07. > :08:14.certainly have not put enough gold in the back of the opponent's net.
:08:15. > :08:19.They tend to do it. They have fewer chances against us but they do end
:08:20. > :08:27.up in the back of the net. That is the difference. Until we can put it
:08:28. > :08:30.in the goal with regularity, we will continue to make chances and
:08:31. > :08:36.continue to play but we have ten days now between now and the first
:08:37. > :08:42.play-off match. We will certainly work very hard and get back together
:08:43. > :08:48.again. We have to. We will get there. It is hard to look forward to
:08:49. > :08:53.these games at this moment in time because once again you feel slapped
:08:54. > :09:03.in the face and I can only say sorry to our fans. It was a huge result,
:09:04. > :09:10.Hibernian consigned to the play-offs. Around 200 fans voiced
:09:11. > :09:13.their anger outside stadium calling for Terry Butcher to resign. Rod
:09:14. > :09:57.Petrie said: Interesting words. It sounds like he
:09:58. > :10:04.may be taking a back-seat in the future but right now how much of the
:10:05. > :10:12.mess are Hibernian in? Some meat say he is taking a back-seat, some are
:10:13. > :10:19.ducking for cover. They could be up against two very good teams. Falkirk
:10:20. > :10:23.and Hamilton. I have a feeling they will be getting themselves out of
:10:24. > :10:30.the situation but they will have low confidence. It is a difficult one
:10:31. > :10:36.for them, they are a huge club but they are right in the mire. Are you
:10:37. > :10:46.surprised they slipped down the table to this extent?
:10:47. > :10:59.Very surprised. For a club that size to be in this predicament does not
:11:00. > :11:03.seem right. If we were to lose Hibernian and Hearts from the SPL I
:11:04. > :11:11.am not sure it would be a good time for Scottish football. I'd battle
:11:12. > :11:17.this graphic sums it all up. On the 29th of December Hibernian were
:11:18. > :11:24.seventh in the table on 24 points. Mid-table respectability. At the end
:11:25. > :11:30.of this season today they are in 11th place, the play of spot with 35
:11:31. > :11:34.points. Since Terry Butcher has comment it has gotten a lot worse.
:11:35. > :11:45.In ten days they will play the winner of the semifinal play-off.
:11:46. > :11:57.Falkirk and whoever emerges from the other match will take on Hibernian
:11:58. > :12:05.on the 25th of May. The winner will be decided as who will stay in the
:12:06. > :12:11.Premier League. I have a feeling they will get out of it. I think the
:12:12. > :12:15.other teams they are going to play against, they are picking up
:12:16. > :12:21.injuries and suspensions. But can they handle that mentality? I am not
:12:22. > :12:30.sure about the Hibernian players. They have been only downwards spiral
:12:31. > :12:34.for a time. Against Partick, Ross County, St Mirren, they have been
:12:35. > :12:41.looking over their shoulder looking for them to drop points instead of
:12:42. > :12:47.getting that vital win. For a few months now they have been in the
:12:48. > :12:52.pressure pot. Kilmarnock got themselves out of the trouble. This
:12:53. > :13:01.was midweek against St Mirren, the winning goal. Kris Boyd the striker
:13:02. > :13:08.on winning form, he scores goals. When we played against ten he is a
:13:09. > :13:16.handful. He puts himself in great positions and scores a lot of goals
:13:17. > :13:20.because of it. He seems to be the difference between potentially
:13:21. > :13:25.staying up or being in the play-offs. Fair play to Kilmarnock
:13:26. > :13:28.they have pulled themselves out of it. Everyone thought it would be
:13:29. > :13:34.Thistle and Ross County and the likes of St Mirren but fair play to
:13:35. > :13:42.him, he scored the goal in the last week that keeps them up and he will
:13:43. > :13:49.look forward to his summer now. Goal he is being released. Who would
:13:50. > :13:58.finish top of the bottom six? Commentary from Rob Maclean.
:13:59. > :14:07.Planning underway for another top-flight season.
:14:08. > :14:27.Ross County have secured their place in the Premiership as well. Alex
:14:28. > :14:38.Cooper. He goes through. He turns the shot wide of target. He has been
:14:39. > :14:49.an impressive form since January but so far he has failed to score a
:14:50. > :15:06.goal. The throw flicked on. Jordan 's flu gets his goal. Joy for the
:15:07. > :15:14.known black burn striker. -- Flew. Alan Archibald looking for the
:15:15. > :15:27.winning end to an ultimately successful campaign. Cooper with a
:15:28. > :15:31.good strike. Saved by Fox. Slew on the rebound. The Thistle goalkeeper
:15:32. > :15:41.looks to have taken a really bad one. He got his legs caught up and
:15:42. > :15:49.in the end trapped underneath him. He is in a lot of discomfort and
:15:50. > :15:50.there is a lot of concern Firhill for Fox in this final game of the
:15:51. > :16:06.season. A free header and he makes the most
:16:07. > :16:10.of it. 2-0 to Ross County, three minutes into the second half,
:16:11. > :16:17.Thistle switching off at the set piece. It got away from Lee Mair and
:16:18. > :16:27.angles a header across substitute keeper Gallacher for 2-0.
:16:28. > :16:41.Elliott's cross, Taylor! This'll are back in it. It is 2-1. -- Partick
:16:42. > :16:45.Thistle are back in it. County did not have a two goal advantage for
:16:46. > :16:50.long. This was all about the determination of Elliott. An
:16:51. > :17:03.inviting ball in and a total lack of marking, 2-1.
:17:04. > :17:12.Higginbotham, the obvious danger man and a decent effort. Partick Thistle
:17:13. > :17:20.fans can enjoy his talents for another year, Higginbotham.
:17:21. > :17:31.Fraser on this rain sodden surface, it is Higginbotham threatening
:17:32. > :17:41.again. Back for Lawless, a good strike and a really good says by
:17:42. > :17:46.Brown. So close to two each. Partick Thistle pushing for an equaliser and
:17:47. > :17:55.they took a good stop from Brown to deny them.
:17:56. > :18:04.Taylor's backheel, Moncur! He has his first Partick Thistle goal and
:18:05. > :18:11.it is the one which squares the game at 2-2. Off the bench, Moncur, to
:18:12. > :18:12.make an instant impact cat edge-macro to make an instant
:18:13. > :18:27.impact. Lawless is in, he turns the ball
:18:28. > :18:33.back and it looked like he could have had a shot at goal. Straight at
:18:34. > :18:37.keeper Brown. Well, the big opportunity there seemed to be for
:18:38. > :18:38.Lawless and in the end it wasn't really a shot which was going to
:18:39. > :18:54.trouble Brown. Carey's corner, and De Leeuw scores
:18:55. > :19:03.the fifth goal of the game. It is deflected in off James Craigen.
:19:04. > :19:10.Gallacher had no chance. So County substitute makes it 3-2 at Firhill.
:19:11. > :19:17.And County fans are hoping this is the goal which makes bed team top of
:19:18. > :19:21.the bottom six. Delighted, obviously finishing fifth last season and
:19:22. > :19:24.seventh this season for a club of our stature is a magnificent
:19:25. > :19:29.achievement. Delighted for the players. Sometimes we have to start
:19:30. > :19:33.the season, it will be hard to take at this point because in the bottom
:19:34. > :19:39.half we did not want to finish and it was not to be. Victory for Ross
:19:40. > :19:42.County minutes they finished top of the bottom six, congratulations and
:19:43. > :19:47.another goal for Lyle Taylor our guest this evening, makes it seven
:19:48. > :19:52.goals since joining Partick Thistle. You have enjoyed your time here. Any
:19:53. > :19:56.chance of making it another season perhaps? I am not too sure as it
:19:57. > :20:00.stands at the moment. Pre-season starts on the 3rd of July at
:20:01. > :20:05.Sheffield United and I will go back there, looking to fight for my place
:20:06. > :20:09.in the team. That is as it stands until somebody tells me different.
:20:10. > :20:12.That is what I will be doing. You are not ruling it out, you enjoyed
:20:13. > :20:17.parts of the game yesterday, getting a goal and an assist as well. Seven
:20:18. > :20:25.goals, you have looked like you have enjoyed your foothold at Firhill. I
:20:26. > :20:30.have enjoyed it. I am thankful for having the chance to play games
:20:31. > :20:35.against my minutes were limited when down at Sheffield United. This was
:20:36. > :20:42.your best game, you run Aberdeen down. Your first home win of the
:20:43. > :20:46.season. We played really well, it had been coming and thankfully we
:20:47. > :20:51.got the result. I don't know what the future holds, I really don't.
:20:52. > :20:57.But I am going back to Sheffield United as it stands right now. That
:20:58. > :21:02.is all there is to it for me. Time for a holiday. You don't have to
:21:03. > :21:06.play in any play-offs. No, the dreaded play-off, no one wants to
:21:07. > :21:11.play in that game. Another two weeks training, nobody wanted that.
:21:12. > :21:17.Thankfully we did enough to secure our position. Yesterday, but we're
:21:18. > :21:23.not mentioning the defending. Please don't! Let's give credit to Ross
:21:24. > :21:28.County because they were having a tough time at the turn of the year
:21:29. > :21:36.and Derek Adams brought in players and it has made a difference. And
:21:37. > :21:44.Philip Tess. No doubt, Derek Adams has got those boys in and McGregor
:21:45. > :21:48.is backing him all the way. They had to change. They did not have the
:21:49. > :21:52.personnel to keep them out or keep them up but keep out of the
:21:53. > :21:55.relegation play-off spot. Credit to them. After the first and second
:21:56. > :21:59.game of the season I thought they were on the way down but Adams did a
:22:00. > :22:04.good job changing personnel and they have done well to survive. A lot of
:22:05. > :22:07.them will be on their way, they were loan signings at Ross County and
:22:08. > :22:10.they will have another rebuilding job this summer. They definitely
:22:11. > :22:14.will but to be fair to them they have cemented their place in the
:22:15. > :22:19.league and a seventh place finish is very good, as it would have been for
:22:20. > :22:22.anyone in the bottom half of the table. The players he is able to
:22:23. > :22:28.bring in will depend on what is budgeted. He has brought in a lot of
:22:29. > :22:33.boys that are on a lot of money, so if that continues I can't see them
:22:34. > :22:38.being in trouble next season. Made a few extra quid yesterday, for sure.
:22:39. > :22:42.The futures of the managers of St Mirren and Hearts were at before as
:22:43. > :22:45.the sides met in Paisley yesterday. Uncertainty whether Gary Glennon or
:22:46. > :22:47.Gary Locke will be in charge at their respective clubs next season.
:22:48. > :22:57.Commentary from Liam McLeod. And the operation means St Mirren
:22:58. > :23:05.are without Thomson, so Magennis fulfils the main striker role. For
:23:06. > :23:09.Hearts, it is Jamie Hamill who is suspended but first choice
:23:10. > :23:11.goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald returns and Jamie Walker is back in as King
:23:12. > :23:24.drops to the bench. A good strike from Walker, turned
:23:25. > :23:30.away by Dilo. St Mirren goalkeeper having to be alert there. Hearts
:23:31. > :23:38.looking for their third away win in a row. McLean was a corner. Knocked
:23:39. > :23:46.out by Wilson. Hearts are on the counter. Nichols slipped --
:23:47. > :23:52.Nicholson slip, still getting up quicker than the St Moritz players
:23:53. > :23:56.getting back. -- the St Mirren players getting back. Walker,
:23:57. > :24:09.straight at Dilo. A good counterattacking move by Hearts.
:24:10. > :24:18.It falls for Conor Newton and St Mirren are in front! Newton's fifth
:24:19. > :24:21.goal of the season for the Paisley club. McDonald could not hold onto
:24:22. > :24:37.which. Newton was there to pounce. McLean with a free kick. He finds
:24:38. > :24:43.Scots by MacDonald. A good strike by McLean. It was swerving all the
:24:44. > :24:48.way. The keeper reacted well. Uncertainty over Gary Locke's
:24:49. > :24:52.position at Hearts. The same could be said for his counterpart at St
:24:53. > :25:01.Mirren, Danny Lennon. McLean's corner. Comes off McGregor.
:25:02. > :25:09.Naismith, trying to keep it in but he has given it to McHattie. Hearts
:25:10. > :25:16.pick up on the counter. Here is Walker. It breaks of Dilo, and
:25:17. > :25:24.Carrick is there to pounce. Hearts level. Three minutes into the second
:25:25. > :25:35.half. It is Carrick with his sixth goal of the season.
:25:36. > :25:49.Good handling by the Hearts keeper. McDonald watched it all the way.
:25:50. > :25:58.I chipped ball in, Magennis. Well, he is getting closer, but he has
:25:59. > :26:06.still to open his goal tally for the Paisley club.
:26:07. > :26:15.Magennis, then McGowan. Still, it won't go for St Mirren. A good knock
:26:16. > :26:20.back thereby Magennis. McGowan with the final effort.
:26:21. > :26:27.Paterson, what a stock that is by Dilo. -- what a stop. Terrific
:26:28. > :26:40.goalkeeping. Maybe another chance here for
:26:41. > :26:47.Hearts. He has pulled it wide. It was a fine stop from Paterson's
:26:48. > :26:52.header by the St Mirren keeper. Do you feel you have done enough as --
:26:53. > :26:56.to remain as Hearts manager next season? That is for other people to
:26:57. > :27:01.look at. From my personal point of view, the 15 point deduction, we had
:27:02. > :27:04.a chance to stay in the league. The credit has to go to the players.
:27:05. > :27:08.Their effort has been fantastic and they have finished the season
:27:09. > :27:13.strongly. I would like this opportunity to thank the supporters
:27:14. > :27:17.of this wonderful football club and the supporters -- the support they
:27:18. > :27:21.have given me. The letters and connection we have had, we have
:27:22. > :27:24.created fantastic memories together. I would love to create some more. I
:27:25. > :27:27.would like to thank the board of directors for their continued
:27:28. > :27:35.support throughout those four years also. As I say, I have certainly in
:27:36. > :27:39.my four years at this football club honoured my side of the bargain. You
:27:40. > :27:44.will feel you are better manager after this experience? No doubt
:27:45. > :27:48.about that, possibly missing I have had to face as a manager I have had
:27:49. > :27:49.to face. I have learned a lot and hopefully it will stand me in
:27:50. > :27:53.to face. I have learned a lot and hopefully it will good stead for the
:27:54. > :27:58.future. So much focus on the futures of both managers. Danny Lennon, the
:27:59. > :28:02.board met last week, they could not make up their minds. He is out of
:28:03. > :28:05.contract. We don't know if they will offer a new contract. We will
:28:06. > :28:10.probably find out at the start of this week. What is your hunch? Has
:28:11. > :28:15.he taken charge of his last match? After hearing the interview
:28:16. > :28:18.yesterday on seeing that there, the post match interview, I don't think
:28:19. > :28:23.we will see him after the summer holidays. I feel for him. His remit
:28:24. > :28:27.was to keep them in the Premier division. He has done that. He has
:28:28. > :28:32.won a National Trophy. His record stands up, doesn't it? The board of
:28:33. > :28:36.directors, they are mixed on what to do, but they have taken their time.
:28:37. > :28:40.They could have got rid of Danny and panicked, they did not want their
:28:41. > :28:44.credit to them. He turned it around. It is harsh on him but I feel
:28:45. > :28:49.listening to him, he is probably gone and the board want to go in a
:28:50. > :28:53.new direction, just to freshen up. How do you see it? Is there a sense
:28:54. > :28:56.that he should have done better with the players he has got, or has he
:28:57. > :29:03.done everything that he could have done there? It seems a strange
:29:04. > :29:08.decision to me. He has done what was expected and what was asked of him.
:29:09. > :29:16.I don't see that there is any reason that they should be 100% finishing
:29:17. > :29:24.in the top six. I don't see that that is feasible goal. He has built
:29:25. > :29:29.a study team and they compete week in, week out -- a study team. I
:29:30. > :29:34.don't know what more they want for him. Let's turn to Gary Locke, if it
:29:35. > :29:42.was not for the 15 point deduction, they would be ahead of Hibs. That is
:29:43. > :29:46.what he wanted, a no-brainer. New owners can do what they want. He has
:29:47. > :29:52.done his job and learned by experience. I know how good a coach
:29:53. > :29:56.Gary Locke is. If you are in the coaching business, you just want a
:29:57. > :30:00.fair crack at it and he has had to deal with youngsters who have got
:30:01. > :30:04.better with experience. Surely you get judged when you get the right
:30:05. > :30:08.set of players, a good blend, and maybe a bit of quality. Then judge
:30:09. > :30:13.him. But if he goes it is incredible. Those two managers, if
:30:14. > :30:17.they do go, they can go with their head held high. After all that the
:30:18. > :30:34.bottom part -- half of the Premiership table like this.
:30:35. > :30:45.Worrying times for all Hibernian fans. From the doom and gloom of
:30:46. > :31:00.possible relegation to the leading lights. The player of the season 's
:31:01. > :31:03.award went to Kris Commons. The Football Writers Association tonight
:31:04. > :31:06.handed out their prizes to the leading lights from this Premiership
:31:07. > :31:10.season. Their player of the season award went to Kris Commons, which
:31:11. > :31:14.makes it a double after he also picked up the PFA Award a few weeks
:31:15. > :31:18.ago. A stunning season all-round for Commons. As for the Young Player of
:31:19. > :31:20.the Year award, the writers have given that to Stevie May. The
:31:21. > :31:23.21-year-old St Johnstone striker has scored a remarkable 27 goals this
:31:24. > :31:27.season, and still has a Scottish Cup Final to look forward to. And the
:31:28. > :31:31.Manager of the Year Award goes to Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes. Again a
:31:32. > :31:33.double for him after winning the PFA Award after leading Aberdeen to
:31:34. > :31:36.League Cup success. Speaking of Aberdeen we go from Survival
:31:37. > :31:40.Saturday now to Second Place Sunday. The Dons just needed a point against
:31:41. > :31:43.Motherwell to secure the runners up spot in the Premiership, while
:31:44. > :31:46.Stuart McCall's side had to win to leapfrog Aberdeen into second place.
:31:47. > :31:57.Willo Flood has made it for Aberdeen.
:31:58. > :32:08.It is a strong Motherwell side. Jonny Hayes at left back again for
:32:09. > :32:22.Aberdeen today. It is a good run for him. He forces Lee Hollis into the
:32:23. > :32:28.save. Hollis scooped it away. It might be Logan's last game in an
:32:29. > :32:35.Aberdeen jersey today unless he signs for next season. A less
:32:36. > :32:42.dramatic save that time but he has given it straight to Ryan Jack.
:32:43. > :32:50.Vernon was not too far away from that. I think this was a shot from
:32:51. > :33:11.Ryan Jack. Vernon flung himself at it. Poor from Hollis. It is a good
:33:12. > :33:17.run. It came off of the post. A good deep ball towards the back area of
:33:18. > :33:25.the six yard box. Coming off of the woodwork. Aberdeen coming close to
:33:26. > :33:32.going in front. The skipper has done well. He cannot get past Langfield.
:33:33. > :33:43.He has managed that a couple of times this season. A free kick from
:33:44. > :33:55.Robson. It is flicked past by Reynolds. The former Motherwell man.
:33:56. > :34:02.He goes close against his old team. Logan threw form again, there is no
:34:03. > :34:07.flag here. Niall McGinn is in but Shaun Hutchinson gets back.
:34:08. > :34:13.Wonderful defending. There were a few players on the park today who
:34:14. > :34:19.might be playing their last games for their respective clubs. That is
:34:20. > :34:33.expert defending from the English man. Vernon back to Pollock who is
:34:34. > :34:43.flagged. That was close. Not too many complaints. As Vernon releases
:34:44. > :34:55.hen he is miles on side. A dreadful decision. It is Keith Lasley's free
:34:56. > :35:02.kick. Seconds left. It is missed why Langfield. It is there. It was just
:35:03. > :35:08.about the last kick of the ball, the last kick of the season and played
:35:09. > :35:14.Reid has sealed second place for Motherwell, surely. A stunning
:35:15. > :35:20.climax. Aberdeen want a free kick for a foul on line field. The F3 is
:35:21. > :35:29.not interested in their protests. Motherwell have suckered Aberdeen
:35:30. > :35:34.here. The greed and the former Morton man has given Motherwell 's
:35:35. > :35:44.second place again. Stuart McCall thinks time is up. It almost is. In
:35:45. > :35:49.fact, it is now. McCall has guided Motherwell to second place for the
:35:50. > :35:54.second successive season. What an achievement that is. Aberdeen rage
:35:55. > :36:01.about the decision to award the goal. No free kick. They did nothing
:36:02. > :36:06.they can do about it now. We are disappointed but it can happen. The
:36:07. > :36:11.refereeing decisions can sometimes happen. I take nothing away from
:36:12. > :36:18.Motherwell. As disappointed as we are, we have lost the game today but
:36:19. > :36:22.we can still be very proud of our efforts. The players have been
:36:23. > :36:30.terrific right throughout. It is a sore one to take. What happened in
:36:31. > :36:35.the last 30 seconds is a reward for that group of players, the staff and
:36:36. > :36:42.the supporters efforts this season. We have had some bad results. We got
:36:43. > :36:47.knocked out of the club twice. I can only apologise for that but I cannot
:36:48. > :36:53.apologise for our fantastic achievement.
:36:54. > :37:03.Let's get great to that controversial goal. Look at that,
:37:04. > :37:10.the arm was across him. He was going to catch it. Apart from the last ten
:37:11. > :37:14.seconds of the game, Steven MacLean was exceptional today. He had the
:37:15. > :37:21.nightmare. He was not going to get that penalty either. A clear free
:37:22. > :37:28.kick. It is just incredible that he missed that. It was his only mistake
:37:29. > :37:33.of the game. Motherwell fans will say it is karma because back in
:37:34. > :37:37.January this happened when Aberdeen got a draw right in the final
:37:38. > :37:49.minute. The ball forced over the line with the hand. It evens itself
:37:50. > :37:54.out but it beggars belief he did not see it. All keepers get so much
:37:55. > :37:59.protection nowadays. I cannot believe he has not seen that. It
:38:00. > :38:07.just makes no sense. There are three of them and no official has seen it.
:38:08. > :38:11.I'd macro it does seem incredible. Ian McCall mentioned that Russell
:38:12. > :38:17.Anderson handball and it has stuck with him. It has evened itself out.
:38:18. > :38:23.Over the piece you cannot grudge Motherwell. They have been
:38:24. > :38:29.exceptional to finish second. Huge credit to them. They do not have a
:38:30. > :38:38.big budget and he had to make a lot of changes at the start of the
:38:39. > :38:42.season. He usually plays for -4 -2. For a club like that with their
:38:43. > :38:48.budget to keep on turning out results, we have heaped praise on
:38:49. > :38:53.him all season, for the last two years. We have been waiting for the
:38:54. > :38:58.bubble to burst and it never has. Now the Europe the journey will
:38:59. > :39:04.start two weeks earlier than hoped. This might be the last sport scene
:39:05. > :39:12.of the Premier season but it is not all over Faraz, there is this match
:39:13. > :39:33.in six days' time. -- not all over for ours.
:39:34. > :39:43.Dundee United to the Scottish cup final. Stevie May! St Johnstone into
:39:44. > :39:50.their first-ever Scottish cup final. Dundee United against St
:39:51. > :39:57.Johnstone on May 17. The Scottish cup final on Saturday, join as on
:39:58. > :40:01.BBC One sport scene, St Johnstone versus Dundee United, it should be
:40:02. > :40:08.fantastic. More football for new midweek. The youth cup final is
:40:09. > :40:13.between Rangers and Hearts and you can see that on our website. St
:40:14. > :40:26.Johnstone signed off the Premiership with a visit to Caledonian Thistle.
:40:27. > :40:27.Caledonian Thistle looking for a third straight win against St
:40:28. > :40:45.Johnstone. Saints retain only four players in
:40:46. > :40:56.their side against Celtic. Or Halloran. There could be a chance. A
:40:57. > :41:08.good save from the keeper. That is a free kick. Or Halloran given the
:41:09. > :41:20.space to run forward. Here come Caley Thistle. Very adventurous.
:41:21. > :41:31.Applause for the youngster. It is his third start of the season today.
:41:32. > :41:39.A little fall over the ball. James Dunn. Here is Stevie McLean. He puts
:41:40. > :41:48.the ball out wide. O'Halloran has made the run. Stevie McLean picked
:41:49. > :41:56.up after good work from done. O'Halloran testing the keeper.
:41:57. > :42:01.Christie looks ahead. It is a nice ball onto Mackay. Mackay played it
:42:02. > :42:07.out wide. The low cross from Vincent. Alan Mannus, excellent work
:42:08. > :42:19.from the goalkeeper here. One hand out. Four wins in the last four at
:42:20. > :42:28.home, Caley Thistle. Gary Miller tracking back. Here is Billy McKay.
:42:29. > :42:34.Here is Aaron Doran. The diving header comes from Ryan Christie.
:42:35. > :42:43.Alan Mannus cannot control it and Caley Thistle make the breakthrough.
:42:44. > :42:47.It was awkward for the goalkeeper and Ryan Christie helped himself to
:42:48. > :43:02.the header. That was a good reaction. Tremarco. Blogging
:43:03. > :43:09.continues to go on his way. -- Doran. Good play from Steven
:43:10. > :43:21.Anderson to make it difficult for the striker. Tremarco and Doran.
:43:22. > :43:30.Croft lays it in. Dean Brill will get the attack moving. Here is Ryan
:43:31. > :43:37.Christie. A great ball through. The limit can I and Alan Mannus. It is
:43:38. > :43:45.knocked away by Brian Easton. The goalkeeper came out and did what he
:43:46. > :43:54.could. Good defending from Brian Easton. Caley Thistle again. Danny
:43:55. > :44:04.Williams cannot keep his feet. Watkins. Inverness Caley Thistle
:44:05. > :44:10.putting lots of pressure on Alan Mannus. Here is Danny Williams down
:44:11. > :44:30.the left-hand side. Three players in the middle. Straight to Greg can see
:44:31. > :44:39.who beat them. Tansy! -- Tansey. St Johnstone will lose going into the
:44:40. > :44:46.cup final. The afternoon belonged to Inverness Caley Thistle who will
:44:47. > :44:54.finish in fifth place. We have set the benchmark. Great credit to them
:44:55. > :44:59.for doing what they have done. To finish fifth for a provincial club,
:45:00. > :45:08.we have the target on our back for next year but ring it on. I am
:45:09. > :45:13.disappointed today. We have something to look forward to next
:45:14. > :45:24.week and I know my players will be better next week. We have to have a
:45:25. > :45:27.good week ahead of us and be ready. Inverness Caley Thistle finish
:45:28. > :45:32.fifth, St Johnstone six. Was John Hughes who is in charge at cos
:45:33. > :45:40.edge-macro at Caley Thistle, was he full Coke manager? No, he was before
:45:41. > :45:46.me. Was he a character you knew much about? I have heard stories, most
:45:47. > :45:52.recently from the physiotherapist. From what I can gather, he is a very
:45:53. > :45:57.good manager. What do you make of what he has done at Inverness Caley
:45:58. > :46:04.Thistle? The building blocks were in place from Allan Butcher, but when
:46:05. > :46:08.you have a team with a goal-scorer and a good school -- a good
:46:09. > :46:12.goal-scorer, like Killie, unit points and fair play to them, they
:46:13. > :46:19.have done very well. -- you take points. Terry Butcher may be looking
:46:20. > :46:24.at Inverness Caley Thistle wistfully these days, but how do you praise
:46:25. > :46:29.John Hughes? A 2-0 victory over Saint Johnstone to sign things off.
:46:30. > :46:34.It did not need a top goal-scorer yesterday with Christie and Tansey,
:46:35. > :46:38.but it was always going to take a dip in standards, which had been
:46:39. > :46:43.set. He has had a few good results, suffers a couple of blows losing the
:46:44. > :46:47.Cup Final and 5-0 hammering but they have bounced back well and a good
:46:48. > :46:50.result of finished the season. He will be hoping for a little bit of
:46:51. > :46:55.improvement but the building blocks are there. They have a good squad.
:46:56. > :46:59.He said he is not going to make any changes, which is incredible. I am
:47:00. > :47:05.shoring he will be pushing his chairman for one or two, but he has
:47:06. > :47:11.done OK. What have you made St Johnstone? They are good side, a
:47:12. > :47:15.good, hard-working side. Very tough side to play against. The back four
:47:16. > :47:25.are very regimented and very drilled. Vary well drilled. A few
:47:26. > :47:29.times! Just a few! When you have boys like that and you know at the
:47:30. > :47:35.back they are playing behind you, you feel comfortable and Steve has
:47:36. > :47:39.done brilliant in scoring all the goals he has scored this season.
:47:40. > :47:42.Dundee United limbered up for our Scottish Cup final appearance with a
:47:43. > :47:47.visit to Celtic. The title had been wrapped up a while back but today
:47:48. > :47:49.was when the Celtic players would get their hands on the Premiership
:47:50. > :47:54.trophy. Therefore as was Rob Maclean.
:47:55. > :48:05.Six changes to the team for Celtic. Filip Twardzik is in. The Dundee
:48:06. > :48:15.United team is six players different as well, .
:48:16. > :48:27.That is your hands on. Along bowl for Griffiths to change, charging of
:48:28. > :48:31.his bolt -- charging off his goal line came Cierzniak. I am not sure
:48:32. > :48:32.what he was thinking. Griffiths tried to squeeze the ball in from an
:48:33. > :48:46.angle. Griffiths again. He still has it. A
:48:47. > :48:49.tame effort at the end of all that. He looked surprised, Griffiths, that
:48:50. > :49:04.this ended up at his feet. Good movement from Griffiths and
:49:05. > :49:10.plenty of room to work with as well. Trying to beat Cierzniak at the near
:49:11. > :49:15.post. The Dundee United keeper was solidly behind this.
:49:16. > :49:23.Jackie McNamara with a much more important game at Celtic Park to
:49:24. > :49:30.think about next weekend. Good play from Wilson. What can he do here?
:49:31. > :49:33.Spilled by Forster, and over the top by L a la gooey. The best chance of
:49:34. > :49:46.the match so far -- L a la gooey. Johansen finds Griffiths. The ball
:49:47. > :49:55.is in the net and the goal will count. -- won't count. Offside is
:49:56. > :50:05.given. A lovely disguise on the path and it was a really tight call.
:50:06. > :50:14.Determined play from Mulgrew. Opportunities opening up here. It
:50:15. > :50:19.is, and is! -- it is Kris Commons. It is another attempt to squeeze the
:50:20. > :50:26.ball between keeper and post and again, Cierzniak has the answer.
:50:27. > :50:36.Stokes pushing forward has loosed it, offering wits for Kris Commons.
:50:37. > :50:44.A good ball in, Stokes has the breakthrough. After more than an
:50:45. > :50:51.hour of Dundee United resistance, Anthony Stokes heads in his 21st
:50:52. > :50:54.goal of the season. It was beyond Samaras, it was not beyond Stokes.
:50:55. > :51:10.1-0, Celtic. A good strike. There was bags of
:51:11. > :51:29.power behind this. Well won by El Alagui. Armstrong,
:51:30. > :51:34.off the bench, looking to make an impact, and he almost did. A really
:51:35. > :51:40.good safe by Fraser Forster. As usual for him, he has had little to
:51:41. > :51:49.do, but he did that really well. A bad touch from Armstrong.
:51:50. > :51:59.He is taken out by Cierzniak and that is a penalty.
:52:00. > :52:08.Gunning was looking to let it run, Samaras was not having it, penalty.
:52:09. > :52:15.Samaras scores in what could well be his final game for Celtic. Big
:52:16. > :52:20.questions about his future, no questions about the penalty.
:52:21. > :52:22.Cierzniak went the wrong way. It is an emotional moment for the Greek
:52:23. > :52:41.striker. It is an own goal, to get Dundee
:52:42. > :52:48.United back into the match. He knew nothing about it, the young check.
:52:49. > :52:59.That makes the Celtic Park scoreline 2-1.
:53:00. > :53:10.Stokes, for Kris Commons! His 32nd goal of the season. It was on a
:53:11. > :53:17.plate, after this slip from Dundee United defender Watson. Set up by
:53:18. > :53:26.Stokes and he adds to his already impressive total. 3-1, Celtic. It is
:53:27. > :53:33.Flag Day at Celtic Park and it will soon be trophy time. On the move,
:53:34. > :53:37.Stokes, in four Beral Kayal. What a mess. What a chance to apply some
:53:38. > :53:54.icing to the cake. Just waiting now, the Celtic fans,
:53:55. > :53:56.for the whistle. And there it goes. It is 31st Premiership win of the
:53:57. > :54:04.season for Neil Lennonteam. They have lost only once all season
:54:05. > :54:08.long. They have been flying, and so are the congratulations. It is still
:54:09. > :54:17.a Petrov, a Celtic legend, to hand over the trophy. Celtic, champions
:54:18. > :54:28.again! Three in a row. It is title number 45 in total and they won by a
:54:29. > :54:32.distance. Studio modem. STUDIO:
:54:33. > :54:35.Due to the celebrations, the Dundee United manager Jackie McNamara had
:54:36. > :54:40.gone by the time our camera got to him is, so apologies to that. Neil
:54:41. > :54:44.Lennon was able to rebel -- revel in his moment of triumph. How about
:54:45. > :54:50.this as a moment to remember? He gave his winner's medal to the young
:54:51. > :54:54.man in the stands. It has been a while waiting, seven
:54:55. > :54:58.and a half weeks since clinching the title. It was well worth waiting
:54:59. > :55:02.for. A great end to the season in front of the home fans and to pick
:55:03. > :55:07.up the trophy. The players deserve it. They have been magnificent. What
:55:08. > :55:13.would your report card be saying on the Celtic performance this season?
:55:14. > :55:17.In the league, excellent, in the Cups, not so good. There could be an
:55:18. > :55:23.improvement in the Champions League. Not every league will be a seamless
:55:24. > :55:26.transition of progress. I am is pleased with the second half
:55:27. > :55:31.progress of the season and it encourages me going forward.
:55:32. > :55:35.Congratulations to Celtic, they have been fantastic. One defeat. They
:55:36. > :55:41.have played some great stuff at times, 102 goals. Some of the
:55:42. > :55:46.football has been phenomenal, hasn't it? Yes, really good on the eye. I
:55:47. > :55:53.watched them against Inverness the other week, some of the goals, it
:55:54. > :55:56.carried on today as well. I think the remit for Celtic was to win it
:55:57. > :56:01.in style. The lead form, although they won it last year was not so
:56:02. > :56:06.good, they had too many defeats. He has drilled in his players, try to
:56:07. > :56:10.not lose a game. They lost one but you can only beat what is put in
:56:11. > :56:14.front of you and they have done it with panache and style. A great goal
:56:15. > :56:21.from Kris Commons, his 32nd of the season. It was celebration times and
:56:22. > :56:26.the dressing rooms. Was this like it was for Partick Thistle yesterday?
:56:27. > :56:33.Not quite! I don't think there was any champagne! Definitely, you can't
:56:34. > :56:40.go wrong with a bottle of that. You enjoyed moments like that, not with
:56:41. > :56:44.Celtic. I enjoyed a drink! If you can't enjoy winning a title or
:56:45. > :56:49.getting success, then you are in trouble, aren't you? Some of the
:56:50. > :56:55.players have been sensational, Scott Brown, Van Dijk, Mulgrew, they are
:56:56. > :56:58.right to enjoy themselves. Dundee United, thoughts in terms of the
:56:59. > :57:02.Scottish Cup final. That would have been on the minds today a little
:57:03. > :57:09.bit? It will have been. There were players rested. I think you are
:57:10. > :57:13.playing away at Celtic, picking up the trophy, the last home game for
:57:14. > :57:18.them of the season. I think they are always going to go out in style, so
:57:19. > :57:25.it is not really much of a loss for Dundee United and they will build
:57:26. > :57:31.now into the Cup Final. How would you sum up their season, Celtic? As
:57:32. > :57:36.I said, they have beaten who was put in front of them, with style. No
:57:37. > :57:39.surprises. Both St Johnstone and Dundee were beaten yesterday, that
:57:40. > :57:45.will not make any difference because I know you want momentum, you want a
:57:46. > :57:47.good confidence going into the Cup Final but so many player changes
:57:48. > :57:53.yesterday they will be looking forward to the big day now. Thanks
:57:54. > :57:58.very much indeed. Here is how the final table looks. Celtic are
:57:59. > :58:04.champions, on 99 points. They scored 102 goals in the process.
:58:05. > :58:08.Motherwell, second plates, snatched at the death. The Dons finished
:58:09. > :58:13.third. We have looked at the bottom half. Hibs finish -- faced with two
:58:14. > :58:18.legged play-off with Hamilton, Accies Falkirk. The excitement is
:58:19. > :58:24.not quite over. It is over for us for now. We wanted excitement. It
:58:25. > :58:26.went right down to the wire. Now, the inaugural Scottish Premiership
:58:27. > :58:30.league season is that a close. Thanks for enjoying it withers.
:58:31. > :58:33.Until next time, from all of us here, good night.