:00:16. > :00:17.Good afternoon and welcome to the penultimate Premiership
:00:18. > :00:23.I should warn you, today's show features mild peril
:00:24. > :00:27.and perhaps scenes some of you might find disturbing.
:00:28. > :00:29.That's relegation battles for you, eh!
:00:30. > :00:34.Never mind, our studio guests will keep you informed and maybe
:00:35. > :00:36.even entertained on our long journey through Saturday afternoon.
:00:37. > :00:38.They are Steven Thompson and Mixu Paatelainen.
:00:39. > :00:46.Let's start with a look at the old scoreboard.
:00:47. > :00:52.First up, the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership:
:00:53. > :01:02.Celtic 3-1 winners last night. Dundee trail Ross County 1-0.
:01:03. > :01:11.Motherwell have the upper hand, 1-0 away to Hamilton. Killie 2-1 up at
:01:12. > :01:18.Inverness. Rangers the victors over Hearts.
:01:19. > :01:22.I can put some flesh on the bones of that 2-1 win for Rangers over
:01:23. > :01:29.The three points - arithmetic improbablities aside -
:01:30. > :01:33.Well, they are six points behind Aberdeen with two matches to play.
:01:34. > :01:35.The Dons have a vastly superior goal difference.
:01:36. > :01:38.Pedro Caishina, the happier of the two managers at full-time,
:01:39. > :01:44.Barry McKay scoring the winning goal for the home team after a mistake
:01:45. > :01:46.from the Hearts' goalkeeper, Victor Noring.
:01:47. > :01:49.That was just after Isma Goncalves had drawn Hearts level,
:01:50. > :01:52.five minutes or so into the second half, when the visitors
:01:53. > :01:55.They'd fallen behind to a Joe Garner goal
:01:56. > :02:09.Gents, Steven, as I mentioned there, Rangers will finish in third spot in
:02:10. > :02:15.the Premiership. Should they be happy with that? Not really. I don't
:02:16. > :02:19.think so. I don't think it could be classed as a successful season. The
:02:20. > :02:22.match they started well. They were in control. Hearts were all over the
:02:23. > :02:26.place defensively in that first half. Rangers were the better side
:02:27. > :02:30.in the first half. In the second-half it flipped round.
:02:31. > :02:34.Hearts, they had a man less, 10-men, they were the dominant side. Rangers
:02:35. > :02:37.were nervous and disjointed in the second-half. Couldn't string a pass
:02:38. > :02:41.together. They got the points, much like last week they got the points,
:02:42. > :02:50.they didn't get the performance for me. We will have a bounce around the
:02:51. > :02:58.grounds, I believe. We have drama, Dundee v Ross County. Penalty for
:02:59. > :03:08.Dundee. Dundee 0, Ross County 1. Boyce put his side away. McGowan
:03:09. > :03:13.tried to get them back, it looked soft. I would like to see it again.
:03:14. > :03:21.It's blasted in off the bottom of the bar. Dundee 1v Ross County 1.
:03:22. > :03:25.Let's head next of all to Lanarkshire. A Derby there. Hamilton
:03:26. > :03:32.against Motherwell at the bottom-of-the-table. 1-0 to
:03:33. > :03:36.Motherwell. That man, Moult, his 18 of the season. A strange goal on
:03:37. > :03:43.what has been a pretty awful match in all honesty. A real relegation
:03:44. > :03:48.battle in every sense of the word. The ball from the right hand side
:03:49. > :03:52.seemed to hit Moult on the shoulder. It went into the back of the net.
:03:53. > :03:58.Moult straight to the Motherwell end, packed out this afternoon. What
:03:59. > :04:02.a vital goal that could be for the Fir Park side. It's been an awful
:04:03. > :04:08.game. The home side had a decent chance. Volley from eight yards out.
:04:09. > :04:13.Decent chance that went over the bar. Plenty of nerves out there this
:04:14. > :04:18.afternoon. No wonder. Motherwell know if they hold on and Inverness
:04:19. > :04:25.lose they will avoid automatic relegation. 1-0 to Motherwell as
:04:26. > :04:38.itten Stas. Rugby Park. Jonathan, what's happening? Kilmarnock 2,
:04:39. > :04:44.Inverness 1. Longstaff put Kilmarnock ahead. He put it into the
:04:45. > :04:48.bottom of the net. # 1-0 at half-time. Second-half they flexed
:04:49. > :04:53.their muscles they looked the better team. Jones out pacing the Inverness
:04:54. > :05:00.defence before Des patching a shot into the net. Kilmarnock looked to
:05:01. > :05:06.be on easy shift and Inverness were shuffling out of the Premiership. A
:05:07. > :05:09.through ball sliced through the Kilmarnock defence and Fisher pulled
:05:10. > :05:17.a goal back. They have looked energise. They search for the
:05:18. > :05:24.equaliser that would mean so much. Leak for Inverness as it stands.
:05:25. > :05:29.They have hope. Let's be upwardly mobile for a minute or two. We are
:05:30. > :05:36.heading into the top six am Johnson at home to Partick Thistle. St
:05:37. > :05:41.Johnstone 1, Partick Thistle 0. Swanson with the only goal of the
:05:42. > :05:45.came from the penalty spot. He was tripped inside the box. He dusted
:05:46. > :05:50.himself down before firing the ball beyond the keeper. The they were far
:05:51. > :06:01.the better and should have had a second penalty. The referee waved
:06:02. > :06:08.play on. Thistle not out of it. Liam Lynsey had a header cleared off the
:06:09. > :06:15.line. 10 minutes left to play. Is on to the Championship play, second-leg
:06:16. > :06:21.of the semi-final match, Paul Mitchell is watching. Wonderful save
:06:22. > :06:25.from Graeme Smith. Four steps back and touch the ball over the
:06:26. > :06:33.crossbar. McManus trying to catch the goalkeeper off his line. 1-1.
:06:34. > :06:39.Two a piece on aggregate. Caldwell got the scoring with a goal after 51
:06:40. > :06:43.minutes. Mvoto didn't see him. As the defender played the pass back to
:06:44. > :06:52.the goalkeeper didn't see the striker nip in. Caldwell a good
:06:53. > :06:55.finish, calm and proposed. There was a triple substitution, none of those
:06:56. > :07:01.players were involved but Raith Rovers got back into it. Mvoto
:07:02. > :07:05.redeemed himself with a header from six yards out. Finally poised with
:07:06. > :07:11.ten minutes to play. So much drama today. I can't concentrate nothing
:07:12. > :07:16.that Yemen have gone a goal down? It just flashed up. High stress and
:07:17. > :07:25.high drama all round. Raith Rovers there. One each, tremendous peril
:07:26. > :07:32.for John Hughes and Raith Rovers. They've got to win? Yeah. To go 1-0
:07:33. > :07:38.down, so nerve-wracking unbelievable. Raith are a decent
:07:39. > :07:41.size you can be. It's quite sad to see them in that position. When you
:07:42. > :07:47.consider last year they were in the play-offs to go up? Absolutely. No,
:07:48. > :07:53.no. Still all to play for. 1-1. Exciting stuff. They have done a
:07:54. > :07:59.fantastic job. They just survived last season in the division they are
:08:00. > :08:02.in the play-offs and putting Raith Rovers in a difficult position. All
:08:03. > :08:07.good. Back to the Premiership, chaps. Dundee v Ross County. That is
:08:08. > :08:12.a tense one as well, isn't it, gents? It certainly is. 1-1. Ross
:08:13. > :08:18.County started the game very well. Caught Dundee on the back foot and
:08:19. > :08:20.scored a decent goal through Boyce, his 21st of the season. He has been
:08:21. > :08:25.scored a decent goal through Boyce, a talisman for them. Dundee have
:08:26. > :08:30.scored with a penalty. Unbelievable celebration. He jumps into the
:08:31. > :08:35.Dundee crowd. I'm sure he was booked for it. It has been a tense game. If
:08:36. > :08:40.it stays like this a decent point for both clubs. A draw is enough for
:08:41. > :08:45.Ross County to be safe from any play-off possibility. I think both
:08:46. > :08:50.clubs would take a draw. One point this stage of the season so
:08:51. > :08:55.valuable. It's been even Stevens. Both teams have had chances. You
:08:56. > :08:59.can't say that one of the clubs deserve the victory from there. I
:09:00. > :09:04.think a point is valuable for both of them. The biggest game of the day
:09:05. > :09:09.has to be the Lanarkshire Derby. Lots hinging on it and impactses on
:09:10. > :09:16.the other all the other matches as well. Motherle well, through Moult,
:09:17. > :09:20.if if you are going to pick a scorer you will go for him. Off his
:09:21. > :09:24.shoulder? Poorly dealt with by Hamilton. I thought it looked like a
:09:25. > :09:27.looping header. We will take their word for it that it came off their
:09:28. > :09:29.shoulder. A tense game, as you can imagine. Very little quality in the
:09:30. > :09:33.game. Crunching tackles. Not a lot imagine. Very little quality in the
:09:34. > :09:40.of quality. Not a lot of goal-mouth incident. The best chance of
:09:41. > :09:45.Hamilton was eight yards out. It is caught too well, decent height for
:09:46. > :09:49.the goalkeeper. If he he hit it low it would have been in. It's a Derby
:09:50. > :09:55.match. Derby matches are scrappy. Yeah. Never mind the magnitude of
:09:56. > :10:07.the match. The winner, basically, is, you know, halfway safe. Not
:10:08. > :10:10.surprising - It's a Derby match. Saint Johnstone need a point to
:10:11. > :10:15.guarantee European football. They are going about it in style. One up
:10:16. > :10:19.there. Will they close that out comfortably? I don't know
:10:20. > :10:25.comfortably. They are a good team. You know, especially when they are
:10:26. > :10:29.in the lead. They play that 4-4-2 system solidly. A sticky side to
:10:30. > :10:35.play against. They have 1-0 lead through a penalty. Swanson. It we
:10:36. > :10:38.felt it was a penalty. Clipped the foot there. Another two penalty
:10:39. > :10:45.claims in the match that I think both are very, very strong claims.
:10:46. > :10:49.One on Payne on the edge of the box. We don't know whether it was in or
:10:50. > :10:58.out and another Swanson one later on. Don't know who it was. One or
:10:59. > :11:02.two penalty claims within the game. If Caley Thistle lose it looks like
:11:03. > :11:06.curtains? We have been saying that for four months. It isn't over over.
:11:07. > :11:13.It puts them in a purr ril louse position. Kilmarnock have played
:11:14. > :11:16.well. The first coal came from a howler, goalkeeping mistake which
:11:17. > :11:22.wassen the first goalkeeping mistake of the day. We saw Viktor Noring's
:11:23. > :11:27.one in the Hearts game. Another howler not a great day for
:11:28. > :11:29.goalkeepers. Inverness did well to battle into the match. It's too
:11:30. > :11:37.goalkeepers. Inverness did well to little too late. I think it it is.
:11:38. > :11:39.No, it's third. We have a gel. In the Championship play-off
:11:40. > :11:43.semi-final, Paul Mitchell? Raith Rovers are in trouble. Raith Rovers
:11:44. > :11:53.may be going down to League One. A simple long ball from the back,
:11:54. > :11:59.Trouten raced into the box, steadied himself and lashed the shot past the
:12:00. > :12:01.keeper. They are leading with five-and-a-half minutes to play,
:12:02. > :12:04.Brechin City. Right, I think it's time we had
:12:05. > :12:07.a think about last night's The fifth, but not final meeting
:12:08. > :12:11.of Celtic and Aberdeen this season. The Champions chasing
:12:12. > :12:15.a century of points, the Dons perhaps hoping to put down
:12:16. > :12:40.a marker for the Scottish Cup Final, Unbelievable start for Celtic. It
:12:41. > :12:44.was assisted by Aberdeen poor defending. First goal from the
:12:45. > :12:47.corner kick was a well-worked goal using the block there from the
:12:48. > :12:54.training ground. This one is poor defending. That should have been
:12:55. > :12:59.cleared there, not spill it there. Good finish. Yes. It should
:13:00. > :13:05.Neverland there. Leigh Griffiths. We know what he can do. That goalkeeper
:13:06. > :13:11.has to bury that. I don't care how much the ball moved. The goal he
:13:12. > :13:15.keeper said, the ball moved. So what, Parry it well. Hayes what a
:13:16. > :13:20.supposed finish. Top corner, side-foot. Wonderful finish. What I
:13:21. > :13:27.want to say about that. Here's the penalty claim for Aberdeen. It's a
:13:28. > :13:30.50-50. That is a definite penalty. Ball away from the goal. I think
:13:31. > :13:37.that's what the referee will say. Look, the ball is away. It doesn't
:13:38. > :13:45.matter. He wipes him out in the box. Contact there. It could have been
:13:46. > :13:50.given. There would have been a substitute goalkeeper coming onto
:13:51. > :13:52.the pitch. What I want to say about Aberdeen's performance last night,
:13:53. > :13:56.the pitch. What I want to say about what a strong mentality they showed.
:13:57. > :14:01.Going 3-0 down after 11 minutes. Then 3-1. After that it was all
:14:02. > :14:05.Aberdeen. They were fantastic night and showed strength and character. I
:14:06. > :14:11.can't wait for the Scottish Cup Final. Even though it was a defeat
:14:12. > :14:14.on the face of it, look at the scoreline, convincing defeat, did
:14:15. > :14:19.they put down a marker for the Cup Final It's a one off game. They need
:14:20. > :14:23.to defend better than they did in the opening period of that game.
:14:24. > :14:27.They gave themselves too much to do. It really does depend. They can take
:14:28. > :14:31.positives from the performance. They've got players who can hurt
:14:32. > :14:36.Celtic. They need to bring it on the day and defend well. Defensively it
:14:37. > :14:41.was poor from Aberdeen, no denying that? There were mistakes. Every
:14:42. > :14:47.match is different. You can never say those mistakes will happen
:14:48. > :14:51.again. Aberdeen had a couple of changes in their line-up as well.
:14:52. > :14:55.Rooney didn't start. Stockley had a great chance, great header that
:14:56. > :15:02.would have been 3-2. If Rooney with a there, he would have put that
:15:03. > :15:08.away. It was a tight game. You know, the way Celtic started, they looked
:15:09. > :15:13.so convincing. Gooif games between them now. Celtic won them all. 100
:15:14. > :15:20.points, 99 goals, Cup Final coming up. No-one has beaten Celtic this
:15:21. > :15:25.season domestically, you perhaps are going for an Aberdeen win? I fancy
:15:26. > :15:27.Celtic being unbeaten in the league and Aberdeen winning the Cup, how is
:15:28. > :15:30.that for you? Because it's one of and Aberdeen winning the Cup, how is
:15:31. > :15:40.his It's Aberdeen come ex-clubs. I don't agree, I think Celtic will
:15:41. > :15:45.win the treble and go unbeaten and it will be an incredible achievement
:15:46. > :15:49.from a top side with a top manager. They have not taken their foot off
:15:50. > :15:55.the gas since becoming Premiership champions, rattling in the goals.
:15:56. > :16:02.100 points, 99 goals, they will get 100. 100 points and 100 goals in a
:16:03. > :16:03.season is unbelievable, fantastic. To go unbeaten... We need to raise
:16:04. > :16:12.season is unbelievable, fantastic. our hat. We spoke about Rangers
:16:13. > :16:16.finishing third. For Hearts... They just want the end of the season
:16:17. > :16:20.pronto. It has been nowhere near good enough since Ian Cathro
:16:21. > :16:24.arrived, he knows it, the fans know it and they are starting to lose a
:16:25. > :16:28.bit of patience. He needs recruitment in the summer that
:16:29. > :16:31.brings better players to the club than he did in January, he brought
:16:32. > :16:34.in nine players and it hasn't worked. He will be judged very
:16:35. > :16:38.quickly at the start of next season to make sure that his new players
:16:39. > :16:42.and ideas are implemented, because the supporters won't stand for it.
:16:43. > :16:48.Hearts fans let their voice be heard and it hasn't been good enough. Even
:16:49. > :16:54.Ian Cathro himself would argue... It's not been good enough, that's
:16:55. > :16:58.the bottom line. It has become a cliche of the modern age, managers
:16:59. > :17:03.get two transfer windows before they can judge them. I go along with
:17:04. > :17:07.that. Players are the most important thing in football. They make the
:17:08. > :17:12.mistakes, they show the brilliance to win matches. They are everything.
:17:13. > :17:18.So it is only fair that a manager gets time to bring in his own
:17:19. > :17:24.players that he wants, my question is, does Ian Cathro really know how
:17:25. > :17:30.he wants to play? He is still juggling, do we go like this? Like
:17:31. > :17:42.this? A back four, a back three? Full-time at Rugby Park. Kilmarnock
:17:43. > :17:46.2-0 Inverness Caley. -- 2-1. It guarantees Kilmarnock's top-flight
:17:47. > :17:50.status for another season and leaves Inverness Caley hanging by a thread.
:17:51. > :17:54.Kilmarnock were the better side for the majority of the match and took
:17:55. > :17:59.the lead in the first half thanks to a mistake by the goalkeeper,
:18:00. > :18:02.Longstaff gathered it on the edge of the area and fired low into the net.
:18:03. > :18:09.Kilmarnock doubled their lead in the second half, great pace shown by
:18:10. > :18:13.Jordan Jones, tearing away from the Inverness defenders and despatching
:18:14. > :18:18.a low shot past the keeper to make it 2-0. It looked like all hope had
:18:19. > :18:22.gone for Inverness Caley, but Greg Tansy sliced apart the Kilmarnock
:18:23. > :18:29.defence with a perfect through ball, Fisher was alive and roll the ball
:18:30. > :18:32.home to make it 2-1. Renewed energy. Inverness had chance after chance,
:18:33. > :18:36.waved forward by their manager, rigid form, but the second goal
:18:37. > :18:45.would not come and they are still very much rooted to the bottom of
:18:46. > :18:50.the table. -- Ritchie foran. The Kilmarnock fans celebrating the
:18:51. > :18:56.Premiership for another season. Hope springs eternal for Raith Rovers.
:18:57. > :19:01.They have equalised against Brechin. And they had to wait until stoppage
:19:02. > :19:05.time. Declan McManus with his ninth goal of the season. Brechin simply
:19:06. > :19:09.could not keep them out, they were trying to clear the ball. A couple
:19:10. > :19:17.of blocks, it felt to Declan McManus with an emphatic finish. One minutes
:19:18. > :19:20.still to play. 2-2 on the day, 3-3 on aggregate and extra time is
:19:21. > :19:32.looming at Starks Park. No extra time needed between St Johnstone and
:19:33. > :19:35.Partick Thistle. St Johnstone 1-0 Partick Thistle, congratulations to
:19:36. > :19:40.St Johnstone, who have secured fourth in the table and European
:19:41. > :19:47.qualification for a remarkable fifth year in succession. What a job Tommy
:19:48. > :19:50.Wright has done. Swanson scored the winning goal, he is off to join
:19:51. > :19:55.Hibernian in the summer. The matchwinner again this afternoon,
:19:56. > :19:58.his ninth penalty of the campaign, 15 goals in all, breathing the
:19:59. > :20:04.difference between St Johnstone and Thistle. A mini pitch invasion by
:20:05. > :20:11.the Saints fans. Two home games left, however St Johnstone have
:20:12. > :20:18.secured fourth and a European spot. St Johnstone 1-0 Partick Thistle.
:20:19. > :20:25.The League 1 play-off second leg of the semifinal today. The match
:20:26. > :20:31.between Peterhead and Montrose. Peterhead won 3-0 on the day, 4-1 on
:20:32. > :20:34.aggregate. They only came off the bottom of the division on the last
:20:35. > :20:39.day of the league season. Still alive in terms of maintaining their
:20:40. > :20:46.position in League 1 next season. Once again, the man they can thank
:20:47. > :20:56.is Rory McAllister, goals number 24 and 25 of the season. He converted a
:20:57. > :21:00.corner from six yards. In the second half, from a controversial penalty.
:21:01. > :21:03.Nicky Reilly looked to have gone down... Well, he was clipped but
:21:04. > :21:07.took a couple of steps before hitting the deck. Possible
:21:08. > :21:12.repercussions, but McAllister knocked in the penalty. In the dying
:21:13. > :21:17.seconds, there was a goal from Jordan Brown. By then, Montrose were
:21:18. > :21:21.reduced to ten men. Matty Smith taking retribution on Nicky Reilly,
:21:22. > :21:24.lashing out while the pair were on the deck. Peterhead Kamla forward to
:21:25. > :21:30.the first leg of the play-off final. the first leg of the play-off final.
:21:31. > :21:35.-- can look forward. They have won 3-0 on the day. Hamilton against
:21:36. > :21:43.Motherwell is all over in the relegation battle. A huge 1-0 win
:21:44. > :21:49.for Motherwell in a real battle in Lanarkshire. Cards were flashed,
:21:50. > :21:53.tackles flew in, but the visitors triumphed. Louis Moult with the goal
:21:54. > :22:00.in the second half. The ball appeared to come off his shoulder
:22:01. > :22:04.before looping over Matthews. A golden opportunity for the home
:22:05. > :22:09.side, but a volley was well saved by Griffiths. They were lacking in
:22:10. > :22:15.belief today in Lanarkshire. A game lacking in chances and quality, but
:22:16. > :22:20.a vital three points for Motherwell, who took the applause of a packed
:22:21. > :22:26.away end in front of me. A huge win for them take them one step closer
:22:27. > :22:35.to Premiership survival. Hamilton 0-1 Motherwell. Full-time at Dens
:22:36. > :22:41.between Dundee and Ross County. Our man in Dundee, usually in the
:22:42. > :22:48.Highlands but we have given him a break. Martin. Dundee 1-1 Ross
:22:49. > :22:53.County, which keeps County in the Premiership. Also a valuable point
:22:54. > :22:57.for Dundee, inching towards safety themselves. A few weeks ago, they
:22:58. > :23:02.would have bitten off your hands for that. O'Dea pulled Dundee level from
:23:03. > :23:06.the spot after Kerr was knocked to the ground. It seemed soft but he
:23:07. > :23:09.lashed home off the bar. Probably deserved, as Dundee control the
:23:10. > :23:15.match-up from the half-hour mark after county had opened strongly.
:23:16. > :23:19.Boyce with a neat flick into the corner and they might have
:23:20. > :23:22.capitalised on the strong start, but Dundee took control, albeit they
:23:23. > :23:27.struggled to break their opponents down until late on. They might have
:23:28. > :23:30.had another penalty when Kevin appeared to be caught by Naismith,
:23:31. > :23:35.it looked more of a penalty than the one that was given. A header
:23:36. > :23:40.straight at the keeper from six yards towards the end for the home
:23:41. > :23:47.team. Co are said, Dundee getting there. Dundee 1-1 Ross County. Jim
:23:48. > :23:55.was watching the League 1 play-off semifinal second leg between Forfar
:23:56. > :24:02.Athletic and Annan Athletic. Forfar Athletic win 4-2 on the day, 6-4 on
:24:03. > :24:12.aggregate. Jim Leicester made it 2-0 32 minutes. -- Jim Lister. It was
:24:13. > :24:16.3-0 at half-time. The away team pulled one back from the penalty
:24:17. > :24:20.spot, Smith scored after he was fouled by the keeper. Aaron Ramsey
:24:21. > :24:27.scored a second with a powerful run into the box after 68 minutes. --
:24:28. > :24:37.Darren Ramsay. But the home side made it 4-2 with 16 minutes left.
:24:38. > :24:44.That sealed the win. 4-2 to Forfar on the day and 6-4 on aggregate,
:24:45. > :24:53.they meet Peterhead. Alloa playing Airdrie. Three minutes into extra
:24:54. > :24:59.time in this Championship play-off, because Alloa won 1-0 on the day,
:25:00. > :25:07.1-1 on aggregate. In midweek, Ryan's 27th of the season gave Airdrie the
:25:08. > :25:09.lead. But a terrific goal after 20 minutes from John Robertson, his
:25:10. > :25:18.fourth of the season, to tie up the game. And an amazing chance to make
:25:19. > :25:23.it 2-0 to Alloa after 54 minutes, but the player hit the bar from
:25:24. > :25:30.inside the 60 yard box -- the six-yard box. Into extra time. Extra
:25:31. > :25:35.time too at Starks Park in the Championship play-off semifinal
:25:36. > :25:38.between Raith Rovers and Brechin. And that is courtesy of Declan
:25:39. > :25:43.McManus, who scored in stoppage time to make it 2-2, and rescue Raith
:25:44. > :25:49.Rovers. It was almost going to be Brechin's afternoon, they took the
:25:50. > :25:53.lead after 51 minutes. M'voto with a horrible backpass and was called
:25:54. > :26:02.well knit into school. M'voto, the Parisian, then equalised. -- -- Ross
:26:03. > :26:12.called well knit in to score. M'voto then blasted over the bar. And then
:26:13. > :26:17.M'voto with the error, misjudging a simple ball over the top and a great
:26:18. > :26:20.finish from Troughton for his eighth goal of the season. And then the
:26:21. > :26:29.rescue act from Declan McManus is in injury time. 2-2 on the day, 3-3 on
:26:30. > :26:34.aggregate. It is full-time in the League 2 play-off final. East
:26:35. > :26:44.Kilbride against Cowdenbeath. The first leg has finished. No goals.
:26:45. > :26:45.East Kilbride 0-0 Cowdenbeath. One of the reasons is because the East
:26:46. > :26:48.East Kilbride 0-0 Cowdenbeath. One Kilbride goalkeeper saved a penalty
:26:49. > :26:54.with four minutes left of normal time. Matt McGloin, diving low to
:26:55. > :27:04.his right to keep out Kyle Miller's penalty. After handball in the box.
:27:05. > :27:09.It was an innocuous ball. The linesman gave it. A great cheer from
:27:10. > :27:14.the home fans when the penalty was saved. Until that point, it had been
:27:15. > :27:19.an even match. A couple of good chances for the home side. Fraser
:27:20. > :27:24.Marlin had a good chance for Cowdenbeath. East Kilbride, the home
:27:25. > :27:33.team, hit the crossbar through their Portuguese striker. The late drama
:27:34. > :27:44.was the penalty save which ensures the second leg starts 0-0. Mixu,
:27:45. > :27:48.Cowdenbeath, a former manager there. the second leg starts 0-0. Mixu,
:27:49. > :27:58.You were exuding confidence in them. The blue Brazil. 0-0.
:27:59. > :28:08.Nerve-wracking. I don't know. I fancy Cowdenbeath at home. You fancy
:28:09. > :28:13.all your old teams! Funny enough! A bit of closure on a couple of issues
:28:14. > :28:21.in the permission. My brain is buzzing... A great result for Killy,
:28:22. > :28:28.they move up to seventh and they are safe. Next on the agenda, Lee
:28:29. > :28:32.McCulloch? Surely sort that out! He has been going week to week, but he
:28:33. > :28:37.is the man for the job and hopefully he can concentrate on recruiting for
:28:38. > :28:41.next year. A strange season for Kilmarnock, lots of changes in
:28:42. > :28:47.personnel, the manager leaving. Tremendous turnover. 11 players in,
:28:48. > :28:52.11 players out. The beginning of the season, big changes. But they have
:28:53. > :29:02.been steadily throughout the season. Lots of drawers. -- draws. You
:29:03. > :29:07.always wax lyrical about the virtue of picking up points here and there.
:29:08. > :29:12.If you draw every game during the season, you are comfortably safe. It
:29:13. > :29:16.is so important not to lose matches. Even a point. I'm a member my days
:29:17. > :29:21.at Dundee United, those matches where we played well and lost. -- I
:29:22. > :29:28.remember. A point would have been much better. Kilmarnock, Lee
:29:29. > :29:35.McCulloch has carried on from Lee Clark. Taking over the reins. They
:29:36. > :29:39.have been steady, solid. They haven't conceded stupid goals. They
:29:40. > :29:46.don't make many mistakes. I think he deserves the job. Absolutely. Plenty
:29:47. > :29:47.more Premiership chat, but now let's catch up with the classified
:29:48. > :31:45.results. Let's look at the Ladbrokes Scottish
:31:46. > :31:51.Premiership table: Inverness four points adrift with two matches to go
:31:52. > :31:55.Hamilton losing today to Motherwell. That takes Motherwell to third
:31:56. > :31:59.bottom. They are seven clear of automatic relegation now. They can't
:32:00. > :32:04.be automatically relegated. The worse they can get is a play-off.
:32:05. > :32:06.Kilmarnock Andros county after their results they are safe from
:32:07. > :32:09.relegation and the relegation play-offs.
:32:10. > :32:19.In the English Premier League. Chelsea confirmed as champions with
:32:20. > :32:22.their win over West Brom last night. Tottenham in second, they play
:32:23. > :32:27.Manchester United tomorrow. McIn third. Liverpool, yet to play this
:32:28. > :32:33.weekend. Arsenal in fifth. Bottom-of-the-table. Two teams gone,
:32:34. > :32:36.Middlesbrough and Sunderland. Swansea City moving, looking good
:32:37. > :32:41.now to avoid relegation. They had a good win today. Hull City in third
:32:42. > :32:46.bottom. They have yet to play. They play Crystal Palace later this
:32:47. > :32:51.weekend. For more details of the happenings in England we start with
:32:52. > :32:55.that match at the bottom-of-the-table, Sunderland
:32:56. > :32:58.relegated against Swansea. Let's get the full-time story from Damian
:32:59. > :33:12.Johnson. Boos ringing out from the Sunderland fans. Goals from Llorente
:33:13. > :33:17.and Naughton. Llorente got his 14th season. Pickford in no-man's land.
:33:18. > :33:20.Naughton opened his account for Swansea. Ten points from a possible
:33:21. > :33:25.12. First away clean sheet since the opening day. This feels like a
:33:26. > :33:28.massive result for Swansea. It piles the pressure on Crystal Palace and
:33:29. > :33:32.Hull who clash at High Noon tomorrow. M Middlesbrough also
:33:33. > :33:34.already relegated. They were at home to Southampton. Let's hear
:33:35. > :33:39.already relegated. They were at home that from Mike Williams. Yes. Defeat
:33:40. > :33:44.for Boro in their final home match of this forgettable season. They are
:33:45. > :33:46.in danger of going down to the Championship with a real whimper.
:33:47. > :33:51.in danger of going down to the Outplayed by Southampton today who
:33:52. > :33:54.took the laid through Rodriguez. First goal since January. Doubled it
:33:55. > :34:00.after the break with a beauty from Redmond. Long missed a penalty. That
:34:01. > :34:04.would have put the Saints out of sight. Middlesbrough pulled one back
:34:05. > :34:08.through Bamford's header from a corner. His first since returning to
:34:09. > :34:14.Middlesbrough in January for ?6 million. Southampton hung on and
:34:15. > :34:17.have their sixth away win of the season. The Middlesbrough players
:34:18. > :34:22.doing a lap of appreciation and getting applause from their home
:34:23. > :34:26.fans. Nice to see. There will be plenty of thinking for the
:34:27. > :34:29.Middlesbrough board this summer. Burnley were away to Bournemouth
:34:30. > :34:38.this afternoon at the Vitality Stadium. Chris Wise reports. 2-1.
:34:39. > :34:41.Late winner from King secured the victory for Eddie Howe in their
:34:42. > :34:51.final home Premier League game of the season. Stanislas' first goal we
:34:52. > :34:55.thought was going to be the the match winner. When Vokes, the former
:34:56. > :35:07.Bournemouth striker, equalised for Burnley with six minutes to go, it
:35:08. > :35:12.seemed like they were on course for what has been a rare away goal. Less
:35:13. > :35:18.than 60 seconds later, Bournemouth won it thanks to their in-form
:35:19. > :35:23.frontman, Joshua King. His 16th season. Taking a delivery from the
:35:24. > :35:28.left. His touch away from the defender opening up his body and
:35:29. > :35:31.sliding it into the bottom corner. Bournemouth unbeaten in four. Even
:35:32. > :35:37.bigger for Eddie Howe's team is that they are into the Premier League's
:35:38. > :35:41.Top 10 with one game to go. Quite an achievement for Eddie Howe and
:35:42. > :35:46.Bournemouth? Phenomenal. Beating your old team? Not so great. One of
:35:47. > :35:53.my old managers at Burnley. Top, top manager. It's brilliant for a club
:35:54. > :35:59.of that size to stay up. You would think they would come down when they
:36:00. > :36:09.are promoted. They have been promoted and stayed up as well
:36:10. > :36:16.congrats to them both. Swansea City might pull tl off Excellent result.
:36:17. > :36:24.Puts Hull under pressure tomorrow against Crystal Palace who need a
:36:25. > :36:31.draw. If Hull don't win it, it looks curtains for them. Championship
:36:32. > :36:36.decided. Chelsea the champions. Antonio Conte's first crack and he's
:36:37. > :36:40.done it? Sensational season. He's been an excellent manager. They
:36:41. > :36:44.deserve to win the title. Exciting with Tottenham chasing them all the
:36:45. > :36:58.way. We will chase Paul Mitchell. There has been a goal in the match
:36:59. > :37:01.between Raith Rovers a Brechin City. Hardie has scored. Raith Roverses
:37:02. > :37:08.are ahead in the match for the first time this afternoon. Simple long
:37:09. > :37:12.ball down the left hand side. Got the better of the defender, round
:37:13. > :37:18.the goalkeeper and slotted it low into the corner. It's advantage
:37:19. > :37:25.Raith Rovers, leading by 3-2, 4-3 on aggregate. He has me worrying there.
:37:26. > :37:30.Checking my facts. Good day for St Johnstone and Tommy Wright. They are
:37:31. > :37:38.ensured European football. We can hear from the manager. Many, many
:37:39. > :37:44.congratulations. Thank you. Top 6. Fourth place in the league and back
:37:45. > :37:49.in Europe again? At the start of the season we getting into the Top 6
:37:50. > :37:53.would have been good, great. To finish above a club the size of
:37:54. > :37:58.Hearts, to come-from-behind, then open up the gap that we have, five
:37:59. > :38:03.points behind to nine points ahead, credit to the players. I said to
:38:04. > :38:07.them, it's four seasons I've been in charge and I keep thinking at the
:38:08. > :38:12.end of the season - can we get better and can we maintain it? They
:38:13. > :38:16.respond anded they go again. They've been magnificent again this season.
:38:17. > :38:20.They deserve to get into Europe because they are the fourth best
:38:21. > :38:24.team in the country. The game today, wasn't too much in it early on. When
:38:25. > :38:27.you got the penalty after the half-hour. Should have had a
:38:28. > :38:33.penalty. Should have had a penalty. Yeah, it should have been a penalty
:38:34. > :38:36.and maybe one in the second-half. We have played against a side that can
:38:37. > :38:43.play football and are physical as well. They are a big side. I think
:38:44. > :38:48.we were the better team and created good opportunities, particularly in
:38:49. > :38:53.the second-half. You know, one was all that was needed. I can't
:38:54. > :38:56.remember the keeper having any difficult saves. Three or four
:38:57. > :39:01.corners in a row. Good performance and good with the ball today. That
:39:02. > :39:06.was pleasing. He has done it again? Yeah. Know remarkable season? Not
:39:07. > :39:12.more can be said. We say he doesn't get enough praise for what he does.
:39:13. > :39:16.Absolutely. Sensational achievement especially with Hearts in the league
:39:17. > :39:23.finishing fifth. And Rangers in the league. Of course. Every year he
:39:24. > :39:25.produces. Nothing fancy about them. They are organised. Good players,
:39:26. > :39:30.well drilled. The most important They are organised. Good players,
:39:31. > :39:35.aspect is they seem to love playing for him and working under him. He
:39:36. > :39:39.managed to keep the squad together. He has. The core of the squad
:39:40. > :39:44.together. That is where it comes together. They know what they are
:39:45. > :39:50.doing. They are so organised and dogged and so simple the way they
:39:51. > :39:57.play. Sold effective. Fantastic. We can hear from another happy manager,
:39:58. > :40:02.from Ross County. Their Premiership future for next season was assured.
:40:03. > :40:08.Jim, you are finally safe. We can say that now. After the opening 25
:40:09. > :40:15.minutes you must have thought you would be more comfortable you looked
:40:16. > :40:19.good? We started great. We played terrific stuff. We should have been
:40:20. > :40:23.more clinical. We got the opportunity we had, it wasn't to be.
:40:24. > :40:26.I felt we got really sloppy after that. We invited Dundee back into
:40:27. > :40:32.the game and gave them the lift. Once you do that to a team that was
:40:33. > :40:35.won two on the back and a crowd at home, they had their tails up. We
:40:36. > :40:42.went from in control of the game to hanging on. That was really
:40:43. > :40:49.disappointing. We had to make a couple of changes, obviously. Ryan
:40:50. > :40:54.had a clash. Dundee were controlling the match and putting us under a lot
:40:55. > :41:00.of pressure. In the end, I'm happy that we're still unbeaten. We've
:41:01. > :41:12.come away from home and picked up a point. Credit the players. Six
:41:13. > :41:17.matches unbeaten at this level. That's very good. At the right time
:41:18. > :41:22.as well. What are your thoughts about the penalty? Your defence had
:41:23. > :41:24.as well. What are your thoughts stood firm. You were under pressure.
:41:25. > :41:28.They stood firm. Do you think there was one? There was contact with
:41:29. > :41:32.Craig. He gets inside him. He isn't getting the ball. No way he is
:41:33. > :41:37.getting the ball. Ball too far in front of him. Fox is picking it up.
:41:38. > :41:44.Because there is contact the referee gives it. For me not a penalty. Is
:41:45. > :41:49.there contact, absolutely? They have come into form at a crucial time.
:41:50. > :41:55.Unbeaten run, it's proven critical? It has. Five, six weeks ago they
:41:56. > :42:00.were in trouble. Boyce's contribution when you have a
:42:01. > :42:04.goalscorer, predator, over 20 goals for Boyce this season, it's vital
:42:05. > :42:08.for a team when you have a player who you can count on to get you
:42:09. > :42:12.results, point and goals. Partick Thistle a good season for them. They
:42:13. > :42:16.lost today. We can find out what their manage her to say after that
:42:17. > :42:21.defeat by St Johnstone? Any complaints today? No, I think St
:42:22. > :42:27.Johnstone deserved it. The first half there wasn't a lot in it. We
:42:28. > :42:30.gave away the ball on half-time way line. What went wrong today then?
:42:31. > :42:41.Our massively, individually and
:42:42. > :42:47.collectively. Compared to last week. We were out battled and out played.
:42:48. > :42:54.Do you think the players are looking for their summer holidays? It looked
:42:55. > :42:58.like that. It previously they have been very good and their performance
:42:59. > :43:03.levels. You have two home games to go, but they are against the top two
:43:04. > :43:08.teams in the country? They are tough. We want to put a performance
:43:09. > :43:12.against them. Performances have been good up until now. Today we left
:43:13. > :43:17.ourselves down. Where are you with regards to planning for next season?
:43:18. > :43:20.We put plans in place, pre-season is booked. Ready to go. Look at
:43:21. > :43:30.players, we have before hand. We will get some over the line as soon
:43:31. > :43:35.as we can. Do the players know their position? Some are signed up. Those
:43:36. > :43:44.who aren't we will discuss closer to time. They have scaled their Everest
:43:45. > :43:48.and are ambling down the otherside. I don't think anyone judges Partick
:43:49. > :43:52.Thistle in the Top 6. And the matches they have now. It will be
:43:53. > :43:57.tough playing against the top sides in Scotland. They had a magnificent,
:43:58. > :44:01.capital "M" season already qualifying for the Top 6, major
:44:02. > :44:05.achievement for them. Good luck to them. It's funny how their season,
:44:06. > :44:09.we talk about the season and the teams, successful teams and all
:44:10. > :44:14.that, Partick Thistle prior to this, this round, has scored equal amount
:44:15. > :44:21.of goals as Caley Thistle, who are bottom. Partick Thistle have
:44:22. > :44:23.conceded 25 goals less. Being organised defensively and not to
:44:24. > :44:26.leak stupid goals is the key for organised defensively and not to
:44:27. > :44:33.success. They've done exactly that. I bet they work so much on defending
:44:34. > :44:40.and being solid and dogged. A we while since we heard were Paul
:44:41. > :44:45.Mitchell is watching Raith Rovers versus Brechin City. Can you remind
:44:46. > :44:53.us what is happening? A frantic afternoon. Raith Rovers thanks to a
:44:54. > :44:58.goal from McManus forced it into extra-time. They are ahead 3-2.
:44:59. > :45:02.Hardie, long ball forward, he had the pace to get away from the
:45:03. > :45:08.defence and advance on the goalkeeper. Finished it neatly. 13
:45:09. > :45:13.minutes to play. Brechin trying to find way to get back on level terms
:45:14. > :45:17.and force penalties here. At the moment the Championship life span of
:45:18. > :45:23.Raith Rovers will continue. They are ahead 3-2, 4-3 on
:45:24. > :45:28.drawer John Hughes publicly questioned the commitment and
:45:29. > :45:33.character of his players, Mixu. We are witnessing that maybe it works.
:45:34. > :45:43.It is proper pressure. I know he can handle the pressure, but can the
:45:44. > :45:46.players? They left it late, it was the 91st minute when Declan McManus
:45:47. > :45:53.equalised, must have been very nervous. This is a time when
:45:54. > :45:57.managers really earn their corn. Getting a wee bit tense and terse
:45:58. > :46:01.with their answers today. A couple of happy guys today, Jim McIntyre
:46:02. > :46:11.and Tommy Wright. We haven't heard from Neil McCann, but they have just
:46:12. > :46:17.edged a wee bit closer to safety. As Mixu says, a point is important.
:46:18. > :46:20.Unbeaten, seven wins out of nine. They didn't start well but got
:46:21. > :46:28.themselves back into the match. A brilliant point. It is looking bad
:46:29. > :46:32.for Inverness and possibly Hamilton. Yeah, of course it is. Everyone has
:46:33. > :46:35.been tipping Inverness to go down for months and months, but they can
:46:36. > :46:41.stay up if they win both goings and Hamilton lose. -- both games.
:46:42. > :46:45.I'll leave you to savour the weekend's results
:46:46. > :46:46.in the Premiership and the play-offs.
:46:47. > :47:05.Dundee and Ross County drew 1-1. Hamilton lost 1-0. A big win for
:47:06. > :47:10.Motherwell in the Lanarkshire derby. Kilmarnock won 2-1 over Inverness,
:47:11. > :47:18.to secure safety for another season. Rangers won 2-1 against Hearts. St
:47:19. > :47:20.Johnstone winning. Celtic reached 100 points with a 3-1 win over
:47:21. > :47:27.Aberdeen. In the Championship play-off, still
:47:28. > :47:56.playing. Forfar Athletic play Peterhead in
:47:57. > :48:15.the League 1 play-off final. Mixu intrigued by this, his old team
:48:16. > :48:19.Cowdenbeath drew 0-0 in the first leg.
:48:20. > :48:20.There are highlights of the Premiership matches
:48:21. > :48:24.Steven Thompson, Michael Stewart and Jonathan Sutherland presiding.
:48:25. > :48:27.It's repeated in HD on BBC One after Match of the Day,
:48:28. > :48:33.The good ship Results Show skulks off into the sunset for this season
:48:34. > :48:35.We set sail at 4.45pm. Why don't you join us?
:48:36. > :48:37.But, in a few minutes' time, scallywags Stuart Cosgrove
:48:38. > :48:40.and Tam Cowan take to the air with Off The Ball's
:48:41. > :48:43.That's on Radio Scotland FM and online.
:48:44. > :48:46.Thanks to Mixu Paatelainen and Steven Thompson
:48:47. > :49:00.And, as ever, to you for watching. See you soon.
:49:01. > :49:04.the night when Celtic Football Club captured the hearts of Europe...