:00:13. > :00:14.Good afternoon and welcome to the results show.
:00:15. > :00:21.Not even the top division's winter shutdown can shut us up.
:00:22. > :00:24.We have reporters at all of today's Championship matches bringing us
:00:25. > :00:30.We also have two of the nation's most eminent championship-ologists
:00:31. > :00:35.in the studio to educate, inform and entertain.
:00:36. > :00:38.They are Craig Paterson and Alan Preston.
:00:39. > :00:50.Let's find out what's happening, shall we?
:00:51. > :00:59.Dumbarton are at home to the championship leaders, Hibernian.
:01:00. > :01:03.Over to Richard Wilson. The first half, the goal from Kris Commons was
:01:04. > :01:10.in front of Dumbarton but they are plucky homicide. 1-0. Tannadice,
:01:11. > :01:16.Dundee United are at home to Queen of the South. Brian McLaughlin is
:01:17. > :01:25.there. They head through Marie after four minutes but Queen of the South
:01:26. > :01:30.are at three - one. They look -- Dundee United look to end at three
:01:31. > :01:37.match losing run. Mid-table Dunfermline at all to St Mirren. A
:01:38. > :01:41.nice day for Gary MacKenzie, he conceded a careless penalty, Kallum
:01:42. > :01:44.Higginbotham converting to give Dunfermline and half-time lead.
:01:45. > :01:50.McKenzie made amends with a thumping header in the first minute after the
:01:51. > :01:56.interval. Fourth against ninth place, John Barnes watching Falkirk
:01:57. > :01:59.and Ayr United. Gary Harkins giving Ayr United the lead in the 24th
:02:00. > :02:03.minute but after Falkirk had a penalty save, the effort from John
:02:04. > :02:15.Baird from the 12 yard mark turned away from Fleming. 1-1. Charlie Mann
:02:16. > :02:23.is watching Morton against Raith Rovers. The long unbeaten run for
:02:24. > :02:33.Morton looks like being extended. 2-0 against Raith Rovers. Forbes
:02:34. > :02:39.with the first and 2-0 up on 67 minutes thanks to Cairney. Let us
:02:40. > :02:45.work our way down the country. Hibernian, looking good? Kris
:02:46. > :02:52.Commons, this could be his last goal? His emergency loan deal runs
:02:53. > :02:59.out tomorrow? Great goal against Falkirk. A couple of weeks ago. The
:03:00. > :03:02.top of -- type of player who can win this championship. The fans will
:03:03. > :03:09.hope we can stay until the end of the season. He followed that with a
:03:10. > :03:13.good win against Dundee. It is important they don't slip up today.
:03:14. > :03:17.There were no what is happening at Tannadice. If Hibs when they could
:03:18. > :03:22.find themselves nicely clear at the top of the table. Dundee is
:03:23. > :03:29.struggling. Queen of the South will get all three points. Also, great
:03:30. > :03:32.result for Gary Naismith and Queen of the South, winning last week
:03:33. > :03:37.against St Mirren, Tannadice is a tough place to go, two signings in
:03:38. > :03:41.the January window and they have scored today. A disastrous run for
:03:42. > :03:46.United, three defeats in a row. Can they kick on and hang on to the
:03:47. > :03:53.coat-tails of Hibernian? It doesn't look like it. Modern, by contrast,
:03:54. > :04:02.our glorious run and on course for another win today? That would draw
:04:03. > :04:08.them to within 34, just down four points behind United with a game in
:04:09. > :04:13.hand important. They are the team on the rise, it has been going on for
:04:14. > :04:17.months, losing just one out of 12 today, unbeaten at home, Morton, I
:04:18. > :04:23.think people will find them quite strongly. They have been struggling
:04:24. > :04:27.a little bit. A lot of draws, very few wins. Martin looked likely to
:04:28. > :04:31.take all three points. And Jim Duffy's Mendel put another three
:04:32. > :04:36.points on the board and make it very interesting. And they will pull away
:04:37. > :04:42.from Falkirk. It would stay the same. Falkirk last week against
:04:43. > :04:49.Raith Rovers but very good. 4-1. Still some time to go. They can get
:04:50. > :04:52.back in there. But a draw at home at this moment is not good enough, they
:04:53. > :04:57.need to get up there and maintain that run and get up with Dundee
:04:58. > :05:03.United, getting up with Morton, they need to push up. Draws at home, not
:05:04. > :05:10.good enough. Ayr United need some points? Try to get away from St
:05:11. > :05:13.Mirren? They need as much distance between themselves and St Mirren but
:05:14. > :05:17.also put pressure on the clubs above. On the last ten games, five
:05:18. > :05:20.defeats and five draws, they are picking up a few points but they
:05:21. > :05:25.really need to win, they got the lead today and could not hang onto
:05:26. > :05:30.that. Playing away to Falkirk? Falkirk on a good team at home,
:05:31. > :05:36.great point for Ayr United, St Mirren looked like picking up
:05:37. > :05:38.something. Tentatively. They have not lost any ground. Their United
:05:39. > :05:44.have to look ahead and not behind. not lost any ground. Their United
:05:45. > :05:47.St Mirren away to Dunfermline would be a great return given the
:05:48. > :05:55.fantastic form Dunfermline have been in. They are the in form team in the
:05:56. > :05:58.division? Scoring a lot of goals. St Mirren, they looked like turning
:05:59. > :06:01.things around, a couple of wins and a draw but last week was
:06:02. > :06:06.disappointing against Queen of the South, going down. The manager
:06:07. > :06:10.having the altercation with the fans. It wasn't what the day that
:06:11. > :06:13.they take something but Dunfermline are not good run and they will be
:06:14. > :06:19.chasing the wind. St Mirren would settle for one point. Let is kept
:06:20. > :06:22.reporters grafting again. More detailed accounts of what is
:06:23. > :06:28.happening. Richard Wilson is watching Dumbarton against
:06:29. > :06:32.Hibernian? Hard work for Hibs today, Dumbarton have worked hard and
:06:33. > :06:36.created a number of chances. The only moment of quality delivered the
:06:37. > :06:42.only goal, as early as the 15th minute. The cross from Humphrey
:06:43. > :06:45.headed into the penalty area and a Kris Commons carefully steered
:06:46. > :06:50.volley into the corner of the net. Since then, Hibs have had to work
:06:51. > :06:57.hard defensively. Last-ditch tackles and blocks, Laidlaw had to save from
:06:58. > :07:02.Lewis Vaughan and Thompson in the first-half and the second he had to
:07:03. > :07:06.rush off the line. Captain David Gray had to head the ball from the
:07:07. > :07:14.goal-line as well. Hibs to dig in if they are to keep control of this but
:07:15. > :07:17.it is still 1-0. Tannadice and we can hear from Brian, watching Dundee
:07:18. > :07:24.United against Queen of the South. Queens on course? They certainly
:07:25. > :07:27.are, 3-1. They could have been so different for United, taking the
:07:28. > :07:30.lead after four minutes with a wonderful goal, Simon Murray,
:07:31. > :07:36.recalled to the side this afternoon, hitting the ball over Dowie and into
:07:37. > :07:41.the right back of the net. Huge set off for the visitors whenever the
:07:42. > :07:47.shirt of Thomas Nicholson appeared to be targeted by Dowie. It was
:07:48. > :07:52.missed by the officials, to the dismay of home support. They took
:07:53. > :07:57.advantage through Stephen dobby. His 18th goal of the season and seven
:07:58. > :08:00.minutes into the second-half, Dobbie providing the wonderful reverse pass
:08:01. > :08:08.into the path of Thompson, who went between the legs of Bell. Wonderful
:08:09. > :08:14.third goal, Thomas, 25 yards out, into the roof of the net. The Queens
:08:15. > :08:19.fans are singing here at Tannadice this afternoon. 30 minutes of the
:08:20. > :08:29.second-half and it is 3-1. Who is singing at East End Park? Davey can
:08:30. > :08:34.tell us. 1-1. You can see where the problems stem from, they looked
:08:35. > :08:39.vulnerable every time Dunfermline get at them. They have kept one
:08:40. > :08:44.clean sheet all season and that was against freefalling Raith Rovers.
:08:45. > :08:51.They conceded a careless one, Gary MacKenzie, it looked like he had
:08:52. > :08:58.conceded a penalty earlier for that foul on Moffat. And he did not get
:08:59. > :09:02.away with that in the second time. The penalty kick dispatched behind
:09:03. > :09:08.Jamie Langfield. Recalled because of an injury to Scott Gallaher. He has
:09:09. > :09:12.really turned the clock back with a wonderful save in the second-half to
:09:13. > :09:16.keep scoreline level to deny Nicky Clark. Gary MacKenzie then redeemed
:09:17. > :09:21.himself, but the header against the post from the Stephen Mallon corner.
:09:22. > :09:27.And within seconds of the restart, another thumping header from the
:09:28. > :09:34.same source, the goalkeeper saved. Some encouragement from the way they
:09:35. > :09:37.are a shrug of the on loan striker Rory Loy has been playing. And the
:09:38. > :09:42.young midfielder on loan from Aberdeen, Craig story. Signs of
:09:43. > :09:48.encouragement but they will have to hold out for this Dunfermline
:09:49. > :09:53.onslaught for the last few minutes. Queen of the South heading for three
:09:54. > :10:01.points at Tannadice? Debbie Knox. I said they wear. They only need 3-2.
:10:02. > :10:11.Wonderful strike by Scott Fraser, it was a lost cause chased by the
:10:12. > :10:15.substitute. Volley from 12 yards out, Robinson rooted to the
:10:16. > :10:25.goal-line. 12 minutes left and it is 3-2. Falkirk Stadium, taking on Ayr
:10:26. > :10:30.United. John Barnes? Still 1-1. 31 minutes played in the second half.
:10:31. > :10:39.Falkirk went behind in the 24th minute. Courtesy of a goal from Gary
:10:40. > :10:43.Harkins. Hesitation in the Falkirk defence, Harkins that and he blasted
:10:44. > :10:50.that into net. Falkirk Spring into action. There was a volley wide of
:10:51. > :10:54.the white hand post and in stoppage time at the end of the first half,
:10:55. > :11:01.Falkirk awarded a penalty. McHugh bundle to the ground by McKenna. The
:11:02. > :11:07.spot kick turned around the right-hand post by Greg Fleming.
:11:08. > :11:13.From the corner, Mark Kerr swinging that in. And a brilliant header into
:11:14. > :11:20.the back of the net from Grant. Not many clear-cut chances in the second
:11:21. > :11:27.period. A couple of efforts have gone close from Nisbet. Another
:11:28. > :11:33.curling shot wide of the left-hand post. The latest scoreline, 1-1.
:11:34. > :11:37.curling shot wide of the left-hand two goals with Morton against Raith
:11:38. > :11:43.Rovers. Charlie? Two goals for the home side, Morton have not been
:11:44. > :11:47.unbeaten in repeating here since March last year. And that team was
:11:48. > :11:53.Raith Rovers. But no sign of that happening this afternoon. Forbes
:11:54. > :11:56.putting the home side in front. He's always dangerous. Cutting in from
:11:57. > :12:04.the right-hand side. Short with left foot. It looked like he was aiming
:12:05. > :12:13.for Fleming. It ended up in the back of the net to put the home side one
:12:14. > :12:17.and Forbes scoring his latest. Mike Russell created another, running
:12:18. > :12:21.down the left-hand side, good cross into the box and Cairney on his
:12:22. > :12:25.debut for Morton heading the ball past the goalkeeper for his fifth
:12:26. > :12:29.goal of the season. Four of them for St Mirren earlier on. Raith Rovers
:12:30. > :12:33.have not won since October. That will not change. Bold prediction
:12:34. > :12:40.from Charlie. You will be delighted to hear Richard say it is hard work
:12:41. > :12:43.for Hibs? Hanging on four points? They find it tough at Dumbarton in
:12:44. > :12:48.the past but they are a quality side and those signings. With Commons.
:12:49. > :12:53.And the winner from Preston, and those signings. With Commons.
:12:54. > :12:57.Humphrey. Out never sent but taken off today. That will be a great
:12:58. > :13:01.result. In the changing room, if they find at Dundee are losing and
:13:02. > :13:07.end up losing the points, that would be atrophied day of work for Neil
:13:08. > :13:12.Lennon. United not out of this at Tannadice but looking at the scorers
:13:13. > :13:15.for Queens, you have Thomas and Thompson, two players that Gary
:13:16. > :13:19.Naismith has brought in. Last week John Rankin was outstanding. He has
:13:20. > :13:26.manoeuvred well in the transfer market? I like Gary Naismith, every
:13:27. > :13:30.time you hear him, working for the BBC, really knowledgeable, really
:13:31. > :13:33.keen and wanted a bigger job. At least five, working away but some
:13:34. > :13:38.Tansey had to keep playing himself. He didn't have any more players. He
:13:39. > :13:42.is playing with a club that has a squad, he is allowed to spend money
:13:43. > :13:45.on wages, bring in some loan players, great result last week and
:13:46. > :13:48.they can follow it up with another three points, that gives them
:13:49. > :13:55.something to build upon. Dunfermline and St Mirren... Higginbotham, that
:13:56. > :13:59.penalty takes some bravery? Two in the space of a minute earlier in the
:14:00. > :14:04.season? More penalties at home than any other side in Britain. He scored
:14:05. > :14:08.today and to give St Mirren credit, they pulled this off at home last
:14:09. > :14:12.week, Dunfermline are flying just nine. If they can something, good
:14:13. > :14:17.result. They have to go on a run of games. You don't want them slipping
:14:18. > :14:21.away and being isolated at the bottom, if St Mirren go down again
:14:22. > :14:26.into division one, what a disaster for them. Falkirk and Ayr United,
:14:27. > :14:30.Peter Grant on the scoresheet? You would extolling the virtues of
:14:31. > :14:33.camera earlier? Island defenders who want to defend. They are going to
:14:34. > :14:37.play the ball if they can. They have to clear lines and when those
:14:38. > :14:41.headers and if you can add an odd goal he run there, going up set
:14:42. > :14:43.pieces, decent ball into the box, brave and determined, he has got
:14:44. > :14:48.pieces, decent ball into the box, Falkirk back. Another team, the last
:14:49. > :14:55.six games, two wins, two draws, two defeats, Falkirk need to start
:14:56. > :14:58.getting it together. Peter says the guys have to leave before they can
:14:59. > :15:03.get any strength? So many managers find themselves in that position,
:15:04. > :15:06.for somebody to come in, a piece of the jigsaw has to move away and you
:15:07. > :15:10.replace them because that frees up the wages. Very few teams in the
:15:11. > :15:13.transfer window are spending any money on transfer fees. It is
:15:14. > :15:18.strictly on loan players. Jordan Howe find a square peg for a square
:15:19. > :15:22.hole with Cairney coming from St Mirren. He is up to third place
:15:23. > :15:27.Morton, joining them and banging in the goal on his debut. That is what
:15:28. > :15:32.strikers are all about, it is great he has done that again. A square peg
:15:33. > :15:38.in a square hole was Jim Duffy. Every week we go on about this. What
:15:39. > :15:44.a job. He would be rivalling Brendan Rodgers for manager of the?
:15:45. > :15:51.Absolutely. If Brendan Rodgers wins the trouble, that would be that. Jim
:15:52. > :15:55.Duffy at Morton, what he is doing is fantastic and they believe they can
:15:56. > :15:59.catch Dundee United. The game in hand at Raith Rovers, can they get
:16:00. > :16:03.up into second place? That would be unbelievable. If they keep
:16:04. > :16:09.expanding, he will get Morton into the cup? The first season in the
:16:10. > :16:16.championship under him and they are up there, looking like play-off
:16:17. > :16:20.qualifiers. They have started to build last season, the only team to
:16:21. > :16:23.win at Easter Road, one of only two teams that took anything from Ibrox
:16:24. > :16:27.against Rangers last season so you know they were capable but
:16:28. > :16:30.consistency was not there and another manager he knows the league
:16:31. > :16:33.and what kind of players to add and all of a sudden you bringing three
:16:34. > :16:37.of them in the right places and the draw started turn into winning and
:16:38. > :16:41.they are on a magnificent run. Another three points today. A lovely
:16:42. > :16:46.position. If you look at what Jim Duffy has done, terrific.
:16:47. > :16:52.They have a cushion there, five points between them and Ayr United
:16:53. > :16:59.in the relegation play-offs. It's worrying. It is worrying. They
:17:00. > :17:04.brought in Stevenson and Hardy to bolster the squad and give them
:17:05. > :17:11.freshness. I watched them last week. They were 1-0 up. Stevenson got an
:17:12. > :17:17.injured. They play Hearts in the Cup, that will be a big thing, him
:17:18. > :17:21.ex-Hearts manager. It it is a big thing. They need to get their league
:17:22. > :17:26.form sorted out. They are slipping down the league. If the likes of Ayr
:17:27. > :17:31.United and Dumbarton and St Mirren go on a run they could find
:17:32. > :17:36.themselves in danger. Dunfermline are on this run, they are level on
:17:37. > :17:40.points, they have are not far away from that relegation zone? When you
:17:41. > :17:47.look at momentum, Raith's momentum is going in reverse. Dunfermline are
:17:48. > :17:49.the opposite. They are winning. Because they have the confidence the
:17:50. > :17:55.games can't come around quick enough. Raith Rovers are looking
:17:56. > :17:59.after a decent start to the season, they are looking for more mission or
:18:00. > :18:05.tactics that will bring them back to winning ways. It's not easy. The
:18:06. > :18:08.squad will be thin at Raith Rovers. Not a lot to spend. They have to mix
:18:09. > :18:13.and match and come up with a winning formation.
:18:14. > :18:15.While we're waiting for events to unfold in the Championship,
:18:16. > :18:17.let's take a wee nosy at the English Premier League
:18:18. > :18:19.and in particular the lunchtime kick-off pitting Tottenham Hotspur
:18:20. > :18:24.Here's the story of the game from Jonathan Pearce.
:18:25. > :18:36.COMMENTATOR: Tottenham 4, West Bromwich Albion 0. What a week for
:18:37. > :18:43.Harry Kane. The came was over after 25 minutes. Spurs with free-flowing
:18:44. > :18:50.football. After 11 minutes Eriksen made it two with a deflected shot,
:18:51. > :18:56.15 minutes later. Kane had one touched on the post. Will i had a
:18:57. > :19:02.goal disallowed. Cain rammed in Walker's cross and slipped home a
:19:03. > :19:06.bring Alli dink threw ball to make sure of victory what the striker
:19:07. > :19:11.called Tottenham's best performance of the season. West Bromwich Albion
:19:12. > :19:15.didn't have a shot on target. Kane the daddy of White Hart Lane. You
:19:16. > :19:23.are taking issue with the naming of Harry Cain's daughter. Ivy is a
:19:24. > :19:28.lovely name. They should have called her Sugar Kane. Terrific for him.
:19:29. > :19:35.Hat-trick today. Wonderful week for his family. Spurs are a really good
:19:36. > :19:45.side. Top team. Sweet for Spurs today, that takes them into second
:19:46. > :19:48.and Kane is on fire. Chelsea are having issues with their star
:19:49. > :19:57.striker, maybe the title race isn't over? A good time to be in-form.
:19:58. > :19:59.They are on the up and up just now. Somebody on the up and up, are they,
:20:00. > :20:04.a goal Dundee United and Queen of the South? United, equalised two
:20:05. > :20:08.minutes left. Ball played into the box. At the back post was Murray who
:20:09. > :20:17.knocked the ball into the back of the net. Can United, who looked dead
:20:18. > :20:23.and buried 10 minutes ago claw the game back. It's now 3-3. That
:20:24. > :20:27.cheered you. Up a little bit. It could stop the rot. Murray is a good
:20:28. > :20:32.Young player, valuable goal. Can they win it? A massive three points
:20:33. > :20:42.for them. When you are 3-1 down you would settle for a point. There was
:20:43. > :20:46.a bit of booing earlier. Fans are an in-patient breed, United, I was
:20:47. > :20:52.speaking to Ray who said he was ahead of schedule. We are rebuilding
:20:53. > :20:56.this club. Folk have to be patient? It's a new team. You look for them
:20:57. > :21:00.to gel as quickly as possible. When they do and you put points on the
:21:01. > :21:06.board, you think carry on. It speaks well of their character, after
:21:07. > :21:10.losing the games then going 3-1 easy to pack away the tools and say we
:21:11. > :21:14.will be back to it next week. It looks like they pulled up their
:21:15. > :21:19.sleeves and might dig out a point or maybe more. He is handing Queen of
:21:20. > :21:26.the South points before the game is done. That is what he does. The he
:21:27. > :21:35.has done a wonderful job. The play-offs would be realistic. Hibs
:21:36. > :21:39.are the favourites. When I saw the squad, Neil Lennon, off the back of
:21:40. > :21:45.the Scottish Cup victory. If they can finish in the play-offs, I'm
:21:46. > :21:51.sure they will. Hibs are budgeting to go? If they don't go up. It will
:21:52. > :21:59.be serious. The Cup runs brought in money. They are playing good wages,
:22:00. > :22:01.the fans are backing them, 16,000 against Dunfermline, 18,000 against
:22:02. > :22:07.Dundee United they are showing ambition. Getting Chris Commons and
:22:08. > :22:13.trying to keep him, things are going well at eastern Road. It's
:22:14. > :22:19.full-time, another three points. Morton winning against Raith Rovers?
:22:20. > :22:22.Yes. Another big result for Jim Duffy's Morton. They have been the
:22:23. > :22:25.surprise package of the Championship so are far. The play-offs are
:22:26. > :22:32.looking more and more a possibility. A big part has been their home form.
:22:33. > :22:36.Not beaten here since March last year. Raith Rovers won that day,
:22:37. > :22:39.they did not look like repeating that exercise here this afternoon.
:22:40. > :22:45.Two goals, one in the first half, one in the second for Morton. First
:22:46. > :22:51.on 27 minutes, Ross Forbes seventh goal of the season. He is always
:22:52. > :22:59.dangerous, he tried a cross shot, it evaded the goalkeeper and ended up
:23:00. > :23:05.in the back of the net. Raith Rovers started the second-half way. Russell
:23:06. > :23:09.with a great run down the left hand side, cross into the box, Shankland
:23:10. > :23:13.made his debut for Morton and headed the second past the goalkeeper for
:23:14. > :23:20.his fourth, fifth goal of the season, four of those coming for St
:23:21. > :23:25.Mirren, Morton's rivals. Terrific result for Morton. They have
:23:26. > :23:33.consolidated third place. They must be looking upwards from here. Thank
:23:34. > :23:39.you. It's full-time at East End Park. They got their first point in
:23:40. > :23:42.three attempts against St Mirren thank you to that header from
:23:43. > :23:48.McKenzie at the start of the second-half. His second goal of the
:23:49. > :23:53.season. Redemption for him having given away a careless penalty
:23:54. > :23:56.converted by Higginbotham. He got away with a push a few minutes
:23:57. > :24:01.before that. The referee wouldn't let him get away with a second one.
:24:02. > :24:05.It was a confident conversion by Higginbotham. No more than
:24:06. > :24:10.Dunfermline deserved at that point. Them dominated the game in terms of
:24:11. > :24:13.attacking threat and St Mirren, as you would expect from a team at the
:24:14. > :24:17.bottom of the division, looked vulnerable every time they were
:24:18. > :24:25.attacked from pace and movement, particularly from Nicky Clarke. The
:24:26. > :24:30.goalkeeper made a couple of blocks in the first half and a dazzling
:24:31. > :24:34.save in the second-half from a net-bound Nicky Clarke header as
:24:35. > :24:45.Dunfermline pushed forward to extend their winning run at the start of
:24:46. > :24:49.the new year. The There was dogged defending by the St Mirren backline.
:24:50. > :24:54.A free-kick went inches wide of the target. Clarke, two minutes into
:24:55. > :25:02.stoppage-time, with a header that went past. Encouraging signs for
:25:03. > :25:08.Jack Ross particularly of his on-loan midfielder, Craig Storey.
:25:09. > :25:11.They are trying to get a partnership going up front which will improve
:25:12. > :25:16.the more they play together. Nine points from the last seven games for
:25:17. > :25:21.St Mirren, their best run of the season. They are seven points adrift
:25:22. > :25:28.at the bottom. Dunfermline move into sixth place on goals scored. It
:25:29. > :25:33.finished 1-1. Full-time now in Dumbarton. Over to Richard. This
:25:34. > :25:37.wasn't a vintage performance from Hibs. That will make all three
:25:38. > :25:43.points seem more precious for the League leaders. Commons scored in
:25:44. > :25:55.the first half. Volley from inside the area,. Neil Lennon will want to
:25:56. > :25:59.keep him. The goalkeeper had to make a save in the first half. Gray
:26:00. > :26:07.headed off the line after the break. Smith also cleared off his line.
:26:08. > :26:11.Dumbarton will wonder how they didn't equalise at the end of the
:26:12. > :26:19.game. It was a hard-fought and potentially important 1-0 win for
:26:20. > :26:26.Hibs at um Dumbarton. Now to Dundee United and Queen of the South. 6,156
:26:27. > :26:33.here. They received their money's worth this afternoon. A chilly
:26:34. > :26:39.afternoon here at Tannadice. 3-3. Murray opened the scoring after just
:26:40. > :26:42.four minutes. Lovely through ball. The shot went into the roof of the
:26:43. > :26:48.goal. Queens took possession of the game. Dobbie with his 18th of the
:26:49. > :26:53.season, equalising before Yeo Thomson and aened woerful strike
:26:54. > :26:57.from Dominic thom mass set up Queens. They took control of the
:26:58. > :27:09.game and looked set for the back-to-back wins for the first time
:27:10. > :27:14.since September. However a couple of substitutions, they set up Fraser.
:27:15. > :27:24.He made a volley from 12-yards out into the back of the net. With less
:27:25. > :27:33.than 90 seconds left on the clock Simon Murray was alone at the back
:27:34. > :27:43.post. Queens came close with a header. Fantastic game here. 3-3.
:27:44. > :27:48.Fantastic game. Heartening the size of the crowd, 6,000 at that one,
:27:49. > :27:53.East Can end Park. Very good. Over 10,000
:27:54. > :28:00.at these two games. United are a big club. When they are flying they will
:28:01. > :28:05.get fans coming around. Dunfermline are up to six, above their local
:28:06. > :28:11.rivals Raith Rovers they will come back. A lot of big clubs in that
:28:12. > :28:15.division? Yes. At the start of the season the smart money was Hibs and
:28:16. > :28:26.Dundee United would the next best squad. Raith had a great run. Morton
:28:27. > :28:29.have being going well all season. Top two are favourites for one and
:28:30. > :28:35.two, but battle for the other places. I listened to Jack Ross who
:28:36. > :28:37.said, we came in and not lost any ground, but another game is gone.
:28:38. > :28:41.Today is the same. That's another ground, but another game is gone.
:28:42. > :28:46.game gone. They have won two games this season. Seven points adrift.
:28:47. > :28:50.Equivalent of three games they have to win to overtake the teams above
:28:51. > :28:56.them. He has to get players in. He needs help from the Board. He needs
:28:57. > :29:03.to get new faces. Join an old face now. Full-time, John Barnes,
:29:04. > :29:11.Falkirk. It's Falkirk 1, Ayr United 1 is how it finished here. Harkins
:29:12. > :29:14.opened the scoring after 24 minutes. That cancelled out in stoppage-time
:29:15. > :29:23.at the end of the first half by Peter grant. That came seconds after
:29:24. > :29:28.Baird missed a penalty for Falkirk. Baird blasted the penalty low to the
:29:29. > :29:32.goalkeeper's right. Fleming turned it around the post from the corner.
:29:33. > :29:38.Grant was on the end of the delivery. In the second-half there
:29:39. > :29:44.was a lack of chances for Falkirk in the early changeses. Nesbitt had a
:29:45. > :29:55.couple of goods efforts which was saved and another curling effort
:29:56. > :30:00.wide of the post. There were chances toward the end. A shot was blocked
:30:01. > :30:06.on the line. Gallagher was up for a set-piece. He crashed a header which
:30:07. > :30:09.came back off the crossbar. In the end good defensive display by Ayr
:30:10. > :30:13.United, for sure. Good on the break, too. It's a couple of points dropped
:30:14. > :30:19.as far as Falkirk are concerned. 1-1. Sounds like a good display from
:30:20. > :30:24.as far as Falkirk are concerned. Ayr United? Great point. It really
:30:25. > :30:30.is. Falkirk is a tough place to go. They train on 3G every day. It's an
:30:31. > :30:36.advantage to them. I don't care what anyone says, if you are on it every
:30:37. > :30:40.day, you get used to it. We have Tony Gallagher, 17, attracting a lot
:30:41. > :30:48.of attention. He may go in the January window. He wants to bring in
:30:49. > :30:53.another striker. They scored 19 goals. Less than one a game. Not
:30:54. > :30:58.that easy? No. You look at the other teams. Dobbie will get goals, Nicky
:30:59. > :31:03.Clarke will get goals. Cummings will score goal. Murray on target for
:31:04. > :31:06.Dundee United. Everybody has a go to player when you need goals, Ayr
:31:07. > :31:11.United need somebody like that, somebody who will get 12-18 goals. A
:31:12. > :31:18.good performance and a good point. Falkirk is not an easy place to go.
:31:19. > :31:22.United brought a striker in on-loan. They are after another one. You are
:31:23. > :31:26.don't hold great store on the stats, United 14 shots. They scored three.
:31:27. > :31:32.They are greating the chances, not sticking them away? They are. Murray
:31:33. > :31:37.can hopefully do them. They need someone who will get them 15 to 20
:31:38. > :31:42.goals. Dobbie is not far from doing it at Queen of the South. If they
:31:43. > :31:46.had one of them they will be up. Creating 14 chances but scoring
:31:47. > :31:52.three. It's a decent ratio but they might have won it if they had a
:31:53. > :31:58.descent striker. It's Scottish Cup next week, the bosses have time to
:31:59. > :31:59.recruit. Who do you think... Which areas do specific teams need to
:32:00. > :32:10.striken. We spoke about Campolo is if Hibs can keep Commons,
:32:11. > :32:17.that would be a big statement, his long run side today. That would be
:32:18. > :32:20.very big if they could keep him, that would be important. What is
:32:21. > :32:25.your intuition? I think Neil Lennon... I think Celtic have got
:32:26. > :32:28.31st-team players and he does not Lennon... I think Celtic have got
:32:29. > :32:35.feature. We can drop into League One. Airdrieonians at home to East
:32:36. > :32:43.Fife, on a good run this afternoon. Kenny Crawford was at the stadium.
:32:44. > :32:46.It finished 2-2. And a better point for Airdrie and free East Fife,
:32:47. > :32:51.before this match Airdrie will on the two-game winning run. Their
:32:52. > :32:57.first point of the New Year, East Fife on a brilliant six-game winning
:32:58. > :33:01.run in all competitions and Barry Smith's first experience of not
:33:02. > :33:05.winning as the new manager. Airdrie had a great start on 26 minutes,
:33:06. > :33:10.Andy Ryan scoring with a clinical finish from the far post with his
:33:11. > :33:14.15th of the season. Jason Carey headed home from the corner to make
:33:15. > :33:20.it 1-1. Right on the stroke of half-time. His fifth of the season.
:33:21. > :33:24.They take control, the visitors, in the second half, Ross Brown meeting
:33:25. > :33:28.across from Kevin Smith with a header into the bottom left-hand
:33:29. > :33:31.corner. Beyond Ferguson in the Airdrie goal. It looked like East
:33:32. > :33:36.Fife would get their seventh win in a row in all competitions but Jack
:33:37. > :33:42.Leach, son of Scott H, popped up in the 89th minute to tuck in from the
:33:43. > :33:49.near post from the cutback from Jack Mackay. 2-2. The story of that match
:33:50. > :37:10.from Kenny Crawford Texas nicely to the classified results. -- takes us.
:37:11. > :37:17.Let's have a look at the league tables, in the Scottish
:37:18. > :37:22.Championship... Hibernian seeding of the top. Six points over Dundee.
:37:23. > :37:29.Martin Offiah five behind United in third. Falkirk in fourth, despite
:37:30. > :37:33.picking up one point today. At the bottom, St Mirren and Ayr United
:37:34. > :37:36.picked up points. Dumbarton lost at home to Hibs. Seven Between St
:37:37. > :37:47.Mirren and Ayr United. The top of League One. There was no
:37:48. > :37:51.game for Livingston today. Alloa athletic lost, Airdrieonians picking
:37:52. > :37:56.up the point. At the bottom, the win for Stenhousemuir over Stranraer
:37:57. > :38:03.means both sides swap places. In League Two... Forfar athletic five
:38:04. > :38:10.clear at the top. Elgin City going well. Berwick Rangers dropping to
:38:11. > :38:17.ninth place. The top of the English Premier League. Chelsea play
:38:18. > :38:21.Leicester this evening. Spurs go into second spot, Arsenal in third.
:38:22. > :38:27.Liverpool play Manchester United tomorrow. Interesting stuff at the
:38:28. > :38:33.bottom of the table. Swansea City at the foot of the table, level with
:38:34. > :38:39.Sunderland. And Hull City, third bottom. One point better off and
:38:40. > :38:45.level on points with Crystal Palace. Here comes the English championship.
:38:46. > :38:54.Rathfriland Hove Albion at the top. Two clear from Newcastle United. --
:38:55. > :38:57.Brighton and Hove. At the bottom of the table, Rotherham six points
:38:58. > :39:03.adrift of Wigan. Blackburn Rovers the other team in the bottom three.
:39:04. > :39:08.More details of the goings on in the Premier League downside. We can
:39:09. > :39:14.start at the Liberty Stadium in Wales, Swansea born at home to
:39:15. > :39:21.Arsenal. Arsenal not to be outdone by Spurs on the day. As defeats go
:39:22. > :39:26.Swansea, as bad as gets. Arsenal barely getting beyond third gear and
:39:27. > :39:29.winning comfortably after an early wave of Swansea pressure. After
:39:30. > :39:33.Olivier Giroud scored from close range, the Swansea confidence
:39:34. > :39:40.drained. A little bad luck as well, Jack Cork and Kyle Naughton
:39:41. > :39:44.defending. Alexis Sanchez followed the fourth and trudged off to be
:39:45. > :39:50.substituted. Paul Clements might have signed up for Mission
:39:51. > :39:56.Impossible. Jackie was watching West Ham against Crystal Palace. It has
:39:57. > :40:02.finished three nil. Three shots on target from West Ham, three goals
:40:03. > :40:08.and a hat-trick of assists. Hennessy rounded on the edge of the area.
:40:09. > :40:13.Across the left found Andy Carroll with a stunning overhead kick. Ant
:40:14. > :40:22.Man Cini but the ball beautifully overhead. Crystal Palace created
:40:23. > :40:27.very little else and are still in freefall, just one win in 16.
:40:28. > :40:32.Nothing in 54 Allardyce, he freefall, just one win in 16.
:40:33. > :40:35.desperately needs reinforcements. The Stadium of Light and details of
:40:36. > :40:39.Sunderland versus Stoke City from Eilidh Barbour. This game was won in
:40:40. > :40:41.the first half thanks to a subsidy the first half thanks to a subsidy
:40:42. > :40:47.-- commendation of clinical finishing and horrible defending.
:40:48. > :40:50.Arnautovic given too much space for his first and for the second you
:40:51. > :40:54.went through a static Sunderland back line and the third was a gift.
:40:55. > :41:00.Maloney flapping for the cross and Crouch taking advantage. Many
:41:01. > :41:03.Sunderland fans left in their droves before the half-time whistle.
:41:04. > :41:08.Jermain Defoe offered light relief for those that stayed. The first
:41:09. > :41:12.ever Premier League win at the Stadium of Light for Stoke. For
:41:13. > :41:16.Sunderland, very little in the way of positives. They were booed off by
:41:17. > :41:24.the few that remained. Impressive debut when for the new Hull manager.
:41:25. > :41:30.They have beaten Bournemouth 31 and this is a huge victory for Marcus
:41:31. > :41:35.over. His first Premier League game as the boss. It started terribly.
:41:36. > :41:41.Thanks to be Stanislaw penalty. And a break from Fernandez and an own
:41:42. > :41:48.goal from Huddlestone gives Hull City the first win in ten league
:41:49. > :41:53.games. We are staying up, the home fans are singing. They are off the
:41:54. > :42:00.bottom and silver has given them hope. 3-1. I will give you
:42:01. > :42:04.Rotherham, it was watching Watford against Middlesbrough. The result
:42:05. > :42:05.doesn't do much for either side in terms of moving away from
:42:06. > :42:11.doesn't do much for either side in relegation. There were chances, one
:42:12. > :42:16.ruled out for offside from Middlesbrough, Watford getting the
:42:17. > :42:21.best of the second half. Tom Cleverley hit the post later on. Not
:42:22. > :42:25.so memorable on the pitch but this will be remembered for the emotional
:42:26. > :42:30.tributes paid to Graham Turner, whose death will be felt for some
:42:31. > :42:36.time in this Watford community. -- Graham Taylor. This report is
:42:37. > :42:42.interesting. Burnley versus Southampton. The story comes from
:42:43. > :42:46.Damian Johnson. Joey Barton scored on his Premier League return to
:42:47. > :42:50.secure Burnley's eighth win, taking them into the top half of the table.
:42:51. > :42:57.Largely forgettable match before his introduction from the bench. Burnley
:42:58. > :43:00.winning a free kick, 25 yards out, Barton firing past Fraser Forster.
:43:01. > :43:13.Southampton looked more like to break the deadlock before that. How
:43:14. > :43:18.much twice going close. -- Tanic. Burnley stay on the rise and Joey
:43:19. > :43:23.Barton is back. You could not make that up! You don't have to! He has
:43:24. > :43:28.gone back, into the Premier League, and he got the winner. That could be
:43:29. > :43:32.so valuable for Burnley, if they can stay up, that three points could
:43:33. > :43:37.keep them in the league. Burnley have taken 25 out of 26 points at
:43:38. > :43:44.home. They have picked up one point on the road, but at Turf Moor, they
:43:45. > :43:47.are red-hot. Only Spurs and Chelsea have better home records. I let the
:43:48. > :43:56.manager, Sean Dyche, I love listening to his gravelly voice. --
:43:57. > :44:01.I like listening. He has done a wonderful job, getting relegated,
:44:02. > :44:06.they stick with him and bring him back. He's doing great. He knows how
:44:07. > :44:10.to cope with Joey Barton and will get the best from him. That was not
:44:11. > :44:18.cough medicine in that bottle! Let shows you. He is hero at Burnley. --
:44:19. > :44:22.that shows you. He was Player of the Year, getting them into the
:44:23. > :44:26.Premiership, the fans knew what they were getting. Fair play, I thought
:44:27. > :44:32.he would go down south and he was at Scottish football, Mickey Mouse, he
:44:33. > :44:41.has gone there and is getting on with his job. Give it time! Another
:44:42. > :44:46.hero, the name of Silva being chanted. Whole wedding over
:44:47. > :44:54.Bournemouth? Great result. -- Hull. Winning. They have to keep
:44:55. > :45:01.Snodgrass. ?5 million, the Chinese club has also come to take him away,
:45:02. > :45:06.he is such a big part of them. Winning their first two games, Hull.
:45:07. > :45:10.Two from 19 but the new manager, you start off with victory and that
:45:11. > :45:17.gives them hope. It draws them level on points with Crystal Palace. Who
:45:18. > :45:24.are in freefall. Serious. Five games, no wins. Confidence in short
:45:25. > :45:26.supply. West Ham have struggled this season, the new stadium, the
:45:27. > :45:31.atmosphere is different and have not scored many goals at home and have
:45:32. > :45:38.run out comfortable winners. The Hammers have got the star man on
:45:39. > :45:42.strike? He has downed tools but that is a great victory today. The new
:45:43. > :45:46.stadium has affected them. Such a big stadium. There is no real
:45:47. > :45:51.atmosphere and they are finding this difficult but that is a wonderful
:45:52. > :45:56.result for them today. It is a pity for Watford not to win today?
:45:57. > :46:04.Neutrals would say. Graham Taylor, he dragged them up? Tremendous. It
:46:05. > :46:07.is unfortunate, his passing. What a man. Ridiculed as England manager
:46:08. > :46:12.but what a great club manager. John treated him like a brother. A
:46:13. > :46:18.wonderful man. A real pity that we have lost him. I loved him, the
:46:19. > :46:23.style of football, but every cup of tea, he thought goals were scored by
:46:24. > :46:28.getting the ball into the opposition box and he did that as quickly as he
:46:29. > :46:32.could. He had big players up front, and they actually climbed very
:46:33. > :46:34.quickly. Then it turned into an international manager and the
:46:35. > :46:40.tributes and they will tell you what the fans think of him. Swansea, and
:46:41. > :46:46.heavy defeat? Another club, they beat Crystal Palace last week and
:46:47. > :46:50.can you build on that? Back to the normal, really struggling. The
:46:51. > :46:53.defensive record is the worst in the Premiership. You cannot have that.
:46:54. > :46:59.But that statistic, you will be far too near the bottom. I'm not saying
:47:00. > :47:04.this because not been fun but next week, I promise, will be even
:47:05. > :47:06.better. Why? It is the fourth round weekend in the William Hill Scottish
:47:07. > :47:09.Cup. The Premiership clubs enter weekend in the William Hill Scottish
:47:10. > :47:11.competition and on the back of a two-week break, Q so memorable
:47:12. > :47:32.moments. COMMENTATOR: They have beaten
:47:33. > :47:42.Hamilton. It's a dream strike! Glory. Rangers have pulled off the
:47:43. > :47:47.seemingly unthinkable. In goes the goal from David Gray grey. Hibs have
:47:48. > :47:56.won the Scottish Cup. Cup weekend also means
:47:57. > :47:57.a Saturday shift for Tune in at 10.30am on BBC One
:47:58. > :48:01.Scotland next week for the best Then on Sunday we have live coverage
:48:02. > :48:06.of Raith Rovers versus Hearts. Championship versus Premiership,
:48:07. > :48:07.that's from 1.00pm. Highlights of all that and more
:48:08. > :48:22.at 6.15pm on BBC Two. As you can see, repeated at 11. 40pm
:48:23. > :48:26.as well. Gents it's one of the big Wyked in the Scottish football
:48:27. > :48:30.calendar. One of the highlights. We picked out a few ties to spot.
:48:31. > :48:36.Craig, we will start with this one, it involves two clubs which you
:48:37. > :48:42.enjoyed great you can is sells, Rangers against Motherwell Saturday
:48:43. > :48:45.12.30pm at Ibrox. Rangers are slightly the better on how they are
:48:46. > :48:50.in the league. Motherwell started well. They are close games. The
:48:51. > :48:55.poacher getting into the box. Not the most difficult goal they will
:48:56. > :49:04.score. Rangers showed a bit of metal. They stick with their style.
:49:05. > :49:08.They get the equaliser. Kenny Miller has been a revelation. Talking about
:49:09. > :49:11.a new contract. I thought Kenny would have been on the bench in
:49:12. > :49:15.terms of coaching. He has been worth his weight in goals to the club.
:49:16. > :49:18.That was the last-minute goal to take Rangers through. I think that
:49:19. > :49:23.will be a close one. It will be a really good game. What do you fancy
:49:24. > :49:26.with that one? The home advantage for Rangers, they will do it.
:49:27. > :49:30.Momentum will be with them. Only lost once this season at Ibrox
:49:31. > :49:34.against Celtic. You can lose to Celtic anywhere. It will be a tough
:49:35. > :49:38.game for Motherwell. They will set their stall out and hit Rangers on
:49:39. > :49:43.the break. I expect Rangers to be too strong. This other one we
:49:44. > :49:53.highlighting is two clubs you signed for. I didn't know this prior to the
:49:54. > :50:01.show. I did sire with the view of going junior before I got a game I
:50:02. > :50:05.signed for Hibs. My first game was 15 years. They are a difficult team
:50:06. > :50:08.to get a team for. Dumbarton found it give difficult against them. They
:50:09. > :50:10.knocked the Championship team out in the last round. Championship
:50:11. > :50:14.knocked the Championship team out in opposition again. The Cup holders,
:50:15. > :50:21.at a big stadium. A different kettle of fish. 12,000 tickets have been
:50:22. > :50:26.sold. It will be a wonderful occasion. All the tickets have gone.
:50:27. > :50:30.Hibs are the holders. They will want to defend their trophy if they can.
:50:31. > :50:32.It will be a big ask, they are the holders, rightly. So they won the
:50:33. > :50:35.Cup in unbelievable fashion last year. Last-minute goal after so many
:50:36. > :50:41.years, over 100 years of waiting, they have it, they have milked it.
:50:42. > :50:47.They enjoyed it. Are you enjoying it? Not at all. Good luck to them.
:50:48. > :50:52.Wonderful achievement. I have a lot of Hibs fans, all my friends, they
:50:53. > :50:55.are still going on. Hearts are away to Raith Rovers, we are covering
:50:56. > :51:01.that live. That is intriguing as well? It is. Raith Rovers are not in
:51:02. > :51:05.great form. They had three weeks off to prepare his team. That is the
:51:06. > :51:11.problem I have, the last time we had a break the amounts of team from the
:51:12. > :51:17.Premier League the first game back was the Scottish Cup and they got
:51:18. > :51:20.knocked out. They can't be complacent. Hearts have been here
:51:21. > :51:25.with their new manager. That is important. Valuable three weeks.
:51:26. > :51:30.Hearts there has been more exits than in comings. They need more
:51:31. > :51:37.players in. Is Raith Rovers are in a troubled vain of form? Put that
:51:38. > :51:40.aside this is the Cup. Everyone is up for it. They wants Raith Rovers
:51:41. > :51:46.aside this is the Cup. Everyone is to get back on track with a victory
:51:47. > :51:51.in this game. The Cup can give you revenue. The further you get, more
:51:52. > :51:57.money comes in. Alan and I were talking about, the last four
:51:58. > :52:00.Scottish Cups, Celtic, St Johnstone, Inverness and Hibs have knocked
:52:01. > :52:09.Raith Rovers out on their way to the final. Can you see surprises in the
:52:10. > :52:15.fixture list? I can't. Elganv Inverness, is it a bridge too far? I
:52:16. > :52:19.think it is. You would expect the bigger teams to go through. Ross
:52:20. > :52:22.County v Dundee United could be close. You would expect the Premier
:52:23. > :52:26.League teams to go through. Can you see any surprises in that, Craig?
:52:27. > :52:30.No, not so much. I'm sure there will be somewhere. It's very difficult to
:52:31. > :52:35.see. You are looking at the teams who are not going well. Accies are
:52:36. > :52:39.struggling for a win. Inverness struggling for a win. They have to
:52:40. > :52:44.use the last couple of weeks to get some kind of form. To get on the
:52:45. > :52:48.training ground and build team spirit, these will be difficult
:52:49. > :52:53.games. Morton and Falkirk looks good to me? Morton at home, they haven't
:52:54. > :52:56.lost at all in the league. They are a really strong side. Falkirk away
:52:57. > :52:59.from home are capable of beating anybody. I would have to say it's
:53:00. > :53:01.one that will be very difficult to call. Lots to look forward to next
:53:02. > :53:14.week. As for this week,
:53:15. > :53:17.I'm afraid time is almost up. Let's take a quick look
:53:18. > :53:19.at the results in the Oh, and don't forget Stuart and Tam
:53:20. > :53:36.- or is it Tam and Stuart - will be on the radio at 5.30pm
:53:37. > :53:38.with another edition of Off You can call, text or use the medium
:53:39. > :53:44.of social media to join in. Thanks to our guests,
:53:45. > :53:47.Craig Paterson and Alan Preston, for their valued contributions but,
:53:48. > :53:50.more than that, thanks See you next week,
:53:51. > :53:56.same time, same place.