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Good afternoon and welcome to the results show.

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Not even the top division's winter shutdown can shut us up.

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We have reporters at all of today's Championship matches bringing us

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We also have two of the nation's most eminent championship-ologists

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in the studio to educate, inform and entertain.

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They are Craig Paterson and Alan Preston.

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Let's find out what's happening, shall we?

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Dumbarton are at home to the championship leaders, Hibernian.

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Over to Richard Wilson. The first half, the goal from Kris Commons was

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in front of Dumbarton but they are plucky homicide. 1-0. Tannadice,

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Dundee United are at home to Queen of the South. Brian McLaughlin is

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there. They head through Marie after four minutes but Queen of the South

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are at three - one. They look -- Dundee United look to end at three

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match losing run. Mid-table Dunfermline at all to St Mirren. A

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nice day for Gary MacKenzie, he conceded a careless penalty, Kallum

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Higginbotham converting to give Dunfermline and half-time lead.

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McKenzie made amends with a thumping header in the first minute after the

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interval. Fourth against ninth place, John Barnes watching Falkirk

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and Ayr United. Gary Harkins giving Ayr United the lead in the 24th

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minute but after Falkirk had a penalty save, the effort from John

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Baird from the 12 yard mark turned away from Fleming. 1-1. Charlie Mann

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is watching Morton against Raith Rovers. The long unbeaten run for

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Morton looks like being extended. 2-0 against Raith Rovers. Forbes

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with the first and 2-0 up on 67 minutes thanks to Cairney. Let us

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work our way down the country. Hibernian, looking good? Kris

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Commons, this could be his last goal? His emergency loan deal runs

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out tomorrow? Great goal against Falkirk. A couple of weeks ago. The

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top of -- type of player who can win this championship. The fans will

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hope we can stay until the end of the season. He followed that with a

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good win against Dundee. It is important they don't slip up today.

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There were no what is happening at Tannadice. If Hibs when they could

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find themselves nicely clear at the top of the table. Dundee is

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struggling. Queen of the South will get all three points. Also, great

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result for Gary Naismith and Queen of the South, winning last week

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against St Mirren, Tannadice is a tough place to go, two signings in

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the January window and they have scored today. A disastrous run for

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United, three defeats in a row. Can they kick on and hang on to the

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coat-tails of Hibernian? It doesn't look like it. Modern, by contrast,

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our glorious run and on course for another win today? That would draw

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them to within 34, just down four points behind United with a game in

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hand important. They are the team on the rise, it has been going on for

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months, losing just one out of 12 today, unbeaten at home, Morton, I

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think people will find them quite strongly. They have been struggling

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a little bit. A lot of draws, very few wins. Martin looked likely to

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take all three points. And Jim Duffy's Mendel put another three

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points on the board and make it very interesting. And they will pull away

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from Falkirk. It would stay the same. Falkirk last week against

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Raith Rovers but very good. 4-1. Still some time to go. They can get

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back in there. But a draw at home at this moment is not good enough, they

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need to get up there and maintain that run and get up with Dundee

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United, getting up with Morton, they need to push up. Draws at home, not

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good enough. Ayr United need some points? Try to get away from St

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Mirren? They need as much distance between themselves and St Mirren but

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also put pressure on the clubs above. On the last ten games, five

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defeats and five draws, they are picking up a few points but they

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really need to win, they got the lead today and could not hang onto

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that. Playing away to Falkirk? Falkirk on a good team at home,

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great point for Ayr United, St Mirren looked like picking up

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something. Tentatively. They have not lost any ground. Their United

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have to look ahead and not behind. not lost any ground. Their United

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St Mirren away to Dunfermline would be a great return given the

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fantastic form Dunfermline have been in. They are the in form team in the

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division? Scoring a lot of goals. St Mirren, they looked like turning

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things around, a couple of wins and a draw but last week was

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disappointing against Queen of the South, going down. The manager

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having the altercation with the fans. It wasn't what the day that

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they take something but Dunfermline are not good run and they will be

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chasing the wind. St Mirren would settle for one point. Let is kept

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reporters grafting again. More detailed accounts of what is

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happening. Richard Wilson is watching Dumbarton against

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Hibernian? Hard work for Hibs today, Dumbarton have worked hard and

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created a number of chances. The only moment of quality delivered the

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only goal, as early as the 15th minute. The cross from Humphrey

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headed into the penalty area and a Kris Commons carefully steered

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volley into the corner of the net. Since then, Hibs have had to work

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hard defensively. Last-ditch tackles and blocks, Laidlaw had to save from

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Lewis Vaughan and Thompson in the first-half and the second he had to

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rush off the line. Captain David Gray had to head the ball from the

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goal-line as well. Hibs to dig in if they are to keep control of this but

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it is still 1-0. Tannadice and we can hear from Brian, watching Dundee

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United against Queen of the South. Queens on course? They certainly

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are, 3-1. They could have been so different for United, taking the

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lead after four minutes with a wonderful goal, Simon Murray,

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recalled to the side this afternoon, hitting the ball over Dowie and into

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the right back of the net. Huge set off for the visitors whenever the

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shirt of Thomas Nicholson appeared to be targeted by Dowie. It was

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missed by the officials, to the dismay of home support. They took

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advantage through Stephen dobby. His 18th goal of the season and seven

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minutes into the second-half, Dobbie providing the wonderful reverse pass

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into the path of Thompson, who went between the legs of Bell. Wonderful

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third goal, Thomas, 25 yards out, into the roof of the net. The Queens

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fans are singing here at Tannadice this afternoon. 30 minutes of the

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second-half and it is 3-1. Who is singing at East End Park? Davey can

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tell us. 1-1. You can see where the problems stem from, they looked

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vulnerable every time Dunfermline get at them. They have kept one

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clean sheet all season and that was against freefalling Raith Rovers.

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They conceded a careless one, Gary MacKenzie, it looked like he had

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conceded a penalty earlier for that foul on Moffat. And he did not get

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away with that in the second time. The penalty kick dispatched behind

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Jamie Langfield. Recalled because of an injury to Scott Gallaher. He has

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really turned the clock back with a wonderful save in the second-half to

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keep scoreline level to deny Nicky Clark. Gary MacKenzie then redeemed

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himself, but the header against the post from the Stephen Mallon corner.

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And within seconds of the restart, another thumping header from the

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same source, the goalkeeper saved. Some encouragement from the way they

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are a shrug of the on loan striker Rory Loy has been playing. And the

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young midfielder on loan from Aberdeen, Craig story. Signs of

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encouragement but they will have to hold out for this Dunfermline

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onslaught for the last few minutes. Queen of the South heading for three

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points at Tannadice? Debbie Knox. I said they wear. They only need 3-2.

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Wonderful strike by Scott Fraser, it was a lost cause chased by the

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substitute. Volley from 12 yards out, Robinson rooted to the

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goal-line. 12 minutes left and it is 3-2. Falkirk Stadium, taking on Ayr

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United. John Barnes? Still 1-1. 31 minutes played in the second half.

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Falkirk went behind in the 24th minute. Courtesy of a goal from Gary

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Harkins. Hesitation in the Falkirk defence, Harkins that and he blasted

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that into net. Falkirk Spring into action. There was a volley wide of

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the white hand post and in stoppage time at the end of the first half,

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Falkirk awarded a penalty. McHugh bundle to the ground by McKenna. The

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spot kick turned around the right-hand post by Greg Fleming.

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From the corner, Mark Kerr swinging that in. And a brilliant header into

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the back of the net from Grant. Not many clear-cut chances in the second

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period. A couple of efforts have gone close from Nisbet. Another

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curling shot wide of the left-hand post. The latest scoreline, 1-1.

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curling shot wide of the left-hand two goals with Morton against Raith

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Rovers. Charlie? Two goals for the home side, Morton have not been

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unbeaten in repeating here since March last year. And that team was

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Raith Rovers. But no sign of that happening this afternoon. Forbes

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putting the home side in front. He's always dangerous. Cutting in from

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the right-hand side. Short with left foot. It looked like he was aiming

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for Fleming. It ended up in the back of the net to put the home side one

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and Forbes scoring his latest. Mike Russell created another, running

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down the left-hand side, good cross into the box and Cairney on his

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debut for Morton heading the ball past the goalkeeper for his fifth

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goal of the season. Four of them for St Mirren earlier on. Raith Rovers

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have not won since October. That will not change. Bold prediction

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from Charlie. You will be delighted to hear Richard say it is hard work

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for Hibs? Hanging on four points? They find it tough at Dumbarton in

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the past but they are a quality side and those signings. With Commons.

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And the winner from Preston, and those signings. With Commons.

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Humphrey. Out never sent but taken off today. That will be a great

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result. In the changing room, if they find at Dundee are losing and

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end up losing the points, that would be atrophied day of work for Neil

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Lennon. United not out of this at Tannadice but looking at the scorers

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for Queens, you have Thomas and Thompson, two players that Gary

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Naismith has brought in. Last week John Rankin was outstanding. He has

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manoeuvred well in the transfer market? I like Gary Naismith, every

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time you hear him, working for the BBC, really knowledgeable, really

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keen and wanted a bigger job. At least five, working away but some

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Tansey had to keep playing himself. He didn't have any more players. He

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is playing with a club that has a squad, he is allowed to spend money

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on wages, bring in some loan players, great result last week and

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they can follow it up with another three points, that gives them

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something to build upon. Dunfermline and St Mirren... Higginbotham, that

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penalty takes some bravery? Two in the space of a minute earlier in the

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season? More penalties at home than any other side in Britain. He scored

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today and to give St Mirren credit, they pulled this off at home last

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week, Dunfermline are flying just nine. If they can something, good

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result. They have to go on a run of games. You don't want them slipping

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away and being isolated at the bottom, if St Mirren go down again

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into division one, what a disaster for them. Falkirk and Ayr United,

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Peter Grant on the scoresheet? You would extolling the virtues of

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camera earlier? Island defenders who want to defend. They are going to

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play the ball if they can. They have to clear lines and when those

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headers and if you can add an odd goal he run there, going up set

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pieces, decent ball into the box, brave and determined, he has got

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pieces, decent ball into the box, Falkirk back. Another team, the last

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six games, two wins, two draws, two defeats, Falkirk need to start

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getting it together. Peter says the guys have to leave before they can

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get any strength? So many managers find themselves in that position,

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for somebody to come in, a piece of the jigsaw has to move away and you

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replace them because that frees up the wages. Very few teams in the

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transfer window are spending any money on transfer fees. It is

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strictly on loan players. Jordan Howe find a square peg for a square

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hole with Cairney coming from St Mirren. He is up to third place

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Morton, joining them and banging in the goal on his debut. That is what

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strikers are all about, it is great he has done that again. A square peg

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in a square hole was Jim Duffy. Every week we go on about this. What

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a job. He would be rivalling Brendan Rodgers for manager of the?

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Absolutely. If Brendan Rodgers wins the trouble, that would be that. Jim

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Duffy at Morton, what he is doing is fantastic and they believe they can

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catch Dundee United. The game in hand at Raith Rovers, can they get

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up into second place? That would be unbelievable. If they keep

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expanding, he will get Morton into the cup? The first season in the

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championship under him and they are up there, looking like play-off

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qualifiers. They have started to build last season, the only team to

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win at Easter Road, one of only two teams that took anything from Ibrox

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against Rangers last season so you know they were capable but

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consistency was not there and another manager he knows the league

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and what kind of players to add and all of a sudden you bringing three

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of them in the right places and the draw started turn into winning and

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they are on a magnificent run. Another three points today. A lovely

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position. If you look at what Jim Duffy has done, terrific.

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They have a cushion there, five points between them and Ayr United

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in the relegation play-offs. It's worrying. It is worrying. They

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brought in Stevenson and Hardy to bolster the squad and give them

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freshness. I watched them last week. They were 1-0 up. Stevenson got an

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injured. They play Hearts in the Cup, that will be a big thing, him

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ex-Hearts manager. It it is a big thing. They need to get their league

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form sorted out. They are slipping down the league. If the likes of Ayr

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United and Dumbarton and St Mirren go on a run they could find

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themselves in danger. Dunfermline are on this run, they are level on

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points, they have are not far away from that relegation zone? When you

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look at momentum, Raith's momentum is going in reverse. Dunfermline are

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the opposite. They are winning. Because they have the confidence the

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games can't come around quick enough. Raith Rovers are looking

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after a decent start to the season, they are looking for more mission or

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tactics that will bring them back to winning ways. It's not easy. The

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squad will be thin at Raith Rovers. Not a lot to spend. They have to mix

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and match and come up with a winning formation.

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While we're waiting for events to unfold in the Championship,

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let's take a wee nosy at the English Premier League

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and in particular the lunchtime kick-off pitting Tottenham Hotspur

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Here's the story of the game from Jonathan Pearce.

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COMMENTATOR: Tottenham 4, West Bromwich Albion 0. What a week for

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Harry Kane. The came was over after 25 minutes. Spurs with free-flowing

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football. After 11 minutes Eriksen made it two with a deflected shot,

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15 minutes later. Kane had one touched on the post. Will i had a

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goal disallowed. Cain rammed in Walker's cross and slipped home a

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bring Alli dink threw ball to make sure of victory what the striker

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called Tottenham's best performance of the season. West Bromwich Albion

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didn't have a shot on target. Kane the daddy of White Hart Lane. You

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are taking issue with the naming of Harry Cain's daughter. Ivy is a

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lovely name. They should have called her Sugar Kane. Terrific for him.

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Hat-trick today. Wonderful week for his family. Spurs are a really good

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side. Top team. Sweet for Spurs today, that takes them into second

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and Kane is on fire. Chelsea are having issues with their star

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striker, maybe the title race isn't over? A good time to be in-form.

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They are on the up and up just now. Somebody on the up and up, are they,

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a goal Dundee United and Queen of the South? United, equalised two

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minutes left. Ball played into the box. At the back post was Murray who

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knocked the ball into the back of the net. Can United, who looked dead

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and buried 10 minutes ago claw the game back. It's now 3-3. That

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cheered you. Up a little bit. It could stop the rot. Murray is a good

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Young player, valuable goal. Can they win it? A massive three points

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for them. When you are 3-1 down you would settle for a point. There was

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a bit of booing earlier. Fans are an in-patient breed, United, I was

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speaking to Ray who said he was ahead of schedule. We are rebuilding

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this club. Folk have to be patient? It's a new team. You look for them

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to gel as quickly as possible. When they do and you put points on the

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board, you think carry on. It speaks well of their character, after

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losing the games then going 3-1 easy to pack away the tools and say we

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will be back to it next week. It looks like they pulled up their

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sleeves and might dig out a point or maybe more. He is handing Queen of

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the South points before the game is done. That is what he does. The he

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has done a wonderful job. The play-offs would be realistic. Hibs

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are the favourites. When I saw the squad, Neil Lennon, off the back of

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the Scottish Cup victory. If they can finish in the play-offs, I'm

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sure they will. Hibs are budgeting to go? If they don't go up. It will

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be serious. The Cup runs brought in money. They are playing good wages,

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the fans are backing them, 16,000 against Dunfermline, 18,000 against

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Dundee United they are showing ambition. Getting Chris Commons and

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trying to keep him, things are going well at eastern Road. It's

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full-time, another three points. Morton winning against Raith Rovers?

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Yes. Another big result for Jim Duffy's Morton. They have been the

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surprise package of the Championship so are far. The play-offs are

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looking more and more a possibility. A big part has been their home form.

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Not beaten here since March last year. Raith Rovers won that day,

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they did not look like repeating that exercise here this afternoon.

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Two goals, one in the first half, one in the second for Morton. First

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on 27 minutes, Ross Forbes seventh goal of the season. He is always

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dangerous, he tried a cross shot, it evaded the goalkeeper and ended up

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in the back of the net. Raith Rovers started the second-half way. Russell

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with a great run down the left hand side, cross into the box, Shankland

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made his debut for Morton and headed the second past the goalkeeper for

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his fourth, fifth goal of the season, four of those coming for St

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Mirren, Morton's rivals. Terrific result for Morton. They have

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consolidated third place. They must be looking upwards from here. Thank

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you. It's full-time at East End Park. They got their first point in

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three attempts against St Mirren thank you to that header from

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McKenzie at the start of the second-half. His second goal of the

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season. Redemption for him having given away a careless penalty

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converted by Higginbotham. He got away with a push a few minutes

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before that. The referee wouldn't let him get away with a second one.

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It was a confident conversion by Higginbotham. No more than

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Dunfermline deserved at that point. Them dominated the game in terms of

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attacking threat and St Mirren, as you would expect from a team at the

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bottom of the division, looked vulnerable every time they were

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attacked from pace and movement, particularly from Nicky Clarke. The

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goalkeeper made a couple of blocks in the first half and a dazzling

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save in the second-half from a net-bound Nicky Clarke header as

:24:31.:24:34.

Dunfermline pushed forward to extend their winning run at the start of

:24:35.:24:45.

the new year. The There was dogged defending by the St Mirren backline.

:24:46.:24:49.

A free-kick went inches wide of the target. Clarke, two minutes into

:24:50.:24:54.

stoppage-time, with a header that went past. Encouraging signs for

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Jack Ross particularly of his on-loan midfielder, Craig Storey.

:25:03.:25:08.

They are trying to get a partnership going up front which will improve

:25:09.:25:11.

the more they play together. Nine points from the last seven games for

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St Mirren, their best run of the season. They are seven points adrift

:25:17.:25:21.

at the bottom. Dunfermline move into sixth place on goals scored. It

:25:22.:25:28.

finished 1-1. Full-time now in Dumbarton. Over to Richard. This

:25:29.:25:33.

wasn't a vintage performance from Hibs. That will make all three

:25:34.:25:37.

points seem more precious for the League leaders. Commons scored in

:25:38.:25:43.

the first half. Volley from inside the area,. Neil Lennon will want to

:25:44.:25:55.

keep him. The goalkeeper had to make a save in the first half. Gray

:25:56.:25:59.

headed off the line after the break. Smith also cleared off his line.

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Dumbarton will wonder how they didn't equalise at the end of the

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game. It was a hard-fought and potentially important 1-0 win for

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Hibs at um Dumbarton. Now to Dundee United and Queen of the South. 6,156

:26:20.:26:26.

here. They received their money's worth this afternoon. A chilly

:26:27.:26:33.

afternoon here at Tannadice. 3-3. Murray opened the scoring after just

:26:34.:26:39.

four minutes. Lovely through ball. The shot went into the roof of the

:26:40.:26:42.

goal. Queens took possession of the game. Dobbie with his 18th of the

:26:43.:26:48.

season, equalising before Yeo Thomson and aened woerful strike

:26:49.:26:53.

from Dominic thom mass set up Queens. They took control of the

:26:54.:26:57.

game and looked set for the back-to-back wins for the first time

:26:58.:27:09.

since September. However a couple of substitutions, they set up Fraser.

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He made a volley from 12-yards out into the back of the net. With less

:27:15.:27:24.

than 90 seconds left on the clock Simon Murray was alone at the back

:27:25.:27:33.

post. Queens came close with a header. Fantastic game here. 3-3.

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Fantastic game. Heartening the size of the crowd, 6,000 at that one,

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East Can end Park. Very good. Over 10,000

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at these two games. United are a big club. When they are flying they will

:27:54.:28:00.

get fans coming around. Dunfermline are up to six, above their local

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rivals Raith Rovers they will come back. A lot of big clubs in that

:28:06.:28:11.

division? Yes. At the start of the season the smart money was Hibs and

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Dundee United would the next best squad. Raith had a great run. Morton

:28:16.:28:26.

have being going well all season. Top two are favourites for one and

:28:27.:28:29.

two, but battle for the other places. I listened to Jack Ross who

:28:30.:28:35.

said, we came in and not lost any ground, but another game is gone.

:28:36.:28:37.

Today is the same. That's another ground, but another game is gone.

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game gone. They have won two games this season. Seven points adrift.

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Equivalent of three games they have to win to overtake the teams above

:28:47.:28:50.

them. He has to get players in. He needs help from the Board. He needs

:28:51.:28:56.

to get new faces. Join an old face now. Full-time, John Barnes,

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Falkirk. It's Falkirk 1, Ayr United 1 is how it finished here. Harkins

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opened the scoring after 24 minutes. That cancelled out in stoppage-time

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at the end of the first half by Peter grant. That came seconds after

:29:15.:29:23.

Baird missed a penalty for Falkirk. Baird blasted the penalty low to the

:29:24.:29:28.

goalkeeper's right. Fleming turned it around the post from the corner.

:29:29.:29:32.

Grant was on the end of the delivery. In the second-half there

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was a lack of chances for Falkirk in the early changeses. Nesbitt had a

:29:39.:29:44.

couple of goods efforts which was saved and another curling effort

:29:45.:29:55.

wide of the post. There were chances toward the end. A shot was blocked

:29:56.:30:00.

on the line. Gallagher was up for a set-piece. He crashed a header which

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came back off the crossbar. In the end good defensive display by Ayr

:30:07.:30:09.

United, for sure. Good on the break, too. It's a couple of points dropped

:30:10.:30:13.

as far as Falkirk are concerned. 1-1. Sounds like a good display from

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as far as Falkirk are concerned. Ayr United? Great point. It really

:30:20.:30:24.

is. Falkirk is a tough place to go. They train on 3G every day. It's an

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advantage to them. I don't care what anyone says, if you are on it every

:30:31.:30:36.

day, you get used to it. We have Tony Gallagher, 17, attracting a lot

:30:37.:30:40.

of attention. He may go in the January window. He wants to bring in

:30:41.:30:48.

another striker. They scored 19 goals. Less than one a game. Not

:30:49.:30:53.

that easy? No. You look at the other teams. Dobbie will get goals, Nicky

:30:54.:30:58.

Clarke will get goals. Cummings will score goal. Murray on target for

:30:59.:31:03.

Dundee United. Everybody has a go to player when you need goals, Ayr

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United need somebody like that, somebody who will get 12-18 goals. A

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good performance and a good point. Falkirk is not an easy place to go.

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United brought a striker in on-loan. They are after another one. You are

:31:19.:31:22.

don't hold great store on the stats, United 14 shots. They scored three.

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They are greating the chances, not sticking them away? They are. Murray

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can hopefully do them. They need someone who will get them 15 to 20

:31:33.:31:37.

goals. Dobbie is not far from doing it at Queen of the South. If they

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had one of them they will be up. Creating 14 chances but scoring

:31:43.:31:46.

three. It's a decent ratio but they might have won it if they had a

:31:47.:31:52.

descent striker. It's Scottish Cup next week, the bosses have time to

:31:53.:31:58.

recruit. Who do you think... Which areas do specific teams need to

:31:59.:31:59.

striken. We spoke about Campolo is if Hibs can keep Commons,

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that would be a big statement, his long run side today. That would be

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very big if they could keep him, that would be important. What is

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your intuition? I think Neil Lennon... I think Celtic have got

:32:21.:32:25.

31st-team players and he does not Lennon... I think Celtic have got

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feature. We can drop into League One. Airdrieonians at home to East

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Fife, on a good run this afternoon. Kenny Crawford was at the stadium.

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It finished 2-2. And a better point for Airdrie and free East Fife,

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before this match Airdrie will on the two-game winning run. Their

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first point of the New Year, East Fife on a brilliant six-game winning

:32:52.:32:57.

run in all competitions and Barry Smith's first experience of not

:32:58.:33:01.

winning as the new manager. Airdrie had a great start on 26 minutes,

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Andy Ryan scoring with a clinical finish from the far post with his

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15th of the season. Jason Carey headed home from the corner to make

:33:11.:33:14.

it 1-1. Right on the stroke of half-time. His fifth of the season.

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They take control, the visitors, in the second half, Ross Brown meeting

:33:21.:33:24.

across from Kevin Smith with a header into the bottom left-hand

:33:25.:33:28.

corner. Beyond Ferguson in the Airdrie goal. It looked like East

:33:29.:33:31.

Fife would get their seventh win in a row in all competitions but Jack

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Leach, son of Scott H, popped up in the 89th minute to tuck in from the

:33:37.:33:42.

near post from the cutback from Jack Mackay. 2-2. The story of that match

:33:43.:33:49.

from Kenny Crawford Texas nicely to the classified results. -- takes us.

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Let's have a look at the league tables, in the Scottish

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Championship... Hibernian seeding of the top. Six points over Dundee.

:37:18.:37:22.

Martin Offiah five behind United in third. Falkirk in fourth, despite

:37:23.:37:29.

picking up one point today. At the bottom, St Mirren and Ayr United

:37:30.:37:33.

picked up points. Dumbarton lost at home to Hibs. Seven Between St

:37:34.:37:36.

Mirren and Ayr United. The top of League One. There was no

:37:37.:37:47.

game for Livingston today. Alloa athletic lost, Airdrieonians picking

:37:48.:37:51.

up the point. At the bottom, the win for Stenhousemuir over Stranraer

:37:52.:37:56.

means both sides swap places. In League Two... Forfar athletic five

:37:57.:38:03.

clear at the top. Elgin City going well. Berwick Rangers dropping to

:38:04.:38:10.

ninth place. The top of the English Premier League. Chelsea play

:38:11.:38:17.

Leicester this evening. Spurs go into second spot, Arsenal in third.

:38:18.:38:21.

Liverpool play Manchester United tomorrow. Interesting stuff at the

:38:22.:38:27.

bottom of the table. Swansea City at the foot of the table, level with

:38:28.:38:33.

Sunderland. And Hull City, third bottom. One point better off and

:38:34.:38:39.

level on points with Crystal Palace. Here comes the English championship.

:38:40.:38:45.

Rathfriland Hove Albion at the top. Two clear from Newcastle United. --

:38:46.:38:54.

Brighton and Hove. At the bottom of the table, Rotherham six points

:38:55.:38:57.

adrift of Wigan. Blackburn Rovers the other team in the bottom three.

:38:58.:39:03.

More details of the goings on in the Premier League downside. We can

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start at the Liberty Stadium in Wales, Swansea born at home to

:39:09.:39:14.

Arsenal. Arsenal not to be outdone by Spurs on the day. As defeats go

:39:15.:39:21.

Swansea, as bad as gets. Arsenal barely getting beyond third gear and

:39:22.:39:26.

winning comfortably after an early wave of Swansea pressure. After

:39:27.:39:29.

Olivier Giroud scored from close range, the Swansea confidence

:39:30.:39:33.

drained. A little bad luck as well, Jack Cork and Kyle Naughton

:39:34.:39:40.

defending. Alexis Sanchez followed the fourth and trudged off to be

:39:41.:39:44.

substituted. Paul Clements might have signed up for Mission

:39:45.:39:50.

Impossible. Jackie was watching West Ham against Crystal Palace. It has

:39:51.:39:56.

finished three nil. Three shots on target from West Ham, three goals

:39:57.:40:02.

and a hat-trick of assists. Hennessy rounded on the edge of the area.

:40:03.:40:08.

Across the left found Andy Carroll with a stunning overhead kick. Ant

:40:09.:40:13.

Man Cini but the ball beautifully overhead. Crystal Palace created

:40:14.:40:22.

very little else and are still in freefall, just one win in 16.

:40:23.:40:27.

Nothing in 54 Allardyce, he freefall, just one win in 16.

:40:28.:40:32.

desperately needs reinforcements. The Stadium of Light and details of

:40:33.:40:35.

Sunderland versus Stoke City from Eilidh Barbour. This game was won in

:40:36.:40:39.

the first half thanks to a subsidy the first half thanks to a subsidy

:40:40.:40:41.

-- commendation of clinical finishing and horrible defending.

:40:42.:40:47.

Arnautovic given too much space for his first and for the second you

:40:48.:40:50.

went through a static Sunderland back line and the third was a gift.

:40:51.:40:54.

Maloney flapping for the cross and Crouch taking advantage. Many

:40:55.:41:00.

Sunderland fans left in their droves before the half-time whistle.

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Jermain Defoe offered light relief for those that stayed. The first

:41:04.:41:08.

ever Premier League win at the Stadium of Light for Stoke. For

:41:09.:41:12.

Sunderland, very little in the way of positives. They were booed off by

:41:13.:41:16.

the few that remained. Impressive debut when for the new Hull manager.

:41:17.:41:24.

They have beaten Bournemouth 31 and this is a huge victory for Marcus

:41:25.:41:30.

over. His first Premier League game as the boss. It started terribly.

:41:31.:41:35.

Thanks to be Stanislaw penalty. And a break from Fernandez and an own

:41:36.:41:41.

goal from Huddlestone gives Hull City the first win in ten league

:41:42.:41:48.

games. We are staying up, the home fans are singing. They are off the

:41:49.:41:53.

bottom and silver has given them hope. 3-1. I will give you

:41:54.:42:00.

Rotherham, it was watching Watford against Middlesbrough. The result

:42:01.:42:04.

doesn't do much for either side in terms of moving away from

:42:05.:42:05.

doesn't do much for either side in relegation. There were chances, one

:42:06.:42:11.

ruled out for offside from Middlesbrough, Watford getting the

:42:12.:42:16.

best of the second half. Tom Cleverley hit the post later on. Not

:42:17.:42:21.

so memorable on the pitch but this will be remembered for the emotional

:42:22.:42:25.

tributes paid to Graham Turner, whose death will be felt for some

:42:26.:42:30.

time in this Watford community. -- Graham Taylor. This report is

:42:31.:42:36.

interesting. Burnley versus Southampton. The story comes from

:42:37.:42:42.

Damian Johnson. Joey Barton scored on his Premier League return to

:42:43.:42:46.

secure Burnley's eighth win, taking them into the top half of the table.

:42:47.:42:50.

Largely forgettable match before his introduction from the bench. Burnley

:42:51.:42:57.

winning a free kick, 25 yards out, Barton firing past Fraser Forster.

:42:58.:43:00.

Southampton looked more like to break the deadlock before that. How

:43:01.:43:13.

much twice going close. -- Tanic. Burnley stay on the rise and Joey

:43:14.:43:18.

Barton is back. You could not make that up! You don't have to! He has

:43:19.:43:23.

gone back, into the Premier League, and he got the winner. That could be

:43:24.:43:28.

so valuable for Burnley, if they can stay up, that three points could

:43:29.:43:32.

keep them in the league. Burnley have taken 25 out of 26 points at

:43:33.:43:37.

home. They have picked up one point on the road, but at Turf Moor, they

:43:38.:43:44.

are red-hot. Only Spurs and Chelsea have better home records. I let the

:43:45.:43:47.

manager, Sean Dyche, I love listening to his gravelly voice. --

:43:48.:43:56.

I like listening. He has done a wonderful job, getting relegated,

:43:57.:44:01.

they stick with him and bring him back. He's doing great. He knows how

:44:02.:44:06.

to cope with Joey Barton and will get the best from him. That was not

:44:07.:44:10.

cough medicine in that bottle! Let shows you. He is hero at Burnley. --

:44:11.:44:18.

that shows you. He was Player of the Year, getting them into the

:44:19.:44:22.

Premiership, the fans knew what they were getting. Fair play, I thought

:44:23.:44:26.

he would go down south and he was at Scottish football, Mickey Mouse, he

:44:27.:44:32.

has gone there and is getting on with his job. Give it time! Another

:44:33.:44:41.

hero, the name of Silva being chanted. Whole wedding over

:44:42.:44:46.

Bournemouth? Great result. -- Hull. Winning. They have to keep

:44:47.:44:54.

Snodgrass. ?5 million, the Chinese club has also come to take him away,

:44:55.:45:01.

he is such a big part of them. Winning their first two games, Hull.

:45:02.:45:06.

Two from 19 but the new manager, you start off with victory and that

:45:07.:45:10.

gives them hope. It draws them level on points with Crystal Palace. Who

:45:11.:45:17.

are in freefall. Serious. Five games, no wins. Confidence in short

:45:18.:45:24.

supply. West Ham have struggled this season, the new stadium, the

:45:25.:45:26.

atmosphere is different and have not scored many goals at home and have

:45:27.:45:31.

run out comfortable winners. The Hammers have got the star man on

:45:32.:45:38.

strike? He has downed tools but that is a great victory today. The new

:45:39.:45:42.

stadium has affected them. Such a big stadium. There is no real

:45:43.:45:46.

atmosphere and they are finding this difficult but that is a wonderful

:45:47.:45:51.

result for them today. It is a pity for Watford not to win today?

:45:52.:45:56.

Neutrals would say. Graham Taylor, he dragged them up? Tremendous. It

:45:57.:46:04.

is unfortunate, his passing. What a man. Ridiculed as England manager

:46:05.:46:07.

but what a great club manager. John treated him like a brother. A

:46:08.:46:12.

wonderful man. A real pity that we have lost him. I loved him, the

:46:13.:46:18.

style of football, but every cup of tea, he thought goals were scored by

:46:19.:46:23.

getting the ball into the opposition box and he did that as quickly as he

:46:24.:46:28.

could. He had big players up front, and they actually climbed very

:46:29.:46:32.

quickly. Then it turned into an international manager and the

:46:33.:46:34.

tributes and they will tell you what the fans think of him. Swansea, and

:46:35.:46:40.

heavy defeat? Another club, they beat Crystal Palace last week and

:46:41.:46:46.

can you build on that? Back to the normal, really struggling. The

:46:47.:46:50.

defensive record is the worst in the Premiership. You cannot have that.

:46:51.:46:53.

But that statistic, you will be far too near the bottom. I'm not saying

:46:54.:46:59.

this because not been fun but next week, I promise, will be even

:47:00.:47:04.

better. Why? It is the fourth round weekend in the William Hill Scottish

:47:05.:47:06.

Cup. The Premiership clubs enter weekend in the William Hill Scottish

:47:07.:47:09.

competition and on the back of a two-week break, Q so memorable

:47:10.:47:11.

moments. COMMENTATOR: They have beaten

:47:12.:47:32.

Hamilton. It's a dream strike! Glory. Rangers have pulled off the

:47:33.:47:42.

seemingly unthinkable. In goes the goal from David Gray grey. Hibs have

:47:43.:47:47.

won the Scottish Cup. Cup weekend also means

:47:48.:47:56.

a Saturday shift for Tune in at 10.30am on BBC One

:47:57.:47:57.

Scotland next week for the best Then on Sunday we have live coverage

:47:58.:48:01.

of Raith Rovers versus Hearts. Championship versus Premiership,

:48:02.:48:06.

that's from 1.00pm. Highlights of all that and more

:48:07.:48:07.

at 6.15pm on BBC Two. As you can see, repeated at 11. 40pm

:48:08.:48:22.

as well. Gents it's one of the big Wyked in the Scottish football

:48:23.:48:26.

calendar. One of the highlights. We picked out a few ties to spot.

:48:27.:48:30.

Craig, we will start with this one, it involves two clubs which you

:48:31.:48:36.

enjoyed great you can is sells, Rangers against Motherwell Saturday

:48:37.:48:42.

12.30pm at Ibrox. Rangers are slightly the better on how they are

:48:43.:48:45.

in the league. Motherwell started well. They are close games. The

:48:46.:48:50.

poacher getting into the box. Not the most difficult goal they will

:48:51.:48:55.

score. Rangers showed a bit of metal. They stick with their style.

:48:56.:49:04.

They get the equaliser. Kenny Miller has been a revelation. Talking about

:49:05.:49:08.

a new contract. I thought Kenny would have been on the bench in

:49:09.:49:11.

terms of coaching. He has been worth his weight in goals to the club.

:49:12.:49:15.

That was the last-minute goal to take Rangers through. I think that

:49:16.:49:18.

will be a close one. It will be a really good game. What do you fancy

:49:19.:49:23.

with that one? The home advantage for Rangers, they will do it.

:49:24.:49:26.

Momentum will be with them. Only lost once this season at Ibrox

:49:27.:49:30.

against Celtic. You can lose to Celtic anywhere. It will be a tough

:49:31.:49:34.

game for Motherwell. They will set their stall out and hit Rangers on

:49:35.:49:38.

the break. I expect Rangers to be too strong. This other one we

:49:39.:49:43.

highlighting is two clubs you signed for. I didn't know this prior to the

:49:44.:49:53.

show. I did sire with the view of going junior before I got a game I

:49:54.:50:01.

signed for Hibs. My first game was 15 years. They are a difficult team

:50:02.:50:05.

to get a team for. Dumbarton found it give difficult against them. They

:50:06.:50:08.

knocked the Championship team out in the last round. Championship

:50:09.:50:10.

knocked the Championship team out in opposition again. The Cup holders,

:50:11.:50:14.

at a big stadium. A different kettle of fish. 12,000 tickets have been

:50:15.:50:21.

sold. It will be a wonderful occasion. All the tickets have gone.

:50:22.:50:26.

Hibs are the holders. They will want to defend their trophy if they can.

:50:27.:50:30.

It will be a big ask, they are the holders, rightly. So they won the

:50:31.:50:32.

Cup in unbelievable fashion last year. Last-minute goal after so many

:50:33.:50:35.

years, over 100 years of waiting, they have it, they have milked it.

:50:36.:50:41.

They enjoyed it. Are you enjoying it? Not at all. Good luck to them.

:50:42.:50:47.

Wonderful achievement. I have a lot of Hibs fans, all my friends, they

:50:48.:50:52.

are still going on. Hearts are away to Raith Rovers, we are covering

:50:53.:50:55.

that live. That is intriguing as well? It is. Raith Rovers are not in

:50:56.:51:01.

great form. They had three weeks off to prepare his team. That is the

:51:02.:51:05.

problem I have, the last time we had a break the amounts of team from the

:51:06.:51:11.

Premier League the first game back was the Scottish Cup and they got

:51:12.:51:17.

knocked out. They can't be complacent. Hearts have been here

:51:18.:51:20.

with their new manager. That is important. Valuable three weeks.

:51:21.:51:25.

Hearts there has been more exits than in comings. They need more

:51:26.:51:30.

players in. Is Raith Rovers are in a troubled vain of form? Put that

:51:31.:51:37.

aside this is the Cup. Everyone is up for it. They wants Raith Rovers

:51:38.:51:40.

aside this is the Cup. Everyone is to get back on track with a victory

:51:41.:51:46.

in this game. The Cup can give you revenue. The further you get, more

:51:47.:51:51.

money comes in. Alan and I were talking about, the last four

:51:52.:51:57.

Scottish Cups, Celtic, St Johnstone, Inverness and Hibs have knocked

:51:58.:52:00.

Raith Rovers out on their way to the final. Can you see surprises in the

:52:01.:52:09.

fixture list? I can't. Elganv Inverness, is it a bridge too far? I

:52:10.:52:15.

think it is. You would expect the bigger teams to go through. Ross

:52:16.:52:19.

County v Dundee United could be close. You would expect the Premier

:52:20.:52:22.

League teams to go through. Can you see any surprises in that, Craig?

:52:23.:52:26.

No, not so much. I'm sure there will be somewhere. It's very difficult to

:52:27.:52:30.

see. You are looking at the teams who are not going well. Accies are

:52:31.:52:35.

struggling for a win. Inverness struggling for a win. They have to

:52:36.:52:39.

use the last couple of weeks to get some kind of form. To get on the

:52:40.:52:44.

training ground and build team spirit, these will be difficult

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games. Morton and Falkirk looks good to me? Morton at home, they haven't

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lost at all in the league. They are a really strong side. Falkirk away

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from home are capable of beating anybody. I would have to say it's

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one that will be very difficult to call. Lots to look forward to next

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week. As for this week,

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I'm afraid time is almost up. Let's take a quick look

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at the results in the Oh, and don't forget Stuart and Tam

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- or is it Tam and Stuart - will be on the radio at 5.30pm

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with another edition of Off You can call, text or use the medium

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of social media to join in. Thanks to our guests,

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Craig Paterson and Alan Preston, for their valued contributions but,

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more than that, thanks See you next week,

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same time, same place.

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