:00:39. > :00:45.Good evening. We have an average of 3.3 goals per game tonight, which I
:00:45. > :00:49.think it's pretty good value. Throw into the mix some contentious
:00:49. > :00:53.decisions and a healthy dose of managers under pressure and it all
:00:53. > :00:57.adds up to being a pretty intriguing confection. Here to wrap their
:00:57. > :01:01.tonsils around the talking points, Billy Dodds and Michael Stewart.
:01:01. > :01:10.Stick with us for the next 45 minutes, plenty to get through.
:01:10. > :01:14.Would Hearts's youngsters have a player against Celtic at Tynecastle?
:01:14. > :01:21.Dalmarnock aiming high against the league leaders, Inverness. --
:01:21. > :01:25.Kilmarnock. Aberdeen's Zola looking for a goal that Partick Thistle.
:01:25. > :01:32.Saint Johnstone raised a happy snapper. And goals between Ross
:01:32. > :01:36.County and Dundee United. You don't win anything with kids was the
:01:36. > :01:40.famous adage from Alan Hansen. Parts may not win anything with the team
:01:40. > :01:43.of youngsters, but if they managed to stave off relegation after
:01:43. > :01:50.starting on -15 point it will be a minor miracle. -- Hearts. They faced
:01:50. > :01:55.a tough Celtic side starting to find a rhythm, after a morale boosting
:01:56. > :02:01.win at Tynecastle before there match against AC Milan. Watching this one
:02:01. > :02:04.was Rob Maclean. Hearts have half of the back for returning after
:02:04. > :02:09.suspension, Danny Wilson and Kevin McHattie.
:02:09. > :02:15.This is the same Celtic team that started their last match a fortnight
:02:15. > :02:21.back, 1-0 at Tannadice, with signing Teemu Pukki on the bench.
:02:21. > :02:27.A peace chance for Hearts, Kevin McHattie!
:02:27. > :02:33.The free kick touched away by Fraser Forster. It was delivered into a
:02:33. > :02:44.really good area. -- set piece chants. Celtic moving
:02:44. > :02:47.well early on. Boerrigter moving in, and Kris
:02:47. > :02:49.Commons flashed his book, this could have ended up in the net behind
:02:49. > :03:14.Jimmy MacDonald. And Willie Collum says penalty!
:03:14. > :03:19.Tynecastle is stunned. The header coming off Hammill's arm, did he
:03:19. > :03:24.know anything about it? Kris Commons opens the scoring, there ignores the
:03:24. > :03:26.doing of the Hearts fans and put Celtic in front, his fourth goal of
:03:26. > :03:44.the season. 1-0 at Tynecastle. Stokes! It is not going to count.
:03:44. > :03:54.The offside flag goes up. That was a tight call.
:03:54. > :04:03.Derk Boerrigter, heavily involved in the first half so far.
:04:03. > :04:11.And Jamie Mick Donald at full length to make the save. -- McDonald. A
:04:11. > :04:22.really good strike from Matthews, matched by the stop.
:04:22. > :04:34.Kevin McHattie, shot blocked. Jason Holt! 1-1! Holt's first goal of the
:04:34. > :04:40.season, and Hearts are back in the game. It took a deflection on its
:04:40. > :04:53.way in, it may have been off Van Dyke. It is all square.
:04:53. > :05:02.In from Anthony Stokes, a great ball. Georgios Samaras should have
:05:02. > :05:07.scored. I do not know why Mackay let that go, and he goes unpunished.
:05:07. > :05:22.Jamie Hamil! He is screaming for a penalty. There was one given against
:05:22. > :05:28.him in the first half and handball by Ambrose.
:05:28. > :05:42.Anthony Stokes is in to make it 2-1! Celtic back in front. And a top
:05:42. > :05:43.performance from Stokes is crowned with his fourth goal of the
:05:43. > :05:57.campaign. Boerrigter turning away from
:05:57. > :06:03.McHattie. It is a great ball in for Georgios Samaras. A second chance to
:06:03. > :06:14.score for Georgios Samaras, though this was a tight angle.
:06:14. > :06:27.Plenty of room. Celtic search out the killer goal. It is Stokes! It is
:06:27. > :06:34.brilliant! And Pukki scores his first Celtic goal. It has taken him
:06:34. > :06:39.only a matter of minutes. All down to the brilliance of Anthony Stokes,
:06:39. > :06:44.it was on a plate for the Finnish international to make it 3-1.
:06:44. > :06:46.Anthony Stokes was outstanding, wasn't Warriors yes, there is
:06:46. > :06:50.playing very well. He took his goal brilliantly, but I
:06:50. > :06:53.have to see the piece of skill for the third goal was wonderful.
:06:53. > :06:58.His all-around play today was very good. He's in a good place, very
:06:58. > :07:03.fit, and he has taken his chances. What about the penalty Celtic got in
:07:03. > :07:07.the first half? I have not seen again, I have to
:07:07. > :07:10.watch what I am saying but certainly there was only one man in the
:07:10. > :07:13.stadium that thought it was a penalty. Normally you get a rough
:07:13. > :07:17.idea from the reaction of the opposing team, but I did not see
:07:17. > :07:23.many Celtic players claiming for it, or even the dugout, for that matter.
:07:24. > :07:27.It is annoying. Let's talk about that contentious penalty decision,
:07:27. > :07:30.poor old Jamie Hamil always seems to come off worst from penalty
:07:30. > :07:34.decisions, and once again it was at Tynecastle.
:07:35. > :07:39.What was your view? Unlike last week it hit him in his hand, at Inverness
:07:39. > :07:44.it hit him in the face. My personal opinion is I think it is
:07:44. > :07:47.a harsh decision against him. There is no doubting it has hit his arm,
:07:47. > :07:51.it has moved the ball away from goal, but he is only one foot away
:07:52. > :07:56.from it, you can see, and I find it difficult to think he could have
:07:56. > :07:59.done anything different. There is no intention there. Billy will tell you
:07:59. > :08:07.differently, but I think in his heart. -- it is harsh. I know it is
:08:07. > :08:10.close to him and not many people are claiming, and I know a couple of
:08:10. > :08:15.weeks ago he got hit right in the coop and with the ball, but I think
:08:15. > :08:19.it is a harsh one, but I think that is a goal, that is three or four
:08:19. > :08:22.yards out and it is going in the net.
:08:22. > :08:29.-- hit in the coupon. It is an unnatural position and for me it has
:08:29. > :08:34.stopped goal. I understand why he has given that penalty. What about
:08:34. > :08:41.other one? Ambrose ambles in the box. --
:08:41. > :08:46.handles in the box. It canons of the Celtic wall, his hand is naturally
:08:46. > :08:50.by his side. Michael will disagree with me
:08:50. > :08:54.because I disagreed with him. I don't think it is a penalty
:08:55. > :09:00.either. Neither guy could do anything about it, there was a split
:09:00. > :09:03.second there, Ambrose is further from the ball but his hand did not
:09:03. > :09:07.move from his body and neither of them were penalties and you can
:09:08. > :09:17.understand why it Hearts penalty -- Hearts players were angry. We heard
:09:17. > :09:20.Neil Lennon praising Anthony Stokes as a fellow striker, Billy, this is
:09:20. > :09:24.a player who may be in the best form of his career at the moment, is that
:09:24. > :09:28.fair? He is at the top of his game, he had
:09:28. > :09:30.to get himself fitter. You can see this was on his shoulder, great
:09:30. > :09:32.finish. That is the third goal, this was on his shoulder, great
:09:33. > :09:35.finish. That is the third a wonderful bit of skill from them.
:09:35. > :09:38.finish. That is the third a wonderful bit He deserves his chance
:09:38. > :09:43.to start in the Champions League game in the week if he does. Picking
:09:43. > :09:49.it up, running, not many can do that, he is magnificent. The manager
:09:49. > :09:53.said it himself, he is on top form, full of confidence and that is
:09:53. > :09:57.wonderful skill. He is piecing his whole game together now. He has
:09:57. > :10:04.passed his injury problems from last year. Do you think he will start
:10:04. > :10:08.against AC Milan? I think there is a good chance. He has done his chances
:10:08. > :10:12.no harm. There is a good possibility he will start for them. An
:10:12. > :10:17.interesting one to see, that is for sure. Still to come tonight...
:10:17. > :10:22.After winning the manager of the month award, will Terry Butcher keep
:10:22. > :10:28.his Inverness side on the winning track at Kilmarnock?
:10:28. > :10:31.It was all eyes on Danny Lennon in Paisley yesterday. Despite the
:10:31. > :10:35.pressure the under fire manager was still in charge at St Mirren, just
:10:35. > :10:39.the one win since victory in the League Cup final back in March and
:10:39. > :10:45.just the one point on the boards so far this season. Lenin in desperate
:10:45. > :10:48.need for the positive result. After couple of signings and a slow start
:10:48. > :10:52.to the campaign, Motherwell appeared to be hitting the stride. They won
:10:52. > :11:00.their last premiership matches and were looking at a hat-trick in --
:11:00. > :11:03.this week. A perfect day for football at Saint Bonaparte, 4000
:11:03. > :11:07.turning up including a raucous Motherwell support, so much of the
:11:07. > :11:14.focus on Daniel Lennon. -- St Mirren Park. St Mirren went with the new
:11:14. > :11:19.3-5 - two system, but they were early calls for a penalty when
:11:19. > :11:23.Sutton got up close in the box. Not enough in it for referee Craig
:11:23. > :11:28.Thompson. Signs of life desperately required
:11:28. > :11:33.from St Mirren if Danny Lennon's tenure at the helm is to continue
:11:33. > :11:37.much longer. Stephen Thomson's header flashed wide, nothing going
:11:37. > :11:41.quite right at the moment. Sometimes at the bottom it might feel like
:11:41. > :11:44.every decision goes against you, and although Craig Thomson initially
:11:44. > :11:48.pointed to the penalty spot after the foul from Keith Lansley on
:11:48. > :11:55.honour muting, there was no way St Mirren could feel aggrieved that the
:11:55. > :12:03.eventual outcome. -- Keith Lasley on Conor Newton.
:12:03. > :12:11.And the eventual effort from Danny Granger summed things up for St
:12:11. > :12:16.Mirren. In contrast, Motherwell appear more tube of themselves with
:12:16. > :12:19.every week, and Zaine Francis-Angol is becoming increasingly important.
:12:19. > :12:24.His cross found the head of John Sutton to make it one - zero. Sudden
:12:24. > :12:25.with his third goal in as many games. The ball squirming through
:12:25. > :12:59.the legs of the keeper. Shaun Hutchinson 's header
:13:00. > :13:00.threatened the bar. Some fabulous trickery from Zaine Francis-Angol
:13:00. > :13:24.birth. Full is the - -. At the close, Saint Mirren flung it
:13:24. > :13:29.forward as best they could. Steven Thompson Kenny McLean fails to
:13:29. > :13:42.connect. Danny Lennon 's future looks ever more precarious. We had a
:13:42. > :13:57.shot wide. I think it was a deserved three points. There was a lot of
:13:57. > :14:02.stuff that was very good to watch. The thing that we have two worker is
:14:02. > :14:24.improving. Where does this leave Danny Lennon?
:14:24. > :14:38.I think it has to look at pack seven - - Pat Fenlon. I can understand the
:14:38. > :14:43.point of view. They are looking at it from the Cup Final and after
:14:43. > :14:51.that. They are looking at it long-term. If I was a manager, and I
:14:51. > :15:02.won, I would think it would buy a bit of time. What would you do about
:15:02. > :15:05.your managerial situation? It is a difficult one. It is not just this
:15:05. > :15:17.season but it has been a hangover from last season as well. It has to
:15:17. > :15:23.be taken into account. It is not a good position for Danny Lennon at
:15:23. > :15:47.the moment. It could be time up for him pretty soon. A slow start. It is
:15:47. > :15:52.a great response. Absolutely. Plenty more to come tonight. You can watch
:15:52. > :16:00.the highlight all week long if that is your thing. Inverness Caledonian
:16:00. > :16:04.Thistle were double winners this week. Manager Terry Butcher one
:16:04. > :16:08.manager of the month, and Captain Richie Foran was player of the
:16:08. > :16:14.month. It has been the opposite for Kilmarnock. After five games, just
:16:14. > :16:20.two points. They also recently lost striker Paul Heffernan. But a start
:16:20. > :16:21.to life at Rugby Park for manager Alan Johnston. The commentaries from
:16:21. > :16:46.John Barnes. Terry Butcher could be thinking, why
:16:46. > :16:56.change a winning format? Josh Meekings with a long throw. Here is
:16:56. > :17:14.Vincent. Billy McKay, Aaron Doran and Richie Foran. Only six minutes
:17:14. > :17:25.gone, and for around - - and Richie Foran scored. Michael Johnson
:17:25. > :17:34.looking on pensively from the direct has box.
:17:34. > :17:54.Good defensive header there. Excellently by the Cali Thistle
:17:54. > :18:18.defender. Kris Boyd, Michael Gardyne line.
:18:18. > :18:38.Good shop there from the on loan Dundee United player. - - good shot.
:18:38. > :18:50.Aaron Doran with a cross. There who use again. - - there he is again.
:18:50. > :18:55.Aaron Doran, always lively and always willing to have a shot.
:18:55. > :19:17.Kilmarnock looking for the leveller. It seems to come off his hand. Allan
:19:17. > :19:26.Johnston looking for his first victory as Kilmarnock manager. That
:19:26. > :19:35.was a lovely flick thereby guideline. - - flick their fan
:19:35. > :19:51.Michael guideline. It is in the back of the net. I think his momentum did
:19:51. > :20:13.that. It came off his shin. It has given Kilmarnock leveller. He has
:20:13. > :20:19.done it again. The Northern Ireland international, getting behind the
:20:19. > :20:20.defenders and getting his sixth goal of the season. Six goals in six
:20:20. > :20:38.matches. Kris Boyd was looking for a shooting
:20:39. > :20:54.opportunity. A corner has been given. Good holding play by Boyd. We
:20:55. > :21:04.need a break. Every mistake is costing us. We cannot afford to lose
:21:04. > :21:15.goals like that. We had to rely on a little bit of luck here and there. I
:21:15. > :21:28.am delighted with the three points. The lads didn't enjoy it. They are
:21:28. > :21:30.very honest about their performance. There he is, the manager of the
:21:30. > :21:35.very honest about their performance. month. He can do no wrong. Richie
:21:35. > :21:41.Foran, his left and then, also one this month. Terry Butcher honesty
:21:41. > :21:57.has a lot of faith. He officer looks for him to lead the
:21:57. > :22:14.team and inspire them. He was doing a great job. - - he obviously looks
:22:14. > :22:23.for him to lead the team. Do you see this coming to an end for Inverness?
:22:23. > :22:33.It is incredible. I talked to Terry Butcher after the Celtic end. I have
:22:33. > :22:43.never seen him so relaxed. Even when they don't play well. There have had
:22:43. > :22:57.- - they have not had a fantastic season.
:22:57. > :23:10.Sometimes, you lose people and people are injured, and that makes a
:23:10. > :23:17.difference. The fans can get disenfranchised as well. That
:23:17. > :23:20.doesn't help Allan Johnston. When you give away goals like they did at
:23:20. > :23:40.the weekend, you are not giving yourself a chance. Next, part 60
:23:40. > :23:43.so. Aberdeen worthy opponents. Derek McInnes side were looking to get a
:23:43. > :23:47.contract. They would have to do without the services of their top
:23:47. > :23:49.scorer last season, now McKinnon, who missed out after picking up an
:23:49. > :24:53.ankle mock. The striker could find a corner with
:24:53. > :25:06.that header. Cammy Smith. Gabriel Piccolo tried to rest Hewitt. It is
:25:06. > :25:24.true. Horrible for Partick this. Peter Pawlett. Second goal for
:25:24. > :25:36.Aberdeen. Jamie Langfield tried to turn away.
:25:36. > :26:06.Onto Cammy Smith. That header was just too straight. Into the middle.
:26:06. > :26:22.He almost found the top corner. Sola continues to cause problems. Great
:26:22. > :26:49.save from Scott Fox. Smith got the header in.
:26:49. > :26:52.That was fired through the goalkeeper. Aberdeen have at best a
:26:52. > :27:14.word. Aberdeen are looking at the biggest
:27:14. > :27:19.winning margin of 2013. Andrew Considine line comes out. Peter
:27:19. > :27:34.Pawlett trying to drive it away. They have got a lot of good players
:27:34. > :27:47.in their team. We had to really get after them and force a lot of the
:27:47. > :27:53.better players. It was disappointing.
:27:53. > :27:58.Really good win for Aberdeen in the West End of Glasgow, especially if
:27:58. > :28:04.you consider the players they were missing, as you mentioned, Niall
:28:04. > :28:07.McGinn. And Robson. I was at the game a few weeks ago, and we were
:28:07. > :28:12.looking at them wondering who would stand up to the plate, but in this
:28:12. > :28:24.game they certainly did. There was the order.
:28:24. > :28:30.It was logged in, Zola got his first then it was Pawlett.
:28:30. > :28:32.You could see him pulling out of the challenge year, but Cierzniak was
:28:32. > :28:32.excellent. You could see him pulling out of the
:28:32. > :28:36.challenge year, but Cierzniak was We gave them a bit of stick in this
:28:36. > :28:40.programme for his diving but he has come on leaps and bounds and he has
:28:40. > :28:45.been a big find for Aberdeen this seat -- season. In the last one, the
:28:45. > :28:47.ball was cleared, nor height and distance on it and he is bullied out
:28:47. > :28:55.of the way. Brilliant from him again. These
:28:55. > :28:57.players can stand up when experienced players are injured and
:28:57. > :29:01.they couldn't say that at the start of the season. Were you surprised
:29:01. > :29:03.when you heard this result, Partick Thistle had been going well and
:29:03. > :29:09.Aberdeen had been struggling recently.
:29:09. > :29:13.It is a big result with Magennis having a shaky one. It was a bit of
:29:13. > :29:19.a surprise with Partick Thistle, but they pulled it out of the bag with
:29:19. > :29:24.that one. Very much like Kilmarnock, when you defend like that you have
:29:24. > :29:29.no chance. He has made his start there, it may be his last start for
:29:29. > :29:33.a while. How much did Aberdeen need that result? They were having a lot
:29:33. > :29:36.of draws and people were saying they were struggling, but they were not,
:29:37. > :29:42.when you are still drawing that is good. I think Derek McInnes will be
:29:42. > :29:47.quite pleased with his team's start this especially with losing all
:29:47. > :29:51.those players. Still to come on Sportscene tonight...
:29:51. > :29:54.Will it be a tangerine dream for the team from Tannadice?
:29:54. > :29:59.Dundee United are the visitors at Ross County.
:29:59. > :30:02.Saint Johnstone were looking forward to reacquainting themselves with
:30:02. > :30:05.victory after their storming start to the season. Their last two
:30:06. > :30:12.premiership matches have been slightly less rewarding --
:30:12. > :30:17.rewarding. The Saints were at home to Hibs. Since the departure of
:30:17. > :30:22.Leigh Griffiths Pat Fenlon's site had struggled with -- four goals,
:30:22. > :30:27.yesterday they went with the partnership of Collins and
:30:27. > :30:30.Heffernan. No golds for St Johnstone in the
:30:30. > :30:37.last two matches on their travels, back at home they came close to
:30:37. > :30:41.getting off the mark early on. 17 minutes in, Saint Johnstone went
:30:41. > :30:49.ahead, Murray Davidson picked out Stevie May, who finished off really
:30:49. > :30:54.well. May kept his strike low and that is goal number four for him
:30:54. > :31:00.this season. Hibs reacted well to going a goal down and done that --
:31:00. > :31:05.another ex-St Johnstone player was owed to try and impress with the
:31:05. > :31:09.danger eventually cleared. Liam Craig's second effort was a
:31:09. > :31:16.cracker, Alan Manas, back in goal for the Perth club, had to be on his
:31:16. > :31:19.toes. Hence continued to create chances, Scott Robertson picked up
:31:19. > :31:23.on the deflected shot, and although the effort was kept out by the Post,
:31:23. > :31:29.Paul Heffernan was on the perfect position to follow up. Heffernan
:31:29. > :31:32.making his first start for Hibs after his move from Kilmarnock, and
:31:32. > :31:39.with a little help he got his first goal for the Easter Road club.
:31:39. > :31:43.Saint Johnstone had one -- St Johnstone had one or two efforts
:31:43. > :31:46.early on in the second half, but the visitors were also in the mid and
:31:46. > :31:53.adverse scoring his first goal for Hibs, Heffernan came close again.
:31:53. > :31:56.It was not so long ago that the heads manager, Pat Fenlon, was under
:31:56. > :32:01.pressure, but there has been a turnaround. And when Liam Craig
:32:01. > :32:03.lifted the ball over for James Collins, his shots eventually got
:32:03. > :32:11.there. They all count, though, especially
:32:11. > :32:19.when it is your first for your new club.
:32:19. > :32:22.The keeper may be felt he could have done better there, but he made
:32:22. > :32:28.amends later as he prevented Heffernan from scoring again. As
:32:28. > :32:35.heads extend their unbeaten run to four games, Saint Johnstone have one
:32:35. > :32:39.now for free. -- ten Hearts have not one now for three. It wasn't that
:32:39. > :32:44.long ago Pat Fenlon was under pressure and you were critical of
:32:44. > :32:48.him, as well, what is your take now? He has done well in the last few
:32:48. > :32:52.games at has buttons of time, but ultimately I am of the opinion that
:32:52. > :33:02.I don't think he is the guy to take Hibs forward. -- he has bought
:33:02. > :33:07.himself time. Yesterday it seems to be working, he
:33:07. > :33:12.has Paul Heffernan from Kilmarnock. Billy, you have the Straker's
:33:12. > :33:18.instinct, he does as well, by the looks of things. -- the striker's
:33:18. > :33:22.instinct. It is no fluke, because we can see
:33:22. > :33:26.here he has done it from most of his career in Ireland and here he has
:33:26. > :33:31.bodies are renting but strokes home. A natural goal-scorer. You
:33:31. > :33:33.will know better than I do, Billy, but he has a great deal of
:33:33. > :33:37.composure. You have to give credit to Pat
:33:37. > :33:42.Fenlon, he has brought in a good player and he has paid off at the
:33:42. > :33:48.weekend for them. What do you make of the defeat at home for St
:33:48. > :33:52.Johnstone, Billy? They had a great start to the season
:33:52. > :33:57.in Europe, then they disrupt that Microsoft Word that defeat and they
:33:57. > :34:02.needed a reaction, and they have got one. -- they suffered that defeat
:34:02. > :34:06.and needed a reaction. The one thing they have got there is team spirit
:34:06. > :34:10.and that has got them into the top six last year.
:34:10. > :34:16.They need another reaction like they had earlier in the season. Do you
:34:16. > :34:19.see them bouncing back? Billy is right, they have a good
:34:20. > :34:25.team spirit, a small squad, team it -- takes net, a breath of fresh air
:34:25. > :34:29.this year. Ross County have found the top
:34:29. > :34:34.flight pretty tough going, their first three matches ended in defeat
:34:34. > :34:36.and the swagger from last season has been generally lacking. Dundee
:34:36. > :34:41.United where the visitors to Dingwall today and after announced
:34:41. > :34:46.in -- unsteady start the exploded into life with a 4-0 win against St
:34:46. > :34:52.Johnstone. Commentary comes from Paul Mitchell.
:34:52. > :35:00.Ross County are changed from the side that drew 0-0 at Easter Road.
:35:00. > :35:09.Gavin Dunning starts his three match suspension, but the headline for
:35:09. > :35:13.Dundee United is that Nadir Ciftci is upfront.
:35:13. > :35:22.Ryan Gauld, making a good run forward but he is felled by Stewart
:35:22. > :35:30.Kettlewell. A free kick awarded, by referee Brian Colvin.
:35:30. > :35:31.The keeper will have to face Nadir Ciftci and does so brilliantly.
:35:31. > :35:43.Great save. Ben Gordon will have to be careful
:35:43. > :35:49.here, he has left it for his keeper! Gary Mackay-Steven is bundled over
:35:49. > :35:53.and it is a penalty. An obvious goal-scoring object -- not denying
:35:53. > :35:58.an obvious goal-scoring opportunity so no rent -- red card. Sends the
:35:58. > :35:59.keeper of the wrong way, he converted the penalty in fact of
:35:59. > :36:16.life -- emphatically. Into Armstrong! 2-0 to Dundee
:36:16. > :36:21.United. They are two up in the first 20 minutes. Lovely play on the
:36:21. > :36:23.right-hand side, Armstrong's looping header gave Brown little chance.
:36:23. > :36:28.United are taking their chances. Grant Munro. Sends it long, good
:36:28. > :36:42.header by Sproule. Sproule has shot, it is cleared,
:36:42. > :36:46.Ross County what are the penalty, but the arm of the Straker may well
:36:46. > :36:47.have defeated him, despite the fact that may well have looked like a
:36:47. > :37:01.penalty. Deflected!
:37:01. > :37:05.Luckassen. Cleared once more. There has been some great
:37:05. > :37:15.goalkeeping in the game already, a terrific save from Cierzniak.
:37:15. > :37:24.Armstrong onto Ryan Gauld who finishes! He has! Right into the
:37:24. > :37:29.corner of the net, he was onside, great delivery from Armstrong, that
:37:29. > :37:31.is a clever finish, he had to wrap his body around it, just got enough
:37:31. > :37:44.face and found the corner. United attack again.
:37:44. > :37:49.Ciftci is onside, a good saved by Mark Brown. They are claiming for
:37:49. > :37:53.offside, not even close, Ciftci was well onside and the only thing he
:37:53. > :38:04.has not done today is score, he has been terrific.
:38:04. > :38:13.Mackay-Steven accelerates, and Mark Brown makes the save.
:38:13. > :38:21.And the difficulties at the back continue for Ross County.
:38:21. > :38:28.Ciftci is onside, he is around the goalkeeper, that is the goal he
:38:28. > :38:31.deserved. It is his first league goal for Douglas Michael Dundee
:38:31. > :38:38.United. A slight hint of offside about it, he was just off, but tough
:38:38. > :38:45.call for the assistant. Ciftci rolls the ball home. Dundee United fit for
:38:45. > :38:48.for the second time this season. -- Dundee United score four for the
:38:48. > :39:00.second time. A great save again by Cierzniak. The
:39:00. > :39:01.cross from Richard Britton, the substitute up well, fingertip stuff
:39:01. > :39:13.from the keeper. Sproule, that is deflected... Ross
:39:13. > :39:19.County on the scoresheet. Ivan Sproule the scorer. He got the
:39:19. > :39:22.winner against United when the teams last met here, a different vibe
:39:22. > :39:26.about the gold today, the deflection taking it past the keeper. -- about
:39:26. > :39:44.the goal today. Quinn has made the run! It is for
:39:44. > :39:46.-2! And with 13 minutes to go, United's lead has been cut to two.
:39:46. > :40:00.-- it is 4-macro-2. Over the top, the deflection from
:40:00. > :40:01.Sean Dillon. A good effort from Richard Britton.
:40:01. > :40:03.Over the top, the deflection from Sean Dillon. A good effort from
:40:04. > :40:07.I thought it could have been more convincing, to be honest, I am
:40:07. > :40:10.disappointed with the way they finished the game. We got a call
:40:10. > :40:16.from a deflection and we got ourselves a bit of confidence from
:40:16. > :40:21.that. -- we got goal. We had a lot of opportunities to score more
:40:21. > :40:24.goals. The manager did not talk to any
:40:24. > :40:30.media outlet after the game, as your sign he was few days with his
:40:30. > :40:35.side's performance. A great result for Dundee United, what is Ross
:40:35. > :40:39.County's problem at the moment? I think the theme of this show has
:40:39. > :40:44.been bad defending tonight, scary defending. He has had a turnover of
:40:44. > :40:49.players, he has found it hard to get the right team on the pitch. I am
:40:49. > :40:53.not sure if Derek knows his best starting 11. Defending, we could
:40:53. > :41:00.have chosen any of the goals, but we chose the fourth one. It was a quick
:41:00. > :41:04.turnover of position, but it was incredible how the three in the
:41:04. > :41:09.centre, to the right of the defence, they were frozen. They are too far
:41:09. > :41:15.over. The main striker was not picked up all day. The full-back may
:41:15. > :41:19.have helped him out. It is offside, but he is allowed to run through
:41:19. > :41:24.three. The defence are quite far over, Graham Kerry needs to tuck in
:41:24. > :41:30.and pick him up, allowing Munro to get the ball quicker. Through the
:41:30. > :41:35.whole show it has just been bad defending. That was not even the
:41:35. > :41:40.worst defending out of the four goals. What told the story for --
:41:41. > :41:44.story for me was three out of the central for defenders were taken off
:41:44. > :41:49.for Ross County today. How impressed were you by the general attacking
:41:49. > :41:53.Mezzeh you have to give a lot of credit to Dundee United, you can see
:41:53. > :42:00.Jackie McNamara had a smirk on his face. A Cheshire cat, wasn't he?
:42:00. > :42:05.They have that attacking ability, they stuck four past ten three, they
:42:05. > :42:10.have taken time to find the momentum but they have plenty of attacking
:42:10. > :42:13.ability. A lot of young players, Ryan Gauld, and it seems to be
:42:13. > :42:19.coming together for Jackie McNamara, Billy. They had an inexperienced
:42:19. > :42:25.defence, but from midfield to fund we are always raving about them.
:42:25. > :42:27.They were sensational. Absolutely, plenty of firepower on the bench, as
:42:27. > :42:29.well. plenty of firepower on the bench,
:42:29. > :42:31.That is it in terms of the action for this weekend, what does that do
:42:31. > :42:54.to the Scottish premiership table? That is it in terms of the action at
:42:54. > :42:58.what it all means, what will the newspapers be seeing tomorrow as the
:42:58. > :43:02.week begins? Let's have a look. This is the Daily Mail, Milan medal at
:43:03. > :43:07.the top, the build-up to the AC Milan and Celtic game starts. They
:43:07. > :43:12.also focus on Ryan Gauld, the youngster who provided so --
:43:12. > :43:19.performed so well in Dundee United's victory over Ross County.
:43:19. > :43:24.There is the Herald, Anthony Stokes eager to extend his tenure at Celtic
:43:24. > :43:28.park. And this is the Scotsman, they go
:43:28. > :43:39.large with Andy Murray, who played so well, but at the bottom, Captain
:43:39. > :43:42.Montolivo on AC Milan's growing injury list. It seems the Italian
:43:42. > :43:46.international is injured which may be good news for Celtic. Let's start
:43:46. > :43:49.about this Champions League match on Wednesday night. Neil Lennon is
:43:49. > :43:55.talking about trying to make it to the last 16, a realistic is that? He
:43:55. > :44:00.has to say that, he has to be positive, but four past winners of
:44:00. > :44:05.the competition are in the same group and that is going to be a bit
:44:05. > :44:10.too much for Celtic. Do you see Celtic managing to make it to the
:44:10. > :44:13.last 16? They are unchanged team from last season. They have lost
:44:13. > :44:17.three of their top players but Neil Lennon masterminded of them now.
:44:17. > :44:21.They can always look at it like they are there to make up the number is,
:44:21. > :44:24.but we will do mind it. I can see them taking maybe 56.0. The group,
:44:24. > :44:29.whether that is enough to see them through, I am not sure. Your
:44:29. > :44:34.prediction? They will be doing well to get a draw. I think the draw is
:44:34. > :44:38.possible. That is pretty much it for tonight. Another intriguing weekend
:44:38. > :44:42.in the Scottish premiership is at a close. We were back at next week,
:44:42. > :44:44.same time, same place, until then from Billy, Michael and myself, it
:44:44. > :44:46.is good night.