:00:55. > :01:00.Never Good evening. Welcome to Sportscene. Wind, rain and goals -
:01:01. > :01:03.it's one of those weekends in Scottish football when you wonder
:01:04. > :01:06.why we don't have summer football. Maybe one day. Billy Dodds and Pat
:01:07. > :01:09.Nevin defrosting in the studio this evening. Terry Butcher's Hibernian
:01:10. > :01:12.were the visitors at Celtic Park yesterday. Imperious on the home
:01:13. > :01:15.front, would the Scottish Champions bounce back from their midweek
:01:16. > :01:24.mauling in the Champions League away to Barcelona? We were weak. We came
:01:25. > :01:28.here on the back of two good results at home. I'm angry and is the
:01:29. > :01:36.appointed. We have -- disappointed. We have to get it over quickly.
:01:37. > :01:44.Scott Brown leathers home Celtic's seventh. It is Motherwell 0, Celtic
:01:45. > :02:06.5. Hibs have Nelson back. A flat start
:02:07. > :02:08.from Celtic. Maybe not too surprising after what happened in
:02:09. > :02:27.the Nou Camp on Wednesday night. Pukki scores. Celtic are off and
:02:28. > :02:33.running. Hibs opened up pretty much for the first time. Their resistance
:02:34. > :02:48.is broken and Pukki scores his first goal for Celtic in three months. So
:02:49. > :02:54.much of the play flowing through Izaguirre down the left hand side.
:02:55. > :02:58.Stokes with the shot and it was a good one. Thought about the right
:02:59. > :03:01.foot, then twisted on to the left and this needed stopping by Ben
:03:02. > :03:19.Williams. Saved by Williams. I think you would
:03:20. > :03:38.call that unconventional. Kicked away by the keeper.
:03:39. > :03:48.A diving the Stopes from Fraser -- stop from Fraser Forster. He has had
:03:49. > :03:57.precious little to do, but called into action just before half time.
:03:58. > :04:17.Commons with the free kick. Swerving in the air. But unlikely to find its
:04:18. > :04:35.way in. Robertson again. Taking aim from
:04:36. > :04:45.long range and tugging this wide of target.
:04:46. > :04:56.Stokes! Deflected. Saved by the keeper and helped out as well by
:04:57. > :05:00.Michael Nelson. After this had been deflected off Hanlon. Good reactions
:05:01. > :05:14.from Williams. Commons allowed to run with the ball
:05:15. > :05:16.and saved at the second attempt. Taking chances, Hibs, in allowing
:05:17. > :05:43.Commons to shoot from anywhere. Good play by Collins. And Craig! It
:05:44. > :05:51.is a fraction away from the equaliser. Cairney denied on the
:05:52. > :05:54.rebound. What was Ambrose thinking? A total switch-off and this match
:05:55. > :06:15.could have been all-square. In went Nelson, down went Izaguirre.
:06:16. > :06:20.Well, there is a smile on his face and I think that tells all. It won't
:06:21. > :06:25.be a smile on his face, because that was a yellow card for diving. I
:06:26. > :06:31.don't think there was too much doubt about it. Nelson withdrawing from
:06:32. > :06:38.the challenge. Izaguirre took off any way. Thomson's free kick and
:06:39. > :06:44.there is Craig and his head is in his hands, because that was a late
:06:45. > :06:50.chance to lvage something from the game. Found some room, but missed
:06:51. > :06:57.the target. There was a good spark about us first half. We naturally
:06:58. > :07:03.tired second half. As the game wore on. But three points, we are 15
:07:04. > :07:07.unbeaten and 12 wins out of 15. The squad is stretched. We have got a
:07:08. > :07:12.free week this week and hopefully we will see a fresher team next week.
:07:13. > :07:16.At 1-0, you think Celtic are saying put the ball into the corner,
:07:17. > :07:20.because they wanted to hang on. But I felt we would get an opportunity.
:07:21. > :07:29.But it came and we vice-president scored. -- we haven't scored from
:07:30. > :07:33.it. We have taken more baby steps forward. Neil Lennon was criticised
:07:34. > :07:38.by some fans after the Barcelona match. How did you rate the
:07:39. > :07:41.response? It will be difficult, because physically and
:07:42. > :07:46.psychologically it is difficult coming back from a European game and
:07:47. > :07:51.a big defeat and they suffered last season after some of games. You get
:07:52. > :07:56.back and try and get the points and get on wit. I - get on with it. I
:07:57. > :08:01.was impressed and Celtic had most of the game, although they did hold
:08:02. > :08:06.their luck. Pukki, one of the players criticised against Barcelona
:08:07. > :08:12.and he scored the goal yesterday. Can he be a top striker for Celtic?
:08:13. > :08:17.Yes, it is great if new players hit the ground running, but it has not
:08:18. > :08:25.happened for Pukki so far. But he has talent and technique. I loved
:08:26. > :08:30.his movement for this goal. Not great defending, but that will add
:08:31. > :08:36.to his confidence. He has not hit the ground running, but I think he
:08:37. > :08:42.is a good player. Hibs sat in, Terry Butcher making sure they were
:08:43. > :08:46.difficult to beat. Should they have taken something. Well, here Ambrose
:08:47. > :08:51.gives it away in a dangerous position, but he gets back. He has
:08:52. > :08:56.got himself into the right area and he gets the ball in the right area.
:08:57. > :09:03.So you're switched on again... And you have switched off again! He does
:09:04. > :09:09.that too often. A good opportunity for Craig. He has grown into it. And
:09:10. > :09:13.Cairney with a half chance. And yes, Celtic could have dropped two
:09:14. > :09:18.points, but maybe that would have been harsh, because they had most of
:09:19. > :09:26.the game. Ambrose gets away from that most of the time. A horrendous
:09:27. > :09:32.dive from Izaguirre. What was your view, Billy? A lovely give and go. I
:09:33. > :09:36.think he knows that the defender's going to hang out a foot and he is
:09:37. > :09:43.expecting the tackle and goes down. You see the smile on his face. He
:09:44. > :09:49.thinks the foul is coming and he throws himself, so he deserves the
:09:50. > :09:54.card. You're not too critical. Neither am I. I'm the first person
:09:55. > :09:59.to have a right go at people is who have dive. He is expecting a hit and
:10:00. > :10:03.tries to lift his legs and he falls down. He feels a fool, but that is
:10:04. > :10:08.one of the odd ones where I couldn't go that hard on him. You would have
:10:09. > :10:14.a red face if you had done that? Yes, but there is a reason he goes
:10:15. > :10:21.down. It deserved yellow though. Next to Tynecastle and Hearts
:10:22. > :10:30.playing Inverness. John Hughes in charge of Thistle these days.
:10:31. > :10:38.Hearts are stretched to the bare bones. A first start for Sam
:10:39. > :10:46.Nicholson and a first league start for Gary Oliver. John Hughes is able
:10:47. > :10:54.to name an unchanged side after last weekend's draw with St Mirren. John
:10:55. > :10:57.Hughes a former Hibs favourite, endearing himself to some of the
:10:58. > :11:35.Tynecastle faithful. Shinnie just dragging the shot wide
:11:36. > :11:46.of goal. It is not getting any drier at Tynecastle.
:11:47. > :11:54.Dore ran goes -- Doran goes for it from distance. What a save from
:11:55. > :12:03.Macdonald. Doran must have felt he had given his side the lead.
:12:04. > :12:11.Shinnie drives it goal wards, but it flashes wide as the half time
:12:12. > :12:32.whistle goes and a couple of scares for Hearts at the end of the half.
:12:33. > :12:43.He tucks it away and Inverness have the break through and no real
:12:44. > :12:50.surprise that it is Billy McKay who has scored John Hughes's first goal
:12:51. > :12:57.as Inverness manager. But so much room for McKay and you kbt afford --
:12:58. > :12:59.can't afford to do that as the Thistle marksman will often punish
:13:00. > :13:29.teams and he has done so again. T to be up from Robinson. But that
:13:30. > :13:42.is well off target. It almost worked out for young Gary Oliver.
:13:43. > :13:49.Shinnie curls it towards goal, but off target from the full back. Good
:13:50. > :13:54.play by Ross to keep it in and Shinnie got it on to his favoured
:13:55. > :14:04.left foot and almost found the top corner.
:14:05. > :14:11.Watkins for McKay and so close to his and Thistle's second. Hearts
:14:12. > :14:25.again almost proving the architects of their own down fall.
:14:26. > :14:38.The finish couldn't match the build up play. Really good footwork from
:14:39. > :14:42.the midfielder. Things going to plan for John Hughes as his side look for
:14:43. > :14:47.a second goal to make it more comfortable and perhaps they should
:14:48. > :15:02.have had it there as Watkins diverted it wide.
:15:03. > :15:11.Calle vessel and the counter attack. Mackay finishes with some style. --
:15:12. > :15:20.Inverness Caledonian Thistle with the counterattack. Billy McKay life.
:15:21. > :15:32.He gave Jimmy make Donald no chance. -- Jamie Mick Donald. Every single
:15:33. > :15:38.person associated with Hearts just want the club sorted out of the
:15:39. > :15:50.pit. Hopefully we can then strengthen the team. We need to
:15:51. > :15:55.strengthen the squad. Five clean sheets so everyone is playing the
:15:56. > :16:04.part they are facial -- special bunch. I will not say they will win
:16:05. > :16:18.every week but anyone deeply against will know all about it. How good a
:16:19. > :16:25.player in C? Here is very good. But look at this. Do not believe that
:16:26. > :16:34.much space. That is part of the problem for Hearts. If there is a
:16:35. > :16:40.gap they will find it. Hearts are not helping themselves. This man
:16:41. > :16:46.should be covering in behind. Let us look again. Will he get me? What is
:16:47. > :16:54.he doing over there? That is his man. It helped. It is all about
:16:55. > :17:00.doing the right is when you get that little bit of space. For the moment
:17:01. > :17:05.MacGowan gets close. Good positioning. He has got his eye on
:17:06. > :17:11.him. Good defending. Then he turns his back. There is a big space and
:17:12. > :17:18.he has got a chance. Here Hearts give it everything trying to get
:17:19. > :17:23.back into the game but watch Mackay. Just a moment, just a little
:17:24. > :17:29.movement. Watch M here and we will start again. It is just a tiny
:17:30. > :17:36.little move at how good is that for the striker? It is just confidence.
:17:37. > :17:41.At the end of the movement there has got to be a finish and it was the
:17:42. > :17:48.ruthless finish. That is a guy at the top of his game. He has been
:17:49. > :17:55.some find for Inverness, we seem to be talking about him weekend, we
:17:56. > :18:04.can't. Too cheaply at English Premier League level? I do not know.
:18:05. > :18:12.-- to keep Lee? I think it is worth a gamble taking him to championship
:18:13. > :18:20.level. There are not drawbacks to play at that level you have two be
:18:21. > :18:27.blistering. He has got that weirdness. He worked ever so hard.
:18:28. > :18:36.He is worth a shot but we do not want to sell him. We want to keep
:18:37. > :18:40.our top talent in Scotland. The race for second place in the Scottish
:18:41. > :18:50.Premiership looks like being exciting. Tel Marla have the and
:18:51. > :18:59.back after suspension. Rory McKenzie also starts. Two changes for Dundee
:19:00. > :19:18.United. Keith Watson returns at right that and Gavin Gunning is back
:19:19. > :19:31.in defence. -- right at. Looking for McKenzie. McKenzie again. Jackson,
:19:32. > :19:48.Irvin. That was fine from the Colmar luck midfielder. Armstrong. --
:19:49. > :20:01.Kilmarnock. Gabrielle Rubin. -- Gabriel Rubin. Chris Johnston. He
:20:02. > :20:07.likes it against the Johnston, he is appealing that it came off his arm.
:20:08. > :20:17.The effort he is having none of it. Here is Armstrong. He was pulled
:20:18. > :20:24.back by Gabriel Rubin, that is a yellow card, his second in the space
:20:25. > :20:31.of five minutes. He is off. Mackay-Steven looked offside.
:20:32. > :20:39.Mackay-Steven again. Gilliam. He was not far away with that header, the
:20:40. > :20:50.big striker. Jackie McNamara content with his side boards might run of
:20:51. > :21:04.form. Eat it if it Craig Samson. He denied the teenager. -- a terrific
:21:05. > :21:19.save. Rankin, Armstrong. Here is Watson. Then the United are in
:21:20. > :21:28.front. -- Dundee United. It is Keith Watson claiming his third goal of
:21:29. > :21:45.the season. McKenzie. He is doing well. Here's Johnston. Souter.
:21:46. > :22:00.McKenzie. Norris has given penalties in situations like this deviously.
:22:01. > :22:04.-- previously. Payton to Armstrong. An excellent finish there through
:22:05. > :22:10.the legs of the goalkeeper through the on form United midfielder. He
:22:11. > :22:16.turned Lee Ashcroft inside out before scoring his third goal in
:22:17. > :22:31.three games and taking his tally for the season to seven. Armstrong is in
:22:32. > :22:36.again. Carried away by Samson. The man who celebrates his 18th birthday
:22:37. > :22:47.on Monday surely has ramped up the victory for United. Ryan Gauld makes
:22:48. > :22:58.it 3-0. Armstrong again at the heart of the creation. Tessa Lara. A
:22:59. > :23:08.glancing effort. Chris Voight pulls back what will be a consolation goal
:23:09. > :23:37.for Colmar luck. -- Kris Boyd. -- Dalmarnock. -- Tel Marla. 4-1 Dundee
:23:38. > :23:43.United. David Goodwillie. The fifth successive match. That is the first
:23:44. > :23:55.time they have done that since 1936, back then they had the run of six
:23:56. > :23:59.games with four goals in each. The obviously got the parting scored, we
:24:00. > :24:03.had a shout for a penalty which we did not get. They were punished
:24:04. > :24:12.because we were playing so long with ten men. It was not tricky, but I am
:24:13. > :24:19.delighted for the lads. I am delighted that we managed to get the
:24:20. > :24:27.fourth ball. The fifth game in either would that Dundee United have
:24:28. > :24:30.scored four or more goals. St Johnstone are saying it was not a
:24:31. > :24:38.bad challenge. Did she deserve to go? I think so. If that was one of
:24:39. > :24:43.his players being taken out like that, I do not think the referee
:24:44. > :24:49.could do anything else but give a yellow card for this one. Once you
:24:50. > :24:54.are blue, if you are not boot you can take a yellow for the team but
:24:55. > :25:09.once you are booked, it is no contact. He had to go. There was a
:25:10. > :25:15.penalty shoot, was a take penalty? First of all, a decent shot. It is
:25:16. > :25:21.no doubt that it hit his hand, it was roughly on the line. It comes
:25:22. > :25:32.down to, was it or was it not elaborate? I think it has to be
:25:33. > :25:40.delivered it. I can understand why Kilmarnock weather set. I think the
:25:41. > :25:46.hands, you can run out there, I think his hand was deliberately up.
:25:47. > :25:52.You can run out with your hands behind your back. He deliberately
:25:53. > :26:04.put his hands there to balance himself, not to hand the ball. This
:26:05. > :26:10.debate will rage on for ever. If you weekly rave on about Ryan Gauld, he
:26:11. > :26:17.turns 18 tomorrow, I wonder if Jim Spence will take him out for his
:26:18. > :26:24.first legal pint? Let's go for Armstrong. He gets the ball, he is
:26:25. > :26:30.facing the wrong way with the Kilmarnock weirs around him. The
:26:31. > :26:36.defenders are on his heels. He attacked directly and once again get
:26:37. > :26:43.the ball, first movement, Paul, pace, look at the defender. He does
:26:44. > :26:49.not know who he is going in the end. You stress defenders. That is what
:26:50. > :26:55.you have to do. The shot is on target. He is throwing everything at
:26:56. > :27:02.this game. We will always talk about gold, it is easy to see why. A lot
:27:03. > :27:11.will be thinking he may well be the best of the bunch. -- Ryan Gauld.
:27:12. > :27:23.Fair macro I rate him and so does Jackie McNamara. --. He has come
:27:24. > :27:28.back with a bang, he has talent and can score goals. Here's the top
:27:29. > :27:33.talent and Jackie McNamara knows that. 20 more to come tonight. And
:27:34. > :27:57.next weekend. -- plenty. The best of the rest the last couple
:27:58. > :28:04.of seasons have in Motherwell. They have been a few up and downs this
:28:05. > :28:15.season. A big up for them yesterday to Ross County. Michael Fraser
:28:16. > :28:28.replacing Mark round in goal for Ross County. There is a recall for
:28:29. > :28:36.Brian McLean. The on loan goalkeeper replaces the injured one at
:28:37. > :28:44.Motherwell. This is a favourite to strike. Right footed. It comes out
:28:45. > :29:00.past the penalty easier. The goalkeeper was beaten. Trying to get
:29:01. > :29:05.involved. The shot was it. John Sutton scored twice against Ross
:29:06. > :29:13.County back in September, he gets the all and in goal here. A
:29:14. > :29:19.deflection off Brian McLean. Sutton looked up, went for a call to his
:29:20. > :29:32.credit but the deflection simply helped. Sutton sends it wide. He
:29:33. > :29:38.shapes to shoot, a deflection again, headed in by John Sutton despite the
:29:39. > :29:43.save from Michael Fraser. For the second successive match against Ross
:29:44. > :29:55.County, John Sutton is on the scoresheet twice. A really simple
:29:56. > :30:02.header. 27 minutes gone. Gordon romping forward. Richard written one
:30:03. > :30:16.sit in the middle. He leaves it. Here comes when. Much better plea
:30:17. > :30:29.from Ross County. Foiled by the goalkeeper. Motherwell controlled
:30:30. > :30:41.the first. Trying to get away from bikers. The former Ross County
:30:42. > :30:49.player. It is a call the deserve. It has been coming and after 61 minutes
:30:50. > :31:00.Melvin De Leeuw brings Ross County back into the match. He did enough
:31:01. > :31:07.to bundle be ball home. A corner comes in and the whistle is gone as
:31:08. > :31:13.Brian McLean scored. One or two protests. A bit of pushing going on.
:31:14. > :31:24.The referee had loaned by the time the ball came into the box. Never
:31:25. > :31:44.mind. -- had loan. -- blew the whistle.
:31:45. > :31:50.Lasley stopped the ball for some reason there. Well, Lasley, not
:31:51. > :31:59.quite sure what he was looking to do. But he didn't clear it.
:32:00. > :32:05.Quinn driving through. The keeper comes again and it is frantic in the
:32:06. > :32:29.penalty area. Moore with the chance to seal it for
:32:30. > :32:35.Motherwell. A good save from Fraser. Real end to end football to finish
:32:36. > :32:40.this match. A chance for Quinn. This would have made it 2-2. Credit the
:32:41. > :32:46.keeper for the save. At the other end, Moore could have made it 3-1,
:32:47. > :32:50.but phrase we are the stop. There wasn't much in the first half. They
:32:51. > :32:55.have scored with a deflection and some of the players think the second
:32:56. > :33:00.may have been offside. But they're 2-0 up half time with not doing too
:33:01. > :33:06.much. Second half we have dominated and I think today we should have won
:33:07. > :33:11.the game with the chances we created and haven't taken. Yeah, I think in
:33:12. > :33:15.fair tonnes Ross County, they changed their system and put a
:33:16. > :33:21.striker on half way through the first half and they had a right go.
:33:22. > :33:26.But I think it was a good, strong first half performance, which is
:33:27. > :33:32.what we needed and two good goals. We maybe could have had more, but we
:33:33. > :33:38.had to hang on in the second half. Sutton was brought in to replace
:33:39. > :33:41.Higdon. Some changes have been made to Motherwell, with they weaker or
:33:42. > :33:45.stronger this season do you feel? to Motherwell, with they weaker or
:33:46. > :33:49.stronger this season do They're the same in some ways, because they
:33:50. > :33:54.always bring in like for like. Sutton was the original and he was
:33:55. > :34:00.replaced by Higdon and then Higdon replaced by Sutton. They do the same
:34:01. > :34:05.out wide, if they lose a quick winger, they bring in another quick
:34:06. > :34:12.winger. I don't know if they're weaker. The one thing they haven't
:34:13. > :34:17.got is continuity. But Stuart knows thousand players have -- how the
:34:18. > :34:24.players have to play. At 2-1, Ross coupty had a -- County had a goal
:34:25. > :34:29.ruled out. Why was it ruled out? I have looked at it a lot. You can't
:34:30. > :34:34.see much from this angle. But we have looked closely and got the
:34:35. > :34:39.technology out. Have a look at this... Three players involved,
:34:40. > :34:47.McLane scores at the front. Hutchinson's his marker, but he is
:34:48. > :34:51.being held by Luckassen. There are a lot of pulls and grabs and maybe the
:34:52. > :34:55.referee gets that one right. But more often than not the referee does
:34:56. > :35:01.not see that, because there are so many other foums going on. You did
:35:02. > :35:06.well to sort that out. -- fouls going on. Ross County have lost six
:35:07. > :35:13.of seven, how does their form reflect on last season? Last year
:35:14. > :35:18.after 15 games they had 16 points. Now after 15 games it is 11 points.
:35:19. > :35:24.Just a five point difference, but it feels like there is danger signs.
:35:25. > :35:29.You thought it would be more, but the losses, 10 this season bgs five
:35:30. > :35:36.last. It is a bit of everything - confidence and they have lost
:35:37. > :35:41.natural width and Sproule has gone. The signings he has brought in
:35:42. > :35:47.aren't as good as what Derek Adams thought they were going to be. So
:35:48. > :35:58.that is why they have fallen a bit. But at the start of season Aberdeen
:35:59. > :36:02.were tipped by many to finish second and they're very much in the mix to
:36:03. > :36:06.do just that. They had a strong looking side out yesterday. Willo
:36:07. > :36:09.Flood, Barry Robson and Ryan Jack in midfield, plus a front three of
:36:10. > :36:12.Niall McGinn, Scott Vernon, and Peter Pawlett. Danny Lennon's St
:36:13. > :36:15.Mirren were the visitors in the Granite City, looking to continue
:36:16. > :36:18.their own decent run of form - three clean sheets from their last four
:36:19. > :36:22.matches. And despite an injury scare midweek Paul McGowan was fit enough
:36:23. > :36:26.to make the starting 11. Brian McLaughlin reports. St Mirren
:36:27. > :36:33.travelled north with confidence and when thomp sovereign scored --
:36:34. > :36:41.Thompson scored St Mirren thought they had taken the lead, but the
:36:42. > :36:47.linesman flagged for offside. A late call by the initial. The elements
:36:48. > :36:51.and poor defending played a part in Aberdeen's opener. Saints defence
:36:52. > :37:00.allowing the ball to bounce, only for Vernon to pounce and knock the
:37:01. > :37:09.ball into the net. Quick thinking from Vernon as the Saints defence
:37:10. > :37:16.dithered. And not much festive cheer on the Buddies' bench. Vernon had a
:37:17. > :37:29.chance to make it two for the Dons. Good build up play. But he knocked
:37:30. > :37:36.the ball wide. McAusland again failing to clear, but Vernon asking,
:37:37. > :37:41.just how did I miss? Barry Robson was credited with the second.
:37:42. > :37:46.Swinging in the corner that Kello failed to deal with, much to the
:37:47. > :37:53.delight of the former Scotland midfielder, the ball possibly taking
:37:54. > :37:59.a glaps off -- glance off Kello's arm. The home side almost made it
:38:00. > :38:04.three and not for the first time the Saints defence failing to deal with
:38:05. > :38:09.the ball into the box. Vernon wide of goal. The 30-year-old failing to
:38:10. > :38:18.add to his tally. Saints have had just one win in their last 30 visits
:38:19. > :38:28.to Pittodrie. But they had a chance late on. One final chance again for
:38:29. > :38:33.the home side. Jack and Hayes combining, before firing a cross
:38:34. > :38:39.into the box, where who else but Scott Vernon almost got on the end
:38:40. > :38:46.of it. Narrowly wide A 2-0 win for Aberdeen, as they continue to
:38:47. > :38:50.impress under Derek McInnes. Of all the victories we have had this
:38:51. > :38:55.season, that is the most pleasing for me. Because we knew what we were
:38:56. > :38:59.up against, a team in form, we were expected to come and win, the fans
:39:00. > :39:04.would expect that and in tough conditions and the players stuck to
:39:05. > :39:11.their task. Big decision has went against us in terms of goal we
:39:12. > :39:18.scored at 0-0. It is a big call and I have seen the replay and it is a
:39:19. > :39:27.tight one and Jason's onside. If that goes in, this is a difficult
:39:28. > :39:32.place to come. But goals change games. What do you think? Danny
:39:33. > :39:37.Lennon was right. We still can't tell. We need concrete proof and we
:39:38. > :39:43.don't see it here. It is very tight. We will freeze it and a great finish
:39:44. > :39:52.as well. But you see it here when it is played, really close. It is
:39:53. > :39:57.whether Hector, the right back, was he calling him on. The commentary
:39:58. > :40:03.said it was a late flag. That has upset them as well. It must have
:40:04. > :40:08.been very tight. How much of a defensive blunder from St Mirren was
:40:09. > :40:13.it? The blunder is the head here. He wins the head and you have no
:40:14. > :40:17.problem. See that bounce outside the 18-yard line, it come seems to come
:40:18. > :40:25.back. The wind has taken it and dragged it back. It is weird. It is
:40:26. > :40:31.so strange. The wind played a big part. Striker - follow them up, you
:40:32. > :40:41.don't know Once he had masse the mistake, just put the boot through
:40:42. > :40:46.it. You think this was intentional? Listen, it is no fluke. Because I
:40:47. > :40:50.had him at Dundee United and he always tried to score from a corner.
:40:51. > :40:56.Whips them in with that bend and with the conditions, so no fluke for
:40:57. > :41:04.Barry Robson to ex-cued that -- execute that corner kick. It is a
:41:05. > :41:09.strong looking Aberdeen side. Plenty of talent there. Still your tip for
:41:10. > :41:13.second? Yes, I have tipped them all season. When you see the way United
:41:14. > :41:19.are playing it does scare you. I think the over all, we talk about
:41:20. > :41:26.balance, they have youth and experience. Are you writing off
:41:27. > :41:32.Inverness already? Not at all! Pat? I couldn't call them. I think Dundee
:41:33. > :41:37.United look great. My heart would say United. But Barry Robson might
:41:38. > :41:43.be the difference. Writing off Inverness are you? And to Firhill,
:41:44. > :41:51.it was a weekend of wet and windy weather and it would take its toll.
:41:52. > :41:56.Just like it was in most parts of Scotland yesterday, it was a
:41:57. > :42:02.miserable day in Maryhill. Fans of Partick Thistle and St Johnstone
:42:03. > :42:12.putting on a brave face. But it was not a great day for football. At 3
:42:13. > :42:22.o'clock, the ref gave ate go. So too -- give it a go. So too did the
:42:23. > :42:29.players. The match has been abandoned. But by half time even
:42:30. > :42:33.Santa had seen enough! The key issue was player safety. So we decided to
:42:34. > :42:37.reassess the situation at half time. The conditions had deteriorated
:42:38. > :42:43.throughout the first half. The rain was constant and having looked again
:42:44. > :42:50.we thought we would abandon the match. So Billy, you and I were at
:42:51. > :42:54.that match. What was your view. Was it the right decision? It was hard
:42:55. > :43:00.for us as it was for the players. It was farcical. Force me, he should
:43:01. > :43:05.vice-president started -- for me, he shouldn't have started the game.
:43:06. > :43:09.That left side of the 18 yard box was terrible. The ball never went
:43:10. > :43:15.there. It didn't get any worse. I would have preferred if he had a
:43:16. > :43:22.called it off before the game or if they got to half time, finish it.
:43:23. > :43:27.Partick Thistle picked up a yellow card. That rule will change. It
:43:28. > :43:32.happened in the Highland Derby as well. The bookings stand, which is
:43:33. > :43:39.incredible. But that will get sorted at the end of the season. You know,
:43:40. > :43:43.yesterday was just freakish and we all know that. The way it ended up
:43:44. > :43:48.was just one of those things. Here is the table. Celtic are seven
:43:49. > :43:55.points clear. Unbeaten so far this season. Can they go all the way?
:43:56. > :44:01.Inverness in second place. Dundee United third.
:44:02. > :44:12.No movement at the bottom. Tomorrow's back pages look like
:44:13. > :44:22.this. The Scotsman van Dijk calms on Celtic to complete season as
:44:23. > :44:33.invincibles. And west broms want Derek McInnes as their next manager
:44:34. > :44:38.after Steve Clarke. Murs Murray won the sports personality again and you
:44:39. > :44:43.can watch Sportscene again on the iPlayer as of tomorrow. Until next
:44:44. > :44:47.weekend, good night.