:00:20. > :00:24.Well, I think we have probably agonised enough about Scotland over
:00:24. > :00:27.the last couple of weeks. Let's switch the spotlight to the SPL on
:00:27. > :00:37.the back of the international break. A quick reminder of the story so
:00:37. > :01:14.
:01:14. > :01:17.That's a brilliant finish! For a The SPL are back in business is
:01:17. > :01:21.again. Stephen Craigan and Pat Bonner will put some words to the
:01:22. > :01:26.pictures, starting in Perth, where Celtic, head of their Champions'
:01:26. > :01:32.League opener against Benfica, faced St Johnstone.
:01:32. > :01:37.A flu hit St Johnstone have had their training plans disrupted. But
:01:37. > :01:47.there was still able to field the same starting 11 as against Dundee
:01:47. > :01:52.
:01:52. > :01:59.United. Scott Brown was back after in the Champions' League. They have
:01:59. > :02:05.to give full focus to this at the moment. Kris Commons, a dream start
:02:05. > :02:15.for the champions! They are ahead inside three minutes. A 4th goal of
:02:15. > :02:18.
:02:18. > :02:24.the season for Kris Commons. He is enough to this. 1-0. Not the start
:02:24. > :02:34.that Steve Lomas wanted. Dave Mackay, with a free kick. A really
:02:34. > :02:45.
:02:45. > :02:53.good effort. It had to be tipped finding a hole in the middle of the
:02:53. > :02:59.Celtic defence. Well, on 18 minutes, he square as the game. He was set
:02:59. > :03:09.up by Rowan Vine. A really good turn and finish, into the corner,
:03:09. > :03:15.
:03:15. > :03:19.that. Down goes Kris Commons. The referee looks at it and says, no
:03:19. > :03:29.penalty. He didn't make contact with the ball. This could have been
:03:29. > :03:41.
:03:41. > :03:51.Venezuelan striker. Didn't look totally convincing, from just
:03:51. > :04:01.
:04:01. > :04:11.Johnstone ahead, right on half-time. He's had a really good first 45,
:04:11. > :04:13.
:04:13. > :04:19.and he struck it really well. He doesn't tend to need a second
:04:19. > :04:29.invitation, Commons, from just about any range. Looking a little
:04:29. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :04:46.bit concerned, the Celtic manager, keeper, flops onto the loose ball.
:04:46. > :04:56.That could so easily have ended up behind him. Mulgrew carved out the
:04:56. > :05:03.
:05:03. > :05:13.opening. Cooper had the double didn't seem to be expecting that.
:05:13. > :05:30.
:05:30. > :05:40.the shot. The Celtic captain's side-foot effort was not a great
:05:40. > :05:48.
:05:48. > :05:56.the game goes on. The substitute, What a goal! A brilliant finish by
:05:57. > :06:02.Rowan Vine! Will that be the goal that gives St Johnstone their first
:06:02. > :06:12.win of the season? It was curling and dipping away from Fraser
:06:12. > :06:43.
:06:43. > :06:47.Forster. Into the corner of the net. We were both at the game, St
:06:47. > :06:50.Johnstone needed that and they deserved it as well? It was hard to
:06:51. > :06:57.say, they certainly didn't deserve to lose. On the reflection of play,
:06:57. > :07:02.Celtic certain had -- certainly had their chances to win the game. They
:07:02. > :07:07.have been on such a bad run of form, going a goal down against Celtic,
:07:07. > :07:14.it is easy to capitulate. They didn't, maybe on a balance of play
:07:14. > :07:24.they just nicked it. They found flaws in the Celtic defence? Well,
:07:24. > :07:29.
:07:29. > :07:35.wide open. Scott Brown, he's here. He's getting himself into the full-
:07:35. > :07:38.back position. That huge hole is where he should be. Too big a gap
:07:38. > :07:48.between him and Charlie Mulgrew. He's trying to read the pass and he
:07:48. > :07:53.
:07:53. > :07:57.That they -- is a feature of herself a's play, there are huge
:07:57. > :08:04.gaps. That is an area that you can exploit. On that footage, you can
:08:04. > :08:08.see it easily exploited. Bad defending by Charlie. He didn't get
:08:08. > :08:12.close to the big guy at all. He allowed a simple shot on goal.
:08:12. > :08:15.much would you have been screaming at Bath defence in front of you?
:08:15. > :08:19.wouldn't have allowed them to get forward that much, especially when
:08:19. > :08:22.the ball is down the right-hand side. We are always taught that the
:08:22. > :08:28.full-back on the opposite side should stay. There was too much of
:08:28. > :08:32.a gap, you are right. But that is discipline. That is where an
:08:32. > :08:36.experienced central defender should be asking the full-back to come
:08:36. > :08:40.round and stay as a three. He ran with it, they were never dominated
:08:40. > :08:44.a game, you felt like they could go and get a second goal. Suddenly
:08:44. > :08:49.they found themselves exposed and St Johnstone capitalised. They
:08:49. > :08:53.could have had that second goal that they had been given a penalty
:08:53. > :08:57.for this by Anderson? A terrible mistake in the first place. He half
:08:57. > :09:01.panicked. He could have stayed on his feet. He could maybe have used
:09:01. > :09:04.his body better. Once you go to ground and you do not make contact
:09:04. > :09:13.with the ball, for me, that's a penalty. A clear-cut penalty. How
:09:13. > :09:19.he didn't give it, I don't know. I don't think Neil Lennon was too
:09:19. > :09:23.happy. He panicked. As a defender, you try to make up for your own
:09:23. > :09:27.error, he's in a great position. He's trying to lunch in and get the
:09:27. > :09:33.ball. Kris Commons is clever, he puts his body in front of the ball.
:09:33. > :09:38.No doubt, penalty kick. You could have been sent off, because if it's
:09:38. > :09:44.a penalty, it's a sending off, and a second goal for Celtic. We can
:09:44. > :09:48.pick holes in both goals conceded, but from Rowan Vine and St
:09:48. > :09:53.Johnstone's point of view, the winner was special? A special goal
:09:53. > :09:57.by that young man. A simple throw- in. He just made a substitution, he
:09:57. > :10:04.took Brown off. There was a huge gap in front of the back four. A
:10:04. > :10:08.lovely goal, bent around the goalkeeper. If you look at the
:10:08. > :10:12.defender, he goes around him with his right foot, should he have been
:10:12. > :10:16.trying to block his left foot? A great finish, goalkeeper had no
:10:16. > :10:20.chance. I looked at the St Johnstone team, the guys that were
:10:20. > :10:26.not playing, the guys that came off the bench, this to be a platform
:10:26. > :10:31.for them to take Goff? It has to do. Yesterday was their 15th game, one
:10:31. > :10:35.win in 15 including last season. A lot of pressure, going into that.
:10:36. > :10:39.That is when you look at your players for a response. Kevin Moran,
:10:39. > :10:43.David Robertson, they were not in the squad. They have huge strength
:10:43. > :10:47.and depth. To go to the next level they have to start winning games.
:10:47. > :10:53.Neil Lennon was raging about too many Celtic players not turning up,
:10:53. > :10:58.as he put it. How much significance is there in yesterday, and as we
:10:58. > :11:01.look towards Benfica? Of course, he was saying he did not want to hear
:11:01. > :11:06.the words Champions' League or he would scream. But that is part and
:11:06. > :11:10.parcel when you play for Celtic. You are better in the Champions'
:11:10. > :11:15.League than qualifying, you've got to get in focus for the league, the
:11:15. > :11:17.Champions' League, it all comes quick and fast. You've got to go
:11:17. > :11:21.from the league game and straight into the Champions' League. I think
:11:21. > :11:25.Wednesday night will be different. They will throw away that game now,
:11:25. > :11:31.the guys will be focused. It depends on the team he put out.
:11:31. > :11:34.you optimistic? At home, of course. Celtic have a good record at home
:11:34. > :11:38.in European competitions. It would be good to see if they could follow
:11:38. > :11:42.one from the Europa Cup, the runs that they had last year. It's a big
:11:42. > :11:46.night for some of those players, almost making their debut in the
:11:46. > :11:50.group stage. There be goalscorer has been tremendous in Europe, I
:11:50. > :11:55.would like to see him progress and use that as a platform to get into
:11:55. > :11:59.the English team. A big night for him. Benfica will be a quality team.
:11:59. > :12:03.They have strong players up front, they can play the diamond in the
:12:03. > :12:09.middle of the picture on Celtic will have to be strong in that area.
:12:09. > :12:13.I expect Brown to be back in there. It depends on how he deploys his
:12:13. > :12:18.players. It will be a great night, great atmosphere. The crowd will be
:12:18. > :12:21.a big positive for Celtic as well. I was there when they qualified for
:12:21. > :12:25.the group stage, it was a great night and the atmosphere was
:12:25. > :12:28.tremendous. I expect to see them on Wednesday night, it's great to be
:12:28. > :12:32.in the Champions' League. Dundee got their first win of the season a
:12:32. > :12:37.fortnight ago. They are building up the experience in their squad with
:12:37. > :12:47.the recent recruitment of the likes of Colin Nish. Would that be enough
:12:47. > :12:51.
:12:51. > :13:01.against top of the league as league leaders, looking to
:13:01. > :13:06.
:13:06. > :13:16.preserve that position. Fraser Kerr, Garrio then that got in the way of
:13:16. > :13:32.
:13:32. > :13:42.McAllister got right in the way of that. He felt the full force of
:13:42. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :13:54.didn't catch hold of it. Randall had to make the save, none the less.
:13:54. > :14:04.The Irish keeper would have been relieved that he didn't really
:14:04. > :14:21.
:14:21. > :14:31.catch this one as he would have trademark header from the big
:14:31. > :14:40.
:14:41. > :14:50.striker. A lovely ball enough. He given. Motherwell will have a free
:14:51. > :15:21.
:15:21. > :15:31.equaliser. Still, Motherwell try to press. Typical of him. Douglas was
:15:31. > :16:07.
:16:07. > :16:17.claims for a penalty but they might It was not behind for a corner. A
:16:17. > :16:24.
:16:24. > :16:34.Dundee are looking to put the game beyond Motherwell. Colin Nish
:16:34. > :16:34.
:16:34. > :17:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:17:32. > :17:39.out. Michael Higdon forced it over What a header from Higdon. Surely
:17:39. > :17:43.now the points are sealed for the visitors, that will keep them top
:17:43. > :17:53.of the Scottish Premier League. It is the 6th goal of the season for
:17:53. > :17:54.
:17:54. > :17:59.Top of the league. It is a great start. Eight goals in August, to
:17:59. > :18:03.have the international break, to recover, after going 1-0 doubt.
:18:03. > :18:07.That was the problem last season, when we went behind. The boys did a
:18:07. > :18:17.huge lift from yesterday afternoon. Dundee got themselves ahead at
:18:17. > :18:19.
:18:19. > :18:23.Colin Nish is giving them something first half, then to lose the game.
:18:23. > :18:29.This was a superb header, across the goalkeeper exactly way you want
:18:29. > :18:34.to head it. You can ask questions of the defender. You can't gamble
:18:34. > :18:44.in the box. You have to hold your ground. Adams took a step and it
:18:44. > :18:45.
:18:45. > :18:53.killed him. There has pace. Nish is a target man. It is a good balance.
:18:53. > :18:55.They did not know if they were in the Premiership or the First
:18:55. > :19:02.Division, they are trying to get the team together. It will take
:19:02. > :19:07.them time, I am sure. They had Michael Kerr and Colin Nish, they
:19:07. > :19:12.will do a turn at. I take it they are like him? It is a shame for
:19:12. > :19:18.Michael, he does not get the credit he deserves. He had 15 goals last
:19:18. > :19:22.season for us. Six for Motherwell. It is a style of play at times. He
:19:23. > :19:32.looks lazy but you put the ball in the box, as we have seen, he will
:19:33. > :19:35.
:19:35. > :19:39.guy. Don't ask him to rent out wide. He is dangerous. The only way you
:19:39. > :19:44.can defend his to keep him out of the box, or get a goalkeeper to
:19:44. > :19:48.punch him for crosses. It is two goal yesterday, six in the last
:19:48. > :19:53.three games. If you have the right players around Michael Higdon, he
:19:53. > :19:57.will flourish? The manager has always been speaking to the players,
:19:57. > :20:02.saying if you put the balls in the right area, he will get on the end
:20:02. > :20:06.of it. He has scored with his head, his left foot, this is his right
:20:06. > :20:15.foot. He came through the Academy and he worked on it could have --
:20:15. > :20:19.If you put the ball in the box, he will put it in the net. Stuart
:20:19. > :20:23.McCall is not reinventing the wheel with what he does in terms of
:20:23. > :20:27.coaching at Motherwell, but he has something special, hasn't he?
:20:27. > :20:32.Resources have been stretched in the last few weeks? They have.
:20:32. > :20:36.Every time he does something, people say he can't do it again, he
:20:36. > :20:42.has to bring other players in. But he continues to do it. The players
:20:42. > :20:47.enjoyed working with him. He has a good mentality. They respond.
:20:47. > :20:57.eyes down for Terry Butcher and Craig Brown, your attention. Both
:20:57. > :21:00.
:21:00. > :21:05.managers took decision-making in the most SPL goals this season
:21:05. > :21:09.against one who has been solid at the back so far but back then, on
:21:09. > :21:14.loan from Celtic and making his Inverness debut, almost got the
:21:14. > :21:19.better of the defence. It was all Jones who set up the chance for
:21:19. > :21:26.Blackman, but the Welshman would not be on the pitch from its longer
:21:26. > :21:29.as Fraser was sent on his way. Tudur-Jones stopped in his tracks.
:21:29. > :21:34.It looked a heavy challenge and the Inverness player was shown his
:21:34. > :21:40.second red of the season. After the match, Terry Butcher said he felt
:21:40. > :21:44.the referee got it wrong. But Inverness were down to ten men.
:21:44. > :21:48.There were more contentious issues as there was a lovely ball through
:21:48. > :21:54.to Sutherland. Anderson was at the centre of this one. The referee was
:21:54. > :21:58.right up with played when he showed a red card to the Dons' defender,
:21:58. > :22:05.the first of his senior career. The Dons's manager was not convinced
:22:05. > :22:11.and the club is considering an appeal. Foran stepped up to take
:22:11. > :22:16.the penalty. It was well taken. Were Inverness on their way to
:22:16. > :22:22.their first SPL win of the season? No sooner had Foran celebrated his
:22:22. > :22:32.goal, then he was in the referee's book. Another crunching tackle on
:22:32. > :22:36.18-year-old Fraser. It was a yellow card for the Inverness player.
:22:36. > :22:41.Foran was not put off after his booking. This was a lovely ball to
:22:41. > :22:45.Durham, only for Reynolds to save the day for Aberdeen. Again, the
:22:45. > :22:49.referee was well placed to spot any infringement. Again, the Inverness
:22:49. > :22:54.manager was not in agreement with his decision. He felt it should
:22:54. > :23:00.have been a penalty. Butcher's annoyance was compounded as
:23:00. > :23:10.Aberdeen fought back. There was some neat play. The Dons levelled
:23:10. > :23:17.with six minutes left. A great ball in from Hayes and Cameron Smith had
:23:18. > :23:21.the header, his first senior goal Terry Butcher should have been
:23:21. > :23:26.raging about the switch off at the end that allowed the equaliser but
:23:26. > :23:36.what he was raging about publicly was the red card for Tudur-Jones.
:23:36. > :23:40.
:23:40. > :23:46.The referee was in a good position. Maybe he can get away with the
:23:46. > :23:52.yellow card. Great play by Fraser. This is the one. It is below his
:23:52. > :23:57.knee. It is a dangerous tackle. He comes in at the front, he is off
:23:57. > :24:07.the ground. Maybe Terry will replicate his challenges, nowadays
:24:07. > :24:09.
:24:09. > :24:14.you can't get away with that. That It was a dangerous tackle. He put
:24:14. > :24:17.Fraser in danger. It is a red card. There is a distinct difference
:24:17. > :24:27.between the challenge of Tudur- Jones, which got red, and this one
:24:27. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:40.side, he is trying to get low for the ball and he has mistimed it.
:24:40. > :24:40.
:24:40. > :24:44.That is my reading of it. If he got It is a tribute to Fraser that he
:24:44. > :24:48.is being targeted for treatment? has been excellent. It is the time
:24:48. > :24:52.in history that young players will get more chances than ever and they
:24:52. > :24:58.have to shine. He is one that can play on the right come on the left,
:24:59. > :25:01.and he is fearless. Two tackles, he got on with it. I agree, it is an
:25:01. > :25:06.opportunity in Scottish football for young players to get the
:25:06. > :25:10.opportunity to play. It is up to them thereafter. Now, you can see
:25:10. > :25:14.some of the teams and the young players are getting in. We did not
:25:14. > :25:18.see that a number of years ago. There were too many mediocre
:25:18. > :25:23.foreign players, no disrespect to them. Now the young Scottish
:25:23. > :25:26.players will have a chance. That is what happened in our day, if we did
:25:26. > :25:31.not get a chance we would not have progressed. There is an opportunity.
:25:31. > :25:34.If everybody allows the players to develop. Young players have to step
:25:34. > :25:38.up to the mark and dedicate themselves to the top, professional
:25:38. > :25:48.players. Can we expect an Aberdeen appeal against the red card showed
:25:48. > :25:50.
:25:50. > :25:56.first sending off. There is a coming together, no doubt. He
:25:56. > :26:06.eventually gets there, a good touch. He plays the ball. He gets a touch.
:26:06. > :26:09.It is low down, he poked the ball. A bad decision by the referee. He
:26:09. > :26:15.was in a good position. Are you happening -- happy with the
:26:15. > :26:18.positioning? Every decision, it is decision-making, they are fit this
:26:18. > :26:23.is fine, the position, that is the bit we sometimes question. The
:26:23. > :26:26.decision-making, it is wrong. difficult for managers and coaches,
:26:26. > :26:30.they are on the sideline and see something going against them,
:26:30. > :26:35.they're thinking about their job. It is great for us guys when we are
:26:35. > :26:38.out of it and we can make up our mind but that is the nature. Some
:26:39. > :26:42.go for you, some don't. The referee balanced it beautifully. He gave
:26:42. > :26:52.the penalty which looked as though it was not and he did not give this
:26:52. > :26:55.
:26:55. > :27:00.good position. I think it was a bad decision by Durham. He moves the
:27:00. > :27:04.ball left. That is why he is getting angry. That is more of a
:27:04. > :27:12.penalty than the first one. Unfortunately it does not always
:27:12. > :27:16.For Hibs fans, the end of last season and the beginning of this
:27:16. > :27:26.one have been scarily similar. Let's see what happened at
:27:26. > :27:42.
:27:42. > :27:52.a clean sheet against Ross County and keeps Leigh Griffiths at bay
:27:52. > :27:53.
:27:53. > :28:03.goalkeeper and it is in! 14 minutes gone, Leigh Griffiths scores from
:28:03. > :28:19.
:28:19. > :28:26.his time. What on earth was he waiting for? He seemed to want all
:28:26. > :28:36.day and more. Sheridan had a dummy, a great run from the striker. He
:28:36. > :29:05.
:29:05. > :29:11.looked left and right and took far lovely finish. 32 minutes gone.
:29:11. > :29:15.Then Williams came for it, was unconvincing at Dunny Ritchie, his
:29:15. > :29:25.first goal since the Second of January, a lovely finish -- Danny
:29:25. > :29:40.
:29:40. > :29:45.player is furious. Kenny took a touch away, the defender tried to
:29:45. > :29:51.check and seemed to catch him on the ankle. Kilmarnock think he died.
:29:51. > :29:55.He may have gone down early, but there was contact. He Leigh
:29:55. > :30:01.Griffiths, a great penalty. In stoppage time, Leigh Griffiths,
:30:01. > :30:11.five for the season. The keeper had no chance and Hibs lead at half-
:30:11. > :30:36.
:30:36. > :30:46.that was for the equaliser. They have drawn both SPL matches on
:30:46. > :30:55.
:30:55. > :31:02.their travels this season. That was it will not count. The celebrations
:31:02. > :31:12.are cut short. Just seemed to be in advance... Yes, that's the correct
:31:12. > :31:29.
:31:29. > :31:33.We should probably have a meeting of the dubious goals panel and
:31:33. > :31:37.maybe their dubious goalkeeping panel as well? This was a bad
:31:37. > :31:42.mistake. Certainly, his timing. When you look at it, there wasn't
:31:42. > :31:45.really anybody on him. It was a bad, bad mistake. He made up for it
:31:45. > :31:52.later, he made some excellent saves. This is one he would not want to
:31:52. > :31:54.see again. Leigh Griffiths goal, or own goal? If I think it is an own-
:31:54. > :31:58.goal. An own-goal specialists! somebody who holds the record of
:31:58. > :32:01.own goals in the SPL, I think it is an own-goal. It hits him on the
:32:01. > :32:06.back of the head. Leigh Griffiths is a strike and he will try to
:32:06. > :32:12.claim it. They weren't happy about the penalty award. Maybe from his
:32:12. > :32:17.distance away, he did see him going down pretty easily? He went down
:32:17. > :32:26.early, from this angle it looks like a diver. But from here, it
:32:26. > :32:30.looks like he put his leg in and took him. You always feel hard done
:32:30. > :32:35.by as a defender. He feels that. The man on form, the SPL player of
:32:35. > :32:40.the month, he putted away. How much did you fear for Hibernian in the
:32:40. > :32:45.opening weekend? What sort of recovery have they made? Incredible.
:32:45. > :32:50.Leigh Griffiths hitting form has been crucial. Also getting in at
:32:50. > :32:54.Jim Clancy, the experienced players. Their home form, getting that right,
:32:54. > :32:57.they only won two home games last season. That is the difference.
:32:57. > :33:01.horrendous end of the season for them. The first game was not great,
:33:01. > :33:05.but they did really well to get it together. He's used to being at the
:33:05. > :33:09.top of the league, he doesn't like being down there. He never was
:33:09. > :33:13.during his managerial career. He will be much more happy now. He's
:33:13. > :33:16.got used to getting into the premier division, saying how it is
:33:16. > :33:20.going, getting used to the players. St Mirren were hoping for third
:33:20. > :33:30.time lucky in their quest for a first home win of the season. In
:33:30. > :33:40.
:33:40. > :33:50.MacGowan. In goes Jim Goodwin. Free-kick given against the St
:33:50. > :33:57.
:33:57. > :34:04.Mirren skipper. Murray is reaching Patterson, with a chance. A good
:34:04. > :34:10.effort from the youngster. Well, it was a strong right hand from Craig
:34:10. > :34:20.Samson to make the save. Danny Lennon, hoping his team can get
:34:20. > :34:35.
:34:35. > :34:45.using his strength and know-how. He can make something happen. He's
:34:45. > :35:12.
:35:12. > :35:22.What a Trans. He's wondering what youngster, in the right place,
:35:22. > :35:59.
:35:59. > :36:03.the corner of the net until the fully 40 yards! I think Jamie
:36:03. > :36:13.McDonald was unsighted. There was certainly lots of movement on the
:36:13. > :36:38.
:36:38. > :36:44.ball, which ended up in the back of after half-time. St Merryn have a
:36:44. > :36:54.two goal lead. -- St Mirren. The challenge was less than impressive
:36:54. > :36:55.
:36:55. > :37:05.from Hearts. Thomson put it on a efforts to stop Thomson. That could
:37:05. > :37:07.
:37:08. > :37:17.had a great chance to get one back. He ends up in the back of the net.
:37:18. > :37:25.
:37:25. > :37:34.That is where he intended to put did! It looks very much as if St
:37:34. > :37:38.Mirren are going to win this and Your fellow countryman, Jim Goodwin,
:37:38. > :37:41.had no right to be shooting from that distance? He's done it before
:37:41. > :37:46.in the past. When I saw this goal, I thought that the goalkeeper must
:37:46. > :37:49.be at fault. But when you see it from a different angle, the
:37:50. > :37:53.goalkeeper was unsighted, but not just that, the movement of the ball
:37:53. > :37:58.was quite incredible. That is what you see with long shots. You can
:37:59. > :38:06.see the movement of the ball. It is right in the corner. He has a
:38:06. > :38:10.history, in fact? I cleared the ball out for him here. Sometimes
:38:10. > :38:14.you go, go on, hit it. It's the old theory, if you don't shoot, you
:38:14. > :38:18.won't score. He's got a good strike from the edge of the box. They look
:38:18. > :38:23.like they are getting a good squad together. I watched them quite a
:38:23. > :38:27.few times last year. They have a nice ground, Danny Lennon, they
:38:27. > :38:30.want to play football, they get it down and pass it. Sometimes they
:38:30. > :38:36.are a little bit open. They pass the ball really well, but left
:38:36. > :38:40.themselves wide open at Celtic. They are a good team, they have
:38:40. > :38:43.some good players. Young Paul MacGowan in the middle of the pitch,
:38:43. > :38:49.excellent little player. He was at Celtic and moved on, refreshed his
:38:49. > :38:55.career. John McGlynn was in the studio about a month ago. Do you
:38:55. > :38:58.worry for him in terms of what he has got in his squad? John Sutton
:38:58. > :39:03.will on the bench, Patterson played up front, they have scored a goal
:39:03. > :39:06.in their last three league games? Such a good start the season,
:39:06. > :39:08.bidets in Johnstone, everybody thought they could roll on and be
:39:08. > :39:13.the second best team in Scotland. It's gone slightly downhill since
:39:13. > :39:17.then. They don't have enough of a goal threat. On the bench, John
:39:17. > :39:21.Sutton, Scott Robinson, apart from that they are very thin. I do
:39:21. > :39:26.slightly worried for John. He's under a little bit of pressure. You
:39:26. > :39:29.know the history of the chairman at Hearts. You need some results quick.
:39:29. > :39:39.Friday night football at Tannadice, Dundee United trying to give Ross
:39:39. > :39:43.County a rare taste of league impressive unbeaten league record,
:39:43. > :39:48.almost took the lead early on at Tannadice. Colin McMenamin with a
:39:48. > :39:53.second bite of the cherry. A good effort, with the keeper routed to
:39:53. > :39:56.the spot. But the header was kept out by the woodworker. And the
:39:56. > :40:02.striker pounced again minutes later, all thanks to a badly controlled
:40:03. > :40:07.back-pass. The keeper was the guilty party, Colin McMenamin tried
:40:07. > :40:11.to capitalise. After those early chances, Dundee United and Johnny
:40:11. > :40:17.Russell tried to give the home fans something to cheer. A wonderful run,
:40:17. > :40:23.showing great strength. Michael Fraser's left foot did quite a job.
:40:23. > :40:28.Side-netting. Fraser was tested by a former team-mate. He couldn't get
:40:28. > :40:32.the better of the Ross County keeper. Chances continued for both
:40:32. > :40:36.teams. This long punt, aimed at Colin McMenamin. The keeper tried
:40:36. > :40:41.to get to the danger but, instead, offered Gary Glen a terrific
:40:41. > :40:45.opportunity. At the other end, Johnny Russell was proving a
:40:45. > :40:53.handful. More delightful play from him. This was a lovely ball for
:40:53. > :40:59.Ryan Dow. Just watch Ross topless's reaction. Was he worried? Well, he
:40:59. > :41:08.needn't have been. The referee said he got the ball. A bit of a 50-51,
:41:08. > :41:13.this. No real arguments from either side. Both sides have drawn 0-0 in
:41:13. > :41:16.the previous games before the international break. Russell seemed
:41:16. > :41:22.determined to provide the breakthrough. His ball was dealt
:41:22. > :41:29.with, of sorts, by Fitzpatrick. But it fell to Ryan Dow, who was
:41:29. > :41:39.unfortunate with his clever trip. - - chip. Good vision. He was unlucky
:41:39. > :41:40.
:41:40. > :41:43.as the ball hits the bar. The home side came close again. This time,
:41:43. > :41:49.defender Gavin Gurning with a downward header. Post and
:41:49. > :41:59.goalkeeper kept it out. 0-0 it finished. A remarkable 14 games
:41:59. > :42:05.
:42:05. > :42:08.It is remarkable. Celtic, 14 league games unbeaten? To get up there was
:42:08. > :42:12.the goal, but to get stable, keep them without getting into that
:42:12. > :42:16.relegation zone, that is going to be a big challenge for them. But
:42:16. > :42:20.they are well organised, good manager and fantastic. Fantastic
:42:20. > :42:23.story. They haven't scored from open play yes. That's not a
:42:23. > :42:28.criticism of the team, but a slight worry over the coming weeks might
:42:28. > :42:32.be that they haven't scored enough goals. If they go behind, they
:42:32. > :42:35.might be asked questions. They have only conceded one SPL goal,
:42:35. > :42:40.defensively they are great, so it's finding the balance of getting the
:42:40. > :42:45.goals but still remaining defensively solid. They seem to
:42:45. > :42:50.miss Jon Daley. He's been around for a long time. Even though he is
:42:50. > :42:54.an Irish lad and he has done really well, it's a bit like you were
:42:54. > :42:57.saying about Samaras. Celtic, they cannot play the ball long, they
:42:57. > :43:02.know that if you hit it up to, he is the same. They are missing him
:43:02. > :43:05.and they want to get him back as quickly as possible. It's almost
:43:05. > :43:13.the other side of the coin, the up a weekend at Tannadice. Everybody
:43:13. > :43:18.was worried about Hibs, everybody was concerned about Derby united --
:43:18. > :43:23.Dundee United? Well, everybody was thinking, this is the second best
:43:23. > :43:28.team in Scotland. At that time they were. Apart from that spell at
:43:28. > :43:32.Kilmarnock, defensively they have done well. It's up to the team to
:43:32. > :43:35.chip in some goals. I think, over the peace, we can say they are the
:43:36. > :43:45.best side. Let's have a look at the Clydesdale Bank Premier League
:43:46. > :44:07.
:44:08. > :44:13.table before we go. Eight points All of that action for you next