:00:08. > :00:14.Hello, good evening and welcome to Sportscene.
:00:15. > :00:22.Unbelievable. It suspect Achill opening goal in the Derby. The shot
:00:23. > :00:26.is an absolute beauty -- it it is a superb opening goal. Is this a bit
:00:27. > :00:33.of history? It is! What a finish. That is it, I would
:00:34. > :00:46.imagine. Good evening and welcome to
:00:47. > :00:50.Sportscene. Despite the wintry weekend, A full card of Premiership
:00:51. > :00:55.fixtures plus the best of the Championship. In the studio, too
:00:56. > :01:01.hardy perennials, and one force of nature.
:01:02. > :01:07.Now, Griffiths. It's a Leigh Griffiths. It's absolutely
:01:08. > :01:16.brilliant. That's not bad. You cannot stop him scoring at the
:01:17. > :01:31.moment. We are delighted to be joined by the
:01:32. > :01:35.Celtic half century hero, Leigh Griffiths. Hopefully he will keep
:01:36. > :01:39.Michael Stewart and Stuart McCall in check. We start with a lunchtime
:01:40. > :01:45.clash between Ross County and Aberdeen. Therefore Ross was Lee
:01:46. > :01:53.McLeod. Ross County without Craig Curran and Liam Boyce. Jackson
:01:54. > :01:58.Irving drops to the bench while DeVito remains. The big Aberdeen
:01:59. > :02:02.question was who would start in goal. Scott Brown gets the nod, but
:02:03. > :02:09.they are without Ryan Jack and Willo Flood. This has been a great start
:02:10. > :02:16.by Aberdeen, who were well beaten here last time. The effort from
:02:17. > :02:23.hazes tipped over by Scott Fox. And it might have taken a nick of Marcus
:02:24. > :02:30.Fraser as well. Here come County. He has found Foster. He will feel he
:02:31. > :02:37.should have scored against his old club. Co scraping through against
:02:38. > :02:44.Dunfermline in the cup in midweek. An important victory for them.
:02:45. > :02:49.McShane has gone down, and the effort was saved by Brown. This is a
:02:50. > :02:54.massive call by Crawford Allan. It was Taylor and McShane.
:02:55. > :02:57.massive call by Crawford Allan. It might have a right to feel
:02:58. > :03:04.aggrieved. It is hoisted over the top. Schalk goes down under
:03:05. > :03:14.pressure, and it's a free kick on the edge of the box. Surely Reynolds
:03:15. > :03:17.has to walk. And he does. Well, it is an innocuous challenge here
:03:18. > :03:21.between a Schalk and Reynolds. Good play by the striker and I don't
:03:22. > :03:27.think the referee has too much of an option available to him other than
:03:28. > :03:37.the red. Ross County aiming to make it double jeopardy. McShane. It is
:03:38. > :03:42.1-0. Aberdeen hit with a double blow. Down to ten men and behind to
:03:43. > :03:53.Ian McShane's first goal of the season. The ball into Rooney. He
:03:54. > :03:55.goes down, and it is a penalty kick. Ross County protest. Robertson
:03:56. > :04:01.protests louder than others. It was his challenge. Adam Rooney will dust
:04:02. > :04:11.himself down to take this himself. He is always so deadly from 12
:04:12. > :04:20.yards. Here he goes. And in it goes again. 15 of the season for Adam
:04:21. > :04:30.Rooney. He does what he does from the spot. What a good first half
:04:31. > :04:38.this has been. Or action. -- for action. Brilliant ball from Hayes.
:04:39. > :04:46.In it goes again. What a turnaround. Logan celebrates. This could have
:04:47. > :04:51.been anybody's at the back post, but what it is is a second goal for
:04:52. > :05:01.Aberdeen and the ten men have come from 1-0 down to lead. McShane's
:05:02. > :05:07.corner. It's decent. That's Graham. Well, this game is yo-yoing. It has
:05:08. > :05:13.seesawed from one end to the other. Incredible first half.
:05:14. > :05:20.That is a poor ball by Davies. He has sold Marcus Fraser. This is
:05:21. > :05:26.Hayes. A big chance ear. Twisting and turning away from Robertson but
:05:27. > :05:37.he cannot find the target. And he knows he should have done. It stays
:05:38. > :05:41.2-1. That is Schalk. He did well to keep that in play. Gardyne. Not a
:05:42. > :05:47.bad ball. Graham's effort will come keep that in play. Gardyne. Not a
:05:48. > :05:56.to Schalk. A brilliant double save by the returning Scott Brown. Danny
:05:57. > :06:05.who? Brilliant goalkeeping. Logan. Rooney. That might just squeeze in,
:06:06. > :06:08.but Fox gets there. Well, you will struggle to find a better first half
:06:09. > :06:15.of football anywhere than this one today. Fox kept it out, just.
:06:16. > :06:33.Here is Graeme Shinnie. Rooney. Logan! It is 3-1. This is definitely
:06:34. > :06:37.Hayes. A lovely finish. And it was beautifully crafted by Aberdeen on
:06:38. > :06:45.the left. Rooney did enough to help it onto the right back. It's not
:06:46. > :06:50.often you see a side reduced in numbers, then go behind, then turn
:06:51. > :06:56.it round so dramatically. McShane for County. What a hit. And that
:06:57. > :07:02.gives Ross County hope with eight to play. An incredible match.
:07:03. > :07:10.I don't think either side defended well. We never. Apart from
:07:11. > :07:14.Aberdeen's goalkeeper, who had some inspired saves, that is a clear
:07:15. > :07:19.penalty kick which the referee has to give but he seems to think a
:07:20. > :07:24.short angle is an advantage. I would take the penalty there all day.
:07:25. > :07:29.Delighted for loads of reasons. We have seen a lot of good play, which
:07:30. > :07:34.I know we have got, but we have seen real determination and intent to
:07:35. > :07:40.make sure we won the game. It was absolutely fantastic as a game and
:07:41. > :07:45.Shay Logan was pivotal in terms of Aberdeen's success. In terms of
:07:46. > :07:49.Celtic point view, Aberdeen with another three points, how real is
:07:50. > :07:52.their title challenge? It has been real since the start of the season.
:07:53. > :07:57.We knew that from last season in terms of how they have pushed this
:07:58. > :08:01.season is no different apart from a blip in the cup last weekend they
:08:02. > :08:06.have been on a good run. We are looking forward the game in a few
:08:07. > :08:09.weeks. We spoke a lot about Aberdeen players this season, not a lot about
:08:10. > :08:15.Shay Logan. How important was the today? He was very French or --
:08:16. > :08:18.influential in a good Aberdeen victory. We can take a look at the
:08:19. > :08:23.first goal. Bearing in mind victory. We can take a look at the
:08:24. > :08:27.are down to ten men, it comes out wide and we can pause it there.
:08:28. > :08:45.wouldn't think there would be a problem. As we see, the ball comes
:08:46. > :08:50.out to Hayes who has been terrific and he was today and has been all
:08:51. > :08:57.season. He is up against Gardyne maa who is sort he will relish that.
:08:58. > :09:03.Maybe what Ross County would have liked woods to get Hayes on his
:09:04. > :09:07.right foot, his left foot is fantastic. Maybe Fraser could give
:09:08. > :09:11.him a hand and Robertson could laugh -- look after McGinn. The problem is
:09:12. > :09:15.when you let Hayes get it onto the left foot and then it is about the
:09:16. > :09:20.quality of the cross, which is outstanding. And then the desire of
:09:21. > :09:23.Logan. He gets in the back post. It's not as though the lads didn't
:09:24. > :09:27.know he was there but he has the desire to get in and unfortunately
:09:28. > :09:35.for Logan it is own goal, but good desire by him. Just looking at the
:09:36. > :09:38.second-half, it was a thing they did a lot in the game, and certainly
:09:39. > :09:45.this is another aspect. I will pause it there. We know that all Logan
:09:46. > :09:51.wants to do is get in behind. If you look at the position from record.
:09:52. > :09:55.Add anything he knows where Logan is, and you look for the past -- and
:09:56. > :10:02.I don't think he knows. The pass is only as good as the run. McLean, as
:10:03. > :10:05.we know, he's a good passer of the ball between the centre-half and
:10:06. > :10:10.full-back. Logan wants to get beyond. He can see what is
:10:11. > :10:15.happening, and he needs to narrow the gap and the ball doesn't get
:10:16. > :10:20.through. But as we see, are fantastically weighted ball and a
:10:21. > :10:22.good run by Logan. That is the first time he sees him, and his pace takes
:10:23. > :10:26.good run by Logan. That is the first him in and in the end it's a good
:10:27. > :10:32.save. They're rather two warnings. He got what he thought was a goal,
:10:33. > :10:38.and then we go on to what was the winning goal -- there are the two
:10:39. > :10:43.warnings. As you see, the ball goes out wide. We can pause it there. The
:10:44. > :10:48.alarm bells start. You look at bigger Robertson, the centre-half is
:10:49. > :10:58.out, which leaves Davies one-on-one with Rooney. Reckord is one on one
:10:59. > :11:03.with Logan. As the play builds up, Robertson stays out, still leaving
:11:04. > :11:08.it one-on-one in the middle. He goes into a wide area and we will pause
:11:09. > :11:14.it there. One thing Aberdeen do well, and that is why Rooney has so
:11:15. > :11:19.many goals, when it is in the wide areas if it is Hayes, Shinnie, they
:11:20. > :11:24.put quality in the box. As a centre forward, you always tell them to try
:11:25. > :11:31.and get across the centre-half, and likewise, the white man, try and get
:11:32. > :11:35.in behind. -- the wide man. You will notice the body position of Reckord.
:11:36. > :11:47.Square on, not knowing where he is, but also on his heels. After that,
:11:48. > :11:50.ball in the box, Rooney gets across the front man and there is Logan to
:11:51. > :11:54.finish it off. He finishes off a really good day's work for Aberdeen
:11:55. > :12:03.in a deserved victory. Ross County put so much effort into
:12:04. > :12:06.the match, but from Aberdeen's view, great spirit in the side after going
:12:07. > :12:11.down to ten men, especially after the painful defeat in the cup last
:12:12. > :12:16.weekend. It reaffirms what everybody knows about Aberdeen, that they have
:12:17. > :12:20.great character in the side. And it highlights what a shocking October
:12:21. > :12:23.they had. It makes it more mystifying to think they went
:12:24. > :12:28.through such a bad run and looking at that team you thought they had
:12:29. > :12:31.good character and they would have turned it round quicker. They have
:12:32. > :12:37.done that today and it is a big three points to make sure they cling
:12:38. > :12:40.on to Celtic's coat-tails. OK, Motherwell manager Mark McGhee said
:12:41. > :12:43.if things had been different he might be managing Liverpool by now.
:12:44. > :12:47.Instead he was at Tynecastle looking to stretch his side's unbeaten run
:12:48. > :12:51.to seven matches. John Barnes was there.
:12:52. > :12:57.Hearts make one change from the side beat Aberdeen in the cup. Sam
:12:58. > :13:02.Nicholson is injured so Billy King comes in for his sixth league start
:13:03. > :13:07.of the season. With Keith Lansley suspended and Grimshaw's loan spell
:13:08. > :13:11.ended, Lionel Ainsworth and Joe Charm is coming. Stevie Hamill goes
:13:12. > :13:18.to write back with Josh Long going to midfield -- Joss charmers. Hearts
:13:19. > :13:26.on a run of one defeat in ten matches. There is Calum Paterson.
:13:27. > :13:32.Always willing to have a shot. In a good run of form at the moment, five
:13:33. > :13:38.goals to his credit. Two in his last two matches.
:13:39. > :13:46.King with a corner. Rossi with a header. Off the line by law, but the
:13:47. > :13:54.ball had crossed the line says the assistant referee. And I got Rossi
:13:55. > :13:59.-- Igor Rossi has opened the scoring for Hearts. A good delivery from
:14:00. > :14:06.King and he stooped down well to head it. It had crossed the line
:14:07. > :14:11.before it was got away. Hearts starting very positively in this
:14:12. > :14:17.match. Here is Paterson. A good old battle in the middle of the park.
:14:18. > :14:25.Breaks for Osman Sow. Great finish. Great finish by the Swedish striker.
:14:26. > :14:29.That is number 11 for the season for Osman Sow, and it comes on the 16th
:14:30. > :14:36.minute. Hearts starting extremely well. Not what Mark McGhee was
:14:37. > :14:45.wanting in his 100th match in charge of Motherwell. Here is Riley. Going
:14:46. > :14:50.round Ripley and he was tripped by the Motherwell goalkeeper. That is a
:14:51. > :14:55.penalty. Well, the goalkeeper getting away with just a yellow card
:14:56. > :15:01.for the infringement. It will take the spot kick himself, and he
:15:02. > :15:04.scores. That puts Hearts 3-0 in front. His fifth of the season, his
:15:05. > :15:19.second from the penalty spot. Rossi in behind him. Igor Rossi.
:15:20. > :15:25.There is Osman Sow. A double for Osman Sow but it is disallowed.
:15:26. > :15:26.Offside against the big striker as it was knocked down. That's a tight
:15:27. > :15:39.decision. But it won't count. The snow is still falling at
:15:40. > :15:42.Tynecastle. Motherwell coming forward, trying to get themselves
:15:43. > :15:52.back into this game. Johnson has done well. McDonald! Could not get a
:15:53. > :15:54.proper touch. Put off slightly because Alexander got a touch to
:15:55. > :16:04.that cross. Motherwell come into this match
:16:05. > :16:14.unbeaten in six. Fletcher with a chance... Alexander making a good
:16:15. > :16:20.save to thwart the striker. King's free kick.
:16:21. > :16:31.Patterson! CHEERING
:16:32. > :16:38.No hanging around for Callum Paterson, claiming his sixth of the
:16:39. > :16:47.season. Excellent strike beyond Ripley. Hearts posting this one.
:16:48. > :16:48.Three in three for Callum Paterson. Already, Motherwell fans heading for
:16:49. > :17:04.the exits. CHEERING
:17:05. > :17:11.The substitute gets onto the scoresheet, as well. Neat touch and
:17:12. > :17:16.turn. That is number ten of the season for him. It is a miserable
:17:17. > :17:24.day for Motherwell, and it just got worse. Hearts looking to add to the
:17:25. > :17:30.five scored already. Tripped by Clarkson. And that is a penalty. He
:17:31. > :17:31.wants to take it himself. Neat skills from the Belgian. The lovely
:17:32. > :17:39.flick and away from Clarkson. No skills from the Belgian. The lovely
:17:40. > :17:46.mistake from the Hearts midfielder. That is number six of the afternoon.
:17:47. > :17:56.Well into stoppage time now. Callum Paterson with a shot... Ripley
:17:57. > :18:01.cannot hold it. Denied a second goal because
:18:02. > :19:19.impressive yesterday. -- hiccup and they can kick on.
:19:20. > :19:23.impressive yesterday. -- hiccup and they played with righty. You see
:19:24. > :19:26.this in their play. They are a strong, physical side. Callum
:19:27. > :19:29.Paterson probably typifies Hearts. Athletic, powerful. And this one
:19:30. > :19:34.here. Great Athletic, powerful. And this one
:19:35. > :19:37.third. Playing with a lot of confidence, of course. You get the
:19:38. > :19:39.striker dropping off in the area. You have guys running beyond. They
:19:40. > :19:43.striker dropping off in the area. are always making angles, or
:19:44. > :19:45.striker dropping off in the area. for the ball. That is
:19:46. > :19:48.striker dropping off in the area. when you have confidence. Sometimes
:19:49. > :19:51.you get players where if things are not going great they hide. But
:19:52. > :19:55.confidence there, you always have people looking for it. Lee was
:19:56. > :20:01.talking about this. The strikers dropping into areas. You look at
:20:02. > :20:06.that from a Hearts point of view, it is great. Especially when you have
:20:07. > :20:11.got Osman Sow. Quick pace. He is going to trouble centre halves. He
:20:12. > :20:17.has a long stride on him. He will trouble centre halves as we have
:20:18. > :20:20.seen. You are a big fan of Hearts, how much do you see them as possible
:20:21. > :20:25.challengers at the top of the Premiership table with yourselves?
:20:26. > :20:29.That result probably did not shop anybody else in the dressing room.
:20:30. > :20:36.Hearts are a good team. They've proven that the season. Games like
:20:37. > :20:44.that, you know, 6-0, two disallowed goals, it could have been six, or
:20:45. > :20:48.seven. Indeed, doing well indeed. St Johnstone against an out of sorts
:20:49. > :20:54.Hamilton coming up later, but first, Kilmarnock were looking for plenty
:20:55. > :21:00.of horsepower to go up against in Thistle -- Inverness Caledonian
:21:01. > :21:09.Thistle. Good musical mamma during the week. Their star player signed a
:21:10. > :21:14.two-year contract. -- good news for Kilmarnock during the week.
:21:15. > :21:23.Heavy snow fell throughout with the match officials pausing proceedings
:21:24. > :21:30.as the ground staff swept the lines match officials pausing proceedings
:21:31. > :21:35.continue. Liam Polworth tried his luck from range. Jamie MacDonald
:21:36. > :21:35.continue. Liam Polworth tried his opting to play it safe given the
:21:36. > :21:42.difficult conditions. Inverness on a run of six games
:21:43. > :21:47.without defeat. They managed to find an equaliser before half-time. A
:21:48. > :21:52.loose ball in the box and Ross Draper with the finish.
:21:53. > :21:58.The big midfielder with his first goal of the season.
:21:59. > :22:04.After an extended half-time for more snow clearance, Inverness and
:22:05. > :22:16.immediately set about trying to take the lead. McDonald tipping over this
:22:17. > :22:20.effort. -- MacDonald. At the other end, Kilmarnock tried to get the
:22:21. > :22:25.ball into the snow cleared box. But it was an attempt from just outside
:22:26. > :22:33.the box that found the net. Slater for the second weekend in a row the
:22:34. > :22:40.Kilmarnock goal hero. This strike, a superb volley in off the bar. Could
:22:41. > :22:45.Inverness find another equaliser? Greg Tansey has called four in his
:22:46. > :22:52.last three Premiership matches. He almost made it five. But just not
:22:53. > :22:59.quite. In the closing stages, Greg Kiltie went close to extending the
:23:00. > :23:05.Kilmarnock lead to no avail. But a valuable three points nonetheless.
:23:06. > :23:13.Kilmarnock now 14 points clear of Dundee United.
:23:14. > :23:20.A really young side. Really proud of the performance in difficult
:23:21. > :23:24.conditions. Credit to the officials, as well. They did everything
:23:25. > :23:29.possible to get the game finished, which is really good. Delighted with
:23:30. > :23:33.three points, obviously. In the last 20 minutes, we huffed and puffed a
:23:34. > :23:36.little bit. If you are going to concede two away from home than it
:23:37. > :23:41.is very difficult to score three goals to win the game, or even two.
:23:42. > :23:46.We gave it a go but it just wasn't to be.
:23:47. > :23:55.Hamilton were keen after their Scottish Cup humiliation
:23:56. > :24:00.it back -- and fashion became's first chance. This shot deflected
:24:01. > :24:06.wide of the post. In the absence of O'Halloran there was even more
:24:07. > :24:11.pressure for McLean to show a spark, but he couldn't manage it. Some fans
:24:12. > :24:16.were wishing this game had fallen victim to the weather. They did not
:24:17. > :24:22.have much attacking flair on display. McDermott Park pitch was
:24:23. > :24:27.hardly conducive to slick passing moves. Hamilton almost broke the
:24:28. > :24:33.deadlock, but the effort was blocked on the line. This was as close as
:24:34. > :24:40.neither side would come to finding that elusive opening goal. Hamilton
:24:41. > :24:51.felt they had a decent penalty claim when this header was handled in the
:24:52. > :24:55.box. Andrew Dallas waved play on. In a sequence of play that was perhaps
:24:56. > :24:58.indicative of the quality on show, substitute Maurice could not find
:24:59. > :25:05.the target after a game of head tennis inside the penalty area.
:25:06. > :25:17.After they were let off at the other end, it was finally Hamilton's
:25:18. > :25:21.chance. Another appeal. Again, the referee decided no spot kick. John
:25:22. > :25:26.Sutton had one last chance to snatch the points for St Johnstone, and
:25:27. > :25:29.would have done so had it not been for some excellent defending from
:25:30. > :25:35.Morris. A share of the spoils in a pretty forgettable affair. The
:25:36. > :25:39.players are disappointed we didn't win the game. I keep reminding them
:25:40. > :25:44.that it is a point closer to where we want to be. We have just got to
:25:45. > :25:50.keep hitting in the performances and the goals will come again. The pitch
:25:51. > :25:54.was not conducive to nice football. It was always going to be a battle.
:25:55. > :25:58.The pleasing thing for me is that we battled really well on the back of a
:25:59. > :26:03.bad performance last week. It showed character. A lot of fight. A point
:26:04. > :26:05.was at least what we deserved. No Michael O'Halloran in the St
:26:06. > :26:12.Johnstone squad after big interest from Rangers. Do you think he's
:26:13. > :26:16.going to go to Ibrox? Possibly, I cannot give you any inside
:26:17. > :26:22.information. No secret, Rangers have made a couple of bits for him. Not
:26:23. > :26:26.involved yesterday. Hopefully they can open the bid up to one St
:26:27. > :26:29.Johnstone want. That is five games without a goal for St Johnstone, so
:26:30. > :26:36.they will want it done and dusted soon. It looks like it is possible.
:26:37. > :26:40.He played really well against Rangers early in the season. It
:26:41. > :26:46.would be a good fit for him. Could have been a couple of penalties,
:26:47. > :26:49.handball is... I don't think there is any doubt. A couple of those
:26:50. > :26:52.occasions the goalkeeper would have been proud of that defending. No
:26:53. > :26:57.doubt, you cannot jump with your arms so far out, that the ball hit
:26:58. > :27:03.it, and get away with it. I say you can't, but they were able to act the
:27:04. > :27:07.weekend. Two runs do not make a right. In terms of Slater, fantastic
:27:08. > :27:12.finish. The winning goal for Kilmarnock against Inverness. What
:27:13. > :27:16.did you think of the technique? Great technique, head over the ball.
:27:17. > :27:22.Great connection. Nine times out of ten the ball will do that. But it
:27:23. > :27:28.went into the back of the net. Great three points for Kilmarnock. To run
:27:29. > :27:33.onto the ball like that and control it and find the back of the net.
:27:34. > :27:36.Very good. And this one last weekend. It is something Slater has
:27:37. > :27:43.definitely... He has that, great technique. Has he got the legs to
:27:44. > :27:53.get around it and be a dynamic midfielder? You have seen those two
:27:54. > :27:58.clips there that he has. Dundee United were looking for an unlikely
:27:59. > :28:01.win over Celtic to kick-start their quest for safety. A certain Mr Leigh
:28:02. > :28:05.Griffiths was on the verge of history.
:28:06. > :28:11.Dundee United bring back Ryan McGowan and Gavin Gunning to the
:28:12. > :28:15.defence after suspension. Billy Mackay misses out because of a
:28:16. > :28:19.family bereavement. Murray comes in, as does recent signing Riski for his
:28:20. > :28:38.first start. Armstrong and Tomas Rogic back in
:28:39. > :28:41.the moment. They have won all of their last 14 games in the league
:28:42. > :28:52.against Dundee United. The former Dundee United player
:28:53. > :28:58.desperate to get onto the scoresheet against his old club. Neat footwork
:28:59. > :29:08.to get away from Sean Dillon. Just couldn't execute the finish.
:29:09. > :29:15.There is a slip by Gavin Gunning. It is Leigh Griffiths!
:29:16. > :29:21.CHEERING That is goal number 50 for Leigh
:29:22. > :29:26.Griffiths in Celtic colours. And he was prepared for that one. Leigh
:29:27. > :29:27.Griffiths in Celtic colours. And he Griffiths went to get onto the end
:29:28. > :29:34.of the deflected pass from Tomas Griffiths went to get onto the end
:29:35. > :29:38.Rogic. It was Gavin Gunning's slip and Leigh Griffiths pounced.
:29:39. > :29:45.WHISTLE Kris Commons with the free kick.
:29:46. > :29:50.WHISTLE Celtic Park 2-0 in front.
:29:51. > :29:56.WHISTLE Croatian defender claims his first
:29:57. > :30:02.goal for the Parkhead club. Totally unmarked. Poor defending. And
:30:03. > :30:08.punished. He was not happy with that.
:30:09. > :30:21.A couple of options. He has found Murray. Brilliant finish from Simon
:30:22. > :30:28.Murray! He gets United back into the game. His second goal for the club
:30:29. > :30:33.since joining from Arbroath. Definitely onside. And a neat finish
:30:34. > :30:39.beyond Gordon with the outside of the boot.
:30:40. > :30:47.Rankin. A neat pass. He has found Murray. He has gone to ground and is
:30:48. > :30:53.claiming a penalty, this time from the challenge of Craig Gordon. The
:30:54. > :31:02.referee allows play to continue. Celtic on the counter. Last gig --
:31:03. > :31:07.lusted -- Greg lusted. Commons missed it, but Griffiths finishes.
:31:08. > :31:11.It is a double for Leigh Griffiths. Just when United were looking per a
:31:12. > :31:15.It is a double for Leigh Griffiths. penalty at one end, Celtic go up the
:31:16. > :31:24.other, and Leigh Griffiths claims his 51st goal for the Parkhead
:31:25. > :31:31.outfit. It was the cross from Schalk and Griffis was there to smash at
:31:32. > :31:41.home. -- it was the cross from Lustig. Fraser. Dispossessed by
:31:42. > :31:46.Rogic. Lovely footwork from the Australian. Now Armstrong. Commons!
:31:47. > :31:56.Absolutely brilliant from Kris Commons. Excellent skill from Rogic
:31:57. > :32:00.to find out -- Armstrong, but what about the acrobatics from the
:32:01. > :32:02.Scottish international? Kris Commons's ninth goal
:32:03. > :32:15.Scottish international? Kris and it is a belter.
:32:16. > :32:22.That came off the hand of James Forrest. The United fans are
:32:23. > :32:29.incensed, and so is Mick Suban at aligning. -- the Dundee United
:32:30. > :32:38.manager. A wry smile. We have seen those given. Griffiths. Celtic
:32:39. > :32:44.looking to pile on the misery for United. In towards commons. He
:32:45. > :32:49.missed his kick there, Kris Commons, for his second of the evening.
:32:50. > :32:55.The attitude was great, we were on the front foot. We pushed Celtic
:32:56. > :33:00.early doors and the first goal was a gift. After that, always difficult.
:33:01. > :33:03.Full credit to the way the players came back and after half-time we
:33:04. > :33:07.were strongly in the game, but then pull a man marking cost us and we
:33:08. > :33:12.need to be sharper and better in those situations. It's always tough.
:33:13. > :33:18.They are fighting for their lives and to come here is difficult. To
:33:19. > :33:21.score four goals and some good play, and we could be more accurate in the
:33:22. > :33:27.last 20 minutes and creates a more chances. A great win for Celtic on
:33:28. > :33:34.Friday night, not a bad day at the office. How much did you enjoy
:33:35. > :33:38.Friday? To score 50 goals at any club is great, but to get it at a
:33:39. > :33:42.massive club like Celtic is a great achievement. We can look at the
:33:43. > :33:46.statistics with the graphic, and you are the fastest Celtic player to
:33:47. > :33:51.reach 50 goals in terms of starts. Looking at some of the names. Henrik
:33:52. > :33:56.Larsson, Charlie Nicholas. That must make you so proud. Yes, I said it on
:33:57. > :34:02.Friday night, to get mentioned in the names of those -- same breath as
:34:03. > :34:05.those names, I still have a long way to go to be classed as a legend but
:34:06. > :34:09.I will keep my head down and keep working hard and hopefully the goals
:34:10. > :34:12.will come. Legend is the word the manager said. Is that the objective?
:34:13. > :34:20.Ten years from now, what would you like to have achieved that Celtic?
:34:21. > :34:24.I'd like to do go to Henrik Larsson's record. You know, he's one
:34:25. > :34:28.of the greatest players to ever play for Celtic, so if I'm half as good
:34:29. > :34:32.as him, I'll be happy. Leigh Griffiths has been practising with
:34:33. > :34:37.his right foot. He certainly has. All credit to him. It's about hard
:34:38. > :34:43.work. Two years ago, if that is on his right side, he doesn't hit it. I
:34:44. > :34:45.remember him at Motherwell, playing for him Bernie, we
:34:46. > :34:50.remember him at Motherwell, playing shoot. But he's worked on that. --
:34:51. > :34:56.Hibernian. His heading has been terrific. Those are two goals he has
:34:57. > :35:02.got. One Aberdeen and against Hamilton stands out, but again, it
:35:03. > :35:06.is measured. It is a sweet strike. We know his left foot is electric,
:35:07. > :35:12.but his right foot and heading is at the moment. He's becoming an
:35:13. > :35:16.all-round player. These two goals you see him scoring with his right,
:35:17. > :35:20.it looks as though are you more confident hitting with your right?
:35:21. > :35:24.Are you practising it in training? Two years ago would you have tried
:35:25. > :35:29.to hit it with your right, or taken a touch? I would have tried to cut
:35:30. > :35:36.inside. But I've worked on it in training. I want to do these small
:35:37. > :35:43.drills. I have been working on it a lot. Your right foot is better than
:35:44. > :35:48.some. You've got the T-shirt out, but you got booked it and the
:35:49. > :35:51.captain gave you some stick. At half-time he said he was fining me
:35:52. > :35:56.for it, but he had a smile on his face. I'm sure in training tomorrow
:35:57. > :36:00.it will be forgotten about. Next objective? Get yourself in the frame
:36:01. > :36:03.for the Scottish national team? There is a case to say that Leigh
:36:04. > :36:07.Griffiths is the Scottish number one striker? If it was a game on
:36:08. > :36:11.Saturday, he would be first on the team sheet. Fletcher and Naismith
:36:12. > :36:17.are not playing. In the last game against Poland when Lee was at top
:36:18. > :36:20.of his form, we looked at it, and pollen sat deep end and leave space
:36:21. > :36:25.and if you remember the game, Fletcher scored a really good goal
:36:26. > :36:30.but no doubt at the moment that the kid is hot and he has to keep it up.
:36:31. > :36:33.He can do no more. It's been an amazing last 12 or 18 months at
:36:34. > :36:37.Celtic. You were well down the pecking order in the strikers and
:36:38. > :36:42.you force yourself through and now you are the number one. Are you
:36:43. > :36:47.using that strategy in terms of the national team? Yes, I am going to
:36:48. > :36:50.keep trying and working hard and hopefully the goals will keep come
:36:51. > :36:54.for Celtic and I can't do any more than that. The games coming up
:36:55. > :37:02.Scotland, if I'm picked, delighted, but if not always my term. -- wait
:37:03. > :37:07.my turn. If it comes, I'll take my chance. The final game was Dundee,
:37:08. > :37:11.and Alistair Lamb and is your commentator.
:37:12. > :37:22.A couple of changes for Partick Thistle. Out go Miller and Osman.
:37:23. > :37:28.For Dundee, a debut for Darren O'Dea and Stuart comes back in. Gary
:37:29. > :37:32.Harkins takes the captaincy from the departed Kevin Thomson.
:37:33. > :37:43.In goes Harkins. Picking up on the mistake from Linz A. -- Lindsay.
:37:44. > :37:50.Harkins twisting and turning, going down and it's a penalty for Dundee.
:37:51. > :37:57.Lindsay invited Harkins into the penalty area. And then took it down.
:37:58. > :38:04.A chance for Kane Hemmings. Seven minutes in, Dundee have the lead. A
:38:05. > :38:14.cool penalty from Hemmings and the 13th of the season for the striker.
:38:15. > :38:25.Greg Stewart, a deep one. Various Harkins. What a start from Dundee.
:38:26. > :38:35.Doubling the advantage. Ten minutes gone. Dundee are two goals to the
:38:36. > :38:41.good. Partick Thistle have just not been at the races thus far. Harkins
:38:42. > :38:43.playing it to Stuart. He wants it back on the box. Stuart goes alone,
:38:44. > :38:54.and what a strike back on the box. Stuart goes alone,
:38:55. > :39:02.Going from bad to worse for Dundee and at this rate it could be
:39:03. > :39:16.anything. For Hemmings. An appetite for even more goals? McGowan going
:39:17. > :39:20.for the chip. He just close it away. Another corner. Well cleared by
:39:21. > :39:29.Harkins. He gets a second bite at it. There is Amoo, and Partick
:39:30. > :39:36.Thistle have one back. The flick on from Lindsay found Amoo in plenty of
:39:37. > :39:48.space and his fourth of the season just gives Partick Thistle a glimmer
:39:49. > :39:58.of hope. A neat flick. That is delightful. From the captain to
:39:59. > :40:01.goals for Gary Harkins. Four goals for Dundee and what a performance
:40:02. > :40:14.it's been in this first half at Firhill. Lovely build-up play more
:40:15. > :40:23.than matched by the finish. Hemmings, taken out of the play by
:40:24. > :40:30.Liam Lindsay. Not been a great day for Lindsay. He was caught napping
:40:31. > :40:34.thereby Stewart. He was then barged to the ground, by Lindsay, who is in
:40:35. > :40:42.trouble. It's going to be a second booking. And Partick Thistle, Liam
:40:43. > :40:46.Lindsay in particular, they day just gets worse. Not a great deal in it
:40:47. > :40:52.but the referee saw fit to dismiss Liam Lindsay. This all still
:40:53. > :41:01.plugging away in the closing seconds. That is a decent effort. He
:41:02. > :41:07.could not hold it and there is Djoum following up. But the lack of
:41:08. > :41:11.celebration from Kris Doolan tells you that it is not much of a
:41:12. > :41:17.consolation. Dundee comfortable winners regardless of this one.
:41:18. > :41:24.Fairplay to Dundee who deserved the win. We warned the players it was
:41:25. > :41:30.important to start well, and the tempo we played, we see the
:41:31. > :41:34.creativity we have got Harkins, Stuart, Hemmings. I thought they
:41:35. > :41:41.were terrific the final third and we won the game in the first half an
:41:42. > :41:44.hour. A big result for Dundee and the maverick genius of Gary Harkins
:41:45. > :41:50.to the fore. The player you played with in the past. Yes, when he was a
:41:51. > :41:54.Dundee. His workrate was never in question. No doubt about his
:41:55. > :41:58.ability, his great player and people talk about his workrate at times.
:41:59. > :42:03.But he wins the penalty and he goes on to score a great second goal. And
:42:04. > :42:09.in every single goal yesterday and scored to himself. Stewart with the
:42:10. > :42:18.captain 's armband. They that up his game? Possibly so. If you take Gary
:42:19. > :42:24.responsibility away, and his ability is undoubted. Great fee per a big
:42:25. > :42:29.guy, he can finish. Leigh Griffiths talked about his work rate -- great
:42:30. > :42:34.feat for a big guy. If you complain of a striker, that suits him and he
:42:35. > :42:37.has the ability to open teams up. First time since their breed at
:42:38. > :42:43.Dundee have won back-to-back matches and it's a good time for them to hit
:42:44. > :42:47.this form? Of course it is. Just touching on the point of Paul
:42:48. > :42:49.Hartley giving him the captain 's armband, it's good management to
:42:50. > :42:52.recognise you can get the best out of a player and that was something
:42:53. > :42:57.that was needed. He came up trumps yesterday with that performance.
:42:58. > :43:01.Everything that Stuart said about getting Gary Harkins in the right
:43:02. > :43:06.area, he will hurt teams, no doubt about it. The number ten position is
:43:07. > :43:09.probably his best role, where he doesn't have too much of a defensive
:43:10. > :43:15.responsibility. He has great feet and he can see a past and the back
:43:16. > :43:18.of the net. It's about finding the right balance in the team to get the
:43:19. > :43:20.best of Gary Harkins, and it happened yesterday. Time for a look
:43:21. > :43:29.at the Premiership table. Celtic three points clear with a
:43:30. > :43:33.game in hand. Dundee reclaim their place in the top six at the expense
:43:34. > :43:37.of Inverness. Dalmarnock in the play-off spots on goal difference
:43:38. > :43:40.but looking very ominous for Dundee United.
:43:41. > :43:46.A massive match in the Championship, between Falkirk and Hibs. Rob
:43:47. > :44:00.Maclean was there for us. The same Falkirk team that won at
:44:01. > :44:04.Alloa a fortnight ago. The paperwork is not done to allow on loan Celtic
:44:05. > :44:10.striker Anthony Stokes to play again for Hibs. Top scorer Jason Cummings
:44:11. > :44:15.is back in the team after illness. Since losing to Hibs in October,
:44:16. > :44:24.it's an unbeaten run for Falkirk, stretching to 11 matches. He lets
:44:25. > :44:29.longbow from long range. That brings a shimmer of excitement to the
:44:30. > :44:39.Falkirk fans, but off target -- he lets one go from long range. Left by
:44:40. > :44:41.Baird. It is touched over by Mark Oxley and it's just about the most
:44:42. > :44:43.exciting moment of pretty disappointing first half at the
:44:44. > :44:55.Falkirk Stadium. That is for Miller. Putting pressure
:44:56. > :45:01.on Fontaine. Vokes with the header. Mill on the turn. That is another
:45:02. > :45:04.tip over for the Hibs goalkeeper -- Miller on the turn. A pretty
:45:05. > :45:09.impressive start to the second half by Falkirk. Mill are going close to
:45:10. > :45:19.adding to seven goals in seven games. -- Miller going close. In
:45:20. > :45:26.from. Is Baird. That is composure inside the penalty box. And that is
:45:27. > :45:32.1-0. Just four minutes after the restart, a moment of quality that
:45:33. > :45:38.this game was screaming out for. And Falkirk hit the front. It is
:45:39. > :45:45.Olveston's second of the season and a big one.
:45:46. > :45:54.Henderson has made a difference since coming off the bench. Flying
:45:55. > :46:03.into the challenge. Hibs looking for a penalty. The referee says no. And
:46:04. > :46:07.this had to be a big shout. Henderson again finding a pocket of
:46:08. > :46:13.space, and sliding the ball through for Jason Cummings. Back onto his
:46:14. > :46:18.left foot, but it is straight at goalkeeper in the end the
:46:19. > :46:23.temperature is rising in Falkirk. Danny Rogers solidly behind that.
:46:24. > :46:34.Shot blocked by Peter Grant. Again, screams for a penalty.
:46:35. > :46:45.Darren McGregor... Saved by Rogers... Jason Cummings on the
:46:46. > :46:49.rebound will level things up! The 17th of the season for Jason
:46:50. > :46:55.Cummings. It makes the scoreline 1-1. Much to the delight of the Hibs
:46:56. > :47:00.fans, all 2000 of them, behind Danny Rogers' goal. All square.
:47:01. > :47:09.Henderson's corner kick. Saved by Rogers. Grant was in the way of that
:47:10. > :47:18.effort. This was pretty Rogers. Grant was in the way of that
:47:19. > :47:25.header from McGregor. Helped on for Henderson. Jason Cummings! What a
:47:26. > :47:29.chance to win the match for Hibs. Credit to Danny Rogers for making
:47:30. > :47:33.the save. Jason Cummings should have scored.
:47:34. > :47:41.Again it is Liam Henderson. It is a great ball in. Agonisingly close was
:47:42. > :47:44.Again it is Liam Henderson. It is a Jason Cummings. He could have
:47:45. > :47:53.applied the finishing touch. It stays at 1-1. Last time we played
:47:54. > :47:59.Falkirk here. We got the penalty kick. Anybody I spoke to in football
:48:00. > :48:04.does not recognise it as a penalty kick. He has got to be careful he
:48:05. > :48:08.does not get a reputation for going down too easily, because I thought
:48:09. > :48:13.he did. I saw it at the time. I thought it was a penalty. It is
:48:14. > :48:15.unfortunate. It is disappointing. The referee is in a good position to
:48:16. > :48:22.give it. I know why he hasn't. It The referee is in a good position to
:48:23. > :48:27.does not mean I agree with his opinion, but that will stay private.
:48:28. > :48:32.Whichever way you look at it it was a penalty. We will get to that
:48:33. > :48:36.incident shortly. Hibs, they are in your heart, we know that. Today, a
:48:37. > :48:45.draw, was that the right result? I think so. It was poor from both
:48:46. > :48:48.teams. Falkirk went ahead. I think Hibs were thinking, we've got to go
:48:49. > :48:53.for it. Henderson came on and I think he made a difference.
:48:54. > :48:58.Absolutely. In terms of the penalty. Paul Houston having a go at the
:48:59. > :49:01.referee saying he has got to be careful that he doesn't get a
:49:02. > :49:06.reputation. But the other manager said it was 100% a penalty. If he
:49:07. > :49:10.sees it again he will see that it is a penalty, no doubt. I don't think
:49:11. > :49:14.the referee gave it because the player tries to get up. From
:49:15. > :49:20.whatever angle you look at it, he sidesteps and he takes his legs. No
:49:21. > :49:24.doubt, it is a penalty kick. When Hibs won early in the season, 1-0,
:49:25. > :49:31.it's got a penalty that was never a penalty. No doubt come it is a store
:49:32. > :49:37.bought penalty kick. The referees and a good position to see that. --
:49:38. > :49:42.no doubt, it is a penalty kick. You see him sliding in from such a
:49:43. > :49:48.distance. It was not as if it was a innocuous challenge. You are
:49:49. > :49:51.anticipating him bringing him down. A bitter pill for Hibs to swallow
:49:52. > :50:00.because that was a clear-cut penalty. It looks like Anthony
:50:01. > :50:04.Stokes is going off there for a loan spell. How do you think he will do?
:50:05. > :50:10.I think he will go down there and expect to play and score goals. He
:50:11. > :50:14.will do everything for them. It looks like Thompson has left Dundee.
:50:15. > :50:21.Possibly a player coach for Hibs. Yes, it will be interesting to see
:50:22. > :50:25.if he is in a game. He no doubt has the talent to play. Rangers had the
:50:26. > :50:30.chance to open up a 6-point lead at the top yesterday when they faced in
:50:31. > :50:38.Livingston side who took one point from them back in November.
:50:39. > :50:43.It took just eight minutes for Rangers to open the scoring.
:50:44. > :50:47.It took just eight minutes for Wilson heading home after Waghorn's
:50:48. > :51:01.shot was saved by McCallum. Shortly after Rangers had the chance
:51:02. > :51:09.to make it 2-0. Kenny Miller fouled in the box. Up stepped Martyn
:51:10. > :51:15.Waghorn to convert his 10th penalty of the season.
:51:16. > :51:26.And in the 35th minute it was 3-0. Kenny Miller firing home this time.
:51:27. > :51:44.Just before half-time it was 4-0. Waghorn again on the scoresheet.
:51:45. > :51:48.This is his 27th goal of the season. The second half brought something of
:51:49. > :51:50.a Livingston revival. Daniel Mullen with the shot, saved by Wes
:51:51. > :52:01.Foderingham. And more enterprising play from the
:52:02. > :52:16.away side resulted in a goal for substitute Neil Buchanan.
:52:17. > :52:21.Victory for Rangers would be the outcome. Another penalty arrived as
:52:22. > :52:23.Dean Shiels was fouled in the box, even though the ball ended up in the
:52:24. > :52:38.back of the net. Up stepped Andy Halliday, and this
:52:39. > :52:39.time the ball stayed out. Great save from McCallum, but another three
:52:40. > :53:02.points Wulf Rangers. -- for Rangers. Who will win the championship, Leigh
:53:03. > :53:11.Griffiths? Rangers are in a strong position. Whoever wins that league
:53:12. > :53:15.will be totally deserving of it. It is tight. Falkirk have made a play
:53:16. > :53:20.for it but remain in second place. Rightly so with the goal difference.
:53:21. > :53:24.Do you think Rangers will pull away? I think they are in the best
:53:25. > :53:30.position. Hibs have strengthened. It looks like Rangers will. It depends
:53:31. > :53:37.what happens in the window. Everybody notices what a good job
:53:38. > :53:41.Mark has done. For Paul Houston to have his Falkirk side up there is
:53:42. > :53:46.outstanding. It is a 3-way tussle. But I do expect Rangers to go on and
:53:47. > :53:52.win it. Are you going to go with Falkirk, Michael? To echo what
:53:53. > :53:56.Stewart said. Houston has done a great job. I am convinced whoever
:53:57. > :53:58.wins the title will go up automatically, but I think the
:53:59. > :54:02.championship team that is in the play-off final, I think they will go
:54:03. > :54:06.up, as well. Thanks very much. That is it for this week. I hope you stay
:54:07. > :54:38.warm. From all of us, good night. ..and of friendship.
:54:39. > :54:41.I've got... Oh, man! Behind the scenes of Thainstone's
:54:42. > :54:44.renowned livestock market. That's three nice lambs coming in.
:54:45. > :54:46.That's them! I hope we make a good price cos I
:54:47. > :54:50.really need a new pair of leggings.