17/12/2016

:00:20. > :00:25.Good afternoon and welcome. It is the results show before Christmas.

:00:26. > :00:31.Don't panic, you haven't lost a week, we have no show on the 24th,

:00:32. > :00:36.and through the studio no creature is staring apart from Stewart, Craig

:00:37. > :00:41.and the production staff, so it is pretty hectic. No wonder, it is

:00:42. > :00:45.another busy Saturday in Scottish football so let's go round the

:00:46. > :00:51.grounds to start things off. First off Celtic Park where the Champions

:00:52. > :00:57.League leaders are at home to Dundee.

:00:58. > :01:03.At half-time it is Celtic 1-0 Dundee. A moment of magic in injury

:01:04. > :01:07.time. The 25 yard free kick expertly into the corner from Griffiths who

:01:08. > :01:11.is on fire at the moment justifying his selection. Mousa Dembele again

:01:12. > :01:17.on the bench and Celtic have dominated the first half although

:01:18. > :01:21.Dundee have had a couple of chances. After Tynecastle where hearts at

:01:22. > :01:25.home to Partick Thistle, the headlines from Chris. We have just

:01:26. > :01:32.kicked off in the second half, the home side leading a game far from a

:01:33. > :01:36.classic, Johnson's goal the difference. Partick playing like a

:01:37. > :01:41.side propping up the table. Let's find out how Aberdeen are faring

:01:42. > :01:46.away to Ross County being watched by Martin down. Not too well. Lee Boyce

:01:47. > :01:53.the man on hand to deliver the goal for County which has them in front,

:01:54. > :01:57.finishing off a fine move. Kenny Maclean perhaps closest for Aberdeen

:01:58. > :02:02.with a free kick excellently tipped away by Scott Fawkes. Just about to

:02:03. > :02:07.get under way in the second-half. John barns next watching St

:02:08. > :02:11.Johnstone at home to Motherwell. Motherwell lead by the strangest of

:02:12. > :02:15.own goals, across from the right-hand side by Richard Tait for

:02:16. > :02:19.Motherwell, on the offensive trying to pick out the striker but Clark

:02:20. > :02:22.trying to get it across fumbled the ball and knocked it into the

:02:23. > :02:34.right-hand corner, Motherwell in front early in the second-half. A

:02:35. > :02:36.goal in every game, I wonder of Brian McLaughlin will continue that

:02:37. > :02:39.trend, watching Kilmarnock- Inverness. I'm afraid not, little

:02:40. > :02:43.festive cheer here. Nathan Dyson the closest to opening the scoring for

:02:44. > :02:49.Kilmarnock but this has been a shocker! At least he is honest. The

:02:50. > :02:55.championship next, Raith Rovers at home to Dundee United. Dundee

:02:56. > :02:59.looking for a maximum points to put the pressure on head before they

:03:00. > :03:04.kick off at 5:15pm. Having to settle at this stage for a goalless draw

:03:05. > :03:19.with Raith Rovers. Few chances for either team so far in this game. It

:03:20. > :03:23.is goalless. Chaps, I think we will head to Tynecastle because there has

:03:24. > :03:28.been a goal between hearts and Partick Thistle. Let's hear about

:03:29. > :03:31.that from Chris. I was just saying Partick were playing like a side

:03:32. > :03:35.propping up the table, and they have equalised minutes into the

:03:36. > :03:44.second-half, a great cross from the left-hand side, and Sean Welch

:03:45. > :03:48.headed it. We can chat about the scores so far, we white as well

:03:49. > :03:53.start with hearts against Partick Thistle. Ian Catherall last week

:03:54. > :03:56.said they will get better after the defeat. Are they significantly

:03:57. > :04:01.better? They have had the better chances, scored the goal and hit the

:04:02. > :04:04.bar, Rossi with a header of the bar and Partick haven't had much of the

:04:05. > :04:09.other end so it looked like hearts would be comfortable but that

:04:10. > :04:26.changes things. It is always a test for a new manager, unheard

:04:27. > :04:30.of, he the trust of the players with his tactics and knowledge of the

:04:31. > :04:33.game. A win would be great but Partick Thistle are desperate to

:04:34. > :04:35.pick up something being the bottom side. McCarroll has to win over the

:04:36. > :04:38.players but maybe has already won over the fans, they are supportive

:04:39. > :04:41.of him. I think there is a trust between the fans and what the owner

:04:42. > :04:44.wants to do with the club. They have a good system there and I think they

:04:45. > :04:49.will give him the time to bed in. Goals are few and far between this

:04:50. > :04:52.afternoon, barely better than last week. If you are looking for

:04:53. > :04:59.predictable scorers they are there, Griffiths for Celtic, another really

:05:00. > :05:03.start -- rare start for him. Yes, and the guy who is the fancy first

:05:04. > :05:08.striker on the bench. The one thing you can say Griffiths will do is

:05:09. > :05:13.take his opportunities. By all accounts he sneaked a few yards on

:05:14. > :05:17.the free kick. We expect every footballer to try to do that and

:05:18. > :05:23.gain the extra advantage to get the ball up and down. By all accounts a

:05:24. > :05:28.very good goal, and in the dying minutes of the first half, Celtic go

:05:29. > :05:32.into the lead, and even would probably be surprised if that lead

:05:33. > :05:37.was clawed back, so they look like they are the winners of that. And

:05:38. > :05:41.indeed the league itself. A right stunner for Dundee, that one.

:05:42. > :05:44.Especially the timing because they drew goalless there last year and at

:05:45. > :05:50.home against Celtic last year, and the only game this campaign, Scott

:05:51. > :05:53.Brown scored the only goal, so they made it hard for Celtic, and Celtic

:05:54. > :05:59.know that. If you get a half-time unscathed you may have the crowd out

:06:00. > :06:02.of the equation, start the second the same way but having scored that

:06:03. > :06:05.goal you will see more freedom from Celtic, and they have quality

:06:06. > :06:10.players who can hit you from all angles. Griffiths started for Celtic

:06:11. > :06:15.today. Rogers made five changes but the thing that struck me was Stuart

:06:16. > :06:22.Armstrong captaining Celtic today. He has been resurgent under Brendan

:06:23. > :06:25.Rodgers. He has been absolutely fantastic. I think Brendan Rodgers

:06:26. > :06:29.is going for his 20th consecutive unbeaten domestic result which would

:06:30. > :06:35.make the most successful Celtic manager to start off his career

:06:36. > :06:39.there. He has done well in terms of motivating the players who have

:06:40. > :06:42.perhaps in the past been disenfranchised under Ronny Deila,

:06:43. > :06:49.and I think he is making competition, so you have Dembele on

:06:50. > :06:53.the bench, but Griffiths has been on fire. Seven Premiership goals for

:06:54. > :07:02.Griffiths, not leading scorer in the division, who would that be? Danny

:07:03. > :07:07.Swanson! LAUGHTER. We will get to St Johnstone later. It is Liam Boyce,

:07:08. > :07:11.ten goals in 15 games. Congratulations to him, a fantastic

:07:12. > :07:17.asset for Ross County. What I like about him is he is one of these

:07:18. > :07:23.players, his goals are never scrappy, there is always a sense of

:07:24. > :07:26.precision about him. He is a good penalty box player and it is

:07:27. > :07:28.fantastic that he is in Scottish football. His partner when he was

:07:29. > :07:32.playing in Northern Ireland came to football. His partner when he was

:07:33. > :07:38.St Johnstone but never cut it. He is now retired from the game. Boyce

:07:39. > :07:41.himself I think could go the whole season, and less Dembele or

:07:42. > :07:45.Griffiths get a run for Celtic. Brendan Rodgers seems to be breaking

:07:46. > :07:51.that up because he has another player never mentioned, which is

:07:52. > :07:58.probably really helping Celtic now. Liam Boyce, yes... He was a free

:07:59. > :08:03.transfer. I think he was an emergency loan signing! Aberdeen

:08:04. > :08:08.will not want to lose ground in the race for second, Rangers winning

:08:09. > :08:11.last night and Hearts, well, they looked like they would win that,

:08:12. > :08:16.they will pick up a point but Aberdeen don't want to lose any,

:08:17. > :08:20.especially this afternoon. Drawing with St Johnstone is not good. Last

:08:21. > :08:23.season Aberdeen had blips but bounced back quickly and went on

:08:24. > :08:27.season Aberdeen had blips but winning runs. It will not be the

:08:28. > :08:31.case for the season. This game is not quite finished. The last three

:08:32. > :08:35.between these teams have had 13 goals, so I think Aberdeen have had

:08:36. > :08:39.opportunities, Ross County seem to be on top but Aberdeen need to dig

:08:40. > :08:42.deep, now is the time, because if they don't win here there are seven

:08:43. > :08:47.points behind Rangers already and can't afford to give up the ground.

:08:48. > :08:51.Rob is desperate to talk about Sam Johnstone, you have been trying to

:08:52. > :09:04.jimmy than in early on but now you can talk about them, it is not

:09:05. > :09:07.going particularly well. I thought you would let me talk about Andrew

:09:08. > :09:10.Connor of Aberdeen who was very discourteous about them after that

:09:11. > :09:12.draw I mentioned. They are playing at home today, home has not been

:09:13. > :09:15.their best hunting ground just now, they have just had a decent header

:09:16. > :09:17.on target well smothered in the Motherwell goal, Murray Davidson

:09:18. > :09:21.outrun, an important player for us and will continue to be so. St

:09:22. > :09:27.Johnstone had a catastrophic goalkeeping error. The otherwise

:09:28. > :09:32.legendary Zander Clark. It was a shame for him because he kind

:09:33. > :09:36.applauded into his own net. I would think there was also a bit of

:09:37. > :09:43.insecurity in the back for, for some reason, Stephen Anderson not playing

:09:44. > :09:45.today, I suspect a late injury, so a makeshift central defence, and as

:09:46. > :09:52.Craig Paterson knows, do not going to a game with a makeshift central

:09:53. > :09:57.defence! Gemma, we have to talk to about that goalkeeping error, there

:09:58. > :10:02.is no other way to see it than as an OG. Myself and Zander have the same

:10:03. > :10:06.goalkeeping sponsor and the logo is it's catching! From a goalkeeper's

:10:07. > :10:10.perspective I can understand, the ball has come in, the central

:10:11. > :10:13.defender came in at the same time and as a goalkeeper he has his eye

:10:14. > :10:21.on the ball and catches the central defender in the corner of his eye

:10:22. > :10:24.and took his eye off the ball at that moment. There is nothing to

:10:25. > :10:27.hide from it. I like the fact that the next time the ball came into the

:10:28. > :10:30.box he took it and commanded it. His response to that is important, he

:10:31. > :10:33.has been great for us and will continue to be, but everybody makes

:10:34. > :10:38.mistakes, but when you are a goalkeeper it matters more. Great,

:10:39. > :10:42.we have to mention Kilmarnock - Inverness. Two teams with the worst

:10:43. > :10:46.defensive record in the division. Both bosses might be happy with

:10:47. > :10:50.this. That would be good news because they have lost a barrel load

:10:51. > :10:54.of goals, but I believe there has never been a goalless draw between

:10:55. > :11:00.Kilmarnock and Inverness in history, so it has to change, but teams had

:11:01. > :11:03.chances. They have bypassed them. But I cannot believe it will be a

:11:04. > :11:07.goalless draw. Last season Kilmarnock only one four home

:11:08. > :11:10.matches, two against St Johnstone and two against Inverness, this has

:11:11. > :11:12.been a good fixture for Kilmarnock and they will look to win but at the

:11:13. > :11:25.moment both managers at this stage of the

:11:26. > :11:28.season, a point would be good. Plenty happening at Stark 's Park,

:11:29. > :11:30.Raith Rovers against Dundee, Scott, you have an update. Dendy looking to

:11:31. > :11:34.keep the pressure on them, crank it up, they will have to try to win it

:11:35. > :11:38.with ten men for the last 35 minutes, Lewis Toshney sent off on

:11:39. > :11:43.his return to Kirkcaldy. Books in the first half for an over the top

:11:44. > :11:46.tackle on former team-mate Kyle Benedict spent a couple of seconds

:11:47. > :11:53.ago Bobby Barr breaking clear over the halfway line and Toshney taking

:11:54. > :12:00.one for the team. Trips from behind, second yellow, red car, Dendy down

:12:01. > :12:03.to ten men -- red card. Let's bounce around the grounds again, starting

:12:04. > :12:10.at Celtic Park where we call upon Jonathan. Yes, and the pattern in

:12:11. > :12:15.the second half very much as in the first half, wave after wave of

:12:16. > :12:19.Celtic attacks, but just lacking the killer instinct overall, Celtic

:12:20. > :12:32.having made five changes this afternoon. In the -- this match, Tom

:12:33. > :12:36.Brady should have scored from six yards out and it went over the bar

:12:37. > :12:43.as Dundee in jawed plenty. Tom Hateley had a shot over the bar, and

:12:44. > :12:48.the scoring was almost opened by Kevin Holt, but overall the

:12:49. > :12:51.narrative has been well ticked dominant and a 25 yard free kick

:12:52. > :12:54.from Griffiths in injury time of the first half expertly dispatched to

:12:55. > :12:59.the corner of the Netscape the Celtic fans something to chair

:13:00. > :13:06.half-time. It remains with Celtic very much on top. Let's head to

:13:07. > :13:12.Tynecastle and catch up with Chris. 1-1, and we finally have a game in

:13:13. > :13:16.our hands after a sticky first half. Hart is desperate to bounce back

:13:17. > :13:19.from the defeat to Rangers last week, also new boss Ian Catherall

:13:20. > :13:23.keen to impress the Tynecastle faithful in his first home game in

:13:24. > :13:27.charge. They will be satisfied with what they have seen so far, Bjorn

:13:28. > :13:31.Johnson gave them the lead in the first half with a glancing header,

:13:32. > :13:35.cracking, after a fantastic cross from the right, but just into the

:13:36. > :13:40.second-half, minutes in, Edwards's cross from the left and Sean Welsh

:13:41. > :13:45.headed the low past Hamilton, after that pretty much all Hearts until a

:13:46. > :13:50.moment ago, Ben as these with a shot well saved by the feet of Hamilton,

:13:51. > :13:59.the Catherall has changed little in the second half, Conor Sammon on, at

:14:00. > :14:01.the moment 1-1. Let's find out about Ross County and Aberdeen in

:14:02. > :14:05.the moment 1-1. Let's find out about Dingwall, over to Martin. Still 1-0.

:14:06. > :14:13.The home side lead through a well worked goal, nice dummy in midfield.

:14:14. > :14:22.The centre was each perv -- inch perfect pub boys tap in. -- inch

:14:23. > :14:26.perfect for boys to tap in. Aberdeen have looked to get forward,

:14:27. > :14:30.something missing though in terms of final ball at the final moments.

:14:31. > :14:36.Maclean would long-range efforts and one free brilliantly saved. Davies

:14:37. > :14:40.and current going close to a second, strong over the pitch. Nile McGinn

:14:41. > :14:43.has come off the bench in the last few minutes and the crowd

:14:44. > :14:52.relentlessly string playing -- screaming for the introduction of

:14:53. > :15:00.Adam Rhule -- Adam Rooney. Purse next, St Johnstone against

:15:01. > :15:03.Motherwell. Saints started this game is very positively with half chances

:15:04. > :15:12.in the first five or six minutes, three of them. Murray Davidson had a

:15:13. > :15:17.in the first five or six minutes, looping header over the bar then

:15:18. > :15:21.came with a flicked volley wide of the target, but in 12 minutes they

:15:22. > :15:26.enjoyed an unexpected negative, in the shape of goalkeeper Zander Clark

:15:27. > :15:27.fumbling a low cross in from Richard Tait on the right-hand side and the

:15:28. > :15:32.fumbling a low cross in from Richard ball ended up in the back of the net

:15:33. > :15:35.and Motherwell 1-0 to the goods. Saints main threat came from set

:15:36. > :15:41.pieces, headers from corner kicks, scopey with a header cleared off the

:15:42. > :15:47.line then Maclean delivered from the right-hand side by Chris Muir,

:15:48. > :15:53.turned away by Samsung. On the other hand Motherwell pressing for a

:15:54. > :15:57.second, coming in from Scott McDonald, but it came to nothing.

:15:58. > :16:05.Lucas is on as a substitute, a half chance there as well, but so far 0-

:16:06. > :16:10.one. We need a goal this afternoon! Let's find out if Brian McLaughlin

:16:11. > :16:14.can provide one. He said it was a shocker, Kilmarnock- Inverness, I

:16:15. > :16:18.thing is brightening? They are. As Craig pointed out, this is the 45th

:16:19. > :16:24.meeting between these sides and there has never been a goalless

:16:25. > :16:27.draw, but we are in danger of that happening this afternoon. But things

:16:28. > :16:32.have improved slightly in the second half. Alex Fisher on as a substitute

:16:33. > :16:38.for Inverness found space 12 yards out, should have found the child get

:16:39. > :16:43.but not the shot wide of goal, then Balla, known for his spectacular

:16:44. > :16:46.efforts for Kilmarnock, had a magnificent effort, one touch with

:16:47. > :16:52.the volley, then rifled a left foot shot over the crossbar. The first 43

:16:53. > :16:55.minutes instantly forgettable. We had one effort just before

:16:56. > :17:01.half-time, a long through ball off the top of the Inverness defence

:17:02. > :17:05.clipped over Williams, look for all intents and purposes like it would

:17:06. > :17:09.end up in the back of the net but Josh Meakin 's with a remarkable

:17:10. > :17:14.clearance to keep the Inverness goal intact. We now have 15 minutes

:17:15. > :17:18.played of the second half and it is still goalless. The goals are

:17:19. > :17:23.beginning to trickle in, a couple to tell you about, the first at Celtic

:17:24. > :17:32.Park, Celtic or Dundee? It is Celtic. It is near Biton has given

:17:33. > :17:36.them a goal this afternoon. It is deserving of the dominant Celtic

:17:37. > :17:41.have had. It is only strange that the scoreline isn't heavier in

:17:42. > :17:47.Celtic's favour. Celtic's momentum in the second half, intense pressure

:17:48. > :17:52.in the Dundee defence. 20 yards from goal, passed expertly into the

:17:53. > :17:56.bottom corner, Celtic now 2-0 in front and utterly cruising this

:17:57. > :18:01.afternoon in Glasgow. A goal in Perth, let's hear from John. St

:18:02. > :18:07.Johnstone get lucky to get level here in the 62nd minute, this time

:18:08. > :18:11.they play in the edge of the box, Maclean flicking the ball to Chris

:18:12. > :18:15.Cain, his initial effort blocked by Craig Samson but bouncing off the

:18:16. > :18:22.keeper then bounced into the back of the net off Chris Cain, so a

:18:23. > :18:27.ricochet helping Sam Johnstone. St Johnstone get lucky, the man says!

:18:28. > :18:34.Do you agree? I thought it was a well timed goal. Here's the thing,

:18:35. > :18:39.this is a young player who lost St Johnstone -- lots of St Johnstone

:18:40. > :18:46.fans wish... All he knew at your club, Dumbarton... What was

:18:47. > :18:54.interesting about him is I think he is the type of... He needs a season

:18:55. > :18:59.where he gets ten or 12 or 15 goals to make a name for himself but he is

:19:00. > :19:03.hugely popular with the crowd and is a workhorse, so good to see. If it

:19:04. > :19:07.was luck, it is good he has got luck. Plenty more chat to come but

:19:08. > :19:12.the other Premiership match was last night in New Douglas Park. The

:19:13. > :19:18.second meeting of the season between Hamilton and Rangers was a draw --

:19:19. > :19:24.it was a draw a few months ago but last night Mark Warburton's side

:19:25. > :19:28.where the winners. The first one was an absolute belter of a header. A

:19:29. > :19:31.great header because going for power is not good enough, the only place

:19:32. > :19:37.you can beat the goalkeeper is the far corner. Down into the back of

:19:38. > :19:43.the net. Rangers have picked up and are going well just now, a fully fit

:19:44. > :19:50.Martyn Waghorn will be a threat. He got the second as well. Another well

:19:51. > :19:53.worked goal. More good play. Rangers start their passing game when it is

:19:54. > :19:57.hard for Hamilton to get involved because it is hard to get the ball

:19:58. > :20:01.back. At 2-0 you thought there was no way back but he is a good

:20:02. > :20:05.finisher. With half a chance he will find the back of the net, kept

:20:06. > :20:10.himself onside and helped himself to a second goal but the fragile side

:20:11. > :20:14.of Rangers, I think the ball got caught under his feet, De Beer

:20:15. > :20:17.Murray, good finish, then out in the last eight or nine minutes because

:20:18. > :20:23.Hamilton will throw everything at them. You only just clear lines, you

:20:24. > :20:28.make a mistake, Accies made them pay and it wasn't enough to get the home

:20:29. > :20:32.side a point. Another win for Rangers and three on the spin for

:20:33. > :20:37.Mark Warburton. He was under a lot of pressure recently. Yes, but

:20:38. > :20:40.Waghorn back in the side will be great for them if they can keep him

:20:41. > :20:44.because there was talk about him not being too happy. If you start to

:20:45. > :20:49.play like that they don't want to let you go. Rangers need to score

:20:50. > :20:53.goals because they are fragile especially away from home in terms

:20:54. > :20:58.of conceding 14 away this season already. They need to tighten up the

:20:59. > :21:02.back of Veikkanen and continue to score those goals to try and keep as

:21:03. > :21:06.much pace with Celtic, although I think it is Celtic's legal readies.

:21:07. > :21:11.Rangers three wins on the spin but Accies without a win since October

:21:12. > :21:17.25. We can hear what their manager had to say about last night's

:21:18. > :21:22.defeat. Performance wise there was a lot wrong with it. They worked hard

:21:23. > :21:27.as they always do -- there was not a lot wrong with it. The second goal

:21:28. > :21:32.was crucial and they got it to go two up. With one each we could have

:21:33. > :21:38.taken something of it, too- zero made it difficult. We stayed in the

:21:39. > :21:43.game. We found our feet and obviously got a goal. We take

:21:44. > :21:49.something from it. Do you think you could or should have had a draw. We

:21:50. > :21:51.could have. It wouldn't be out of the question to say we could take

:21:52. > :21:56.something from the game but Rangers were good as well for spells. They

:21:57. > :21:59.control parts of the game. We changed it after half-time and gave

:22:00. > :22:07.ourselves a foothold and had a go at it. When we got done for the second

:22:08. > :22:13.goal... From there it is difficult to come from 2-0 down. It was hard

:22:14. > :22:16.to come back from. That was Hamilton's second narrow defeat of

:22:17. > :22:21.the week and the second to one of the big Glasgow clubs. They lost

:22:22. > :22:25.midweek to Celtic again just by one goal and Leigh Griffiths scoring

:22:26. > :22:30.this one. The quality of Griffiths, he is back on the side, scores

:22:31. > :22:36.against Partick and starts tonight. No panic here, keep calm, roll it

:22:37. > :22:38.into the back of it. Great goal for Celtic, and fortunate for Hamilton,

:22:39. > :22:42.they defended well at Parkhead and Duggan and made it hard for Celtic

:22:43. > :22:46.but quality in the end will always out and Leigh Griffiths given half a

:22:47. > :22:54.chance, you know the ball will end up where it did there, in the back

:22:55. > :22:57.of the net. I love the question, you could have had a draw. Hamilton just

:22:58. > :23:03.expect draws strop agreement I think that's right. In many ways that may

:23:04. > :23:05.well be their saviour as we move towards the end of the season

:23:06. > :23:09.because those teams at the bottom towards the end of the season

:23:10. > :23:14.will definitely cut each other's throats. It is an odd thing, you get

:23:15. > :23:20.a feeling now that Rangers are doing enough almost to secure second

:23:21. > :23:23.place. One of the reasons of that is that Hearts and Aberdeen are not

:23:24. > :23:27.confidently winning games and Aberdeen are starting to leak too

:23:28. > :23:31.many points, so you get the feeling that if Rangers have another couple

:23:32. > :23:34.of wins you can see it being first Celtic, second Rangers and it looks

:23:35. > :23:40.like back to normal. Will the draws be Hamilton's saviour or their

:23:41. > :23:46.undoing? They not converting those draws. A couple of wins could rocket

:23:47. > :23:50.up the table. Particularly way they are not the own -- they're the only

:23:51. > :23:56.team not to have one, ten draws, the team with the most the league. It is

:23:57. > :24:04.those 1-0 and 2-1 games which might cost them. If I was the manager I

:24:05. > :24:08.would think I have to win against the teams alongside me. I was

:24:09. > :24:12.thinking at least the Celtic and Rangers games are out of the way and

:24:13. > :24:17.at least they can look forward to perhaps easier fixtures, then saw

:24:18. > :24:22.them. Only Celtic, Aberdeen and the derby against Motherwell before the

:24:23. > :24:26.New Year! Hamilton's problem is not winning at home. They have won three

:24:27. > :24:31.home league matches in 2016 against Dundee in April, Ross County and

:24:32. > :24:35.Aberdeen. They have to start winning at Hamilton. A goal between Ross

:24:36. > :24:37.Aberdeen. They have to start winning County and Aberdeen. Without further

:24:38. > :24:44.delay would like to hear about it from Martin. A dummy in the box from

:24:45. > :24:50.the right, Nile McGinn left all alone in time and space, he found

:24:51. > :24:54.the corner, Aberdeen back in this. Thanks, Martin. A championship match

:24:55. > :24:59.this evening in Greenock between Morton, who started in fourth place,

:25:00. > :25:07.against leaders Hibernians. It kicks off at 5:15pm. Chick joins us now.

:25:08. > :25:12.Any interesting team news, I hope so. I have the story while waiting

:25:13. > :25:16.for, Kris Commons will make his Hibernians debut tonight in a vital

:25:17. > :25:21.game in Greenock against Morton. I spoke to Neil Lennon a few moments

:25:22. > :25:25.ago and he admits it is a bit of a gamble, certainly a question over

:25:26. > :25:30.Kris Commons's fitness, he hasn't been training with the first team at

:25:31. > :25:34.Celtic Park, rather the 20s, so of course there is a question, Lennon

:25:35. > :25:38.admitted that to me that there is vital that he comes into this

:25:39. > :25:42.Hibernians site, he is an emergency loan for a month in terms of being

:25:43. > :25:47.at Edinburgh Leith and then Hibs will try to pursue them at the end

:25:48. > :25:50.of the season when he is out of contract, and Neil Lennon hopefully

:25:51. > :25:57.can sign Kris Commons permanently. I have learnt that tonight, not only

:25:58. > :26:01.were head showing interest but Dundee have shown interest towards

:26:02. > :26:06.getting him to Tannadice, big rivals to Hibernians in the promotion race

:26:07. > :26:10.of course. I believe they have approached approach Neil Lennon 's

:26:11. > :26:15.agent to try to get him to Tannadice. At the moment I believe

:26:16. > :26:19.Neil Lennon goes in deep tonight and will be here for a month. It seems

:26:20. > :26:25.like Hibs are intent on gaining from Celtic at the end of the season. I

:26:26. > :26:30.was going to see Dendy might be raging that Hibs got this emergency

:26:31. > :26:36.dispensation to sign Kris Commons -- Dundee might be ranging. The fact

:26:37. > :26:39.Hibs get Kris Commons, there was a link between Dundee United and Nadir

:26:40. > :26:47.Ciftci going back, so they might try to get him, because they are locked

:26:48. > :26:51.in the battle and at player can make the difference. Kris Commons will be

:26:52. > :26:55.big for Hibs, hopefully from their point of view, I don't think he will

:26:56. > :26:58.play 90 minutes but Lennon is right, get him on the part, see if he can

:26:59. > :27:02.get you the league and Hibs defence, the best in Britain at the moment,

:27:03. > :27:08.and maybe see you out to a result but it won't be easy at Morton. An

:27:09. > :27:12.emergency loan, I am confused. I speculated about this online in one

:27:13. > :27:19.of these dodgy football forums the other night. Dundee United fans were

:27:20. > :27:22.saying, you can get an emergency loan when him spotlit, that's what

:27:23. > :27:25.they were saying. I think it was cruel. White they must have other

:27:26. > :27:30.players they can draft in. They talk a lot about U21 youth development

:27:31. > :27:35.but I think Kris Commons would be, again going back to the psychology

:27:36. > :27:38.of this, even if he doesn't have a great game today it is a big signing

:27:39. > :27:45.for Hibs and gives them that little thing which makes it sparkle and

:27:46. > :27:49.again, a good signing, and I like the idea that they were saying

:27:50. > :27:53.earlier, he has put on weight since he has trained with the under 20s

:27:54. > :27:58.which is something I always complained about! LAUGHTER. You know

:27:59. > :28:04.if there is a set piece there he is always likely to get your goal.

:28:05. > :28:10.Exactly. It is, as you were saying, the fear factor. Kris Commons at

:28:11. > :28:16.Celtic, he was fantastic for them. He obviously doesn't fit into the

:28:17. > :28:20.plans here. Put him on for 50 or 55 minutes, give him sparkle, he will

:28:21. > :28:29.always score your goal in some way, he is as well, let's see if it works

:28:30. > :28:35.for him. Someone has scored, Celtic at home to Dundee, Jonathan, tell me

:28:36. > :28:38.more. Dundee back in the game all of a sudden. Mark O'Hara came on as a

:28:39. > :28:43.second-half substitute and Dundee have had their tails up since then.

:28:44. > :28:50.A header came back off the post after a corner, and after that,

:28:51. > :28:55.Haver 's's deflected effort found the back of the net at Celtic Park,

:28:56. > :28:59.and noticed 2-1. A different complexion altogether suddenly in

:29:00. > :29:04.the East End of Glasgow, Celtic no longer cruising. Interesting one.

:29:05. > :29:08.the East End of Glasgow, Celtic no Craig, Marcus have a scoring,

:29:09. > :29:12.brought into Dundee, loss the previous strikers, he has not set

:29:13. > :29:18.them alight but maybe this will get them going.

:29:19. > :29:24.Dundee were the draw specialists last season and it cost them because

:29:25. > :29:27.they failed to make the top six. They can now try and put a little

:29:28. > :29:31.bit of pressure on Celtic between now and that final whistle. Time for

:29:32. > :29:36.a look at today's lunchtime kick-off in the Premier League. Crystal

:29:37. > :29:43.Palace languishing in the lower reaches against Chelsea. Steve

:29:44. > :29:45.Wilson can tell us what happened. It is an 11th consecutive victory for

:29:46. > :29:50.Chelsea, equalling their club is an 11th consecutive victory for

:29:51. > :29:55.record. Just the one goal, scored by Diego Costa in the last minute of

:29:56. > :29:59.the first half. Poor Palace defending allowing him to fire in

:30:00. > :30:02.from close range. There did not appear to be much threat. Not a

:30:03. > :30:08.great game. The first half was forgettable. Jason Puncheon had a

:30:09. > :30:15.decent chance for Crystal Palace. Chelsea could have made it to delete

:30:16. > :30:23.macro two goals, a free kick hitting the bar late on. I know you love

:30:24. > :30:30.your image football! That is equalling a club record, 11th win on

:30:31. > :30:34.the spin. Is there a danger of them running away with it and doing a

:30:35. > :30:40.Celtic? It is not my area of expertise! At it does look as if

:30:41. > :30:45.they are going to coast this league and partly because all of the people

:30:46. > :30:48.around them seem to be oblique in point. I go back to Scottish

:30:49. > :30:54.football, which I feel much more comfortable about as it feels as if

:30:55. > :31:03.there is a goal somewhere! Off the hook there! Goals flooding in. Brian

:31:04. > :31:12.McLaughlin, it is a shocker. As the game come on? What a spectacular

:31:13. > :31:18.goal we have had and not surprisingly it has come from a

:31:19. > :31:24.spectacular goal. A double shuffle, firing a right foot shot into the

:31:25. > :31:33.roof of the goal. Kilmarnock have the breakthrough. We have a goal.

:31:34. > :31:42.Kilmarnock 1-0 Inverness. We have an incident of note which Scott will

:31:43. > :31:48.tell us about, Raith Rovers... Magnificent save. Penalty saved.

:31:49. > :31:55.Pushed round the post. Scott Fraser had won the penalty. He was in a

:31:56. > :32:04.sandwich of two players and after a long, lengthy complaint from the

:32:05. > :32:10.Raith Rovers players it was Andrews from the penalty spot. Brilliant

:32:11. > :32:20.save. Dundee United already down to ten men. Former Raith Rovers player

:32:21. > :32:23.Toshney sent off. They have improved and looked far more dangerous but

:32:24. > :32:35.they have just missed the best of the lot so far. Raith Rovers nil-

:32:36. > :32:50.Dundee nil. Elsewhere, dumbfounded 2-1 up on Queen of the South. --

:32:51. > :33:04.Dunfirmline. Celtic, Dundee, what is the latest? It is Celtic 2-1. Tom

:33:05. > :33:07.Robertson should have opened the scoring six yards out, he's guided

:33:08. > :33:16.over the bar. Having said that Dundee under the cosh. The shot

:33:17. > :33:20.arrowing just wide of the post. In first half injury time a moment of

:33:21. > :33:23.magic from Lee Griffiths. He dispatched an absolutely glorious

:33:24. > :33:26.free kick into the corner of the neck to give this Celtic fans

:33:27. > :33:34.something to cheer just before the half-time. In the second half, a

:33:35. > :33:40.period of intense pressure from Celtic resulted in a second goal.

:33:41. > :33:43.Curling the ball past the goalkeeper, Bitton. It looked like

:33:44. > :33:49.they would be cruising but Dundee have changed and a header came back

:33:50. > :33:56.off the post and shortly after that, a deflected effort from Haber and

:33:57. > :34:00.found the back of the net. We have the current scoreline here with 15

:34:01. > :34:07.minutes to play here. Chris McLaughlin is that Tynecastle

:34:08. > :34:12.Stadium for us. Interesting here. Glancing header for hearts from

:34:13. > :34:17.Johnsen in the first half and Welsh in the second half. The hearts fans

:34:18. > :34:21.were relatively happy with what they were watching. This is the first

:34:22. > :34:27.home game in charge for the new manager. The natives here at

:34:28. > :34:34.Tynecastle are growing increasingly restless. About ten minutes ago the

:34:35. > :34:40.footballers tried to calm them down. After a substitution, Johnsen was

:34:41. > :34:48.substituted, and that decision was met with a chorus of boos. A few

:34:49. > :34:51.chances for Hearts as well but the fans are becoming increasingly

:34:52. > :34:57.frustrated here. A draw here at the moment. That's get an update from

:34:58. > :35:05.Martin at the Ross County, Aberdeen match. This has been a fiercely

:35:06. > :35:09.contested match. Aberdeen pushing and pushing for a crucial winner.

:35:10. > :35:14.James Madison thought he might have got that, or at least a second.

:35:15. > :35:19.Counterattack, wriggled inside the box and he flashed the ball narrowly

:35:20. > :35:24.wide. They could do with releasing some of the pressure, Ross County.

:35:25. > :35:31.They manage to do that in the last few minutes, but they have been

:35:32. > :35:38.under the cosh. Aberdeen really needed this win. Interesting match.

:35:39. > :35:45.The 1-1 theme, St Johnstone against Motherwell. John Barnes. Still 1-1.

:35:46. > :35:53.That howler from Clark, the own goal that in Motherwell in front. Well,

:35:54. > :36:00.Saints getting level in 62 minutes, a touch of good fortune from Chris

:36:01. > :36:04.Kane. It bounced back off the St Johnstone striker and flew into the

:36:05. > :36:06.back of the net so Saints back level here. One or two chances in this

:36:07. > :36:12.second half. Davidson header well here. One or two chances in this

:36:13. > :36:17.saved by Craig Samson and another header from a corner kick situation,

:36:18. > :36:23.the Motherwell goalkeeper dealt with it well. At the moment Jack McMillan

:36:24. > :36:29.is struggling with cramp. He is going off and he is going to be

:36:30. > :36:35.replaced by Ryan Bowman. Still 1-1. Problems for Inverness, they trail

:36:36. > :36:51.by eight goal to nil. Update us Brian. -- they trail 1-0. That

:36:52. > :36:57.moment of magic coming from a few moments ago. A solo effort, twisting

:36:58. > :37:02.one way and another. The defenders did not know which way to go.

:37:03. > :37:09.Coulilbaly certainly knew. He rifled the shot. That has been the only

:37:10. > :37:14.magic in a dreadful match. Kilmarnock the better of what was a

:37:15. > :37:18.pretty awful first half. Nathan Tyson had one effort cleared off the

:37:19. > :37:26.line. Kilmarnock have been a little bit better. -- Inverness have been a

:37:27. > :37:30.little bit better in the second half. But Kilmarnock are pushing

:37:31. > :37:33.forward for a second goal. Remarkable early season for cabanas.

:37:34. > :37:36.Everybody thought they would be one of the teams struggling at the

:37:37. > :37:47.bottom but actually they up just three macro points off St Johnstone

:37:48. > :37:52.in sixth place. As it stands, 1-0. Updates now from the championship.

:37:53. > :38:04.St Mirren have equalised. Queen of the South are level with

:38:05. > :38:14.Dunfirmline. Who would score there? He scores every time. Great career

:38:15. > :38:19.he is having. That's Dobble. I said that the fans have been supported

:38:20. > :38:21.them but it shows how fickle Craig, the football supporter, can be full

:38:22. > :38:27.stop they have turned on him already! During your own career you

:38:28. > :38:34.find different things but I believe there is a bit of action up North! A

:38:35. > :38:41.bit of a ding-dong. Can you tell us what is going there, Ross County-

:38:42. > :38:47.Aberdeen. It is a red card for the Ross County defender. I think he

:38:48. > :38:51.does deserve it. Johnny Hayes was up the touchline. He came chasing back,

:38:52. > :38:58.flew in. Karate kick took him out. Red card, off the pitch. Was that

:38:59. > :39:06.that bad? LAUGHTER You are wincing! The ball wasn't

:39:07. > :39:10.even in shot! He has brought him down. Used to be a professional

:39:11. > :39:16.foul, used to get booked for it, now it is a sending off all day long.

:39:17. > :39:19.LAUGHTER That will give Aberdeen the man

:39:20. > :39:26.advantage. They will be going for it now. Adam Rooney is now, Hayes,

:39:27. > :39:30.McGinn. They are going for it. They are on a decent run and they are

:39:31. > :39:39.going to have to go back and get the two banks of four and hold on.

:39:40. > :39:45.Aberdeen fans are restless that he isn't featuring more often this

:39:46. > :39:48.season. Derek the same week in week out. If there is something going on

:39:49. > :39:52.there he will know about it. Maybe it is that rotation thing to get the

:39:53. > :39:55.best out of him but he does come on and deliver. Maybe that is the way

:39:56. > :40:02.he sees him now working for the team at this moment in time. Saying that,

:40:03. > :40:05.Ross County have had five draws in the last ten games and Aberdeen

:40:06. > :40:10.haven't been phenomenal in this game and Ross County have created some

:40:11. > :40:13.chances so it will be hard with a man advantage for Aberdeen to come

:40:14. > :40:23.up with anything. We can talk about that phenomenon that is Coublillay.

:40:24. > :40:29.It sounds like a beauty. Kilmarnock fans have had a dreamy time. They

:40:30. > :40:33.are poor at home and then suddenly this glamour player comes along and

:40:34. > :40:37.he does all this stuff, he does the forward rolls, the flicks and

:40:38. > :40:46.everything. He is a great, charismatic character and probably

:40:47. > :40:50.the best dancer I have seen! On that subject, I think you have jinxed it

:40:51. > :40:55.because there has been a goal for Inverness. There is hope for

:40:56. > :41:05.Inverness. A free kick played into the box and Gary warned that himself

:41:06. > :41:14.all alone, eight yards out. Warren leapt. It looked like they were in

:41:15. > :41:21.for all six leg three points but now it is 1-1. A thrilling end to these

:41:22. > :41:26.games but we have four evenly poised at 1-1. Does that tell you something

:41:27. > :41:30.about the nation of the Premiership this season? Certainly. Four points

:41:31. > :41:35.between the bottom 17. Everybody knows how important a point can be

:41:36. > :41:40.but if you can sneak a win, go for it and get three points, you can

:41:41. > :41:44.leap frog four or five teams. That is interesting. You are saying go

:41:45. > :41:50.for it. I would be tempted to think let's Hang on for a point. At this

:41:51. > :41:53.stage of the season I think if you can get the points in the bag that

:41:54. > :41:56.is the thing to do. Maybe towards the end of the season when it gets

:41:57. > :42:06.closer to squeaky bum time you play it safe. What can you fall into?

:42:07. > :42:11.Words chilly if you were there, would you be urging them forward? I

:42:12. > :42:15.would be urging them forward. Tommy Wright has had to change his

:42:16. > :42:18.defence. They got off to a bad start, poor goalkeeping error, but

:42:19. > :42:22.they have looked high far and away the better of the two teams and

:42:23. > :42:28.therefore I would be saying go for the jugular, go for the goal. These

:42:29. > :42:32.usually end up too- want is an Johnstone, these games, anyway. Four

:42:33. > :42:40.out of the last five. I think the last time there was a 2-1 win for St

:42:41. > :42:47.Johnstone we were in this room! I think you could be right, you are a

:42:48. > :42:52.visionary young woman! How have they been shedding up today, Kilmarnock?

:42:53. > :42:56.It has been a decent game and there have been chances. Defensively they

:42:57. > :43:00.have been fine but two teams are not in a good vein of form. He mentioned

:43:01. > :43:05.have been fine but two teams are not that home form for command. They had

:43:06. > :43:13.held on for that win, it would be the first time they had held on for

:43:14. > :43:18.back-to-back wins. -- you mentioned that home form for Kilmarnock. They

:43:19. > :43:24.have conceded an awful lot of goals. A lot of pressure on them. Only four

:43:25. > :43:28.players have scored for kill Marnoch this season. That is the poorest

:43:29. > :43:31.record in the league. When you have somebody like that and he is on

:43:32. > :43:36.fire, the main thing is to make sure he is there after the transfer

:43:37. > :43:41.window. We alluded to teams grasping for points but looking at these 1-1

:43:42. > :43:45.draws, you would the best of them would be if Partick Thistle come

:43:46. > :43:50.away from Tynecastle with a win. They haven't won there in the last

:43:51. > :43:54.six visits, they haven't scored there in the last six visits. Only

:43:55. > :43:58.one point in the last five games. To come away with a point would be a

:43:59. > :44:01.good result for them. Bearing in mind they are 12 but there are only

:44:02. > :44:06.four points between six and 12. It is never nice to be at the bottom of

:44:07. > :44:16.the table but they are not detached from the rest of the group. Because

:44:17. > :44:20.it is... Glasgow jags won't be pulled off the top of the table but

:44:21. > :44:27.that is neither here though there -- here nor there. They have gone five

:44:28. > :44:32.games without a win so they need to get a period in this season where

:44:33. > :44:35.they can win two or three games. There is nothing that tells you they

:44:36. > :44:42.are going to go on a run like that at Partick Thistle. I think, like

:44:43. > :44:45.everybody else, if you go to Tynecastle and you pick up a point

:44:46. > :44:51.that is a really good result. Another goal, chaps, and where is

:44:52. > :44:58.it? A thrilling end to the match was. Martin will tell us.

:44:59. > :45:07.Aberdeen. A row macro into the box. Aberdeen. A row macro into the box.

:45:08. > :45:10.-- a ball into the box. Nipped a header to the right-hand post was

:45:11. > :45:17.not dropped perfectly into the corner. Ross County ahead. 2-1.

:45:18. > :45:21.Well, Ross County going for it and they have been heeding your advice,

:45:22. > :45:26.Craig. Now, they have got to get everyone behind the brown macro. The

:45:27. > :45:29.great thing about the set piece is the one chance to load the box was.

:45:30. > :45:33.Andrew Davies wins header, the centre-back. In open play he won't

:45:34. > :45:38.get there. If you get a free kick, get your big players in the box, win

:45:39. > :45:43.the first header. Having got that lead, they are a man down and they

:45:44. > :45:52.have got to get their backs to the wall. It would be there sixth game

:45:53. > :45:56.unbeaten, they haven't been winning many but they are showing there are

:45:57. > :45:59.hard to beat. Aberdeen have come in the form and I think Liam Boyce was

:46:00. > :46:04.saying they have turned a corner and if things weren't working but now

:46:05. > :46:07.the starting to click a bit more and by all accounts Ross County have

:46:08. > :46:12.been the better team in this match. Even though they are down to ten men

:46:13. > :46:17.they are deserving of that lead. Is the heat back on the Derek McInnes?

:46:18. > :46:26.I think so. Aberdeen have got to answer the gap is established by

:46:27. > :46:29.Rangers. Two defeat against Inverness and two defeat against

:46:30. > :46:32.Ross County have cost them a lot of points and if they lose again today

:46:33. > :46:35.against Ross County that will leave them even further back and even more

:46:36. > :46:40.difficult close that gap between themselves and Rangers. I'm

:46:41. > :46:44.conscious when I talk to you about the Johnson we are hearing from the

:46:45. > :46:51.St Johnstone perspective but if you could cost itself in the role of

:46:52. > :46:56.someone of a mother well-meaning -- Motherwell leaning... They have been

:46:57. > :47:03.on this disappointing run, their poor record of late. A point against

:47:04. > :47:09.your beloved St Johnstone would go far. They are defending a real depth

:47:10. > :47:12.as well. It is not an easy game for them by any means. They will take

:47:13. > :47:18.the point there without any question. Yes is the answer to that.

:47:19. > :47:19.Because there came the other night was off due to the floodlight

:47:20. > :47:25.failure they will want to try, it is was off due to the floodlight

:47:26. > :47:29.an odd thing, and because of this stuff about teams in the lower

:47:30. > :47:33.sixth, Motherwell have crept into the top six. They have been pulled

:47:34. > :47:39.back again and I think it is re-difficult. -- they have been

:47:40. > :47:44.pulled back again into the mess. And I think it is really difficult. If

:47:45. > :47:49.they can get two or three points on the trot, two wins and a draw,

:47:50. > :47:56.suddenly, you know, it is a strange situation. Motherwell for Europe?

:47:57. > :48:03.Representing Scotland in the Champions League, why not! ? At home

:48:04. > :48:07.to Dundee this afternoon, there isn't a goal update but there is

:48:08. > :48:12.some news in the match against Celtic. What a chance for Dundee to

:48:13. > :48:20.steal a point. It has become a dog-eared encounter here. It was a

:48:21. > :48:26.player off the bench. Clear through on goal for Dundee but he put the

:48:27. > :48:31.shot over the bar. Such a good chance for Paul Hartley's side to

:48:32. > :48:35.get a point. At the moment it still remains Celtic 2-1 Dundee. There are

:48:36. > :48:44.still goal APPLAUSE To come in this match. At the moment

:48:45. > :48:50.it is 2-1. -- there are still goals to come in this match. There we can

:48:51. > :48:54.see the full-time scenes at the Partick Thistle match. Partick

:48:55. > :48:56.Thistle don't look particularly overjoyed that I am sure they are

:48:57. > :49:00.Thistle don't look particularly happy with that match. A frustrating

:49:01. > :49:04.afternoon but a point for Partick Thistle. They could and perhaps

:49:05. > :49:13.should have been three. The first half took some time to get going.

:49:14. > :49:21.This goal of the season from the on form Norwegian. Sean Welsh beating

:49:22. > :49:25.Hamilton at his near post. The game changed after that. Partick Thistle

:49:26. > :49:30.grew in confidence. The home fans started to get increasingly

:49:31. > :49:40.frustrated, so much so that when new boss took Johnsen off there were

:49:41. > :49:47.boos. Shots were tipped wide. Hamilton also had a save at point

:49:48. > :49:50.ranked range -- point-blank range. If there was a honeymoon period, the

:49:51. > :49:59.jeers at the end would suggest it is over. Full-time 1-1. It is over in

:50:00. > :50:02.the match between Kilmarnock and Inverness. It started off as a shock

:50:03. > :50:11.but at least Ryan McLoughlin had some goals to tell us about in the

:50:12. > :50:16.end. The second 45 minutes here were the better. It finished 1-1. The

:50:17. > :50:20.home side in front with just 17 minutes left on the clock and a

:50:21. > :50:27.magnificent piece of skill I Coublillay. There appeared to be

:50:28. > :50:31.very little on the left-hand side as Coublillay twisted one way then the

:50:32. > :50:37.other. He waltzed past three defenders and hammered a right foot

:50:38. > :50:43.shot into the roof of the net. The net was bulging. At that point it

:50:44. > :50:47.looked as if Kilmarnock were all set for the three points however

:50:48. > :50:53.Inverness bounced back and how they did as well. A free kick by Craig

:50:54. > :50:56.into the box and as the Kilmarnock defenders looked on, it was Gary

:50:57. > :51:03.Warren eight yards out with a header and the ball came into the back of

:51:04. > :51:09.the net. It was Coublillay's goal but it is Inverness who head off

:51:10. > :51:18.with the point. Said Johnson and Motherwell, 1-1, let us hear from

:51:19. > :51:25.John Barnes. Courtesy of that howling own goal from the St

:51:26. > :51:28.Johnstone goalkeeper after 12 minutes when he turned into his own

:51:29. > :51:35.net with his hands a low cross from the right hand side. A header

:51:36. > :51:41.cleared off the line by Craig Clay and Stephen Maclean had a header

:51:42. > :51:45.well saved by Craig Samson. In the second half, Saints got themselves

:51:46. > :51:53.back on the level terms. The claim that the ball into Chris Maclean.

:51:54. > :52:00.The ball bounced back of the St Johnstone striker and into the back

:52:01. > :52:08.of the net. -- the ball was bounced into Kane. He tried to stroll

:52:09. > :52:12.through the midfield area but Samson advanced and turned the ball away.

:52:13. > :52:20.In the end, the sides have to be content with a 1-1 draw. A notable

:52:21. > :52:27.victory for Ross County at home to Aberdeen. A hard-fought win. 2-1,

:52:28. > :52:32.what a result for Ross County after going down to ten men after a

:52:33. > :52:48.deserving red card. Andrew Davis nodded into the path of Dow. A

:52:49. > :52:56.lovely move and not long after Tony Ding Walt had seen his shot

:52:57. > :53:00.diverted. Niall McGinn found space and the corner. The visitors pushed

:53:01. > :53:06.on. That numerical advantage but they fell behind. County have been

:53:07. > :53:10.lacking wins. How damaging for Aberdeen as they look to close back

:53:11. > :53:17.in on Rangers and second page. They pushed and pushed but County held

:53:18. > :53:24.second place. Full-time in the macro second place. Full-time in the macro

:53:25. > :53:30.-- full-time at Celtic Park. Here is the story of the game. This victory

:53:31. > :53:33.just about right on the balance of play but Dundee had their chances as

:53:34. > :53:37.well to take something from this game this afternoon. Right from the

:53:38. > :53:49.start, Celtic were in charge. Lee Griffiths starting the match ahead

:53:50. > :53:52.of Dembele. Hit the post. Celtic should have been well and front by

:53:53. > :54:01.that point. Instead, the Celtic and had to wait -- the Celtic fans had

:54:02. > :54:04.to wait until injury time of the first half was Lee Griffiths, a free

:54:05. > :54:13.kick 25 yards out into the corner of the net. The Dundee goalkeeper

:54:14. > :54:17.didn't stand a chance. Kevin Holt's shot arrowed wide of the post.

:54:18. > :54:22.Celtic omelettes continued in the second half. It was too much for

:54:23. > :54:29.Dundee. It was 2-0 and you thought it was all over. But Dundee came

:54:30. > :54:39.back into this match. A deflected effort from temp three macro which

:54:40. > :54:43.stunned Celtic Park. -- a deflected effort from Haber which stunned

:54:44. > :54:50.Celtic Park. It was a chance for Dundee right at the end, a

:54:51. > :54:54.substitute off the bench clear on goal, hugely disappointing for the

:54:55. > :55:01.Dundee fans as he lifted his shot over the bar. It has finished 2-1.

:55:02. > :55:15.Time for some championship chat now. Scott was watching break Rovers --

:55:16. > :55:22.Raith Rovers. It finished 0-0. Nine clean sheets but you can see why. He

:55:23. > :55:26.was trying to get a striker in this week as they failed to score but it

:55:27. > :55:30.is a mixed blessing. They were hoping to get a win to crank the

:55:31. > :55:36.pressure on Hebburn Ian who kicked off a way to Morton. -- the pressure

:55:37. > :55:45.on Hibs who kicked off a way to Morton. The former budge player was

:55:46. > :55:51.sent off for a second yellow card after 55 minutes. On the other side,

:55:52. > :55:56.sent off for a second yellow card Tony Andrew, who has been in such

:55:57. > :56:01.good goal-scoring form for the club had hid spot kick saved after 75

:56:02. > :56:07.minutes. A brilliant diving save, low to the right-hand side by the

:56:08. > :56:12.Raith Rovers goalkeeper after Scott Fraser who was the meat in the

:56:13. > :56:17.sandwich between two defenders in the penalty box. Ironically, Dundee

:56:18. > :56:21.United played better when they went down to ten men. A carried more of a

:56:22. > :56:25.threat. But at that stage of the game they had been struggling for

:56:26. > :56:32.goals, Raith Rovers. Their best chance came at the end of the first

:56:33. > :56:39.half. A breast starting appearance for the 37-year-old. He chested the

:56:40. > :56:45.ball into the bar. -- a rare starting appearance. At the end of

:56:46. > :56:49.the day was Raith Rovers who have only scored twice in the last six

:56:50. > :56:56.games and who are on the defensive. Dundee United failing to press home

:56:57. > :56:59.towards the end but getting a point. Bottom club St Mirren were hoping

:57:00. > :57:11.for a third win in a row. They were home to air United -- Ayr United.

:57:12. > :57:15.They have only drawn a game they should have won. They had the

:57:16. > :57:20.chances, and that included a penalty after 60 minutes. It was Jason

:57:21. > :57:24.Naismith brought down in the box. It was skewed past the post, the

:57:25. > :57:39.penalty. Five minutes later it became worst when Ayr United scored.

:57:40. > :57:47.Lowpass to the goalkeeper. Ten three macro -- Ayr down to ten men. Sent

:57:48. > :57:50.off into the stand. But St Mirren came back. They got an equaliser on

:57:51. > :57:54.81 minutes. John Sutton on as a substitute headed past the

:57:55. > :58:00.goalkeeper, his eighth goal of the season. St Mirren threw everything

:58:01. > :58:08.at it, looking to get the victory. A 20 yard shot cracked off the bar

:58:09. > :58:13.macro. That cemented the frustration for the fans who were looking to get

:58:14. > :58:17.three wins in a row, St Mary. They have also seen the teams in the

:58:18. > :58:23.bottom move a bit far away from them. -- St Mirren. I was a bit

:58:24. > :58:27.worried when they said chilling news! But that is not too bad. You

:58:28. > :58:38.win but three undefeated. They have win but three undefeated. They have

:58:39. > :58:42.-- you spoke about momentum. They are starting to believe they can get

:58:43. > :58:43.points because they were in free fall and that is an important point.

:58:44. > :58:51.It would have been great to get fall and that is an important point.

:58:52. > :58:59.three but this will do. A number of teams now, Don Firmin --

:59:00. > :59:06.Dunfirmline, by no means a lost cause. A lot better than a few weeks

:59:07. > :59:08.ago. I thought they were lost completely. Two wins and a draw

:59:09. > :59:16.today might be disappointing but you have gone 14 wins without a win you

:59:17. > :59:20.will take seven points from three fixtures and teams around them will

:59:21. > :59:26.get wary. The teams above them are going to start getting edgy. Dundee

:59:27. > :59:30.United go top by virtue of one point, that draw against Raith

:59:31. > :59:31.Rovers today. Hibs have the opportunity at Morton. What an

:59:32. > :59:34.opportunity to go clear at the top. one point with their draw today.

:59:35. > :59:40.What an opportunity for Hibs to go clear at the top. They do but they

:59:41. > :59:45.both go into this game having won the last two. They have had a good

:59:46. > :59:49.season so far. Dundee United before the match you thought that was three

:59:50. > :59:58.points last, in the match it sounded like it was going. More chat from

:59:59. > :00:00.our guests to come but right now we can go to our classified results

:00:01. > :00:08.round-up. We start with the Ladbrokes Scottish

:00:09. > :00:20.Premiership. Hamilton Academical the Rangers was

:00:21. > :00:43.played last night. -- versus Rangers.

:00:44. > :01:35.Morton versus Hibs kicks off at 5:15pm.

:01:36. > :02:24.West Bromwich Albion play Manchester United at 5:30pm.

:02:25. > :03:40.Let's hope it's the championship next! It is.

:03:41. > :03:50.Let's have a look at the league tables, starting with the Scottish

:03:51. > :04:02.Premiership. Look at that goal difference. Aberdeen in third spot

:04:03. > :04:07.despite losing to Ross County. Partick Thistle Stapleton despite

:04:08. > :04:16.picking up that precious point. -- stay bottom.

:04:17. > :04:24.later. St Mirren drew with a united. later. St Mirren drew with a united.

:04:25. > :04:36.-- Hibs play Morton at 5:15pm. A big win for Livingston today,

:04:37. > :04:43.beating Airdrieonians, now ten points clear at the top. A good lead

:04:44. > :04:50.for them. Stenhousemuir beat Albion Rovers but stay bottom.

:04:51. > :05:05.A win for Forfar Athletic at the top with a handsome league.

:05:06. > :05:13.Chelsea now with a commanding lead. Liverpool yet to play, they play

:05:14. > :05:24.Everton on Monday. Arsenal play Manchester City tomorrow. Sunderland

:05:25. > :05:25.have moved up a bit to third from bottom, a good result from them this

:05:26. > :05:46.afternoon. Newcastle United -- Brighton Hove

:05:47. > :05:50.Albion have a game in hand. Another defeat for Blackburn Rovers today,

:05:51. > :05:54.disturbing stuff for them. They remain in the bottom three. Let's

:05:55. > :05:59.get more details of the goings-on in the English Premier League this

:06:00. > :06:03.afternoon starting at the Stadium Of Light where we have news of a good

:06:04. > :06:07.result for Sunderland against Watford. Huge relief for the

:06:08. > :06:12.Sunderland fans. Father Christmas has come early between -- meaning

:06:13. > :06:17.Sunderland won't spend Christmas Day at the bottom two the third time in

:06:18. > :06:26.fourth season, they are off the bottom, up to the heights of 18th.

:06:27. > :06:32.Watford boss the first half -- Boston the first half. Then in the

:06:33. > :06:37.second half Sunderland are different team, the team talk definitely

:06:38. > :06:42.worked, four minutes into the second-half van Aanholt gave them

:06:43. > :06:45.the lead. He scooped the ball into the top left corner, a fourth win of

:06:46. > :06:52.the season for Sunderland under fourth defeat in 54 Watford. Let's

:06:53. > :07:00.move on to the London stadium, new issue home of West Ham United. The

:07:01. > :07:04.details from Jacqui Oatley. West Ham 1-0 Hull City. Mark Noble's

:07:05. > :07:10.controversial penalty the difference between the sides. Huddleston was

:07:11. > :07:14.judged to have fouled Antonio. The referee pointed straight to the spot

:07:15. > :07:19.but was there another for a penalty? You will have to judge tonight. Hull

:07:20. > :07:22.City will find it hard to pick up from this, fantastic for most of the

:07:23. > :07:27.game, hit the woodwork three times, their own finishing largely to

:07:28. > :07:31.blame, and they have now lost seven away games in a row. They haven't

:07:32. > :07:35.scored away for eight and a half hours and show they have the talent

:07:36. > :07:40.here but have to be more clinical. West Ham have now won four at home

:07:41. > :07:44.in nine league games, all 1-0. They have got away with this one.

:07:45. > :07:48.Middlesbrough started the day outside the bottom three and have

:07:49. > :07:54.moved up a few places thanks to win over Swansea. We can hear about it

:07:55. > :07:58.from Vicki Sparkes. A big for Middlesbrough. Delight for the home

:07:59. > :08:02.side, dismay for the visitors. Middlesbrough in the end is coasting

:08:03. > :08:06.to a deserved win, surprising given the Swans started the game so

:08:07. > :08:15.brightly, but Negredo's first half race did the damage, a skilful turn

:08:16. > :08:19.and finish, a penalty judged to have brought it down short. A third in

:08:20. > :08:24.the second half after good work by Ramirez. Swansea tested. A great

:08:25. > :08:29.save from Dino Llorente but they didn't do enough today. 18 goals

:08:30. > :08:33.conceded in their last six away games, still in Reddit two

:08:34. > :08:41.relegation trouble, Middlesbrough six clear of Swansea. In the last

:08:42. > :08:46.3pm kick off down south, Stoke City at home to Leicester City. Let's

:08:47. > :08:51.hear from Damien Johnson. A rousing comeback from ten men to culminate

:08:52. > :08:56.in a late equaliser to salvage a point. Jamie Vardy controversially

:08:57. > :08:59.dismissed for a two-footed tackle. The champions fuming again when

:09:00. > :09:07.Danny Simpson was penalised for handball. Ranieri was incensed at

:09:08. > :09:12.the break, missiles apparently thrown from the Leicester end. Stoke

:09:13. > :09:15.went close to a third in the second-half, a lower heading in a

:09:16. > :09:23.cross, and minutes from the end and Marty heading in equaliser. Stoke

:09:24. > :09:27.boss Hughes now furious. I will save a chat about Exeter City for later

:09:28. > :09:35.on. LAUGHTER. We will talk about the Premier League. Sunderland, Craig,

:09:36. > :09:39.off the bottom of the table, looking like possibly another great escape

:09:40. > :09:45.for the Black Cats under David Moyes. They will hope so because

:09:46. > :09:49.they started so badly. David Moyes is under pressure, what will they do

:09:50. > :09:52.about it? They were on a run of ten games without a win but now it is

:09:53. > :09:56.four wins and seven, 12 points on the board but the big thing about

:09:57. > :10:06.today's as alters you win today and you move a gob of a couple of teams.

:10:07. > :10:08.They will rock bottom and now are not that far behind other teams and

:10:09. > :10:12.confuse the momentum and confidence from the last few weeks and David

:10:13. > :10:19.Moyes can keep them going and other couple of players in the transfer

:10:20. > :10:25.window if money is available. The big movers today, Middlesbrough,

:10:26. > :10:30.handsome win over Swansea has moved out of the bottom three. Glad to see

:10:31. > :10:33.Negredo at a couple of goals, he is in my fantasy team! He has not

:10:34. > :10:37.scored for a while. I thought you would say it was from a hard time

:10:38. > :10:41.previously. Middlesbrough have been quietly going about their business,

:10:42. > :10:46.getting better and better and got good results and moved up. Swansea,

:10:47. > :10:52.the great success story for many years, seem to have lost their way a

:10:53. > :10:56.bit. Bob Bradley has come in, he has a different way of doing things but

:10:57. > :11:01.sane people don't like him because his accent doesn't want people to

:11:02. > :11:05.him. Swansea have to be careful because unless they change

:11:06. > :11:10.something, bringing fresh faces, quickly, they have the danger of

:11:11. > :11:14.falling further down. I jest about your disinterest in need which

:11:15. > :11:19.Premier League but I know you do... It is a difficult place to go! You

:11:20. > :11:23.have an affinity to put -- for Hull City at the bottom of the table.

:11:24. > :11:30.That is disappointing but the summary crystallised the problem.

:11:31. > :11:33.They are not winning any games away from home and even though they had

:11:34. > :11:37.opportunities to get a point today they squandered them. I have a soft

:11:38. > :11:41.spot for Hull for historic reasons, but you will be surprised to know

:11:42. > :11:47.that the day I first started supporting them, their Scottish

:11:48. > :11:52.midfield dynamo was Billy Brown of Hearts! Tommy Docherty was their

:11:53. > :11:58.manager. For a long period of time they were the club from one of the

:11:59. > :12:03.biggest cities that had never had a Premiership team and now they have

:12:04. > :12:07.gone up there. I think with added value. Curiously, there is a

:12:08. > :12:12.comparison here with Swansea. We forget that Swansea were nearly out

:12:13. > :12:16.of business, and their fans brought the club back to this period of

:12:17. > :12:19.prominence, and now you feel they are going back down on that journey

:12:20. > :12:25.again. It could well be, though it would break my heart, that Hull are

:12:26. > :12:31.destined to go down as well. That would be sad but probably realistic.

:12:32. > :12:37.Sorry to ask now! One team on the up today... At least you're getting the

:12:38. > :12:42.division is right! My uncle still does the pools! One team on the up

:12:43. > :12:47.in Scotland is Ross County, and we can hear from their manager Jim

:12:48. > :12:51.McIntyre speaking to Martin. Gym, I presume you would agree that was a

:12:52. > :12:55.tremendous afternoon for you. Yes, I thought we played particularly well

:12:56. > :13:03.in the first half, worked Aberdeen's goalkeeper really well. He had four

:13:04. > :13:07.great saves, three in the first half. You think to yourself it will

:13:08. > :13:11.be like recent weeks where we have created a few chances and not been

:13:12. > :13:16.ruthless enough in front of goal but you have to give him credit. Some of

:13:17. > :13:19.the play first half was excellent. At busywork -- Aberdeen were more

:13:20. > :13:24.dominant in the second half and we had to defend deeply at times but

:13:25. > :13:29.they are a quality side and that's what will face you. We knew we would

:13:30. > :13:33.face a reaction from them and once we got down to ten men we thought,

:13:34. > :13:37.here we go, it will be a long afternoon, but credit to them, we

:13:38. > :13:42.dug in and showed the desire to get forward and get a winner. We made a

:13:43. > :13:47.plausible substitution and protein shall con rather than putting on a

:13:48. > :13:55.midfielder and taking the point. We took the gamble and it paid off.

:13:56. > :13:59.Craig, I will come to you. Do you agree with Jim's summary there? More

:14:00. > :14:04.or less. I was amazed when they brought on the substitute and made

:14:05. > :14:07.it forward, OK, playing a withdrawn role and helping midfield but he is

:14:08. > :14:10.a possible goal-scorer so they brought forward thinking they are

:14:11. > :14:14.down to ten men but they will defend as hard as they can. If they get the

:14:15. > :14:18.ball they might create a chance and that is how it worked out. Many

:14:19. > :14:28.managers would say, just defend, get right back, the 18-yard line with

:14:29. > :14:31.four defenders and four to fielders, make it hard for the opposition.

:14:32. > :14:33.Their play to Ross County, they took a chance and it worked. And they

:14:34. > :14:35.took their chances, something Jim McIntyre has lamented in the past,

:14:36. > :14:37.creating chances but not capitalising. They have a decent

:14:38. > :14:41.creating chances but not strikeforce as well, they're not

:14:42. > :14:46.short of goal-scorers. What is significant about this is Aberdeen

:14:47. > :14:50.have had a woeful month. It feels as if something is not quite clicking

:14:51. > :14:54.their for the quality of players they have both in terms of the

:14:55. > :14:58.breadth of quality they have and the types of players they have. They

:14:59. > :15:03.should be winning games at a canter and they simply cannot get past

:15:04. > :15:07.teams, and today, you just felt if the team would win it, given

:15:08. > :15:12.Aberdeen's recent performances, that would be Ross County. Hopefully we

:15:13. > :15:19.will hear from Derek McInnes later. Gemma, looking at Ross County's run,

:15:20. > :15:22.it is impressive. Indeed. As you said it is turning creating chances

:15:23. > :15:27.into taking chances. When you come to the top leagues with the top

:15:28. > :15:30.teams it is those teams that can create chances but take them in a

:15:31. > :15:36.game that will get you over the line, and they are the 1-0 games, I

:15:37. > :15:43.remember Chelsea playing Sunderland midweek, they didn't have a lot of

:15:44. > :15:47.chances and a good goalkeeper. That was the difference. That's what Jim

:15:48. > :15:51.has been lamenting, the fact that taking those chances makes the small

:15:52. > :15:56.difference, the difference between losing two points and gaining free

:15:57. > :16:01.today. Just one point for Kilmarnock. They drew at home to

:16:02. > :16:05.Inverness. We can hear from manager Lee Clark speaking to Brian

:16:06. > :16:10.McLaughlin. I can't imagine you would be too happy with a point. I

:16:11. > :16:15.am not, no, and to be honest with you we deserved to win the game.

:16:16. > :16:19.Totally dominant team first half, granted, Inverness came back in for

:16:20. > :16:25.little spells, Jamie hasn't had a lot to do, we scored a terrific goal

:16:26. > :16:31.again, and defended played very poorly, which cost us all three

:16:32. > :16:35.points and another really good win at home, but, frustrated,

:16:36. > :16:39.disappointed, work ethic of the players was terrific, we pressed

:16:40. > :16:46.really well, but we didn't see the game out so we are a bit frustrated.

:16:47. > :16:48.When you took the lead with that magnificent strike from Suleiman,

:16:49. > :16:53.you must have thought that the three points were in the bag. Do you think

:16:54. > :16:58.there was complacency at the back that allowed on the desk back in?

:16:59. > :17:01.Not at all, and I never thought the game was won. I am experienced

:17:02. > :17:04.enough both in playing and management to know the game is not

:17:05. > :17:10.over till it is over and when you are only one ahead, 93-94 minutes is

:17:11. > :17:13.usually the time, and you have to do everything right in that time.

:17:14. > :17:15.usually the time, and you have to do Craig, Lee Clark reckons the

:17:16. > :17:21.defenders played poorly, do you agree? There were chances but they

:17:22. > :17:31.were disappointed at losing the goal in such an easy fashion. You could

:17:32. > :17:38.see Coulibaly's goal. I missed it. He has gone, turned, back onto his

:17:39. > :17:43.right foot, inside at the near post. Great skill, equalising goal, just

:17:44. > :17:47.an ordinary free kick into the box and warrant saw off the defender.

:17:48. > :17:51.You have to defend stronger than that. It is a decent result, a

:17:52. > :17:57.point, but could be a home win and Kilmarnock are not getting enough.

:17:58. > :18:02.You score a spectacular goal only to lose the victories to a scrappy one.

:18:03. > :18:07.I think disappointment could be translated into raging at that goal

:18:08. > :18:12.they lost. To be honest Coulibaly is defending, I don't know why, because

:18:13. > :18:19.he doesn't help out at all. It is a really poor goal. You can't expect

:18:20. > :18:24.Coulibaly to defend. He is not supposed to be! I think for Lee

:18:25. > :18:27.Clark, he stamped his authority on this team at the beginning of the

:18:28. > :18:31.season, came in last year, do well to keep them in the Premier League,

:18:32. > :18:34.he said, I don't have a lot of money, I will bring in young players

:18:35. > :18:39.that are hungry and want to make their mark in the game, and I think

:18:40. > :18:43.out of 14 or 15 new players who brought him he has found a diamond.

:18:44. > :18:50.What is happening is, this year, when they were losing games 1-0,

:18:51. > :18:54.they are winning but it is sporadic, but you expect that. They are doing

:18:55. > :19:02.well. Yes, disappointed, scrappy game but that goal is worth winning.

:19:03. > :19:06.I am not trying to be Scrooge but I thought there was lacking

:19:07. > :19:12.Coulibaly's goal, but then again, the striker is hungry to score goals

:19:13. > :19:18.often get luck. You are happy enough with the luck thing John Stone got.

:19:19. > :19:22.That is a different kind of luck! Inverness will be delighted with

:19:23. > :19:30.that point given their goalkeeper is not fully fit. He has players

:19:31. > :19:34.playing 50 or 60% fit but they had determined, so I imagine they would

:19:35. > :19:40.be delighted with that. He will be happy to come away with a point.

:19:41. > :19:43.Tough crowd this, isn't it! LAUGHTER I would never known a manager to be

:19:44. > :19:47.delighted -- I have never known a I would never known a manager to be

:19:48. > :19:54.manager. If Williams has a back spasm which is unpredictable, I

:19:55. > :20:03.think third choice goalkeeper is 18. No emergency loans in the Premier

:20:04. > :20:07.League, which seems anomalous. It does. St Johnstone have three

:20:08. > :20:13.goalkeepers, we could lend them one of the money was right! Time for

:20:14. > :20:19.more managerial insight from Mark McGhee speaking to John Barnes after

:20:20. > :20:24.the draw at Sam Johnstone. What did you make of that game, watching from

:20:25. > :20:27.the vantage point today? The first half I was comfortable, quite

:20:28. > :20:34.content with the approach, the application was good. The second

:20:35. > :20:40.half was excruciating. We never got out or played at all. The second

:20:41. > :20:48.half we had had luck but the first half was good. Excruciating

:20:49. > :20:53.according to Mark McGhee, do you sympathise? The second half wasn't

:20:54. > :20:58.great, the first was more exciting. He was hoping his team would hold

:20:59. > :21:03.on. They lost badly at Tynecastle and then lost a seven goal thriller

:21:04. > :21:08.against Celtic. He wasn't happy with the goalless draw and wanted

:21:09. > :21:12.something better today. When you give yourself a goal you will pick

:21:13. > :21:17.up three points, but St Johnstone are a tough nut to crack. With

:21:18. > :21:23.Motherwell's record I think the point is not bad. You would have to

:21:24. > :21:28.agree, Gemma. I would. We were watching the second half and I think

:21:29. > :21:33.Motherwell were probably five yards deeper in the centre circle and

:21:34. > :21:36.couldn't get out. I am a bit disappointed because St Johnstone

:21:37. > :21:43.got chances in the second-half. Win, lose or draw Mark McGhee is worth an

:21:44. > :21:52.interview post much. He is. The word he was excruciating. If you look at

:21:53. > :21:56.the stats, the level of possession St Johnstone had and then 11 corners

:21:57. > :22:01.to zero and shots on target, they won all the key stats, and I think

:22:02. > :22:09.Tommy Wright... There is only one key stat. That is goals, you are

:22:10. > :22:14.right. That is why they only got one point! LAUGHTER Mark McGhee wasn't

:22:15. > :22:23.happy and neither is Derek McInnes. His side lost 2-1. He is speaking to

:22:24. > :22:27.Martin. You seem to have a lot of determination, desire and intent to

:22:28. > :22:35.go forward. It seemed that the final moment was missing. You can be as

:22:36. > :22:47.good as you want between the boxes and I thought we were. The boys on

:22:48. > :22:51.the need to score and we didn't have the killer instinct in the first

:22:52. > :22:59.half. Certainly in the second half we have good areas. Ross County

:23:00. > :23:05.defender Lotte world. Good determination. We should be

:23:06. > :23:09.bemoaning the fact that we should have been getting all three points.

:23:10. > :23:17.I thought the response deserves a mention, but it feels quite galling

:23:18. > :23:22.having not got anything, and we are disappointed we don't at least have

:23:23. > :23:27.something from the game. I'm afraid as you can see, Stewart has had to

:23:28. > :23:29.leave us. When you have to go, you have to go. Especially when you get

:23:30. > :23:35.to his age. He has to go to his off have to go. Especially when you get

:23:36. > :23:40.the ball duties on the radio. Derek McInnes understandably is

:23:41. > :23:44.disappointed, and he pinpointed one of the big dealings, the lack of

:23:45. > :23:57.killer instinct. He eventually came on, when you've... There is a lot of

:23:58. > :24:02.goal threat. They had enough play in the Ross County half but they didn't

:24:03. > :24:06.create good chances. Maybe a real goal sniffer should be on the end of

:24:07. > :24:10.the goals. Disappointing, the draw at home against St Johnstone, they

:24:11. > :24:13.were looking to win last week, but you know Rangers won last week so

:24:14. > :24:19.you have to put three points on the board today. I thought they were

:24:20. > :24:26.favourites but County hit them. Let's had to Tynecastle and tear

:24:27. > :24:34.from the Hearts head coach. He was speaking to Chris. It was different,

:24:35. > :24:41.there was different bits to the game. Initially we were able to try

:24:42. > :24:51.to win some control. We started the game well at times. We had good

:24:52. > :25:03.periods of possession. There were so many performances. Then in the

:25:04. > :25:11.second half we didn't have control. It was mayhem. Very broken. No real

:25:12. > :25:25.flow or organisation. At that point it was very difficult. What what you

:25:26. > :25:28.put that down to? We can't avoid the fact that the change, the injury,

:25:29. > :25:35.change what we had available in midfield. We were looking to do

:25:36. > :25:45.different things from that point so we lost that dominance we were

:25:46. > :25:51.looking for. Craig, he spoke of mayhem, was it mayhem? Partick had

:25:52. > :25:55.the chances in the second half. As the new manager you desperately want

:25:56. > :26:00.the first one. I am afraid the mayhem is over for us in this

:26:01. > :26:03.pre-Christmas show. Consider this last look at today's results as a

:26:04. > :26:10.gift to you. It is not much but it is the thought that counts. In the

:26:11. > :26:26.Premiership this weekend there was a win for second place Rangers.

:26:27. > :26:31.A good victory for Dumbarton today in the Championship. Goalless

:26:32. > :26:43.between Morton and Hibernians. You can see the best bits of the

:26:44. > :26:51.Premiership action in the highlights show tomorrow night. This is the

:26:52. > :27:01.first show Jonathan hasn't plugged! Five past six tomorrow on BBC One,

:27:02. > :27:07.HD later at 11:30pm. Join Jonathan and his merry band. If you are

:27:08. > :27:14.missing Stuart you don't have two, he is presenting Saturday Supplement

:27:15. > :27:18.with his friend Tom Cowell. Tune in, you won't regret it. Thanks to Gemma

:27:19. > :27:20.and Craig for their wisdom and thanks to you for watching, see you

:27:21. > :27:24.soon, happy Christmas!