18/03/2012

:00:22. > :00:26.Great things are achieved when people come together. The strength

:00:26. > :00:36.of one becomes the strength of thousands. Aspirations beyond

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:00:48. > :00:58.A community exists to give everyone a voice. To give everyone belief.

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:01:29. > :01:39.If a community shares the same Kilmarnock in front of! This is

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:01:43. > :01:50.remarkable! It is brilliant, may At last, the breakthrough for

:01:51. > :01:58.Kilmarnock. The Scottish communities League Cup final,

:01:58. > :02:02.Celtic versus Kilmarnock. The annual Scottish football prize

:02:02. > :02:07.giving start right here. It is the Scottish communities League Cup

:02:07. > :02:12.final here at Hampden. Both teams looking to get their hands on the

:02:12. > :02:15.first silverware of the Scottish season. Kenny Shiels and his

:02:16. > :02:20.Kilmarnock team have arrived here at the National Stadium for their

:02:20. > :02:26.big day out. With lots of plaudits for the way they play, can they

:02:26. > :02:31.upset the odds. For Neil Lennon, it could be the first step towards a

:02:31. > :02:35.treble and they could clinch the title as early as next weekend.

:02:35. > :02:40.They are looking to extend an unbeaten run in domestic football

:02:40. > :02:47.which has stretched for 26 matches. Celtic and Kilmarnock getting ready

:02:47. > :02:53.for the League Cup finals. With me in the studio the former Celtic

:02:53. > :02:59.striker and Craig Levein as well. Former Kilmarnock winger Pat Nevin

:02:59. > :03:05.completes a studio line-up. Let's get the former Kilmarnock defender

:03:05. > :03:12.Craig Paterson in the commentary box alongside Liam. The a fantastic

:03:12. > :03:17.day for it. Celtic are looking to continue this unbelievable domestic

:03:17. > :03:21.record which stretches back to October when they lost against

:03:21. > :03:27.Hearts. Looking for what they hope will be the start of a domestic

:03:27. > :03:35.treble. It is a very familiar- looking Celtic's side. Such a

:03:35. > :03:38.strong side. They are on a fantastic run and that is why they

:03:38. > :03:45.are red hot favourites to lift the first trophy of the season.

:03:45. > :03:49.Kilmarnock have been up and down all season. When they defend well,

:03:49. > :03:56.they play well. They have beaten Rangers home and away. They went

:03:56. > :03:59.down narrowly at Parkhead. They are capable of producing a shock.

:03:59. > :04:04.they manage to beat Celtic this afternoon it would be the first

:04:04. > :04:12.time they have won the League Cup. Celtic looking for their 15th

:04:12. > :04:22.success. There is one game that had been played already today's. It was

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:04:31. > :04:41.the Edinburgh derby. Hearts have Highlights of that and all the

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:04:43. > :04:48.other SPL football tonight at 10pm. Let's talk about the big match here.

:04:48. > :04:52.Looking at that line-up for Celtic, maybe the any big decisions for

:04:52. > :04:57.Neil Lennon was whether he would play Georgios Samaras. He has

:04:57. > :05:02.played him on the left many times this season. He has decided to

:05:02. > :05:08.leave him on the bench today. He has gone in with a strong midfield

:05:08. > :05:15.with Joe Ledley on the left. Mulgrew is at left back which gives

:05:15. > :05:18.him a bit of height as well. Samaras is fresh if he needs them.

:05:19. > :05:26.Well Kilmarnock come here with the only planning know which is to play

:05:26. > :05:32.passing football? I think they must do. If they play more defensively,

:05:32. > :05:39.I don't see much firepower for them. The problem is, they might not be

:05:39. > :05:44.able to. If Celtic play well, you might not be able to stop them. It

:05:44. > :05:50.is a worrying for Kilmarnock. Except for the fact there is no

:05:50. > :05:58.expectation on them. Craig, would your money today be going anywhere

:05:58. > :06:01.other than on Celtic? It is a two horse race. Celtic are the

:06:01. > :06:10.favourites. There are certain things, Nick need to do well to

:06:10. > :06:17.have a chance. One of them is ball- retention. The need to be able to

:06:17. > :06:22.keep the ball, particularly early on in the match. An early goal for

:06:23. > :06:27.Celtic, this sounds silly, but an early goal for Celtic almost

:06:27. > :06:32.finishes the game. Kilmarnock need to stay in the game for as long as

:06:33. > :06:37.possible and give the good players chances to get in that last third

:06:37. > :06:44.of the pitch. The only time that these two have ever met in the

:06:44. > :06:51.League Cup final before was in 2001. It was shortly before your arrival.

:06:51. > :06:59.This was pretty special. This was Henrik Larsson's hat-trick.

:06:59. > :07:04.great man himself. It is remarkable to think it was 11 years ago. It is

:07:04. > :07:11.a Cup final today, and anything can happen. Celtic are on the cusp of

:07:11. > :07:17.doing something very special. Neil Lennon and this group of players.

:07:17. > :07:22.This was the first trophy on the way to a Martin O'Neill treble.

:07:22. > :07:28.There will be no talk of the treble in the dressing rooms. It will be

:07:28. > :07:32.one trophy at a time. They have a tough game against Kilmarnock. They

:07:32. > :07:37.have a semi-final to look forward to. We know the league is a

:07:37. > :07:40.foregone conclusion, but it is one trophy at a time. When you get to

:07:40. > :07:43.ahead of yourself and you start thinking about trebles and

:07:43. > :07:51.everything else, the fans will talk about it because they are excited,

:07:51. > :07:55.but that is when you slip up. saw the bleached head of Neil

:07:55. > :08:03.Lennon there, the player lifting his first trophy on the way to 10

:08:03. > :08:08.medals. As managing expectations in a player help when you get to

:08:08. > :08:14.management level? It Neil Lennon is progressing well as a manager, it

:08:14. > :08:21.has been proven the seasons. It is another thing for him to cope with.

:08:21. > :08:26.For both Old Firm teams, the trouble is a very important thing.

:08:26. > :08:30.He has to manage his team's expectations and his own. He is in

:08:31. > :08:35.a job where you do not get to make mistakes. Everything has to be done

:08:35. > :08:43.properly and I really must commend him on where he has got his team to

:08:43. > :08:48.us. I know the players will not talk about Troubles, but this game

:08:48. > :08:58.here, they are odds-on favourites and strong favourites to win the

:08:58. > :09:04.Scottish Cup. -- talk about trebles. Do come Marwick have to hope Celtic

:09:04. > :09:09.have a bad day? That is exactly what you would normally say it in

:09:09. > :09:14.this situation. I have watched Celtic have a few bad days recently,

:09:14. > :09:21.but they still tend to wins. They almost have to have a very, very

:09:22. > :09:31.bad day. Kilmarnock have to make sure that the centre-backs when the

:09:31. > :09:36.ball. Even by Neil Lennon's standards, this has been a bizarre

:09:36. > :09:42.build up to a cup final when you consider he was at the funeral of a

:09:42. > :09:48.friend. Then he had a day in court giving evidence in the trial of two

:09:48. > :09:53.men plotting to kill him. It has been a difficult couple of days,

:09:53. > :09:59.but my whole focuses on the team. It was good to get back to the

:09:59. > :10:04.normality of my job on Wednesday. I have got something to really look

:10:04. > :10:09.forward to at the end of the week. We looked at the three games,

:10:09. > :10:14.Dundee United, Kilmarnock and Rangers. Three pivotal games. We

:10:14. > :10:24.came through Dundee United well, and now we have the first trophy to

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:10:28. > :10:34.I was walking down their thinking, if this gets any worse I will hand

:10:34. > :10:44.in my resignation. I was thinking, there is no point ranting, it just

:10:44. > :10:47.

:10:47. > :10:57.makes some valid points. In that 45 minutes, we found the spirit. When

:10:57. > :10:58.

:10:58. > :11:05.a team has spirit, they can win The team showed in the second half

:11:05. > :11:15.what they can do, and since then we have been able to get a sieve --

:11:15. > :11:18.

:11:18. > :11:24.consistent level of performance. Since November until now, it has

:11:24. > :11:31.been quite strange, the turnaround. It has been big. Obviously, it has

:11:31. > :11:35.been good for us. We obviously believed in what we were doing. We

:11:35. > :11:41.never change the personnel, we never panicked. Rightly or wrongly,

:11:41. > :11:46.and at the time people said it was wrongly, we had total belief in the

:11:46. > :11:56.players. We also know we cannot slip up, we cannot get complacent

:11:56. > :12:04.

:12:04. > :12:12.I think will Monica is a very good team. They are one of the teams in

:12:12. > :12:18.Scotland that like to pass the ball. -- I think Kilmarnock. One thing

:12:18. > :12:23.come arnica are capable of doing is keeping the ball. We will have to

:12:23. > :12:33.be mindful of that and try to press them in areas where we are not

:12:33. > :12:35.

:12:35. > :12:45.We will not sit and wait for a counter attack. They will play the

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:12:49. > :12:55.game and enjoy it like we are going We are not allowed to talk about

:12:55. > :13:04.that. To talk about the trouble would be disrespectful to the rest

:13:04. > :13:09.of the teens. But being in all these competitions, it is only

:13:09. > :13:19.natural people will ask you about it. I am not saying we're going to

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:13:20. > :13:24.win the treble, but we have a good chance. It is not so long ago that

:13:24. > :13:29.game at Rugby Park. Was that the Neil Lennon team talk at half-time

:13:29. > :13:35.which saved his job? His players certainly went out in the second

:13:35. > :13:42.half and should they had spirit. They look in really happy team.

:13:42. > :13:50.They look as if they get on with each other. Ultimately, that will

:13:50. > :13:57.lead to great results. They go 3-0 down, and it was a massive turning

:13:57. > :14:03.point in terms of coming back. They have gone on this remarkable run.

:14:03. > :14:09.26 games domestically undefeated. It is obvious this particular game,

:14:09. > :14:15.you were thinking, let's just get back in the game, let's shows

:14:15. > :14:21.buried. For them to come back at 3- 3, was a great achievement and has

:14:21. > :14:29.led them to this unbelievable run. From there tonight, an incredible

:14:29. > :14:35.transformation? Yes. There is a certain logic, Neil Lennon has been

:14:35. > :14:41.in the job for nearly two years. The turnaround in players has been

:14:41. > :14:47.significant. When you get a team together and start trying different

:14:47. > :14:53.formations, it sometimes takes a little bit of time to hit the right

:14:53. > :15:02.formula. Maybe it was an that day, maybe the final thing missing was

:15:02. > :15:09.that belief. That has maybe been what has made them go on from there.

:15:09. > :15:15.They have been mightily impressive. They really have. I think their

:15:15. > :15:20.European performances have improved as well. Neil Lennon was in a

:15:20. > :15:25.difficult position and it shows the character of the man. And you now

:15:25. > :15:32.look at the squat, and the value of that squad must have gone up by

:15:32. > :15:39.tens of millions of pounds? players are so far ahead of anyone

:15:39. > :15:43.else in Scottish football. One of the things we talk about is how

:15:43. > :15:49.well Neil Lennon has done, from his personal life to what he has done

:15:49. > :15:59.on the pitch. He has built a really good squad. There are all sorts of

:15:59. > :15:59.

:15:59. > :16:04.pressures around these managers. Even hipper, if he is out, it is OK.

:16:04. > :16:09.Even with the full-backs, there is great cover their. And no fears for

:16:09. > :16:18.them. The only fear they have is, I'd better play well or I will be

:16:18. > :16:23.out. There are plenty of players who will feel disappointed, but

:16:24. > :16:33.that is what you want as a manager. It is another reason why Kilmarnock

:16:34. > :16:35.

:16:36. > :16:40.It may be Mother's Day, but it could be Father's Day for

:16:40. > :16:46.Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels, it is some turns out to be the Hampden

:16:46. > :16:51.match winner today, as he was in the semi-final. We have been

:16:51. > :16:55.speaking to them. I am not here to be popular, I am here to be

:16:55. > :17:00.successful for Kilmarnock Football club. For their family album

:17:00. > :17:10.reveals an interesting picture. I am asked a question from the

:17:10. > :17:15.media, it is important I am straight for with those guys.

:17:15. > :17:24.Shiels has been making headlines on the pitch. There is a connection

:17:24. > :17:28.there, the relationship, but in between games it is a professional

:17:28. > :17:33.business. We don't want anything else other than to be totally

:17:34. > :17:41.professional. We try to treat everyone the same, there is no

:17:41. > :17:46.difference. The way he wants to play the game suits the way I play

:17:47. > :17:51.it on the pitch. Taking away the fact he is my father, I needed to

:17:51. > :17:58.look at the start of the season to find a team that was going to suit

:17:58. > :18:04.the way I played. But will strong family values be enough to beat

:18:04. > :18:08.Celtic? There is a lot of pressure on Celtic because of the treble. If

:18:08. > :18:18.Celtic players don't perform the way they know they can, the trouble

:18:18. > :18:19.

:18:19. > :18:24.could be gone. It is a terrible back-pass! This is quite remarkable.

:18:24. > :18:28.Talking about being unplayable, there are times they have been

:18:28. > :18:38.terrible this season. I'm sure they know that themselves and we have

:18:38. > :18:42.

:18:42. > :18:49.got to hope we catch them on an off day. We will be doing everything to

:18:49. > :18:58.make sure they don't play well on the day. I want to give him 100%,

:18:58. > :19:04.that is a given in any Cup final. If they are really hot on the day,

:19:04. > :19:08.they will win the Cup, but we can't deny that. One thing we will do is

:19:08. > :19:14.we will come out and play. Celtic will know what is going to be a

:19:14. > :19:19.decent game of football with two teams trying to win the match.

:19:20. > :19:25.can't imagine those two are always that serious when they get together.

:19:25. > :19:29.He is a bit of a character, isn't he? What do you make of him? He

:19:29. > :19:34.provokes different reactions from different people, doesn't he?

:19:35. > :19:38.very honest and he says what he thinks. Sometimes we bite our

:19:38. > :19:44.tongue and don't say what we think, and that is one thing about Kenny

:19:45. > :19:49.Shiels - if he feels one thing, he will just say it. For you guys in

:19:49. > :19:55.the media, he is great value for money. I think he has been a breath

:19:55. > :20:01.of fresh air. The Football has been really good, probably the reason he

:20:01. > :20:07.got the job is he has continued the way Kilmarnock play. I like him, he

:20:08. > :20:10.is a decent guy and good entertainment. He has played down

:20:10. > :20:16.Kilmarnock's prospects Today, which I suppose you would expect him to

:20:16. > :20:20.do, but privately thinking something else? We were all agreed

:20:21. > :20:27.beforehand, was set in Neil Lennon that they would win this easily,

:20:27. > :20:36.and also I think he is saying to his own players as well to just

:20:36. > :20:44.relax. You would expect 3-0 at half-time, but actually the last

:20:44. > :20:48.game at Celtic Park, when Celtic's four 2-1, Kilmarnock were by a long

:20:48. > :20:56.way the better team for 60 minutes. They were fearless, they passed the

:20:56. > :21:01.ball brilliantly. If Kilmarnock come out and play with that belief

:21:01. > :21:06.again, that is their only chance they have got. The only way they

:21:06. > :21:11.will do that is if the manager is confident with them. We hear the

:21:11. > :21:17.things in the press, but here is very relaxed down there. He knows

:21:17. > :21:23.there is no pressure on them. do you get out Celtic? What will

:21:23. > :21:27.his philosophy be? What are the weaker areas within Celtic? There

:21:27. > :21:32.are no weaknesses really, but for me every single player in

:21:32. > :21:38.Kilmarnock needs to play well, not to get nervous, to want the ball

:21:39. > :21:41.inside areas, show people what a good player you are, don't be too

:21:41. > :21:46.intimidated by your opposition number. Show respect on the pitch

:21:46. > :21:52.but you have got to feel you are as good as them. Kenny Shiels will be

:21:52. > :21:56.telling them to enjoy it. Kilmarnock are not expected to win

:21:56. > :22:01.the game today so he will be telling them to enjoy the occasion,

:22:01. > :22:07.to have no regrets. To come off the pitch at the end of the game not

:22:07. > :22:12.thinking I could have done this, I just switched off for a second,

:22:12. > :22:15.concentrate for 90 minutes and anything could happen. Seeing Paul

:22:15. > :22:23.Heffernan's name on the team-sheet will give Kilmarnock a

:22:23. > :22:27.psychological boost. He is a smart player, isn't he? Yes, and it is

:22:27. > :22:32.important for the rest of the team knowing they have somebody in the

:22:32. > :22:37.team who can score goals. I played for a long time that Hearts with

:22:38. > :22:44.Robinson, he would score, and the amount of times he did you out of a

:22:44. > :22:54.difficult situation. He has got a good history of scoring goals. He

:22:54. > :22:59.has played in the leagues in England and takes opportunities.

:22:59. > :23:07.The extra man in midfield that Kilmarnock have got, I think if

:23:07. > :23:12.they can get Harkins on the ball in the last third of the pitch, Paul

:23:12. > :23:16.Heffernan is a clever player, he can be fed in and he will get an

:23:16. > :23:24.opportunity to score a goal. They have got to get people up to

:23:24. > :23:28.support him though. I have played him in that country many times.

:23:28. > :23:33.When you haven't got possession and you are up against two big centre-

:23:33. > :23:38.halves, you have got to have people picking up the ball. He will need

:23:38. > :23:43.Dean Shiels and Harkin to support him, otherwise it is very lonely if

:23:43. > :23:49.you have no support. He does have that ability to bring other people

:23:49. > :23:54.into play, and that will be key for Kilmarnock. They it is the only way

:23:54. > :24:04.they are going to get hold of that caught. They need to be brave, just

:24:04. > :24:05.

:24:05. > :24:10.like the people bringing this Cup out today. I also think we

:24:10. > :24:19.shouldn't forget the fact that Dean Shiels is an important and an

:24:19. > :24:25.intelligent player for Kilmarnock. Just looking at the Celtic line-up,

:24:26. > :24:32.the name of Charlie Mulgrew jumps out at me. We have spoken about

:24:32. > :24:39.transformation in Celtic's fortunes this season, he was in Craig's team,

:24:39. > :24:44.what a player he has become. Yes, a player that can play in a number of

:24:44. > :24:54.positions. He can play pushed up, in midfield, centre-half, left-back,

:24:54. > :24:58.wonderful left-foot. Takes great dead-ball situations. He was a

:24:58. > :25:04.young man at Celtic when I was there, who moved to Aberdeen, and

:25:04. > :25:14.he responded. He said that he could play for Celtic and he is now one

:25:14. > :25:15.

:25:15. > :25:25.of the first names on Neil Lennon's team sheet. James Forrest is

:25:25. > :25:26.

:25:26. > :25:29.another exciting player today. in training he has showed himself

:25:29. > :25:34.to be at least at the same level as the other players, which is

:25:34. > :25:39.important, and he showed a confidence and maturity. His

:25:39. > :25:44.technical ability is not in doubt, but his decision making, his

:25:44. > :25:49.majority are the things I have been impressed by it. He has made that

:25:49. > :25:54.jump into under 21 football, even though he is still a young lad.

:25:54. > :25:58.is when you start discussing the Celtic names that you realise the

:25:58. > :26:05.scale of the task facing Kilmarnock today. As I say, the word that

:26:05. > :26:10.keeps coming back to me is fear. I played most of my career in England.

:26:10. > :26:14.When we went to Celtic Park for the first time, some of those boys

:26:14. > :26:19.looked fearful to me and I have not come across that in my career

:26:19. > :26:26.before. That is the power of Rangers in the past, and hopefully

:26:26. > :26:33.in the future at some point Celtic as well. They don't seem to have

:26:33. > :26:37.those fears. It is a joy to watch James Forrest, and he is one of

:26:37. > :26:47.those players, you can happily say the fact he is making good

:26:47. > :26:48.

:26:48. > :26:52.decisions. When I interviewed Neil Lennon on Friday, I asked him about

:26:52. > :26:59.whether going into the business end of the season you have to refocus

:26:59. > :27:09.on getting the big prizes up for grabs. His response was "why change

:27:09. > :27:10.

:27:11. > :27:16.anything?" because he is in the middle of an incredible run. If it

:27:16. > :27:21.is not broke, why fix it? Samaras knows his way around the football

:27:21. > :27:26.pitch, nose in terms of where he plays, and Neil has options. There

:27:26. > :27:30.is no need to change anything. They are up on the cusp of doing

:27:30. > :27:36.something very special, the trouble. They don't come around too often,

:27:36. > :27:40.but it is one Trophy at a time, obviously starting with today.

:27:40. > :27:46.is the Scottish communities the League Cup final at Celtic against

:27:46. > :27:50.Kilmarnock, and we are almost there. So Elphick will look forward to

:27:50. > :28:00.playing us because they will know it is a decent game of football

:28:00. > :28:00.

:28:00. > :28:10.with two teams trying to win that. The thought of losing the Cup final

:28:10. > :28:18.

:28:18. > :28:28.The Scottish communities League Cup final. Your commentary team, Craig

:28:28. > :28:33.

:28:33. > :28:40.Paterson and Leo -- Liam Macleod. The first of their trophies was the

:28:40. > :28:46.one they are hoping to end the day with today. Their opponents in 2001

:28:46. > :28:50.were also Kilmarnock. The school of thought is that with the league

:28:50. > :28:56.title signed and sealed and Paul Cook delivered, Neil Lennon is

:28:56. > :29:06.three games away from a piece of history, what they will be hoping

:29:06. > :29:06.

:29:06. > :29:15.is 3 Hampton dates. -- Hampton. Kilmarnock have been up and down

:29:15. > :29:21.all season, going from the sublime at Ibrox to results such as a 6-3

:29:21. > :29:28.defeat. Those fans coming to the stadium will hope it will be an

:29:28. > :29:38.improvement on their last two Cup finals when they were destroyed in

:29:38. > :29:52.

:29:52. > :29:56.2001, and beaten by Hibernian. That an afternoon this is for him. His

:29:56. > :30:05.compatriot Kenny Shiels of Kilmarnock, his first full season

:30:05. > :30:10.in charge of the club, but he has led them to a national Cup final.

:30:10. > :30:14.Craig Paterson with me. This will be some afternoon, Craig. In

:30:14. > :30:18.particular for some of those who have not played in the national

:30:18. > :30:23.stadium before been a final. It is a fantastic occasion to be here, to

:30:23. > :30:30.be involved. The players will love this book they will want to go home

:30:30. > :30:34.with a winner's medal. The way Celtic are playing, Kilmarnock have

:30:34. > :30:44.got to get in their face and match- up, especially at the start of the

:30:44. > :30:50.

:30:50. > :30:59.line-up. Joe Ledley looks back into midfield. It is such a strong line-

:30:59. > :31:08.up. Georgios Samaras reduced to a place on the bench. Liam Kelly has

:31:08. > :31:18.an important role as the sitting midfielder. Paul Heffernan, the top

:31:18. > :31:41.

:31:41. > :31:49.scorer, has made it. Gary Harkins take charge of his first final. The

:31:49. > :31:59.33-year-old teacher has refereed called Firm derbies. This will now

:31:59. > :32:00.

:32:00. > :32:06.sit on his CV. The 66th League Cup final is about to start. Kilmarnock

:32:06. > :32:09.yet to taste League Cup success. They have an opportunity this

:32:09. > :32:16.afternoon. They have had opportunities in the last 11 years

:32:16. > :32:22.and it has not happened for them. Saturday 15th October it was the

:32:22. > :32:30.moment of Celtic's season so far. It may only have been a point they

:32:30. > :32:35.picked up from their opponents today, but coming back from 3-0.

:32:35. > :32:39.That game followed their last domestic defeat against Hearts.

:32:39. > :32:45.Neil Lennon has since got on to say he may have quit had they not

:32:45. > :32:51.salvaged that a drop. Now the Celtic boss stands on the edge of

:32:51. > :33:01.greatness. Kilmarnock will do their best to prevent the travel

:33:01. > :33:01.

:33:01. > :33:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:33:48. > :33:58.in the game. Scott Brown has been in good goalscoring form recently

:33:58. > :34:18.

:34:18. > :34:28.and was not shy about having a go! League Cup final defeat against

:34:28. > :34:40.

:34:40. > :34:48.tested to do so this afternoon. -- centre half's. Liam Kelly is going

:34:48. > :34:58.to have an important job. He has got to protect centre-backs. Stokes

:34:58. > :35:28.

:35:29. > :35:38.and Hooper, some of the link-up is of today to the one that drew up in

:35:39. > :35:59.

:35:59. > :36:09.Inverness last weekend. Fowler and confidence instilled into them

:36:09. > :36:30.

:36:31. > :36:34.chances. Clear your lines. Talking of instilling confidence, Bell in

:36:34. > :36:44.the Kilmarnock goal was out quickly to smother the effort from her

:36:44. > :36:52.

:36:52. > :37:02.goals, in a cup final you cannot afford to. There is a lesson. Do

:37:02. > :37:02.

:37:02. > :37:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:37:50. > :37:55.Celtic have their first corner of the afternoons. Celtic are trying

:37:55. > :38:05.to lift the pace and get balls into the box. They really should be one

:38:05. > :38:40.

:38:40. > :38:50.keeper gives Gary hipper a good League Cup meeting between these

:38:50. > :38:50.

:38:50. > :39:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:39:33. > :39:39.two. Just one Kilmarnock win in the way this game is panning out right

:39:39. > :39:46.now us. They are getting themselves hemmed ins. They cannot make passes

:39:46. > :39:56.and the ball just keeps coming backs. Kilmarnock do not want to be

:39:56. > :40:08.

:40:08. > :40:18.puts a bad ball into the box. There have been a couple of testing

:40:18. > :40:29.

:40:29. > :40:35.corners already in the opening the game yet. Danny Buijs is going

:40:35. > :40:45.to sit inside alongside Liam Kelly to protect the back four as. But at

:40:45. > :41:20.

:41:20. > :41:30.the moment Kilmarnock's problem is would have been a one-on-one with

:41:30. > :41:30.

:41:30. > :42:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:42:34. > :42:44.the box. It just was not good so far. He had time to play the

:42:44. > :42:50.

:42:50. > :43:00.ball wide, he looked up and passed in going forward rather than

:43:00. > :43:11.

:43:11. > :43:21.season. He only just made it having only trained a couple of times

:43:21. > :43:48.

:43:48. > :43:58.before the Cup finals. He had a Kilmarnock. There will be plenty

:43:58. > :43:58.

:43:58. > :44:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:44:51. > :44:57.happening ahead of them they go back to go forward. Sissoko has

:44:57. > :45:07.been heavily involved so far. from the glaring mistake, he has

:45:07. > :45:35.

:45:35. > :45:45.has got bogged down in the middle of the park. Kilmarnock will be

:45:45. > :46:17.

:46:17. > :46:21.quite pleased the way the game is off. He has just got to stand up

:46:21. > :46:27.there, Charlie Mulgrew likes to swing his leg around. Free kick.

:46:27. > :46:33.Charlie Mulgrew, one of the first names on Neil Lennon's team sheet

:46:33. > :46:39.this season. He has played just about everywhere except up front.

:46:39. > :46:49.He was playing midfield a couple of weeks ago at Pittodrie, equally

:46:49. > :47:09.

:47:10. > :47:19.comfortable there as he is left final, in a game which went into

:47:19. > :47:29.extra time. Gordon would have liked that all just a bit further ahead

:47:29. > :47:49.

:47:49. > :47:59.Kilmarnock for interview. That was far better. Delivery into the box,

:47:59. > :48:17.

:48:17. > :48:23.then you have got defenders under think that is with his left boot.

:48:23. > :48:28.He may have taken a knock. They referee was quickly calling for the

:48:28. > :48:33.Visio to come on, so obviously that means he has taken the saw one. He

:48:33. > :48:41.has, to the back of the ankle. Dutchman arrived in the summer, and

:48:42. > :48:50.he came with a good pedigree. He was a regular starter. It is a

:48:50. > :48:54.worry for Kilmarnock. You don't want to be losing players early on.

:48:54. > :48:59.They will give him a couple of minutes to try to run it off, but

:48:59. > :49:09.they can't afford any passengers out there against Celtic. Dean

:49:09. > :49:21.

:49:21. > :49:28.Shiels taking this one for can see Sissoko gets around there,

:49:28. > :49:36.but good defending from Celtic. second corner in quick succession

:49:36. > :49:46.for Kilmarnock. They are just taking no chances, as Dean Shiels

:49:46. > :49:46.

:49:46. > :50:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:50:34. > :50:39.takes the corner again. Away by that. He wants his team to pass the

:50:39. > :50:48.ball, to keep possession, and they have just given the ball back to

:50:48. > :50:53.Celtic. On the second October, that was the last time Celtic lost a

:50:53. > :50:58.domestic game. They did lose to Real Madrid at the end of November,

:50:58. > :51:03.but since then they have been unbeaten. They dropped points at

:51:04. > :51:13.Aberdeen a couple of weeks ago, but apart from that it has been

:51:14. > :51:17.

:51:17. > :51:21.bit. The first 10 minutes, totally dominant, causing all sorts of

:51:21. > :51:31.problems. You can see Neil Lennon coming down to give instructions.

:51:31. > :51:35.

:51:35. > :51:45.He will not be happy with what has time but Dean Shiels almost played

:51:45. > :51:52.

:51:52. > :51:58.Heffernan is not the biggest of men but he is strong. He holds the

:51:58. > :52:03.ground, waits for contact, goes down, get his team a free kick.

:52:03. > :52:09.Danny Buijs will not be able to continue, Lee Johnson is replacing

:52:09. > :52:15.him. I guess it is a like-for-like change, pretty much. They it will

:52:15. > :52:25.be interesting to see if they will be doing a bit of rejigging. They

:52:25. > :52:37.

:52:37. > :52:41.do like to have the two men at the Kilmarnock's best spell of the

:52:41. > :52:47.match, this last few minutes. they're getting their confidence

:52:47. > :52:57.now. A few men on the ball, looking like they are up for the challenge.

:52:57. > :53:03.

:53:03. > :53:08.They have dragged themselves back Shiels with the snapshot. He does

:53:08. > :53:12.not have an awful lot to look a mat, but he hit that well and didn't

:53:12. > :53:19.miss the post by much. As you can see, he just didn't get his foot

:53:19. > :53:23.quite round the football. No bend on it, but close. We recently back

:53:23. > :53:33.in the Northern Ireland set-up, Dean Shiels is having a good time

:53:33. > :53:42.

:53:42. > :53:52.Cup win when he was at Hibernian in 2007. It didn't stop him enjoying

:53:52. > :53:52.

:53:52. > :54:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:54:41. > :54:47.would have relished the ball but defending should still be

:54:47. > :54:57.defending. If in doubt, get the ball forward. Kilmarnock will take

:54:57. > :55:28.

:55:28. > :55:33.just now do you think? Kenny Shiels? We doubt the doubt. Had

:55:33. > :55:37.Kilmarnock on the back foot, missed a great chance, but for the last 10

:55:38. > :55:43.minutes it has been even Stevens. Kilmarnock are growing in

:55:43. > :55:46.confidence and getting men into the box. Beyond the quarter Mark,

:55:46. > :55:56.Celtic versus Kilmarnock in the Scottish communities League Cup

:55:56. > :56:18.

:56:18. > :56:28.game at Rugby Park in October. This is Dean Shiels, the stabbing tackle

:56:28. > :56:32.

:56:32. > :56:37.Celtic fans. The ball was a poor one any way from Gary Harkins. He

:56:37. > :56:47.was on the run, looking for the ball into that area, but the final

:56:47. > :57:13.

:57:13. > :57:18.pass was poor and he lost his this man, Stokes for the season.

:57:18. > :57:23.The big question is, Matthews is there but is his grooming for the

:57:23. > :57:28.ball? Stokes has his head down. If he gets a good shout, I am sure he

:57:28. > :57:33.would play the ball ahead of him. Celtic have James Forrest who

:57:33. > :57:43.started on the left, Brown has moved to the right hand side, with

:57:43. > :58:16.

:58:16. > :58:20.Wanyama in the middle. The referee Hampden Park, Sissoko. -- calm man.

:58:20. > :58:30.Sometimes they are so relaxed on the ball. You can't afford to get

:58:30. > :58:34.

:58:34. > :58:44.to play, despite the offside flag was up when he gave it away to

:58:44. > :58:44.

:58:44. > :59:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:59:36. > :59:46.Hooper. He has just gone too early. Stokes. Sissoko gets rid of it,

:59:46. > :59:47.

:59:47. > :59:51.only just. What a save that was. That was sensational because Scott

:59:51. > :59:58.Brown does brilliantly in a wide area, but fabulous skill to create

:59:59. > :00:03.the room. You get a quality ball in? You bet, and that was fantastic

:00:03. > :00:09.across the goalkeeper. What the save. Now look even more difficult

:00:09. > :00:14.for Cameron Bell. 10 x but, that is what they tell you. The

:00:14. > :00:23.goalkeeper's body was moving one way, the ball coming back, that was

:00:23. > :00:33.a sensational piece of goalkeeping. They have turned the screw a bit,

:00:33. > :00:37.

:00:37. > :00:41.Celtic. Gordon blocks the Adam the shop window, a second loan

:00:41. > :00:51.spell at Kilmarnock. He knows he will struggle getting -- struggle

:00:51. > :00:56.

:00:56. > :01:01.to get into the Chelsea first team but Anthony Stokes was very close

:01:01. > :01:06.to him and nobody else named any kind of run to get to the back post

:01:06. > :01:16.area. -- made. He has got a phenomenal record, Gary Hooper. 22

:01:16. > :01:23.

:01:23. > :01:29.goals last season and 20 this he keeps the pair of them on their

:01:29. > :01:39.toes. Neither will want to lose that contest. Nothing to separate

:01:39. > :01:53.

:01:53. > :01:58.final third, but they can't make the breakthrough. We have played

:01:58. > :02:02.almost half an hour. Celtic have found another gear. They have

:02:02. > :02:10.picked things up and the game is now being played in the Kilmarnock

:02:10. > :02:20.half. Handball against Liam Kelly, Scotland Under 21 international.

:02:20. > :02:22.

:02:23. > :02:27.complaints when you're on his up. - behind the ball to defend his

:02:27. > :02:37.Charlie Mulgrew free kick. Anthony Stokes against James Fowler at the

:02:37. > :03:03.

:03:03. > :03:07.back post is not a match up piece of goalkeeping. A terrific

:03:07. > :03:13.break from Kilmarnock, defending a set-piece. Look at the number of

:03:13. > :03:18.bodies they got forward. Dean Shiels wanted to come on to his

:03:18. > :03:25.right foot, his stronger for it. Good save. It bounced awkwardly in

:03:25. > :03:33.front of Fraser Forster as it came towards him. Shiels has looked the

:03:33. > :03:43.most likely up front for Kilmarnock. He is playing behind Heffernan.

:03:43. > :03:47.Sissoko! Off the line! Stokes was there. Normally he is up the other

:03:47. > :03:52.end of the park, Anthony Stokes. He did the job that time, right on the

:03:52. > :03:57.line. The header was powered towards goal by Sissoko. He did

:03:57. > :04:01.well, he stayed there. He did not get dragged off the line and made a

:04:01. > :04:05.good clearance. That is the only problem with zonal defending. If it

:04:06. > :04:10.is cut back to the penalty spot, Sissoko and Nelson will win headers

:04:10. > :04:20.in there. And couple of major warnings for Celtic in the last

:04:20. > :04:20.

:04:20. > :05:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:05:18. > :05:23.Kilmarnock players, but could not goalkeeper, testing Fraser Forster.

:05:23. > :05:27.Well, Anthony Stokes doing the defensive duty this time. He has

:05:27. > :05:37.the advantage of having players on the goal line. Many clubs don't

:05:37. > :05:40.

:05:40. > :05:46.have a player there and they lose Fantastic defending and it had to

:05:46. > :05:56.be. The advantage of having long legs. If you go to ground, you have

:05:56. > :06:18.

:06:19. > :06:22.to tie in the tackle perfectly and Hooper gets in there... He was

:06:22. > :06:32.actually offside. Good play by Celtic again around the edge of the

:06:32. > :06:39.

:06:39. > :06:45.box. Charlie Mulgrew fancied a shot. not really got into the cup final

:06:45. > :06:50.yet. 35 minutes gone, but he did show there, one on one, he has an

:06:50. > :07:00.extra bit of pace. Fowler will have to back off, he does not want to

:07:00. > :07:09.

:07:09. > :07:19.technical area this year. He was banned from the dug-out last year

:07:19. > :07:42.

:07:43. > :07:46.when they lost to Rangers after can't allow a long throw-in to come

:07:46. > :07:56.into the feet of the striker. Somebody has to stick their head on

:07:56. > :08:35.

:08:35. > :08:43.handball. Celtic do have a corner. No penalty kick, the arms are down.

:08:43. > :08:53.He was trying to make a block. It was going towards the goal keeper

:08:53. > :08:53.

:08:53. > :09:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:09:43. > :09:49.anyway, Celtic quite happy with a and downs. A couple of decent saves

:09:49. > :09:54.and then it kind of goes flat again. Basinas we get a goal, things will

:09:55. > :09:59.really liven up. -- as soon as. The question is, who will get the first

:09:59. > :10:04.goal? The passing has been off from both teams at times. Both teams

:10:04. > :10:09.noted for getting the ball down and playing. But it is a cup final. If

:10:09. > :10:13.you lose the ball, you go hounding. Hard to do it for 90 minutes, but

:10:13. > :10:23.when the opposition are in possession, don't give them a

:10:23. > :10:58.

:10:58. > :11:03.He lifted the Scottish Cup, of corner. Has Cameron Bell got

:11:03. > :11:08.another touch on that? An absolute beauty from Scott Brown. It is

:11:08. > :11:14.right in his stride and he can't hit this any better. The goalkeeper

:11:14. > :11:24.just got a touch. He has. That is an unbelievable save from Cameron

:11:24. > :11:27.

:11:27. > :11:32.that is exceptional. It was hard to tell he got a touch because the

:11:32. > :11:38.ball was going at such a pace of the boot of Scott Brown. A terrific

:11:38. > :11:42.save. Incredible. We knew Kilmarnock would have to have

:11:42. > :11:48.players in top form. I tell you what, at the goalkeeper is there

:11:48. > :11:54.already. That came battering towards him from Brown. That is

:11:54. > :12:04.three times he has denied Celtic this afternoon. Hooper first, then

:12:04. > :12:04.

:12:04. > :12:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:12:54. > :12:58.Good covering from Adam Matthews. The minute you know your defenders

:12:58. > :13:08.are in trouble, the full-backs have tucked in behind the centre-backs

:13:08. > :13:30.

:13:30. > :13:34.SPL level. The former Dundee and Partick Thistle midfielder.

:13:34. > :13:44.excelled in a couple of cup-ties against Rangers. People knew then

:13:44. > :13:56.

:13:56. > :14:02.he could play at this level, but the aforementioned Hawkins. A foul

:14:02. > :14:07.on Mulgrew. Great pressure from Gary Harkins. He knew Charlie

:14:07. > :14:16.Mulgrew was under pressure and refused to make it easy. Harkins

:14:16. > :14:20.kept hounding him and just clipped his back leg. Free kick. In his

:14:20. > :14:24.mid-twenties, Gary Harkins. He started his career at Blackburn,

:14:24. > :14:34.but he had spells at Blackburn, Bury, Huddersfield and Grimsby

:14:34. > :14:59.

:14:59. > :15:09.before returning north of the two or three Kilmarnock defenders

:15:09. > :15:09.

:15:09. > :16:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:16:10. > :16:15.save from Forster. Another warning to Celtic. The final minute of the

:16:15. > :16:25.first half, there will be one minute added done of stoppage time.

:16:25. > :16:57.

:16:57. > :17:06.Stokes, and it is blocked. Again, coming back into the game. Gary

:17:06. > :17:13.Harkins has been instigating most of that - no coincidence. No, but I

:17:14. > :17:22.have to say, in the first half the performance of the two goalkeepers,

:17:22. > :17:32.three great saves from Cameron Bell, and two great stops from Fraser

:17:32. > :17:32.

:17:32. > :18:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:18:41. > :18:47.0-0 at half-time, and we are no closer to knowing who will take

:18:47. > :18:52.this trophy at the end of the afternoon. Let's speak to John

:18:52. > :18:57.Hartson, Craig Levine, and Pat Nevin. It is a difficult first half

:18:57. > :19:02.to assess because both halves have had phases of the game in which

:19:02. > :19:06.they were both claim to have had supremacy. Yes, I don't think the

:19:06. > :19:11.Celtic manager will be overly pleased with their performance.

:19:11. > :19:17.There have been sloppy at times, their passing has not been crisper,

:19:17. > :19:23.but Celtic have had three great opportunities when Cameron Bell

:19:23. > :19:28.made world-class saves, then it looked like Paul Heffernan was

:19:28. > :19:32.going to score for Kilmarnock. Both teams have had spells during the

:19:32. > :19:36.first half. Kilmarnock will be happier, I would imagine, at the

:19:36. > :19:41.moment, and that will have reignited belief that they can pull

:19:41. > :19:49.off a shock here today. Yes, of course they will be the happier

:19:49. > :19:54.team. Celtic were strong favourites to win this game, and for

:19:54. > :20:00.Kilmarnock to get to have time without having dropped any goals is

:20:00. > :20:05.important. I have seen Celtic do that to other teams before the

:20:05. > :20:12.half-time whistle, a tremendous chance for Kilmarnock to go ahead,

:20:12. > :20:18.which would have been a shock. looks like the Celtic players are

:20:18. > :20:22.about to get a rollicking. I don't know how harsh he will be, I don't

:20:22. > :20:28.think Celtic have played in any way badly. They have had opportunities

:20:28. > :20:32.and they have not played at their very best. I don't think they have

:20:32. > :20:36.linked as well as they have linked before, and that is maybe where

:20:36. > :20:41.they are not doing their very best. Scott Brown has been brilliant

:20:41. > :20:51.today, and used in a number of positions. At the end, he was stuck

:20:51. > :20:54.

:20:54. > :20:59.out on the right to stop Ben Gordon going forward. I don't think we

:20:59. > :21:09.have a man of the first half award, if it was it would probably be

:21:09. > :21:19.

:21:19. > :21:24.Cameron Bell, wouldn't it? This look at the head of the centre-back.

:21:24. > :21:29.Even the bottom half of his hand was on the ball, and he pushed it

:21:29. > :21:34.around the post. So Stokes can't do anything more than that. It was a

:21:34. > :21:38.great cross from Scott Brown, a powerful header right in the corner,

:21:38. > :21:43.and Cameron Bell has no right to say that, keeping Kilmarnock in the

:21:43. > :21:53.game. Look kink out the window, the minute he made contact with his

:21:53. > :21:54.

:21:54. > :22:00.head, I thought it was a goal. don't know how he did it because he

:22:00. > :22:05.was slightly behind it. It was a fantastic save and it was slightly

:22:05. > :22:12.behind him when he went down. As a goalkeeper, he is loving it, he

:22:12. > :22:17.knows it can be his day. He will do everything he possibly can. It is

:22:17. > :22:23.what Kilmarnock need as well. If they are going to cause an upset

:22:23. > :22:27.today, their goalkeeper needs to play the game of his life. He has

:22:27. > :22:33.made three great world-class saves and that is what needs to happen

:22:33. > :22:37.today if Kilmarnock can win this trophy. Sometimes it can be

:22:37. > :22:45.relatively comfortable for a goalkeeper, but Scott Brown really

:22:45. > :22:50.struck this well, didn't he? Yes, they were going man-for-man all the

:22:50. > :22:54.time. He doesn't take a touch, no thought other than putting his foot

:22:54. > :23:00.right through it. That is a difficult one to keep on target.

:23:00. > :23:05.The ball is moving incredibly quickly. It is an instinctive

:23:05. > :23:11.movement, he threw his hand up and managed to tip that over the bar.

:23:11. > :23:17.Ray is a sharp reactions, John. and I am not quite sure it was

:23:17. > :23:24.going in. It is only when used lower down. I knew you would spoil

:23:24. > :23:29.the moment! The goalkeeper still has to do his job, and in the end

:23:29. > :23:35.it will go down as a great save. the other end, Kilmarnock have been

:23:35. > :23:40.creating chances. For the first 10 minutes it looked like Celtic were

:23:40. > :23:44.going to take over but that is not what happened. I think we can all

:23:44. > :23:48.agree, this was breaking, particularly down the left side.

:23:49. > :23:56.Gordon was getting down there regularly. Each of the players,

:23:56. > :24:02.they will all have a go when they get any opportunity at all. Paul

:24:02. > :24:12.Heffernan is a big man, he can get down there. They managed to get up

:24:12. > :24:16.in support. This was a header when he was surrounded by defenders.

:24:16. > :24:20.This clearance was a bit unorthodox but he managed to get it away.

:24:20. > :24:27.is the one he was speaking about just before half-time. A massive

:24:27. > :24:33.jams. Yes, it falls to Their tellers man, their main goalscorer.

:24:33. > :24:38.You want it to fall to Paul Heffernan. I have to say, I think

:24:38. > :24:43.Forster get himself out really well. He makes himself big, narrows the

:24:43. > :24:48.angle. That was injury time in the first half, so if that goes in we

:24:49. > :24:53.have a proper game, but it was a great save. We saw the positive

:24:53. > :24:58.side of Sissoko. He could have scored the opening goal of the game,

:24:58. > :25:03.but he might just have gifted the opening goal of the game as well. A

:25:03. > :25:09.sloppy start? I know what was the first thing he did during the game.

:25:09. > :25:13.Centre half's should not get too fancy at the start. That was his

:25:13. > :25:19.first touch of the game. You are thinking wait a minute, don't do

:25:19. > :25:24.that because it can lead to sloppiness. It is dangerous because

:25:24. > :25:29.it leads to that sort of thing. We all want to see centre half's

:25:29. > :25:33.playing it out from the back but there is no excuse, madness.

:25:34. > :25:39.Talking about changing games and giving teams a lift, if Hooper

:25:39. > :25:46.scores, they can go on and win comfortably. He made a great save

:25:46. > :25:51.and that gives Kilmarnock a lift. Kilmarnock have had a lot of joy

:25:51. > :25:57.down the left side. It has been a true game of confrontation between

:25:57. > :26:07.the pace men - James Forrest and Ben Gordon of Kilmarnock - and a

:26:07. > :26:12.lot of time Gordon had a lot of joy. Yes, he had a lot of pace, but his

:26:13. > :26:17.running has been an aspect of this game. Desperate to get forward. He

:26:17. > :26:21.is a left-back, supplying the width on my left hand side. Is asking a

:26:21. > :26:28.question at that time of James Forrest, who does not really want

:26:28. > :26:31.to track back 70 yards. I believe that is why he changed wings, I

:26:31. > :26:36.think that is to make sure Ben Gordon did not take advantage down

:26:36. > :26:41.the left onside. Maybe he will not have so much defensive

:26:41. > :26:45.responsibility. That was a real success for Kilmarnock, if Celtic

:26:45. > :26:50.are trying to make switches to compensate for something they are

:26:50. > :26:55.doing. You have to say well done to Neil Lennon again, he spotted the

:26:55. > :26:59.danger. Anyone can spot a good centre-forward, but when a lot of

:26:59. > :27:03.the dangers are coming from the left full-back and you need to stop

:27:03. > :27:08.it, and all you have is a winger who doesn't particularly enjoy

:27:08. > :27:12.defending, you have to change that. The sadness for Celtic is that he

:27:12. > :27:17.probably feels better and more central. Having said that, we have

:27:17. > :27:21.seen him down the wing. He was not too sloppy there either. It has

:27:21. > :27:27.been a good game, potentially a very interesting tactical game as

:27:27. > :27:30.well. Giving the full backs freedom to get up and down the pitch Line,

:27:30. > :27:38.is that a dangerous game for Kilmarnock? Particularly against

:27:38. > :27:43.players like Hooper and Stokes. Sometimes they play a little bit

:27:43. > :27:48.close together. At times you had one of the central midfield players

:27:48. > :27:53.dropping in the gap between them. In some regards, it is a dangerous

:27:53. > :27:58.game to play. What it has allowed is Ben Gordon to create things at

:27:58. > :28:03.the other end of the field. Sometimes, what you do on one side

:28:03. > :28:08.has an effect on the other side of the pitch for you. Kenny Shiels has

:28:08. > :28:13.made this conscious decision to attack. Sometimes, when you attack,

:28:13. > :28:17.you will leave one full-back back to lead 3 against two but he

:28:18. > :28:23.decided to rely on one of the midfield players. It makes for an

:28:23. > :28:30.open match and I have been pleased with what we have seen so far.

:28:30. > :28:38.it is the day to gamble. I should know about that! Harkins and

:28:38. > :28:42.Johnson have done well, so they have played a game of three against

:28:42. > :28:47.two and Kilmarnock have created chances, done very well in the

:28:47. > :28:53.first half. They have probably exceeded expectations of them, but

:28:53. > :28:56.in the second half the job is only half done. It is a case of if

:28:56. > :29:00.Kilmarnock can concentrate, Celtic will be very dangerous, and there

:29:00. > :29:06.was no doubt Celtic will create chances. It is just whether

:29:06. > :29:09.Kilmarnock can withhold the pressure. One name not mention too

:29:09. > :29:13.much has been Gary Harkins, who has been very influential in the game.

:29:13. > :29:23.He is a smashing football player, he has a very clever footballing

:29:23. > :29:28.brain. He played one great pass, a diagonal ball putting them in the

:29:28. > :29:33.match. He started a little bit slowly but he has gradually become

:29:33. > :29:37.a bigger influence in the match. Kilmarnock have laid the

:29:37. > :29:41.foundations for a Cup final upset, but I guess Kenny Shiels will be

:29:41. > :29:45.stressing to his players it is only a foundation. He will have done,

:29:45. > :29:50.but that moment at the end of the first half will have given them a

:29:50. > :29:54.huge amount of confidence. Paul Heffernan played a lot of balls

:29:54. > :29:59.over the top. We have talked about them as a team who want to play

:29:59. > :30:04.neat and tidy football. They believe in his praise, but will he

:30:04. > :30:09.last 90 minutes doing that? Not too sure because he is coming back from

:30:09. > :30:16.injury and may not be match fit for the entire game. Another thing,

:30:16. > :30:19.when he goes out, he has to make sure Harkins is behind him. That

:30:19. > :30:29.was not happening, but near the end of the first half they has started

:30:29. > :30:32.

:30:32. > :30:42.to get in touch a little bit and the SPL earlier. An early kick-off

:30:42. > :30:46.

:30:46. > :30:51.had since his short-term signing and the victory was rounded off

:30:51. > :30:55.right at the end. Highlights tonight along with highlights of

:30:55. > :31:02.the three other SPL matches played over the weekend, and highlights

:31:02. > :31:09.from Hampden as well. Paul Hartley and Mixu Paatelainen will be in the

:31:09. > :31:14.studio tonight. In the League Cup final battle of wits between the

:31:14. > :31:19.two manages, always interesting to so bloodied their demeanours on the

:31:19. > :31:23.touchline. -- study their demeanours. Neil Lennon, for a lot

:31:23. > :31:28.of that first half, was cutting a pretty agitated figure. What will

:31:28. > :31:33.be the theme of his half-time team talk? Celtic could have played

:31:33. > :31:39.better, but they have created chances. They could be two or three

:31:39. > :31:43.goals up if it wasn't for the goalkeeper's performance. I just

:31:43. > :31:48.think at times at the back, they have been a little bit sloppy.

:31:48. > :31:52.Heffernan has got in far too often. Celtic are normally watertight at

:31:52. > :31:58.the back and they don't give chances away. They have just been a

:31:58. > :32:02.little bit sloppy. 26 games unbeaten, they are on a great run

:32:02. > :32:06.and sometimes you expect more from them, especially with everything at

:32:07. > :32:11.stake, talk of the treble and everything else. The manager will

:32:11. > :32:16.not be lambasting the players, but he will say they can do more. Let's

:32:16. > :32:20.sharpen up with the passing, takes some chances and do a bit more.

:32:20. > :32:24.is a fine line sometimes because if Gary Hooper has scored in the first

:32:24. > :32:29.few minutes, we probably would have had a completely different game.

:32:29. > :32:33.Yes. To be fair to Kilmarnock, we talked about them having composure

:32:33. > :32:39.and coolness in possession and they have certainly had that. They look

:32:39. > :32:43.like a team that believe they can score. We knew it would be

:32:43. > :32:49.difficult for them, but the way they've played, they look like they

:32:49. > :32:54.are here to win and all credit to them. They are brave. Bravery,

:32:54. > :32:59.fearlessness, they have shown that. Whatever happens, they can walk

:32:59. > :33:03.away with that feeling. One thing I would say, if Celtic score first, I

:33:03. > :33:08.think we know who will win this competition. If Kilmarnock score

:33:08. > :33:14.first, it is still open because Celtic can come back. Important

:33:14. > :33:17.that Kilmarnock do something in the first 20 minutes. It is dollars

:33:17. > :33:24.halfway through in the Scottish Communities League Cup final. --

:33:24. > :33:32.dollars. Back to the commentators. It has been a tale of two

:33:32. > :33:36.goalkeepers so far. The story of the 66th Scottish League Cup final.

:33:36. > :33:45.Kilmarnock have not won a match since they went to Rangers and won

:33:45. > :33:51.a month ago. Celtic have only conceded four times in their last

:33:51. > :33:56.19 games. In fact, it is only nine conceded since they lost those

:33:56. > :34:06.three to Kilmarnock in October. It is utterly miserly, that Celtic

:34:06. > :34:12.

:34:13. > :34:22.defence. The second half is under from the first half. Gary Harkins

:34:23. > :34:24.

:34:24. > :34:31.started to get himself into the have had too much to say to his

:34:31. > :34:35.players during the interval. Her no, he would have been happy enough.

:34:35. > :34:41.They were getting good players on the ball. Try to get Dean Shiels

:34:41. > :34:47.more involved. Celtic will have looked at Gary Harkins at half-time.

:34:47. > :34:50.He was picking holes. It will be interesting to see if one of the

:34:50. > :35:00.managers decides to go after this and maybe promote somebody from

:35:00. > :35:07.

:35:07. > :35:12.midfield forward early and try to touch, James Forrest, was not good

:35:12. > :35:22.enough. He has to get his foot around this. I think he wanted to

:35:22. > :35:22.

:35:22. > :36:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:36:04. > :36:08.chip it to the back post. Right Brown. To be fair to Adam Matthews,

:36:08. > :36:18.Scott Brown made a run to go along, put the brakes on and then came

:36:18. > :36:27.

:36:27. > :36:33.back. Matthews was concentrating on between these two group since

:36:33. > :36:38.October 2008 when Celtic won 3-1 a Rugby Park. That is not that long

:36:38. > :36:48.ago. Scott Brown is the only surviving Celtic player from the

:36:48. > :36:49.

:36:49. > :36:59.starting line-up that night. Garry Hay, James Fowler were injured that

:36:59. > :37:09.

:37:09. > :37:19.sitting this one out. He was gloating on The Social Network

:37:19. > :37:29.

:37:29. > :37:32.website yesterday about the rugby. will be a yellow card for Fowler.

:37:32. > :37:38.The very man that Kilmarnock would want on the end of this chance,

:37:38. > :37:43.their best finisher, can't believe he gets through. Pick your spot. A

:37:43. > :37:47.complete miskick. It almost turns into a pass. An incredible miss.

:37:47. > :37:57.You would fancy him to hit the back of the net from there. Kelvin

:37:57. > :37:57.

:37:57. > :39:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:39:26. > :39:30.Wilson did get back, but the Right on the line! Charlie Mulgrew

:39:30. > :39:35.making the difference by driving past players and then the defence

:39:35. > :39:42.has to reorganise. It has come off somebody's arm and the referees has

:39:42. > :39:46.right on the edge of the box. The referee is absolutely right. This

:39:46. > :39:51.remains a real opportunity for Celtic. That 3-3 game at Kilmarnock,

:39:51. > :39:56.when they tried to get back into the game, Anthony Stokes from this

:39:56. > :40:03.kind of area struck it right in the top corner. Both he, Stokes, and

:40:03. > :40:08.Mulgrew, scored in that 3-3 game. Stokes got two, Mulgrew got one.

:40:08. > :40:18.Stokes Mr situ in the first half as well of that game. -- Stokes Bay

:40:18. > :40:31.

:40:31. > :40:36.Goal-kick. I think the referee doesn't see enough of the challenge.

:40:36. > :40:42.Sissoko may have stood on the back of his heel. You have to be careful

:40:42. > :40:48.in the box. That is not a penalty kick. An arm in the back, that's

:40:48. > :40:58.all. If you give penalties for that, you will see 10 penalties every

:40:58. > :41:05.

:41:05. > :41:12.Neil Lennon, but at what point does frustration come into it for

:41:12. > :41:16.Celtic? You have a good bench for Celtic. If they are not happy with

:41:16. > :41:23.the way things are going, you have the ability to change things by

:41:23. > :41:28.going to the bench. A good foot on the ball, Wanyamah. But then he

:41:28. > :41:38.tripped over the player who was falling. Very difficult for

:41:38. > :42:09.

:42:09. > :42:16.referees to know what is and what wide area. His first touch was not

:42:16. > :42:26.good enough and he was close down. It came off the scent big defender

:42:26. > :42:44.

:42:44. > :42:50.corner. The centre-backs can get Anthony Stokes coming off the line.

:42:51. > :42:54.He was slow to come out. Well onside, but didn't hit the target.

:42:54. > :43:01.A similar situation to the one Kilmarnock had against Rangers

:43:01. > :43:05.earlier in the season. Anthony Stokes given 10 out of it -- 10 out

:43:05. > :43:15.of 10 for his save in the first half, but you have to get out in

:43:15. > :43:25.

:43:25. > :43:29.Way right now. Kilmarnock are scrapping for absolutely everything.

:43:29. > :43:39.Dean Shiels just waits for the challenge and gets his team a free-

:43:39. > :43:41.

:43:41. > :43:51.kick and another chance to get the set-piece for Kilmarnock. Everybody

:43:51. > :43:57.

:43:57. > :44:07.Celtic just managed to scramble it clear. Decent delivery from the

:44:07. > :44:26.

:44:26. > :44:31.wide areas causing problems for moment. Ki Sung Yeung long will

:44:31. > :44:37.come on. Neil Lennon trying to freshen things up more than

:44:37. > :44:41.anything. They have been a little bit the lethargic. Interesting to

:44:41. > :44:46.see who comes off. Ki Sung Yeung is a wonderful player, maybe he wants

:44:46. > :44:50.somebody to get their foot on the ball. At the moment Kilmarnock are

:44:50. > :44:55.knocking Celtic off their stride. They can't get any fluency going.

:44:55. > :45:05.Thomas Rogne is the player coming off. Joe Ledley, left-back, Charlie

:45:05. > :45:07.

:45:07. > :45:17.Scottish Cup final last season against Motherwell. What a goal

:45:17. > :45:23.

:45:23. > :45:28.fourth official today. He looks like potentially being the referee

:45:28. > :45:32.for the Old Firm derby next weekend at Ibrox, again that if Motherwell

:45:32. > :45:38.drop points on the Saturday at Kilmarnock, Celtic could win the

:45:38. > :45:48.SPL title. Neil Lennon has moved victory that -- Victor Wanyamah

:45:48. > :46:13.

:46:13. > :46:23.substitution has an immediate Celtic, better passing. It came to

:46:23. > :46:37.

:46:37. > :46:42.James Forrest's feet, but blocked kick. A similar corner, straight to

:46:42. > :46:47.the hands of Cameron Bell. He has been rock-solid in everything he

:46:47. > :46:57.has done this afternoon, where the writ is clearing with his feet or

:46:57. > :47:06.

:47:06. > :47:16.if needed to settle this. This time last year, Celtic were on the

:47:16. > :47:32.

:47:32. > :47:38.receiving end that day. They are on Scott Brown, it is that word go was

:47:38. > :47:43.talking about earlier, frustration. He stepped across the ball, you

:47:43. > :47:48.just need to get on with the game. They did come together, there was a

:47:48. > :47:53.tangle of legs and the referee got involved but it was good strong

:47:53. > :48:03.defending. You are allowed to do it these days. Scott Brown obviously

:48:03. > :48:03.

:48:03. > :49:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:49:33. > :49:43.not too impressed. He is in his change in look for Celtic right now.

:49:43. > :49:48.

:49:48. > :49:53.-- in luck. Charlie Mulgrew taking sitting back a little bit.

:49:53. > :50:01.start to get behind the ball and it becomes a habit. You have got to

:50:01. > :50:11.keep hounding Celtic. They have done it so far, Kilmarnock can't

:50:11. > :50:16.

:50:16. > :50:26.afford to drop off the pace. He it the best form he has had since

:50:26. > :50:33.arriving at Celtic. He came initially on loan four years ago.

:50:33. > :50:38.Paul Heffernan just clipped the back foot, and Wanyama bite the

:50:38. > :50:43.dust. You know what is going to happen there, the referee is going

:50:43. > :50:48.to call for a free kick. There have been games this season that Celtic

:50:49. > :50:54.have managed to win convincingly. They have been banging the goals in,

:50:54. > :51:04.or the ones as well where they have been narrow victors in games. They

:51:04. > :51:13.

:51:13. > :51:20.have had to grind drizzles out. Joe but could not find the target.

:51:20. > :51:24.has gone for power and missed by a couple of yards. Cameron Bell

:51:24. > :51:29.asking where the centre halves were because it cut them right to open.

:51:29. > :51:38.It was a simple ball from Hooper to Joe Ledley. Someone has got to pick

:51:38. > :51:48.them up. You can't allow time to take a turn and take a shot at goal.

:51:48. > :51:56.

:51:56. > :52:06.It is not a fixture generally that just one in the last 41 against

:52:06. > :52:20.

:52:20. > :52:27.Kilmarnock half right now. I bet very few teams have kept James

:52:27. > :52:34.Forrest and Anthony Stokes so quiet for so long. What's an opportunity,

:52:34. > :52:39.and again Cameron Bell was there. Straight to the goalkeeper. He

:52:39. > :52:49.timed the room perfectly. You can see it is onside. It is a brilliant

:52:49. > :52:56.

:52:56. > :53:01.cut inside, and he goes for power whether it is Celtic or Rangers,

:53:01. > :53:11.the other teams have to ride their luck a lot if they are going to get

:53:11. > :53:13.

:53:13. > :53:18.chances, they will dominate the ball and dominate territory under

:53:18. > :53:22.normal circumstances so you have got a hope the plan you set out

:53:22. > :53:26.with this afternoon works. You have to hope you don't lose your good

:53:26. > :53:36.players through injury and if there is a break it might just go in your

:53:36. > :54:07.

:54:07. > :54:17.James Forrest is a smashing player. He has an old head, he knows what

:54:17. > :54:17.

:54:17. > :55:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:55:12. > :55:22.he is about and he is on form. done, they just need to

:55:22. > :55:32.

:55:32. > :55:42.understand why the linesman is waiting for the referee to tell him

:55:42. > :56:08.

:56:08. > :56:18.which way to point? It does not fans' frustration. They are

:56:18. > :56:25.dominating but they are missing chances. While it is 0-0, nerves

:56:25. > :56:28.will start to seep into the crowd, it will be interesting to see which

:56:28. > :56:32.team react. You get nearer and nearer the goalkeeper, trying to

:56:32. > :56:42.defend. If you are going to win the game, you have got to take the

:56:42. > :57:06.

:57:06. > :57:12.initiative, be strong, and go jerseys back, there is very little

:57:12. > :57:22.room. With the defender right behind him, difficult to get a

:57:22. > :57:31.

:57:31. > :57:41.week it would be a travesty if Neil Lennon and Celtic do not win the

:57:41. > :57:41.

:57:41. > :58:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:58:53. > :59:03.treble, but it is their job to stop coming up here against Ben Gordon

:59:03. > :59:18.

:59:18. > :59:26.by the looks of things. This was Bell again! He is having a great

:59:26. > :59:33.afternoon. I don't think this is the most difficult save he is ever

:59:33. > :59:39.going to make. The kind of form he is in today, he was not going to

:59:40. > :59:49.get beaten by that one. Still Celtic come, and still they can't

:59:50. > :00:05.

:00:05. > :00:15.for the corner, but only a throw-in. Charlie Mulgrew wanted a corner,

:00:15. > :00:27.

:00:27. > :00:32.Wanyama did get something on to it. That will be a foul on Lee Johnson.

:00:32. > :00:38.Kilmarnock just need to settle down. Don't be taking this quickly.

:00:38. > :00:45.Celtic will be raising their level, getting balls back. It is causing

:00:45. > :00:55.problems for Kelly. Cameron Bell has answered every single question

:00:55. > :00:59.

:01:00. > :01:06.asked of him in the League Cup a good place to be giving away

:01:06. > :01:11.fouls. Gary Hooper is going nowhere and Sissoko battered writing to him

:01:11. > :01:15.and gave away a free-kick. Another chance for Celtic did get centre-

:01:15. > :01:23.backs in the box and put pressure on. If you have a player going away

:01:23. > :01:27.from goal, shepherd him in that direction. Dieter van Tornhout, the

:01:27. > :01:31.Belgian striker, will replace Gary Harkins. He had a spell just before

:01:31. > :01:37.half-time when he was becoming influential in the game, but he has

:01:37. > :01:45.been pretty quiet apart from that. He will not backtrack all-day. If

:01:45. > :01:50.the legs are starting to go a bit, we spoke before about it. Get fresh

:01:50. > :01:55.legs on. He can backtrack and tried to cause problems for the Celtic

:01:55. > :01:59.defenders. The big Belgian may well have started today had Paul

:01:59. > :02:04.Heffernan not made it with that groin injury. At the moment Gary

:02:04. > :02:10.Hooper is receiving treatment. Van turn out on. Denied a starting

:02:10. > :02:15.place, but he has got the last 17 minutes at Hampden Park, plus, if

:02:15. > :02:21.needed, extra time. His first duty will be to get back and defend his

:02:21. > :02:31.free-kick. Charlie Mulgrew, they keep giving him opportunities. But

:02:31. > :02:37.

:02:38. > :02:44.Celtic can't find a way past because of a clash between Michael

:02:44. > :02:54.Nelson and victory the man Aoyamar -- Victor Wanyama. It is a tangle

:02:54. > :02:55.

:02:55. > :02:59.of legs, no chance of a penalty kick. Victor Wanyama is OK. Only

:02:59. > :03:09.Hibernian and Atletico Madrid have shut Celtic out since that draw at

:03:09. > :03:19.

:03:19. > :03:27.Adam Matthews went down. The Kilmarnock supporters are raging.

:03:27. > :03:31.big decision by the referee. Dean Shiels was definitely onside. But

:03:31. > :03:35.the referee had to decide there was no problem. Anybody who watched

:03:36. > :03:40.Bolton against Tottenham Hotspur yesterday has got to realise that

:03:40. > :03:46.the referee has got a thing safety- first in these things. I don't know

:03:46. > :03:56.how bad the knock was. He doesn't actually see it properly, the

:03:56. > :03:59.

:03:59. > :04:06.referee, but from his point of view, other end of the park to further

:04:06. > :04:10.infuriate the Kilmarnock supporters. It is a mad rule when you are

:04:10. > :04:20.attacking in the left wing area, you have two on two, and the ball

:04:20. > :04:46.

:04:46. > :04:50.Ledley. No way Joe Ledley can get out of the way of that, but the

:04:50. > :04:55.referee can't allow him any advantage. He stopped a pass with

:04:55. > :05:05.the arm. It looks like it comes off the arm so he decides it is a free

:05:05. > :05:22.

:05:22. > :05:27.just cut across its lightly. You know you will be closed down. He

:05:27. > :05:32.just didn't hit the target. The first touch was good, half volley,

:05:32. > :05:42.a difficult skill. He cut across it and it went slightly higher.

:05:42. > :05:49.

:05:49. > :05:59.hasn't scored this season, Liam Forster. Matthews had little chance

:05:59. > :06:01.

:06:01. > :06:06.way himself. A corner kick has been given. The linesman on the far side

:06:06. > :06:15.had no doubt it was a corner. Kilmarnock have a chance to get a

:06:15. > :06:21.ball into the box. He tried to take on the goalkeeper at the near post.

:06:21. > :06:31.13 to go, stay with us. This could go either way. Dean Shiels will

:06:31. > :06:41.

:06:41. > :06:44.take the corner. Not a great one, to deal with that and he did not.

:06:44. > :06:51.That could easily have fallen to Kilmarnock player to knock into an

:06:51. > :06:57.empty net. Michael Nelson was on the deck inside the Celtic box.

:06:57. > :06:59.might well be a knee in the back. Definitely a collision. He had to

:07:00. > :07:07.come a long way off his line. You're looking at your goalkeeper

:07:07. > :07:13.to take this one. Right in the kidneys. You sound like a man who

:07:13. > :07:21.has had one of those before. Yes. 6 ft 7 in two goalkeepers pack a

:07:21. > :07:25.punch! -- inch. 12 minutes to go. How will this pans out? It is so

:07:25. > :07:30.interesting now. You are looking at the manager's. Do you think they

:07:30. > :07:35.would rather go to extra time? If you lose a goal now, you don't have

:07:35. > :07:41.a lot of time. I wonder if Neil Lennon, with Samaras and Commons on

:07:41. > :07:51.the bench, might think about making a change and going for it. He will

:07:51. > :07:54.

:07:54. > :08:04.make a change now, Neil Lennon. is sought. You don't want to start

:08:04. > :08:04.

:08:04. > :08:09.taking of centre-backs at this stage. Danny Buijs went off earlier.

:08:09. > :08:13.It will be difficult for him to carry on. Kenny Shiels might be

:08:13. > :08:23.forced into a reshuffle. Gary Hooper is sacrificed and on comes

:08:23. > :08:26.

:08:26. > :08:33.Samaras. Michael Nelson looks like he will be OK. It was not a good

:08:33. > :08:36.day for Hooper. From that early chance all the way through.

:08:36. > :08:40.might have had a field day, but take nothing away from the

:08:40. > :08:50.Kilmarnock defenders, they have played well this afternoon against

:08:50. > :09:11.

:09:11. > :09:16.He still has Cha Du-Ri and Kris to play a part now. You have to

:09:16. > :09:20.control them, you have to stay believing that you can win this

:09:20. > :09:30.competition today. The minute you start to go negative and invite the

:09:30. > :09:49.

:09:49. > :09:55.opposition on, that is when you from Charlie Mulgrew. Down the left

:09:55. > :10:01.side. He has driven and driven, he can't see a pass so he keeps going.

:10:01. > :10:04.The final touch took it away from him. He has been fantastic for

:10:04. > :10:09.Celtic this season, Charlie Mulgrew. A lot of people did not think he

:10:09. > :10:16.would get anywhere near the first team when he left Aberdeen. He has

:10:16. > :10:21.been brilliant for them this season. Samaras pulled to the deck. They

:10:21. > :10:26.are beginning to put the pressure on. Charlie Mulgrew has set the

:10:26. > :10:31.standard. The fresh legs of Samaras gives you something. Another chance

:10:31. > :10:37.for a free-kick. Anthony Stokes took the last one. He drove it

:10:37. > :10:42.halfway up the wall. A definite free-kick. Despite the fact it is

:10:42. > :10:52.left of centre, I wonder if Charlie Mulgrew fancies this. Johnson goes

:10:52. > :10:57.

:10:57. > :11:07.into the book -- he joins Johnson Mulgrew or Stokes. One thing for

:11:07. > :11:07.

:11:07. > :12:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:12:09. > :12:13.sure, it will take something Kilmarnock left back. Heffernan

:12:13. > :12:15.took a pain-killing injection at the beginning of last week -- a

:12:16. > :12:25.pain-killing injection for the groin injury he suffered at the

:12:26. > :12:33.

:12:33. > :12:40.minutes to go and Kilmarnock have taken the lead at Hampden. They

:12:40. > :12:45.have stunned Celtic and they may well have ended their treble hopes.

:12:45. > :12:50.It is a brilliant goal from Kilmarnock. They showed ambition

:12:50. > :12:54.for top see how many men they have got in the box as they moved from

:12:54. > :12:59.back to front. It is easy for players do not make up the ground.

:12:59. > :13:09.Four in the box. The Belgian bullets at home. Fantastic goal

:13:09. > :13:13.from Kilmarnock. Finished by a terrific header. Quite incredible.

:13:13. > :13:20.Van turn out on as a Suffolk -- second half substitute, a few

:13:20. > :13:30.moments ago. He has given Kilmarnock a real chance of winning

:13:30. > :13:34.

:13:34. > :13:38.the Scottish Communities League Cup. for the last five minutes. They

:13:38. > :13:43.will throw at the kitchen sink at Kilmarnock, you can guarantee that.

:13:43. > :13:46.Celtic will drive forward, they will throw men forward. Kilmarnock

:13:46. > :13:56.will be forced into a rearguard action. They have defended

:13:56. > :14:05.

:14:05. > :14:09.magnificently, they will have to do Joe Ledley. He has not had his best

:14:09. > :14:19.day, that's for sure. You are putting on a winger to replace a

:14:19. > :14:27.

:14:27. > :14:37.midfielder. It makes perfect sense Hampden Park. They are in dreamland

:14:37. > :14:41.right now. Kilmarnock make a change. Kroca will replace Sissoko. Sissoko

:14:41. > :14:46.doesn't look like he is moving too well. He might have tweaked a

:14:46. > :14:51.hamstring. He becomes a liability and Kroca has to come on and try to

:14:51. > :15:01.see out this last five minutes. Kilmarnock have the ball exactly

:15:01. > :15:08.

:15:08. > :15:14.referee has given. James Forrest is on the deck. He has taken a whack.

:15:14. > :15:19.He has thrown himself in for the ball. Two committed players. The

:15:19. > :15:24.follow-through has caught him. It is the follow-through, one on the

:15:24. > :15:34.ankle. He is in the international team as well, you don't want him

:15:34. > :15:44.

:15:44. > :15:50.have just made their final change with Kris Commons coming on as.

:15:50. > :15:54.They are a goal down as well. Celtic are in the closing stages of

:15:54. > :15:59.the League Cup finals. This is the first piece of silverware are about

:15:59. > :16:08.to slip away from them. Is it about to go to Rugby Park for the very

:16:08. > :16:18.first time? James Forrest does not look happy down there. Three

:16:18. > :16:33.

:16:33. > :16:43.Celtic are still at Ten. It looks like it could be a game over for

:16:43. > :16:53.James Forrest. Even if Celtic are to force extra time, they could be

:16:53. > :17:00.

:17:00. > :17:10.down to 10 as they were when they It went across the keeper. The

:17:10. > :17:14.

:17:14. > :17:24.question was asked. What a game the keeper is having. Two minutes to go

:17:24. > :17:56.

:17:56. > :18:03.by the referee. James Forrest is back out there, but he is hobbling

:18:03. > :18:13.about. Celtic are virtually down to ten men do. Four minutes to go oh,

:18:13. > :18:20.

:18:20. > :18:25.five minutes to go to save the day. The foul goes the way of Kilmarnock.

:18:25. > :18:34.Kelly will be an absolutely no hurry to take this free kick. Babel

:18:34. > :18:39.milk it for all it is worth. Most people in the newspapers could not

:18:39. > :18:47.see where Celtic would slip up in their quest for the clean sweep. At

:18:47. > :18:57.the moment they are slipping up right here this afternoon.

:18:57. > :19:04.

:19:04. > :19:13.Kilmarnock fans are absolutely minutes of stoppage time. Samaras

:19:13. > :19:18.gets a free kick. It's a crazy challenge. All that does is allowed

:19:18. > :19:24.Celtic to get the ball into the box early.

:19:24. > :19:34.TIM HENMAN:'s last piece of silverware came in 1997 when they

:19:34. > :19:34.

:19:34. > :20:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:20:46. > :20:55.Make sure they do not have nicked time! -- writer at the end. That is

:20:55. > :21:01.a huge decision by the referee. Is there any touch at all here?

:21:01. > :21:11.Anthony Stokes next to the ball. The referee who is coming down the

:21:11. > :21:13.

:21:13. > :21:23.back there, I tell you what, it is hard to tell from here. Less than

:21:23. > :21:38.

:21:38. > :21:48.two minutes, Celtic have less than Charlie Mulgrew. Do Celtic have

:21:48. > :22:10.

:22:10. > :22:20.goal-kick. You cannot afford to waste a chance like that. It was

:22:20. > :22:41.

:22:41. > :22:51.easy for the Kilmarnock's defenders away. He has given that to

:22:51. > :22:52.

:22:52. > :23:00.Kilmarnock. Surely it is done? Kevin Shields looks on, nerves

:23:00. > :23:08.jangling. It is a goal-kick, but time is up and Kilmarnock have won

:23:09. > :23:16.the 2012 Scottish communities League Cup. A sensational result!

:23:16. > :23:23.Silva for Kilmarnock. An incredible end to this games. Dieter van

:23:23. > :23:33.Tornhout is the hero. At the other end, perhaps as big a Hero Cameron

:23:33. > :23:38.

:23:38. > :23:42.Bell. Pulling off save after save Kilmarnock have won for the first

:23:42. > :23:49.time since 1997 and Kenny Shiels, along with his players, have

:23:49. > :23:55.written themselves into Kilmarnock folklore. Quite incredible! Very

:23:55. > :24:01.few saw this coming. Supporters were not coming year and a

:24:01. > :24:06.confident mood. They thought Celtic would be too strong. Take nothing

:24:06. > :24:10.away from the players out there in yellow. The goalkeeper had an

:24:10. > :24:16.absolute blinder, but everyone did their bit for Kilmarnock and that

:24:16. > :24:22.is what they needed today. They will now go down in history as the

:24:22. > :24:27.team that took the cup back to TIM HENMAN:.

:24:27. > :24:37.Cameron Bell taking plaudits from his team-mates. Kenny Shiels is in

:24:37. > :24:39.

:24:39. > :24:48.Every single one of those Kilmarnock players will be

:24:48. > :24:58.recognised at Rugby Park for years, decades to come. Craig Paterson is

:24:58. > :25:01.

:25:01. > :25:07.man of the match. Congratulations. I feel very emotional at the moment.

:25:07. > :25:13.Brilliant, fantastic. Kilmarnock has not won in Glasgow for 15 years.

:25:13. > :25:19.We did it for the manager. We want him to have a new contract, so

:25:19. > :25:26.hopefully he will. These fans came more in hope than expectation, did

:25:26. > :25:31.you dream it was possible? Everybody dreams, but we were

:25:31. > :25:39.realistic. It was a big task of, but the boys were fantastic. I

:25:39. > :25:47.thought we deserved to win. certainly had a few saves. Is that

:25:47. > :25:54.one of your best performances in a Kilmarnock shirt? I thought one --

:25:54. > :26:00.the save in the first half was one of the best I have ever made. It is

:26:00. > :26:07.brilliant to win the cup, amazing. I will lead to go and join your

:26:07. > :26:13.team-mates. You are the man of the match. An incredible performance

:26:13. > :26:22.from Cameron Bell. A very emotional Kenny Shiels. Kilmarnock are taking

:26:22. > :26:31.that the cup back to Ayrshire. Quite incredible, Celtic 0,

:26:31. > :26:38.Kilmarnock 1. What a remarkable 90 minutes for Kilmarnock. And all

:26:38. > :26:47.those supporters packed into the National Stadium, they will still

:26:47. > :26:52.being that stage of disbelief so. There is Pascali, unable to play

:26:52. > :26:57.because of injury. He will revel in the moment. Will that little-known

:26:57. > :27:02.Belgian who has shocked Scottish football, what a result at Hampden.

:27:02. > :27:08.Kenny Shiels is hugely emotional at the moment, as you would expect at

:27:08. > :27:14.the end of that sort of outcome. Celtic's unbeaten domestic runner

:27:14. > :27:21.which stretched through 26 matches is brought to a shuddering halt by

:27:21. > :27:27.Kilmarnock. The expressions on those faces tell you everything.

:27:27. > :27:31.The treble is author for Celtic. They will have to refocus on

:27:32. > :27:37.completing their title when and hope they can complete a double by

:27:37. > :27:42.winning the Scottish Cup as well. The moment it is all about

:27:42. > :27:50.Kilmarnock. That late winner from Dieter van Tornhout and then that

:27:50. > :28:00.massive decision later. The referee said no to Anthony Stokes penalty

:28:00. > :28:03.

:28:03. > :28:10.claim, and Kilmarnock will surely lift the League Cup. John, it is

:28:10. > :28:17.remarkable? It is a fairy-tale for at Kilmarnock. They were excellent

:28:17. > :28:23.and created two of the game's best chances. Gary Hooper had a good

:28:23. > :28:29.chance in the first half which she normally takes. Celtic were sloppy

:28:29. > :28:34.in Santos goal. Their passing throughout the day was not as crisp

:28:34. > :28:44.as it normally is. Neil Lennon will be very disappointed with this

:28:44. > :28:51.performance. What about the penalty that was turned down? I think it is

:28:51. > :28:54.more about talking about Kilmarnock just now rather than Celtic. We

:28:54. > :28:59.spoke more about Celtic before the game because they were favourites

:28:59. > :29:03.to win the match, so we should do Kilmarnock a service here and talk

:29:03. > :29:06.about the play today. They passed the ball well, they created

:29:07. > :29:12.numerous opportunities and you could not argue that they didn't

:29:12. > :29:18.deserve to win the match. We San Neil Lennon looking at a few

:29:18. > :29:24.snapshots of that penalty incident. We will speak about that later, and

:29:24. > :29:34.now is the time thought Kilmarnock. And what a fantastic achievement.

:29:34. > :29:40.It is a fantastic moment for him -- for them. It is a special moment

:29:40. > :29:48.for everyone, but for clubs like Kilmarnock, everyone will remember

:29:48. > :29:55.this. Every fan will remember this. It is great that Italy macro is

:29:55. > :30:03.there as well. Great moments for them, and they will never forget

:30:03. > :30:12.this for their entire lives. keeper pulled off half-a-dozen

:30:12. > :30:18.fantastic saves. Every save he made give the team more confidence. Five

:30:18. > :30:23.or six minutes to go when they got that crucial goal. Maybe not the

:30:23. > :30:33.mother of all cup upsets, but certainly a massive surprise as

:30:33. > :30:36.

:30:36. > :30:42.Kilmarnock come out on top against a Celtic team. Pascali, cruelly

:30:42. > :30:52.robbed of a place in the Cup final squad. Kilmarnock will receive the

:30:52. > :30:55.

:30:55. > :31:01.The land -- League Cup will be handed over to the Kilmarnock

:31:01. > :31:07.players. Joining the likes of Ray players. Joining the likes of Ray

:31:07. > :31:12.Montgomery and Gus MacPherson. But this afternoon, Kilmarnock are the

:31:12. > :31:18.2012 Scottish Communities League Cup winners! What a moment for them.

:31:18. > :31:22.And what a moment for the club and indeed that man, Kenny Shiels. His

:31:22. > :31:29.first full season as Kilmarnock boss. He has led them to silverware.

:31:29. > :31:36.A phenomenal achievement for the Northern Irishman. As a young coach,

:31:36. > :31:41.he took Ballymena to a cup final. He won the Ulster Cup with Colraine

:31:41. > :31:45.and was within a point of the league title with them as well. But

:31:45. > :31:51.this has surely got to be his this has surely got to be his

:31:51. > :31:54.proudest moment yet. They may well have come more in hope than

:31:54. > :32:04.expectation, the Kilmarnock supporters, because Celtic have

:32:04. > :32:04.

:32:04. > :32:13.been on such a great run. A first defeat in 26 matches. They have a

:32:13. > :32:23.trophy ripped away from them by these guys. The club captain Ong

:32:23. > :32:25.

:32:25. > :32:28.crutches, an incident with Kroca Crockart is at the back. -- Kroca.

:32:28. > :32:33.Even the guys who have not been used this afternoon will remember

:32:33. > :32:38.this for the rest of their lives. That man is the hero, Peter van

:32:38. > :32:42.turn out. Not many people would even have been aware of him before

:32:42. > :32:52.he came onto the pitch this afternoon. His name goes alongside

:32:52. > :32:57.the likes of Paul Wright in the record books. It may well have been

:32:57. > :33:00.an up-and-down season for Kilmarnock this campaign, and

:33:00. > :33:05.although the top six looks like it does away from them, it won't

:33:05. > :33:10.matter now. Every club in the SPL outside the Old Firm would take

:33:10. > :33:16.silverware over a higher league position. What a boost for the club

:33:16. > :33:23.as well. A couple of seasons ago, they were in a last-day shoot-out

:33:23. > :33:26.to avoid relegation. They avoided the drop. Less than two years later,

:33:27. > :33:36.they have won the League Cup. The first time the club has won it.

:33:37. > :33:47.

:33:47. > :33:53.These moments stay with you forever as players. Craig Paterson is still

:33:53. > :33:57.with me. You have won trophies. This will be the best day of their

:33:57. > :34:02.footballing lives. They don't know if they will ever be a hero again.

:34:02. > :34:05.Never mind as a winner, just at Hampden. This is absolutely

:34:06. > :34:12.fantastic and they should milk it for all its worth. It doesn't

:34:12. > :34:15.happen often. When it does, make it count. This will be a fantastic

:34:15. > :34:19.weekend for Kilmarnock the town and the players. It has been a

:34:19. > :34:25.brilliant day and a brilliant performance. Dean Shiels and Ben

:34:25. > :34:32.Gordon. Dean Shiels got the winner in the semi-finals, the son of the

:34:32. > :34:38.manager. Ben Gordon on loan from Chelsea. A special cheer for the

:34:38. > :34:44.goalscorer. Danny Buijs had to come off early in the first half. He has

:34:44. > :34:54.got hold of the truth it. Cameron Bell, too. The man of the match.

:34:54. > :34:55.

:34:55. > :35:00.STUDIO: It was one of those days where Kilmarnock needed all the

:35:00. > :35:05.constituent parts. They needed to perform out of their skins. That

:35:05. > :35:10.box was ticked. They needed a goalkeeper on top form. That box

:35:10. > :35:20.was tipped as well. Celtic not quite firing on all cylinders.

:35:20. > :35:21.

:35:21. > :35:27.Kilmarnock on League Cup winners, Congratulations, you what the

:35:27. > :35:33.Kilmarnock hero. How does it feel? It is nice, but it is not only me.

:35:33. > :35:36.Everybody is very happy. If you can score the winner in the final of

:35:36. > :35:41.the Cup, it is a personal achievement, but still it is for

:35:41. > :35:46.the group, the fans, everybody, that we made this today. Talk me

:35:46. > :35:53.through the goal that you will remember for a very long time.

:35:53. > :35:57.feeling is incredible. For me today, like I said before, it is the third

:35:58. > :36:02.time. It is my birthday today as well. I don't think I can give

:36:02. > :36:07.myself a better birthday present. Happy birthday, congratulations.

:36:07. > :36:11.Thank you. I don't think birthday presents come any better than that

:36:11. > :36:17.one! The winning goal for Kilmarnock. He has played just the

:36:17. > :36:22.handful of games for them. But easy to get your tongue around his name,

:36:22. > :36:29.but it's on the lips of those Kilmarnock fans. You know the words

:36:29. > :36:36.to paper roses. I will not sing them! I arrived at Kilmarnock after

:36:36. > :36:41.they won the Scottish Cup. A couple of players had massive Scottish Cup

:36:42. > :36:45.tattoos down their legs. That is what it means to you. Let's hear

:36:45. > :36:50.from Gary Harkins. Unbelievable scenes behind you, can you believe

:36:50. > :36:55.it? It is different class. Everybody is singing, it is a great

:36:55. > :36:59.day for everybody. So proud of the boys for getting the winner.

:36:59. > :37:04.what point did you believe it would happen? We believed from the start.

:37:04. > :37:12.We knew we were good enough. On our day we have proved it, we can score

:37:12. > :37:18.goals against them. We did that. is going to be quite a night the

:37:18. > :37:22.rude boys. Is it something that has been coming this season? Kenny

:37:22. > :37:26.Shiels has been an inspiration. have played some really good

:37:26. > :37:34.football at times and sometimes not got the result. Today we defended

:37:34. > :37:39.brilliant. Yes! Let's have a quick word with Dean Shiels. What the day.

:37:40. > :37:46.It is a great occasion. We had a good game plan, we set out to do

:37:46. > :37:51.the job and we knew we would create chances. A real feeling of belief

:37:51. > :37:56.even before this game. We believed we could win. Our two games in the

:37:56. > :38:01.lead again Celtic, we took great belief from those games. We know we

:38:01. > :38:04.can beat anybody in this league. It showed today. How inspirational has

:38:04. > :38:10.your dad being? He has been the main source of inspiration for all

:38:10. > :38:14.of the lads, not just myself. He made us believe we could do it. His

:38:15. > :38:24.knowledge of the game and the fine detail of how to beat the

:38:25. > :38:26.

:38:26. > :38:33.opposition is second to none. We deserve it, it has been a long

:38:33. > :38:37.winter. Not many people gave you a chance, enjoy it. Thank you.

:38:37. > :38:43.heard right at the start of the show from father and son on

:38:43. > :38:49.Mother's Day. Kenny and Dean Shiels, a delighted son and very proud

:38:49. > :38:54.father as well. He played a pretty smart PR game in the build-up to

:38:54. > :38:59.this. He said what everyone believed, which was that Celtic

:38:59. > :39:03.were favourites to take the first leg of the treble and if they did

:39:03. > :39:09.well, they would have the trophy. But he always believed this was

:39:09. > :39:13.possible. Don't believe that for one second, that will not be what

:39:13. > :39:17.he told his players. He will have told his players that you have

:39:17. > :39:20.already played Celtic and more than matched them a couple of times this

:39:20. > :39:25.season so we need to do it once more. His players were a great

:39:25. > :39:31.credit to himself and he was a great credit to his players. You

:39:31. > :39:39.can see the faith they have got in him. His game plan worked today. We

:39:39. > :39:44.spoke at the start of the game, John said... I don't think he will

:39:44. > :39:49.ever have a better match, Cameron Bell. Let's hear from James Fowler.

:39:49. > :39:53.Captain Fantastic Four the day. How big the victory was that? Massive.

:39:53. > :39:59.I don't think we have won this trophy before. We don't win many

:39:59. > :40:03.trophies so we are delighted. You can see the fans, it is great for

:40:03. > :40:07.them. Well deserved over the 90 minutes? I thought so. We played

:40:07. > :40:12.really well in the first half. Second half they came into it a

:40:12. > :40:18.little bit and created chances. But we created as well and we got the

:40:18. > :40:23.winner. It looked like the game plan paid off. Yes. We played well

:40:23. > :40:27.against Celtic and Rangers this year. A form recently has not been

:40:27. > :40:31.great, but we knew we had to stick to the game plan and we would

:40:31. > :40:36.create chances. There seems to be a fantastic team spirit at Kilmarnock.

:40:36. > :40:41.You need that. Maybe we don't have the same quality as other teams,

:40:41. > :40:48.but we have stuck together and we have shone through. Congratulations.

:40:48. > :40:53.Cheers. Kilmarnock are milking the moment as well they might. League

:40:53. > :40:57.Cup winners against Celtic by 1-0. A match that looked like it was

:40:57. > :41:03.heading to extra time until birthday boy Dida van turn out came

:41:03. > :41:12.off the bench to head in the only goal of the game. Let's hear from

:41:12. > :41:16.the man himself, Kenny Shiels. Coming up any moment now. Very

:41:16. > :41:20.briefly, how big a victory was that for this club? Fantastic victory

:41:20. > :41:25.for the club. Celtic are a fantastic team and to come here and

:41:25. > :41:32.beat them and not concede a goal and the whole tournament, it is

:41:32. > :41:36.Dieter van Tornhout's birthday today. He these things happen. We

:41:36. > :41:39.are taking the cup back to Kilmarnock and I know Celtic will

:41:39. > :41:45.prosper, they are a young team and they deserve so much credit for

:41:45. > :41:49.what they have done this season. Everyone was talking about the

:41:49. > :41:59.trouble. It put pressure on the Celtic players, it was a little bit

:41:59. > :41:59.

:42:00. > :42:08.unfair. But we used it to our Struggling to put it into words at

:42:08. > :42:14.the moment, Kenny Shiels, and that is understandable. Those fans will

:42:14. > :42:23.be heading back down the M62 77 shortly and it will be party time -

:42:23. > :42:26.And leads hear more for my guests. We spoke about the great Celtic

:42:26. > :42:29.turn around this season that started at Rugby Park. The other

:42:29. > :42:33.part of it we mentioned was the fact that Kilmarnock would take a

:42:33. > :42:38.lot of belief from what they did in the first half of that match.

:42:38. > :42:42.have to give massive credit to Kenny Shiels and Kilmarnock today.

:42:42. > :42:46.It is their day. Celtic will be here again, they have been here in

:42:46. > :42:50.the past. Kilmarnock got the breaks, they got a little break at the end

:42:50. > :42:55.with the Stokes penalty. I thought there was contact, but I don't

:42:55. > :43:02.think we should make excuses. Celtic, over 90 minutes, were

:43:03. > :43:06.second in a lot of areas. Celtic players are normally on top. They

:43:06. > :43:12.have been on such a great run. You can't keep missing chances and you

:43:12. > :43:16.can't keep thinking somebody will produce some magic. Over the peace,

:43:16. > :43:20.Kilmarnock, for me, did enough, with a little bit of luck and a few

:43:20. > :43:27.breaks, they created chances. They caught Celtic on-and-off day, they

:43:28. > :43:31.got a bit of luck. Their goalkeeper was magnificent. You have to give

:43:31. > :43:35.Kilmarnock massive credit. We have raved about Kilmarnock and rightly

:43:35. > :43:41.so. What about Celtic? What went wrong for them? They missed chances.

:43:41. > :43:45.Kilmarnock took their most important chance. That is football.

:43:45. > :43:50.You can talk all day about who controls the game and who has the

:43:50. > :43:54.most chances. When it comes down to it in certain situations, if you

:43:54. > :44:02.score the goal that matters, the rest of it isn't really important.

:44:02. > :44:08.I know we will bisect it, but for me, Kilmarnock... It wasn't a smash

:44:08. > :44:15.and grab. This is typical. Look at the man to play as they committed

:44:15. > :44:19.forward. Six players in the box. 10 minutes before the end of the match.

:44:19. > :44:23.Celtic might have underestimated the challenge of Kilmarnock. Celtic

:44:24. > :44:27.have accumulated 41 more point than Kilmarnock in the SPL. For that of

:44:28. > :44:32.people, it was a foregone conclusion. None of us gave

:44:32. > :44:36.Kilmarnock a chance. We all fancied Celtic, but we also knew if

:44:36. > :44:39.Celtic's mind was not right and people were thinking about the

:44:39. > :44:45.treble and they were sloppy, like they were in the first half,

:44:45. > :44:49.Kilmarnock always had an opportunity to win. That point, I

:44:49. > :44:55.agree with Craig, I don't know if there was a great deal between the

:44:55. > :44:58.teams. There was a brilliant goal. A fantastic goal. I don't think

:44:58. > :45:02.you'll see but across this season. I don't know how you can do

:45:02. > :45:07.anything about that. As a centre- forward, you would have loved to be

:45:07. > :45:14.on the end of that. A great goal. don't want to take anything away

:45:14. > :45:18.from Kilmarnock. Had one of those chances been taken by Celtic, they

:45:19. > :45:22.would have run away with it, I'm sure. Possibly, but the belief kill

:45:22. > :45:29.one it showed, it is important we come back to that. -- Kilmarnock

:45:29. > :45:34.showed. They were not holding on towards the end, trying to take

:45:34. > :45:39.into extra time. They committed players forward. They had used all

:45:39. > :45:45.their substitutes. They tried to win the game in 90 minutes. They

:45:45. > :45:55.have had a game-plan, they went for the win late in the match. The

:45:55. > :45:57.

:45:57. > :46:06.The word that springs to mind his bravery. Also the way they defended

:46:06. > :46:13.and passed the ball out from the back. They did it the whole games.

:46:13. > :46:21.Sometimes you get lost in this, maybe one team has underperformed

:46:21. > :46:26.to allow the other team to win. I think we have to be a little bit

:46:26. > :46:30.more or enthusiastic about Kilmarnock's role in the games. The

:46:30. > :46:36.tried to control a game. And the goalkeeper played very well. But

:46:36. > :46:45.they were very positive throughout the match. Some of Cameron Bell's 6

:46:45. > :46:51.were outstanding. This comes right in the first minute. From Gary

:46:51. > :46:59.Hooper in the very first minute. If that had gone in, as Celtic could

:46:59. > :47:06.have gone on to win. From Stokes's header is another fantastic saves.

:47:06. > :47:09.For me, that is what Kilmarnock needed today. That is why Celtic

:47:10. > :47:14.players play for Celtic and Kilmarnock players play for

:47:14. > :47:21.Kilmarnock. But take nothing away from the players and the managers

:47:21. > :47:24.today. But it is Kilmarnocks day today. But I will reiterate, Celtic

:47:25. > :47:30.will be here again. They have to make sure when they come back here

:47:31. > :47:34.that they are fully focused. League has been a bit of a

:47:34. > :47:38.disappointment for Kilmarnock. I know Kenny Shiels plays things down,

:47:38. > :47:42.but they would have hoped to have been a top have team at by the end

:47:42. > :47:47.of the seasons. But a day like today changes the complexion of the

:47:47. > :47:56.seasons. They will look back on this as one of the great seasons of

:47:56. > :48:01.their history. These guys walked out on that pitch today as

:48:01. > :48:06.Kilmarnock players, and they were proud of that. They are a

:48:06. > :48:09.Kilmarnock legends now. It has changed how they are thought of in

:48:09. > :48:16.a certain part of the world for the rest of their lives. They will

:48:16. > :48:21.remember that forever. A lot of those Kilmarnock fans do not get

:48:21. > :48:31.here very often. The last time that they were here they got hammered by

:48:31. > :48:35.

:48:35. > :48:39.Hibs. This is a bit of real happiness for the EMS. -- for them.

:48:39. > :48:43.Going back to that first minute when Sissoko tried to play that

:48:44. > :48:50.ball across and I thought, what on earth are you doing? I thought they

:48:50. > :48:56.would panic, but they kept trying to play out. What a moment near the

:48:56. > :49:02.end for the referee. You would not wish this on your worst enemy,

:49:02. > :49:07.having to make this decision right at the end. My first thought was

:49:07. > :49:16.that Stokes had missed the opportunity to pull the trigger. We

:49:16. > :49:21.have watched it over and over again. I do not see contact. It is hard to

:49:21. > :49:28.tell from here, whether there was contact do not. We cannot actually

:49:28. > :49:36.see both players' legs. I think Stokes has missed that first touch.

:49:36. > :49:41.I think he is slightly clipped. Where the problem comes from, Stoke

:49:41. > :49:46.delays his dive. I think there is contact and he takes another half a

:49:46. > :49:56.step and then he goes. I think that is why the referee has gone for the

:49:56. > :49:59.

:49:59. > :50:04.dive. To be fair, I think there was a push earlier on. You need a bit

:50:04. > :50:09.of luck with the referee now any gains. You need decisions to go

:50:09. > :50:15.your way. That is a tough one. If a referee does not know the his

:50:16. > :50:20.contacts, he cannot give a penalty. Again, we are clutching at straws.

:50:20. > :50:26.We're trying to make excuses for Celtic's poor performance. Stokes

:50:26. > :50:31.had an opportunity. The players that you had on that pitch, all

:50:31. > :50:37.attack minding players. Samaras came off the bench. They never did

:50:37. > :50:44.enough to win the game. Kilmarnock got a bit of luck. They got one or

:50:44. > :50:48.two decisions and a massive decision at the end. You do wonder

:50:48. > :50:53.whether the referee, who was behind this, had the best view on the

:50:53. > :50:58.pitch of it. If you were looking from behind we do not assume a

:50:58. > :51:05.defender going in from the back had clipped him? The rules of the game

:51:05. > :51:15.are that you cannot give it unless you see contact. I cannot see

:51:15. > :51:18.

:51:18. > :51:25.contact. You just wonder why he did not get a shot there. We are

:51:25. > :51:31.talking about a final here. Celtic were really strong favourites. I do

:51:31. > :51:38.not call Cameron Bell making great saves luck. You have to attribute

:51:38. > :51:46.that to great play. Yes, Celtic were below par. They had to be for

:51:46. > :51:49.Kilmarnock to win. Let's hear what Neil Lennon thinks about it.

:51:49. > :51:53.have just had a look at the incident which, for you, will make

:51:53. > :52:01.you feel distraught. You have had a look at that penalty incident

:52:01. > :52:07.again? That is a clear penalty. Nelson made no contact with the

:52:07. > :52:12.ball. Anthony Stokes was clear on goal and about to pull the trigger.

:52:12. > :52:15.It could have cost Nelson a red card, I do not want to see people

:52:15. > :52:22.sent off, but you talk about big decisions and big games and that

:52:22. > :52:29.one has gone against us. You do not seen any clear cut penalties -- you

:52:29. > :52:34.do not seek any clear cut penalties like that. By looking at that again,

:52:34. > :52:38.it did not look as if you had time to pull the trigger. He is keeping

:52:38. > :52:46.the ball under control, he knows where the defender is. He is about

:52:46. > :52:50.to slide it towards goal. We deserved better today. We must to

:52:50. > :52:57.some really easy chances. We dominated the second half in terms

:52:57. > :53:01.of possession and chances. Maybe your name is not on the Cup, but

:53:01. > :53:06.decisions like that at big moments should be called correctly. For me,

:53:06. > :53:14.the referee got A1 completely wrong. You had the misfortune to date to

:53:14. > :53:21.come up against a goalkeeper in excellent form. The save he made

:53:21. > :53:28.from Stokes first half was top drawer. The one Gary missed earlier

:53:28. > :53:33.on was a great chance for him. Anthony Stokes had the whole goal

:53:33. > :53:43.to hit and the second have and he headed straight to Cameron Bell. He

:53:43. > :53:44.

:53:44. > :53:49.did make some great saves, even the double save at the end. I cannot

:53:49. > :53:52.remember two making too many forays into our half, but that is Cup

:53:52. > :53:56.football and the like to congratulate them. I would not say

:53:56. > :54:04.they deserve that on the day, but they have had the luck of the Cup

:54:04. > :54:11.today's. How disappointed were you about losing a goal. --? I have not

:54:11. > :54:18.seen a goal, but you have to stop the cross. It cannot going between

:54:18. > :54:28.the goalkeeper and defence. It came from us losing possession in the

:54:28. > :54:28.

:54:29. > :54:36.Neil Lennon did pay tribute to Cameron Bell. It was a string of

:54:36. > :54:46.superb saves from him. Right from the start of the game, a sign of

:54:46. > :54:46.

:54:47. > :54:53.things to come. Normally Gary Hooper, you think would score there.

:54:53. > :55:02.He is normally very good there. 22 goals this season. Stokes does well

:55:02. > :55:11.here, he cannot do any more. It is a powerful header, bottom corner.

:55:11. > :55:15.That is the best says. This is the whole reason I cannot say Celtic

:55:15. > :55:23.were poor today. I think they made chances and on another day they

:55:23. > :55:28.would have cruised in. Having a good goalkeeper is good play. So

:55:28. > :55:36.often in the past we have expected teams to wilt, and Kilmarnock

:55:36. > :55:42.didn't. Even this is a decent chance for Stokes. He creates the

:55:42. > :55:47.space for a left-foot shot. It is a weak shot. A good height for the

:55:47. > :55:51.goalkeeper. They created plenty of chances, but if you do not take

:55:51. > :55:56.them there is always a chance the opposition was score, which is

:55:56. > :56:01.exactly what happened. Kilmarnock wanted to keep the game alive to

:56:01. > :56:06.will the closing stages and then when it. Their goalkeeper needs to

:56:06. > :56:11.play at the top of his game to win it. When I say a little bit of luck,

:56:11. > :56:18.I mean luck with regards to Celtic players not being quite as deadly

:56:18. > :56:25.as they normally are. Gary Hooper got taken off. Stokes Mr a chance.

:56:25. > :56:31.That is what Kilmarnock needed. last word on Neil Lennon's reaction

:56:31. > :56:36.to having seen the penalty. obviously thinks it is a Stonewall

:56:36. > :56:41.penalty. Craig does not. I think there was contact. It could have

:56:41. > :56:45.prevented them from going on and winning the treble. Again I go back

:56:45. > :56:50.to saying that I still think during that 90 minutes Celtic should have

:56:50. > :56:54.had enough about them to win this game comfortably. We cannot be

:56:54. > :56:57.going back to a decision. Yes, it is massive in terms of where it

:56:57. > :57:07.takes Celtic, but within the ranks they should have done enough today

:57:07. > :57:07.

:57:08. > :57:12.to beat a Kilmarnock side that they have 41 more points than in the SPL.

:57:12. > :57:17.Delighted for everyone associated with Kilmarnock. Pat, one hopes

:57:17. > :57:22.what develops for this - but with this for Kilmarnock will be the use

:57:22. > :57:26.this as a platform to get even better. Unexpected things have

:57:26. > :57:29.happened all the seasons. In the wider sense of the Scottish game,

:57:29. > :57:35.Celtic will win everything for the next few years. Maybe this will

:57:35. > :57:44.give hope to Scottish football and that would be a good thing.