0:00:22 > 0:00:26Good morning, and it's Old Firm day in Glasgow. Neil Lennon hoping his
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Celtic side... Yes, good morning. Manager Ally McCoist says it's
0:00:30 > 0:00:32something out of the ordinary to win the game.
0:00:32 > 0:00:38# So when you're ready, come on # Bring it on
0:00:38 > 0:00:43# Come on, bring it on # Yeah
0:00:43 > 0:00:45# Because I'm a winner # And the winner stays on, stays on
0:00:45 > 0:00:48# So when you're ready # Come on
0:00:48 > 0:00:52# Turn it on # Bring it on
0:00:52 > 0:00:56# Come on, bring it on # Yeah, yeah
0:00:56 > 0:01:01# Because I'm a winner # And the winner stays on
0:01:01 > 0:01:02# Stays on # Because I'm a winner, and the
0:01:02 > 0:01:12winner # Stays on
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0:01:12 > 0:01:17Yes, time for an Old Firm get- together, the first this season
0:01:17 > 0:01:22after seven Rangers-Celtics games last season. Six goals from Ibrox
0:01:22 > 0:01:25coming up, plus 17 from the SPL's other five matches. We'll hear from
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Scotland's manager. Even by Old Firm standards it has been a wacky
0:01:29 > 0:01:32week. The very existence of Rangers being cast into doubt, Celtic in
0:01:32 > 0:01:38Madrid for game they weren't entirely sure would be played, none
0:01:38 > 0:01:47of which mattered at 12.30pm today. Striker Nikica Jelavic returned for
0:01:47 > 0:01:52Rangers after injury left back Papac after illness, Goyan playing
0:01:52 > 0:02:02in his first Old Firm match. Skipper Scott Brown over his latest
0:02:02 > 0:02:06injury absence and Giorgio Sammaras prever preferred to Stokes.
0:02:06 > 0:02:12Celtic determined to get the title off them the season. The hosts
0:02:12 > 0:02:17looking for a fourth in a row. It all starts here really. He was
0:02:17 > 0:02:25siding down Steven Naismith. This looks like it's going to be worth a
0:02:25 > 0:02:28yellow card to Charlie Mulgrew. He was very late. That's exactly the
0:02:28 > 0:02:38punishment. Neil Lennon undefeated as Celtic boss at Ibrox. He was
0:02:38 > 0:02:48
0:02:48 > 0:02:56looking to keep it that way. Laffergr. -- Lafferty. Rangers have
0:02:56 > 0:03:03started positively. Lafferty - here, Wilson - Naismith!
0:03:04 > 0:03:13APPLAUSE First blood, Rangers. And it's
0:03:13 > 0:03:23Naismith who has begun the season in smart fashion. A smart finish
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0:03:26 > 0:03:30here. There was nothing they could Celtic to go in behind. This is
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Scott Brown back in the team. He's a man who thrives on these
0:03:34 > 0:03:38occasions, scored a remarkable goal here in the Scottish Cup meeting
0:03:38 > 0:03:47last season, the 2-2 game. That's a fantastic ball for Gary Hooper.
0:03:48 > 0:03:54It's 1-1. Celtic back on terms thanks to Gary Hooper. And this is
0:03:54 > 0:04:04a can-finish, a fantastic pass, and look at that. He's actually put
0:04:04 > 0:04:14
0:04:14 > 0:04:24bend on this low shot, passed the Celtic skipper back on the ball
0:04:24 > 0:04:25
0:04:25 > 0:04:30now. Key, ElDaouri. He's gone for goal. He's found it. A massive
0:04:30 > 0:04:39blunder from McGreggor, and Celtic have turned this game upside down,
0:04:39 > 0:04:44and it looks like they will go in in front at the interval. Cadouri,
0:04:44 > 0:04:54he's hit that with expectation, but Allan McGregor - how often do you
0:04:54 > 0:04:55
0:04:55 > 0:05:05see that? It's been a good start to the second half by Rangers. Wild -
0:05:05 > 0:05:07
0:05:07 > 0:05:17Stevens! A wonderful strike from Davis. Denied by the thickness of
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0:05:26 > 0:05:29the cross-back. Papac. Lafferty, Naismith, Jelovic. Lafferty -
0:05:29 > 0:05:39offside. It ain't going to count. He cannot believe this. It wasn't
0:05:39 > 0:05:47
0:05:47 > 0:05:54debut as a manager. Celtic reeling from the free kick. This looks like
0:05:54 > 0:06:01it's going to come back at them. Lafferty against Kaddouri. He gets
0:06:01 > 0:06:08the corner. Rangers in a hurry. Still plenty of the match to go. It
0:06:08 > 0:06:15will be Davis to take the Rangers corner. That's Jelovci, and that's
0:06:15 > 0:06:252-2. They deserve that given the start to the second half they have
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0:06:26 > 0:06:31made, but this is very cheap from Celtic's point of view. Martin Jol
0:06:31 > 0:06:37-- Jelovic with a downward hitter. Naismith. The champions look like
0:06:37 > 0:06:47they're in the mood here. Jelovic. That's Lafferty. That should have
0:06:47 > 0:06:49
0:06:50 > 0:06:55been 3-2. Couldn't even get this on target, the northern Irishman. Wild,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58good skill, Wilson, Mark Wilson, that is, headed away by Kaddouri.
0:06:58 > 0:07:07Celtic have done very little attacking up to this point of the
0:07:08 > 0:07:17second half. Papac. Kaddouri - oh, it's Lafferty. That would have been
0:07:18 > 0:07:19
0:07:19 > 0:07:28a gift. Kaddouri, what was he thinking? Certain for Neil Lennon
0:07:28 > 0:07:33and Alan Thomason. Loamans! Now Celtic hit the good work.
0:07:33 > 0:07:40And suddenly it's topsy-turvy again at Ibrox. Plenty of options in the
0:07:41 > 0:07:45middle for Mulgrew to find. It goes right through the ball. A couple of
0:07:45 > 0:07:54green and white jerseys looked offside, but what a chance that was.
0:07:55 > 0:08:02Hooper. He was trying to thread in Scott Brown. Now he perhaps can
0:08:02 > 0:08:06just scamper forward on the break. Davis to Wild. I it is Wild's Ball.
0:08:06 > 0:08:14Lafferty is going to get a second bite at this, and Rangers are back
0:08:14 > 0:08:19in front in a thriller. He's been denied a few times, Kyle
0:08:19 > 0:08:29Lafferty, by an offside flag. He's missed a couple of chances, but
0:08:29 > 0:08:34
0:08:34 > 0:08:39finally he gets off the mark for was booked in the first half, and
0:08:39 > 0:08:43he knows his fate here. He's off. He's been lucky on a couple of
0:08:43 > 0:08:53occasions, Charlie Mulgrew, in this game - there have been challenges
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0:08:55 > 0:09:01he's made that have gone unpunished. This one didn't. Davis takes -
0:09:01 > 0:09:09right across from Goyan. Looking for his first Rangers goal. What a
0:09:09 > 0:09:17time to get it it would have been. It was always going to be an uphill
0:09:17 > 0:09:23task for Celtic when they went down to ten men. Naismith now - Forester
0:09:23 > 0:09:28spilt it. Davis collects, and Celtic will clear eventually.
0:09:28 > 0:09:34Naismith, who opened the scoring in the first half -
0:09:34 > 0:09:44APPLAUSE So close, Ally McCoist, so close.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47
0:09:47 > 0:09:55He could almost touch it. Nick Wild wasting a bit of time. Davis,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Naismith! And the man who started it is the man that finishes it! I'm
0:09:58 > 0:10:03not sure how much could be read into the first Old Firm game of the
0:10:03 > 0:10:09season. There is a long way to go, but Rangers have been so impressive
0:10:09 > 0:10:15in this game. He scored a few of them in his time against Celtic,
0:10:15 > 0:10:21didn't he? I didn't think there was an awful lot between the teams in
0:10:21 > 0:10:25the first half, to be honest. I am not sure we deserved to be 2-1 down,
0:10:25 > 0:10:30but that's what we were faced with. We just asked the boys for a
0:10:30 > 0:10:36reaction in the second half, and boy did we get it, a tremendous
0:10:36 > 0:10:41reaction, and some great goals - hit the bar, and a great second
0:10:41 > 0:10:46half. We were pleased to go in front at halftime. You know, it was
0:10:46 > 0:10:50a bonus, but I would have been pleased at 1-1 because it felt
0:10:50 > 0:10:54comfortable, but we made the players very wary of what to expect
0:10:54 > 0:10:57in the second half. We didn't deal with it at all well.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00authorities were keen we focus on football because of the touchline
0:11:00 > 0:11:04tantrums last season. The game pretty much came up with the goods.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06It wasn't a better of a first half, but overall, it was a lot of
0:11:06 > 0:11:11quality football. I thought particularly in the second half. I
0:11:11 > 0:11:16did feel at halftime, it was quites by A really, because there was two
0:11:16 > 0:11:20real quality moments. That was obviously the goal from Naismith
0:11:20 > 0:11:23and then an equaliser from Gary Hooper. In the first half, it was
0:11:23 > 0:11:26competitive, but I think there was a touch of nerves throughout the
0:11:26 > 0:11:29match, which was understandable, but the second half there was a lot
0:11:29 > 0:11:32of good football played. For me, it was a great advert for Scottish
0:11:32 > 0:11:34football. The three goals in the first half all had a Scotland
0:11:34 > 0:11:38first half all had a Scotland connection. You maybe didn't enjoy
0:11:38 > 0:11:44the third one too much, but the first two goals - real quality
0:11:44 > 0:11:48about the finishes. I think this is an error by Wilson. This is the
0:11:48 > 0:11:52thing about Steven Naismith - he's one of the most improved players in
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Scotland, maybe the UK, in the last few years. He gets himself into
0:11:55 > 0:12:02positions to score goals. That is a great knack to have. This year was
0:12:02 > 0:12:06great to see Brown getting involved, the reverse pass and the sublime
0:12:06 > 0:12:13finish. He gives him the eyes there, and, you know, that's a great angle,
0:12:13 > 0:12:17isn't it, to see the ball going into the net? This one is an error
0:12:17 > 0:12:27- will be disappointed, but knowing him, it will be forgotten by now, I
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0:12:30 > 0:12:35his book, but Rangers made up for it in the second half. There seemed
0:12:35 > 0:12:38to be a change of tempo, and Celtic struggled to cope with it. That's
0:12:38 > 0:12:42exactly what happened. Rangers came out in the second half, and you
0:12:42 > 0:12:45could sense almost the speed of the ball moving from player to player
0:12:45 > 0:12:49were increased. The switches were quicker. There was more aggression
0:12:49 > 0:12:53in their play. I don't think Celtic ever got to grips with that in the
0:12:53 > 0:12:57second half. Rangers came out of the traps very quickly. It was
0:12:57 > 0:13:01quite - not a fortune about it, but their early pressure resulted in
0:13:01 > 0:13:04getting a goal, which, of course, adds to the momentum that was
0:13:05 > 0:13:10already built, so I thought Rangers were good in the second half, and I
0:13:10 > 0:13:15felt worthy of their win. Let's have a look at that goal that
0:13:15 > 0:13:19squared the game. An element of zonal marking about this, but you
0:13:19 > 0:13:25better talk me through it. There was. The guys that were under the
0:13:25 > 0:13:29penalty spot, the Celtic players, were blockers, to stop their
0:13:29 > 0:13:33players getting momentum. The only thing that was wrong with Celtic's
0:13:33 > 0:13:38set-up is players two and three in the six yard line should be further
0:13:38 > 0:13:42out, staggered, because it's a right-footed taker, so you know the
0:13:42 > 0:13:51right ball is getting swung out of the way. It's extremely hard to
0:13:51 > 0:13:58make up the ball from the six yard box to the penalty spot. That gives
0:13:58 > 0:14:02them chance. You'll see it perfect here. Jelavic gets blocked. He
0:14:02 > 0:14:05doesn't have momentum. Rubens just cannot quite get out to the ball
0:14:05 > 0:14:11because his starting position was on the six yard line. If he had
0:14:11 > 0:14:14been a yard or two out, it's a perfect example, you can't get
0:14:14 > 0:14:18there. Jelovic has a run at him, don't want to take anything away
0:14:18 > 0:14:22from him, a fantastic header, powerful, down on the ground,
0:14:22 > 0:14:27extremely difficult for the goalkeeper. Zonal marking - I am a
0:14:27 > 0:14:32fan of that, you know, because I think nowadays man-to-man blocking
0:14:32 > 0:14:35you get blocked too easily. The only thing there was the staggering
0:14:36 > 0:14:39the line. The match encapsulated what Kyle Lafferty was all about,
0:14:40 > 0:14:49scored a really important goal, the fifth of the game. Before that,
0:14:50 > 0:14:52
0:14:52 > 0:14:56there was bad finishing from him thinking. Maybe he thought it was
0:14:56 > 0:15:02another player that headed straight into an offside position, I'm not
0:15:02 > 0:15:05sure. Kyle Lafferty, he gets involved in the gamer. He's always
0:15:05 > 0:15:10involved no matter what happens, he gets himself in some fantastic
0:15:10 > 0:15:16positions. Here, he probably shouldn't have been able to have
0:15:16 > 0:15:20two attempts at it. He's got too much time in the penalty box to
0:15:20 > 0:15:24have a first strike. You've got to give credit to Lafferty for that.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29He was involved in everything. He missed some good chances, he scored
0:15:29 > 0:15:33a great goal which was disallowed, but is there to score a goal.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37was fitting that Stephen Naismith applied the icing to the cake. He
0:15:37 > 0:15:43scored important Scotland goals, Champions League goals and he
0:15:43 > 0:15:47hadn't got one before today but now he's got two Old Firm goals. That
0:15:47 > 0:15:51is top quality. I think he's thinking about heading it. He
0:15:51 > 0:15:57stoops a little bit, it's a one- touch, past the goalkeeper, it's no
0:15:57 > 0:16:02chance. The goal against Lithuania, he gets into the box unmarked and
0:16:02 > 0:16:07gets that wanted quality finish. People tend to jump off the depend
0:16:07 > 0:16:12about old firm out comes with only the 31 games to go. The Celtic have
0:16:12 > 0:16:17defensive issues to address on the back up today? I don't know if Neil
0:16:17 > 0:16:24has 100 % but his best starting line-up available for him, I'm not
0:16:24 > 0:16:28sure what that is. I didn't feel it was a huge problem for Celtic today.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32I thought Rangers played very well today, particularly in the second
0:16:32 > 0:16:37half. I'm sure Neil has got other players available for him. I'm sure
0:16:37 > 0:16:42he will get sorted out and Celtic will see this as a slight hiccup,
0:16:42 > 0:16:46and that's all. There's a long way to go yet. Celtic's next opponents
0:16:46 > 0:16:54will bring back bad memories for them. You can see their Scottish
0:16:54 > 0:16:58communities League Cup tie against Ross County on Wednesday at 7pm.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Motherwell have got off to a pretty impressive start. They were early-
0:17:00 > 0:17:10season league leaders, and they were looking to kick on again at
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0:17:25 > 0:17:35Fir Park yesterday against St Motherwell goal. A combination of
0:17:35 > 0:17:44
0:17:45 > 0:17:54play from the St Johnstone forward his name, aiming for his first in
0:17:55 > 0:18:05
0:18:06 > 0:18:15deflected. The opening goal has come off the Phi of Tim Clancy.
0:18:16 > 0:18:25
0:18:25 > 0:18:35put through his own goal. St Johnstone had just one goal in four
0:18:35 > 0:18:46
0:18:46 > 0:18:56meetings against Motherwell last through. Along angled ball.
0:18:56 > 0:19:21
0:19:21 > 0:19:31Jennings has and scored since left hand side. The goalkeeper gets
0:19:31 > 0:19:57
0:19:57 > 0:20:07Just took that extra touch and curled it towards the top corner.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12
0:20:12 > 0:20:18Adams couldn't respond with a He still has work to do, and he
0:20:18 > 0:20:24does it with aplomb of. Sandaza punishes Stevie Hammell of
0:20:24 > 0:20:31Motherwell. It St Johnstone who lead by two-0. Randolph was
0:20:31 > 0:20:35committed outside his goal, Sandaza didn't break sweat. Hammell breaks
0:20:36 > 0:20:45the cardinal rule, never play across your own box if you are not
0:20:46 > 0:21:09
0:21:09 > 0:21:19up from St Johnstone. Higgins involved, Sandaza took on Clancy
0:21:19 > 0:21:19
0:21:20 > 0:21:27with a clever little food pass. -- ft pass. St Johnstone looked set
0:21:27 > 0:21:30for their biggest away League win since their return to the SPL.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34That St Johnstone happened to the top six. Things have a bit more
0:21:35 > 0:21:40encouraging for them. They are unbeaten away from home, two wins
0:21:40 > 0:21:43and two drawers. Those two wins coming at difficult places. Celtic
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Park doesn't get that much more difficult. And now this one
0:21:47 > 0:21:51yesterday. There's a touch of Fortune to this, a deflected goal.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55But they certainly had plenty of bodies in the box. They have a
0:21:55 > 0:21:59situation earlier where they did look like they were going to score
0:21:59 > 0:22:05goals. But the introduction of this guide, Sandaza, I think it's made a
0:22:05 > 0:22:12huge difference to the team. I'm a great fan of his. He's had a lot of
0:22:12 > 0:22:16bad luck with injuries but it's good to see him back playing again.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21St Johnstone will be a threat because they've always been a team
0:22:21 > 0:22:27that are pretty difficult to beat defensively. They are always well
0:22:27 > 0:22:32organised and strong. To get those two victories really catches your
0:22:32 > 0:22:36retention. You can win at Celtic Park and then you go to high-flying
0:22:36 > 0:22:42Motherwell and win as well, I think it's pretty impressive.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47mentioned at Sandaza, he seems to be developing a good partnership
0:22:47 > 0:22:53with Sheridan. He picked up a few injuries and maybe you threw him
0:22:53 > 0:22:56into the tame -- team a bit too early. I felt that. He played in
0:22:56 > 0:23:00mid- to late June in a play-off game with Spain, he was back at the
0:23:00 > 0:23:04end of the pre-season because he'd only just finished playing. One
0:23:04 > 0:23:08thing happened after another. But when he played he was excellent and
0:23:08 > 0:23:12scored some fantastic goals. He had a double hernia operation and the
0:23:12 > 0:23:22whole thing didn't work out for him. But it's great to see him back at
0:23:22 > 0:23:24
0:23:24 > 0:23:29was the installation of former Hearts assistant manager as number
0:23:29 > 0:23:39two at Hibs. His first game in his new role was at East End Park
0:23:39 > 0:24:17
0:24:17 > 0:24:22Dunfermline trying to make them for Keddie. It's the wrong man in
0:24:22 > 0:24:32the right place. No doubt about that. He even had time to take a
0:24:32 > 0:24:42
0:24:42 > 0:24:52Sproule. A hand ball doesn't matter. Hibs are in front. Sproule gets his
0:24:52 > 0:25:07
0:25:07 > 0:25:17first SPL: his return to the Easter around pretty well in this game.
0:25:17 > 0:25:29
0:25:29 > 0:25:39expecting Garry O'Connor to rip the net Open here. Gallacher somehow
0:25:39 > 0:25:39
0:25:39 > 0:26:50Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
0:26:50 > 0:26:53flexion -- deflection, Hibernian it. Within a minute! Ryan Thomson
0:26:53 > 0:27:03scored as a sub at Rugby Park last weekend in the 3-2 defeat. He's
0:27:03 > 0:27:33
0:27:33 > 0:27:42the Dunfermline sub on for Andy do too. Jason Thomson takes the
0:27:42 > 0:27:48credit but this has got to be an own-goal. It came off Paul Hamlyn.
0:27:48 > 0:27:58Stack didn't to do nearly enough. He was under pressure, to be fair.
0:27:58 > 0:28:16
0:28:16 > 0:28:23know much about it, did he? It was the back heel. Dunfermline turning
0:28:23 > 0:28:29One of the bright things for Hibs, and I don't think their fans see
0:28:30 > 0:28:33too many bright things, are the goals of Garry O'Connor. He has
0:28:33 > 0:28:38scored five. It's almost like a flash back in time to his first
0:28:38 > 0:28:41spell at Hibs. He's had a great start to the season. There is
0:28:41 > 0:28:45absolutely no doubt he's a top- quality player. He's had his
0:28:45 > 0:28:49troubles, which have been well documented, and I think it's doing
0:28:49 > 0:28:52him some good to get back to Hibs, settle down, play some football,
0:28:52 > 0:28:57and you can see from these pictures we're watching just how much
0:28:57 > 0:29:03quality he has, and let's all hope he can get back to where he was
0:29:03 > 0:29:08three or four years ago. If these goals are anything to go by, then
0:29:08 > 0:29:12he's certainly headed in the right direction. They were distraught
0:29:12 > 0:29:17they couldn't hold on to a 2-0 advantage. It's a manager's
0:29:17 > 0:29:22nightmare. You get 2-0 in front. It's a tricky score. As soon as you
0:29:22 > 0:29:26lose one, people start to get a bit scared. All credit to Dunfermline
0:29:26 > 0:29:31because watching those clips this - I didn't see the game yesterday -
0:29:31 > 0:29:35every time the ball comes into the box, the Dunfermline have four or
0:29:35 > 0:29:38five players attempting to get in and have an impact. It looks like
0:29:38 > 0:29:42with that kind of mentality, they deserve to have goals. The problem
0:29:42 > 0:29:46they don't have at the moment is scoring goals because they have
0:29:46 > 0:29:49scored two in each of their last three games, but maybe the
0:29:49 > 0:29:54significant statistic, the worrying one for them at the minute, is they
0:29:54 > 0:29:59have bate taken only a point from those games. They're scoring goals
0:29:59 > 0:30:03but leaking goals as well. We watched their opening game opening
0:30:03 > 0:30:10night against St Mirren at East End Park. You did worry for them, but
0:30:10 > 0:30:15scoring goals isn't a problem for them by the looks of this. No. I am
0:30:15 > 0:30:21not 100% up to speed of that night. They played two up front, which is
0:30:21 > 0:30:25unusual in the SPL with just strikers. I know if you do go with
0:30:25 > 0:30:30two strikers, it makes you more vulnerable in those areas. Just
0:30:30 > 0:30:33going on to the point I made previously, the amount of players
0:30:33 > 0:30:36they do get forward, and because of that, they do get goals. Maybe
0:30:36 > 0:30:41you're right they need to tighten up a little bit. I haven't seen a
0:30:41 > 0:30:46lot of the game, so I hesitate sometimes to try to pretend I am an
0:30:46 > 0:30:55expert in these things, but certainly I would be encouraged
0:30:55 > 0:31:05they're getting goals. Highlights for other matches coming up,
0:31:05 > 0:31:09
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Aberdeen-Kilmarnock. Jonathan time. This time Kilmarnock were 1-0
0:31:12 > 0:31:21up within 15 minutes. Paul Heffernan with the goal. Question
0:31:21 > 0:31:23marks over the goal keeping from Jason Brown and defending. Dean
0:31:23 > 0:31:29Shiels will assist Paul Heffernan with his fifth goal of the season.
0:31:29 > 0:31:34Kilmarnock looked like they were enjoying the wide open spaces of
0:31:34 > 0:31:44the Aberdeen mid field. The pass, and Dean Shiels with the finish -
0:31:44 > 0:31:45
0:31:45 > 0:31:49just under half an hour played, and Kilmarnock 2-0 in front. And the
0:31:49 > 0:31:54afternoon already looking decidedly bleak for goal-shy Aberdeen. It
0:31:54 > 0:31:59would get worse before it got better. A cheeky dent from a new
0:31:59 > 0:32:04signing, but a tackle averted the danger. The booking for diving was
0:32:04 > 0:32:13probably a touch on the harsh side. Just before halftime, a glimmer of
0:32:13 > 0:32:17hope for Aberdeen - the keeper punched at the ball, but there was
0:32:17 > 0:32:22the perfect finish - not enough to cheer Craig Brown up, but enough to
0:32:22 > 0:32:28give the Dons hope at the break, and crucially, get the home fans
0:32:28 > 0:32:36behind the team. Aberdeen then took a leaf out of
0:32:36 > 0:32:40the Stoke City book, the long throw and Malweni put the ball into the
0:32:40 > 0:32:46net eight minutes into the second half. Shoddy Kilmarnock defending,
0:32:46 > 0:32:50and the French defender didn't even have to jump to head the ball home.
0:32:50 > 0:32:56And suddenly Aberdeen looked like they'd win this match. Fallon with
0:32:56 > 0:33:00the header off the bar. Kilmarnock now looking for that full-time
0:33:00 > 0:33:10whistle. Aberdeen dominated in terms of chances and possession.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14
0:33:14 > 0:33:24Chris Clark with a shot wide, but first SPL home win of the season.
0:33:24 > 0:33:32
0:33:32 > 0:33:37They would come under the early the post. Then a nice Dundee United
0:33:37 > 0:33:43passing move right through the middle of the Inverness defence,
0:33:43 > 0:33:48and Valley hit the perfect shot, the 20-year-old Finn on loan with
0:33:48 > 0:33:52his first goal since surviving at Tannadice Park - the goal coming in
0:33:53 > 0:33:59the 13th minute. But Inverness wasted no time in drawing level.
0:33:59 > 0:34:06Just three minutes later, a cross from Andrew Shenni, and Nick Ross
0:34:07 > 0:34:13puts it in to make it 1-1. Paul Dixon, the United defender, just
0:34:13 > 0:34:19unaware of Ross's late run, and now the side is level. But the quick
0:34:19 > 0:34:25passing of United soon cut Cally Thistle open once again. Daniel
0:34:25 > 0:34:30Swanson with the effort just wide of the post.
0:34:30 > 0:34:36Right before halftime, Gregg gave away possession in the middle of
0:34:36 > 0:34:42the park. A mistake from the defender, and there was something
0:34:42 > 0:34:47almost Robbie Keane-like the way Swanson finished off this chance -
0:34:47 > 0:34:55no somersault, though, but real assuredness from Swanson, great
0:34:55 > 0:35:00chest control, the lob over Nessen, and United now 2-1 in twomt. Daniel
0:35:00 > 0:35:07Swanson suddenly on top of his game. The 24-year-old running dangerously
0:35:07 > 0:35:11with the ball at his feet. The other team running scared. In the
0:35:11 > 0:35:1771st minute, a deflected cross led to Jon Daly making the score 3-1.
0:35:17 > 0:35:25APPLAUSE The striker sealing the victory.
0:35:25 > 0:35:31Daniel Swanson played a big part for Dundee United. He's player you,
0:35:31 > 0:35:37of course, signed, as Jonathan said, from Rangers three years ago. Is he
0:35:37 > 0:35:42coming back to his best now? looks like it. I thank the
0:35:42 > 0:35:46supporters and Danny himself. I am a huge admirer of him on a regular
0:35:46 > 0:35:49basis. He's without a doubt the most talented player I have worked
0:35:49 > 0:35:54with. He's had so many problems that - and he hasn't really had
0:35:54 > 0:36:00chance in the last year or so to get regular football - as regular
0:36:00 > 0:36:04as he would like, you know? When he and Conway worked together on the
0:36:04 > 0:36:08United team, you can see from these goals he was a fantastic player. He
0:36:08 > 0:36:15and Conway were playing at the top of their game. United were almost
0:36:15 > 0:36:18unbeatable. Look at the skill he's got. He's an exciting player.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22People try and create opportunities - some young guy there.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26LAUGHTER The pressure! Yeah. But Daniel
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Swanson is one you would like to get into the Scotland squad. I had
0:36:30 > 0:36:36plans to get him involved the tail end of last year, but he had
0:36:36 > 0:36:40injuries again, so touch wood, he can get to run at it and, you know,
0:36:40 > 0:36:44he's one I think has got the potential to be an international
0:36:44 > 0:36:48football player. It was good to see him with a smile on his face.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53That's important. It was a weekend of comebacks from two down to get a
0:36:53 > 0:37:00point. Aberdeen managed it as well at Pittodrie against Kilmarnock.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04This had shades of an old Alec McLeish goal. A final it was?
0:37:04 > 0:37:09Similar. The right foot, he curled it into the top corner. It was a
0:37:09 > 0:37:13great finish, actually, because his weaker foot has take and decent
0:37:13 > 0:37:16touch there and he managed to ooh scoop it back around into the top
0:37:16 > 0:37:20corner. This could be really important for Craig Brown and
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Aberdeen because he will hope at getting back from a game they were
0:37:23 > 0:37:30fearing losing might just trigger a revival in their fortunes because
0:37:30 > 0:37:36they're at the wrong end at the moment. They are. Malweni gets a
0:37:36 > 0:37:41goal there. They have a lot of good young players on the team, Aberdeen.
0:37:41 > 0:37:49They could do with some experience. I think Fallon will be quite an
0:37:49 > 0:37:59astute signing for them. Harts and St Mirren got together last season.
0:37:59 > 0:38:05
0:38:05 > 0:38:15Their previous meeting had been a They look set to take all three
0:38:15 > 0:38:29
0:38:29 > 0:38:39path of Thomason. Good strike. And watch the goalkeeper. This looked
0:38:39 > 0:38:40
0:38:40 > 0:38:44deceptively straight forward. Hearts moving well. Oh, from 25
0:38:44 > 0:38:53yards, a decent dipping strike which produced a good save from
0:38:53 > 0:38:58Sampson. Danny Grangeers in the corner - a big chance to make the
0:38:58 > 0:39:07breakthrough, scored with a header at Ibrox on the opening day,
0:39:07 > 0:39:17offtarget this time to the disappointment of Pallo Sergio.
0:39:17 > 0:39:27That's right across goal. So inviting. All it needed was a tap-
0:39:27 > 0:39:30
0:39:30 > 0:39:35in, but sadly for St Mirren, no-one on the same wavelength. Granger.
0:39:35 > 0:39:43He's in! And he has been taken out. And that wasn't a tough decision
0:39:43 > 0:39:48for referee Charlie Richmond. It's a penalty as the Dutch Moroccan
0:39:48 > 0:39:56defender lunged in, and a chance for Hearts to hit the front. It's
0:39:56 > 0:40:04Jimmy Hammel, and it's 1-0. Two minutes from halftime. He's become
0:40:04 > 0:40:10a very accomplished penalty taker, has Hammel, no mistake. That's Mare,
0:40:10 > 0:40:18doesn't deal with it, and now Goodwood in trouble. That's
0:40:18 > 0:40:22dangerous, and Oboe is in. Sampson makes the save. He knows he should
0:40:22 > 0:40:32have scored and punished this indecision of the defence from St
0:40:32 > 0:40:44
0:40:44 > 0:40:49got the break of the ball. St Mirren forcing away. Good play -
0:40:49 > 0:40:55and that's a cross goal - Ryan Stevenson was so close to applying
0:40:55 > 0:41:05the finishing touch. Hearts know they need a second goal to make
0:41:05 > 0:41:11things safe against Danny Lennon, St Mirren. Blacks, free kick. It's
0:41:11 > 0:41:21Granger. In goes Steven Elliot and in as well I think went Lee Mair.
0:41:21 > 0:41:43
0:41:43 > 0:41:49That looks like an own goal. It's a the Hearts players. He looks to set
0:41:49 > 0:41:58something up for Elliot, and the striker was just a fraction away
0:41:58 > 0:42:01from making it 3-0. Hearts Climb up the table. They're now to within
0:42:01 > 0:42:05third place, where they feel they should be based on good home
0:42:05 > 0:42:08results since losing at home to Dundee United in their first game
0:42:09 > 0:42:14at home, they have won the next three. These are goals from those
0:42:14 > 0:42:19three games. If you're in Hearts, you want Tynecastle to be a
0:42:19 > 0:42:23fortress. It always has been. Generally, teams would look at -
0:42:23 > 0:42:28talking about Old Firm teams as well - would look at going to
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Tynecastle as one of the most difficult fixtures on the calendar.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34It's an intention, I am sure, to get back to that situation where
0:42:34 > 0:42:38everybody is scared to go there because they think it's going to be
0:42:38 > 0:42:45a difficult game. They look as if they're gradually getting things
0:42:45 > 0:42:48together. I was at the game at Tottenham. He looks like he's
0:42:48 > 0:42:55getting things together. difficult is it for Sergio taking
0:42:55 > 0:42:58on a game two, three weeks into the season, wherever it was, the time
0:42:58 > 0:43:01was spent signing players. Yeah, sometimes you wonder about
0:43:02 > 0:43:08decisions made, but he was just an out-of-work manager who was looking
0:43:08 > 0:43:12for a job. It's not his fault the situation that occurred at Hearts
0:43:12 > 0:43:20with him losing his job. He just has gone in and tried to do the
0:43:21 > 0:43:30best he can. He'll be happy with that result. Let's check on the
0:43:31 > 0:44:03
0:44:04 > 0:44:08Clydesdale Bank Premiere League few minutes of the programme.
0:44:08 > 0:44:12Looking ahead to two big gains in less than three weeks,
0:44:12 > 0:44:16Liechtenstein and Spain away from home, on the back of the double-
0:44:16 > 0:44:19header that you played recently. Firstly, the Czech Republic game
0:44:19 > 0:44:25followed by Lithuania. When you look back on this, and they know
0:44:25 > 0:44:29you have looked back in depth, obviously in the end it came down
0:44:30 > 0:44:33to two dodgy decisions, two bad refereeing decisions. Worse
0:44:33 > 0:44:38governed good enough on the day, did they play well enough?
0:44:38 > 0:44:43results will tell you everything. We didn't win the match. You have
0:44:43 > 0:44:48to look at extenuating circumstances. Once we lost that
0:44:48 > 0:44:52first goal, the lads had more in their locker. They responded in a
0:44:52 > 0:44:55manner after losing the goal immediately on the front foot and
0:44:55 > 0:45:01realise they have to get themselves back in the game. Then this happens,
0:45:01 > 0:45:07we get the very dodgy decision from the referee. The killer for me is
0:45:07 > 0:45:11the timing. We responded twice, we even responded after the penalty.
0:45:11 > 0:45:18We got ourselves back in a position to get in the box and maybe create
0:45:18 > 0:45:22something. But we've no time to get back into the game. I know these
0:45:22 > 0:45:26players and I am convinced that if there were 20 minutes left in the
0:45:26 > 0:45:31match when that happened we would have been able to go again. That's
0:45:31 > 0:45:35infuriating, because we didn't have a chance to get back in the game.
0:45:35 > 0:45:40The lads showed great determination in both games, they played some
0:45:40 > 0:45:48great stuff in the second half. have to get over that one quickly
0:45:48 > 0:45:53because Lithuania on the back of that. You created loads of chances.
0:45:53 > 0:46:00It could have been about 4-0. should have won the game
0:46:00 > 0:46:06comfortably. We didn't score early. Stephen Naismith's goal, it was a
0:46:06 > 0:46:12wanted to finish against Celtic earlier Ron, very similar. I'm
0:46:12 > 0:46:15hugely optimistic about our prospects in the next two games and
0:46:15 > 0:46:19going forward. The let's have a look at the group table. You can
0:46:19 > 0:46:23talk me through both this and the coming fixtures. I guess on the
0:46:23 > 0:46:27back of the Czech Republic result particularly there was a depression
0:46:27 > 0:46:31which swept across the country, may be partially lifted by getting
0:46:31 > 0:46:35three points against Lithuania. Let's have a look on the back of
0:46:35 > 0:46:40that group table at the fixtures coming up, just underline what's
0:46:40 > 0:46:43coming up. If the Friday night game for the Czech Republic at home to
0:46:43 > 0:46:48Spain, Scotland and Liechtenstein. If the Czech Republic don't get
0:46:48 > 0:46:52anything against Spain, your team wins Liechtenstein, then Scotland
0:46:52 > 0:46:57are ahead going into that final, almost a shoot-out on the final
0:46:57 > 0:47:01Tuesday. What we have to do now is make sure that we are in the best
0:47:01 > 0:47:08position possible should the Czech Republic's Lippok at any point.
0:47:08 > 0:47:12That for me means winning the game at Liechtenstein first and foremost.
0:47:12 > 0:47:16On the Friday and again, if Spain do beat the Czech Republic then we
0:47:16 > 0:47:21go ahead. That puts it back in our hands. We have a tough match in
0:47:21 > 0:47:26Spain but the Czech Republic have already lost to Lithuania at home.
0:47:26 > 0:47:31You just never know. We need to be ready, we need to be in position.
0:47:31 > 0:47:35I'm greatly encouraged by my group of players, I'm very optimistic.
0:47:35 > 0:47:40And there's no point looking back now, is there? We will learn from
0:47:40 > 0:47:48every game that we play. We've played some good football just now.
0:47:48 > 0:47:52I'm encouraged by what I see. We are getting better. We will do our
0:47:52 > 0:47:57best in these matches. I'm really looking forward to both games.
0:47:57 > 0:48:01it was a struggle to beat Liechtenstein at home, but are you
0:48:01 > 0:48:05in a better place now anywhere for that game? We are a far better team
0:48:05 > 0:48:09than we were a year ago. I think the players that we have, we've got
0:48:09 > 0:48:15new players but also we've got some players who have improved
0:48:15 > 0:48:19enormously in the last year. This will be a tough match. Lithuania
0:48:19 > 0:48:22lost in Liechtenstein and they also only got a draw at home. The Czech
0:48:22 > 0:48:28Republic also struggled to beat Liechtenstein as well. Our job is
0:48:28 > 0:48:34to go there and get three points. And it could come down against
0:48:34 > 0:48:38Spain. Yes. I want us to be in a position where our destiny is in
0:48:38 > 0:48:43our own hands. What better way to do it than to go for Spain as well.
0:48:43 > 0:48:53We wish you good luck. You can see both of those upcoming Scotland
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