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Right out of the top drawer. Outstanding! An absolute beauty.

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Yes! It's unbelievable, unbelievable.

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What a finish, right here, right now, this is history.

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Tonight, hot off the press, the two matches played this afternoon

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Plus we'll bring you the four games from yesterday as well.

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With us in the studio Steven Thompson and Michael Stewart.

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Rangers still without a permanent man in charge.

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Caretaker Graeme Murty again in the dugout

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following the departure of Mark Warburton.

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Could Paul Hartley's Dundee take advantage?

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Three changes to the Dundee team which drew with Kilmarnock.

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The caretaker manager of Rangers, Graeme Murty, is without Lee

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Wallace. 9000 inside dens Park. Dundee haven't had a home win

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against Rangers for 25 years. Good start! Great ball in from Mark

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O'Hara. Dundee could have been ahead inside 15 seconds.

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Martin White corn with the deflected shot from the acute angle. First

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serious effort on goal from Rangers. Kevin Holt, linking with Henrik

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Ojamaa. Henrik yammer's cutback, Dundee in front! After 13 minutes.

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The run from midfield of Mark O'Hara was not tracked by Rangers and he

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scores off the inside of the post. Dundee 1-0 Rangers.

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Free header for Joe Garner. Pretty bad attempt, you would have to say.

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Bouncing harmlessly wide. The energetic or -- Mark O'Hara is

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on the end of it. He was clipped by Danny Wilson and it's going to be a

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free kick in a pretty promising area for Dundee.

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Kevin Holt! It has gone all the way! Dundee have a 2-goal lead. Kevin

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Holt strikes four minutes from half-time. He just put this in a

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good area. There was no touch. Wes Foderingham looked as though he was

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expecting a touch and by the time he got to the ball he couldn't keep it

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out. Jumping for joy again, Paul Hartley.

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Tipped over. Save you would expect the keeper to make.

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Andy Halliday will, way off target with the follow-up. What a good

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block this was from Kevin Holt. Joe Garner looked to apply the finishing

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touch. Joe Garner, it is opening up and

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he's got a goal back. Really good strike from Joe Garner! And the

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celebration tells you he has not scored for four months but this has

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Rangers back in the game. It looked as though Scott Bain was unsighted,

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and the ball was certainly wobbling in flight.

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Kenny Miller, again deflected off James Vincent. That could have gone

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anywhere. Thankfully for Dundee it spun off the outside of the post.

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There is Mark O'Hara! Though he goes down, no prospect of Craig Samson

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giving a penalty here. Good movement. Lofted in for Joe

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Garner. Pretty atrocious attempt at levelling things up with that

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chance. Struck that with no conviction whatsoever.

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So frustrated, he was standing on his head, Graeme Murty. Here come

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Dundee again. Deflection! This was terrific goalkeeping from Wes

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Foderingham because this would have certainly tied things up for Dundee.

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Looking to soak up lame right at the end of the match. Losers out. James

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Vincent! Struck it well. Wes Foderingham on the end of it.

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Dundee, seconds away from a big win. I'm really pleased for the players.

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The plan we had worked on, we changed the shape a little bit. Our

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goal was to put pressure on Rangers. The workrate was incredible. Yes,

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and that desire to keep running and put Rangers under pressure. It is

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relief when you hear that final whistle. You see the reaction from

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the fans and the players. Hopefully we will stay in the top six. A great

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day for Mark O'Hara, Paul Hartley, and Dundee. The Rangers defending

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could have been better but great goals from Dundee. They were

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excellent. This is a great goal from Dundee. Not so good from Rangers. It

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is composed finish. Rangers ran 50 yards without anybody going near

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him. Edge of the box, ends up on the penalty spot. Nascent straight into

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the corner. He's got to defend him better. For me, the goalkeeper does

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not get enough of a hand on it. He is late to react but he's got to do

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better. You see this, it is a weak rest. He's got to get a strong hand

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on that. It's difficult because the wall is deep. You see that, he's got

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to get a stronger hand on that. Two soft goals. Let's undermine what a

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good result this was. They've not had a good record in recent years.

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It was a huge performance full of character and desire. Graeme Murty,

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almost head over heels. Rangers improved in the second half. Dundee

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allowed him too much space to get his shot off. He overcommit as he

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comes back and I don't think the dip made a difference. He just took a

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drop the other way. This is a well worked corner. Kenny Miller, so

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often rescuing Rangers, could not quite do it at this opportunity.

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This is the best chance of the match. Forrester getting it all

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wrong. Even still, you expect to hit the target. What about this? I'm not

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sure what to make of that. Quite incredible. One of the quotes from

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Graeme Murty, I expect more than I got from them today. You are

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wondering, where is the midfield? It can happen but not with so much

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space. It is not clear whether midfielder. There is nobody within

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20 yards of him. Simply not good enough. They were in disarray.

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Graeme Murty saying, I will carry on until I'm told otherwise. Are you

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surprised Rangers have not sorted out the managerial situation or are

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they right to take their time? It will take as long as it takes. I

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don't think it has been too long. It is not as if it has been weeks or

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months. The fact we don't seem to be any further forward in terms of

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director of football, short-term manager, that is what I would be

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concerned about. They needed to get the decision right. If it takes a

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bit of time, fine. What is the direction? Will it be a director of

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football? Will it be a manager? I am not sure, not fussed either way. It

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is imperative that the manager is behind it. Earlier today, Lee

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McCulloch took part of -- took charge of Kilmarnock.

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New man in charge but minimal alterations to the side. Kris Boyd

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is chasing his 200th top-flight goal. Graeme Shinnie is left on the

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bench. He fancied it. Aberdeen were at

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their swashbuckling best midweek. They have won 12 in a row against

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Dalmarnock. One of their favourite fixtures. Ryan Christie scored the

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pick of the bunch against the steel men. That is lovely skill. Should

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have scored. It should be 1-0 Aberdeen. Still had to save it and

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did. Good ball in. He sets up so many

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chances. Kilmarnock are unbeaten in their last four.

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chances. Kilmarnock are unbeaten in their last four. This is

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McKenzie! 1-0 Kilmarnock. Aberdeen have seen more of the ball, they've

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had more chances, Germanic have not really threatened. They lead, four

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minutes from half-time. Aberdeen have not been at their best but they

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will feel aggrieved to be behind. Conor Salmon goes down and Andrew

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Dallas says no penalty. Kenny McLean! Good response by

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Aberdeen, bringing Graeme Shinnie on has made a difference. When he's in

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full flow, he's a joy to watch. He will need to change this chart,

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it has been ripped right in the middle.

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It was Sammon who was the Kilmarnock player.

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Jayden Stockley pounces! 1-1, seven minutes to go. Miles Addison was not

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long on the park. He held off Rooney and it is 1-1 in Ayrshire. Derek

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McInnes once the three points. They have just been snatched away from

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Lee McCulloch. What resilience by Aberdeen. They've

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turned nothing into three in the space of two minutes. Peter Pawlett

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might have won it for Aberdeen. One of the best performances of the

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season and they could finish this empty seat in -- empty-handed.

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It was always going to be difficult for us today but just a crazy first

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goal, lack of concentration, we've given away. We found a lot of late

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winners this season. Whether that is the impact of the subs or the

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determination, it is a good thing to have nonetheless. Fantastic victory

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for Aberdeen. They swing that around into their favour. It started well

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for Kilmarnock. They got off to a good start. It was bad defending,

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they did not clear it, and it came off Reynolds into the corner. I

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think he would have saved it but it was good control and I think most of

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us were thinking he should have shot. He laid it back, did well. It

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was a great start for Kilmarnock and I think they looked structured and

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made it difficult for Aberdeen. In the first half, Aberdeen were out of

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sorts. Do you think Lee McCulloch has a real chance of getting that

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job? I think so. He's been there for. He's got an understanding of

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what is going on behind the scenes. I don't see that there is going to

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be any sort of issue with the result today, detrimentally going to impact

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on his chances of getting the job. The substitutions in this match were

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absolutely crucial in terms of how it turned out. Both teams made subs

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but both teams had an impact. They tried to get back into it. This is

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just horrendous and it almost went in slow motion. We were shouting,

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just click it. Just queried. He had a really bad 40 minutes on the

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pitch. Five minutes of the match left and as a defender you just put

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your foot through that. Who cares? Just get it in. We all saw it

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happening. He did not stop, he reacted well. This one again. Watch

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the second angle. He gets in front. Because so deep, that goes over his

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head and it puts them off. He still got to deal with it. Should they

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have had a penalty? I'm not sure. I think they were both at it. It

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probably eased itself out. On that occasion you see that Miles Addison

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got all side and he gets pulled down and it should have been a penalty.

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It was a great day for Aberdeen. They copy is -- they got these great

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goals. -- late goals. They are looking solid in second place. Six

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points clear. Incredibly they've beaten Kilmarnock 11 times in a row.

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They are on a good run of form. Motherwell hoping to redeem that

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mauling at the hands of Aberdeen but the bad news was the next match was

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a way to Celtic, the runaway leaders. It is the team that stuck

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six past Inverness. Stevie Hamilton pulled up in the warm up and is

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replaced by charmers. Celtic are chasing down a 20th

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successive league victory. The game's best chance so far. Liam

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Henderson retained his place in the starting XI. This is a big

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opportunity. Came on in the opening few minutes

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for Steve McManus. Celtic have not been at their best but Mousa Dembele

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gives them their lead. He's on fire right now. There was no real doubt

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this was going to crash into the back of that net. Was not the worst

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delivery in the world but a little bit too high for him. He scored two

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goals before here and that was the last time Celtic lost.

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Big chance for Motherwell. The former Celtic and Scotland

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midfielder Stephen Pearson had it. Good ball in. 31 games unbeaten

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Celtic get through this one. Since the start of the domestic season.

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Lovely play by James Forrest, 2-0! Really good goal. They spilled up by

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Celtic. Have not really gone through the gears in this first half but

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they have a 2-0 lead and suddenly they are staring down the barrel,

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Motherwell. James Forrest popping up on the left

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than going for gold. The lasting Motherwell needed was to go 3-0

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down. He can hit from there. Has scored

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plenty in a Celtic shirt. Baseball to Mousa Dembele. Could be

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in again. Would have expected him to hit the target, such is the form

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he's in. Motherwell arguably came closest. Kieran Tierney has been

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completely white. Only a yellow card. That is an absolute shocker.

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Should have made it three. The Celtic fans will let him off with

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that one. It has been a terrific signing.

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Scored one last week and almost scored one this week and that was a

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fiery effort from the skipper. It has been better for Mark McGhee,

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not quite as good for Brendan Rodgers, but the same result.

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Overall, another clean sheet. Defensively we were strong. They had

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one moment from a corner but apart from that we were very solid. Have

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in their recent form, to come out of here with this is in the scheme of

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things not a bad result. I was quite satisfied with what I saw. James

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Forrest, what a resurgence he has had. Does he have to be in the

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Scotland starting XI given his form? He has been in sensational form. He

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is up against a lot of people. On the form, I would start him. He has

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been brilliant. He was brilliant last week against Inverness. He is

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confident and playing with belief and when he runs at defenders he is

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terrifying them. Look at this. It is quality. He has been resurgent and a

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lot of that is down to Brendan Rodgers. He is emblematic of the

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difference Brendan Rodgers has made. It is end product, that is one of

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the criticisms people had of him, the lack of end product but this

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season he has had it in abundance. Red cards and Motherwell have gone

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together this week. I suppose he will be glad he did not get a red

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card for this. Should it be a red card? 100%. He has been complaining

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for a few weeks but that absolutely should have been a red card. It is a

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ridiculously high challenge, very dangerous and Kieran Tierney had

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massive stud marks down his life. You cannot go in with a straight leg

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that high. There is no question about it, dangerous tackle,

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regardless of how much of the ball he wins, far too dangerous and it

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should have been, no question, a red card. He's had an interesting week,

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Mark McGhee. Something happened, up in Aberdeen? What the he says there

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are things you can take from it that are positive. Where are the

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positives? Brendan Rodgers was talking about the pitch being a

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problem. We have seen a few pictures. We will see some more

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tonight. This Celtic need to get that pitch changed?

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It's not exactly hindering them. It looks better than some of the other

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parks that are around, but sometimes when you get down on the surface and

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you are playing, it can be a lot different. From the stand, it looks

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OK, but when you get down, it can be rotted. That is the issue at Celtic

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Park, but it is not the worst. The producer reliably informed me that

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Celtic could win the title by the 5th of April, which would be at home

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to Partick Thistle. I suppose, it could be even before then. What does

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that say? Nothing we don't already know. Complete dominance yesterday,

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there 20th consecutive win in the Lee, and they have been sensational.

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Brendan Rodgers was almost downbeat after the game, which shows you the

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hunger and desire he has brought to Celtic. The game last week against

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Inverness, he wants dominance and he has brought that.

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St Johnstone the visitors to face Ross County.

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Slovakian Milan Lalkovic starts. Craig Curran plays.

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Two changes to St Johnstone's site. -- side. That is David Wotherspoon.

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Trying to find some room. Great effort, and so close to the opening

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goal in Dingwall. What a lovely touch from Allston. Karen with the

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push on Shaughnessy, gets away with it. -- Curran. A big chance for

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Gardyne. This wasn't even close. That was surely handball by Joe

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Shaughnessy. The referee says no penalty. Liam Craig, probing, helped

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on by Maclean. An opportunity for Allston. It has gone in Jay

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McEveley. It is an own goal, with just over half an hour gone. -- it

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has gone in off Jay McEveley. 1-0 St Johnstone. McEveley's long ball

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aimed at Joe Shaughnessy. Came off Gardyne and back off the post. Might

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have struck Gardyne's right knee. Again, close to an equaliser. Boyd

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is using his strength and skill, trying to curl back in. He wasn't

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too far away. You can tell from his expression that that did not quite

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come back enough to get the better of Clark.

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Keith Watson's header, off the line by Mark Woods. Betty clear that with

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his left arm? It certainly looked like it. -- did he clear that. Is

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that a second penalty that should have been given and wasn't? It

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certainly looks like it. It is a say that Scott Fox might have been proud

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of. Allston, with a spurt of pace to take on Brian. A great save from

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Fox. A lovely bit of skill from Steven MacLean to create the chance.

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It's back off the post from a corner kick. Nobody touched it before it

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came straight back to Craig. That's why the flag went up and the free

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kick was given. It has certainly been all action in Dingwall.

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Current's -- Curran's shot blocked. Back in. Woods gets a touch, powered

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clear, but only as far as Jim O'Brien. That is way off target.

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Really good pressure from Ross County, trying to force an

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equaliser. A deflection on the shot, and Craig Curran levels things up.

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It took a touch of Steven Anderson, and it ended up deflected into the

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path of Curran. It was onside. A very good finish. That makes it 1-1

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in Dingwall. Craig's corner kick. He is peppering the frame of that goal.

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Pretty sure Scott Fox had it covered, but for the second time,

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Craig hit the woodwork. Good term, great strike, and surely

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the winner for St Johnstone, inside stoppage time. A brilliant bit of

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finishing from Chris Kane, who has only been on the pitch for three

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minutes. That makes it 2-1. Not much time for Ross County to do anything

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about this. Good hit. That wasn't from Andrew Davies. Can he clear it

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by Clark air? Out of the ground from Davis. We got ourselves back into

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the game and not punish St Johnstone when we had the opportunity. Having

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said that, I think the difference between the game is, they take their

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chances, we don't. With how the team perform today individually and

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collectively, I was delighted. Obviously, disappointed when they

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got to 1-1. We showed character in the game. It came at the right time,

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with a couple of minutes to go. A fantastic three points on the road

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for St Johnstone. They are doing it again. You have to say, Stephen, a

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real contrast in the standard of the goals. Acres of space in the weak

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here. It is an own goal from McEveley.

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All strikers claim there was, don't they? It is within five yards. You

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might definitely got a neat ornate! -- definitely got a nick on it. He

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never stops harassing defenders, links the play well, I think he just

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needs to bring more goals. Is he still to realise his full potential?

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Yes, but if he keeps scoring like that, the only way is up. A few

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handball claims. Let's go through them. This looks in real time like

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it could have been a penalty. It came off McEveley's head. It is not

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the defender who makes contact with it. For me, that is not a penalty.

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This one is undoubtedly. It has been scooped off the line by Woods. That

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is a volleyball shop. Yes, a big off the goal-line.

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-- dig. That would have been a bone of contention for Tommy Wright.

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Let's talk about St Johnstone. They keep on churning out the points.

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Catching Aberdeen may be a tough ask, 12 points behind. But Rangers

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and Hearts can be done. They are well within St Johnstone's sites.

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They have a level of consistency that is the envy of many teams, and

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it comes from the top. Tommy Wright has done an unbelievable job. You

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are thinking, can they do it again? There is no doubt that they are a

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side that deserve to be in and around fourth place. What do you say

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about Ross County after this? It is a Sorbonne to lose like that. Their

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form has been poor of late, losing three out of four of the last few

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games. It has not been a good spell. After the dismal derby day draw

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with Hibs last weekend, Hearts were back on their threadbare

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Tynecastle pitch yesterday for the The omens not good for

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Richie Foran's side - bottom of the table,

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thumped 6-0 by Celtic last weekend, and thumped 5-1 by Hearts

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on their last visit to Tynecastle. Ian Castro makes four changes to the

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side that drew with Hibs. For Caley Thistle, five changes.

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Goncalves went up. A good block in the box from Ross Draper. Goncalves

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won the initial header and chased it down.

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Takes him down, clumsy challenge. An easy one for the referee. Tansey to

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play it in. It is an extract a simple header. He has got used to

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celebrating goals this season, that won his 27th. Jack Hamilton is

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furious with his defence. Draper gets the better of views.

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There was a push there. The referee didn't give anything. -- the better

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of Hughes. Goncalves, back to kitchen.

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Struna was calling for the ball, from a great position. Instead, on

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to the bar. Not happy with what he is seeing so far. Stroller, sure.

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Post-mac has a good shot, and keeps it down. The keeper watched it all

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the way. -- Struna has a good shot. Goncalves got away from David Raven,

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eased him away, and should have put that on target. Hearts trying to

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drive forward again. So close to the equaliser. A simple ball into the

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box. Goncalves always seems to find space. Off the shoulder of Tremarco

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there. Kitchen on the overlap. Up against Raven. Djoum is there! 1-1,

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64 minutes gone. Djoum has had a good few weeks. The simplest of tap-

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ins. Good play from Perry Kitchen. He will be delighted with the fight

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that his side are showing. That will break onto Mackay. Looked like

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another corner, but the referee says goal kit. I think Billy Mackay

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agrees with me. Brought it down well on the left foot. -- goal kick.

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Everything seemed to freeze for a moment as people wondered where this

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would end up. Some thought it was going wide. Tremarco was denied.

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Djoum is getting the better of Draper. Downey goes, a penalty kick.

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Whether Djoum put the brakes on when he felt Draper behind him, but

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Draper caught in the wrong position, just caught his right leg. Jamie

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Walker has now missed twice this season. The first penalty save of

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the season for Owain Fon Williams. It just didn't sit down for him

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enough. Goncalves winning the header, good skill, and Owain Fon

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Williams watched it go over. Can Caley Thistle find a winner? A great

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ball in from David Raven. He sends it across, split away from the

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Hearts central defenders. It is a game we should have won, and these

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are games we need to win to be the team we should be. That will be the

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case. We played to our strengths today. It's seemed to work. Richie

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Fora and hoping that Inverness have now turned a corner with that

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fighting performance, but a frustrating day in the end for

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Hearts. We were both there. Let's talk about the pitch, which is in a

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horrendous state. We just spoke about Celtic Park and how Brendan

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Rodgers complained about this. Tynecastle's in a much worse state.

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With the new Main Stand, they will rip it up and put a new park down

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next season, but in the interim, it will be a concern for Ian Castro and

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the players. It is hampering the side, no doubt. They need a new

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service now. It comes down to finances. What can you do when you

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have a big expenditure on the way? It is difficult to understand the

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plan for the next part of the season before that gets done. You weren't

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happy with what you thought was a lack of width from Hearts. Was it

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the wrong formation? Not so much the wrong formation. These are the areas

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that you want to explore, in behind the full-backs. Three players, none

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of them offering any real penetration. It allows Inverness to

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have the game played in front of them. When it gets out why, you have

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four Inverness players covering. He is 40 yards from the byline, so the

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width is too deep, forces everything into the field, and it is in front

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of Inverness, where they are comfortable. Inverness were well

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setup, structured, and made it difficult for Hearts. The build-up,

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too slow. Going back the way. Nothing on. It is predictable. Yes,

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and look at this, back to the goalkeeper, kicks it out, and it

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ends with a throw in. Try to pull the full-back in to create space. It

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is predictable. David Raven sees that going on. When they picked the

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ball up again, this backline is in place. They are not penetrating at

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all, and this ends up with a poor cross. The move fritters out.

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Inverness deserve credit. They do. Look at this one. Perfect example.

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Inverness are allowed to defend narrow. There is no penetration. It

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means that when you are trying to play through those narrow areas, you

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have a narrow back four which makes it more difficult. Tynecastle is a

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small park. It is 25% smaller than many of the Scottish ones. The game

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they will play midweek at Easter Road, it is almost 25% smaller than

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that. 22%. You have been working on that. When you are playing a style

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that is forcing things into the middle of the park, when the picture

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is already small, it is very difficult. Coupled with the poor

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surface, I think they really need to look at it. You need to get that

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measuring tape out! What was the Sportscene take on this? A stunned

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silence when Tremarco scored. It is a poor goal to lose. Here is where

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he should've been, but right at the start of this move, he gets a little

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nudge from Louis Laing. If he goes back into the area where we

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showed... He just stops, though. He doesn't judge the flight of the ball

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very well, but as a centre-half, you have to drop with the rest of your

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backline and try to head the ball away. Hearts created a lot of

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chances, and on to win 1.5 matches. What was your take on the Hearts

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equaliser when it finally came? It was a good one. You can see, they

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are working the ball wide, not a great ball from Perry Kitchen, but

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he gets the overlap and more than makes up with it -- for it with a

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wonderful cross. Djoum makes a good late run into the box to get the

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girl. I don't agree with Ian Castro that they made enough chances to win

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1.5 games. It was a great cutback and then the cross. You see Draper

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trying to head it. He is worried about touching it in crazy scores an

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own goal. Briefly, who is going through in the midweek game for

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Hearts? Difficult to call. Hopefully a better game than the first leg.

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Finally for tonight, Partick Thistle up against

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Hoping for some thrills, John Barnes.

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Hamilton make four changes. Gary Woods replaces Renny Matthews in

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goal. Redmond swings in the corner kick. A

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close one there for Aki 's -- Accies. That one had Tomas Cerny

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scrambling to his left-hand post. That is the best early effort of

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this second period. Brophy, turning away from Lindsay.

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Not a bad effort from Eamonn Brophy. And it certainly produced a good

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save from Tomas Cerny on his 200th appearance in Scottish football. And

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he is trying to ensure he marks it with a clean sheet. Booth to the

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near side. Better play from Thistle. That is the first real shot from

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Thistle on target, but it was straight at Gary Woods.

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Thistle are unbeaten in the last ten games against Hamilton. He was

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Doolin, away from Watson. What is the decision? A yellow card, says

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the referee, for Craig Watson. It could easily have been a red card.

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It was a wild swipe after Dylan was away from him. Booth with the free

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kick. There is Devine. What a good save from Gary Woods, but the follow

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up from Liam Linsey, he really should have buried it. Good reaction

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save from the goalkeeper, but not the best of follow-ups from Lindsay.

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Good running by Erskine. It is Dylan rising to head that one in. The

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breakthrough comes in the 68th minute, and it is the substitutes

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who combine - Erskine with the cross, and Doolan peeling off his

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marker. A terrific header for his seventh goal of the season. Barton

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with the header away. Booth, to Doolan. It is Dylan at the

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double! -- Doolan. This time, it was Booth with the cross, and Doolan was

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unmarked as he dispatched that beyond Gary Woods.

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The free kick swings in. It just isn't going to be Accies' day, as

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that goes flying wide of Tomas Cerny's post. It was a massive game

:54:49.:54:58.

and a massive three points. Because of what was at stake, sometimes the

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quality goes out, but we were delighted to get the goals. It

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wasn't a good game of football and I didn't enjoy watching it. It is

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pretty much -- the two goals were pretty much identical. We have our

:55:16.:55:25.

natural centre-backs out. It is where we are at the minute. We have

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to dig deep, get through this and hopefully start to get somebody's

:55:30.:55:32.

back and give ourselves an opportunity to go and win games. We

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didn't pass the ball as well as we wanted to and didn't use our shape.

:55:39.:55:48.

We tweaked the shape. The game opened up when Chris Erskine came

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on, and thankfully, he came up with the goods. Once again, the

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substitutes playing a huge part. Kris Doolan once again coming up

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with the goods. He is a talisman for them. A great run in behind by

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Erskine. Poor marking from Hamilton. A quality goal all-round, for a team

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that hasn't scored in four games, it was vital that this man kept

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producing for them. Booth on the left-hand side was excellent as

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well, shoving his power and pace. But this is terrible defending. You

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cannot leave him unmarked in the middle of the box. There is no pace

:56:38.:56:42.

on the ball, and it is hard to get direction on a header when there is

:56:43.:56:45.

no pace, and that is a clever header. You can see space down the

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left-hand side for Partick to exploit. You heard Martin Canning

:56:51.:56:54.

say they are lacking natural defenders. A huge, gaping hole down

:56:55.:56:59.

the right-hand side. In the middle, the two centre-half is left far too

:57:00.:57:05.

big a gap along the six yard box for Doolan to get his head. In terms of

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Hamilton, Stephen, you have a bleak prognosis for the rest of the

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season. They had not won away from home all season. They play Celtic

:57:19.:57:23.

next week away from home, and then their next games, Aberdeen, Rangers

:57:24.:57:27.

and Hearts are coming up. I worry for them. Kris Doolan getting his

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chance and getting goals, if he can start scoring, it gives Partick

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Thistle a real chance to be confident in the second half of the

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season. That has been the problem for so long - a lack of goals and

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consistent goal-scoring in the side. If they can bring that to the game,

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they have more than enough in the rest of their side to be safe and

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competitive in the Premiership. Thank you very much, guys. It has

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been fun, as always. After all that, the Ladbrokes

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Premiership table looks like this. Celtic have a gargantuan lead of 24

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points. Dundee are into the top six after that win over Rangers today.

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And that is your lot from another rich and varied weekend

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in Scottish football, the gift that keeps on giving.

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More riches next weekend, undoubtedly.

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Until then, from all of us on the Sportscene team, goodnight

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