20/08/2016

:00:16. > :00:20.Good afternoon, and welcome to another result show, more fun and

:00:21. > :00:27.less press I can than a night on the town with the American swim team. 0

:00:28. > :00:36.pins of score update, report u results manager interview and more

:00:37. > :00:42.including the Wisdom and wit of our studio guests, they are Marc Wilson

:00:43. > :00:46.and Stuart Cosgrove. Welcome gentlemen, now there are games afoot

:00:47. > :00:50.so let us find out what is happening. Starting with the

:00:51. > :00:54.Premiership match at Ibrox where Rangers are at home to Motherwell.

:00:55. > :00:59.The latest is Motherwell are leading by a goal to nil, the goal as you

:01:00. > :01:04.can see there, scored by McDonald, 19 minutes into the match. There is

:01:05. > :01:10.some more positive news for Rangers fan, they have signed the striker

:01:11. > :01:15.Joe Garner from Preston North End. Let us bounce round the rest of the

:01:16. > :01:21.grounds, we will start at Aberdeen at home to Partick Thistle. Aberdeen

:01:22. > :01:27.have their first goal scored after 28 minutes. McGinn and what a superb

:01:28. > :01:31.one it was. A floated flee kick over the wall into the top right hand

:01:32. > :01:35.corner of the net. The free kick conceded by Osman, hardly surprising

:01:36. > :01:39.there, you could have run a sweep on what minute he would get booked. It

:01:40. > :01:44.was the 28th and Partick Thistle trail at the start of the second

:01:45. > :01:48.half by that one goal to nil. Let us say good afternoon to John Barnes at

:01:49. > :01:51.Tynecastle where Hearts are entertaining Inverness Both sides

:01:52. > :01:54.looking for the first win of the league season. At the moment

:01:55. > :02:00.half-time it looks as though it is going to go the way of Hearts, they

:02:01. > :02:05.are leading 2-0. The first scored by Cowie and ten minutes later Salmon

:02:06. > :02:15.leaped to score the second. Can't believe he said that. Let us

:02:16. > :02:18.head to the Global Energy Stadium. Ross County one Kilmarnock 0. It is

:02:19. > :02:22.Boyce who is again made the difference for County. A thumping

:02:23. > :02:27.the close range finish after being involved in nice build up play.

:02:28. > :02:31.Boyce banging in the goals again. We are all, watching pictures of the

:02:32. > :02:35.matches coming in. You have decided among yourselves which you are

:02:36. > :02:40.watching. You are watching Aberdeen, one goal in it, but it was a belter.

:02:41. > :02:45.It was a wonderful free kick by McGinn. Right footed, left top

:02:46. > :02:52.corner goalkeeper no chance, just round the wall, wonderful. First I

:02:53. > :02:58.half was all Aberdeen, they attacked, like we heard there, Osman

:02:59. > :03:04.was very physical and committed a few fouls, a couple of free-kicks,

:03:05. > :03:08.and the Partick Thistle goalkeeper a couple of good saves. Partick

:03:09. > :03:13.Thistle has been counter attacking, Amoo has a great chance from the

:03:14. > :03:17.right-hand side, he broke through, but, I think it was lowing whon

:03:18. > :03:22.blocked his shot, but -- Logan who blocked his shot. It has been all

:03:23. > :03:27.Aberdeen, they are on the attack and looking dangerous. You are watching

:03:28. > :03:30.Hearts Inverness Mark. Avoid the John Barnes style metaphor if you

:03:31. > :03:37.like, Hearts well worth the lead? They are, and it has been a tough

:03:38. > :03:40.week for Hearts, because they Nielson has come under criticism

:03:41. > :03:46.about team selection, he has had to defend himself and say the way the

:03:47. > :03:50.style of play that Hearts are playing is his. It is back of the

:03:51. > :03:55.Hearts of last season, they scored two great goals. Cowie's goal is

:03:56. > :04:02.fantastic, great one touch play, edge of the box, Cowie curls it into

:04:03. > :04:06.the bottom and Sammon off the score sheet with his first of the season.

:04:07. > :04:10.You are watching Ross County. It has not been a bad game. If you were

:04:11. > :04:15.going to start betting now for who would be the Player of the Month

:04:16. > :04:18.Boyce would be in among there, started often the season with a

:04:19. > :04:21.hat-trick, he has got the goal that is the separating goal between two

:04:22. > :04:25.teams but it has been a close game and I notice that as Boyce came on

:04:26. > :04:30.for the begin to have second half, he ran up and had a wry smile at

:04:31. > :04:37.Kris Boyd as if to say I will show you how to do it. It is a tight game

:04:38. > :04:42.here so it is not over, but currently it is 1-0 Ross County.

:04:43. > :04:47.Another goal scorer on the sheet at Ibrox McDonald He has been there

:04:48. > :04:50.before and done it before but in a different strip, a surprise, I think

:04:51. > :04:54.a lot of the Rangers fans will be surprised how they have started at

:04:55. > :04:57.home this year. They lost the first goal against Hamilton, and the same

:04:58. > :05:02.again today, so they are starting too slow. I don't know, Motherwell

:05:03. > :05:06.manager comes out midweek and says we are good enough to go there and

:05:07. > :05:14.win. His team is proving that now. The game very much still alive and

:05:15. > :05:20.kicking. Not the one in Perth. St Johnstone at home. We will finish

:05:21. > :05:25.how that finished shortly if he agreed with Macleod's version of

:05:26. > :05:30.events. Celtic were superb in the first half of a match they merited

:05:31. > :05:35.the victory from. Like in midweek they were made to sweat, birthday

:05:36. > :05:39.boy Griffiths opened the scoring before Sinclair and Forrest added to

:05:40. > :05:44.the lead. Celtic were vibrant, bullish and full of confidence. They

:05:45. > :05:49.took their foot off the gas in the second half, perhaps with one eye on

:05:50. > :05:56.Israel and the qualifier, when Swanson convert add penalty on 81 it

:05:57. > :06:00.looks like consolation when MacLaine bundled home an 9 it looks like come

:06:01. > :06:04.back on. The champions made it two wins out of two at the start of

:06:05. > :06:09.their title defence. We will chat more about that later. We are

:06:10. > :06:13.heading to Tynecastle. John barn, a goal flash for us Two minutes into

:06:14. > :06:18.the second half and Hearts have gone 3-0 up and it is Cowie claiming hiss

:06:19. > :06:23.second of the afternoon, another sweeping move, this time Tony Ward

:06:24. > :06:28.driving forward. He laid into Sammon. He put it into the path of

:06:29. > :06:35.Cowie. With his right foot he curled it beyond Fon Williams, it is Hearts

:06:36. > :06:40.3, Inverness Caley Thistle 0. Let us get back to St Johnstone. I will

:06:41. > :06:44.come to you. Renowned fan. You were worried before the faff I was

:06:45. > :06:53.indeed. -- match. If there is a legacy here, if you go back to the

:06:54. > :06:56.era of Lawson, Laudrup, St Johnstone took heavy defeats when we were on

:06:57. > :07:02.television it was known as the curse of Sky and of course, now, with this

:07:03. > :07:07.rejuvenated team there was anxiety that may take a doing in front of

:07:08. > :07:11.the camera, that is what it felt like when we went 3-0 down. They are

:07:12. > :07:19.a fighting team with a lot of spirit. I think the difficult thing

:07:20. > :07:22.we faced was the loss prior to the kick off of Anderson who is the best

:07:23. > :07:26.natural centre-back we have got, and that led to kind of shifting the

:07:27. > :07:30.team round, and all the rest of it, so that was a bit of a challenge,

:07:31. > :07:34.and then of course, going 3-0 down to the current team, it will be hard

:07:35. > :07:40.to come back from that. The 4-2 defeat wasn't the worst in the

:07:41. > :07:47.world. What is it with Celtic and 3-0 leads? Today was an odd game,

:07:48. > :07:53.because Celtic controlled possession, up until the 81st minute

:07:54. > :07:58.and gave away a soft penalty. I looked like, sorry with respect, it

:07:59. > :08:05.looked as though Celtic were having a training match. Apart from ten

:08:06. > :08:08.minutes at the start, they were passing the ball nicely but then

:08:09. > :08:11.they bring on three sub, they are thinking about Tuesday night. The

:08:12. > :08:16.game was over at that point. You have to keep the door locked at the

:08:17. > :08:20.back. To concede two goals but the plus side is, last season, they

:08:21. > :08:23.would have went panic stations for the last few minute, and got

:08:24. > :08:27.everyone behind the ball. This Celtic team just went up the pitch,

:08:28. > :08:32.created another chance and got the goal to turn more. Is that down to

:08:33. > :08:37.the boss changing the mentality? I think so. Obviously players to do

:08:38. > :08:42.the job on the pitch, but they showed the character there, 3-2, you

:08:43. > :08:47.know, mechanic Dr Not is not an easy play to go. Go. They are very

:08:48. > :08:54.aggressive, effective the way they play, so you know, 3-2, I must say

:08:55. > :08:59.it, the pendulum was swinging, all credit to Celtic they killed the

:09:00. > :09:03.game. It is understandable that when you are 3-0 up and a massive

:09:04. > :09:07.European match, looming next week, you know, to switch off a bit and

:09:08. > :09:12.concede maybe a bit, a little bit slack, you know in the tackle and

:09:13. > :09:16.concede a soft penalty, and then, goal straight after that, it is

:09:17. > :09:20.understandable, but the way they responded to that was excellent.

:09:21. > :09:23.Another bounce round the grounds starting at Ibrox, I can give you an

:09:24. > :09:32.update on the goings on there, as we can see no change in the score line

:09:33. > :09:37.there, Motherwell on course for a big victory there. McDonald the

:09:38. > :09:40.scorer. Let us move on back to Scot Davey. Aberdeen were one up last

:09:41. > :09:46.time we heard from Scott. Any change? No, no change at the moment,

:09:47. > :09:50.still that sublime goal from McGinn separating the sides. He has been an

:09:51. > :09:54.excellent form since coming back after that excellent time he had

:09:55. > :09:59.during the Euros for Northern Ireland, it was a wonderful floated

:10:00. > :10:01.free kick, and really no more than Aberdeen deserved from their

:10:02. > :10:05.dominance and fluent attacking football. They have been playing

:10:06. > :10:10.some good football but not making it count in the early stages of this

:10:11. > :10:13.season, but certainly McGinn answering the problem there. Partick

:10:14. > :10:19.Thistle, well, creating their own problems but they have broken out on

:10:20. > :10:27.two or three occasion, more composed finishing from there, it might have

:10:28. > :10:31.got them back in the, Azeez knocking the ball, Edwards getting down the

:10:32. > :10:36.right-hand side and on the volley Azeez knocking it wide. At the

:10:37. > :10:39.moment it is 1-0. Back to Tynecastle, John Barnes is

:10:40. > :10:45.watching Hearts against Inverness Caley Thistle. A one-sided affair?

:10:46. > :10:49.Hearts are flying this afternoon, there are terrific performance, and

:10:50. > :10:55.Cowie with two goals, the first after seven minutes, moving Souttar,

:10:56. > :11:00.Salmon and Cowie was there with a left foot curler. Early in the

:11:01. > :11:05.second half, Salmon got the second goal, sorry, ten minutes after Cowie

:11:06. > :11:10.got the first and Cowie has doubled his tally, two minutes into the

:11:11. > :11:15.second period, with a lovely worked goal, what Sammon and Cowie stepping

:11:16. > :11:20.on to the pass from Sammon to curl it into the same corner, this time

:11:21. > :11:24.with his right foot. A few moments ago, Nicholson worked a nice one two

:11:25. > :11:28.at the edge of the box, he went down under the challenge from Warren and

:11:29. > :11:33.looked a penalty for my money, but the referee waved it aside. The

:11:34. > :11:38.Hearts appeals. If it wasn't a penalty, Nicholson should have been

:11:39. > :11:42.booked for diving but that didn't happener.

:11:43. > :11:46.We might return to the topic of diving later. We will return to

:11:47. > :11:51.Dingwall and here from Martin Dowd and he is watching Ross County. Into

:11:52. > :11:55.the second half it is still Ross County one Kilmarnock 0. Often as is

:11:56. > :11:58.often the case it is the man who makes the breakthrough, it is Boyce

:11:59. > :12:04.with the goal, he is player who once he gets a goal or two he goes on a

:12:05. > :12:08.run. His confidence is up. That why he showed patience in holding

:12:09. > :12:14.possession, I thought he may be delayed it too long, he fed Curran,

:12:15. > :12:18.released Gardner, and got into the box where all good strikers go.

:12:19. > :12:23.Kilmarnock didn't deal with the ball and Boyce thumped it home from close

:12:24. > :12:28.range. Two debutantes for Killie T there is a chance, just wide there

:12:29. > :12:33.from County, again, Martin Woods, great chance for a second, Hendrie

:12:34. > :12:37.at right back and Charlee Adams for Kilmarnock, Jones has looked lively.

:12:38. > :12:42.A couple of chances for Kris Boyd haven't material leaded into a goal.

:12:43. > :12:46.Lee Clark offensive, but they need more service, far from out of it as

:12:47. > :12:51.Mr Cosgrove pointed out, they have enough about them to cause County

:12:52. > :12:56.problems but still Ross County one, Kilmarnock 0. A brief apology for

:12:57. > :13:00.the blue skies we were showing there, it is wet and horrible out

:13:01. > :13:06.there. Our graphics machine is on the blink a bit. We will get it

:13:07. > :13:12.fixed typhoon when we here from -- soon when we here from Bryan. Good

:13:13. > :13:16.afternoon, it is Dundee United two, Ayr United nil and the home side on

:13:17. > :13:21.course for their first league win of the season. They have dominated this

:13:22. > :13:24.game from the outset. Murray, van der Weg and Fraser going close

:13:25. > :13:29.before they did make the breakthrough after 13 minutes. Smith

:13:30. > :13:33.on loan from Aberdeen brought down inside the box by Paddy Boyle. Van

:13:34. > :13:41.der Weg took the kick and it was saved but Murray was first to react.

:13:42. > :13:44.Involved in gold number two, his cross half cleared by the Ayr

:13:45. > :13:49.defence and Robson pounced and drilled the ball into the back of

:13:50. > :13:55.the net. That was after 37 minutes. There has been little from Ayr, Gary

:13:56. > :14:00.Harkins shot from 25 yards that warmed the palms of Bell in the

:14:01. > :14:06.goal, but that has been it for the small Hardie band of fans here at

:14:07. > :14:11.Tannadice. We played 54 minutes and it is Dundee 2 Ayr 0. There has been

:14:12. > :14:16.another goal between Aberdeen and Partick Thistle. The details come

:14:17. > :14:21.from Scott Davey. A disaster for Lyndsey, the central defender for

:14:22. > :14:28.Partick Thistle, tried to be too cute, too clever. Turned away, and

:14:29. > :14:33.he was dispossessed by Storie who ran through to knock the ball into

:14:34. > :14:36.the net, off the inside of the goalkeeper's right hand post so it

:14:37. > :14:42.is Aberdeen 2 Partick Thistle 0. Back to the Championship and we will

:14:43. > :14:48.hear for the first time from Kenny Crawford, he is watching St Mirren

:14:49. > :14:53.against Hibernian in Paisley. Good afternoon, after 59 minutes at the

:14:54. > :14:58.Paisley stadium, not for the first time this season it is all about

:14:59. > :15:02.striker couplen -- Cummings who racked up two goals by the time the

:15:03. > :15:08.half hour mark was reefed. That is five for him. The frustrating thing

:15:09. > :15:13.for Saints fans Hibs did not have to play out of their skin to get this.

:15:14. > :15:19.Cummings got his first on 2. A great run by David Gray's cross was

:15:20. > :15:23.reflected. It fell into the past of comings who tapped in from four

:15:24. > :15:28.yards out. That was 1-0. The second goal was a gift, presented to

:15:29. > :15:31.Cummings from the St Mirren defence. A mix up between Baird and the

:15:32. > :15:36.goalkeeper, they waited on one another to deal with the pass back,

:15:37. > :15:40.Cummings nipped in, took it off and squeezed it it and it rolled into

:15:41. > :15:46.the far corner. Saint Mignolet went off at half-time to boos but to a

:15:47. > :15:49.chorus of boos and it is now back on for the second half but still St

:15:50. > :16:03.Mirren 0 Hibs 2. Raith Rovers against an. It is a

:16:04. > :16:08.feisty, Phil on derby match. The teams have gone I did add 100 miles

:16:09. > :16:12.an from the start. The game started three minutes early, three minutes

:16:13. > :16:17.before three o'clock. Maybe the referee is on a night out tonight.

:16:18. > :16:23.No goals so far but lots of endeavour. Lewis Vaughan with a good

:16:24. > :16:27.chance in the first have to Raith Rovers, a good free kick. Kallum

:16:28. > :16:31.Higginbotham with a free kick for Dunfermline. Declan McManus is

:16:32. > :16:45.showing up well for Raith Rovers. The only thing we're missing is

:16:46. > :16:49.a goal. Greenock Morton are losing 1-0 against Dumbarton, the

:16:50. > :16:52.part-timers. That was a Derek Gaston own goal. And an old favourite of

:16:53. > :16:58.yours, Stuart, two goals from an old favourite of yours. Yes, you can

:16:59. > :17:02.bank on him, one of the best natural goal-scorers in Scotland. Miles

:17:03. > :17:07.Storey getting a goal for Aberdeen. The new signing from Inverness. Very

:17:08. > :17:13.important, I knew Straker at the club. Our reporter said it was a

:17:14. > :17:17.disaster for Liam Lindsay. Yes, he wanted too much time on the ball.

:17:18. > :17:21.The Aberdeen offensive players pressed the Partick Thistle defence.

:17:22. > :17:27.They pressed Liam Lindsay strongly and when the ball. It sounds like a

:17:28. > :17:33.man of the match style performance from Don Cowie at Tynecastle? Yes,

:17:34. > :17:38.he is everywhere now. He is leading by example. He is not renowned for

:17:39. > :17:42.his goals. The way that Hearts are playing today, the midfield is

:17:43. > :17:47.playing with so much freedom. Any one of them could have scored but

:17:48. > :17:57.Don Cowie has put two away. He will be looking for his hat-trick as

:17:58. > :18:03.Hearts line up this free kick. Ross County, anything to report? Not much

:18:04. > :18:07.to report, but Boyce is the difference between the two clubs.

:18:08. > :18:16.Ross County need another goal because I can see, and are getting

:18:17. > :18:21.something out of this. -- because I can see Kilmarnock getting

:18:22. > :18:30.something. If you give him a chance, he will put it away, boys. Ross

:18:31. > :18:35.County need another goal. We will see the outcome of this free kick.

:18:36. > :18:41.If they do what Aberdeen has done an score from the set piece, it would

:18:42. > :18:46.be curtains for Kilmarnock. Do you want to commentate on this? The

:18:47. > :18:52.referee, who is wearing a wonderful aquamarine top, he has had a dispute

:18:53. > :18:57.with the Kilmarnock defence. Last week there was a dispute between the

:18:58. > :19:02.referee and the defence as well. Yes, it was one of the strangest

:19:03. > :19:07.decisions I have seen. He gave offside. He blew the whistle, you

:19:08. > :19:14.can clearly see. The ball went in. Then he awarded the goal. Stuart,

:19:15. > :19:17.nothing happened with that. Nothing happened.

:19:18. > :19:20.Now to the first Friday night football of the new-ish season.

:19:21. > :19:23.Dundee on the back of a defeat by Rangers at Dens last

:19:24. > :19:25.week were at home again, this time to Hamilton, who lost

:19:26. > :19:31.Just a couple of goals in this one and we can look at them now.

:19:32. > :19:39.The first one is one to savour. So much so I think we will show you it

:19:40. > :19:47.two, perhaps three times. What do you make of that? Incredible. The

:19:48. > :19:51.build-up play is good. Darren Lyon. He knocks sit back and get some

:19:52. > :19:58.luck. He could not strike that sweeter. No chance for the

:19:59. > :20:02.goalkeeper. You do that -- you think that is therefore a goal of the

:20:03. > :20:08.season. Do not see it. There will not be many better strikes than that

:20:09. > :20:13.this season. Not quite as good a stray, Mark O'Hara on the scoresheet

:20:14. > :20:18.again. It was a decent goal. Not as good as his headed goal in the

:20:19. > :20:23.previous game but nonetheless, it brings Dundee back into the game. A

:20:24. > :20:27.bit of disappointment. You could hear it from Paul Hartley, the

:20:28. > :20:33.Dundee manager. He is massively disappointed with his own team, not

:20:34. > :20:38.getting a grip of the game the way he would have hoped. Our next item,

:20:39. > :20:42.Paul Hartley, talking about his view of last night's match. We started

:20:43. > :20:48.well. We cannot do anything about the goal, it was a fantastic strike.

:20:49. > :20:53.We got back into the game but in the second half, we did not perform. We

:20:54. > :20:58.did not pass well, create enough angles. We did not show for the

:20:59. > :21:05.ball. We used the goalkeeper to much. Not acceptable. In the first

:21:06. > :21:09.half, we were slow. We tried to pass through the zones. In the second

:21:10. > :21:14.half, we were quicker and a bigger threat. It is frustrating for the

:21:15. > :21:19.second week, because on performance we should be sitting on seven

:21:20. > :21:24.points. Last week we dominated. Today, we have also dominated and

:21:25. > :21:29.created enough to win. The players should be on seven points, top of

:21:30. > :21:34.the leak, but we have two. We need to put the ball in the back of the

:21:35. > :21:37.net. Mixu, neither manager particularly happy. Paul Hartley

:21:38. > :21:43.marginally more upset than Martin Canning? Yes, when you dominate the

:21:44. > :21:48.match like Paul says, in the first half, the past well and played well.

:21:49. > :21:55.It is frustrating. I can feel his pain. Martin Canning, the improved

:21:56. > :22:00.as the game went on. I thought he would have been happy with the point

:22:01. > :22:05.away to Dundee? Absolutely, and taking the lead. Dundee at dens Park

:22:06. > :22:11.is not easy. Hamilton have started well. Martin says they have been

:22:12. > :22:16.playing well. It is a fine line. When you create those chances you

:22:17. > :22:21.have to put them away. To concede from a set piece, the equaliser, in

:22:22. > :22:26.the end, I do not know if there was blocking going on. The goal seemed

:22:27. > :22:32.to be very open. We heard from a couple of managers. We can here for

:22:33. > :22:38.-- from a couple more. The bosses of St Johnstone and Celtic. The game at

:22:39. > :22:44.McDiarmid Park finished 4-2 Celtic. Celtic deserved to win the game. We

:22:45. > :22:49.can play better than in the first half. When we analyse the goals, we

:22:50. > :22:53.have contributed to the first three goals. We showed a lot of character

:22:54. > :22:59.in the second half. It can go several ways. You can end up losing

:23:00. > :23:06.7-0, are you can dig in and try and get back into the game. We gave away

:23:07. > :23:16.a soft penalty. It was a penalty. Then we conceded a goal when they

:23:17. > :23:20.were down to ten men. We were totally in control. It went to 3-

:23:21. > :23:25.too quickly. That is how football swings. The reaction from the

:23:26. > :23:31.players was good, we get the ball again and score a fourth goal. Very

:23:32. > :23:37.pleased. A notoriously tough place to come. I can see why. To come here

:23:38. > :23:42.and play to that level was very pleasing. Ibrox is a tough place to

:23:43. > :23:45.go to get a result, as Motherwell are finding out. They were leading

:23:46. > :23:51.1-0 through Scott McDonald, but Harry Forrester has equalised for

:23:52. > :23:58.Rangers. That was in the 64th minute.

:23:59. > :24:05.Back to St Johnstone and Celtic. Tommy Wright was talking about sex,

:24:06. > :24:10.seven, 8-0. He is a disarmingly honest manager. Some managers want

:24:11. > :24:13.to pick away at one refereeing incident, they want to dispute every

:24:14. > :24:19.single throw in. Tommy can be very brittle about his own team. He was

:24:20. > :24:23.pointing to the fact that we were authors of a own downfall in the

:24:24. > :24:28.first 45 minutes. Not being as defensively strong as we have been

:24:29. > :24:35.in the last ten games. He will be pleased they came back into it at

:24:36. > :24:40.3-0. Yes, this is a dressing room were, six seasons, we have had a

:24:41. > :24:45.strong dressing room. Team spirit has won us points when you thought

:24:46. > :24:50.the game was dead and gone. To come back and get two madrigals, although

:24:51. > :24:56.it was 4-2, it looked like it would be 3-2 and that would have been a

:24:57. > :24:59.scare for Celtic. Mike Liam Boyce outgun Leigh Griffiths in terms of

:25:00. > :25:05.being the top scorer this season? What about Danny Swanson? He has

:25:06. > :25:09.scored seven already. He has been great. He is better than both of

:25:10. > :25:14.them. He was the top man on show against Motherwell. Everything good

:25:15. > :25:19.St Johnstone did went through him. He got a well-deserved goal and set

:25:20. > :25:25.up some good chances. Tommy Wright has given him the platform to play

:25:26. > :25:30.and the confidence. He looks like he is thriving. Players thriving under

:25:31. > :25:33.Brendan Rodgers as well. Leigh Griffiths on the scoresheet again,

:25:34. > :25:39.James Forrest looks like a new player? Obviously every manager, the

:25:40. > :25:44.way they talk to the players, it is slightly different. If you pull the

:25:45. > :25:49.right strings, with certain players, you get the best out of them. That

:25:50. > :25:54.seems to happen at Celtic at the moment. Brendan Rodgers is very

:25:55. > :25:58.positive. He wants to pass, controlled the match and create

:25:59. > :26:04.opportunities. The way he comes across, clear messages to the

:26:05. > :26:09.players, how he wants them to play. Players like Forrest, they are

:26:10. > :26:14.taking advantage. Someone has taken advantage of an opportunity at

:26:15. > :26:20.Stark's Park. Charlie Mann. It is the home side. A great goal. Bobby

:26:21. > :26:25.Barr was the scorer. He got the ball on the right-hand side, and to his

:26:26. > :26:30.left foot, and a good shot low. David Hutton, the Dunfermline

:26:31. > :26:34.goalkeeper, got a hand to it but he could not keep it out the net. The

:26:35. > :26:36.goal has come for the home side. Dunfermline need to get back into

:26:37. > :26:39.the game. Raith Rovers ahead. And so to today's early kick-off

:26:40. > :26:41.in the English Premier League. Stoke City at home to one

:26:42. > :26:44.of the title favourites, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City,

:26:45. > :26:57.at the Britannia Stadium. It was a margin of victory which may

:26:58. > :27:02.be a little harsh on Stoke, but no mistake, Man City were impressive

:27:03. > :27:05.today, particularly in the first half, when they were in control of

:27:06. > :27:09.possession. Some debate about the opening award of the penalty when

:27:10. > :27:13.Ryan Shawcross was punished for the kind of challenge so often ignored,

:27:14. > :27:17.but when Aguero tucked it in, you could not say it was against the run

:27:18. > :27:28.of play. Aguero doubled their grip to cap an excellent first half.

:27:29. > :27:31.Stoke rallied in the second half, and when Bojan scored a penalty at

:27:32. > :27:35.fightback seemed on. It never materialised, and as Stoke tired

:27:36. > :27:38.late on, Nolito added a couple of goals to give the scoreline and

:27:39. > :27:43.impressive glass and send a message to the rest of the Premier League.

:27:44. > :27:48.We spoke about the effect Brendan Rodgers is having on Celtic. Let's

:27:49. > :27:53.talk about Guardiola. He has said to the goalkeeper, you can leave if you

:27:54. > :27:58.like. He has said to Yaya Toure, you can get back in the team when you

:27:59. > :28:03.show intensity. He is not afraid to ruffle feathers. He is entitled to

:28:04. > :28:10.do that. He wants to nature that every player is the type of player

:28:11. > :28:15.that he likes. Attribute- wise and the way they go about things. He is

:28:16. > :28:20.a strong man, that is why he is a great manager. He wants a sweeper-

:28:21. > :28:25.keeper in goals. Have you ever played with any of them? I was never

:28:26. > :28:30.fortunate enough. My goal keepers stayed on their line and let you do

:28:31. > :28:35.the hard work. I am fascinated by Guardiola, and how he get his teams

:28:36. > :28:40.to play. He did it with Barcelona and Bayern Munich. You think, can he

:28:41. > :28:45.go to a third country and transform another team? It certainly looks

:28:46. > :28:50.that way just now. He's not scared to say what he thinks. I read today

:28:51. > :28:56.that he is not going to sacrifice his style of play and win I believe.

:28:57. > :29:00.That is great for the Premier League and those watching. There is nothing

:29:01. > :29:04.wrong with a sweeper -- keeper. You need someone who is great on the

:29:05. > :29:08.left and right foot. If they come too far of their line, they are

:29:09. > :29:10.easier to chip. That is the downside.

:29:11. > :29:12.Now, folks, here's something to look forward to.

:29:13. > :29:15.This week on BBC One Scotland it's the start of a four-part documentary

:29:16. > :29:17.series reflecting on the past 30 years of Scottish football.

:29:18. > :29:33.I got a phone call from an Italian journalist, a goal. She said, do you

:29:34. > :29:42.really think that Uefa will allow France and Italy not to qualify. --

:29:43. > :29:47.a girl. I'm sure our internal business plan for SPL television, he

:29:48. > :29:51.had known everything from the start. If you do not want to play for your

:29:52. > :29:56.country, there is something wrong with you. More and more money will

:29:57. > :30:04.become available. This will be a regular feature at Rangers. A

:30:05. > :30:07.football club is not a toy, it is a business. They said, has he got any

:30:08. > :30:09.money sitting there are? To perform at the highest level in any sport,

:30:10. > :30:26.you have to have self belief. I can hardly wait. I can hardly wait

:30:27. > :30:35.for another bounce around the grounds. We will start at Ibrox.

:30:36. > :30:42.Still Rangers won Motherwell one, the home side's goal coming from

:30:43. > :30:47.Forrester after McDonald put Motherwell up in the first half.

:30:48. > :30:53.Back to butted to di. He is watching Aberdeen against Partick Thistle.

:30:54. > :30:59.The Dons 2-0 ahead. McGinn 28 minutes and Storey in the second

:31:00. > :31:03.half, 58 minutes his first goal. The former Inverness player and how they

:31:04. > :31:12.could do with someone to score goals for them. A helping hand, a needless

:31:13. > :31:17.free kick given away by Oz nan, then Lyndsey, a nightmare, he will not be

:31:18. > :31:21.watching Sportscene tomorrow and he was dispossessed at the edge of the

:31:22. > :31:26.box dithering about Storey. Capitalising to knock in the second.

:31:27. > :31:30.It is no more than Aberdeen deserve. They have dominated from the off

:31:31. > :31:35.although this will have created a couple of chances they have

:31:36. > :31:40.squandered. Off we go to Tynecastle. Hearts 3-0 up. Let us have some more

:31:41. > :31:45.of the thoughts of John Barnes. It is a Cowie show at the moment.

:31:46. > :31:50.Hearts lead big 3-0. Cowie has two. One in the first half, after seven

:31:51. > :31:53.minute, Sammon added a second ten minutes later and two minutes into

:31:54. > :32:00.the second period Cowie was there after a lovely sweeping move from

:32:01. > :32:04.the Tynecastle side, saw Sammon and Ward involved before Cowie knocked

:32:05. > :32:10.it in at the far post. Nicholson went down in the box, a penalty

:32:11. > :32:16.appeal was waved aside by the referee. The more problems for

:32:17. > :32:21.Inverness injury wise, they are only listed five player on the bench and

:32:22. > :32:24.Mulraney has to go off on the a stretcher, with a leg injury. And

:32:25. > :32:27.Cowie, close to getting his hat-trick as well with a shot

:32:28. > :32:31.deflected over the top of the crossbar. There is still time for

:32:32. > :32:37.him to do so. Hearts are leading 3-0. Time for us to here from Martin

:32:38. > :32:43.and he is watching Ross County. 1-0 to the home side? It is, that might

:32:44. > :32:49.change. Schalke tries to roll it back to Boyce. He shoots he score,

:32:50. > :32:54.you wouldn't doubt it, is Ross County 2, Kilmarnock 0. Great work

:32:55. > :32:59.from Schalke, into the box. He got to the buy line, unusually for Boyce

:33:00. > :33:03.he miskicked it. He was for Nat it came back to him and he was deadly,

:33:04. > :33:08.finding the corner and that should seen it for County, they have

:33:09. > :33:11.struggled to get than second goal. They needed one just the Kilmarnock

:33:12. > :33:16.starting to show desire to get forward. They hadn't troubled them

:33:17. > :33:21.too much but County very much on course for the three points. Ross

:33:22. > :33:32.County 2 Kilmarnock 0. I love that he fluffed it, oh no he scored. We

:33:33. > :33:37.Ron courses for Tannadice. Bryan. Dundee United 2 Ayr United 0.

:33:38. > :33:41.Opening coming after 13 minutes after a penalty-kick saved by the

:33:42. > :33:46.Ayr goalkeeper. The number two coming from Robson, his first goal

:33:47. > :33:51.for the club, eight minutes before the break. Ayr look more solid. They

:33:52. > :33:55.made a couple of substitution, United should had a penalty. Murray

:33:56. > :33:59.pulled down in the box by Boyle, the referee waved play on. It should

:34:00. > :34:06.have been a penalty or a yellow card but the referee waved play on.

:34:07. > :34:11.Let us hear from Charlie, he has news of another goal in the Fife

:34:12. > :34:15.derby. An absolutely sensational moment

:34:16. > :34:20.here, they have seen many great moments over the years and this

:34:21. > :34:25.fantastic stadium but that goal was something else. Terrific skill,

:34:26. > :34:30.terrific movement, sensational finish, into the back of the net, in

:34:31. > :34:37.the top corner, 2-0, absolutely dominant. Let us head to Paisley, St

:34:38. > :34:46.Mirren against Hibernian, an update from Kenny. 79 minutes gone, it is

:34:47. > :34:53.still St Mirren 0 Hibernian 2. The lead is comfy. They are overpowering

:34:54. > :35:00.St Mirren in every area. The two new signings have made their debuts and

:35:01. > :35:06.it shows the firepower Hibs have in reserve compared to the buddies. A

:35:07. > :35:11.tap if from a David Gray cross and the second in the 32nd minute when

:35:12. > :35:18.he took advantage of dilly-dallying to roll home from a tight angle so

:35:19. > :35:22.it is two and easy for Hibernian. Things not looking so easy for

:35:23. > :35:25.Dundee United. Ayr United have got back into that one. No, they

:35:26. > :35:32.haven't, we will hear from Bryan any way. No, they haven't, it is a third

:35:33. > :35:39.goal for Dundee United. A cross into the box. Six yards out, there was

:35:40. > :35:45.Flood to hammer the ball home. The points are staying here, their first

:35:46. > :35:54.league win of the season. 14 minutes left, Dundee United 3, Ayr United 3.

:35:55. > :35:58.Now I said to my boys look out for a player, who plays for Hibs called

:35:59. > :36:02.Cummings, he has done it again on the score sheet, again another brace

:36:03. > :36:08.for him His movement, Cummings's movement is unbelievable. He is all

:36:09. > :36:13.over the place, nonstop running, great finisher. He in the right

:36:14. > :36:19.time, right place, he is a natural goal scorer. I must emphasise, he

:36:20. > :36:24.his work rate, how much he runs and put himself about and creates the

:36:25. > :36:28.openings. Hibs fans may be worried they have signed Bryan Graham,

:36:29. > :36:34.another striker, does that like they are preparing to lose him. They

:36:35. > :36:38.needed another striker any way, to help out in a, and Graeme fits that

:36:39. > :36:43.role. He St no like-for-like with Cummings. If teams come in and offer

:36:44. > :36:49.millions how much can Hibs knock back before he has to go and leave

:36:50. > :36:52.the club? I distracked you. You are supposed to be watching Hearts

:36:53. > :36:56.Inverness. If you had been you would have seen this goal John is about to

:36:57. > :37:01.describe. Hearts or Inverness? Hearts and they are coasting now. It

:37:02. > :37:10.is 4-0 to Hearts with 12 minutes left to play. A lovely through pass

:37:11. > :37:14.this time by the new signing, the Norwegian American who got clearance

:37:15. > :37:20.to play this afternoon, he came on as a substitute. In a lovely

:37:21. > :37:26.backheel, into the path of Nicholson and he took it on a couple of yards,

:37:27. > :37:32.and from about 25 yards out blasted it beyond Fon Williams, it is Hearts

:37:33. > :37:36.4, Inverness Caley Thistle 0. Things going well for Hearts, But

:37:37. > :37:40.shockingly badly for Inverness. This has been a rotten start to the

:37:41. > :37:45.season. They are rock bottom, not scored I don't think yet. No point,

:37:46. > :37:50.scored a couple last week And no points. Not good. I think it is

:37:51. > :37:54.going to be really difficult for them this season, because it is not

:37:55. > :37:58.to say they can't claw back, because they are a well run club but it is

:37:59. > :38:02.great for them. It is not great indeed. In fact there has been

:38:03. > :38:07.another goal. Let us return to John Barnes, he will tell us about it. It

:38:08. > :38:12.is Sam Nicholson again within the space of two minutes. Not even that,

:38:13. > :38:16.he we played in this time by Cowie, Hearts on the counterattack, it was

:38:17. > :38:20.cowy the captain, put it through and Nicholson managed to get enough

:38:21. > :38:26.power to beat Fon Williams at the right-hand side post. It is Hearts 5

:38:27. > :38:33.Inverness Caley Thistle 0. When your team are winning 5-0 nobody cares

:38:34. > :38:38.who picks the team, it could be the tea lady! It is important for Hearts

:38:39. > :38:41.to get their first victory of the season, there has been a bit

:38:42. > :38:46.criticism the way they played and all that, but you know, good to see

:38:47. > :38:50.that, Tynecastle home ground. Criticism but let us be honest, they

:38:51. > :38:54.played at home to Celtic and away to Aberdeen, a tough start for them. I

:38:55. > :38:58.think everyone is over egging that bit, that Hearts are had a terrible

:38:59. > :39:02.start. You are right, I mean you get the champions at home on your first

:39:03. > :39:06.game and they come so close to getting a accident result there, and

:39:07. > :39:12.then they have to go away to Pittodrie and in between that is a

:39:13. > :39:22.defeat to St Johnstone which was a surprise, but two tough games so

:39:23. > :39:26.back to winning ways. No surprise Boyce is getting on the score

:39:27. > :39:32.screen. Martin said he fluffed the first chance. Brilliant. We are

:39:33. > :39:36.talking about five goals and there is a danger now that Glasgow

:39:37. > :39:39.journalists are cancelling their annual dinner because they don't

:39:40. > :39:43.like when someone from the islands gets goals. A fantastic start to the

:39:44. > :39:47.season for him, I think that there is, do you know what, up in

:39:48. > :39:50.Inverness in Dingwall, these two different starts that the clubs have

:39:51. > :39:55.had to the season will be the talking point for them. Boyce, he

:39:56. > :40:00.will be pulling the out the stops to get a hat-trick. That would be

:40:01. > :40:11.great. That would be something that has never been done from a player

:40:12. > :40:16.outside the Old Firm, I imagine... He done brilliant, he scored a

:40:17. > :40:19.couple of hat-tricks as well, so, he is a top player for them, injured

:40:20. > :40:23.towards the end of last season but he is back with a bang this season.

:40:24. > :40:28.Right, plenty of goals round the country but no update in terms of

:40:29. > :40:34.goals from Ibrox. It is still one apiece, as we can see, Rangers 1

:40:35. > :40:39.Motherwell 1. Forrester for the home side McDonald for the visitors. Let

:40:40. > :40:46.us go to Pittodrie to get more information on that match.

:40:47. > :40:49.It is still 2-0 to Aberdeen. They have played decent football earlier

:40:50. > :40:52.on but they couldn't manage to get the goals to go with it. It was a

:40:53. > :40:56.problem they had to the end of last season as well. They hadn't scored

:40:57. > :41:01.in their previous four league games going back in to last season, but

:41:02. > :41:05.they could have had four or five here, only the two McGinn with the

:41:06. > :41:11.goal in the first half and Storey with his first goal in the second

:41:12. > :41:15.half, the bad news for anybody coming into the game is Jack has a

:41:16. > :41:19.nasty knee injury that will by a Swissed with a scan on Monday. It

:41:20. > :41:24.looks as though he will be out for a few weeks and next week they go to

:41:25. > :41:28.Parkhead, where they haven't won in their last 21 league visits, so a

:41:29. > :41:34.big test for the side. But on this form they look back to the best form

:41:35. > :41:38.and leading by two goals to nil. We have heard enough from John Barnes

:41:39. > :41:43.this afternoon. Let us let Martin back in on the act. Ross County

:41:44. > :41:47.against Kilmarnock. Ross County 2 Kilmarnock 0.

:41:48. > :41:52.Listening to the boys there about Liam Boyce. He is a player that

:41:53. > :41:55.tends to score in burst, he going on the run and that will be invaluable

:41:56. > :42:00.for Ross County if he can continue that. A good start to the season,

:42:01. > :42:04.assuming they hold on here and it looks like they will, Kilmarnock

:42:05. > :42:08.struggling to have any cohesive effort going forward. They have put

:42:09. > :42:15.two new players in. A lot of new signings. It may take time. What has

:42:16. > :42:18.impressed me they took the play into their opponents half rather than

:42:19. > :42:22.sitting back and trying to hang on to the goal. They have got the

:42:23. > :42:30.second and very much in control here. Let us head to Pittodrie.

:42:31. > :42:37.Drama to hear about. It goes from bad to worse for Partick Thistle. A

:42:38. > :42:40.player has been sent off. The first one for clattering into Burns the

:42:41. > :42:45.Aberdeen substitute, a yellow for that, he wasn't happy with the

:42:46. > :42:49.referee's decision, he kept mouthing out and so a second yellow and the

:42:50. > :42:55.the a red card. Partick Thistle down to ten men for the last three or

:42:56. > :43:01.four minutes here. Off to Tannadice in the Championship. Dundee United

:43:02. > :43:07.against Ayr United. Dundee 3-0 up? It is Dundee 3 Ayr United 0. Murray

:43:08. > :43:12.after 13 minutes. Robson his first goal for the club and Flood in his

:43:13. > :43:19.fourth spell here securing all three points for the home side with 11

:43:20. > :43:25.minutes left to play. A couple of introductions for Dundee, Obadeyi

:43:26. > :43:32.came on and he set up goal three for Flood, finding him six yards out and

:43:33. > :43:36.a simple task for a veteran, Flood. He has been outstanding. As have

:43:37. > :43:41.most of the United players, they have put them to the test. It will

:43:42. > :43:47.be a long season for the club. 84 minutes on the clock. Dundee United

:43:48. > :43:52.3 Ayr United 0. I have had a telephone call from Steven Lawless,

:43:53. > :43:58.his solicitor, it means we will be heading back to pitted to di! Yes

:43:59. > :44:11.should have gone to Specsavers. It is Shaun Welsh sent off and not

:44:12. > :44:15.Lawless. My apologies to Steven Lawless, and my face is the same

:44:16. > :44:21.colour as the Aberdeen jerseys! Thank you Scott. Let us head to

:44:22. > :44:27.Paisley now, red face there's for the home side, Kenny? It has no been

:44:28. > :44:34.good for St Mirren. We are approaching the 90th minute now.

:44:35. > :44:39.Both Graham and the new signings are on. It was a good save by Gallagher

:44:40. > :44:43.in the St Mirren goal. The one thing I have noticed that has stood out,

:44:44. > :44:47.there is the impact Neil listen Lennon has from the sidelines. Just

:44:48. > :44:51.hit the bar, that was John McGinn, the former St Mirren player cracked

:44:52. > :44:55.one from 30 minutes. I thought I was safe to talk but he cracked one in

:44:56. > :45:01.and it smashed off the angle of post and crossbar and came out. So almost

:45:02. > :45:05.a goal for McGinn. I was talking about Neil Lennon, he commands his

:45:06. > :45:11.players and it makes them respect him and do what he orders them to

:45:12. > :45:17.do. It has made a difference to Hibs compared to Alan Stubbs. Led us head

:45:18. > :45:23.to Stark's Park and the Fife derby from Charlieman Charlieman 2-0 they

:45:24. > :45:28.lead with minutes to go, in this first Fife derby for three years at

:45:29. > :45:34.this level. It is all gone Raith Rovers way, specially in the second

:45:35. > :45:40.half. Two goals, Barr the first on 72 minute, terrific left foot shot

:45:41. > :45:44.and on 79 minutes Stewart on as a sub, sensational goal, looked up,

:45:45. > :45:48.driving run, into the top corner. Fife is alive at the moment, there

:45:49. > :45:51.is about 6,000 people in this stadium, and it is all gone Raith

:45:52. > :45:59.Rovers way and they are delighted. Hts...

:46:00. > :46:07.That is really good. 6000. I also like to hear Bobby Barr scoring.

:46:08. > :46:10.Always good to hear my old favourites from the past getting a

:46:11. > :46:16.goal. I believe there has been a goal, would you believe it? Tell me

:46:17. > :46:21.about it. It is a goal for Inverness. Down the right-hand side,

:46:22. > :46:27.cut back. It is Ed Draper that turns it in? The way Enver nous have been

:46:28. > :46:31.playing but might it is all happening, there is a goal at

:46:32. > :46:36.Partick Thistle as well. Let's hear from our reporters at these matches.

:46:37. > :46:40.We will start with John Barnes. It will go down to an own goal from

:46:41. > :46:45.Callum Paterson. You tried to block the shot on the line from Ross

:46:46. > :46:50.Draper. He back yielded into the bottom right-hand corner of his net.

:46:51. > :46:56.It may go down as own goal but the score is still 5-1. I do not think

:46:57. > :47:00.they will get anything from that match by Partick Thistle makes sneak

:47:01. > :47:08.something from Pittodrie. They are back in the game. Yes, the ten men

:47:09. > :47:14.showing real resilience. Robbie May, on as a substitute. He will be an

:47:15. > :47:20.avid viewer from the edge of the box. It was lashed into the top

:47:21. > :47:27.corner. That came a few seconds into stoppage time. I do not know if

:47:28. > :47:35.we're going to get more drama. They are trailing 2-1. That was another

:47:36. > :47:39.great straight? Wonderful. Plenty of pace and determination. A left

:47:40. > :47:45.footed strike, the near post. The goalkeeper could have done better,

:47:46. > :47:50.but it was the pace of the strike. It was a real bullet. The front top

:47:51. > :47:56.corner. Alan Archibald will not be happy with Sean Welsh forgetting

:47:57. > :47:59.sent off. Scott Davie is back in a line to bring as a point of

:48:00. > :48:04.information. Aberdeen -- Partick. You thought one bad mistake was bad

:48:05. > :48:10.enough in an afternoon, but I should be on the substitutes' bench. The

:48:11. > :48:14.player I credited with the goal does not even play for Partick Thistle

:48:15. > :48:22.any more. It was Chris Erskine who scored. I do not know am laughing, I

:48:23. > :48:27.do not think anyone else's. That bit is correct. We are all human. I

:48:28. > :48:37.wonder if he knows which one is Pogba. He knows which Pogba it is. I

:48:38. > :48:41.was going to say to you, Alan Archibald will be furious with the

:48:42. > :48:47.player who was sent off, Sean Welsh, a second yellow card for dissent. Of

:48:48. > :48:51.course, 2-0, you're still in the game. You want to keep your full

:48:52. > :48:55.squad on. He is down to ten men and the ten men have rallied and got a

:48:56. > :49:02.goal. They will find it difficult to get their second goal to catch

:49:03. > :49:06.Aberdeen. There is still time left to get something. I was just going

:49:07. > :49:10.to check it is 2-1. Partick Thistle on the attack. It will be a nerve is

:49:11. > :49:15.five minutes for Aberdeen. Yes, nervous at the end of that one. Not

:49:16. > :49:21.so Tynecastle. They will be annoyed that they did not get a clean sheet.

:49:22. > :49:26.No matter what your result, if you're five, 6-0 up, you always take

:49:27. > :49:31.pride in defending. The back four and the goalkeeper want a clean

:49:32. > :49:35.sheet. It was a soft goal but Robbie Neilson will not be looking into

:49:36. > :49:41.that much. The stake that Hearts have taken, to get a convincing win

:49:42. > :49:45.like that will do them the world of good. We have not talked about it,

:49:46. > :49:51.but he has played a role in three of the goals, Tony Watt. He has been

:49:52. > :49:56.fantastic since he came to Hearts. He a handful. I like Tony Watt as a

:49:57. > :50:02.player. He missed that easy chance against Celtic and one Aberdeen. I

:50:03. > :50:06.would have liked to see score today but it has not affected his

:50:07. > :50:12.confidence because he has been involved in everything. This is a

:50:13. > :50:17.big transfer Tony? Absolutely. He will be hoping the club can do

:50:18. > :50:22.better this season. It is a positive move. Fill time it Pittodrie. The

:50:23. > :50:28.match has finished. The first three points of the season for Aberdeen.

:50:29. > :50:36.-- full-time at Pittodrie. Let's hear from Scott Davie. 2-1 Aberdeen.

:50:37. > :50:41.What drama we had at the end of the game. Aberdeen 2-0 up and costing,

:50:42. > :50:47.goals from Niall McGinn with a sublime free kick, and then on 58

:50:48. > :50:52.minutes, Miles Storey, a disaster from Liam Lindsay, dispossessed at

:50:53. > :50:57.the edge of his own box by Graeme Shinnie. Storey rolling in for his

:50:58. > :51:01.first goal for his new club, the former Inverness player. It looked

:51:02. > :51:06.easy for Aberdeen, but with four minutes to go, more disaster for

:51:07. > :51:11.Partick Thistle. Sean Welsh was sent off, two booking is in a few

:51:12. > :51:17.seconds, a foul and then talking back to the referee. Two yellow

:51:18. > :51:21.cards, but in stoppage time, a spectacular strike. Chris Erskine

:51:22. > :51:26.from the edge of the box. Into stoppage time, as -- a corner kick

:51:27. > :51:32.swung into the box. Even Tomas Cerny came up from the back. It was hacked

:51:33. > :51:37.away from near the goal line. Someone had got a head to it. It

:51:38. > :51:41.would have been the steal of the season at Partick Thistle had

:51:42. > :51:45.managed to get something from it. That Liam Lindsay mistake will feel

:51:46. > :51:52.painful for Alan Archibald. Aberdeen's first league victory of

:51:53. > :51:57.the season. 2-1. The home fans on their feet, cheering and clapping at

:51:58. > :52:02.Pittodrie. I think it will be a similar situation at Ibrox. Kenny

:52:03. > :52:07.Miller has scored in the 90th minute to put Rangers 2-1 art. They are

:52:08. > :52:12.still playing. Rangers, goals from Harry Forrester and Kenny Miller.

:52:13. > :52:19.The goal-scorer for Motherwell, Scott McDonald. Rangers have just

:52:20. > :52:26.signed a new striker. He is giving Mark Warburton something to think

:52:27. > :52:30.about. Here's what, 37? He is still banging in goals, but his overall

:52:31. > :52:35.play, running the channels, so energetic. I know they need another

:52:36. > :52:39.striker, but Kenny Miller has done it for a number of years. He has

:52:40. > :52:44.shown up good today. He heard that Stephen Dobbie had

:52:45. > :52:49.scored for Queen Of The South today. That will be a real sickener for

:52:50. > :52:54.Motherwell? Yes, but Kenny Miller, his work rate, it is unbelievable.

:52:55. > :52:59.He has really looked after himself. He has always been a tremendous

:53:00. > :53:03.goal-scorer. With that experience and hard work, getting into those

:53:04. > :53:09.goal-scoring opportunities, I am not surprised. Kenny Crawford is also a

:53:10. > :53:14.grafter, like Kenny Miller. He has been at the coal face in Paisley.

:53:15. > :53:22.His work is done with his full-time report. 2-0 Hibernian. Hibernian's

:53:23. > :53:30.perfect start to the Championship campaign continues, nine points from

:53:31. > :53:34.nine. Two goals from Jason Cummings. St Mirren have one point from a

:53:35. > :53:38.possible nine. Little to suggest they will be in the mix for

:53:39. > :53:44.promotion. The goals for Jason Cummings came on 22 and 32 minutes.

:53:45. > :53:50.The first was a Tapping, the second the mix-up in defence from St

:53:51. > :53:56.Mirren. They hit the crossbar later. Graeme Shinnie made his debut in a

:53:57. > :54:02.comfortable victory. I convincing win in being Walther Ross County.

:54:03. > :54:10.Both goals coming from that man, Liam Boyce. More from Martin Dowden.

:54:11. > :54:14.Fill time, 2-0. Liam Boyce did not get the match ball but he will get a

:54:15. > :54:20.pat on his back from his manager. Three goals last weekend, two today.

:54:21. > :54:26.The first was a result of patient play in the first half. He teed up

:54:27. > :54:34.Michael Bardeen and he was on hand to slam home after Hibs --

:54:35. > :54:37.Kilmarnock failed to clear. The second, scuffed shot, but he read

:54:38. > :54:42.into his composure and fired low into the corner. Kilmarnock may have

:54:43. > :54:47.to be patient to integrate their numerous signings. An offensive line

:54:48. > :54:54.up did not work, with Kris Boyd and Coulibaly lacking servers for much

:54:55. > :54:59.of the game. Six points from nine, I good result for Ross County. They

:55:00. > :55:03.have started their season well. The first home victory of the

:55:04. > :55:10.Premiership season for Rangers, beating Motherwell 2-0. Kenny Miller

:55:11. > :55:16.the matchwinner. How many times have we said that on this programme? He

:55:17. > :55:21.added his goal after Harry Forrester levelled things for Rangers. Scott

:55:22. > :55:31.McDonald put Motherwell 1-0 up at Ibrox. Let's head to Tynecastle. A

:55:32. > :55:38.handsome victory for Hearts. Yes, Hearts were totally dominant. Robbie

:55:39. > :55:42.Neilson will enjoy that one. Don Cowie opened the scoring after seven

:55:43. > :55:49.minutes. His Oprah was followed up ten minutes later by Conor Sammon.

:55:50. > :55:53.Hearts destroyed Inverness. Don Cowie, the Hearts captain, and

:55:54. > :55:58.Inverness born player and a former Caley Thistle player, added his

:55:59. > :56:03.second to make it 3- 02 minutes into the second half. Add double followed

:56:04. > :56:08.from Sam Nicholson in the 78th and 80th minute before an own goal from

:56:09. > :56:13.Callum Paterson, have Ross Draper's shot was fired in. Callum Paterson

:56:14. > :56:16.tried to block it on the line but he could only backheel into his own

:56:17. > :56:27.net. Hearts went forward again, and in stoppage time, Tony Watt and

:56:28. > :56:31.Souttar went close. Let's hear from Brian McLauchlin. He was watching

:56:32. > :56:39.Dundee United against Ayr in the Championship. A stroll in the park

:56:40. > :56:47.for Dundee United in front of a crowd of 6427. 3-0 the score.

:56:48. > :56:52.Scoring ( 30 minutes. The penalty from Nick van der Velden saved, but

:56:53. > :56:55.Simon Murray was first to react. Teenager Jamie Robson scored his

:56:56. > :57:01.first goal from the clubs just before the break. At half cleared

:57:02. > :57:07.chants, and Robson drilled the ball in. The third goal came 11 minutes

:57:08. > :57:17.from time. Tope Obadeyi was introduced and Blair Spittal. Willo

:57:18. > :57:21.Flood tapped the ball home. Dundee United are trying to make their way

:57:22. > :57:27.back into the top flight of Scottish football. That was their first

:57:28. > :57:32.victory this season. Victory for Raith Rovers in the Fife derby.

:57:33. > :57:36.Charlie Mann. Raith Rovers may be the surprise package of the

:57:37. > :57:42.Championship season, but they have maintained their hundred percent

:57:43. > :57:46.record in the division this season. 5114 people watched this. Boy, did

:57:47. > :57:53.they enjoyed from the home perspective. They went in front

:57:54. > :57:58.through Bobby Barr and 72 minutes. His first of the season. A great

:57:59. > :58:04.run, and a left foot shot. If that was good, the second goal on 79

:58:05. > :58:07.minutes from Mark Stewart were sensational. An absolutely great

:58:08. > :58:12.finish, ripping into the top corner of the net to give Raith Rovers a

:58:13. > :58:17.very important victory. There has not been a Fife derby in the league

:58:18. > :58:20.for three years, but the home fans certainly enjoyed it, and they

:58:21. > :58:29.certainly enjoy it tonight. They may well be dancing on the streets of

:58:30. > :58:38.Kirkcaldy. A good victory for Raith. Under new management, Gary Locke.

:58:39. > :58:43.You wonder how these things will pan out when you have such a successful

:58:44. > :58:47.season. You lose your manager, and you think, will it go south. Gary

:58:48. > :58:51.Locke has done a brilliant job. He seems to get the best out of these

:58:52. > :58:57.guys with Darren Jackson. There are racking up results and the top of

:58:58. > :59:01.the table. A big win for Dundee United. Ray McKinnon has taken over

:59:02. > :59:05.in different circumstances from you. You were at the bottom of the table.

:59:06. > :59:12.He has gone to Tannadice and there is expectation he will get up. Yes,

:59:13. > :59:19.very important victory confidence wise. Confidence is important. Raith

:59:20. > :59:23.Rovers and Hibernian are going strongly. You do not want to fall

:59:24. > :59:28.too far behind is this victory was important to stay in touch. Five

:59:29. > :59:32.points, it could have been more. It is so early in the season. There are

:59:33. > :59:39.so many matches to be played but you do not want to fall back. It was an

:59:40. > :59:44.important victory. I heard you, Stuart, describing the Championship

:59:45. > :59:50.is Alcatraz? Yes, it is the hardest division of any to escape from. You

:59:51. > :59:53.can be there for a generation. What is fascinating about this division,

:59:54. > :59:59.there is always great local competitions. Big crowds. Yes,

:00:00. > :00:05.decent crowds as well. We should not lose sight of the fact that because

:00:06. > :00:11.Rangers are no out of it, it is not a division we can ignore. It is

:00:12. > :00:15.fascinating. Good friends of mine Raith Rovers fans, and they love

:00:16. > :00:19.doing Dunfermline. This will be a big night for them. Will there be a

:00:20. > :00:25.runaway winner in the Championship this season? We have had that the

:00:26. > :00:30.last few. Not in terms of the last few seasons, not like that. I think

:00:31. > :00:35.Hibs will win. They are the tip of lots of people to win. There are

:00:36. > :00:37.lots of good teams, Dundee United, Falkirk. St Mirren. It is not

:00:38. > :00:50.looking like it. It is early. There In goal, looked up, driving run,

:00:51. > :00:52.into the top corner. Fife is alive at the moment, there is about 6,000

:00:53. > :04:56.people in this stadium, and Congratulations to Rangers on their

:04:57. > :05:01.first home win of the season. Celtic with a game in hand. At the bottom

:05:02. > :05:07.of the table, Inverness Caley Thistle, three defeats from three

:05:08. > :05:11.games a heavy one today away to Hearts, 5-1 it finished. That takes

:05:12. > :05:16.Hearts into mid-table behind Aberdeen.

:05:17. > :05:23.In the Championship two teams at the top with three in three. Raith

:05:24. > :05:28.Rovers and Hibs. Queen of the South going nicely in third place. A the

:05:29. > :05:34.bottom Ayr United yet to break their points duck, they are one point

:05:35. > :05:38.behind St Mirren and Falkirk. In league one two teams with 100%

:05:39. > :05:44.records. They are Livingston at the to believe of -- top of the table by

:05:45. > :05:49.virtue of goal difference. At the bottom two clubs yet to break their

:05:50. > :05:53.points duck, they are Stenhousemuir and Stranraer. League Two Forfar the

:05:54. > :06:00.only team with three from three, they are three points clear of Elgin

:06:01. > :06:06.City and Annan. At the bottom it is the newly promoted Edinburgh city

:06:07. > :06:12.who are on no point, one behind Montrose. In the English Premier

:06:13. > :06:19.League. Lots of teams on six points after two games. Hull City perhaps

:06:20. > :06:25.the surprise package there and Chelsea. The foot of the table. Lots

:06:26. > :06:31.of team still to break their points duck, starting with Arsenal who have

:06:32. > :06:36.yet to play this weekend. They play Leicester City. Sunderland still to

:06:37. > :06:39.get off the mark. Crystal Palace are at the foot of

:06:40. > :06:43.the table. No points from two matches.

:06:44. > :06:48.And the English Championship. Well into that. Huddersfield Town after

:06:49. > :06:57.four games are the table toppers on ten points, they are ahead of a

:06:58. > :07:02.posse of teams. Bottom of the table Blackburn Rovers

:07:03. > :07:06.on one point, two behind Preston North End, with Rotherham one of a

:07:07. > :07:10.clutch of teams on four points. Time to get more details on the matches

:07:11. > :07:15.in today's action in the Barclays Premier League. We will start at

:07:16. > :07:21.Turf Moor, where Burnley played Liverpool.

:07:22. > :07:27.Burnley's season is up and running in sensational fashion. Vokes took

:07:28. > :07:30.advantage to lash in an unstoppable strike minutes into the match, it

:07:31. > :07:35.was a warning of what the home side could do on the break, and Liverpool

:07:36. > :07:39.didn't heed it and were made to pay again when Gray showed composure to

:07:40. > :07:45.double the lead before half-time. Liverpool have plenty of the ball,

:07:46. > :07:47.but credit to Burnley, they harried Liverpool into mistakes and

:07:48. > :07:51.restricted them into nothing more than shots from distance. For those

:07:52. > :07:55.getting carrying away after the opening day win for Liverpool, this

:07:56. > :08:04.is a reminder of what can happen in the Premier League. We are off to

:08:05. > :08:09.Vicarage Road for Watford against Chelsea. Once again Chelsea showing

:08:10. > :08:15.resilience, Watford deservedly took the lead in the second half, in

:08:16. > :08:21.style, a, Capoue chested it down and fired in an unstoppable drive into

:08:22. > :08:32.the top corner. Chelsea up the pressure, getting the equaliser.

:08:33. > :08:38.Hazard's shot on. They completed the turn round, Costa put through on

:08:39. > :08:46.goal and slotted home Cooley. It has finished Watford 1, Chelsea 2. We go

:08:47. > :08:51.to White Hart Lane now. They have beaten Crystal Palace by a goal to

:08:52. > :08:55.nil, secured to a late winner from a rare source of gold. Wanyama on his

:08:56. > :09:02.home debut, guiding in a header in the six yard box from Harry Kane's

:09:03. > :09:05.flick. Spurs had the better chances throughout, one wasted as it looked

:09:06. > :09:14.like the three points were going to creep away. For Palace they defended

:09:15. > :09:20.well. Two defeats from two. Spurs 1, Crystal Palace 0. It is two wins

:09:21. > :09:25.from two for Hull, the second coming to Swansea, let us hear about that

:09:26. > :09:28.one from Mike Willemias. Back-to-back wins to start the

:09:29. > :09:33.system. As impressive as the opening day was last week, it will be this

:09:34. > :09:38.win that pleases the caretaker boss the more. Hull valiantly weathered

:09:39. > :09:42.the storm here they took the lead, 11 minutes from time when Maloney

:09:43. > :09:46.chested in the ball from a Davis head refer a corner. They doubled

:09:47. > :09:52.their lead to secure all three points in stoppage time. Hernandez

:09:53. > :09:55.who was fed by Maloney again, Hernandez could have missed slotting

:09:56. > :10:01.past Fabianski, the Hull players away to my left taking the acclaim

:10:02. > :10:10.from the following travelling fan, they will head back with six points

:10:11. > :10:14.from their opening two matches. Cosgrove, -- Stuart Cosgrove. If

:10:15. > :10:18.they win the Premier League will you come on in your y-fronts? I have a

:10:19. > :10:25.soft spot for them. It is where I went to university, to show you how

:10:26. > :10:29.long ago that was, their star player was a Mr Billy Brown. I knew your

:10:30. > :10:34.were going to say that. That was incredible. Given the problems they

:10:35. > :10:39.have got. They have no player, they haven't got a permanent manager,

:10:40. > :10:43.there has been a bit of a lull about the place coming up from division

:10:44. > :10:47.below and it wasn't a sell-out, yet they go and beat Leicester, you

:10:48. > :10:52.know, a strange start to the season, but, hats off to the player, with

:10:53. > :10:56.that going on their are still performing and picking up points, it

:10:57. > :11:04.is great. Let us have details of West Brom's match against Everton. .

:11:05. > :11:09.Two one it finished. They came from behind after West Brom took an early

:11:10. > :11:15.lead. Cue man-made a tactical change. Miralles fired an equaliser

:11:16. > :11:22.on the half-time whistle. Barry's winner was a streaky affair. Affair.

:11:23. > :11:28.Barry nodded it home. Barclay should have headed a third after an

:11:29. > :11:32.electric run from Bolasie on debut. Lukaku was denied later on. The

:11:33. > :11:41.Albion keeper wide with a shot. First one of the season for Everton

:11:42. > :11:46.under new manager. . Cue man will take about seven, eight nine rounds,

:11:47. > :11:50.until the team gels in, especially with the new players and they are

:11:51. > :11:55.good players that Everton have brought in. Important they have

:11:56. > :11:59.confidence. That is a lot of games to gel. It is important to pick up

:12:00. > :12:05.points, before that, but it takes time. It won't just happen, even

:12:06. > :12:10.though they are quality player, and high standard player, it takes time

:12:11. > :12:15.for the team to start playing together and with a all cylinders if

:12:16. > :12:19.you like. An important victory. That is something Chelsea didn't manage

:12:20. > :12:23.last season. Costa is on the score sheet again hand they have come from

:12:24. > :12:28.behind to get the points. Yes, brilliant. It shows the effect a new

:12:29. > :12:33.manager, we were wondering if Conte would fit in to the Premier League,

:12:34. > :12:38.as much as mourn and Guardiola. It seems like he is having no problem.

:12:39. > :12:41.Costa on the score sheet again,s have have -- very positive results

:12:42. > :12:47.and all three big managers have got off to a great start. Another big

:12:48. > :12:51.manager has had a terrible result, Klopp's Liverpool going down 2-0 to

:12:52. > :12:55.Burnley after a great win over Arsenal. If you look at the managers

:12:56. > :13:00.that are suffering, it is not good news for Owen Coyle when you look at

:13:01. > :13:06.the English results. Sometimes you know, when you are a manager, and

:13:07. > :13:10.you have got resource, comparable with say in Scotland where everyone

:13:11. > :13:14.is working on margin, with the exception of may be the big two

:13:15. > :13:18.club, everybody is working on tight margin, one of the challenges in

:13:19. > :13:21.management is how do you spend money and spend it well and bring in

:13:22. > :13:26.players that can make a difference, that is sometimes tougher than

:13:27. > :13:30.working on threadbare budgets. Jurgen Klopp won't be too happy but

:13:31. > :13:37.we can hear from a man who I am sure is delighted with the way things

:13:38. > :13:45.went for his team. He is Jim McIntyre. His side won 2-0 to

:13:46. > :13:50.Killie. Everyone will look at Liam Boyce, very impressive. He started

:13:51. > :13:54.very well, when he does things sharp, he is a handful. It is great

:13:55. > :14:01.to see your strikers getting on the score sheet. His confidence is very

:14:02. > :14:05.high at the moment. But the players are giving him service at the

:14:06. > :14:08.moment, so he will be the first to a knowledge that. I am sure you

:14:09. > :14:12.pleased to get a clean sheet and you will know the importance of getting

:14:13. > :14:16.wins in this league? Yes, we mentioned that at half-time. We have

:14:17. > :14:22.not had a clean sheet. We need to keep one. It was great to get that,

:14:23. > :14:26.I thought the defence deserved that. We had to deal with free kick, high

:14:27. > :14:29.balls and I thought they stood up to that magnificently well. Kilmarnock

:14:30. > :14:34.had a fairly offensive line up, two up front, it was part of the plan to

:14:35. > :14:37.keep the ball in their half and present service to the strikers?

:14:38. > :14:41.Yes, I thought it was a scrappy game, I thought once we got our goal

:14:42. > :14:45.we played better football. We should have scored a couple more goals in

:14:46. > :14:52.the second half. We failed to hit the target. But the work rate and

:14:53. > :14:58.the effort for the boys, it got them the three points. Boyce seems a guy

:14:59. > :15:04.who once he gets a couple of goal he kicks on, is it a confidence thing?

:15:05. > :15:07.All players thrive on confidence and goal scorers do, before he got his

:15:08. > :15:11.goals he was playing well-off the front because he is a clever player,

:15:12. > :15:17.you know, you can use him at the end there, we stuck him in a wider area

:15:18. > :15:21.when we made the substitute. We have to trust in Liam. His best position

:15:22. > :15:25.is up front when he bangs in the goals. Six points from nine is a

:15:26. > :15:31.very good start. Are you happy with that? Yes, very pleased. It is

:15:32. > :15:34.important we win at home having lost here last time out. I think that was

:15:35. > :15:38.important for the fans today. It is hard to tell. I said he was

:15:39. > :15:44.delighted but he is so deadpan it is hard to tell.

:15:45. > :15:51.It looks like the momentum is starting to build for Ross County?

:15:52. > :15:57.Yes. Third in the table now. Confidence is everything at this

:15:58. > :16:02.stage of the season. A club like Ross County, they have a goal-scorer

:16:03. > :16:06.in Liam Boyce. They might not play their best, but when you have that

:16:07. > :16:10.goal-scorer in the team, he gets a chance, he puts it away. You always

:16:11. > :16:17.have that chance of winning, even if you do not play well. Today the

:16:18. > :16:23.performance was not too bad at all. They are so important. Liam Boyce,

:16:24. > :16:27.we talk about his goal-scoring skill and exploits, but he is also a great

:16:28. > :16:33.receiver of the ball. He comes short, links, he works hard for the

:16:34. > :16:38.team. The way Ross County play, they get every inch out of Liam Boyce.

:16:39. > :16:45.The player very simple system, really effective football. Very

:16:46. > :16:49.similar to St Johnstone, similar system. Real clarity. They have said

:16:50. > :16:52.that is the role model. Yes. Pound for pound, they have one of the best

:16:53. > :16:58.management teams in Scotland. They are doing very well. I think they

:16:59. > :17:03.were heard by the opening game against Dundee which they lost

:17:04. > :17:07.heavily. They are out of the League Cup as well. They had a pretty

:17:08. > :17:12.miserable experience. Not that the fans were turning on them, but fans

:17:13. > :17:17.can be fickle. I think the manager will be chuffed with that result

:17:18. > :17:23.today. Time to hear from another victorious manager, Derek McInnes.

:17:24. > :17:25.His side 2-1 winners at home to Partick Thistle.

:17:26. > :17:33.Closer at the end than it probably should have been? Yes. The last ten

:17:34. > :17:37.minutes, we knocked off. When Sean Welsh got sent off, some of us

:17:38. > :17:42.thought the game was done. It just shows you, the game is never done. I

:17:43. > :17:47.would rather focus on the 80 minutes prior to that. We were very good, we

:17:48. > :17:52.snapped about them, moments of quality. In the first half, a great

:17:53. > :17:58.free kick from Niall McGinn. Great. He tries to go the other side with

:17:59. > :18:02.the first one. Over the wall. It was a fantastic strike. I thought we had

:18:03. > :18:07.good moments of play in the first half. We deserved the victory, we

:18:08. > :18:11.were the better team at half-time. Graeme Shinnie did brilliant,

:18:12. > :18:16.pressing and harassing. Miles Storey got his first goal. It was a good

:18:17. > :18:25.day's work. It is a reminder, the last ten minutes, that there is work

:18:26. > :18:28.be done. For 80 minutes, we were the dominant team, lots of strong

:18:29. > :18:34.performances. Without your captain, Ryan Jack, Jonny Hayes not available

:18:35. > :18:39.as well. Four changes to the team as well. Given that, your first victory

:18:40. > :18:43.and legals of the season, it is a pretty positive day? Absolutely. We

:18:44. > :18:50.want the team to try and settle down. Everyone is jostling for

:18:51. > :18:53.position. Sometimes I am picking refreshers team rather than the best

:18:54. > :19:01.team. You have got to be mindful of that. Everyone has got to fight for

:19:02. > :19:05.position to get in. I think that the team in general, there were strong

:19:06. > :19:09.performances. Some still need to get to where we need them to be, but

:19:10. > :19:17.without some influential players, we have managed to do a good job today.

:19:18. > :19:22.This was never easy. The players deserve credit for overcoming that

:19:23. > :19:26.and getting three points. It is important ahead of next Saturday's

:19:27. > :19:31.game. Yes, very important because it is one of the big game of the

:19:32. > :19:38.season. You're going to Celtic Park. Yes, they have started really well.

:19:39. > :19:44.I watched the majority of the game, up to 3-0, at the last leg. St

:19:45. > :19:48.Johnstone have come back and had a go at the end. I do not know how the

:19:49. > :19:53.game panned out, but for the first hour, Celtic were great. They can do

:19:54. > :19:58.that to most teams. We've got to go there and be confident, try and take

:19:59. > :20:03.them on. We have to try and ensure that we are worthy of me saying that

:20:04. > :20:10.we can compete. Well done today. Cheers. I think the lark has had --

:20:11. > :20:14.I think the luck that Scott has had this afternoon, she should be aware

:20:15. > :20:18.of the seagulls at Pittodrie. Aberdeen did well against Celtic

:20:19. > :20:22.last season. They have to match that this season if they are going to

:20:23. > :20:28.challenge at the top. They certainly do. It has been a tough start to the

:20:29. > :20:31.season for Aberdeen, much like Hearts. Tough game, and Aberdeen

:20:32. > :20:36.needed that victory today, because if they did not win, then they go in

:20:37. > :20:42.against Celtic and they would be five points behind Rangers, going to

:20:43. > :20:46.play Celtic. It is a tall order. The confidence taken from those three

:20:47. > :20:52.points today will be good. It will be a big task to beat Celtic. We

:20:53. > :20:56.will hold that Celtic are tired coming back from Israel. They push

:20:57. > :21:01.them last season, but I think Celtic are a step above last season and

:21:02. > :21:07.will win comfortably. Scott Davie had a few words to share with the

:21:08. > :21:09.Partick Thistle manager, Alan Archibald.

:21:10. > :21:13.It was quite a dramatic end to the game. You nearly managed to grab a

:21:14. > :21:23.point. I am delighted with the spirit, to keep going. When it went

:21:24. > :21:26.to 2-0, the manner we lost the goal, there was a lull after that. I am

:21:27. > :21:29.delighted there was fight back, especially after the sending off.

:21:30. > :21:32.Was the sending of justified? I do not think the first one was a foul.

:21:33. > :21:38.My players said it was not a foul, that is why he was so aggrieved. But

:21:39. > :21:42.you cannot give consent. You're without him for the following week.

:21:43. > :21:46.You had a couple of key players back today, Tomas Cerny making good

:21:47. > :21:52.saves. He was beaten by a great free kick from Niall McGinn. We were

:21:53. > :21:58.comfortable from that point. We created good opportunities and

:21:59. > :22:02.situations we did not take. It took a wonderful free kick to beat us.

:22:03. > :22:08.Aberdeen had lots of the ball but you created some clear-cut chances.

:22:09. > :22:13.Maybe the hardest of all was the shot into the top corner in stoppage

:22:14. > :22:18.time? I think so. You have got to take your chances. We created the

:22:19. > :22:21.better chances in the first half, we got into good situations. We knew

:22:22. > :22:25.Aberdeen would have lots of the ball, but I did not think they would

:22:26. > :22:32.hurt us until 30 minutes into the second half. Stuart, Partick Thistle

:22:33. > :22:37.played one match fewer than most of the teams in the Premiership. He was

:22:38. > :22:40.not happy with that. They got a win and the board, and because Celtic

:22:41. > :22:45.were playing Inter Milan in a friendly, they did not play last

:22:46. > :22:48.week. I have a rusty? You get the feeling that in comparison to

:22:49. > :22:55.Aberdeen, Aberdeen had turned the ignition and were ready for the

:22:56. > :22:58.game. It is a disappointing start to the season for Partick Thistle,

:22:59. > :23:02.they're planning, there way of how they might come into it. There is

:23:03. > :23:09.another reality. They did not have to play Celtic, and St Johnstone and

:23:10. > :23:14.other teams have as well. That said, they are difficult team to beat. It

:23:15. > :23:19.is quite interesting, factually, if you look at it, they beat St

:23:20. > :23:23.Johnstone three times last season, they took nine points. We were one

:23:24. > :23:28.of the best of six teams. They are hard team and they will get points

:23:29. > :23:32.on the road particularly. It is not doom and gloom for Partick Thistle.

:23:33. > :23:37.No points on the road for Kilmarnock. They lost to Ross

:23:38. > :23:44.County, 2-0. This is what Lee Clark are dizzy after the match. He to

:23:45. > :23:47.Martin Dowden. Everyone will look at that and say,

:23:48. > :23:51.Liam Boyce might have been the difference. What was the difference

:23:52. > :23:58.for you? I thought we started quite rightly, to be honest. I was

:23:59. > :24:04.pleased. Like this season on a whole, we have given a terrible goal

:24:05. > :24:12.away. We lost a bit of momentum with that. They say that goals change

:24:13. > :24:17.games. I think that we have to give the service to our two strikers that

:24:18. > :24:21.they are strikers got. The Ross County centre-halves made it

:24:22. > :24:26.difficult for our two strikers, much more than the other way around. I

:24:27. > :24:31.think it is probably fit assessment is say that the game was won and

:24:32. > :24:35.lost those areas. It was an attacking line-out, two upfront. If

:24:36. > :24:41.you do not get the ball, it is hard for them to influence the game. Yes,

:24:42. > :24:48.they needs service. We played too many long, straight balls which was

:24:49. > :24:52.food and drink for Andrew Davies. Even when Kris Boyd was trying to

:24:53. > :24:56.battle with them, he did not get enough quality balls. We started

:24:57. > :25:01.well, some decent crosses in different situations. The first goal

:25:02. > :25:07.came from us getting to the byline and having have a chance. What we

:25:08. > :25:15.did, we did not defend well. They broke from the edge of their box. We

:25:16. > :25:18.did not get a touch on the ball. Well, we did, disappointing

:25:19. > :25:23.clearance, but then it is in the back of the net. Tynecastle now. We

:25:24. > :25:28.have the winning manager from the match between Hearts and Inverness,

:25:29. > :25:34.Robbie Neilson's side winning 5-1. He spoke to John Barnes. That is a

:25:35. > :25:39.great result for your site, right from the word go. I thought the

:25:40. > :25:43.performance was good. The last three performances have been good, but we

:25:44. > :25:49.have not had the fine details of the game. It has caused us problems. We

:25:50. > :25:54.have lost sloppy goals but today the performance was good and we scored

:25:55. > :25:59.goals. Don Cowie, two goals but he played the part of a captain. Yes,

:26:00. > :26:03.last year he was not fit. He had problems with his calves. He has

:26:04. > :26:07.rested in the summer and you can see the quality he has. He was playing

:26:08. > :26:14.in the Premier League in England. You could see that today. He leads

:26:15. > :26:19.by example? Yes, not only on the part, but in training. He has a

:26:20. > :26:24.group of players that he works with after training. They are buying into

:26:25. > :26:29.what he does. He is leading by example. Robbie Neilson is almost

:26:30. > :26:35.smiling, Mixu. Let me go back to Lee Clark. You spoke about Ronald Koeman

:26:36. > :26:38.having a job to job the players. Lee Clark has 15 new players. Very

:26:39. > :26:44.difficult, but something like that had to be done to be stronger in the

:26:45. > :26:49.future. He has done the right thing. It will take a while. It is not doom

:26:50. > :26:53.and gloom for Kilmarnock. Ross County is a difficult place to go.

:26:54. > :27:03.They have a victory under their belt next season. The next game is

:27:04. > :27:07.against Rangers, so it will not get easier. It is not doom and gloom.

:27:08. > :27:09.They will be working away on the training ground, getting the players

:27:10. > :27:10.playing Better Together. I have a funny feeling that Kilmarnock will

:27:11. > :27:12.not struggle this season. Thank you. That's just about it for today,

:27:13. > :27:15.but not for Stuart. The big man is off to present

:27:16. > :27:18.Off The Ball on BBC Radio Scotland. In fact he's got about a minute

:27:19. > :27:21.to get to the studio. So he'll be gone by the time

:27:22. > :27:23.I finish reading Mark Wilson's also on with Stuart

:27:24. > :27:32.and Tam but he doesn't take so long to walk along

:27:33. > :27:34.the corridor so he's staying. Join in the discussion

:27:35. > :27:36.by calling 0500 92 95 00. You can talk to them about today's

:27:37. > :27:52.results if you like, We will start with the Premiership.

:27:53. > :28:05.The first victory of the season for Aberdeen. Alex Tait favour Rangers,

:28:06. > :28:10.Kenny Miller in the 91st minute, 2-1 over Motherwell. Ross County, two

:28:11. > :28:15.from Liam Boyce. And they convincing away victory for Celtic at St

:28:16. > :28:25.Johnstone. Dundee United big winners at home to Ayr. Greenock Morton and

:28:26. > :28:27.Dunbartonshire in one goal each in the Clyde Derby.

:28:28. > :28:30.And you can see highlights of the weekend's Premiership matches

:28:31. > :28:34.tomorrow night at half-past six on BBC Two Scotland.

:28:35. > :28:36.Jonathan and his guests are expecting you.

:28:37. > :28:39.And it would be nice if you could join me for another

:28:40. > :28:42.results show next week at half-past four on BBC Two as well.

:28:43. > :28:47.Thanks to our guests, Mixu, Mark and the incredible vanishing