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Whether you voted yes, now or one of the dozens of confused souls who

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managed to vote for both, I don't argue do it, we're trying to steer

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the conversation towards football for the next 70 minutes. In the and

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plenty from them and our reporters around but first this, starting two

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other matches, we will talk about them later, Celtic against

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Motherwell and Dundee against Dundee starting the second half is underway

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but the only surprise is that it is only two. Ross County root Mark

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Brown made a great save that was before the Dons broke the deadlock.

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And what will disappoint Ross County's manager is that both of the

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goals were conceded from simple Rooney, unopposed, unmarked, heading

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in County's best chance came when Rocco Quinn was one-on-one with it

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Ross County at the moment that he made a hash of it. Aberdeen had the

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an altercation before team-mates, both booked? That is like you two

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before we go actually, it shows quite often, there are players that

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you on this occasion, it shows I was later say that it was a shambles. It

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has been 2-0 is a Jim McIntyre has to Aberdeen played well. Hayes

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particularly. That story is to be continued. We continue our journey

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around the ground, stopping off at Douglas are at home to Kilmarnock.

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It is 0-0 here at New Douglas Park. Two minutes into Hamilton Accies

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have been the best two Tony Andreu after a neat pass, but his alerted

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Samsung managed to take it over Crawford with the, a curling shot

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after 30 yards. Tipped over they had it felt to Obadeyi, but he could not

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connect spent the first half criticising his team-mates are

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looking it sounds as if there is not much to report there. Let's talk

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instead about Hamilton position. I think it is brilliantly refreshing

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to look at the Premiership table now and see them at the top. Do not

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believe that in December or the new year they will be there. At the

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moment, think it is brilliant after five or six they only have 700

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season tickets, so it is amazing. I'd take the point that Alec Neil

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was making, that, and I'm sorry to mention it, May at Easter Road. For

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Hamilton to do what they did remarkable. I think the energy and

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the psychology is feeding off that momentum. Good on them. It is

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brilliant and let's feed off Paul Mitchell's energy now. He is at the

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Caledonian Stadium watching a so far, between Inverness and St

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Johnstone. If for energy, you have come to the wrong place. The sun has

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come up, which is we have had a number of Twitter followers a

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highlight. Plenty but too slow. St Johnstone, quite happy sitting at

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the back in terms of action, Graeme Sinn he had a problem coming down.

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Binny a so far there has been a goal in yes thinking about Dodds up

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there, great friend the defence is really strange. It is as if the

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plane three at the back against doing that away from some of them

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have been posting time and time again. But they have and this time

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it score is 3-0 but it could easily won lost. I've ever going to Rangers

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are away to Alloa Athletic. There is a the second half, still Alloa one,

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the Raiders players are not allowing a couple of early corners. Kris Boyd

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almost opened the scoring a shot was deflected wide. But that is all but

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we're they were made to pay for their lack Alawite were headed in

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front. The worrying thing for Rangers fans, he was in loads the

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water bottles went flying when showing some of that aggression.

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They have been second best but a shock is on it looked as if Rangers

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were coming into their readers had a couple of over the,

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Rangers'football has been unconvincing. It has been they have

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been in they have had arguably as good league form as they had under

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Ally McCoist. So this does surprise me. On a assets, I thought they were

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getting their assets did you say brutal, top among yourselves. Two

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Pittodrie, Ross County, an Peter Pawlett summing up her miserably

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things are going I think we that they have lost it by four goals on a

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number it to get through this without disarray at the back.

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Currently three 0 to Aberdeen. They give very much. Back into the

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Championship, hearts are at home to Cowdenbeath, being watched by great

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play by Danny Wilson. Combining with Graham Watts and an 1110 sides to

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set up he then rolled the ball to King and

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Gallagher slammed home the rebound. A short saved by Robbie Thompson. A

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few moments ago, hearts back in front, Eckersley down the right-hand

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side, chipped the ball into the six yard box and Jamie Ward go was there

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with a glancing header over the top of Thomson owned into the back of

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the net. Almost 16,000 in Tynecastle. 51 minutes played.

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16,000 at Tynecastle Park. It is what we were talking about, we were

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having a look at the top of the leagues before and you get Rangers

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and hearts in the championship and Hamilton and Inverness, Alloa

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Athletic have beaten Rangers, Hibs are midway in the league and getting

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beaten. There is madness around, but you are only as good as what you do

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on the field. Hearts at the moment... There is a positive there

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just now which makes a massive difference. Let's indulge more

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championship madness with Kenny Crawford watching Hibs will -- Hibs

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away to Queen of the South. Hebburn Ian are still struggling to get to

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grips with the championship division. -- Hibernian. Gavin Reilly

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had to tap home from six yards. Hibs have a good chance early on, should

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have done better after seven minutes. There was a bit of booing I

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heard but in the second half, 1-0. Kenny nailed it there when he said

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Hibs are struggling to get to grips with the championship. He sounded

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like he was broadcasting from a sinking battleship! Listen, Pat has

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touched on it, the championship is enthralling for all of us wondering

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what will happen between Rangers, hearts and Hibs. If you didn't know

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what a hard job he's got, Stubbs knows now, because they have been

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struggling, it will be a time of adjustment, but we all thought Hibs

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would be thereof thereabouts. You hope they will be but Alan Stubbs

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has had a very tough opening month at Easter Road. Do you still think

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Hibs can be there or thereabouts come the end of the season? I

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wouldn't be surprised if they get in the top three. You consider

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Cowdenbeath, if they don't get three points at the start of the season

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they are near the bottom of the league. A massive job to be done. He

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has added some players that can score which was a problem last

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season, no one there to score a goal. We talked about Hamilton, how

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they were riding high after that play-off when Hibs seemed to be on a

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continual downward spiral. For a little while you can talk about

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confidence, then you talk about good enough or not good enough. If you

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stay that far down for long enough you have to say, no, the group of

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players have not been good enough for a period of time. Certainly the

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tactics didn't work well last season. I could be here all day!

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Scott Allen should be, if he is a young talented midfielder as we

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sought to three years ago he should be a good signing should he not? I

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will agree, he should score a load of goals because he is a really good

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player. Stanton is a fine player, he is young, but getting the best out

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there. Part of the trouble is their dependency. Sometimes Hibs's best

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players are kids and you cannot get out of them all the time. There is a

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number of kids there and it is always a tough division. Where going

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to head to Tynecastle, hearts-Cowdenbeath. Ryan McLaren has

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an incident of notes. A penalty to hearts. Jamie Walker to the ground,

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referee just a few yards away. A coniferous and shot saved in the

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first half. He is 12 yards out with a chance to make it free for Hearts,

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left footed, and he scores. The ball was in the corner of the net. We

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have played 55 minutes, hearts 3-1 Cowdenbeath. Looks like there will

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only be one winner. In the home games obviously but there are words

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filtering through from Alloa Athletic. It is very early days, but

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Hearts have started brilliantly. It has not been so easy for Rangers or

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Hibs. But as I say they are on a high, that club is on a high. We

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don't need a panel on this show to tell us the significance of last

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nights result in the Premiership. Pat and Graham are capable of doing

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that. Partick Thistle and St Mirren, it was a wee bit of a surprise. He

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in words and pictures is the story of the match from Rob Maclean. --

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here in words and pictures. A challenge into the back of Marwood.

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No free kick. Higginbotham for Stephen Lawless.

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And, midway through the first half. And it was very straightforward.

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Skipping in the clutches, the header was down and away.

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Ballor D'Or! It is an immediate impact. -- Alan ball. This digit's

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first St Mirren goal. And it is only a second of the Premiership season

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for the Paisley team. How they needed this. 1-1 at Firhill.

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Ball! Having scored the game, he was trying to win it here. A good save.

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Looking at his watch, the referee, four minutes added. Kenny McRae with

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a great hit! McAusland keeps it alive. And that is handball, a

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penalty. Abdul Osman is the player with his arm raised. And it is Kenny

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MacLean with the chance. To give St Mirren their first Premiership win

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of the season. So badly needed. I must confess, I am a bad father. My

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son has been and most of the games this season and it has been really

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poor. Why was going to take on last night but they did not and a won. It

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is or was the way. They are always worth seeing because it Maclean is

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playing, you will get a point. He has not been playing well this

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season so far. But he is quality player. It is hard when you're

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playing a team that struggling. Having said that, they have not

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played badly all season but there was a moment in that, with a total

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change in the second half. I'm not sure whether that was Tommy Craig

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saying the right things or what but the free kick, the wiki took that,

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the method in which Drogba and Ronaldo uses a free kick. Very few

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people can do that. You had it a certain way. And that is why the

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keeper hast to carry it out. At the end, McLean is central to them if

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they are going to get out of problems. The heat, is it off Tommy

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Craig? That result last night could not have come sooner for him.

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Standing on five games, not even a point, five straight defeats. I

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mean,... Did you think he would have been gone before Alex Salmond? By

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all accounts, the tipping point was coming, and St Mirren deserved it. I

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think Thistle will be fine with taken bottom and so doing what

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they're doing, but St Mirren was under pressure. Tommy Maclean, we

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know about the and sniping, and critical press comments. From the

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press? There have been critical comments by St Mirren fans, and a

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lot of them have not approved of his appointment. He is I know Thistle

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complained about the free kick but he needed those three points. Have

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you seen enough of St Mirren to think they can be upwardly mobile? I

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don't think they will be top half of the table. They need a striker and

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at the moment they haven't got one, he is injured. A huge loss for them,

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especially if you are building your whole system around that. Tommy is a

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good technical coach. If it can be done in a technical way, if he has

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players that are good enough, he will get it done. At last we have

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got something excited about which has nothing to do with Twitter

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numbers. You have a goal, Inverness- St Johnstone. Indeed I do, some

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things are worth waiting for. Great one run by Marley Watkins but what a

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cool finish, he kept his nerve, slid it under his body. This could be

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enough for Inverness. Celtic are still resting after the Europa

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League adventure in Austria and preparing for tomorrow's Premiership

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match against Motherwell. We will talk about it later but this is my

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unbreakable vow, we will get there eventually. Right now we will look

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ahead to the League Cup match, Celtic against hearts on BBC One

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Scotland on Wednesday at 7pm. Do not miss that. Hearts have a good record

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against Celtic in the League Cup at least in the last few years so maybe

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they can go into this with a wee bit of confidence. I think the fact that

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they know Celtic can be up and down, it is at Parkhead so it will

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be tougher for them to go there. As you say, they have history, but

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things have changed massively for Hearts in the last few years. And by

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the way things have changed a lot for Celtic as well. A new manager

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and a whole host of new players. You have to take that on board. I am not

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sure anything historical makes any difference to this fixture. They

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will go out and the biggest thing you can say for hearts is that they

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should go out and enjoy it. I wonder how Michael Stewart is doing

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nowadays? Will he be voting for a Had to wind you think? I think it is

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a tantalising game, but also there are important things about both

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teams. A lot of people have been impressed by Hearts's restructuring

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in the summer, they have greatly been there, they are politically

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settled, players like Gomez, good signings, Ronny Deila still bedding

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in. There is no real body of evidence, I don't think, with which

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to judge Ronny Deila yet. I think the Europa League will be good for

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him. I think it is intriguing and an interesting cup tie at Celtic Park.

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Maybe we could measure the perceived distant -- differences between the

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Premier League and the Championship. Is it another way to gauge it?

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Exactly. Funnily enough I had not thing, talking to Celtic, they can

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rest players for the Premier League. A lot of people believe on focusing

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on the Europa because they will probably win the Premier League

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anyway. History shows they are capable of doing that throughout the

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years. But I suspect he should do that with the League Cup as well,

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because you want trophies. Nothing will help him more than getting

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trophies. If you can do that it gets people off his back. I also thing,

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watching the game during the week there, that was a fantastic

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performance by Celtic, a draw over there in Austria was brilliant. Yes

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Craig Gordon had to be absolutely fantastic and he was, but that team

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coming back looked like it could do something special. Has Scott Brown

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been missing, some fight at the beginning of the campaign? Natural

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goal-scorers who can score at a decent level, that has been the

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problem. Dawson can score goals but can he score at that level? I think

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you could given the chance but he may not have had the chances. Not in

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European competitions. I think they can have a good run purely because

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that was the toughest game they will get in the group, it is a good one

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for them. And it is a new coach, a foreign coach. I would think Ronny

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Deila deserves a fighting chance to bedding. There is no time just now

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to make any judgements. If it is five or six successive defeats it

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would be different but at the moment I would give them seven out of ten

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for bowling along. Just like it was for Neil Lennon when he twice failed

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to get into the Champions League, in his second season the Europa League

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was interesting for him, the following season he was in the

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Champions League. This campaign might be a blessing in disguise.

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They have to face Hearts in midweek. Of course, they have better players,

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they are playing at home, they should be the favourites, but Hearts

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have something about them that might make them wary, that is all I am

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saying. Paul Mitchell will not be able to treat any more this

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afternoon, he has another goal to talk about. It has come from

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Christie, his second of the season, he scored against Hamilton

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Academical in August. He scored a lovely goal here, worked down the

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left-hand side, industrious, almost played it across the box.

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Christie's shot right across the goalkeeper, he got a touch but

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couldn't stop it creeping in at the post. Inverness Caley Thistle

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looking good. As promised we can now turn our attention to tomorrow's

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other Premiership match. Let's get into that one with the help of some

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visual aids, namely a look at both clubs in their most recently

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matches, first up, Celtic at Aberdeen. It was a good start but

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they faded near the end. Aberdeen were looking as if they could maybe

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get a comeback. Celtic had things on their mind before this game. I think

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this was a great result for Celtic, because look at what Aberdeen are

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doing today, look at the quality of players they have got, this was

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arguably the toughest home game they will have this season. In the

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league. If they managed to get there, to say they sneaked it would

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be harsh but in the end it was very tight. As we know Aberdeen have

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caused damage at Parkhead before so they will be delighted that they got

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parts over Celtic. I just think there is a bit of growth, I can see

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it, almost feel it, and Celtic are getting into a groove just now. It

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is a good time for them to get Motherwell because as we know

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Motherwell have had a tough time. They got a win last week, two wins,

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one on the opening day and one last week against Ross County. Some of

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their big players on the scoresheet. Yes, but I think Stuart McCall has

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it all to do. A great goal. Absolutely, but Stuart McCall is on

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a hiding to nothing. You could argue in relative terms, in context and

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circumstance, he has been the best manager in Scotland in the last few

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years. You say that every show! But to see what he has done at

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Motherwell, this summer overhaul of players. He has lost at least one

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impressive defender. So I have a certain amount of sympathy for

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McCall because short of keeping Motherwell in the top three every

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season I don't nor does he have to do to keep his credentials.

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Expectations low as Motherwell fan because Partick have a record

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against Celtic. Particularly at the start of the season. This is not

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where we expect them to get their points. But I agree with you. You

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have sympathy, I have bucketfuls for McCall because purely and simply,

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every season I feel the same, this is the season it will fall. Each

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season he has kept it going. Now you think, maybe this is it. Oddly

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enough I don't think it will be, I think you will get back up there.

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Will he get something tomorrow? I would be shocked. What will he take

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to Celtic Park? There is a bit of nothing to lose but you don't want

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to get battered. That is another living, if confidence is low...

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Exactly, you know that can happen, Celtic on a high, feeling good about

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Europe just now. So absolutely, go out there and make sure you are

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sensible. Stuart McCall should be bombproof, he should be sacked and

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given what he has achieved. But that is not what happens in football. If

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Motherwell sink and are in danger of relegation he will become part of

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the debating issue. Do you think they look as if they could be in

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danger of relegation? They have had a really bad start to the season. I

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don't think they will be relegated but the point is, if they do sink,

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it will become a topic of conversation, is it time, has Stuart

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Cole had his shelf life at Motherwell, whereas in fact the

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overwhelming evidence he is -- is he is a good manager. He has proved

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loyal as well. He could have gone. It does happen. Just go back to

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Derek Adams, what he did for that club over a period of time was

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phenomenal. He is not there any more, that can happen in this game.

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It is an unwritten rule of football. I use a prized by Derek Adams being

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shown the door? Definitely disappointed. Maybe not surprised

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because if you hear the odd little hint, a breakdown in the

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relationship, of some sort. It was never said out loud but there seem

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to be suggestions but I do no more than that. If there is a breakdown,

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I don't think it's the relationship was as solid as it had been for many

:30:47.:30:51.

years, with Mr MacGregor, that would have happened. Because he has

:30:52.:30:56.

brought that club to places they couldn't have dreamt of before. You

:30:57.:31:01.

need to applaud him for that. For Ross County for me, something has

:31:02.:31:06.

gone really badly wrong there. I always think of this club as the

:31:07.:31:11.

local, community club, taking indigenous kids, bringing them on,

:31:12.:31:16.

that kind of local mentality. What do we have now? Ross County shipping

:31:17.:31:21.

in second grade, third-grade foreigners, flotsam and jets of

:31:22.:31:26.

football, hardly any of us can name these players, what happens here?

:31:27.:31:31.

Why was there a sea change? May be the argument might be, in the North

:31:32.:31:35.

of Scotland, Inverness are looking for the same kids, Aberdeen to some

:31:36.:31:42.

degree. They could ship the men in quantity. But you have a fairly

:31:43.:31:46.

small number of players. You can get as many throws you like but let's be

:31:47.:31:51.

honest, in that corner of Scotland, I know Aberdeen and Inverness are a

:31:52.:31:56.

long way away as is Ross County, but there are only a certain amount of

:31:57.:31:59.

players you can bring through and if you want to play top-flight you have

:32:00.:32:05.

to look further and wider and you cannot afford down south any more.

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They are in Aberdeen this afternoon trailing heavily. Let's get an

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update from Scott Davies. It is still 3-0. Ross County with a half

:32:17.:32:21.

chance, missing a sitter early in the game. But it has been pretty

:32:22.:32:28.

much one way traffic towards the other end, Mark Brown making several

:32:29.:32:33.

saves and an incredible let off as well, David Goodwillie through,

:32:34.:32:38.

rolled the ball into the net and not to do against the post. Somebody is

:32:39.:32:43.

pitying Ross County at the moment and helping them keep the scoreline

:32:44.:32:48.

down. In addition to Mark Brown it remains 3-0. Let's rejoin John

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Barnes now. He is watching Hamilton -Kilmarnock. 76 minutes play, still

:32:56.:33:01.

goalless. Hamilton had the better of the first half. Kilmarnock have been

:33:02.:33:06.

superior in the second period. Some good chances well, Josh McGuinness

:33:07.:33:10.

with a couple. Got away from Ziggy Gordon but couldn't find the target.

:33:11.:33:17.

Then a header wide of the target. Chandler blasted one high and wide

:33:18.:33:23.

before a 28 yard free kick brilliantly saved by Michael

:33:24.:33:28.

McGovern. In the last few minutes, Kilmarnock, who have now introduced

:33:29.:33:32.

Chris Johnson and interplay along with alexia Erin Manco, Obadiah went

:33:33.:33:40.

off, Erin Manco running pastorally McKenzie, striking the ball well but

:33:41.:33:45.

Michael McGovern off his line quickly, doing well to block. Alex

:33:46.:33:51.

Neill started this game, the player-manager for Accies, only his

:33:52.:33:55.

third start of the season, but he substituted himself with Darren lion

:33:56.:34:00.

taking his place. Back to Inverness, Cali against St

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Johnstone, Paul Mitchell can provide us with an update. Inverness had the

:34:06.:34:11.

best possession in the first half, couldn't get a breakthrough. More

:34:12.:34:15.

even in the second half but Cali Thistle on the scoresheet twice. The

:34:16.:34:19.

first one, Watkins after a lovely ball from Doran returned to

:34:20.:34:24.

Campbell, taking it in his stride. Five minutes later shinny setup

:34:25.:34:28.

Christie, a lovely low Chris bangle drive across the goalkeeper to make

:34:29.:34:35.

it 2-0. Cali Thistle have won the last two fixtures here without even

:34:36.:34:42.

trying. Alloa Athletic against Rangers. It is still 1-0. End to end

:34:43.:34:53.

action. Lots of good play. End to end action in the second half, Kris

:34:54.:34:57.

Boyd landing a header just over, very close to doubling the

:34:58.:35:06.

advantage. A header cleared off the line, and another chance, another

:35:07.:35:12.

conifer Rangers, they could have put the game safe. Alloa Athletic

:35:13.:35:23.

hanging on. Pats, are you greatly surprised that Rangers have clawed

:35:24.:35:28.

their way back into that? First of all I don't want to offend Inverness

:35:29.:35:33.

fans. We would talk talking about them a moment ago. What John Hughes

:35:34.:35:41.

has done is fantastic they needed bounce back. They had a wobble. If

:35:42.:35:51.

you lose two in a row, but the positivity was fantastic, it is what

:35:52.:35:55.

you want to hear as a player. He wasn't planning or getting angry,

:35:56.:35:58.

this happened during the season, don't lose it. It seems to have had

:35:59.:36:05.

the right reaction is. Are you surprised how well Inverness have

:36:06.:36:08.

done under John Hughes? It was the board's choice. Certainly early

:36:09.:36:15.

days. He can certainly get the best out of guys because of his

:36:16.:36:19.

infectious positivity, we know that, but apart from anything else I like

:36:20.:36:26.

the way he wants his team to play. The fact that he gets them to play

:36:27.:36:30.

on the ground and keep on playing and believing whether they win or

:36:31.:36:35.

lose, we need to look at the national team and say when the

:36:36.:36:38.

manager believes in you, you get better. Secondly they play better

:36:39.:36:44.

football as well when the manager believes in them, that's what he

:36:45.:36:48.

does. I was one of the many doubters when John Hughes got the job. I have

:36:49.:36:53.

called that wrong wrong of the many things I have called wrong in

:36:54.:36:58.

football and I am glad. The thing that has really impressed me is,

:36:59.:37:02.

manager use the get out of wholesale new players. He stayed roughly with

:37:03.:37:06.

the squad, Broughton may a couple of new faces in the summer, and I think

:37:07.:37:11.

great credit to John Hughes. There has been another goal so you might

:37:12.:37:16.

have cursed him. Let's find out from Paul. The curse is definitely

:37:17.:37:23.

there! The goal has come for Brian Graham. St Johnstone have a chance.

:37:24.:37:32.

Inverness have four connect -- consecutive home clean sheets. They

:37:33.:37:37.

have to start but all over again and worry about not putting St Johnstone

:37:38.:37:40.

further back in this. 12 minutes to place. Scores for St Johnstone,

:37:41.:37:54.

Brian Graham. I thought he was a good signing. When he signed for

:37:55.:37:58.

Dundee he looked the part. Sometimes a striker has that bearing about

:37:59.:38:03.

him. But he didn't settle into Dundee last season. And he scored a

:38:04.:38:09.

couple of goals. This is his big chance. Of course, he could be a big

:38:10.:38:15.

player this season. It is Kenny Crawford's big chance, he is a

:38:16.:38:18.

reporter at Palmerston watching Queen of the South against Hibs --

:38:19.:38:21.

the reporter. Hibs have not done much in the

:38:22.:38:32.

second half to make it look like they will score. Good news for James

:38:33.:38:38.

Fowler, the caretaker manager of Queen of the South, in charge last

:38:39.:38:43.

week of the draw at Falkirk and now it looks as if they are going for

:38:44.:38:51.

three points here. Fowler is in serious contention for the permanent

:38:52.:38:59.

manager 's job. Like sending messages by Morse code! The sinking

:39:00.:39:07.

ship is Hibs, but he referred to Kenny talking about James Fowler,

:39:08.:39:10.

big chance for him to take his first step into management and do well.

:39:11.:39:16.

Exactly, if you make a guy player coach for a while, just leave it for

:39:17.:39:21.

a wee while, why panic? You can make a decision on a month or two, let

:39:22.:39:26.

him bedding for while and you will find out. I would wish the best for

:39:27.:39:33.

him. Let's head to Tynecastle, an update from Brian McLaughlin and

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hearts against Cowdenbeath. Hearts are continuing their progress at the

:39:42.:39:46.

top of the table. Goal number four coming from substitute Dale Carrick.

:39:47.:39:52.

He swivelled and turned and a right footed shot low to the right-hand

:39:53.:39:57.

corner of Robbie Thomson's goal. He started it all fairly far on.

:39:58.:40:03.

Gallagher equalised for Cowdenbeath but into the second-half Jamie Ward

:40:04.:40:09.

go with a glancing header. Then the terrific sty from -- strike from

:40:10.:40:14.

Dale Carrick. Hearts cruising to victory. My fancy talking about

:40:15.:40:24.

Dundee, the City of discovery, the City of two derbies in the space of

:40:25.:40:29.

a few days. The Tangerines play in the League Cup at midweek but they

:40:30.:40:33.

meet in the Premiership tomorrow. The dark Blues are the only unbeaten

:40:34.:40:36.

team in the Premiership. Let's look at some of the action of late. Pat,

:40:37.:40:44.

Hamilton are going well, and Dundee, maybe not quite as well. But

:40:45.:40:48.

unbeaten. Do you know, the thing that jumps out at me, how few goals.

:40:49.:40:54.

Obviously, we will watch the goals, and well done, but is it three in

:40:55.:41:00.

the league so far? If you can build from that defensive position, you

:41:01.:41:06.

are going to be OK. And Paul Hartley, adding he has impressed

:41:07.:41:13.

everyone. Since he walked in the management, he has impressed. Great

:41:14.:41:17.

belief about himself. He does not come across as arrogant. There is no

:41:18.:41:24.

arrogance they are. The belief, with no arrogance. And you have to be

:41:25.:41:30.

like that is to get the best out of your players sometimes. He has done

:41:31.:41:34.

a great job. A big one tomorrow. If he can get a result, the fans on his

:41:35.:41:44.

side but he can relax. I'd agree. I think all the great managers in

:41:45.:41:54.

football are not surely, not ostentatious, they just have good

:41:55.:41:59.

judgement. Sureness about a player, a player that he thinks has got a

:42:00.:42:02.

bit of game. An ability to read the game and be proactive, to try to

:42:03.:42:07.

influence the game. To go about their business quietly. And Paul

:42:08.:42:15.

Hartley has all of that. The Cardiff City thing, and think that would

:42:16.:42:20.

have been too soon. It does not surprise me. Three successive

:42:21.:42:25.

promotions and he has a sure touch. I'm glad he turned it down, because

:42:26.:42:29.

it is too early and Cardiff City is a political basket case. And

:42:30.:42:34.

thirdly, because if he has time to prove himself at Dundee, that is the

:42:35.:42:38.

place. Build the next stage of your career. Obviously attracting

:42:39.:42:43.

attention from down south. They have always looked up here for our

:42:44.:42:48.

coaches. I thought the age of the Scottish manager had ended. We are

:42:49.:42:55.

widely admired. If you look at the number two down there, they are

:42:56.:42:57.

important. They continually look up here. Success is success and they

:42:58.:43:05.

love it. There's been a goal at recreation park, the stadium

:43:06.:43:13.

formerly known as Recreation Park. It is one that piece here. It was a

:43:14.:43:21.

great save from the Alloa keeper but the ball rebounded. He smashed it in

:43:22.:43:26.

front of the goal, and you can probably hear the Rangers fans have

:43:27.:43:29.

finally got their voice. Can they get three points? Can Alloa hang on?

:43:30.:43:37.

More on that later on but let's talk about Dundee United because they

:43:38.:43:41.

have made a decent start in the league. They have done well on their

:43:42.:43:44.

travels this season. They have. Jackie McNamara has, in the main,

:43:45.:43:50.

done a really good job since he went to Tayside. The Scottish Cup final

:43:51.:43:54.

last season was obviously a real disappointment for him but Jackie

:43:55.:44:00.

has also shown great imagination in the transfer market. They have made

:44:01.:44:04.

a fine start this season. And think everything tomorrow points to a

:44:05.:44:11.

really good game. United will be without Nadir Chifte de, who was

:44:12.:44:20.

sent off for being a bit cheeky. He was sent off in such a stupid way,

:44:21.:44:24.

which is silly because he is such a good player. They are the favourites

:44:25.:44:28.

for this game, I would say. They have enough quality, if they play to

:44:29.:44:33.

their capabilities, they should be favourites. But only slight

:44:34.:44:39.

favourites and no more than that. But I am delighted to see derbies.

:44:40.:44:42.

We do not see enough of. It is the only one. In the Premiership.

:44:43.:44:52.

Partick Thistle and Celtic. Of the old classic derbies. I think you are

:44:53.:44:58.

right. I know what you were talking about and you are right. Partick

:44:59.:45:04.

Thistle and Maryhill maybe. Lots of League Cup action to relish in the

:45:05.:45:07.

week ahead but before that, Graham Spiers has his own show. The Graham

:45:08.:45:12.

Norton of goal has been given free rein by the BBC to preview of the

:45:13.:45:16.

Ryder Cup in the sport 14. Here is ace Nick preview. -- a sneak

:45:17.:45:25.

preview. It is one of the greatest sporting events in the world and

:45:26.:45:28.

this is not about money. The players do not get paid. It is a partisan

:45:29.:45:36.

events. It is a wonderful events. It has been my lifetime goal. Having it

:45:37.:45:41.

in Scotland has made it even more special. It is not all about him, it

:45:42.:45:48.

is about the goal. And it is at 7:30pm tomorrow night on BBC One

:45:49.:45:52.

Scotland. Tell me why I should watch this? And hope they keep the footage

:45:53.:45:58.

of a brilliant drive on a team that whiny old at the PGA centenary. I

:45:59.:46:02.

think if you are a goal fan in Scotland, this is an amazing week

:46:03.:46:06.

coming up. It is going to be fantastic. A quarter of a million

:46:07.:46:10.

people going through the gates between Tuesday and Sunday. Amazing.

:46:11.:46:15.

That includes practice days but there will be... The course itself

:46:16.:46:21.

is not to everyone's liking but it is a natural amphitheatre for

:46:22.:46:24.

supporters. It should be a great Ryder Cup. Adding off to another

:46:25.:46:31.

amphitheatre, with a tremendous pedigree, Tynecastle. Hearts at home

:46:32.:46:37.

to Cowdenbeath. I think you can hear, it is another goal for hearts.

:46:38.:46:45.

And what a strike it was. Dale Gallagher, his second of the

:46:46.:46:50.

afternoon. -- Dale Carrick. Just seconds later, he curled an effort

:46:51.:46:55.

around the wall, under the crossbar. The rivet play by Dale

:46:56.:47:01.

Carrick. They are going to be top of the table this evening.

:47:02.:47:09.

Do you want to talk about the goal, Hearts, or QPR against Stoke? The

:47:10.:47:17.

lunch time match, QPR against Stoke City. Marcuse came back to one of

:47:18.:47:23.

his former clubs eager to make a point. And he went home with one of

:47:24.:47:27.

both he will be unhappy that Stoke could not hang on to claim all three

:47:28.:47:36.

points. Twice they led, first from Diouf, and then from Crouch, who

:47:37.:47:42.

played for Rangers at the start of the century. Stoke City wasted

:47:43.:47:51.

chances to increase their lead in the second half and after Begovic

:47:52.:47:55.

kept out a fear header, Niko Krancjar curled in a magnificent

:47:56.:47:58.

free kick two minutes from time. Stoke, still unbeaten from home but

:47:59.:48:06.

it could have been a lot more. QPR showing sufficient spirits to

:48:07.:48:11.

deserve something. Two really big personalities managing the sides

:48:12.:48:14.

there. Marcuse with a point to prove against the team that sacked him not

:48:15.:48:19.

so long ago? He probably feels that slightly but he has been at a few

:48:20.:48:26.

clubs so he has to get over that. Playing against QPR, it was rugby

:48:27.:48:30.

again. Every corner was coming in and they were grabbing it. It looked

:48:31.:48:36.

ridiculous. I do not a fan of that style? You should play by the rules,

:48:37.:48:40.

if you possibly can. What injustice in the end, because that call from a

:48:41.:48:45.

free kick, which was brilliant, came from another free kick from the

:48:46.:48:50.

Stoke defenders. When they play forward, they are great but do not

:48:51.:48:54.

like how they resort to rough tactics in the back. Everybody loves

:48:55.:48:57.

Harry Redknapp apart from the taxman. If they are going to stay

:48:58.:49:03.

up, they are going to have to start winning at home. Yes. And Harry

:49:04.:49:10.

Redknapp as the comet it was saying, he seems to have been around

:49:11.:49:14.

many blocks, quite often having to put out a fire. I have been

:49:15.:49:19.

intrigued by his relationship with Niko Krancjar, a player he has loved

:49:20.:49:23.

and courted all the time. Remember when he came on the scene, Celtic

:49:24.:49:28.

were reputed to be looking at him but he headed to top them and he

:49:29.:49:31.

could not get a game. He left Tottenham and Redknapp went to QPR.

:49:32.:49:36.

Niko Krancjar finally arrived at QPR and he is a really good player but I

:49:37.:49:39.

do not know how many fires Redknapp has had to put out. This is another

:49:40.:49:46.

one that he's going to be at. And what is your prognosis for QPR? They

:49:47.:49:51.

will do incredibly well to stay up. Everything I have seen this season,

:49:52.:49:56.

particularly against Manchester United, it was almost a joke. The

:49:57.:50:04.

defenders never left their half. It sounds harsh to say it but real is a

:50:05.:50:09.

long way from the player he used to be, Rio Ferdinand. -- riyal. Next

:50:10.:50:17.

week, they have just coming up. The full times are trickling in, the

:50:18.:50:20.

first from John Barnes at New Douglas Park. It finished 0-0. And

:50:21.:50:27.

when you know that three of the last six matches between these sides have

:50:28.:50:30.

been drawn, you should have known that it will now be four out of

:50:31.:50:34.

seven. Hamilton had the better of the first 45 minutes with Kilmarnock

:50:35.:50:38.

the better of the second period. In the first half, Tony Andreu had a

:50:39.:50:43.

terrific shot wide of the target. He then had another effort from his

:50:44.:50:47.

left foot, the tipped over the bar by Craig Samson. Turning away

:50:48.:50:52.

another to refit long range strike not long after, five minutes before

:50:53.:50:59.

the interval. Killie rung the changes before the second half. The

:51:00.:51:08.

best move of the match was from Kilmarnock's perspective a lovely

:51:09.:51:11.

through pass setting up Rory McArdle seek, but Michael McGovern had plans

:51:12.:51:19.

to save. Near the end, Crawford had a free kick towards the back post

:51:20.:51:22.

and Samson did the same but it finished goalless. Accies are seven

:51:23.:51:27.

games unbeaten. Kilmarnock have never won at New Douglas Park in

:51:28.:51:33.

eight visits. Three goals and Pittodrie for

:51:34.:51:36.

Aberdeen against Ross County. Let's get the report from Scott Davie.

:51:37.:51:43.

Goals from Adam Rooney, David Goodwillie and Peter Pawlett gave

:51:44.:51:48.

Aberdeen their biggest win since Partick Thistle in November. The

:51:49.:51:51.

only disappointment will be that they did not equal or double the

:51:52.:51:56.

tally against Ross County who have now lost their first seven league

:51:57.:52:00.

matches. If it had not been for the goalkeeper, the defeat would have

:52:01.:52:05.

been at least doubled as the team was as inept as Aberdeen were

:52:06.:52:08.

periodically impressive. What will disappoint the manager is that

:52:09.:52:13.

having weathered a number of attacks, the Aberdeen goals came

:52:14.:52:16.

from set pieces. A free kick was provided. David Goodwillie was

:52:17.:52:21.

unmarked in the box to head home at 19 and 25 minutes respectively.

:52:22.:52:26.

Peter Pawlett scored with the aid of a deflection after the break.

:52:27.:52:30.

Goodwillie hit the post after having a goal as a goalkeeper. And Aberdeen

:52:31.:52:35.

kept making great saves. Most uncomfortable moment of the

:52:36.:52:40.

afternoon was when Brian Flood and Jack were booked for an altercation

:52:41.:52:46.

between themselves. Heading to Tynecastle. Six goals, five for

:52:47.:52:57.

hearts. Wait for it! It is finished and it is Hearts five, Cowdenbeath

:52:58.:53:05.

with one. They tried to get back to the Scottish Premiership next

:53:06.:53:08.

season. Billy Kings started the ball rolling early on in the game with a

:53:09.:53:13.

tremendous left footed shot. But Declan Gallagher equalised for

:53:14.:53:19.

Cowdenbeath, and it was one all at the break. Jamie Walker with a

:53:20.:53:26.

glancing header made it to the one. Osman with a penalty, gave them

:53:27.:53:32.

number three. The fourth and fifth came from Dale Carrick, just on as a

:53:33.:53:38.

subject. Right foot shot into the right-hand corner of goal. And then

:53:39.:53:42.

a stunning 25 yarder into the roof of the net. It is all about hearts

:53:43.:53:46.

this afternoon in the sunshine. There was no way that Cowdenbeath

:53:47.:53:54.

were going to get close. The next 30 seconds will be all about Kenny

:53:55.:54:00.

McIntyre and Alloa. It is just finished, 1-1. All players have gone

:54:01.:54:05.

off to a fantastic reception. Fantastic in the first half and they

:54:06.:54:12.

were relieved when Tiffany gave them a header in the first half. Rangers,

:54:13.:54:19.

not at all happy with the players. The water bottles flying when Alloa

:54:20.:54:22.

went ahead. He did not improve in the second half. They had good

:54:23.:54:25.

chances to put pressure on. And eventually they made the break. The

:54:26.:54:30.

ball broke in favour of Templeton. Slammed home. They then piled

:54:31.:54:37.

forward, looking for a winner. Massive support behind that goal.

:54:38.:54:40.

Jon Daly thought he had a couple minutes from time. But the flag went

:54:41.:54:46.

up for offside. It was a close call and then at the end, a glancing

:54:47.:54:50.

header from a free kick inches wide of the post. But it would have been

:54:51.:54:53.

tough on the home side if Rangers had got the winner. The home side

:54:54.:54:57.

were really good today and Rangers took too long to get going.

:54:58.:55:04.

After the Falkirk Stadium, against Dumbarton.

:55:05.:55:10.

-- off to the Falkirk Stadium. Falkirk dominated the first 45

:55:11.:55:13.

minutes and should have added to their only goal which came after

:55:14.:55:19.

only four minutes on the clock. That was headed in from close range. The

:55:20.:55:23.

home side continued to dominate the proceedings in the second half, with

:55:24.:55:29.

Jones and Smith going close, but the side refused to go down without a

:55:30.:55:33.

fight, creating two great chances in the last five minutes. Chris Cain

:55:34.:55:37.

brought out a brilliant save from goal and then Dishfire past the

:55:38.:55:44.

post. Nearly getting the equaliser. With time added on, Dumbarton got an

:55:45.:55:49.

unlikely equaliser, their best player of the day, Chris Cain,

:55:50.:55:52.

bundling the ball home from close range to give Dumbarton the share of

:55:53.:55:53.

the points. It finished 1-1. I wonder if Kenny Crawford can match

:55:54.:56:06.

that for excitement? Queen of the South versus Saints. Not much

:56:07.:56:10.

excitement here but a great day for Queen of the South, a victory over

:56:11.:56:14.

Hibs, their first league victory over Hibs since 1964, so that in

:56:15.:56:19.

itself is something for the fans to go home happy about. Ian McShane's

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first goal of the season separate the sides, on the half-hour mark. T.

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Brilliantly by Gavin Reilly. All he had to do was get it past the

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goalkeeper. Apart from that a poor game to be honest, very few chances,

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Hibs only chance after seven minutes when Matthew Kennedy stuffed a shot

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he should have done better with, and right at the end, as sign of

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desperation, the Hibs goalkeeper tried to steer home a goal from a

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corner. He already has one goal this season but was unable to do it

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again. The Queen of the South manager James Fowler still unbeaten

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after two games, could be in the running for the job, we will find

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out in the coming days, but a great victory for the home side. Iain

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McGregor with a winner and not one single Lovejoy reference! Kenny is

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too young to remember. Paul has other things on his mind, Inverness-

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St Johnstone, it is all over. It is, this game may have taken an hour to

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bloom but when did the home side showed their ability to create,

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scoring twice in five minutes to finally turned their advantage in

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tour win. The opening goal after 60 minutes, Watkins and Doran

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combining, Watkins's first goal since February. Five minutes later

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the second, shinny inside the box nearly drove to cross but Christie

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calling for it, great first touch, second good as well as he knocked it

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low into the corner for 2-0. Inverness finally conceded a home

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goal. They didn't make their record five clean sheets. 13 minutes to

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play, St Johnstone had hoped. Morgan shot wide with two minutes to play

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from 20 yards, Saints best chance of an equaliser but Inverness Caley

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Thistle, back on top of the table. Back to the Championship. Details of

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Livingston's match at home to Raith Rovers. It finished Livingston

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0-Raith Rovers one and a valuable three points for Raith Rovers. The

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lay-off from Ryan Conroy got toe poked past Alan Jamieson in the

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Livingston goal. They continue to press the defence but efforts from

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Jacobs and McKenna were not enough and in the second half Craig said

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this was deemed too broad Christian Nardi down in the box but the

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penalty was tipped over the bar. Closer the home side a few minutes

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later but the effort went wide. That takes us nicely round to our

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classified round-up. Partick Thistle versus St Mirren was

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played last night. St Mirren got their first win of the

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season last night away to Partick Thistle. Looking good for Hearts.

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Raith Rovers hanging in well. Cowdenbeath the only team without a

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win. I was in Arbroath the other night

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for the referendum. Something for you to cheer on, Pat,

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Chelsea have gone top of the table without kicking a ball this weekend.

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Newcastle United are still without a win this season.

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I hope we have piqued your interest in matters English this afternoon.

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More details now on some of the matches in the top division down

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their starting with Aston Villa at home to Arsenal, over to Ivan

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Gaskell. This game just over 90 minutes but frankly it was over in

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three devastating first of minutes, Mesut Ozil, Danny Welbeck and

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Sissoko with an unfortunate own goal turning it past Brad Goos and.

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Devastated and Aston Villa side depleted by illness before the game

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and even during it, but who started so well with an energetic this play.

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They might have taken the lead when Ciaran Clarke's header was well

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saved by Szczesny from point-blank range but those three goals rip the

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heart out of the game and Aston Villa, who now haven't beaten

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Arsenal here in 16 attempts, but in the end Arsenal cruised home

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winners. We are off to Saint James 's Park, Newcastle United at home to

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Hull City this afternoon, Eilidh Barbour watching this. What an

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exciting end to this match. Could this be a get out of jail card for

:05:59.:06:03.

Alan Pardew? That was a performance Newcastle haven't seen this season.

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They found themselves two goals down, Nikica Jelavic with a

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spectacular volley but the build-up play, a flick from Diame wonderful

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as well, Ben Diame himself with a great shot from the edge of the

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box. Newcastle fought back, almost as if they had a fear of going

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behind. They went bye-bye do it -- went behind and found away of coming

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back. Cisse with both goals. Coloccini with a great effort at the

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end, also screaming for a penalty at two each which was not given, but in

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the end of fantastic match. Off now to the Liberty Stadium, Swansea at

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home to Southampton, he is Marc Webber. Swansea City zero -1

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Southampton, the man at the centre of the story will not appear on your

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pictures, he is having an early bath, Wilfried Bony's two yellow

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cards turn the tide, his second card arguably a red card offence alone.

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It took Southampton a while to break them down despite being a man up.

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Victor Wanyama kept on his feet. With ten minutes to go he gave

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Southampton a victory. An enthralling game. Roy Hodgson would

:07:20.:07:22.

have got value for money but the Swans will be aggrieved at Wilfried

:07:23.:07:28.

Bony's early departure. Our final report from Will Perry watching

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Burnley against Sunderland. Goalless, 31 shots between them but

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no goals. The positives for Burnley, three consecutive clean sheets,

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unbeaten in three. 47 goal partnership strikers Danny Ings and

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Sam Vokes injured today. Jones until Dell should have done better with

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home side chances in the first. Scott Armfield had a second

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second-half shot turned around the post. Patrick van and had struck the

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right post from 30 plus yards for Sunderland and it rebranded onto the

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Burnley keeper and out of danger. Trips to West Brom to come.

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Sunderland 's fourth draw at five, all square at Moor. I'm afraid

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ladies and gentlemen I was going to ask Pat to talk about Man City

:08:32.:08:34.

-Chelsea but we have run out of time. If you like -- out enjoy the

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highlights tomorrow with Jonathan. We are back the same time next week

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-- if you liked our show. That is us all washed up, banks to patent

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Graham for their wit and wisdom and thanks to you for watching. See you

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soon. -- thank you to Pat and Graham.

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