:02:34. > :02:43.Am sent the header over the bar. Am sent the header over the bar.
:02:43. > :02:50.Am sent the header over the bar. There is his manager's reaction. I
:02:50. > :03:00.who, in turn provides Hooper. There is the opening goal. The party can
:03:00. > :03:20.
:03:20. > :03:30.Commons doing well to wriggle his way out of trouble. Back to Commons
:03:30. > :03:31.
:03:31. > :03:40.once more. once more.
:03:40. > :03:44.Lode by picks up. -- Ledley. Lode by picks up. -- Ledley.
:03:44. > :03:54.He poked a goal. Ledley doubles Celtic's lead. He can begin to relax
:03:54. > :03:54.
:03:54. > :04:04.Celtic's lead. He can begin to relax now. No chance for the keeper.
:04:04. > :04:08.
:04:08. > :04:13.now. No chance for the keeper. Is it is not entirely cleared.
:04:13. > :04:23.scooped it well over the bar. Celtic scooped it well over the bar. Celtic
:04:23. > :04:52.
:04:52. > :04:55.Hooper's 28th of the season would Hooper's 28th of the season would
:04:55. > :05:05.you believe? They can start pop approximating the champagne about
:05:05. > :05:06.
:05:06. > :05:16.approximating the champagne about now. -- popping the champagne now.
:05:16. > :05:17.
:05:17. > :05:21.Samaras - and that's the icing on There were options in the centre.
:05:21. > :05:25.There were options in the centre. And there was no stopping it. It's
:05:25. > :05:35.the second-half performance the second-half performance
:05:35. > :05:40.
:05:40. > :05:45.little bit of a consolation for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in
:05:45. > :05:52.injury time. But it won't spoil the injury time. But it won't spoil the
:05:52. > :05:57.party at Celtic Park? That party will be in full swing by now, with
:05:57. > :06:00.another one to come when the trophy is handed over. Because of his
:06:00. > :06:04.touch-line ban, Neil Lennon had a 15-minute wait to make his
:06:04. > :06:09.appearance out on the pitch which he eventually Z after talking to the
:06:09. > :06:12.fans, he had a word with me as well. Neil, you have won a few titles as
:06:12. > :06:16.player and manager. How does this player and manager. How does this
:06:16. > :06:20.feel? Better because it is the next one, the present one and I have done
:06:20. > :06:25.it again as a manager which probably means a little bit more than in My
:06:25. > :06:30.playing days. It look a while to get to the finishing line. Does that
:06:30. > :06:34.matter? There are four games to go. I think that's a pretty healthy
:06:34. > :06:37.winning margin. Domestically, there have been times when we haven't been
:06:37. > :06:40.at our best but there were mitigating circumstances. I think we
:06:40. > :06:43.have been pretty consistent from the have been pretty consistent from the
:06:43. > :06:48.turn of the year. And on the back of a great European campaign, it's been
:06:48. > :06:53.a really memorable season. It's human nature, isn't it, when you
:06:53. > :06:56.come down off those emotional highs, that league games can be difficult
:06:56. > :07:05.that league games can be difficult by comparison? It is something we
:07:05. > :07:09.need to look at. It's our first year. When they played a team there
:07:09. > :07:12.were ten making their Champions' League debut. The glamour, the
:07:12. > :07:22.quality. I have experienced myself when I played here. It is very, very
:07:22. > :07:34.
:07:34. > :07:39.when I played here. It is very, very a spectacular season. With the
:07:39. > :07:42.Scottish Cup Final to come. It could be another silver lining? Well, it
:07:42. > :07:46.is something to look forward to. It was really important to get through
:07:46. > :07:52.last week. We have a Cup Final at the end of it now which shows the
:07:52. > :07:57.consistency of the team but we know Hibs have their own incentive to win
:07:57. > :08:01.the Cup. It is further down the line. Another piece of silver that
:08:01. > :08:05.is important to the club and players. We will be going all out.
:08:05. > :08:08.It is party time. But you will be looking sharpish to next season and
:08:08. > :08:12.you have set the bar high in what you have done in Europe this season?
:08:12. > :08:22.It will be difficult to replicate that. The most difficult thing is to
:08:22. > :08:26.go to the qualifiers. It has come so early. For me, it is the toughest,
:08:26. > :08:30.the first games of the season. We did it last year. We hope we can
:08:30. > :08:32.replicate it again in terms of replicate it again in terms of
:08:32. > :08:38.pre-season. Has he surprised you or become the
:08:38. > :08:43.manager you expected him to be? has not surprised me rat all. I
:08:43. > :08:49.think he has -- at all. I think he has Dobb tremendously well. -- I
:08:49. > :08:54.think he has done tremendously well. He spoke well out on the pitch and
:08:54. > :08:58.picked out the three goal scorers today, Samaras, Hooper and Ledley as
:08:58. > :09:02.three key players to him. They've delivered for him this season when
:09:02. > :09:07.it has mattered most. Possibly this season and the last season before,
:09:07. > :09:10.Guy Hooper has been one of the most influential signings. And Ledley has
:09:10. > :09:14.really grown into the role at Celtic. Coming from Cardiff, a
:09:14. > :09:20.different play where he was able to get into the box. He probably has to
:09:20. > :09:24.play more time on the ball at Celtic. And Samaras on his day can
:09:24. > :09:28.win any game. You saw how important he was during the Champions' League
:09:28. > :09:32.campaign. He was desperate to get fit for every game. He knows his
:09:32. > :09:35.strengths. He can take the ball and take people on. I think he made a
:09:35. > :09:40.point of over the last three or four weeks. You are bringing up different
:09:40. > :09:45.players and praising them week-in and week-out. He has praised Neil
:09:45. > :09:49.Lennon in the end, in the second half, after breaking down Inverness
:09:49. > :09:53.resistance, they did so in some style. It was a game today that they
:09:53. > :09:58.were looking to sign off in a bit of style. Adds Steven said, the lads
:09:58. > :10:03.that had produced the goals have been their biggest players. -- as
:10:03. > :10:07.Steven said. In the bigger games, the biggest players have stepped up.
:10:07. > :10:17.They were terrific today. These are the vital statistics, which confirm
:10:17. > :10:22.
:10:22. > :10:26.the vital statistics, which confirm across the season which you reckon
:10:26. > :10:31.sum-up the Celtic story. They have different little moments in them.
:10:31. > :10:35.This was the first one. It was in between of the Champions' League
:10:35. > :10:38.qualifier of Helsinki. This was probably a distraction to them.
:10:38. > :10:43.Their whole main intention was to try to progress in the Champions'
:10:43. > :10:47.League. Of course they had a little bit of luck. Langfield made a
:10:47. > :10:57.blunder but they had done enough, got into a good positive start and
:10:57. > :10:57.
:10:57. > :11:03.they could kick on from there. it is a part of the season Neil
:11:03. > :11:07.Lennon has to wrestle with. He is talking about the league qualifiers
:11:07. > :11:10.Yes, you are recovering from a long, hard season and you are into the
:11:10. > :11:15.qualifiers with the Champions' League and as Steven highlighted,
:11:15. > :11:18.they are vital for Celtic to progress in Europe, especially the
:11:18. > :11:22.way that Scottish football has been this season. Their shining light has
:11:22. > :11:26.been Celtic and the Champions' League. A will the has been said
:11:26. > :11:32.about European hangovers but here is a game against Hearts when Celtic
:11:32. > :11:39.was firing on all cylinders in the midst of European action. This is
:11:39. > :11:41.what everybody had been waiting for, since July, to dominate a game. High
:11:41. > :11:48.since July, to dominate a game. High intensity. Good quality. After this
:11:49. > :11:52.game, they won 11 out of 12. That for me has won them the title. The
:11:53. > :11:57.big players on the night played well. A difficult venue there at
:11:57. > :12:00.Tynecastle but they dominated from start to finish. They set a marker
:12:00. > :12:10.down for everyone. At the turn of the year against Motherwell and two
:12:10. > :12:15.the year against Motherwell and two big players playing a big part.
:12:15. > :12:19.Fraser Forster has been a big signing. He has come and maybe
:12:19. > :12:24.people didn't know a will the about him but on the big occasion he has
:12:24. > :12:30.taken his own performance to a whole new level. Gary Hooper has made a
:12:30. > :12:34.problem for himself by scoring so many goals at Celtic. 28 this
:12:34. > :12:39.season. Robert, strange in a way - I think has played better in previous
:12:39. > :12:42.seasons. He still scores goals. His body language is that he is not
:12:42. > :12:47.fully content about what he is doing and where his future lies but when
:12:47. > :12:53.the big games come he is on the end of things and he plays well. When he
:12:53. > :12:57.plays well, Celtic play well. He brings other players in. Where
:12:57. > :13:01.Celtic have struggled a bit is away from home. Once they have been in
:13:01. > :13:05.sight of the finishing line. This was the game against Ross County,
:13:05. > :13:10.they were two ahead. Maybe it was going too smoothly. Back came Ross
:13:10. > :13:14.County to bite them. Can you relate to this? Going up north as well is a
:13:14. > :13:21.tough place to g Inverness and Ross tough place to g Inverness and Ross
:13:21. > :13:25.County. They have places to go. They know they are not going to win the
:13:25. > :13:30.league. Mentally maybe they switched league. Mentally maybe they switched
:13:31. > :13:34.off at that period. In the Champions' League, this was the
:13:34. > :13:39.Saturday following Juventus. The great occasion. To go from the
:13:39. > :13:44.Juventus stadium to Ross County, it is a little bit compacted. The pitch
:13:44. > :13:47.not great. People were questioning the mentality of the players. Their
:13:47. > :13:52.performance dictated that it was a matter of time. There were big
:13:52. > :13:56.question marks. Neil Lennon criticised the players the following
:13:56. > :13:59.week against Aberdeen, and they scored after 15 or 16 seconds. They
:13:59. > :14:03.found themselves behind but to regroup and to get that appetite
:14:03. > :14:07.back and to go on and which. Steven you have played at Celtic Park,
:14:07. > :14:12.right to the final whistle the fans demand you try to win. I think what
:14:13. > :14:16.Neil Lennon does remarkably well, in his time at Celtic, he says the
:14:16. > :14:21.right things at the right moments. After the Ross County game he was
:14:21. > :14:24.highly critical of his players and rightly so. You have seen they have
:14:24. > :14:32.come back with great character. Neil is the type of person, he has a
:14:32. > :14:37.great hunger and a great desire. This goal celebration tells a real
:14:37. > :14:41.story as well but this meant a lot. It is because they're nearly there
:14:41. > :14:47.for the title. They know they would have been criticised and Neil would
:14:47. > :14:50.have spoken to them. Players with a point to prove is a big motivation.
:14:50. > :14:55.You can see they were desperate to say something to the manager.
:14:55. > :15:00.Obviously they don't like being criticised. It summed-up the Celtic
:15:00. > :15:05.spirit. The distraction of European football and international breaks,
:15:05. > :15:09.it was upsetting the rhythm but when they scored that, they knew that the
:15:09. > :15:13.title was almost in the bag. Neil Lennon has put pressure on himself,
:15:13. > :15:21.particularly with what he has achieved in Europe. Without Without
:15:21. > :15:24.a douchlt he is making a lot of noises down south. -- without a
:15:24. > :15:29.noises down south. -- without a doubt. Neil has raised the bar for
:15:29. > :15:39.his own high standards he has set and also for the team. Well done,
:15:39. > :15:40.
:15:40. > :15:50.Celtic, they are champions. Today's other Premier League champion was
:15:50. > :15:58.
:15:58. > :16:00.other Premier League champion was header for the opening goal from
:16:00. > :16:10.header for the opening goal from header for the opening goal from
:16:10. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:40.header for the opening goal from He had the chance there. Steve Lomas
:16:40. > :16:50.knows it. Careless there in the knows it. Careless there in the
:16:50. > :17:18.
:17:18. > :17:28.Penalty kick. St Johnstone had the chance to
:17:28. > :17:30.
:17:30. > :17:37.Here is a man with a point to prove. Here is a man with a point to prove.
:17:37. > :17:42.Great finish. Sheer determination from BRIT tan steered the ball away
:17:42. > :17:52.from BRIT tan steered the ball away from the goalkeeper. -- brchlt
:17:52. > :17:55.
:17:55. > :18:05.from the goalkeeper. -- brchlt entertaining match so far. Both
:18:05. > :18:10.
:18:10. > :18:17.entertaining match so far. Both up after 25 minutes. This is a great
:18:17. > :18:19.delivery in. A clever head header delivery in. A clever head header
:18:19. > :18:29.from Murray Davidson. He guided past from Murray Davidson. He guided past
:18:29. > :18:33.
:18:33. > :18:43.A great shot and a marvellous save. Good play all round frb Sproule and
:18:43. > :18:51.
:18:51. > :19:01.then from the goalkeeper Alan then from the goalkeeper Alan
:19:01. > :19:08.
:19:08. > :19:18.This side have lost three on the Could have could have, who knocked
:19:18. > :19:30.
:19:30. > :19:37.His Ross County debut is over, Kovacevic. A penalty. It's the
:19:37. > :19:41.second of the afternoon. And Scobbie, a rash challenge on
:19:41. > :19:47.Scobbie, a rash challenge on Sproule. A good save initially.
:19:47. > :19:51.Watch Sproule. That was clever, the dummy on Scobbie. He has beaten the
:19:51. > :20:01.goalkeeper once. The same determined look. Eyes the goalkeeper and sends
:20:01. > :20:05.
:20:05. > :20:08.look. Eyes the goalkeeper and sends him the wrong way. Ritchie Brittain.
:20:09. > :20:18.The first Ross County player into The first Ross County player into
:20:19. > :20:35.
:20:35. > :20:41.Abeid has been delivering good balls just wide. Fraser Wight took a
:20:41. > :20:47.just wide. Fraser Wight took a chance. The German was up but sent
:20:47. > :20:52.chance. The German was up but sent it wide there. Ritchie Brittai n
:20:52. > :21:02.making headlines with both Ross County goals. Making it clear he
:21:02. > :21:06.
:21:06. > :21:11.wants to cancel his pre-contract and wants to stay for family reasons.
:21:11. > :21:16.Off-field can impact on-field you are more happy if you have the
:21:16. > :21:20.support of your family but it seems a strange situation for Ritchie
:21:20. > :21:24.Brittain. But he has proved by scoring two penalties he has kept
:21:24. > :21:28.his focus and determination and formered well. This is the ultimated
:21:28. > :21:35.in holding your nerve, isn't it, against a set of supporters who
:21:35. > :21:39.probably aren't liking you too much. Not just one penalty but two.
:21:39. > :21:44.think it sums up his season. He think he has been their talisman.
:21:44. > :21:48.Takes the free kicks and corners. He was in the SPL before with
:21:48. > :21:52.Livingstone and St Mirren. He didn't make the grade but he has stepped up
:21:52. > :21:57.to the mark. You can see why St Johnstone wanted him, come January.
:21:57. > :22:00.If it is family issues, until it is resolved you have to take him from
:22:00. > :22:08.his word. Sometimes off the field matters count more than anything
:22:08. > :22:18.else. It is the way it came out. It has come out in the press before St
:22:18. > :22:25.Johnstone got any word. Both three times wanted three -- both teams
:22:25. > :22:28.wanted three points for the European slot. I think St Johnstone's big
:22:28. > :22:32.game is Inverness next week. They know they probably have to win that
:22:32. > :22:34.game. European football for these two, if you told them that at the
:22:34. > :22:39.start of the season, and possibly coming third they would be
:22:39. > :22:44.delighted. Dundee won't be heading back to the
:22:44. > :22:48.First Division without a fight. They were looking to further de delay
:22:48. > :22:58.relegation when they went to relegation when they went to
:22:58. > :23:23.
:23:23. > :23:28.Craig Sampson had to get away quickly.
:23:28. > :23:31.Dundee haven't won in Paisley since 1997. It would be a good time to
:23:31. > :23:35.1997. It would be a good time to start. More height than distance in
:23:35. > :23:45.start. More height than distance in the clearance there from McAusland.
:23:45. > :23:48.
:23:48. > :23:52.unlucky. It was McAllister initially but it was headed away by van van.
:23:52. > :24:02.But how about that for a dipper from But how about that for a dipper from
:24:02. > :24:03.
:24:03. > :24:08.McBride. -- van Zanten. It was Steven Thompson's initial header
:24:08. > :24:10.there. I think he claimed it came off an arm but regardless Dundee
:24:10. > :24:20.have survived that. It came off have survived that. It came off
:24:20. > :24:23.
:24:23. > :24:33.ahead of Goodwin. That will be a yellow card for the St Mirren
:24:33. > :24:57.
:24:57. > :24:58.yellow card for the St Mirren McAllister and the Dees lead.
:24:58. > :25:05.They've had their chances. Finally They've had their chances. Finally
:25:05. > :25:15.they've taken one. John Baird over the head of Goodwin and McAlister
:25:15. > :25:26.
:25:26. > :25:34.the head of Goodwin and McAlister regularly! It's his 16th of the
:25:34. > :25:38.regularly! It's his 16th of the season. And they are back in it.
:25:38. > :25:43.Dundee being pushed towards that relegation trap door. They have to
:25:43. > :25:46.win today, to prevent that hoping. A great ball in there and a greed
:25:46. > :25:49.great ball in there and a greed save. Frustration for John McGinn.
:25:49. > :25:53.-- a great save. He was beating the -- a great save. He was beating the
:25:53. > :26:03.turf there. The goalkeeper reacted turf there. The goalkeeper reacted
:26:03. > :26:08.
:26:09. > :26:15.is going to be sent off. It is the St Mirren Captain's second booking.
:26:15. > :26:25.It was for the tackle here on the It was for the tackle here on the
:26:25. > :26:38.
:26:38. > :26:42.beginning to get more into the game. beginning to get more into the game.
:26:43. > :26:44.Easton went himself. Sampson was beaten but the wood work bailed him
:26:44. > :26:54.beaten but the wood work bailed him beaten but the wood work bailed him
:26:54. > :27:03.
:27:03. > :27:07.are back in front and it is Karl are back in front and it is Karl
:27:07. > :27:12.Finnigan's first of the season. The saunt Mirren players clearly don't
:27:12. > :27:17.think this has crossed the line. Finnigan doesn't care about that.
:27:18. > :27:22.Finnigan doesn't care about that. Dundee do not want to go down today.
:27:22. > :27:26.Finnigan's had a horrible time with injuries. This will be some kind of
:27:26. > :27:31.injuries. This will be some kind of injuries. This will be some kind of
:27:31. > :27:34.payback. Nothing short of a miracle will stop sun deheading back to the
:27:34. > :27:38.First Division but they're demonstrating defiance at the
:27:38. > :27:42.moment. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but
:27:42. > :27:48.will they be wishing that they appointed John Byrne maybe moonth
:27:48. > :27:52.earlier. I think the evidence from the results he has had, and the
:27:52. > :27:58.influence in the team has been terrific for them but also,
:27:58. > :28:02.sometimes you might think that maybe they will be going down, so they're
:28:02. > :28:06.playing with a lot more confidence because they feel like they have
:28:06. > :28:12.nothing to lose. They are about to embark in the process of appointing
:28:12. > :28:17.a permanent manager. Should that be fairly brief? You would think so on
:28:17. > :28:22.current form. His remit when he came in was to keep them up. It was going
:28:22. > :28:29.to be a difficult task. He lost one in seven. That's impressive. A lot
:28:29. > :28:34.of critics, had a lot of harsh words to say. But he silenced them. He
:28:34. > :28:37.been aggressive in the play. He has attacked teams and got the goals.
:28:37. > :28:41.Scott guard Gardener said there would be applications tomorrow
:28:41. > :28:45.morning but you would think he would be at the top of the list. They got
:28:45. > :28:49.the win, Dundee. You wonder maybe whether they should have got all
:28:49. > :28:54.three points because Karl Finnigan's winner, we can't afford goalline
:28:54. > :29:02.technology at the moment but that didn't look to be in. When you are
:29:02. > :29:06.watching it there, it is not clearly watching it there, it is not clearly
:29:06. > :29:11.clear, a clear point of view. Maybe they've had a bit of luck. If you
:29:11. > :29:16.ask undefans who have Treved the lengths and breadth of the country
:29:16. > :29:19.and haven't had much to shout about they would think it is the luck they
:29:19. > :29:25.deserved. It has come a bit too late. Unless it is clear-cut you
:29:25. > :29:30.can't give T I think the linesman is quick putting the flag up I'm with
:29:30. > :29:32.you, that they deserve a bit of luck. And maybe there was a penalty
:29:32. > :29:42.claim for St Mirren that wasn't claim for St Mirren that wasn't
:29:42. > :29:53.
:29:53. > :29:57.upheld. It wasn't clear. But the penalty. He has struck the hand.
:29:57. > :30:01.Danny Lennon wasn't chuffed. A veiled swipe at the skipper for
:30:01. > :30:11.getting himself sent off, two yellow getting himself sent off, two yellow
:30:11. > :30:15.
:30:15. > :30:19.booking, he is caught flat-footed. But as Captain of your team, you
:30:19. > :30:23.cannot make rash tackles. You cannot make tackles. Apparently he had been
:30:23. > :30:28.warned a couple of times before T maybe that wasn't a yellow card. I
:30:28. > :30:33.think the centre-forward has been very clever. He has put himself in
:30:33. > :30:40.and brought him in. You can't make silly tackles. You are leaving the
:30:40. > :30:47.manager short. He has done well, you are the most experienced player and
:30:47. > :30:51.leaving the manager short. Whatever happens, they'll finish on
:30:51. > :30:56.the bottom six. Having won the bottom six. Having won
:30:56. > :31:00.silverware. I think Danny Lennon will be disappointed. They have a
:31:00. > :31:04.good mix of players. They will be bitterly disappointed where they are
:31:05. > :31:10.on the table. Kilmarnock were looking to bounce back from that
:31:10. > :31:12.disappointment at home to Hearts and looking to extend an eight-match
:31:12. > :31:22.unbeaten run against the Tynecastle unbeaten run against the Tynecastle
:31:22. > :31:37.
:31:37. > :31:42.Hearts were 1-0 up in the fourth minute. Al-Sistani only starts ten
:31:42. > :31:51.minutes after the kick-off. It has not been going Kilmarnock's way of
:31:51. > :31:54.not been going Kilmarnock's way of not been going Kilmarnock's way of
:31:54. > :32:00.late. -- Sissoko. In the second, Hearts certainly
:32:00. > :32:08.initially remained in the ascendcy. Jamie Walker's thrusting run ending
:32:08. > :32:13.with him spread eled in the box, following a challenge from Sissoko.
:32:13. > :32:23.Ryan Stephenson's penalty was well-truck but also well-saved by
:32:23. > :32:27.
:32:27. > :32:31.the keeper who also saved a follow-up. The pass that will r
:32:32. > :32:41.nearly led to another penalty but the referee decided it wasn't.
:32:42. > :32:47.
:32:47. > :32:50.Carrick should have made it 2-0 to Carrick should have made it 2-0 to
:32:50. > :32:57.Hearts. Just as it was starting to look like Hearts might actually pick
:32:57. > :33:02.up only their second away win of the season, Kilmarnock ramped up the
:33:02. > :33:12.season, Kilmarnock ramped up the pressure. The home side gave it one
:33:12. > :33:15.
:33:15. > :33:24.more go, Fowler's long ball knocked on by knocked Sissoko but he pulled
:33:24. > :33:30.on by knocked Sissoko but he pulled I was at that game and was impressed
:33:30. > :33:34.by Jamie Walker. Before we speak about him, the two penalty claims
:33:34. > :33:38.one upheld, one not? This one, good positive play. He is driving at
:33:38. > :33:43.them, taking them on, trying to commit people. I think it is harsh.
:33:43. > :33:48.I don't think he does enough wrong. It is about positive play. It is
:33:48. > :33:58.about getting in and around the box. The centre-halves sometimes, there
:33:58. > :33:59.
:33:59. > :34:03.is a -- lazy leg. I think it was not a penalty kick. Kilmarnock's season
:34:03. > :34:06.appears to be fizzling out. They were into the top six but at times
:34:06. > :34:11.yesterday it looked like they didn't want to be there. I think obviously
:34:11. > :34:15.that will be playing in their minds. Kenny Shields will be disappointed
:34:15. > :34:18.not to make the top six. Sometimes once you get to this stage of the
:34:18. > :34:22.season, when you maybe think you should be higher than what you are,
:34:22. > :34:26.when the games come and you are playing in the bottom six and it is
:34:26. > :34:30.maybe not as motivational as it would have been. Who would have
:34:30. > :34:33.thought that Hibs, top of the league in November, beating Celtic at the
:34:33. > :34:39.end of December, would now have Hearts up level with them on the
:34:39. > :34:44.back of that? That's what happens when you win two in 17. That's the
:34:44. > :34:49.record they are on. Gary Lock is not under pressure but he wants to
:34:49. > :34:56.improve the squad and go into next season with optimism. If he can push
:34:56. > :35:00.on, and they have the Edinburgh derby, but maybe they could get luck
:35:00. > :35:03.derby, but maybe they could get luck there.
:35:03. > :35:13.Dundee United against Motherwell. Dundee United against Motherwell.
:35:13. > :35:20.
:35:20. > :35:27.Dundee United against Motherwell. they want to cement their position
:35:27. > :35:33.as the country's second-best team as the country's second-best team
:35:33. > :35:38.and delay Celtic's celebrations. Well what a goal for Michael Higdon.
:35:39. > :35:40.Two minutes on the clock and a Two minutes on the clock and a
:35:40. > :35:50.sensational opening goal. A wonderful strike from the
:35:50. > :35:54.Liverpudlian. That was in all the way. 23 for the season, it equals
:35:54. > :35:58.Willie Petigrew's post-war record for Motherwell. And it is chance
:35:58. > :36:08.number two and we've only played eight minutes and Motherwell double
:36:08. > :36:22.
:36:23. > :36:27.eight minutes and Motherwell double What a start to this match. How can
:36:27. > :36:29.Dundee respond now? McKay, Steven, Dundee respond now? McKay, Steven,
:36:29. > :36:33.it takes a tumble. The referee is only interested in awarding the goal
:36:33. > :36:43.kick. Let's look. There is contact there. Is it enough to award a
:36:43. > :36:48.
:36:48. > :36:54.there. Is it enough to award a James MacFadden. Again the tangerine
:36:54. > :36:57.sea opens up. He will with he'll got a shot away. He couldn't find the
:36:58. > :37:07.target but far too much space opening up and Motherwell almost
:37:08. > :37:19.
:37:19. > :37:24.opening up and Motherwell almost Number two for him. Number three for
:37:24. > :37:27.Motherwell and surely that just about wraps up all three points.
:37:28. > :37:33.Beautiful turn. 24 league goals for the season for Michael Higdon. That
:37:33. > :37:43.is a new post-war record for Motherwell.
:37:43. > :37:45.
:37:45. > :37:49.Motherwell. A lovely free kick there from Wilo
:37:49. > :37:56.Flood. Only the wood work keeping Flood. Only the wood work keeping
:37:56. > :38:06.him out. He was inches away. Dundee him out. He was inches away. Dundee
:38:06. > :38:11.
:38:11. > :38:16.goal. Number 15 for the season for John Dailly. Good finish through the
:38:16. > :38:18.goalkeeper's legs but surely a too goalkeeper's legs but surely a too
:38:18. > :38:25.Little too late. You were at that match. A lot going
:38:25. > :38:29.into it, saying Motherwell must win to stop Celtic having their party
:38:29. > :38:33.before they played their game but it is important for their team.
:38:33. > :38:36.gives them a gap, six points now gives them a gap, six points now
:38:36. > :38:42.with four games to go. I look at someone like James MacFadden, coming
:38:42. > :38:50.in at an ideal time of the season. In January last year, the manager
:38:50. > :38:56.brought in a player that made a difference. And he has done this
:38:56. > :39:02.with MacFadden. A clever piece of business by Stuart. The goal-scoring
:39:02. > :39:07.of Higdon is phenomenal. When you realise he has passed the post-war
:39:07. > :39:12.record, that underlines how we will has done. 24 league goals in the
:39:12. > :39:17.campaign. It is a tremendous achievement. You know, you see him
:39:17. > :39:20.scoring - he is going on a variety of goals there. You would classify
:39:20. > :39:23.Michael Higdon as being aggressive, with balls going into the box but
:39:23. > :39:29.again, there he is showing two really, really good strikes for me.
:39:29. > :39:34.It is 70 SPL goals now in total for Michael Higdon after spells with
:39:34. > :39:38.Falkirk and St Mirren. I got the feeling that Stuart McColl was
:39:38. > :39:42.confident he will be able to hold on to him but there will be a lot of
:39:42. > :39:48.interest. It is probably Hectoring at this moment Most managers and
:39:48. > :39:53.clubs are looking for somebody who score goals on a regular basis. Over
:39:54. > :39:57.the last few seasonses, out of any Old Firm club, he has probably been
:39:57. > :40:01.the most consistent. He gets criticised at sometimes. But it is
:40:01. > :40:05.not about people running channels, it is about putting the ball in the
:40:05. > :40:09.back of the net. Nobody at this moment does it better than Michael
:40:09. > :40:15.Higdon. They have a good goalkeeper. They might have to do about it, if
:40:15. > :40:20.They might have to do about it, if the rumour machine is accurate. He
:40:20. > :40:29.could maybe end up in the Premier League. He is certainly a player
:40:29. > :40:34.that is has caught people's eyes. He has been tremendous and has got
:40:34. > :40:38.Motherwell a few points where the shots he has stopped. His level of
:40:38. > :40:43.consistency has been excellent. The Motherwell fans are probably
:40:43. > :40:47.throwing things at the TV as I try to sell half their team. But that's
:40:48. > :40:52.the inevitable, bhen you do as well as makal Higdon and Michael Randall.
:40:52. > :40:55.I have never seen big Dan as busy since I retired there. Without
:40:55. > :41:01.saying too much, he is certainly is going on to greater things much
:41:01. > :41:06.there is no doubt about it. He has great presence. Since Craig Brown
:41:06. > :41:12.brought him in, he has done well. He wants to play every week. There is
:41:12. > :41:17.no point sitting on the benches but a top-class player. Before we go,
:41:17. > :41:20.Steven, your contract at Middlesbrough is up in the summer.
:41:20. > :41:25.What next? No idea. This is the first time I have been in this
:41:25. > :41:29.situation. I'll look forward to the end of the season, to see what will
:41:30. > :41:33.happen. We should have your mobile phone number running along the
:41:33. > :41:37.bottom for interested parties. don't know if my wife would be happy
:41:37. > :41:41.with that. Leaving Celtic was difficult for you, you had grown up
:41:41. > :41:44.there, that was the job of your dreams. Yes I was lucky to be
:41:44. > :41:49.relatively successful at Celtic, it was great. Three-and-a-half years
:41:49. > :41:53.ago now. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Middlesbrough. Again it
:41:53. > :41:57.is a new chapter in my career. You have had special moments in the blue
:41:57. > :42:02.of Scotland as well. Gordon Strachan currently the manager. I'm trying to
:42:02. > :42:08.get you a wee recall. I have spoke to the manager. The most important
:42:08. > :42:11.thing for me is just to be playing week-in and week-out at a club where
:42:11. > :42:15.they want me to go and play. Whatever that's going to be I'll
:42:15. > :42:21.look forward to it. You know what Gordon Strachan is B is he the right
:42:21. > :42:24.man to get us back to some sort of credibility? I think so. He
:42:24. > :42:28.specially at this time he is a manager full of passion and full of
:42:28. > :42:34.commitment. He gives players a lot of confidence and belief to play.
:42:34. > :42:36.So, I think he's definitely the right man for the job. Management is
:42:36. > :42:41.something, looking further down the line, that interests you. You are in
:42:41. > :42:47.the process of getting your badges done. As you know, but hopefully
:42:47. > :42:53.that's five or six years away. not trying to get you to hang up
:42:53. > :42:56.your boots. Em' 30. Hopefully I have a few years left at playing and
:42:56. > :43:01.that's definitely the avenue I would like to go. Whether it is management
:43:01. > :43:05.or coaching but for just now I'm concentrating on playing football.
:43:05. > :43:15.Let's check on the Premier League placing then, which confirm Celtic
:43:15. > :43:15.
:43:15. > :44:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:44:04. > :44:07.placing then, which confirm Celtic next Sunday night. You can access
:44:07. > :44:12.the highlights any time at the BBC website and you can see this show
:44:12. > :44:22.again on iPlayer. That's it from both Stevens and from me on the day
:44:22. > :44:44.