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This could be something sensational. Right out of the top drawer. The

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shot is an absolute beauty. Oh, yes! It is unbelievable, unbelievable!

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

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Good evening. It is all about contrasty emotions tonight. Success,

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despair, relief, and the fate of one team remains in limbo. All the

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action coming up. With this in the studio, Steven Thompson and Michael

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Stewart. It has been a sensational season for Celtic, the final league

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match of the campaign at home against Toral, the Ladbroke

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Premiership trophy to be presented at the end.

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Griffiths is chosen to spite his altercation with the manager. Hearts

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without a win in five, and a debut for 19-year-old Jamie Brandon. Can

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they finish on a high? Not far away at all! He was well capable of

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scoring from there. On the scoresheet again against Partick

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Thistle in the week. Hearts without a win over Celtic since 2012. They

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haven't won here since 2009. Tierney lets fly. What a fabulous season for

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him, you scored his first Celtic goal the final day of last season.

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Smith's run, and it is Simunovic on the team today. That is a foul by

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the Croatian, and it has presented Hearts with a more than decent

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chance. A free kick opportunity on the edge of the Celtic box might be

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their best chance to get something out of this. It is Tziolis with the

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effort. Rising up the wrong time for the Greek international.

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Scott Sinclair, McGregor's effort blocked, but it is a corner. In

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order to achieve their highest points tally, they want the most

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goals in the season, and the biggest gap between first and second as

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well. Griffiths with the delivery, it was Boyata's shot which was saved

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by Noring. It is the closest they have come to breaking the deadlock.

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Noring got onto that. The big moment, Hearts trying to keep

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sultanate at bay here. Celtic claimed penalty here, but this is

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majestic once again from Patrick Roberts.

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Lovely play, Griffiths! Well and truly get the party started for

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Celtic. Fabulous delivery here by Patrick Roberts. And Celtic through

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Leigh Griffiths move that little bit closer to an invincible league

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season. Lovely ball, a chance here for

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Griffiths again. He was onside. He feels as though he should have got

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his and Celtic's second. Really good run there, he turned it to

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perfection. Tierney was upended, play on. Scott Sinclair, the

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football rights' Association Player of the Year. This is Armstrong, he

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claims he was held. Since the goal, Celtic have relaxed,

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and it is a Hearts. He is the sponsors Player of the Season,

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Brown. Stuart Armstrong is going to have a

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go, without a doubt. Just past. The Celtic supporters once again, giving

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their voice to the Lisbon Lions. Burns is away, and through it comes

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for Sinclair. He misses it, but Armstrong doesn't! What a season he

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has had. Let the festivities begin. They will be unbeaten in the

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Premiership. What an achievement, and Stuart Armstrong ensures another

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three points for the champions. That goal gives Celtic their best

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ever tally in the league. Toure gave it away there, he is on

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as a sub for Simunovic. And they almost pulled one back, the

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visitors. A chance to cross here, it will drop

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to Martin, Craig Gordon called interaction there. Brandon has had a

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really fine debut. Celtic just about there, the referee checks his watch

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and he ends the season, and Celtic are invincible. They are

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indomitable. They are invaluable. Unbeatable Celtic under Brendan

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Rodgers, and what a job he has done from top to bottom of this club.

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By this time next week they could be a trouble winning Celtic. For now,

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they will bask in the glory of a sixth successive title, the

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silverware which they will touch very, very soon, and this is what it

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is all about for them. They have been an untouchable in the

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Premiership, and it will be at the very least a double, Chris Coleman

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signs off having not played it for them this season. The most goals

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they have scored in a season, the most points they have had in a

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season, their biggest title margin of victory, Celtic are the champions

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of Scotland once again, and for 2016/17, what a campaign. For this

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team to have gone through a whole season, to have gone 34 games and

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drawn four, it is a remarkable achievement. It may never happen in

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a lifetime again for many people, but the players, the work that they

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have put in to achieve that is absolutely phenomenal, and they

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deserve all the plaudits on the credit they get. It is about how we

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play, we were getting the ball down past, and coming up very quickly,

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and the trouble was talked about after Aberdeen, can we win and be

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unbeaten and go and get the trouble? We are only one step away. The

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players deserve to celebrate success, that is very important, but

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then we have to refocus, one more game left, we are going to finish

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that well, we want to win the cup, that was one of our goals. And maybe

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later on when we have arrested the holiday, but you tend not to think

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so much while you are in the moment because you always having to think

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of tomorrow, and that is some NI tend to do.

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Huge congratulations, and I think it is fair to say they enjoy that. How

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big an achievement is this? It is phenomenal, total domination from

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Celtic and Brendan Rodgers, and what a first season for him, it is almost

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perfect and it could be by next Saturday. Some people try to devalue

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the achievement by saying Rangers have been poor this year, but to go

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whole season unbeaten, they played games without a recognised striker,

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and to go the whole season without injuries, refereeing decisions going

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against you, unbeaten, it is a phenomenal achievement, and I don't

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think we will see it again. They have had moments that have gone

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against them, but they have shown the resilience of the team and not

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allowed it to end in defeat. They have had their backs against the

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wall and come up with the answers, an unbelievable achievement. Could

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they do it again next year? I wouldn't put it past them! A

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lifetime achievement according to Brendan Rodgers. I wouldn't put it

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past them getting a double trouble next year, -- a double treble next

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year. It is remarkable to go the whole season. Roberts has been

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genius, and flashes of genius again. He has got such trickery and pace,

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and for a full-back playing against him, they must be hating playing

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against him. Today he was absolutely pivotal to everything that was

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positive from a Celtic perspective, another great Wall in from

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Griffiths. This was very poor from a Hearts point defensively, great all

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in, great header. Is he on his way back to Manchester City, or should

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Celtic try to sign him? This is a wonderful strike, it shows they have

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different styles of goals. In terms of Manchester City, I don't see him

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going back and playing, so it is a tough one for Patrick Roberts. I'm

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pretty sure Celtic are exploring ways and means of trying to get him.

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I don't think he is worth 12 million. What, then? I think half of

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that, Celtic would contemplate a deal. If they could get value for

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Patrick Roberts, I'm pretty sure they would look to try to keep him.

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You know what it is like to win a trouble, you have lifted the trophy

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a couple of times. A huge match for Celtic next weekend, how big other

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celebrations tonight? It is a very important game for them to play on

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Saturday. They have known they have won the league for months, Sela

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could have celebrated a while ago. They can celebrate all they want on

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Saturday if they beat Aberdeen. And in terms of Hearts. End of season

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report card as far as you are concerned? Brutal. It is not

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particularly great. They have taken less points than any other to in the

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Premiership. That is startling, and there will have to be a huge upturn

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in fortunes next season. Any positives? Not really. Aberdeen take

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on Celtic next weekend. How will a sign of the league

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campaign? Alan Archibald is missing ten

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first-team players fitted a's game. As far as Aberdeen are concerned,

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just a couple of changes. Hayes with the delivery. And Christy

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completely unmarked has smashed home, and Aberdeen have an early

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lead. He really caught hold of that, Ryan Christie. No chance of mark

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Rangers stopping that. And Aberdeen with the ideal start. They could

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have been forgiven for taking this one. Taking it a little easier than

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normal with a cup final next weekend. Logan shooting at goal, but

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he drags it wide. Jonny Hayes, three Partick Thistle

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players around him. That is a good ball into the box, Ash Taylor off

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the crossbar and it falls to Scott Wright to double the Aberdeen lead.

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It is a first Aberdeen goal for the 19-year-old. He has got his chance

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at the starting line-up, and he has taken it already. 2-0 Aberdeen, they

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are on fire. Christie for Kenny McLean. Scott

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Wright gives him the option, and it is two goals for Scott Wright, three

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for Aberdeen. They are really in the mood this afternoon, a perfectly

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weighted pass from Maclean, and Ridgers has been at his near post.

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Thistle really not at the races. A chance to reduce the deficit, but he

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couldn't get onto the rebound, and Azeez passing up the opportunity.

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Logan is being urged forward by his manager, gets it back from Kenny

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McLean. There is the dummy from Rooney, and the goal from Jonny

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Hayes. 4-0 Aberdeen, this is phenomenal stuff. No sign of them

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taking their foot off the gas with Hampton on the horizon. Scott Wright

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looks really up for this one. It is eight all in for Christie, who is

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appended. Up ended. Appeals for a penalty, he is completely taken out.

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Partick Thistle try to find something to cling onto. Barton for

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Azeez, but it just wouldn't go in. Really good defending their by

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Taylor, and Doolan well off target. Jonny Hayes with what might have

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been a high boot, but allowed to continue by the referee. And it is a

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second goal for Ryan Christie, eight of the season from the man on loan

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from Celtic. That is a peach from Christie, he couldn't have got it

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any sweeter. Can Aberdeen keep up the momentum

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from the first half? It would be quite outstanding if they could. A

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couple of changes, Ryan Jack you can see in the picture they're coming

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on, important for him to get some minutes under his belt. And it is a

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hat-trick for Scott Wright. It took a deflection, but there is no

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question, Scott Wright will be claiming that one. It seemed to come

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off Lindsay last. He hadn't scored the Aberdeen before today, Scott

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Wright. What a day for the young man, and Aberdeen looked like they

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might not be finished yet. Christie also on a hat-trick, flashing it

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across the face of goal. This might break for Azeez, he is

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behind, the corner, and Lewis thwarted him. Azeez once more, and

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Lewis gathers that one. It just has not been Partick Thistle's day at

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all. With key players out today, I think it showed. There were kids we

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had to put on, and you don't want to introduce them in an environment

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like that when the game is competitive. I'm pleased we came

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through without any injuries, which was the most important thing. To

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take 76 points and break our own SPL record, I have been delighted with

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the players in this league campaign. They deserve so much credit, and I

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hope they get a lot of praise for that because they deserve it.

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6-0 victory Aberdeen, midweek victory against Rangers at Ibrox,

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and the cup final next weekend, coming to the boil at just the right

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time? There is no doubt that in stark contrast to the previous

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years, Derek has had Aberdeen split, they have not done particularly

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well. They have got back cup final, and they are coming to the boil at

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the perfect time, because they are in a real good vein of form, and a

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lot of credit to them, as Derek said, they are without a shadow of a

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doubt the team that are challenging Celtic the closest, and they, we

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have spoken about how good they are, Aberdeen at the top and they are due

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a lot of credit. And what a week for them to go down to Ibrox, and to

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then follow that up with an emphatic win and Partick today. And no doubt

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about the star of the show, his second start, and a hat-trick. He

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will take it. He hasn't really been used that often, but he certainly

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had a brilliant match today. He is a pacey, tricky winger, and that was a

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good run and a good strike. His third is fortuitous because it takes

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a deflection, but he makes it. Another one where you are operating

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in space, in tight areas. The interesting thing for me, Niall

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McGinn leaving in the summer, he is an ideal youth product. Is he

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playing himself into contention as a starting player for the cup final?

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You never know, but I think you'll find that Niall McGinn will be back

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in for that. Players performing so well that Aberdeen at the moment,

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but at the same time, I know neither of you expect them to overturn them

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Celtic are the favourites, there is no question of it, but they have to

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try to find a way to lay a glove on Celtic. There are ways, and I'm sure

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that they will be working to do that. Will Ryan Jack play a part?

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That is a good question. If Derek McInnes was picking his strongest

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side, it does throw up a question mark whether he will be in the side,

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and I would be surprised if he is not. It has been a day to forget the

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Partick Thistle, it has petered out for them in terms of the end.

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Reaching the top six was good for them, but they have only ever beaten

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a top six side twice this season. The two best sides in the country go

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head-to-head next weekend. The waiting is over for Aberdeen,

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they are through to their first Scottish Cup final in 17 years.

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Brendan Rodgers' Celtic take another step towards the treble. They are in

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the Scottish Cup final. S the William Hill Scottish Cup final,

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Celtic versus Aberdeen, 1:15pm on Saturday, live coverage, join us on

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BBC One Scotland, with highlights a night at five past ten. Another

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chance to relive the magic of the cup.

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After his war of words in the week with Derek McInnes, how much of a

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battle with Pedro Caixinha face against St Johnstone?

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No St Johnstone swansong for Swanson. Income Austen, Craig and

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Maclean. Rangers make five changes, which include a debut for Jak

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Alnwick in place of Wes Foderingham, and a first starred start the bar

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Jenas. -- Barjonas. It comes back in from Miller, and in goes Steven

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MacLean. He got there before the goalkeeper, and Alnwick was relieved

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to see this effort go wide. Richard Foster against his old team, and a

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good effort from Craig Thomson. The angled strike from the

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youngster, and Alnwick was clutching at that.

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John Toral, lovely ball for Kenny Miller, and at full stretch, he

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couldn't quite hit the target. Top quality written all over the pass

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from Toral. The upland under from Shaughnessy, and it is Kane.

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Opportunity knocking for Kane. Kenny Miller drops deep to pick up

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possession. Martyn Waghorn against Tam Scobbie. And there is Miller! It

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is the opening goal. Five minutes away from half-time, and Kenny

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Miller just continues to deliver for Rangers.

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Thomson wrestling with Bierman and comes out on top. Fingertips from

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Alnwick diverted this over the top. It would have been some goal from

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Craig, the build-up was top-notch. In goes Blair Alston, but Tavernier

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is away from him, it is Toral! And that is 2-0. Just eight minutes

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after the interval, Rangers extend their advantage, and it was all

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about that one along the byline from Tavernier, and the measured finish

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from John Toral. Wind as weaving away. Waghorn

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looking for the glimmer of a chance. And he fires over the top, and you

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can tell from his reaction he knew he should have done better.

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Miller, and that is a good ball for Waghorn, and again, first touch

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good, second touch a big disappointment.

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Foster tries to escape the clutches of McKay. It is back into the danger

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zone, and Graham Cummins gets St Johnstone back into the game. But

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wayward header was really costly. Cummins's strike, 76 minutes played,

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it is now 2-1. Chris Millar, Cummins, Steven

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MacLean! Great save from Jak Alnwick, but he will be thinking he

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should have levelled things up here. Big chance for Tommy Wright's team.

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Kenny Miller is still full of running. Brings Jamie Barjonas into

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the game, it is the 18-year-old Barjonas, and it is a really good

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save from Alan Mannus. What a moment this would have been for the

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teenager had he scored on his first start. Clubs have come into the

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league, so I can't commend my players enough for what they have

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put in this season. A good win for Rangers. What

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happened to St Johnstone, usually so sturdy at the back, but at times,

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they were found wanting? Two very avoidable goals. Poor goals to lose,

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and again, Kenny Miller picks up the ball in acres of space, where is the

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midfield? And look at his energy levels? Not one St Johnstone player

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tries to track him. Chris Millar is trying to blame Eastern, and he is

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trying to blame Miller. He has got to stop Tavernier there, he can't

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allow him to go along the byline and pick it out. John Toral, a neat

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finish, but one of the players have to recognise there are plenty of

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bodies back and they have got to pick up the man rather than just

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filling the space. St Johnstone talking about getting a bit of pace

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up front the next season, they have to replace Danny Swanson. Pedro

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Caixinha bouncing around with the fans at the end of the match, what

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did you make of that war of words he had with Derek McInnes during the

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week? It backfired for him, it gave Derek McInnes his team talk, and I

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think he has got too much to say. He has to keep his cards close to his

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chest at times, maybe that is just the way he is or maybe he will

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change next season, but it backfired, that is for sure. A big

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summer in store for Pedro Caixinha, and Rangers. This week talking about

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spending the whole season getting money on the playing staff. What did

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you make of that? They're in a position already where

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the club is losing money annually. Where is the season ticket money

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going now if not on the playing staff? They need more if they are

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going to put in a challenge. Dave King spoke about tens of millions

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that are going to be spent. Where is that money Putting in the finances

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to catch Celtic, it is to catch Aberdeen.

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OK, the relegation fight had gone down to the wire. Hamilton

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Academical started second bottom. They knew that victory over Dundee

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would keep them safe from automatic relegation. Commentary from Liam

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McLeod. Captain Devlin is back with Redmond

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and Templeton, who starts for the first time.

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Vincent and Ross in the Dundee team. Gomez does not make it.

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Four defeats on the spin for Hamilton. This is Paul McGowan...

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He still has it. Best chance of the game so far.

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And it falls at the feet of McGowan gou. Slack from Accies, as it has

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been so often for them in recent times. We await to see if Neil

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fancies the job full-time. Bingham scores it.

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A huge goal for Hamilton Academical. Scored by Bingham. Devlin's header.

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Bingham on the line to turn it home. And that is exactly what Accies

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needed. Hamilton know it doesn't matter what

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Inverness do at home to Motherwell, so long as they take care of their

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own business. Bingham has given them a big chance to do just that.

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That goal a moment ago... Skondras! That might just save Hamilton.

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And provide them with the relative sanctuary of the fightoff final.

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What a hit that is from Skondras, who picks this moment to score his

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first goal for the club. Dundee have not really turned up to

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the party. That is a good ball. Come all the way through to go go.

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Now he has the break. It is hoped, it is passed.

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A Dundee goal goes goes in and you never know which way this afternoon

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will turn. This is not a bad effort! A really good first half display

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this by Accies. Arguably their best of the season.

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Dundee, of course safe. And as far as Cally Thistle are concerned, you

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can never really rely on a team that is safe. Michael Devlin has gone

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down. It is not good news. He just made it today. A play-off final

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looming now, you would imagine Accies look like they're going to be

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without their skipper. A heavy touch.

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Gets away with it. This is Templeton.

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Lovely play. Really good from Templeton.

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That's a terrific save. Bingham can't turn it home. It is a corner,

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though. Haven't seen this too often,

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Templeton in full flow. Templeton...

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That's brilliant! Really good! Penalty.

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And Accies are going to have a chance to save their skins. If they

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haven't done so already. That's fabulous from Templeton.

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And it is a penalty. Imrie, a former Cally Thistle player

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twists the knife on the Highlanders. Inverness will go down. Accies will

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have a chance to stay up. Free kick. Oh, good save by

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Matthews. A fine piece of goal keeping. A

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broad smile. Little wonder, given how this afternoon is going for the

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hosts. It will be a play-off final against

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Dundee United, the first at Tannadice on Thursday for 4578

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Milton. -- Hamilton. Here's Crawford. A chance for four!

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! And the man who scored their first league goal of the season, at Ibrox,

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a way back in August, scores what might be their final league goal of

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the season here. That adds a bit of icing to the

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cake. Neil McCann will be devastated with

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the performance today. It has been about Hamilton who have staved off

:36:40.:36:43.

the drop, for now, at least. Dundee United await them.

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A fantastic performance. Similar against Ross County. Got what they

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deserved through the week. We didn't. That is the frustrating that

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we have ended up in this position. The positive thing is that's two

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real good performances. We need to take them into the next two games.

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It will be huge. The objective has been done. I managed to help the

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club stay in the Premiership for next season. I'm not happy with the

:37:09.:37:11.

end result. It is not the way I wanted to finish this season.

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Whether people say it is job done or not, I am proud of that part of it.

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I am not proud of how it finished. Finish second bottom of the table.

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In the Premiership play-off final. They will be up against Dundee

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United. Join us for the first leg of that highlight.

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11. 15pm on BBC Two Scotland. The question has to be, which of those

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sides goes into that as favourites? A tough question. If you put the two

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sides into a game without any of the stuff beforehand, in terms of number

:37:51.:37:54.

of games, injuries, I think Dundee unite Road a better side. Obviously

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you is to take into account the number of games they played of late.

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The number of j irries, talking about wound -- injuries, talking

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about the walking wounded. The result yesterday against Dundee, but

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making it into account, I feel Dundee United will get through by

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hook or crook... On fire in these play-off games. The ex-Hamilton

:38:21.:38:24.

player. It is a hard one to call. Very tight. What about the fatigue

:38:25.:38:30.

question? It is a decent gap. They have six days to recover. I don't

:38:31.:38:35.

think it is an issue. We raised the question during the week, Dundee

:38:36.:38:38.

United be struggling last 20 minutes because of the amount of games they

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played? They finished stronger. Is there a natural gap at that level,

:38:46.:38:48.

bottom and then top of the Premiership? You look at the teams

:38:49.:38:54.

at the top of the Premiership, better than some at the bottom of

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the Premiership. I don't think that is an argument that holds any

:39:00.:39:00.

weight. What about Templeton? You see the

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awareness of where to cause teams problems. It was a lovely flick here

:39:13.:39:18.

to Skondras for the goal. Put it on a plate for Skondras, didn't head?

:39:19.:39:23.

Look at this here. Playing between the lines, knowing how to hurt the

:39:24.:39:27.

opposition - wonderful feet and skill. Good to see him back. Why

:39:28.:39:34.

he's not played a game in nearly two years Injury problems and the fact

:39:35.:39:37.

he's been out of contract. It amazes me. Again you see wonderful feet,

:39:38.:39:42.

tight areas, wokking around the opposition and getting a penalty.

:39:43.:39:46.

This game against Ross County, getting another goal. He's got real

:39:47.:39:51.

ability to cause problems for the opposition in the final third. Going

:39:52.:39:55.

back to your question, could he be the difference for Hamilton? He

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could. He's, everything in those clips, we have seen he's a player

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capable of doing that. Let's talk about Neil McCann. Not a happy man.

:40:07.:40:10.

Do you think this affects his decision when it comes to taking

:40:11.:40:14.

over on a full-time basis, if that is his call in the end? He will be

:40:15.:40:18.

frustrated. He's right in what he says, they have achieved what they

:40:19.:40:22.

had to do, which was to stay up. The last two games have been below the

:40:23.:40:26.

standard. Conceded six goals, scored none. He will want assurances from

:40:27.:40:30.

the board that the mopny is there for him to improve this squad, a

:40:31.:40:33.

squad which has not been good enough this season by a long way. It is a

:40:34.:40:38.

big decision for Neil, it really is. I know he's passionate about Dundee

:40:39.:40:44.

and about coaching. He's got lot to think about. Do you think the

:40:45.:40:48.

pundit's chair is looking Everything was positive. These last

:40:49.:40:54.

couple of games he will be disappointed. Standing in front of

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the camera, I am sure he would not want to do interviews after results

:40:59.:41:03.

like that. It raises a difficult proposition for him whether to take

:41:04.:41:11.

the job or not. Cally Thistle would finish bottom of the table. Of

:41:12.:41:14.

course Richie Foran's side didn't know it at the time.

:41:15.:41:33.

Motherwell don't have Scott McDonald. 18-year-old.

:41:34.:41:46.

Campbell starting. A good hit from the central defender

:41:47.:42:02.

and the former Motherwell man, stretching Griffiths. Works the

:42:03.:42:12.

one-two, with Moult. This looks promising for Ainsworth. Didn't

:42:13.:42:18.

really catch the shot, Ainsworth. This was so close.

:42:19.:42:27.

Foran praying for an opening goal. Here's Draper. In goes Raven. What a

:42:28.:42:38.

chance! He's missed it! Well how Inverness Caley Thistle

:42:39.:42:40.

could have done with this going in. Fisher on the left-hand side.

:42:41.:43:08.

Off and running... Beyond Warren. And some angry team-mates can't

:43:09.:43:14.

believe he's taken this decision. Inverness are relieved.

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Tansey's corner kick. The header goes wide for Warren.

:43:27.:43:34.

But it is a gloomy mood around the ground the news Hamilton are in

:43:35.:43:44.

front against Dundee. Vigurs finds Polworth. It is Tansey

:43:45.:43:48.

and it's 1-0. A seventh goal of the season for the

:43:49.:43:54.

Aberdeen-bound Tansey. But it's all going to be too little, too late for

:43:55.:44:00.

Inverness Caley Thistle, with Hamilton well on their way to three

:44:01.:44:04.

points at New Douglas Park. Polworth... Tansey. That's 2-0... A

:44:05.:44:23.

quick-fire double for Inverness. Five goals in six games for Fisher.

:44:24.:44:26.

2-0, Inverness. McKay... And the full-back into a

:44:27.:44:42.

good crossing position. That's Draper... That's Fisher and that's

:44:43.:44:48.

3-0. And suddenly, Alex Fisher is

:44:49.:44:53.

Inverness Caley Thistle's top goal scorer. That is it for the season,

:44:54.:44:59.

but these aren't going to matter a whole lot.

:45:00.:45:03.

Stephen Robinson looks less than happy. And you can understand it.

:45:04.:45:16.

Frear with a touch. On to the crossbar and McFadden scores for

:45:17.:45:21.

Motherwell. Small consolation. It's 3-1.

:45:22.:45:31.

A good save. Off the bench McFadden scores.

:45:32.:45:44.

Frear... McFadden, the assistant manager and now invited to shoot,

:45:45.:45:53.

Inverness Caley Thistle backed off. Back from Draper. Away by Esson.

:45:54.:46:02.

Heneghan. Good touch. Here's Frear... Lovely pass. And he's

:46:03.:46:11.

bundled over by David Raven. That will be a penalty inside stoppage

:46:12.:46:16.

time. And a chance for Motherwell to get another goal back. There won't

:46:17.:46:21.

be time for much more. It's Ryan Bowman and that makes it

:46:22.:46:27.

3-2. Motherwell beaten, but they are

:46:28.:46:31.

safe, in contrast to Inverness Caley Thistle. The full-time whistle

:46:32.:46:35.

signals their relegation. I'll have a chat with the board probably

:46:36.:46:39.

Monday or Tuesday. I'm 100% behind this club. We'll know by Monday or

:46:40.:46:44.

Tuesday what their thoughts are. Changes to be made on the park, off

:46:45.:46:50.

the park. Personally, I want a smaller squad.

:46:51.:46:56.

We can get two or three bad apples in your dressing room, probably

:46:57.:46:59.

should have got rid of them in January, I didn't. I might have

:47:00.:47:03.

needed them. I stood loyal to a lot of players this season. A few of

:47:04.:47:07.

them didn't repay me. Most of them did. Losing games is not accepted.

:47:08.:47:13.

Watching people celebrate at 3-2 down I find incredible. Maybe that

:47:14.:47:17.

is why we are where we are and why we have battled all season. Maybe

:47:18.:47:22.

defeat was accepted too easily. Inverness Caley Thistle are

:47:23.:47:25.

relegated from the Premiership. Michael, what did you make of Richie

:47:26.:47:33.

Foran's bad apple comments? Richie Foran has come out with so many

:47:34.:47:37.

contradictory statements this season. Bad apples... There may be

:47:38.:47:44.

bad characters in the changing room, you deal with them. Don't get

:47:45.:47:48.

involved with your team and you deal with it that way. He's talking about

:47:49.:47:52.

you know they should have got rid of them in January. Why did you not get

:47:53.:47:59.

rid of them? There are things. Boils down to the fact that Richie Foran

:48:00.:48:04.

is an unexperienced manager, it has proven to be a disastrous

:48:05.:48:08.

appointment. That side should not have gotten relegated. The manager

:48:09.:48:11.

has to take the responsibility for that. Do you see Richie Foran

:48:12.:48:14.

staying on as the manager? It depends. It will cost them money to

:48:15.:48:20.

pay him off. Is the money there to pay him off? Or risk to take them

:48:21.:48:26.

back up... For me, and a footballing basis, you wouldn't have Richie

:48:27.:48:30.

Foran as the manager. If he stays on, that to me suggests it is a

:48:31.:48:33.

money thing. You don't see them bouncing back

:48:34.:48:37.

with Richie Foran? I was going to say the league next year is going to

:48:38.:48:41.

be the easiest championship in a long time, no Rangers, no Hibs. It

:48:42.:48:46.

is there for somebody to win. It has been a tough end to the season for

:48:47.:48:52.

Motherwellover all. You can -- Motherwell over all. We enjoy a

:48:53.:48:57.

McFadden goal from time to time. We do. It will be interesting to see

:48:58.:49:02.

whether he concentrated on the coaching side of things. We waited

:49:03.:49:07.

for it to go into the top corner. He jumped up and headed it in. Like He

:49:08.:49:15.

scored so many over the years. Trying to play, after the preseason.

:49:16.:49:18.

I guess we'll wait and see. Interesting stuff. The battle for

:49:19.:49:27.

seventh place. Kilmarnock needed a victory over Ross County.

:49:28.:49:30.

Commentary from Alasdair Lamont. County make four changes to the side

:49:31.:49:44.

that won against Accies. Franks corner kick headed away by

:49:45.:50:06.

Sammon. Should have done better. Should have

:50:07.:50:09.

hit the target, the Frenchman. He knows it.

:50:10.:50:20.

Good early chance for County. Long ball forward from Naismith.

:50:21.:50:27.

Boyce, doesn't need asking twice. A shot at goal.

:50:28.:50:42.

A neat ball forward for Jones, who has got Franks to beat. It goes down

:50:43.:50:53.

as a penalty kick. Franks protests, but not, it has to

:50:54.:50:58.

be said, to vehemently. And Sammon with a chance to put them

:50:59.:51:07.

ahead from the spot. And he does. Emphatic finish from Sammon for his

:51:08.:51:16.

sixth goal of the season. McCarey was not too far from it, but

:51:17.:51:22.

Sammon hit it well. Franks, keen to make up for the

:51:23.:51:25.

concession of that penal tismt Oh, so close!

:51:26.:51:33.

It's Liam Boyce. Well, he's certainly claiming it.

:51:34.:51:39.

Franks with the initial shot. Beat MacDonald. It comes off MacDonald,

:51:40.:51:46.

on to Boyce. It is 23 for the season.

:51:47.:52:00.

Longstaff stopped in his tracks. Frizzell... A good effort, here's...

:52:01.:52:19.

Oh and a good save. Frizzell two occasions, with saves on the County

:52:20.:52:21.

keeper. High there from Fraser.

:52:22.:52:41.

Kilmarnock are applying the pressure right now. Trying to catch the

:52:42.:52:54.

keeper out there... Malcolm, on his debut, the 20-year-old.

:52:55.:52:57.

Forward for Boyce. In behind the defence.

:52:58.:53:03.

And the cutest of finishes from the deadly striker. One of the worst

:53:04.:53:09.

celebrations in Premiership history, but Boyce has earned the right with

:53:10.:53:14.

those 24 goals. Eight in five games for Boyce. Priceless stuff as far as

:53:15.:53:19.

County are concerned. Schalk with his head in his hands.

:53:20.:53:45.

Done well to avad the challenge, Schalk. He's got options left and

:53:46.:53:51.

right. Franks, he picks w the chance. Boyce might get there. Good

:53:52.:54:08.

goal keeping by Jamie MacDonald. Jamie MacDonald back in the team and

:54:09.:54:15.

proving his worth there. McKenzie... ... Graham linking with

:54:16.:54:24.

him there. A good bit of interplay between the

:54:25.:54:30.

pair. Too tight an angle. Kilmarnock had a good spell in the

:54:31.:54:34.

game. We changed the system, which definitely helped. And we continued

:54:35.:54:39.

to, you know, go and create goal-scoring opportunities. So,

:54:40.:54:42.

really pleased. It was great to get some young lads on the pitch as

:54:43.:54:49.

well. To come down to Here was great. I want to speak to them and

:54:50.:54:57.

see if we can put a plan together for the future of the club. That's

:54:58.:54:59.

all I'm going to say. Can Ross County hang on to him in

:55:00.:55:18.

the summer? He's had a sensational season. Ten goals in his last ten

:55:19.:55:24.

games. Such a vital player for them. He scores all sorts of goals. For

:55:25.:55:29.

the last few seasons, he really has been the talisman. I think, for me,

:55:30.:55:33.

I think there will be clubs interested. It is a question of what

:55:34.:55:36.

price somebody is willing to pay. I don't think there is any doubt,

:55:37.:55:44.

looking at all types of goals he's scoring here. I don't think there is

:55:45.:55:48.

any doubt there'll be a number of clubs in for him. It will have to be

:55:49.:55:54.

a fair wedge of cash to get him away from Ross County. To be the top goal

:55:55.:56:01.

scorer playing for Ross County and finish in the bottom... The point we

:56:02.:56:08.

are making here is that Ross County are not one of the top teams in the

:56:09.:56:13.

league. Not this year. And to be top goal scorer, that is unbelievable

:56:14.:56:19.

opportunity for him. He wouldn't be on Stephen's nominations for Player

:56:20.:56:22.

of the Year though, Liam Boyce? I think there are better in league.

:56:23.:56:26.

You had some in your team? At the halfway point. The oracle and in

:56:27.:56:33.

terms of Kilmarnock, we don't know what will happen them? I think it

:56:34.:56:38.

will happen this week. He must be bored being asked the question. And

:56:39.:56:42.

he'll have a busy summer trying to recruit players. A lot of talented

:56:43.:56:46.

young players at Kilmarnock. There is still quality needed to be added

:56:47.:56:50.

to the squad to compete for the top six. I spoke to the director and he

:56:51.:56:57.

wants McColloch, it will happen, won't it? Kilmarnock are at a stage

:56:58.:57:04.

where it could be pivotal. They have Lee McCollach, who I think will take

:57:05.:57:10.

the job. The fans will come back on board. This is a crucial time for

:57:11.:57:15.

Kilmarnock. There has been malaise... They could get moving

:57:16.:57:18.

forward again. They need a grass pitch. That is what they need. Thank

:57:19.:57:21.

you very much indeed. All that leaves the table looking

:57:22.:57:24.

like this. Rangered and St Johnstone in next

:57:25.:57:35.

season. Hamilton have two more massive games

:57:36.:57:45.

to go. It's not over yet. The play-off

:57:46.:57:53.

final, join us Thursday on Thursday. The Scottish Cup final on Saturday.

:57:54.:57:57.

There's plenty of life in this season yet. From us on the

:57:58.:58:02.

Sportscene team, goodbye for now. In the middle... It is a Famous Five

:58:03.:58:18.

from Celtic. Brown! It's bril brant!

:58:19.:58:26.

That's why they're champions. And Griffiths scores.

:58:27.:58:33.

Unstoppable! They always find a way to win!

:58:34.:58:46.

Another hat-trick! For the finish from Sinclair.

:58:47.:58:51.

Gets the party started for Celtic! When the festivities

:58:52.:59:00.

It would be the greatest night of their lives...

:59:01.:59:04.

the night when Celtic Football Club captured the hearts of Europe...

:59:05.:59:07.

They were like brothers. I loved them. Absolutely loved them.

:59:08.:59:11.

A bunch of boys fae Baillieston, Bellshill and Saltcoats

:59:12.:59:15.

..became the first British club to win the European Cup.

:59:16.:59:22.

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