:00:58. > :01:04.Good evening and welcome to Sportscene. We already know the
:01:05. > :01:12.answer to a couple of questions, well Celtic beat champions? Yes. And
:01:13. > :01:22.we'll there be a relegation, yes. U2 shared the light on the discussions
:01:23. > :01:28.are Pat Nevin and Kris Boyd. Lawson Johnston yesterday it was not so
:01:29. > :01:35.much doctors orders as patience orders. The manager chose the team
:01:36. > :01:38.from his sick bed. Their opponents, Hibernian, had to win to keep alive
:01:39. > :01:57.their hopes of the top six finish. A cold afternoon and what better
:01:58. > :02:17.reward than a couple from the mascot? -- curl.
:02:18. > :02:48.Frazer Wright is underneath and he will have to be careful. Almost beat
:02:49. > :02:58.his own goalkeeper. He touched it away. Heffernan with McDonald in the
:02:59. > :03:10.way. That is a poor ball. A chance for Hibernian. It is tracked across
:03:11. > :03:18.the face of goal. He ended up walking back into the path of Danny
:03:19. > :03:25.Haynes who came close for Hibernian. That is a decent ball into the box,
:03:26. > :03:31.the header and a save. Another shot from Garry McDonald. The first grass
:03:32. > :03:38.stains appearing on the white jersey of the keeper. Wotherspoon and the
:03:39. > :03:45.goalkeeper has come for it. He has not got it and Steven MacLean has.
:03:46. > :03:51.It is his ninth of the season for Steven MacLean. St Johnstone ahead.
:03:52. > :03:56.The goalkeeper came for it and it was not for him to take. That is not
:03:57. > :04:10.the prettiest goal of the season but it counts. Stevie May looks for
:04:11. > :04:16.support. That is a great all to the past -- back post. The head from
:04:17. > :04:22.Wotherspoon and it is over. It needed just a tap what it got more
:04:23. > :04:32.of a touch and it was enough to sky it over the bar. Stevie May into the
:04:33. > :04:40.middle and Wotherspoon! Murdoch kept his eye on the ball all the way. St
:04:41. > :04:47.Johnstone note that a win against Hibernian today will secure the win
:04:48. > :05:00.in the top six. Murdoch is even sitting down to make saves now.
:05:01. > :05:06.Stevie May again. Or Halloran trying to get one away from Boateng, across
:05:07. > :05:13.it comes and it is then, off of Ryan McGeever. It is an all in goal. That
:05:14. > :05:22.is the first own goal for and Johnstone in over a year. Boateng
:05:23. > :05:29.simply was not strong enough. Ryan McGuffie is unlucky there. Very
:05:30. > :05:38.little he could do. Very little he could do. Danny Haynes. He has
:05:39. > :05:45.pushed down on Wotherspoon and then he stood on him. It has got to be a
:05:46. > :05:52.red card. The referee comes across. I have no idea what he is
:05:53. > :06:00.complaining about. He pushed over his opponent and then look at the
:06:01. > :06:10.stamp. St Johnstone are looking for a third. That goalkeeper is earning
:06:11. > :06:18.his money, he can smile about it. Again Hibernian lack at the back.
:06:19. > :06:23.Stevie May will leave it. Wotherspoon enjoined the afternoon
:06:24. > :06:32.against his former employers. That is delightful footwork by David
:06:33. > :06:39.Wotherspoon. 2-0 up so he can try a few flicks and tricks, wonderful by
:06:40. > :06:45.David Wotherspoon. That is bad defending. Boateng. McLean looking
:06:46. > :06:53.for help, he sends it out wide. Or Halloran, back onto Wotherspoon. It
:06:54. > :06:59.is Gary Miller. Not a great end to a move with Hibernian going one way
:07:00. > :07:10.and then the other. Being pulled all over the place. It has been the
:07:11. > :07:16.good, bad and ugly this week. The ugly was the sending off, the red
:07:17. > :07:23.card, the bad where the lapses for the goal. The good was getting
:07:24. > :07:31.Steven Thompson into the team. We did really well in the first-half. I
:07:32. > :07:36.am delighted for Tommy. To get back in the top six again for the third
:07:37. > :07:47.year in a row. What an achievement for a club like this. A fantastic
:07:48. > :07:55.achievement for St Johnstone. Now let's take a look at the march
:07:56. > :08:05.through the eyes of Sean Murdoch. This man had a turbulent afternoon,
:08:06. > :08:09.his wife went into labour. Within the six yard line you go in and you
:08:10. > :08:14.wipe out everything in front of you. If you do not get it it is your
:08:15. > :08:21.fault but for the rest of the game I think he was splendid. Meticulously
:08:22. > :08:30.as the game wore on I think he stop it being a particularly embarrassing
:08:31. > :08:33.scoreline against Hibernian. From a Hibernian point of view they will be
:08:34. > :08:40.disappointed by the chances that their opponents have had. It could
:08:41. > :08:45.have been six if they are goalkeeper had not been so good. As a
:08:46. > :08:52.substitute goalkeeper you do not have time to think about it, you
:08:53. > :08:57.come in and do your best, in the end the fault was not with him,
:08:58. > :09:02.Hibernian have bigger problems than just the goalkeeper at the moment.
:09:03. > :09:09.Looking to the end of the season there could be real concerns. And
:09:10. > :09:16.what about this red card situation, what was he thinking about? The
:09:17. > :09:22.elbow is there to start with and you can see the intent, it is stupid. He
:09:23. > :09:31.will be wasting paper work appealing that one, that is for sure. What is
:09:32. > :09:35.going through his mind? You are just a bit angry and furious new the end
:09:36. > :09:41.of the game when you are getting beat and you have been working hard
:09:42. > :09:47.and trying hard, it is just excuses. Now let's have a look at the record
:09:48. > :09:57.of Terry Butcher since he arrived at Hibernian.
:09:58. > :10:08.He took over at Inverness in January the season they got relegated,
:10:09. > :10:15.Hibernian are not going to get relegated, are they? It looks really
:10:16. > :10:20.bad for Terry Butcher but I cannot blame him, he has to rebuild the
:10:21. > :10:34.team but he has to make sure he is doing that in the Es PFL, a win will
:10:35. > :10:39.be needed. Lots of significant questions remain for St Mirren. They
:10:40. > :10:48.are second from the bottom of the table. For Celtic, Liam Henderson
:10:49. > :10:54.did enough last week to retain his place in the starting line-up. The
:10:55. > :11:12.only changes virtual Van Dijk replacing Efe Ambrose. -- virtual
:11:13. > :11:18.Van Dijk. -- Virgil. Fraser Forster getting a good arm to that. A sign
:11:19. > :11:29.that St Mirren are not here only to defend. A nice switch of play,
:11:30. > :11:35.Naismith coming forward. Magennis, it falls nicely for Naismith,
:11:36. > :11:44.against rate at Forster. Some encouraging signs for the visitors.
:11:45. > :11:52.Anthony Stokes, a lovely ball, Leigh Griffiths is then. The score is what
:11:53. > :11:57.it is chalked off, he has been flagged for off side. He does not
:11:58. > :12:08.agree. That is marginal, a great pass and the really nice finish. It
:12:09. > :12:11.remains goalless. Commons and stalks looking dangerous. Commons could not
:12:12. > :12:19.quite stretch to knock that into the net. St Mirren could not get that
:12:20. > :12:25.clear. Eventually diverted over the crossbar. Liam Henderson cannot
:12:26. > :12:32.believe he did not score. Nice from Commons Ford Griffiths. Surely this
:12:33. > :12:41.must be the opening goal for Celtic. Darren McGregor is the man on the
:12:42. > :12:45.line for St Mirren this time. Leigh Griffiths had so many options, it
:12:46. > :12:55.looked inevitable that Celtic would score. Sometimes it was kept out.
:12:56. > :13:00.Stop in his tracks. Celtic looking to make the breakthrough before
:13:01. > :13:07.half-time. An exciting ball. Stephan your hands on with his first Celtic
:13:08. > :13:27.goal! Celtic are in front just before the break. -- Johansen. He
:13:28. > :13:31.could hardly miss. That is good play from stalks. Leigh Griffiths outside
:13:32. > :13:38.of him. Leigh Griffiths note for number two. Celtic doubled the lead
:13:39. > :13:46.and it is five goals in five games for Leigh Griffiths. Again it is
:13:47. > :13:49.that trio of strokes, Commons and Griffiths combining. Celtic know
:13:50. > :14:02.surely have the three points wrapped up. A short corner from Commons. He
:14:03. > :14:10.gets it back again. Commons. So unfortunate for Commons. Chris
:14:11. > :14:18.Commons so often on the scoresheet for Celtic these days and only a
:14:19. > :14:26.little away from that today. Plenty of options. Griffiths. Back to the
:14:27. > :14:31.Welshman again. The cross, Commons in there again and stalks but the
:14:32. > :14:40.whistle had gone for the challenge on Marian Kello. Celtic looking
:14:41. > :14:46.dangerous every time they come forward.
:14:47. > :14:55.It's a good ball. High up in the air. Kello bundles over Griffiths
:14:56. > :15:00.and there's Stokes. Leigh Griffiths took a sore one. I don't think
:15:01. > :15:19.there's any suggestion of a penalty. A dangerous corner, hacked away by
:15:20. > :15:23.McGuinness. -- McGuinness. Van Dijk on this occasion. Once again the
:15:24. > :15:26.assistant referee's flag is raised. I think there's too much doubt about
:15:27. > :15:51.this one. It's a fine finish to round things
:15:52. > :15:52.off. Really well team goal. Anthony Stokes kept it down brilliantly to
:15:53. > :16:03.beat Kello. We should have won the game more
:16:04. > :16:08.comprehensively with the chances we had. But the attacking play and the
:16:09. > :16:13.style of play at the minute is to a very high standard. I'm really
:16:14. > :16:18.enjoying watching the team playing at the minute. Nobody else has
:16:19. > :16:22.managed to capitalise on it. We've got to see that as a positive,
:16:23. > :16:28.especially at this particular stage of the season. Great football once
:16:29. > :16:32.again from Celtic. They can be crowned champions on Wednesday night
:16:33. > :16:37.if Aberdeen drop points on Tuesday night at Ross County. The first
:16:38. > :16:42.goal. From Johansen since arriving in Scottish football. He has made
:16:43. > :16:51.quiet progress, the Norwegian player of the. How do you assess it? When
:16:52. > :16:54.you look, they are in a great position there but the right
:16:55. > :16:59.switches off and you get in between them. The ball from Griffiths is
:17:00. > :17:06.tremendous, with his so called bad foot! It's that willingness to get
:17:07. > :17:12.beyond the defenders, and he's done that. You know what it's like to
:17:13. > :17:16.adapt to life at an old firm club, but are you surprised how well
:17:17. > :17:19.Griffiths has settled in? No, because he's been here before and
:17:20. > :17:25.he's scored goals with Hibs. You will get more chant -- and so is at
:17:26. > :17:30.Celtic. He's a tremendous finisher. He probably could have had more in
:17:31. > :17:35.that game. The offside one that was shown was maybe touch and go as
:17:36. > :17:39.well. Neil Lennon is talking about adding four or five new faces to the
:17:40. > :17:44.Celtic squad come the summer. Is the gulf between Celtic and the rest
:17:45. > :17:48.simply going to widen? Most likely it will. You never know, Aberdeen
:17:49. > :17:54.might keep on going but you never know what's going to happen there.
:17:55. > :17:56.If you are bringing in the likes of Griffiths, he has been superb. A lot
:17:57. > :18:02.of Celtic fans weren't sure about him, but he is fantastic. Johansen
:18:03. > :18:08.etc coming on, they are going to have to reinvent themselves a little
:18:09. > :18:11.bit as they go on, because they will continue to lose players down south
:18:12. > :18:19.and there's nothing much they can do about that. As for St Mirren, any
:18:20. > :18:25.positives? Guess, their game has finished now! They can just forget
:18:26. > :18:32.about that, move on and thank their lucky stars that was only three, it
:18:33. > :18:35.could have been a hell of a lot more. Kilmarnock were cast the
:18:36. > :18:40.supporting act yesterday but were hoping to upstage the cup winners,
:18:41. > :18:43.Aberdeen. As the Pittodrie Stadium or gathered at the tawdry to pay
:18:44. > :19:07.tribute to the heroes of last weekend.
:19:08. > :19:14.Peter Paul missed the league Cup Final because of injury. Johnny
:19:15. > :19:16.Hayes missed practically all a bit for the same reason. A great moment
:19:17. > :19:34.for the pair of them now. Barry Robson starts on the bench.
:19:35. > :19:47.Three changes to the cull Marnoch team. -- Kilmarnock.
:19:48. > :19:57.Rory Mackenzie on the move. Being allowed to run a long way with the
:19:58. > :20:09.ball. Still going. He flicks it for Kris Boyd. 1-0! He is deadly. As the
:20:10. > :20:13.recriminations go an in the Aberdeen defence, allowed to turn and poke
:20:14. > :20:20.the ball past Langfield. Smith wriggles clear. A great
:20:21. > :20:34.chance. Played up by Reynolds. Flicked on by
:20:35. > :20:55.Nick K. For Adam Rooney, 1-1! What a prolific scorer he has been
:20:56. > :21:00.since becoming an Aberdeen player. If you give him this sort of room at
:21:01. > :21:16.the edge of the area, this is what he does. Having got themselves
:21:17. > :21:20.level, they now fancy going in front. That was Nile McGinn blazing
:21:21. > :21:23.a shot over the top. Although he would have to give some credit for
:21:24. > :21:46.the challenge. It is through from McGinn. And he is
:21:47. > :21:48.denied again. Set up by Rooney. He was onside, although the flag went
:21:49. > :22:01.up against him. Another missed chance. The goals
:22:02. > :22:04.were flowing so freely last season for McGinn. At the moment it is a
:22:05. > :22:22.real struggle. A really inviting ball in from
:22:23. > :22:30.McGinn. Concert thine involved as well. -- concert thine. That was
:22:31. > :22:50.clumsy from Ashcroft on Adam Rooney. Reynolds gets the break of the ball
:22:51. > :23:00.deflected. Smith... Jack! 2-1 Aberdeen. Ryan Jack scores. It's
:23:01. > :23:06.been an afternoon of celebration already with the League Cup on show.
:23:07. > :23:09.Aberdeen want the win to go with it. They are now 2-1 ahead, having been
:23:10. > :23:36.one down. McGinn is on the end of Jack's pass.
:23:37. > :23:44.He's dragged it wide. You get the feeling McGinn could be here all day
:23:45. > :23:49.long trying to score. It keeps us winning. It's important to try and
:23:50. > :23:54.keep winning, especially at home. That's the first one done. We go to
:23:55. > :24:00.Ross County on Tuesday. We are looking for a stunning performance
:24:01. > :24:04.again. If we can get that, we've got ourselves a chance. We got a good
:24:05. > :24:10.goal, we looked good on the counter attack. We looked solid. But to lose
:24:11. > :24:14.a goal from a free kick, especially after the week before, that was very
:24:15. > :24:19.disappointing. It's been a fantastic week for Aberdeen. But last weekend,
:24:20. > :24:23.victory in the league cup and today they celebrated in the Granite city
:24:24. > :24:26.in style, with an open top bus parade through union Street.
:24:27. > :24:31.Thousands of Aberdeen fans flocked to see their teams coming with
:24:32. > :24:38.silverware. Echoes of 30 years ago. The trophy laid in the 1980s. Great
:24:39. > :24:42.scenes. It's good to see so many people coming out. They've waited a
:24:43. > :24:47.long time, but they have two add to that. It's one trophy, they've got a
:24:48. > :24:51.great chance of another coming up as well. But this should be just the
:24:52. > :24:55.start. The new manager has come in and done a phenomenal job, but let's
:24:56. > :24:59.hope they don't lose a lot of those players. We've seen teams in
:25:00. > :25:04.Scotland become really good and then just fall away quickly. This is a
:25:05. > :25:09.real chance for Aberdeen. There was a great deal of celebration at
:25:10. > :25:14.Qatada yesterday, and this man here almost spoiled it! And going to ask
:25:15. > :25:18.a question of him here. He's got his back to the goal when it falls to
:25:19. > :25:24.him. He turns and hits it and doesn't look. This is a habit of
:25:25. > :25:28.strikers that I could never get during my career. I was always
:25:29. > :25:33.looking for half a yard. You are trying these days to go beyond. I'm
:25:34. > :25:37.not trying to embarrass you, but you go beyond defenders a lot more than
:25:38. > :25:42.you did in your earlier career. It's played into you, your back is to the
:25:43. > :25:48.goal. There isn't, for me, a goal on here. Do you think about it or do
:25:49. > :25:58.you basically... It's just instinct. You know roughly where the goal is
:25:59. > :26:03.going to be. I put it back across. With Rooney's goal as well, he does
:26:04. > :26:08.exactly the same. As soon as he gets that half yard he moves it. For
:26:09. > :26:12.someone who's not a striker, I don't think there's a chance on because
:26:13. > :26:17.there's player between me and the goal. You just put it back where it
:26:18. > :26:24.came from. His first touch takes it across. It puts it back across the
:26:25. > :26:28.goalkeeper. He took a step that way. He's totally blind and put it
:26:29. > :26:32.back across him. It is a great finish from him. For us, it was
:26:33. > :26:39.disappointing because we silenced the crowd. To find ourselves one
:26:40. > :26:44.each, we were lucky. It ended a 2-1 because Aberdeen threw everything at
:26:45. > :26:49.us in the second half. Never a week goes by where you don't get linked
:26:50. > :26:54.with Rangers. Ally McCoist talking about his hopes to have you back at
:26:55. > :26:58.the club at some point. Is that a possibility? I don't know. You never
:26:59. > :27:04.know what's going to happen. I've found that out. What I will say,
:27:05. > :27:06.I've said it umpteen times, and am enjoying my football, and scoring
:27:07. > :27:13.goals. You never know what's going to happen in the future. We need to
:27:14. > :27:17.get a few more points, we know that. But we look forward to the cup
:27:18. > :27:23.finals. Hopefully we will pull ourselves away from the bottom end.
:27:24. > :27:26.19 goals and counting. Celtic will be champions soon, the Premiership
:27:27. > :27:41.is back midweek as well and so, too, is Sportscene.
:27:42. > :27:48.Despite all the hullabaloo caused by Aberdeen's recent revival, there's
:27:49. > :27:51.no guarantee they will finish second in the Premiership. Mullet -- other
:27:52. > :27:56.well have been there or thereabouts in the past few seasons and this
:27:57. > :27:59.season is no different. They are very much in contention. Invite
:28:00. > :28:05.girls lined up against his old side, Ross County. Derek Adams said
:28:06. > :28:07.he'd spotted weaknesses in the Motherwell side that he hoped his
:28:08. > :28:11.team would be able to exploit. Easier said than done. Ross County
:28:12. > :28:17.themselves in desperate need of points.
:28:18. > :28:21.If Ross County are to avoid the end of season play-offs, then they are
:28:22. > :28:25.going to have to start taking chances like this. Jordan Slew still
:28:26. > :28:30.without a Ross County goal should have at least hit the target. With a
:28:31. > :28:35.testimonial dinner fork the captain coming up in the evening, Motherwell
:28:36. > :28:40.were keen to celebrate with a win. But the early signs were that County
:28:41. > :28:44.keeper I'd be the party spoiler as he denied James McFadden. But with
:28:45. > :28:51.the Motherwell drum being pounded proudly, the home side tried again.
:28:52. > :28:55.But again McFadden denied by Brown. But Motherwell retained possession.
:28:56. > :29:00.Some inventive trickery from Ainsworth then gave Lasley the
:29:01. > :29:07.chance. But the testimonial man could only fire wide. In the second
:29:08. > :29:10.half the Motherwell drum was keeping up the rhythm, but the players on
:29:11. > :29:15.the park were upping the pace. Ian bikers with a shot. This time
:29:16. > :29:22.McFadden found his way past the County keeper. A good initial save
:29:23. > :29:27.from Brown but the pieces falling kindly former -- the former Scotland
:29:28. > :29:32.star, McFadden. Derek Adams, the Ross County manager, wouldn't be
:29:33. > :29:36.happy with his keeper come the final whistle and for parrying the ball.
:29:37. > :29:45.Although this one was at least proofed to safety. But soon after,
:29:46. > :29:52.Brown failed to hold this swerving effort from Craig Moore. And there
:29:53. > :29:57.was certain to make it 2-0. The shot seemingly wrong footing Brown and
:29:58. > :30:00.Sutton, with his 19th goal of the season. There was still a chance for
:30:01. > :30:06.Ross County to take something from this game. Come the 77th minute,
:30:07. > :30:16.Richie Britton struck the base of the post. They got even closer five
:30:17. > :30:24.minutes later. Yann Songo'o with the goal, as County mounted a late
:30:25. > :30:30.rally. With antlers bristling, they had one last pop. Yann Songo'o
:30:31. > :30:37.again. But defeat, and was the Ross County manager who was bristling
:30:38. > :30:41.come full-time. I take full responsibility, he has padded the
:30:42. > :30:47.ball into an area where the strikers come in and are going to score. It
:30:48. > :30:52.should be parried around the post. Oval ball, we've created enough
:30:53. > :30:56.chances here to win. We've not been clinical but we got three points.
:30:57. > :31:05.The Ross County manager, Derek Adams, blasted Mark Brown after the
:31:06. > :31:12.game, was a justified? It was quite harsh, he is a good keeper. If you
:31:13. > :31:20.are going to parry it you have to do that into the Ainger areas. You know
:31:21. > :31:29.what goalkeepers should be doing. This one, there is the angle you
:31:30. > :31:36.want to put it at. It takes a move. I am with you on that. The first
:31:37. > :31:39.one, fair enough. The second one, goalkeepers are not catching the
:31:40. > :31:46.ball any more, it is because they are not moving. He has been punished
:31:47. > :31:56.for probably the two mistakes of the game. Motherwell now level on points
:31:57. > :32:04.with them. Stuart McCall trying to play down the fact they could end
:32:05. > :32:10.second. I think they have had a fantastic season. They are under the
:32:11. > :32:14.radar in many ways. They are 18 could be qualifying -- celebrating
:32:15. > :32:19.this season. Everyone took their eye off of Motherwell but there are
:32:20. > :32:28.players coming in and doing really well. Certainly they should be
:32:29. > :32:33.celebrating. It is good to see James back scoring goals and doing really
:32:34. > :32:37.well. James has got himself back together in the last couple of
:32:38. > :32:43.months which is great because you want your good players doing well
:32:44. > :32:54.and he is in that category. You old-timers are doing well. That is
:32:55. > :32:59.very, very harsh! Inverness had not scored a single goal in their last
:33:00. > :33:09.five matches, a mid week defeat to Motherwell added to the gloom. Not
:33:10. > :33:16.only good Partick Thistle halt their opponents were a touch demoralised
:33:17. > :33:27.yesterday but they could take hope from their when last October. Ross
:33:28. > :33:35.Draper first to try his luck on goal. Norway past Gallacher. This
:33:36. > :33:46.man has been a significant players and joining in January. Again no way
:33:47. > :33:52.past the Thistle keeper. The competition was beginning to hot up.
:33:53. > :33:57.Taylor did well to find space 18 yards out but the goalkeeper was on
:33:58. > :34:06.hand to push the ball wide for a corner. And again, the pair went
:34:07. > :34:19.head to head. This time a free kick from the official striker. The
:34:20. > :34:24.difficult stop. Greg Tanzi is on his second spell with Thistle and he
:34:25. > :34:34.felt he should have made it with this short but it went over the
:34:35. > :34:40.crossbar. It has been a pretty barren spell for Billy McKay in
:34:41. > :34:46.recent weeks but with this short looking set to score it was
:34:47. > :34:54.disappointingly high and wide of the goal. This man thought he had a
:34:55. > :34:59.short when he fired the ball past the keeper and into the net, only
:35:00. > :35:05.for the flag to be raised for off side. This free kick went across
:35:06. > :35:14.goal and Billy McKay knocked it home from just two yards out. Back in
:35:15. > :35:23.goal-scoring form. The welcome three points. As a manager you cannot give
:35:24. > :35:27.them an excuse. I asked them to play with more energy in the second
:35:28. > :35:35.half, they gave everything they had got and I am the light did we picked
:35:36. > :35:42.up the three points. We were by far the better team in the first half
:35:43. > :35:47.and did not take our chances. I thought having that goal chalked off
:35:48. > :35:55.that our striker was thinking he was onside. You almost get a sense of
:35:56. > :36:04.relief from Caley Thistle and Billy McKay. He sets high standards for
:36:05. > :36:09.himself. Good strikers will always go back. People get himself in the
:36:10. > :36:14.position. That was a great header and he anticipated. He is difficult
:36:15. > :36:21.to pick up, it is a great finish for him. How difficult is it for a
:36:22. > :36:29.striker when you go through a barren run? I think it was six games he did
:36:30. > :36:33.not have legal. If you are not getting the chances that is when it
:36:34. > :36:38.is worrying. You will go through patches will your finishing is not
:36:39. > :36:44.up to scratch and that is part and parcel of being a footballer,
:36:45. > :36:50.strikers will miss chances. But you always look to score the next one
:36:51. > :36:53.and that is what he did yesterday. Alan Archibald thought his side
:36:54. > :37:02.should have taken something, would you agree? Yes. I feel really sorry
:37:03. > :37:10.for Partick Thistle. They should not be in the danger they are in at the
:37:11. > :37:15.moment. They get into really good positions. They keep on getting
:37:16. > :37:18.there and keep on getting shots on target, eventually their luck will
:37:19. > :37:27.change. When you see your luck changing, it did not change year.
:37:28. > :37:34.The assistant referee was in a good position. But if Lionel Taylor keeps
:37:35. > :37:42.on getting the right positions I think he will be the guy who keeps
:37:43. > :37:46.Partick Thistle up. I think I probably ask you this every single
:37:47. > :37:53.week but who do you think will finish second bottom? I think it
:37:54. > :38:02.will be difficult for St Mirren and Ross County seem on a poor run right
:38:03. > :38:07.now. Hibernian could get dragged in. When you are in the bottom six you
:38:08. > :38:12.are all against each other. We have been lucky to have picked up Lloyd's
:38:13. > :38:17.against the teams in the bottom six. It is going to be difficult when you
:38:18. > :38:23.are down there every game is difficult. We look forward to them
:38:24. > :38:39.and go in with confidence. It will be hugely interesting for us.
:38:40. > :38:47.Tynecastle next. One change for Hearts for the side that lost last
:38:48. > :38:49.time round at Rugby Park. Jackie McNamara makes five changes to the
:38:50. > :39:18.United side. Into the middle it goes. Callum
:39:19. > :39:35.Paterson. He is strong. The chance! Nice linkup play by Hearts. But some
:39:36. > :39:41.was really strong. -- Patterson. A little nutmeg. Danger here for
:39:42. > :39:48.Hearts. Robertson has made a great run. The ball into the middle
:39:49. > :40:04.converted by Ryan Graham. Hearts are picked apart. Great play.
:40:05. > :40:10.Robertson's run was to perfection. We will move onto the 50 point mark
:40:11. > :40:17.with a win tonight. That was a good save. This is great play by Dundee
:40:18. > :40:28.United. They have not scored since November. They are more than
:40:29. > :40:34.capable. That was a bit early. Now dear Jeff J. The in the middle. He
:40:35. > :40:38.will come again. No takers in the end. The dear Jeff G saying I played
:40:39. > :41:10.it clear you wanted it. Smith doing well. Jamie Hamill for
:41:11. > :41:30.Hearts. He felt he was being fouled. Under pressure and they give it
:41:31. > :41:38.away. Cifci. Great goal. No wonder he is smiling. That gave the
:41:39. > :41:51.goalkeeper Noel chance. Jackie McNamara likes his Friday night
:41:52. > :41:55.football. Wilson! A great header. Right across the front of the
:41:56. > :42:03.defence and into the opposite corner it goes. I think we could have
:42:04. > :42:07.scored more goals in a lot easier to the finish instead of hanging on
:42:08. > :42:12.until the last few minutes but I think that is more a criticism of
:42:13. > :42:18.our performance tonight, we did not take more chances. I am macro we put
:42:19. > :42:25.the lot into the game. The last second goal was a fantastic finish.
:42:26. > :42:35.As a manager that is all you can ask. Ciftci know with 40 goals. I
:42:36. > :42:41.thought there was one moment in this match where he got his pass wrong
:42:42. > :42:47.but are you saying I am wrong? He has got to pass here. The ball has
:42:48. > :42:53.gone it is in the middle, give me Ed. It looks like a good path but by
:42:54. > :42:59.the time he passed it it is not, the timing is wrong but that is just
:43:00. > :43:04.about the only thing he did wrong. Quick feet here and you score this
:43:05. > :43:10.goal in any league in the planet and it is a cracker or let's just enjoy
:43:11. > :43:16.that. He is contracted until the summer of 2016 so if anyone does
:43:17. > :43:24.come in for him United will get the money for him. If it was any other
:43:25. > :43:29.league in the world it would be shown over and over again. He has
:43:30. > :43:36.scored some wonderful goals this season but also some great tap ins.
:43:37. > :43:41.Brian Graham has to break his stride. It probably should have been
:43:42. > :43:51.more comfortable for Dundee United in the end up. Black sabbath this
:43:52. > :43:55.weekend in terms of Hibernian being able to relegate Hearts. How
:43:56. > :44:06.significant with that be in terms of the whole Edinburgh football thing?
:44:07. > :44:11.In the end Hearts fans who had looked at it in the way that if they
:44:12. > :44:21.beat their opponents they will drag them down. Now look at this. The cat
:44:22. > :44:26.the referee. White. I think the referee saw him coming and had a
:44:27. > :44:31.little look around. The referee will not take a hit. He looked round and
:44:32. > :44:35.thinks I am not going to get knocked over so I am going to give him a
:44:36. > :44:43.little bit and white, he takes them out. Well done, very funny. Absolute
:44:44. > :44:53.class. He hardly moved when he got hit there! What is the highlight?
:44:54. > :44:58.Celtic will be celebrating. I suppose you have to look at the team
:44:59. > :45:03.that has been ignored a little bit. Celtic have got into the top six
:45:04. > :45:10.again. Limited budgets, getting there, applaud them. Thank you very
:45:11. > :45:12.much. Let's look at the Premiership table this evening. Not a lot has
:45:13. > :45:29.changed. St Johnstone will be in the top six,
:45:30. > :45:39.Hibernian in the bottom six. It is very tight. It is a weekend of haves
:45:40. > :45:49.and have-nots. Until Thursday, good night.