:00:19. > :00:27.It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas and we have 45 minutes of
:00:27. > :00:31.festive football for you, rounding up the long weekend in the SPL. I
:00:31. > :00:36.hesitate to say we have a couple of Christmas crackers in the studio,
:00:36. > :00:40.but we do have a pair of high- scoring strikers. It says here.
:00:40. > :00:45.They will talk you through the action. Steven Thompson and John
:00:45. > :00:55.Robertson are with us. John was at Tynecastle today, to watch Hearts
:00:55. > :01:00.
:01:00. > :01:05.against Dundee United. Commentary Tynecastle, there will be a hero's'
:01:05. > :01:09.welcome for Rudi Skacel, always loved that Tynecastle because of
:01:09. > :01:19.his goals and his Cup final heroics and the number on the jersey tells
:01:19. > :01:44.
:01:44. > :01:49.back for Dundee United but a cool finish from Ryan Stevenson. It fell
:01:49. > :01:59.to Brian Stephenson, who cleverly finished. He opened up his foot and
:01:59. > :01:59.
:01:59. > :02:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:02:49. > :02:58.Willo Flood. That is a senseless A great ball in from the throat,
:02:59. > :03:02.
:03:02. > :03:12.put Willo Flood causing his side against Aberdeen and now Dundee
:03:12. > :03:28.
:03:28. > :03:38.United. His second of the afternoon. sending it over the top. A signal
:03:38. > :03:50.
:03:50. > :04:00.the worst at the bottom of that pile. It will take him a moment or
:04:00. > :04:17.
:04:17. > :04:23.match. -- United are back in the match. Fine style from Keith Watson.
:04:23. > :04:27.A hint of offside. It is a great finish from Keith Watson. He gets
:04:28. > :04:37.the benefit of the doubt from the assistant. The ball was fired in by
:04:38. > :04:51.
:04:51. > :04:56.his side, being out played in the flag did not come up and he had a
:04:56. > :05:06.chance. He looked offside, he was offside. United would have had
:05:06. > :05:29.
:05:29. > :05:34.something to say if that had gone hits this afternoon, still to find
:05:34. > :05:44.a way past the keeper as United continue the quest for the
:05:44. > :05:50.
:05:50. > :05:59.have been waiting for. He was brought down brilliantly by Russell,
:05:59. > :06:02.A sense of progress a Hearts, into the top six, but what do you expect
:06:02. > :06:06.it to happen for your old team between now and the end of the
:06:06. > :06:11.season? It has been a wonderful effort from the Hearts fans. They
:06:12. > :06:14.have been superb. To raise �1.2 million from a share issue in seven
:06:14. > :06:18.weeks is astonishing. They are coming along in vast numbers. They
:06:19. > :06:23.are going to the games. They have done their fund-raising. The big
:06:23. > :06:27.one could be the semi-final, if they were to beat Inverness, which
:06:27. > :06:30.would be one massive, massive task, the way they are playing. It could
:06:30. > :06:36.see then, if they continued the sales of tickets, it should see
:06:36. > :06:39.them OK. Then, next year, they will come down to self sustainability.
:06:39. > :06:49.Dundee United seemed to like to give themselves a challenge and it
:06:49. > :06:53.
:06:53. > :07:00.was not a great defending for let it bounce. I tell you what,...
:07:00. > :07:08.He uses his body. He about mussels Maclean. He could have dropped and
:07:08. > :07:18.given a clean... The first part is the big that will upset Peter
:07:18. > :07:19.
:07:19. > :07:23.He muscled him out of it and gave Hearts a perfect start. That is the
:07:23. > :07:28.second successive weekend that Willo Flood has conceded a penalty.
:07:28. > :07:38.If Peter Houston had any hair to pull out, he would be. Every chance,
:07:38. > :07:41.
:07:42. > :07:46.It that is the penalty kick. Craig Thomson is standing in, we will see
:07:46. > :07:51.Willo Flood last week, I don't think they have to do anything here.
:07:51. > :07:59.If Ross Draper can score from here, why he dives in, I don't know. He
:08:00. > :08:04.It is in his character, he is always fouling and giving away free
:08:04. > :08:09.kicks. He needs to not do it in the box. I was wondering what you were
:08:09. > :08:14.going to call him, for one worrying moment. Dundee United reckon they
:08:14. > :08:24.deserved more from the game. Were they right? Yes, listen, the thing
:08:24. > :08:26.
:08:26. > :08:30.they were fortunate because it looks like they may have been
:08:31. > :08:34.offside. But trust me, Dundee United put in a lot in this game
:08:34. > :08:38.today and how Johnny Russell took the game he got, the chance in the
:08:38. > :08:42.last minute, it probably would have been a deserved point. There was
:08:42. > :08:46.not much between the teams. This was the real chance, a good first
:08:46. > :08:50.touch, he does not keep it down. Peter Houston was really frustrated
:08:50. > :08:58.after the game because the highlights did not show it but
:08:58. > :09:06.there was lots of pressure. Hart's' back four, they were magnificent --
:09:06. > :09:12.I don't think they got the reward they have been due. A lot of the
:09:12. > :09:15.pre-match build-up was about Rudi Skacel's return to Tynecastle. His
:09:15. > :09:19.number on the back of the shirt was on the front of the programme. It
:09:19. > :09:23.was guaranteed to fall flat. By all accounts he was not at his best in
:09:23. > :09:33.the game and that sometimes happen if there is build-up and
:09:33. > :09:39.by the fans. I think that is going to come back and haunt him a bit,
:09:39. > :09:46.that last bit there. The Hearts fans, it is during the game, United
:09:46. > :09:53.comes out of the traps really half -- in the second half really well.
:09:53. > :09:57.He has been 2-0 down, the fans were not to just about it and rightly so.
:09:57. > :10:01.It is an innocuous thing, but he should have ignored it, maybe when
:10:01. > :10:09.he was substituted or maybe after the game, ignored the fans. By
:10:09. > :10:14.don't think he should have been Hibs were looking to end a poor
:10:14. > :10:24.recent run, they played Kilmarnock at Rugby piked -- at Rugby Park.
:10:24. > :10:39.
:10:39. > :10:46.kick had plenty of power in it. Paul Heffernan, he has better luck.
:10:46. > :10:53.Williams was not getting to that one. Paul Heffernan gives
:10:53. > :11:03.Kilmarnock 86 minute lead against Hibs. -- Fajr -- a lead in the six
:11:03. > :11:15.
:11:15. > :11:24.Paul Heffernan, looking for a second in the early stages. Very
:11:24. > :11:31.close. Kenny Shiels continuing in the stand, of course. It has been
:11:31. > :11:38.going OK since the suspension began. Paul Kenny hooks it clear but there
:11:38. > :11:48.is a shout for a penalty. Watch his jersey, there. Not spotted by the
:11:48. > :11:56.
:11:56. > :12:06.players when they threw away at 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 last week. They
:12:06. > :12:11.
:12:11. > :12:21.are back on level terms through after going behind against
:12:21. > :12:35.
:12:35. > :12:45.Kilmarnock. He has taken full knew too much about it. A horrible
:12:45. > :12:53.
:12:53. > :13:03.is a way, off the line, by Fowler. Paul Cairney feels he should have
:13:03. > :13:03.
:13:03. > :13:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:13:45. > :13:52.scored here. But for James Fowler, going to be booked for diving. Well,
:13:52. > :14:02.it is a massive decision for the referee. Paul Cairney, bearing down
:14:02. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :14:20.on Michael Nelson. Down he went Kilmarnock have had a roller-
:14:20. > :14:24.coaster of result, they you never know what to expect. The following
:14:24. > :14:27.weekend, they can play the opposite football. They have been up and
:14:27. > :14:31.down, not getting consistency going. When they do get their passing game
:14:31. > :14:34.going, they moved a Kid -- they move the ball tremendously well.
:14:34. > :14:44.They have been inconsistent. They will be looking to put a run
:14:44. > :14:46.
:14:46. > :14:55.together, like ourselves. A couple look at the referee's position, it
:14:55. > :15:01.is perfect. Eoin Doyle loses him. How he cannot see that is beyond me.
:15:01. > :15:07.It is a definite penalty kick. is one of Hibs' witnesses. It isn't
:15:07. > :15:11.easy one for the referee to give up. You see the penalty Hearts was
:15:11. > :15:15.given and the second one. similarities. It should have been a
:15:15. > :15:20.penalty kick. Maybe Bobby Madden decided to cancel out the penalty
:15:20. > :15:26.claims in this match because this was Paul Cairney and the challenge.
:15:26. > :15:29.This is also a penalty kick. He over run Setanta knocks it passed.
:15:29. > :15:33.He commits the challenge and does not get the ball. It is not a
:15:33. > :15:38.booking. He has knocked it a way, but when you see it again I think
:15:38. > :15:46.you seen Nelson. There was contact. Keep an eye on Paul Cairney's back
:15:46. > :15:51.foot. He trails his leg a bit to make it look, after the contact.
:15:51. > :15:54.Possibly, but there is contact. is the double whammy because no
:15:54. > :16:02.penalty for Hibs there and Paul Cairney is now suspended. Yes, that
:16:02. > :16:11.is a big loss to them. It should have been penalty kicks. It would
:16:11. > :16:21.have had an outcome on the game. Now it is St Mirren against
:16:21. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :17:04.problems. That might have come off Steven Thompson. It was lashed away
:17:04. > :17:29.
:17:29. > :17:36.finish! St Mirren have the breakthrough, six minutes before
:17:36. > :17:45.the interval. Terrific near-post strike from Steven Thompson, his
:17:45. > :17:53.eight goal of the season. St Mirren have taken all sorts of confidence
:17:53. > :17:59.from that opening goal. A quick- fire double from Steven Thompson!
:17:59. > :18:04.Within the space of three minutes, St Mirren have a two goal leader.
:18:04. > :18:14.He could not live with Steven Thompson India. The home side have
:18:14. > :18:33.
:18:33. > :18:43.third goal. A bit of a barge. He got to his feet. That was a
:18:43. > :19:01.
:19:01. > :19:07.turned into the net. It was already over the line. Motherwell are wide
:19:08. > :19:17.backing this game. 13 minutes remaining. Can the visitors
:19:18. > :19:18.
:19:18. > :20:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:20:05. > :20:13.they are still holding on to the Mirren have done it. They were
:20:13. > :20:17.holding on at the end, but they St Mirren like Friday Night
:20:17. > :20:24.Football! For it was an entertaining game. It always days
:20:24. > :20:28.against Motherwell. They attack. You get an open match. I was lucky
:20:28. > :20:34.enough to get on the scoresheet. They were handing on for the last
:20:34. > :20:39.20 minutes. Motherwell might have got a point from the game. It was
:20:39. > :20:44.great defending. There were lots of instances about last-ditch
:20:44. > :20:54.defending. You are reluctant to talk about your goals! We might as
:20:54. > :21:01.well! The first one, it is a nice ball in. I lost the defender. It is
:21:01. > :21:11.a good finish. It is not a phrase you often hear, a good ball in!
:21:11. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:24.That is a brilliant target-man goal. He has used his leverage. He is too
:21:24. > :21:33.shy to say it, but it was a classic in strikers goal. St Mirren were
:21:33. > :21:40.fully in control. It could have been a hat-trick. At the wrong end!
:21:40. > :21:50.Nobody knew I had hit off the bar. I knew at the time, I was trying to
:21:50. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :21:59.defend it. That is an unbelievable save. It comes off the post. Should
:21:59. > :22:04.the St Mirren fans prepare themselves for the departure of
:22:04. > :22:10.Kenny Bickley in? A lot of people have been watching him. He has got
:22:10. > :22:15.the qualities to play down south. Last year, I felt he did not have
:22:15. > :22:24.the consistency, but this year, he has played well each week, and he
:22:24. > :22:34.has added more goals to his game. He has hit the inside of the post
:22:34. > :22:37.
:22:37. > :22:43.each time. That is unbelievable. Somebody like that, you think,
:22:43. > :22:48.would it be better for a club in England to purchase him and give
:22:48. > :22:53.him back to St Mirren to develop his football? Young bloods go down
:22:53. > :22:57.and do not get involved with the first team sometimes. Sell him,
:22:57. > :23:05.bring him back on loan and let him continue. It sounds like a good
:23:05. > :23:12.deal. I think the board would be happy with that. John bigging will
:23:12. > :23:17.get more gain time. Ever since he came into the team, he has been at
:23:17. > :23:23.Stand end, every single match. Maybe not at Celtic, but he has
:23:23. > :23:28.been outstanding. He has got a very big future. He was the best St
:23:28. > :23:35.Mirren player on the day when I saw him, he was direct, he had a trick,
:23:35. > :23:40.he looked like he had been there all his life. If he can add goals,
:23:40. > :23:45.he will be a frightening prospect. The rise of Inverness has been one
:23:45. > :23:55.of the stories of the season so far, and with Motherwell losing, they
:23:55. > :23:59.
:23:59. > :24:04.knew they would reclaim second Inverness have hardly been shy of
:24:04. > :24:14.shots recently, so the Aberdeen goalkeeper was expecting a busy
:24:14. > :24:21.afternoon. So it transpired. Another wave of attack. A good ball
:24:21. > :24:27.in, he looked sharp again, but the referee felt the Inverness player
:24:27. > :24:35.was fouled. Douglas saved from the head there, but the referee pointed
:24:35. > :24:40.to the spot. Billy Marc Cater kit, but this time, Douglas was beaten.
:24:40. > :24:44.Pilley Mackay, who has scored in the last six games, scored again.
:24:44. > :24:54.Barry Smith urging his players to get back into the game, and his
:24:54. > :25:04.
:25:04. > :25:09.Nicky Riley did well to control the ball, and it was 1-1. That spurred
:25:09. > :25:15.Dundee on, and they came close to grabbing another. Smart play from
:25:15. > :25:19.Nicky Riley. This wonderful effort was kept out. From then on, it was
:25:19. > :25:27.all about Inverness, they had lost only once in their previous 17
:25:27. > :25:33.matches. Owain Tudur Jones put them ahead. A powerful low effort. After
:25:33. > :25:38.24 minutes, they were back in front. Into the second half, with a bit of
:25:38. > :25:46.help from David Essien, they went further ahead. Billy Mackay pounced
:25:46. > :25:53.on the poor back-pass. He still managed to score. Impressive stuff.
:25:53. > :26:00.He steered the ball in. That is his 18th goal of the season. It made
:26:00. > :26:07.good feeling for the management duo, but there was more to come off.
:26:07. > :26:12.Andrew Shinnie still had plenty to do. That finished, his 10th goal of
:26:12. > :26:17.the season. A great victory, they go into Christmas in second place.
:26:17. > :26:27.The facts and figures are absolutely frightening Likud, when
:26:27. > :26:35.
:26:35. > :26:45.you compared with how last season goals tally. Inverness have been
:26:45. > :26:51.
:26:51. > :26:56.Lots of players are scoring. What they have got that is really going
:26:56. > :27:03.for them, their mentality is incredible. They do not believe
:27:03. > :27:12.they are going to lose. They have the belief. He does not matter if
:27:12. > :27:21.you score, we will score more. They have round pegs in round holes. The
:27:21. > :27:31.front four have been outrageously good. Andrew Shinnie plays off the
:27:31. > :27:33.
:27:33. > :27:37.front, Billy McKay on his own. The other three switch positions.
:27:38. > :27:43.Everything is in the perfect position. To me, Inverness have
:27:43. > :27:49.been the team of the season, by far. You will be looking forward to a
:27:49. > :27:54.trip up north! We play them on Boxing Day. It is always difficult
:27:54. > :28:04.at the best of times, but they are in sparkling form. They have been
:28:04. > :28:05.
:28:05. > :28:09.so it entertaining. 19 games, 76 goals, four goals a game, and they
:28:10. > :28:17.have scored in every match. Although the forwards have been
:28:17. > :28:24.getting a lot of praise, the two lads in the middle of the park, the
:28:24. > :28:30.two centre halves, excellent. The team performance has been
:28:30. > :28:35.incredible. They gel, they played with a smile on their face, they
:28:35. > :28:39.socialise together, and it shows in their performances. Nobody should
:28:39. > :28:49.want to play them, because they refuse to accept that anybody will
:28:49. > :28:56.
:28:56. > :29:03.About yesterday, Dundee made a hell of a contribution to their downfall.
:29:03. > :29:13.He is going nowhere, you have got to jockey him. Two sensational
:29:13. > :29:15.
:29:15. > :29:21.saves. We have seen a Owain Tudur Jones score against Hearts. The
:29:22. > :29:27.goalkeeper will be disappointed. He would normally expect to save that.
:29:27. > :29:33.This is David Essien with a crazy pass back. This is when you know
:29:33. > :29:43.your luck is in there. He has scored 12 in his last seven games,
:29:43. > :29:45.
:29:45. > :29:53.Billy McKay. Gallagher is a good young prospect, but he will think,
:29:53. > :29:59.you just a jockey him away from goal. The second one, Billy McKay
:29:59. > :30:04.has read the pass back. He has just about jumped over the ball. But
:30:04. > :30:08.that is the way things are going for Dundee. Billy McKay cannot stop
:30:08. > :30:18.scoring. Aberdeen were determined to end a run of three successive
:30:18. > :30:21.
:30:21. > :30:23.Driving rain made for tough playing conditions as Aberdeen went in
:30:23. > :30:30.search of their first home win since October but that didn't seem
:30:30. > :30:34.to be affecting Niall McGinn, as he tested Mannus in the sin Johnstone
:30:34. > :30:38.goal early on. Niall McGinn was involved in much of the action.
:30:38. > :30:43.Even when he ended up on the ground, he was trying to cause problems,
:30:43. > :30:47.quickly up and having a shot at goal. They were well wrapped up in
:30:47. > :30:55.the dug-out but surely encouraged by their side's start. It was not
:30:55. > :31:03.long before another chance came their way. There was more to come.
:31:03. > :31:07.Neat play resulted in a good ball in, which two players tried to meet.
:31:07. > :31:13.While Aberdeen were creating plenty of chances, St Johnstone did not
:31:13. > :31:18.threaten as much. There was a dangerous ball in, Frazer Wright
:31:18. > :31:21.should have done better. Frustration for Wright and there
:31:21. > :31:27.would be more of that for Aberdeen as well. Josh Magennis raced
:31:27. > :31:31.towards goal and found Niall McGinn was a lovely pass but Mannus
:31:31. > :31:36.produced another wonderful save. Perhaps Aberdeen fans were thinking
:31:36. > :31:39.it was going to be one of those afternoons, but a clever free kick
:31:39. > :31:45.from Niall McGinn eventually bought from -- brought some Christmas
:31:45. > :31:50.cheer. The thing Johnstone keeper beaten this time as Niall McGinn
:31:50. > :31:54.grabbed his 11th goal of the season. The Norad -- the Northern Irish man
:31:54. > :31:58.continued to wreak havoc, this in swinging corner caused problems. A
:31:58. > :32:03.point not lost on Steve Lomas, the since Johnstone manager sitting in
:32:03. > :32:05.the stands as he seemingly issued instructions to the bench. If there
:32:05. > :32:08.was one st Johnstone player catching the eye, it was their
:32:08. > :32:13.goalkeeper. He may have unintentionally started a move that
:32:13. > :32:20.could have led to Aberdeen's second goal, but he quickly made amends,
:32:20. > :32:27.saving from you-know-who. Mannus was at it again, this time a double
:32:27. > :32:35.save from Magennis and then Niall McGinn. But Niall McGinn would have
:32:35. > :32:45.the final say in this encounter. There was an inch-perfect pass and
:32:45. > :32:46.
:32:46. > :32:50.Niall McGinn with his second of the game. A terrific ball from the 19-
:32:50. > :32:58.year-old and the impressive Niall McGinn ceiling only Aberdeen's
:32:58. > :33:02.Another team who are difficult to predict, Aberdeen. At times you
:33:02. > :33:06.look at their team and score and think they will run over teams and
:33:06. > :33:11.they have lost games. Yesterday, lots of youngsters in the team,
:33:11. > :33:14.Steven, they could have won it more comfortably? At this start of the
:33:14. > :33:18.season I would have said it was the strongest squad in the league. They
:33:18. > :33:22.had injury problems yesterday. They had ten players under the age of 21
:33:22. > :33:26.yesterday, which is a great testament Aberdeen. They have a
:33:26. > :33:30.great youth policy. The big problems are at home for them.
:33:30. > :33:34.Yesterday was only their 10th win in a calendar year that Pittodrie.
:33:34. > :33:38.And their third win in the SPL this season. That is the frustrating
:33:38. > :33:42.aspect for the fans, away from home they have a good record. They have
:33:42. > :33:47.been doing well. It is the frustration of the home games. They
:33:47. > :33:51.have not been winning enough. If they had a few team -- if they had
:33:51. > :33:55.been, like a few teams, been on Celtic's tail, but they have lacked
:33:55. > :34:01.consistency. The top teams at the moment, Celtic and thin -- and
:34:01. > :34:06.Inverness, they seem not to have the run of games in them. This
:34:06. > :34:11.tells the story, a string of superb saves from Mannus forcing Johnstone.
:34:11. > :34:15.It tells you about the amount of effort that they had on target.
:34:15. > :34:22.many of them were from Niall McGinn? He had about seven or eight
:34:22. > :34:32.efforts on goal. Incredible, Niall McGinn should score that one. This
:34:32. > :34:32.
:34:32. > :34:40.is the save of the game. Incredible. Consider, it was just a Niall
:34:40. > :34:46.McGinn, save from Mannus. He gets caught, he is not expecting it. It
:34:46. > :34:48.is a good fun -- it is a good finish. It will be frustrating for
:34:48. > :34:52.Mannus because he has had a particularly good game and he will
:34:52. > :34:56.look at the first goal, which has changed the mechanics of the game,
:34:56. > :34:59.and think, I should have done better than that. That is how
:34:59. > :35:03.crawled football can be for goalkeepers, pulling off a string
:35:03. > :35:10.of wonderful saves and losing what you would call a soft goal. He was
:35:10. > :35:13.battered into submission. By the weather! Celtic's Champions League
:35:13. > :35:17.success has seen them take their eye off the ball in the SPL at
:35:17. > :35:27.times. On the back of the last 16 draw, which paired Celtic with
:35:27. > :35:49.
:35:49. > :35:54.Juventus, Ross County were hoping Hooper, but once again it was
:35:54. > :36:04.straight at Mark Brown. He was able to push out an arm and keep it out
:36:04. > :36:04.
:36:04. > :36:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:36:57. > :37:07.quickly. Before Hooper could pounce. County have had two glorious
:37:07. > :37:13.opportunities to go in front, just something to say about a rather
:37:13. > :37:17.stuttering performance from Celtic in the first half. The goal at the
:37:17. > :37:27.start of the second, the perfect response. It is the captain, Scott
:37:27. > :37:37.Brown, played in by Gary Hooper. Brown Paris it past Brown.
:37:37. > :37:52.
:37:52. > :37:57.Excellent weight in the pass from 0 to Celtic. He missed so many
:37:57. > :38:04.chances in the first half, Celtic, they looked sharper in the second.
:38:04. > :38:14.It is Gary Hooper. He latches onto the excellent cross. Marc
:38:14. > :38:23.
:38:23. > :38:29.Fitzpatrick had lost the striker stand? It has been given by the
:38:29. > :38:39.referee. Gary Hooper seemed somewhat bemused, but the referee
:38:39. > :38:55.
:38:55. > :39:04.three. The game is beyond Ross first goal of the season for James
:39:04. > :39:14.Forrest. He marked his comeback from a two month injury lay-off in
:39:14. > :39:20.
:39:20. > :39:30.Forrest. He has really addicted Celtic's place since coming on.
:39:30. > :39:51.
:39:51. > :40:00.Hooper is denied a hat-trick by the goal it would have been. Gary
:40:00. > :40:03.Hooper, still looking for a hat- Celtic dropped points in seven of
:40:03. > :40:08.the first 14 league games, they do look like slipping up at the moment,
:40:08. > :40:10.do they? No, they have started to motor. The boost they got for
:40:10. > :40:14.qualifying in the last 16 of the Champions League has been
:40:14. > :40:17.tremendous. They had a lot of chances in the first half but that
:40:17. > :40:20.two best chances fell for Ross County. You just wonder what the
:40:20. > :40:25.mentality of the crowd and the team would have been, had they taken
:40:25. > :40:29.them. The rule about the trip to Celtic Park dictates that if you
:40:29. > :40:34.get these chances you have to took them away. You have to take them,
:40:35. > :40:38.the game plan had worked until half-time. If you take a touch come
:40:38. > :40:42.he maybe things he hasn't got as much time as he has. Take a touch
:40:42. > :40:48.and hit it. We are talking about Yaounde winners and young talent,
:40:48. > :40:54.this man, Cooper, Neil Cooper's son, is a talent. He is really good. I
:40:54. > :40:59.wonder if he could have got this one. Foster is down early. It could
:40:59. > :41:03.have ricocheted into the goal. It was two big chances. One of your
:41:03. > :41:07.money of teams, when Ross County spent so many in the January
:41:07. > :41:17.window? Derek Adams did not use the money he was offered in the summer.
:41:17. > :41:20.He did not, they have struck four deals with players to go. They have
:41:20. > :41:25.already cleared the decks to allow them to bring in. There are a
:41:25. > :41:28.couple of foreign defenders that they are having a good look at,
:41:28. > :41:32.that Derek Adams fancies. He has bought another striker to have a
:41:32. > :41:37.look at as well. I would expect county to bring in a three, four,
:41:37. > :41:41.maybe five players in the January window. The cameo appearance from
:41:41. > :41:46.James Forrest from two months out injured gave a teaser Ofwat Celtic
:41:46. > :41:51.have been missing -- missing? was a big player last year, he
:41:51. > :41:56.creates so much. He assists so many goals for Celtic. It was late for
:41:56. > :41:59.him to get back in amongst it and they will give him a huge boost. I
:41:59. > :42:03.would expect Celtic to go from strength to strength as far as the
:42:03. > :42:10.League is concerned. You can see the delight on his face. He has
:42:10. > :42:14.been out. You see that, this is an arrow straight that goes in. He was
:42:14. > :42:18.a bit fortunate with his door yesterday, but given what he has
:42:18. > :42:24.been through since October, you can't deny him a bit of joy. It is
:42:24. > :42:28.not just the goals he scores, it is the once he creates as well. If you
:42:28. > :42:32.have somebody like that, who is bringing you the ammunition, you
:42:32. > :42:36.are going to get chances. Of course you are, but he can finish as well.
:42:36. > :42:40.They can do without impossibly and their title charge but he is going
:42:40. > :42:44.to be a big bonus for those two games against Juventus? I think
:42:44. > :42:49.they need him in the title charge. Liam -- Neil Lennon has bemoaned
:42:49. > :42:52.the chances have been taken and not created. I think if he is creating
:42:52. > :42:57.chances for them, they will score. That is the first time Celtic have
:42:57. > :43:01.turned somebody over in the SPL at home by four goals. They have been
:43:01. > :43:09.a couple of draws, a couple of defeats, but scoring four goals is
:43:09. > :43:12.an ominous sign. Away from home they have been sensational. I think
:43:12. > :43:16.that now may be signals the fact that Celtic are ready to start
:43:16. > :43:22.turning it on at Celtic Park. Cooper is racking up the goals as
:43:22. > :43:26.these -- as he does come up to 15. How difficult walk it before Celtic
:43:26. > :43:33.to persuade him to stay? There will be interest in him. His goal record
:43:33. > :43:38.is sensational. He will be a big loss to Celtic if he has to go.
:43:38. > :43:43.only fly and the element is he has started to attract international
:43:43. > :43:49.recognition. I wondering if he feels that he has got to go to
:43:49. > :43:59.England to get that elusive cap. Let's hope he stays, Celtic edging
:43:59. > :44:10.
:44:10. > :44:16.further ahead of the Clydesdale All the matches from 12:00pm until
:44:16. > :44:20.7:30pm. We will have the highlights on Thursday night at 10:55pm. You