:00:58. > :01:05.STUDIO: Good evening, the third weekend of the premiership season
:01:06. > :01:10.already, six one or two surprise results and as always, a countless
:01:11. > :01:14.number of talking points, controversial moments and goals
:01:15. > :01:17.galore. A couple of top pundits joining us as well. They will be
:01:18. > :01:23.crunching the numbers with us this evening. We begin with first against
:01:24. > :01:26.second, Inverness began the weekend in pole position. Celtic in second.
:01:27. > :01:29.Who would be top of the pile come the final whistle?
:01:30. > :01:37.COMMENTATOR: What a strike that is! The 19-year-old from Brussels!
:01:38. > :01:53.Spectacular effort! All of the headlines coming, the
:01:54. > :01:59.Celtic line-up, it is easy for John Hughes and Caley Thistle, the same
:02:00. > :02:02.11 starting again, two wins and a draw, no goals conceded so far for
:02:03. > :02:05.the league leaders. No fewer than ten changes in the Celtic 11 from
:02:06. > :02:08.the one that began in Slovenia in midweek:
:02:09. > :02:13.Only Charlie Mulgrew survives from the start.
:02:14. > :02:24.Shinnie we've set. -- weaves it. They thought that had gone in, as
:02:25. > :02:32.did John Hughes, he has just passed from Tanzi. The skipper, Shinnie,
:02:33. > :02:37.Williams... It is a bright start from the highlanders.
:02:38. > :02:51.Highly ambitious from Tansey. But why not have a go? The Celtic boss,
:02:52. > :02:56.with a big decision beforehand, to rescue the players ahead of the
:02:57. > :03:05.play-off second leg. Tipped over by Dean Brill, the goalkeeper. Good
:03:06. > :03:17.effort from Efe Ambrose. The likes of wild sick -- Twardzik in the
:03:18. > :03:24.line-up. Teemu Pukki you is going to get a second bite at the cherry. --
:03:25. > :03:28.Teemu Pukki. Getting the first bombs from his team-mates, Little wonder,
:03:29. > :03:39.yet to concede a goal so far this season, Dean Brill, and 22 clean
:03:40. > :03:51.sheets last season. Biting back, Twardzik. Hitting the deck...
:03:52. > :03:56.Referee Matt and says no penalty. -- Madden. Celtic trying to make Caley
:03:57. > :03:58.Thistle soph on the counter, Kris Commons can do that but he has been
:03:59. > :04:06.denied by Brill. This was the penalty shout.
:04:07. > :04:15.Christie, down under the challenge of wild Twardzik --.
:04:16. > :04:26.-- Twardzik. On loan at Coventry last season, working some space...
:04:27. > :04:32.Wonderful effort, and that time, the goalkeeper was beaten.
:04:33. > :04:45.He has got his crossbar to thank for keeping the score line 0-0.
:04:46. > :05:00.Top-of-the-line by Mulberry. Finding great space.
:05:01. > :05:15.Celtic have not failed to score in a league game since December 29, 2012.
:05:16. > :05:31.Griffiths got the only goal of the game for Hibernian that day.
:05:32. > :05:43.It is one that puts the league leaders in front against the
:05:44. > :05:50.champions. O Connell in for a start today, just his second appearance
:05:51. > :05:51.for the first team. And it came bouncing back off him. Not much that
:05:52. > :06:04.he could have done. Caley Thistle, fully deserving of
:06:05. > :06:19.their elite. Getting it back to Collins, the
:06:20. > :06:24.substitute. Great ball by Anthony Stokes.
:06:25. > :06:37.Shinnie, Williams now... Looking for a second. He has been robbed!
:06:38. > :06:43.Christie! Should have been two. The son of the Caley Thistle great,
:06:44. > :06:44.Charlie, Ryan Christie had the chance to cement his reputation
:06:45. > :06:51.there. Here come the highlanders on the
:06:52. > :06:55.counterattack, Celtic all of the way up the other end of the park,
:06:56. > :07:02.understandably, lock ticking down, Danny Williams moving through...
:07:03. > :07:05.Cannot get past the goalkeeper. They are so close to a famous victory
:07:06. > :07:16.here. We were unlucky on the goal but we
:07:17. > :07:20.will take it. -- they were unlucky. Scoring against Celtic, for the rest
:07:21. > :07:26.of the match, backs against the wall. We have got to think of
:07:27. > :07:31.Tuesday as well, I think we got a lot of answers today. We have got to
:07:32. > :07:35.work from there. STUDIO: Fantastic victory for Inverness, a lot was
:07:36. > :07:41.made of Celtic playing the second string yesterday but how much credit
:07:42. > :07:45.do Inverness deserve? Total credit, they still have top talent playing,
:07:46. > :07:51.Celtic, Griffiths is there, Charlie Mulgrew, Commons... You have still
:07:52. > :07:53.got to beat them, confidence is high, and the performance was
:07:54. > :07:59.excellent as well. Nothing but credit for them. For the neutrals,
:08:00. > :08:02.plenty of neutrals, glad to see Celtic dropping points as well. So
:08:03. > :08:11.that it does not become a procession. I thought that they were
:08:12. > :08:19.naive, making ten changes against the league leaders, who have not
:08:20. > :08:22.conceded. Tough day for Owen O'Connell, he gave away the goal.
:08:23. > :08:28.Was Billy Mackay definitely onside in the build-up? It is his movement
:08:29. > :08:38.that does the young Owen O'Connell, showing inexperience. There is
:08:39. > :08:45.nothing he can do about it. Clearly onside, Zaluska could do better. The
:08:46. > :08:49.movement has done him. The goalkeeper has got to be brave, if
:08:50. > :08:53.you are going to get anything on the ball, then you have got to take the
:08:54. > :08:56.hit. I would apportion blame all with the goalkeeper than with the
:08:57. > :09:02.youngster. Should Caley Thistle have had a penalty? I think so, I think
:09:03. > :09:08.that this is a penalty kick. A defender should not stick out his
:09:09. > :09:11.leg here. The first two angles are not great, but the referee is in a
:09:12. > :09:18.wonderful position. It is not this angle, it is the next one... He is
:09:19. > :09:23.hanging out a leg. He has caught him. You thought it was a wee bit
:09:24. > :09:27.theatrical. That is why he never got the penalty. Should have been a
:09:28. > :09:32.penalty? As soon as you do that you are in trouble. For me, a definite
:09:33. > :09:35.penalty. Ronnie Deila left out many players because of the match in the
:09:36. > :09:38.Champions League in midweek, Tuesday, usually important, how
:09:39. > :09:43.confident are you that Celtic will go through to the group stages? I'm
:09:44. > :09:50.very confident, Maribor will not progress. They did not -- I did not
:09:51. > :09:53.think they were a good team when they played Rangers, I do not think
:09:54. > :09:57.they are a good team now, basically have not progressed as 18. Massive
:09:58. > :10:08.match for Ronnie Deila. Absolutely huge. -- basically they have not
:10:09. > :10:12.progressed as a team. We will hope that they make it. Hamilton
:10:13. > :10:22.academical have raced out of the blocks in the premiership, they seem
:10:23. > :10:26.intent on proving everybody wrong, and it has been a good start the
:10:27. > :10:33.campaign proving those relegation predictions wrong. I would rather
:10:34. > :10:42.see us going down, trying to play good football then, playing good
:10:43. > :10:44.football, rather than plain bad football and staying up. On the
:10:45. > :10:58.ground, passing game, superb. COMMENTATOR: Following the red card
:10:59. > :11:02.last week, the goalkeeper is suspended, Gallagher comes in.
:11:03. > :11:08.Hamilton make only one change as they look to maintain their good
:11:09. > :11:17.start to the season. Longridge taking the place of Henry. Gill SP
:11:18. > :11:21.moves to full-back. -- Gillespie. Almost 50 years since the sides last
:11:22. > :11:28.met in a top tier match in Scottish football. Early chance for
:11:29. > :11:39.Longridge. A chance to put Hamilton in front. Denied by Paul Gallacher.
:11:40. > :11:46.Lovely floated ball through. This is for the opener, Ryan Stevenson...
:11:47. > :11:46.Straight at Michael McGovern. Expecting better from Ryan
:11:47. > :11:55.Stevenson. Higginbotham, driving it in... The
:11:56. > :12:01.pace of the shot taken off by canning. This was a lovely delivery.
:12:02. > :12:13.From cleaning, for Stevenson, you expected the next bulge. -- Keenan.
:12:14. > :12:16.-- you expected the net to bulge. Flicked a higher. Stevenson,
:12:17. > :12:23.knocking it on, this is a chance for Gary Fraser. -- flicked high. He has
:12:24. > :12:28.pulled it wide, but Thistle are pushing for the opener.
:12:29. > :12:50.Excellent save by Michael McGovern, terrific flowing football this time,
:12:51. > :12:51.from the home team. Looking for the bottom corner. Double change for
:12:52. > :13:08.Hamilton: It is a game of headers at the
:13:09. > :13:11.moment, year is Jason Scotland. Excellent ball, finding Danny
:13:12. > :13:18.Redmond. He has a man in the centre. It is Ali Crawford. And it is Paul
:13:19. > :13:22.Gallacher, to the rescue of this all, yet again. Looks as though he
:13:23. > :13:29.was going the wrong way, still got a hook to it. Deflecting it wide.
:13:30. > :13:41.Higginbotham. What a strike that is! Spectacular from the Thistle man!
:13:42. > :13:49.They are in front with five minutes left to play! No hanging about after
:13:50. > :13:59.the initial control. McGovern got a hand to it, could not keep it out.
:14:00. > :14:13.Picked up by Redmond. Anthony Andreu! Within 90 seconds, Hamilton
:14:14. > :14:22.are back level, it is a good strike from the substitute.
:14:23. > :14:30.Crawfords... Pushing it through, Balatoni has missed it, it is Jason
:14:31. > :14:33.Scotland! Two minutes into stoppage time, that will surely be the winner
:14:34. > :14:43.for Hamilton! Andreu Scored the first and it is
:14:44. > :14:50.another substitute that scores the second, the slip from Balatoni. And
:14:51. > :14:54.he was punished. Jason and Tony played a huge part in success last
:14:55. > :14:58.season. Jason has just recovered from injury. I have great options
:14:59. > :15:04.and I knew that bringing them in would do something the team. Luckily
:15:05. > :15:08.they got the two goals. We did not turn up today, we played into their
:15:09. > :15:14.hands. We were the home side, I think we needed to take the game by
:15:15. > :15:17.the scruff of the neck. STUDIO: Painful for Partick, heroic once
:15:18. > :15:25.again for Hamilton. You tipped Hamilton for the drop, are you
:15:26. > :15:33.sticking with that? It was not a tip, just a suggestion. Perhaps they
:15:34. > :15:37.can inspire the pundits and prove us wrong. Nine points after that first
:15:38. > :15:42.result, absolutely brilliant, confidence growing. They must fancy
:15:43. > :15:45.themselves to not even get into the relegation play-off and it is
:15:46. > :15:52.already that early in the season. Are you sticking by it? It is a long
:15:53. > :15:59.way to go! LAUGHTER Jason Scotland and Anthony Andreu
:16:00. > :16:04.coming on late in the match. It was the late late show. When they went
:16:05. > :16:07.1-0 up they were probably thinking they had won the match but when he
:16:08. > :16:10.seizes the ball, he's already the other side of the Partick
:16:11. > :16:14.midfielder, they should be tightening up with the game at 1-0,
:16:15. > :16:20.when the ball is passed, definitely on-site, and when he opens up his
:16:21. > :16:24.body, lovely finish. From the point of view of Partick they will be
:16:25. > :16:29.disappointed. They should be sitting deeper, seeing when you see it
:16:30. > :16:33.here... They still have plenty of bodies back, there is not much
:16:34. > :16:39.movement but I tell you what it is a fine finish, does not even take a
:16:40. > :16:43.touch. Big blow for Partick. It all happened at the end of the match,
:16:44. > :16:47.must have been so painful for Alan Archibald to be watching this. He
:16:48. > :16:50.admitted that, they will be disappointed defensively, good
:16:51. > :16:55.finisher and Jason Scotland, he has done it his whole career. Archie has
:16:56. > :16:58.admitted that Partick were not at their best, and Hamilton were.
:16:59. > :17:03.Resilient, that is the word that reduced. Start of the season for
:17:04. > :17:09.Partick, not great, but they had the hoodoo from hell, they will not want
:17:10. > :17:14.to see that comeback. When they thumped Ross County, that was put to
:17:15. > :17:16.bed, but two wins and a draw would have been a brilliant start,
:17:17. > :17:23.Archibald will be scratching his head. He used the word streetwise,
:17:24. > :17:27.that epitomises it. Plenty of chat about the new kill Marnoch plastic
:17:28. > :17:31.pitch and also about Motherwell's poor start to the premiership
:17:32. > :17:32.season. Both elements would come crashing together this weekend. --
:17:33. > :17:40.crashing. COMMENTATOR: Looking to build on
:17:41. > :17:44.their victory against Ross County last weekend, but if kill Marnoch
:17:45. > :17:49.are to do that, it will be without Slater and their new signing, who
:17:50. > :17:53.are both injured. Motherwell have lost their last two in a stuttering
:17:54. > :18:06.start of the season, Stuart McCall is satisfied, Ojamaa is fit enough
:18:07. > :18:12.to begin, having rejoined from the injury list.
:18:13. > :18:26.Muirhead, sizing it up. Little wonder! Wonderful goal for Robbie
:18:27. > :18:43.Muirhead! He has lashed this one past the goalkeeper, Twardzik. It
:18:44. > :18:47.may have moved through the wind. Getting the better of him, Muirhead
:18:48. > :18:53.is waiting... Decided to go it alone. Maybe living to regret that
:18:54. > :19:04.now. Looking lively. Infancy of his kill
:19:05. > :19:38.Marnoch career. Going it is only a matter of time,
:19:39. > :19:41.looks like. He's in behind here... Was he clipped by Pascali? That is
:19:42. > :19:49.the question Motherwell are asking now, of the referee. He says, no.
:19:50. > :19:54.John Sutton tried to stay on his feet, that may well have cost him
:19:55. > :20:02.and his team, if indeed he was clipped by the Italian.
:20:03. > :20:11.Did that come off the arm of Chandler? The referee and his
:20:12. > :20:14.assistant choosing to ignore that one. McManus has crumbled to the
:20:15. > :20:22.ground. The kill Marnoch fans are warming to
:20:23. > :20:26.Josh Magennis, we only saw him fleetingly when he was at
:20:27. > :20:35.Aberdeen... That is a bad challenge there, that could be a red card for
:20:36. > :20:39.Kerr. He has gone right in on Jamie Hamill here, very late and very
:20:40. > :20:47.ugly. It is a red card for the Motherwell defender.
:20:48. > :20:58.Absolutely majestic! That will surely be the points, double
:20:59. > :21:07.jeopardy for Motherwell, they lose a man and they lose another goal!
:21:08. > :21:14.Sammy Clingan! Rolled in by McGuinness, McKenzie! And then over,
:21:15. > :21:21.from O'Hara! Really good kill Marnoch performance, on the
:21:22. > :21:25.artificial turf. -- really good kill Marnoch -- Kilmarnock. Eremenko,
:21:26. > :21:34.McKenzie... It is just not going in for Josh
:21:35. > :21:39.Magennis, he has done everything but score. Real team performance,
:21:40. > :21:44.intelligent, passing the ball very well, Motherwell put pressure on us
:21:45. > :21:51.but we defended very well when they did that, I am very pleased. I do
:21:52. > :21:54.not think he clipped him... I think he's just an honest person trying to
:21:55. > :21:59.score a goal, trying to stay on his feet and then tumbling with the
:22:00. > :22:02.momentum. If he had gone down on contact, it would have been a red
:22:03. > :22:08.card and he would have gone off. Little things like that can change
:22:09. > :22:10.football teams. Pumping beats coming from the home dressing room, in
:22:11. > :22:18.terms of Muirhead and McGuinness, looks like kill Marnoch may have a
:22:19. > :22:25.good partnership on their hands. -- kill
:22:26. > :22:36.-- Kilmarnock. I worked with Josh at St Mirren and he has all of the
:22:37. > :22:39.attributes to do well. I think the defender backed off, taking the
:22:40. > :22:43.touch... You have got to go over the ball, Ni invites him to hit it.
:22:44. > :22:48.Again, possibly, straight at the goalkeeper. He has tremendous
:22:49. > :22:54.attributes, pace and power, directness, big John. Finishing? He
:22:55. > :23:02.has got to add that to his game. It is something that has been missing,
:23:03. > :23:08.the amount of goals he scores. He has presence, pace, power, the good
:23:09. > :23:12.attributes. Bit of competition for places with kill Marnoch as well.
:23:13. > :23:16.They have got several players, including Lee Miller. Motherwell do
:23:17. > :23:30.not have that competition, they have maybe Saturn, maybe Henrik jammer.
:23:31. > :23:36.-- Sutton. -- Henrik Ojamaa. In terms of decisions can they be
:23:37. > :23:42.feeling hard done by? Looking at it, maybe John Sutton... He has done him
:23:43. > :23:50.a favour by not going to ground straight. From his experience you
:23:51. > :23:57.would think that he would go down. They have overachieved. Fine line.
:23:58. > :24:10.Stonewall for me, armed to ball. You can see it. Was this a sending off?
:24:11. > :24:20.Definite sending-off, the argument made, play should have been stopped,
:24:21. > :24:24.it is at the referee 's discretion. I think that the game should have
:24:25. > :24:29.been stopped, that is the referee 's discretion, no doubt it was a red
:24:30. > :24:35.card. Who is most likely to finish in the top six? It is difficult to
:24:36. > :24:39.write off Motherwell, with their consistency levels, but I think they
:24:40. > :24:45.have missed Shaun Hutchinson leaving, he is a real big mess. I am
:24:46. > :24:48.going to say both! Because Kilmarnock our playing with
:24:49. > :24:52.confidence. LAUGHTER Good start to the season for Dundee
:24:53. > :24:58.United but it came to a halt last weekend, losing 6-1 at Illtyd Park.
:24:59. > :25:02.Could they pick themselves up for the visit of Ross County? So far,
:25:03. > :25:07.Ross County had played three and lost three. -- Celtic Park.
:25:08. > :25:11.COMMENTATOR: No Stuart Armstrong for Dundee United, that is the only
:25:12. > :25:17.change to the United side under an at Celtic Park last week. Mario
:25:18. > :25:18.Balotelli coming in. Three changes, Ross County look to win at Tannadice
:25:19. > :25:36.with a first time. -- Mario Balati. It is a good save. Kept his eye on
:25:37. > :26:05.it. Townsend. Taken down. Free kick. No
:26:06. > :26:12.complaints. Sends it in, nice ball, cheeky. 1-0, Dundee United. Will he
:26:13. > :26:16.escape the attentions of Scott Boyd and send them into the opposite
:26:17. > :26:34.corner? Court betwixt and in between. Made them pay. -- caught
:26:35. > :26:37.Some Bilate. -- some refreshment for Jackie McNamara.
:26:38. > :26:44.The move had broken down. Great resolve.
:26:45. > :26:56.Dundee United, starting the second half brightly. Giving that one away.
:26:57. > :27:07.Chance here for Ross County. Out wide. Comes short. Into Carey,
:27:08. > :27:17.brilliant ball... Missed by one but not by the other. Ross County
:27:18. > :27:23.level, Jake Jarvis did not miss that one. Classic counterattacking
:27:24. > :27:30.football. Jake Jervis Bay his run at the back post to perfection. One
:27:31. > :27:44.one, at Tannadice. -- 1-1. Good play... Had to be 2-1. Put on a
:27:45. > :27:54.plate for him. Did not take it. Linking well. Away from Payton.
:27:55. > :28:00.Chance for Ross County. Second great chance they have had to take the
:28:01. > :28:02.lead. Spurned the first one... Jake Jervis Bay and is that one well
:28:03. > :28:16.over. Payton... Pushed away by the goalkeeper. Good
:28:17. > :28:20.play from Dundee United, the pass from Payton, and first time in,
:28:21. > :28:29.Rankin. Gary Mackay-Steven... Cutting through, punched straight
:28:30. > :28:30.on... 2-1, United! Four minutes remaining. Dundee United back in
:28:31. > :28:47.front. Great match, a lot of energy. Two
:28:48. > :28:49.teams looking to attack. Having scored the first goal we are
:28:50. > :28:53.disappointed to lose the equaliser on the break when we were pushing
:28:54. > :28:58.forward, but I thought it was a good match. Overall, performance wise,
:28:59. > :29:03.delighted, it has been a defeat, it has been hard to take, because of
:29:04. > :29:06.the way that we played at times. Great for Dundee United to bounce
:29:07. > :29:11.back after the defeat against Celtic. Great moment for Chris
:29:12. > :29:13.Erskine. Yes, needed the same thing at Pittodrie the other day, couple
:29:14. > :29:28.of weeks ago. The goalkeeper needs to take a look
:29:29. > :29:32.at himself. Take it down on the half volley, superb. Jackie McNamara has
:29:33. > :29:36.a great problem, he has a lot of talent in the midfield areas to
:29:37. > :29:41.choose from. After losing Ryan Gauld, an opportunity for Chris
:29:42. > :29:46.Erskine. Chris Erskine is challenging. The goalkeeper has two
:29:47. > :29:51.looked at himself there. He has plunged it into the ground. Derek
:29:52. > :29:57.Adams talked about how United stole the game. County passed up their
:29:58. > :30:02.chances. They did. Creating their opportunities. County were in the
:30:03. > :30:05.same position last year. But they won't win games of the goalkeeper
:30:06. > :30:11.does things like that, anywhere but do that. This one for me, is
:30:12. > :30:20.fantastic play. I know what you are going to say. You have to do side
:30:21. > :30:24.footed of the net. Just open your foot up and guide it into the net
:30:25. > :30:31.but he tried to put the laces through it. How do you feel about
:30:32. > :30:35.Dundee United facing St Mirren next weekend? It will be a difficult
:30:36. > :30:39.game. The one criticism of them last year was they did not keep a lot of
:30:40. > :30:43.clean sheets but this year they have a new left-back and two new centre
:30:44. > :30:47.halves and I think they're looking good defensively and they are a
:30:48. > :30:50.threat going forward. It will be tough. Stevie May was on the
:30:51. > :30:55.scoresheet yesterday but sadly for St Johnstone fans it was for his new
:30:56. > :30:58.club, Sheffield Wednesday. The big question in Perth is how St
:30:59. > :31:02.Johnstone will cope without his goals. They faced a stern test
:31:03. > :31:12.yesterday, Aberdeen at McDiarmid Park. Rob MacLean was there for us.
:31:13. > :31:19.COMMENTATOR: Gary MacDonald and Lee Croft brought into the starting
:31:20. > :31:22.line-up for St Johnstone. Aberdeen club captain Russell Anderson is
:31:23. > :31:28.back in action on grass having stayed away from Camara's artificial
:31:29. > :31:33.pitch. He replaces Taylor in central defence. -- from Kilmarnock's
:31:34. > :31:38.artificial pitch. In from what the spoon. Gary MacDonald with a near
:31:39. > :31:52.post header. It flashed wide of target.
:31:53. > :32:00.That backpass is not finding Jamie Langfield. Steven MacLean with a
:32:01. > :32:04.golden chance for the opening goal. He can't quite believe he hasn't
:32:05. > :32:13.taken the opportunity here. What was Jonny Hayes thinking? Steven MacLean
:32:14. > :32:17.clips the out side of the post. Steven MacLean lining up for the
:32:18. > :32:24.shot. Langfield spills it and Gary MacDonald... He must have thought he
:32:25. > :32:27.was scoring here. Poor goalkeeping from Langfield. Should have been
:32:28. > :32:36.punished. St Johnstone miss another chance. In from Logan. Consett dine.
:32:37. > :32:42.A thumping header so close to putting Aberdeen ahead. --
:32:43. > :32:47.Considine. They could have been 1-0 in front.
:32:48. > :33:00.Miller's packs. Lee Croft threads it through for Steven MacLean in a good
:33:01. > :33:07.position. There is both Halloran. The shot was blocked by Andy
:33:08. > :33:08.Considine. St Johnstone are screaming penalty, claiming handball
:33:09. > :33:16.against the Aberdeen defender. Chris Miller was bundled over by
:33:17. > :33:31.Ryan Jack. Free kick quickly taken. Will Halloran looks to make
:33:32. > :33:43.something happen for Steven MacLean, and he does fact or! Steven MacLean
:33:44. > :33:49.strikes against his old team. Sharpshooting. Not picked up. He
:33:50. > :33:58.started the move and he finishes it. A yellow card which doesn't wipe the
:33:59. > :34:03.smile off his face. A miscue by Scobey. David Goodwill E is in here
:34:04. > :34:09.with a shot that rebound is off the chest of McManus. In a game of
:34:10. > :34:12.precious few opportunities for Aberdeen, that was half a chance for
:34:13. > :34:26.the substitute to strike. Aberdeen chasing an equaliser.
:34:27. > :34:33.Robson's pass. Down goes Peter Pawlett. That will be a yellow card
:34:34. > :34:39.for diving. There was a brush therewith Scobey 's not enough to
:34:40. > :34:45.knock over Peter Pawlett and he's booked for that. At the very least
:34:46. > :34:52.we should be the moaning the fact it was 0-0. But we lost a poor goal and
:34:53. > :34:55.we were chasing it from there on in. We had a couple of opportunities
:34:56. > :34:59.ourselves. We should maybe do better. We got into decent areas but
:35:00. > :35:06.were not convincing in the final third. A poor afternoon's work for
:35:07. > :35:13.others. We emphasise the importance of starting the game. If you don't
:35:14. > :35:16.start the game well it is so difficult in this league. We started
:35:17. > :35:22.well and were competitive from the first whistle and that helped build
:35:23. > :35:25.the overall performance. Great win for St Johnstone. Steven MacLean has
:35:26. > :35:31.three goals already. He had 11 last season. Could he get anywhere near
:35:32. > :35:37.the Stevie May total of 27? The onus is on him to get more goals, I think
:35:38. > :35:41.you can get more than 15. It is not just his goals, his intelligence.
:35:42. > :35:48.After the free kick he has space to run into. It is not the Aberdeen
:35:49. > :35:53.midfield's job to track him but they switch off. He runs onto the back
:35:54. > :36:00.watch row. He gains the yard, and that intelligence, that is what gets
:36:01. > :36:04.him away. I think Russell Anderson's eyes were taken off the
:36:05. > :36:10.run of Macdonald when he comes into the box. They contested finish and
:36:11. > :36:16.he's a good player. Did Peter Pawlett deserve his yellow card? It
:36:17. > :36:20.is a bit like Christie at Inverness. It is theatrical, not a natural
:36:21. > :36:24.fall. I think she gets lent on a little bit. You can see why he
:36:25. > :36:30.wasn't given the penalty. I think yellow card is harsh. He has been
:36:31. > :36:34.blocked so me times before for diving. He has gone down
:36:35. > :36:39.theatrically. I don't think it's a penalty kick. It's hard to give
:36:40. > :36:45.yellow but Craig Thomson produces it. Controversial. Were Aberdeen
:36:46. > :36:49.below par? Are other teams raising their game against them? Definitely.
:36:50. > :36:54.Aberdeen with their performances last year, winning the cup. We
:36:55. > :36:57.tipped them to be second. But they are now a scalp for other teams and
:36:58. > :37:01.they will have to handle that as other teams raise their game. We
:37:02. > :37:10.finish with St Mirren against Dundee. Could Paul Hartley's side,
:37:11. > :37:15.Dundee, build on the positive signs of their return to the top flight?
:37:16. > :37:19.COMMENTATOR: Tommy Craig makes two changes to the side that lost to
:37:20. > :37:24.Hamilton ten days ago. Jim Goodwin returns from suspension and bears a
:37:25. > :37:30.home debut for Adam Drury who joined midweek from Manchester City on
:37:31. > :37:36.loan. McBride comes in for Simon Ferry who was injured in the warm up
:37:37. > :37:37.for Dundee. Teenage striker Craig Whiten replaces Peter MacDonald
:37:38. > :37:54.upfront. Good ball to Maclean. He cuts it
:37:55. > :38:01.back. Adam Drury with the effort but cleared by the Dundee defence. The
:38:02. > :38:09.shot comes in by Naismith. Cleared away by the Dundee defence.
:38:10. > :38:13.Naismith, the goalkeeper got a hand to the ball to push it away. Long
:38:14. > :38:19.throw cleared but Adam Drury on the volley. What a debut that would have
:38:20. > :38:27.been for Adam Drury. On the volley from 12 yards out. But high over the
:38:28. > :38:33.crossbar. Paul McGinn, former St Mirren player, tackled by Jim
:38:34. > :38:38.Goodwin. A long ball through to Whiten. Good chances for Dundee as
:38:39. > :38:42.they have men forward. Harkins is all alone at the back post but it
:38:43. > :38:47.was a poor first touch which allows the St Mirren defence to get back
:38:48. > :38:52.again. Harkins, a great chance at the back post. Acres of space. His
:38:53. > :38:56.first touch took the ball too far away and it gives the defence time
:38:57. > :39:05.to get back. Maclean's Corner punched away by the goalkeeper. Good
:39:06. > :39:10.cross deep to the back post, knocked back. Naismith with the shot but it
:39:11. > :39:11.is cleared away. It was Kevin McBride putting his body on the
:39:12. > :39:17.line. is cleared away. It was Kevin
:39:18. > :39:25.McBride putting his Naismith from just eight yards out. Good ball
:39:26. > :39:30.again. Maclean. Adam Drury at the back post. If you can find him... He
:39:31. > :39:34.does but again his shot goes over the top of the crossbar. What a
:39:35. > :39:40.chance that was. Possibly the best of the game for St Mirren. Great
:39:41. > :39:44.ball by Maclean but not so good a finish by Adam Drury. A number of
:39:45. > :39:49.former buddies in the Dundee line-up this afternoon. Here's one of them,
:39:50. > :39:54.Gary Harkins. Long ball over the top cleared. A chance for Peter
:39:55. > :40:01.MacDonald. Good save by the goalkeeper. The Saints defence, it
:40:02. > :40:05.was Goodwin who cleared it. McDonald, he's only been on a few
:40:06. > :40:06.minutes as substitute. That was a terrific stop by the former Hearts
:40:07. > :40:19.keeper. A long, high ball. Macdonald has
:40:20. > :40:20.beaten the offside trap. Great first touch and great finish from Peter
:40:21. > :40:32.MacDonald to give Dundee the lead. It was the first touch by Macdonald
:40:33. > :40:38.that made the goal. It took him away from the Saints' defence. The
:40:39. > :40:43.goalkeeper with little chance. Great finish from the striker.
:40:44. > :40:52.Maclean with the corner. Another chance. Cleared away once again. A
:40:53. > :40:57.fantastic stop. Jason Naismith again. I thought we worked hard. We
:40:58. > :41:02.competed in terms of possession and passing the ball. But we are away
:41:03. > :41:05.from home. We had to grind out the result, had a few chances and the
:41:06. > :41:12.keeper made some saves but we will take the three points. A solid start
:41:13. > :41:16.so far. I want us to keep playing the way we are playing. I'm a firm
:41:17. > :41:20.believer in what we are doing. I know the fans will be frustrated and
:41:21. > :41:23.angry and they understand because they care about the club but overall
:41:24. > :41:28.I think we did more than enough to win the game today. Good victory for
:41:29. > :41:34.Dundee as their solid start to the season continues. Not St Mirren's
:41:35. > :41:37.day yesterday. You had 27 minutes off the bench yesterday. Peter
:41:38. > :41:44.MacDonald was the striker who stole the show. What do you make of his
:41:45. > :41:49.goal? And tested. Poor from us defensively. -- fantastic. His
:41:50. > :41:52.finish was excellent. He had a couple of efforts on goal and he
:41:53. > :41:59.caused us problems when he came on as substitute. Whether he was
:42:00. > :42:04.intending to go there, his first touch, he does not need a second and
:42:05. > :42:08.he slots it home. Plenty of chances yesterday for St Mirren. You were
:42:09. > :42:13.there but why couldn't they take those chances? I think it's
:42:14. > :42:20.confidence. They have new players at the club and they need something to
:42:21. > :42:23.happen for them. Jason Naismith had a lot of good opportunities in the
:42:24. > :42:26.match and he didn't take them but I would be more worried if we were
:42:27. > :42:30.looking disjointed and disorganised, weren't creating and passing, but we
:42:31. > :42:34.are doing all of those things and playing well. We just need something
:42:35. > :42:38.to drop for us which will be the catalyst for us to go on a run. This
:42:39. > :42:44.was the pick of the bunch. Young Adam probably should have done
:42:45. > :42:48.better. Jason had four attempts from right back yesterday. We are playing
:42:49. > :42:53.well but are missing the final touch. Not hitting the panic button.
:42:54. > :43:00.The McGinn brothers were up against each other. John against Paul. How
:43:01. > :43:04.did you gauge that? I think John was apprehensive knowing he was playing
:43:05. > :43:08.against his big brother. They are both great lads and they never
:43:09. > :43:11.shirked any challenges. Both getting fired into each other. I thought
:43:12. > :43:14.they both had good games. They were possibly more up for it because they
:43:15. > :43:22.were against each other. This was the funniest. A little brotherly
:43:23. > :43:27.love. Their mum can sort it out later when they get home. I think
:43:28. > :43:37.Paul was going to apologise to John for tackling. I don't think Paul
:43:38. > :43:41.Hartley was best pleased. Great victory for Dundee yesterday. Paul
:43:42. > :43:46.Hartley is doing well so far. Three draws and a win, six points, that is
:43:47. > :43:50.all you can ask for. They work hard. I thought St Mirren have the edge
:43:51. > :43:53.yesterday and they were the team who looked like they might win. But the
:43:54. > :43:59.hard work and endeavour got them that result in the end. At least one
:44:00. > :44:03.substitute made an impact yesterday. Peter MacDonald was inspirational in
:44:04. > :44:06.getting them that victory. Billy and Stephen, thank you very much will
:44:07. > :44:11.stop six games this weekend, what does it mean in terms of the
:44:12. > :44:16.Premiership table this evening? Inverness remained proudly on top
:44:17. > :44:27.with ten points after that victory over Celtic.
:44:28. > :44:35.There is a long way to go. The season has just started. We are back
:44:36. > :44:40.next week. Until then, from all of us, good night.