:00:33. > :00:54.Snodgrass fancies it. Tim Howard is equal to it. Just one Scottish
:00:55. > :01:05.Premiership game at the weekend saw St Mirren beat Ross County by 2-1.
:01:06. > :01:16.Scotland finds the net totally against the run of play! Very good
:01:17. > :01:22.opposition. What a week it has been and what a weekend. Tonight, we
:01:23. > :01:29.bring you the essence of football. The agony, the ecstasy and the
:01:30. > :01:36.teenage sensation lighting up Scottish football right now. Billy
:01:37. > :01:40.Dodds and Michael Stewart join me in the studio. Aberdeen had lost their
:01:41. > :01:51.last 16 week matches in Glasgow's East End. At Celtic Park for us was
:01:52. > :02:01.the McLeod. Commons and Samaras are back. Kris Commons has scored three
:02:02. > :02:08.against the Dons. Aberdeen are without the injured Flood and
:02:09. > :02:22.suspended Thomson. Hector moves into midfield.
:02:23. > :02:30.The Irish man is back in the Aberdeen team today. He did not know
:02:31. > :02:37.too much about that. Ambrose is dominating the situation. A good run
:02:38. > :02:45.from him. Very good, he just did not have the finish to match. Forgiven
:02:46. > :02:56.for getting a nose bleed then. Right into the Aberdeen penalty area.
:02:57. > :03:01.Izaguirre, Samaras. Celtic working to preserve their unbeaten record.
:03:02. > :03:12.Langfield makes a save in unorthodox fashion. He scooped it away. Since
:03:13. > :03:19.their last league win here, Aberdeen, it is 16 games and 16
:03:20. > :03:27.defeats against Celtic. Not their favourite fixture. Commons turns it
:03:28. > :03:32.into the net! It is a cheap call from an Aberdeen point of view but
:03:33. > :03:38.Kris Commons scores yet again against Aberdeen. They are his
:03:39. > :03:46.favourite opposition. Nine minutes from the interval, it is the
:03:47. > :04:01.champions who strike first. Cons are dying, Zola. It is turned in. Begin!
:04:02. > :04:09.-- Niall McGinn in first-half stoppage time draws Aberdeen level.
:04:10. > :04:15.Forster did not get the, Naill McGinn did. Celtic have started the
:04:16. > :04:26.second half very well. They are bright. Ledley goes down. He wants a
:04:27. > :04:31.penalty but he is not getting one. Izaguirre appealed one in the first
:04:32. > :04:45.half. Good backflip from Kris Commons. The Dons have been so well
:04:46. > :05:01.organised to date. Lately! -- lately. -- Ledley. Samaras goes all
:05:02. > :05:11.the way through. The goalkeeper was beaten but the Celtic Park would
:05:12. > :05:21.work denies Celtic going in front. Kris Commons. It is a terrific save
:05:22. > :05:26.from Langfield. He has been on the receiving end so often at Celtic
:05:27. > :05:32.Park. He has won here before but that was with Dundee. That is the
:05:33. > :05:41.tremendous piece of goalkeeping. Izaguirre. McGinn. What a save from
:05:42. > :05:49.Forster that was. Right at the end of the match here. Naill McGinn must
:05:50. > :05:56.have thought he had won it for Aberdeen. Forster bought the
:05:57. > :06:05.slightest touch onto it. The Charlie Mulgrew corner kick. Derek
:06:06. > :06:12.Boerrigter has turned it in and has surely won the game for Celtic. The
:06:13. > :06:21.Dutch man with his first goal for the club. It is a devastated
:06:22. > :06:27.Aberdeen now. Samaras. Celtic looking for another one just to put
:06:28. > :06:36.icing on the cake. The Aberdeen fans dotted up the other side of the
:06:37. > :06:46.ground. -- batted. Celtic could have lost this game but in 93 minutes
:06:47. > :06:55.they have put in a third goal. The unbeaten run continues. Kris
:06:56. > :07:06.Commons. We did very well. We dominated the game in PDF 's. We had
:07:07. > :07:10.a good response in the second half. Over all I think we thoroughly
:07:11. > :07:18.deserved our win against the very resolute Aberdeen team. It was
:07:19. > :07:26.nothing against the players. It was not quality that undone us. It was
:07:27. > :07:28.determination that defeated us today. We have to make sure it is
:07:29. > :07:53.our team who win the game. I could Neil Lennon was talking about his
:07:54. > :08:01.goalkeeper. I think he was culpable here. It is a ball he cannot win.
:08:02. > :08:08.This is something Fraser Forster struggles with at times. That was a
:08:09. > :08:16.wonder save. It is a great save, is it not? That is world-class. It is
:08:17. > :08:23.amazing how somebody of his height struggles sometimes. He does not
:08:24. > :08:30.handle cross balls or high balls. He is six foot four, he is world-class
:08:31. > :08:38.at stopping it. Yesterday they could have gone 2-1 down. He is still a
:08:39. > :08:44.great goalkeeper but has to get better at the cross balls. There
:08:45. > :08:53.have been some nightmare situations at Celtic Park. There were a lot of
:08:54. > :08:58.good moments. This man is good, he clears the area. This is the first
:08:59. > :09:06.goal where he comes. He clears the box. He could have reacted quicker
:09:07. > :09:10.they are. With this strike, quite a few good few moments in the game.
:09:11. > :09:17.This one with Kris Commons through on goal. He gets a good touch on
:09:18. > :09:22.that. This one, I am just not sure. He has put it into the middle of
:09:23. > :09:31.goal in injury time. He good maybe get it further away. The game is
:09:32. > :09:36.already finished. I think we are talking about them because of the
:09:37. > :09:40.high standards this is in. They have been excellent, the two of them.
:09:41. > :09:46.There were great saves yesterday but some sloppiness as well. Obviously
:09:47. > :09:53.Aberdeen are looking at the long-term project. We are talking
:09:54. > :09:59.about the stability and balance to the playing side. They are having a
:10:00. > :10:04.good season. A couple of dodgy results in the past couple of weeks
:10:05. > :10:10.but overall the Aberdeen situation is in a much better place. Because
:10:11. > :10:17.that will feel sore, he could have got something out of that. Celtic
:10:18. > :10:24.are still unbeaten in the league. That is impressive in itself. Very
:10:25. > :10:28.impressive. It is difficult to continue to get yourself up for
:10:29. > :10:32.these games. Champions' League games deal with themselves but to be at
:10:33. > :10:43.this situation in the league is impressive. In the United and
:10:44. > :10:44.Partick Thistle have been this season's intervenors. -- Dundee
:10:45. > :11:06.United. That is wonderful! Dundee United are
:11:07. > :11:22.unchanged from the impressive win at Motherwell. Thistle lost 3-0 against
:11:23. > :11:31.St Mirren. The first start for Jordan McMillan.
:11:32. > :11:43.The chance of an opening goal. Inside two minutes, Dundee United
:11:44. > :11:48.are ahead! A wonderful move. The finish was clinical. Gary
:11:49. > :12:12.Mackay-Steven taking this well and drilling it back past Scott Fox.
:12:13. > :12:27.Jeff G, Osborne ahead of him. -- Cifci. That is heavy from Balatoni.
:12:28. > :12:35.He is getting a yellow card. He was late with his tackle. Armstrong. It
:12:36. > :12:42.is a great ball through. Gary Mackay-Steven for the second. He
:12:43. > :12:54.chipped setup. Clears it off the line. Excellent defending. Great
:12:55. > :13:02.play by Partick Thistle. Onto Forbes. Forbes brilliantly away from
:13:03. > :13:08.Wilson. That is a good call by the referee. He tried to block it and
:13:09. > :13:19.his arm came up. You can see the arm out. Thistle have a chance equalise.
:13:20. > :13:37.Muirhead. That is a calmly struck penalty from Aaron Muirhead. Gold.
:13:38. > :13:45.What a finish from Andrew Robertson. Dundee United back ahead. He
:13:46. > :14:02.hammered it across the goalkeeper. What a finish. Armstrong. Knocked
:14:03. > :14:14.away. Down to John Rankin. Off the base of the post. What a great shot.
:14:15. > :14:22.Balatoni has to be careful. He has taken him down. He is off. Gary
:14:23. > :14:37.Mackay-Steven one way and then the other. Intercepted. Gary
:14:38. > :14:49.Mackay-Steven, this 43-1. It is another good finish for Gary
:14:50. > :14:58.Mackay-Steven. Then the United with another classy goal. Thistle are
:14:59. > :15:04.beaten. This could be perfect for Brian Graham on his birthday. His
:15:05. > :15:11.first Dundee United goal is his present to himself. All four than
:15:12. > :15:17.the United goals have been set up by the youngster. They have taken
:15:18. > :15:30.advantage of Thistle being down to ten men. They finished top class.
:15:31. > :15:33.That was a bad tackle. Stuart Bannigan is refusing to go to the
:15:34. > :15:43.referee, that will not help his cause. The referee takes a look, it
:15:44. > :15:47.is a red card. And the referee decided that was a red card.
:15:48. > :15:54.Are you concerned you were only one up at the break? Yes, that gives us
:15:55. > :15:59.a lift in the match. The 20 minute they came into it, they get a
:16:00. > :16:05.penalty which was disappointed. They had -- they had our tails up, but we
:16:06. > :16:11.showed good character to come back and to get a win we fully deserved.
:16:12. > :16:15.You mentioned in the press this week you have free-flowing football and
:16:16. > :16:23.another debuts in four goals, what do you have to do? We are working on
:16:24. > :16:29.the back four every day and we will keep working away.
:16:30. > :16:34.I would watch Dundee United over Barcelona any day of the week. How
:16:35. > :16:40.was that from the wunderkind? The nominal. The watching the highlights
:16:41. > :16:46.and you cannot eulogise about the guy enough -- you are watching.
:16:47. > :16:52.Close control, awareness, for somebody so young, it is
:16:53. > :16:58.frightening. And he is always in space coming he knows how to get
:16:59. > :17:03.away from players. And now when he gets on the ball, he is attracting
:17:04. > :17:07.so many opposition players that it is opening up space for the
:17:08. > :17:15.opposition and for his team-mates. Through balls, creating goals,
:17:16. > :17:18.creating and scoring, great player. He has a special ability to see
:17:19. > :17:23.things before anyone else. It is natural and I would not like to be
:17:24. > :17:29.playing against Dundee United at the moment. Gary Mackay-Steven,
:17:30. > :17:34.Armstrong, and we do talk about those things because we would love
:17:35. > :17:40.to what them. It is the other side. -- to watch them. They struggled
:17:41. > :17:49.early in the season but since they put Rankin in, other players have
:17:50. > :17:56.struggled. Rankin has helped free the boys up and they are taking
:17:57. > :18:04.teams to the cleaners. How difficult is it to handle this kind of talent
:18:05. > :18:11.as a manager? He was not binding pockets where there were plenty of
:18:12. > :18:15.space -- bases available. -- spaces. Do you nurture that talent and make
:18:16. > :18:21.sure he does not play too many games? United are so strong in that
:18:22. > :18:28.forward area that they can afford to pull him out of games. He might
:18:29. > :18:34.beginning a rest. The swagger is summed up by this moment from
:18:35. > :18:40.Souter, such a highly rated defender and this says everything. Confidence
:18:41. > :18:48.is blowing and it is great to see. You enjoyed these things. --
:18:49. > :18:56.blowing. Dundee are 18 supporters will love to watch. -- ATEAM.
:18:57. > :18:58.The time for talking was over as Terry Butcher began in earnest as
:18:59. > :19:21.the manager of Hibs. More from Terry Butcher later, but
:19:22. > :19:25.all is not lost yet for Hearts. Victory at Aberdeen before the
:19:26. > :19:31.international rake keeping alive the hope that relegation can be avoided.
:19:32. > :19:37.-- the international rake. On the field, Callum Paterson and Ryan
:19:38. > :19:45.Stevenson their best chance to get goals. Ross County looking for a
:19:46. > :19:50.win, on a run of three straight defeats.
:19:51. > :20:02.It was a vital game for both clubs as they strive towards premiership
:20:03. > :20:08.survival. It was a 330 mile round trip and everybody inside Tynecastle
:20:09. > :20:13.had their moneys worth. -- money 's with. County did not win in the
:20:14. > :20:17.league since beating Aberdeen at the tawdry and they were gifted a goal
:20:18. > :20:23.in the first half. This perfect pass to Graham Carey. He could scarcely
:20:24. > :20:29.believe his good fortune and took all advantage with a clinical
:20:30. > :20:34.finish. -- all advantage. The lead lasted five minutes, this corner
:20:35. > :20:46.eventually falling to Callum Paterson. A fine finish by the young
:20:47. > :20:51.striker allowed space and time for this volley. Jamie Walker was
:20:52. > :20:56.proving to be a thorn in the Ross County defence. On this occasion,
:20:57. > :21:01.the captain Richard Brittain wrestled him to the ground, getting
:21:02. > :21:05.a yellow card to have consequences later in the game. Chances again for
:21:06. > :21:13.Ross County, it to refit effort from Quinn. -- a great effort. Ball was
:21:14. > :21:20.clearly not crossing the goal line. Then another effort, the Dutch
:21:21. > :21:25.striker given an opportunity here. Jamie McDonald saved the day. One
:21:26. > :21:33.final chance in the opening period for Ross County. Gary Glen setting
:21:34. > :21:37.up Quinn, but Hearts County -- but the Hearts keeper came out on top.
:21:38. > :21:45.They found their way out on top early in the second-half will stop
:21:46. > :21:51.Glen set up his team-mate. But Melvin De Leeuw fired the ball home
:21:52. > :21:55.from 16 yards. Nine defenders around the 18 yard box for Hearts but still
:21:56. > :22:00.De Leeuw had time to control the ball before firing home. Then a
:22:01. > :22:07.pivotal moment, eight challenge on Walker by Richard Brittain. -- a
:22:08. > :22:16.challenge. And a second yellow card and an early bath. Little doubt in
:22:17. > :22:21.the mind of the referee about the decision. And with three minutes
:22:22. > :22:26.left, Hearts made an extra man pay off. This had from Danny Wilson
:22:27. > :22:33.ended up in the back of the net. -- header. Ryan Stevenson and Brian
:22:34. > :22:38.Maclean challenged for the ball that went in off the post. Another chance
:22:39. > :22:44.for Hearts in stoppage time, Callum Paterson with the header, which came
:22:45. > :22:50.off the crossbar and this shot was wide of target. So close to a winner
:22:51. > :22:55.at one point it -- but one point each after an alternating afternoon
:22:56. > :23:02.at Tynecastle. -- and exciting afternoon. It has
:23:03. > :23:07.been a difficult season but if we can eradicate our past couple of
:23:08. > :23:14.games, we have a chance because they did not have to work too hard today.
:23:15. > :23:17.Our best performance of the season so far, offensively and defensively
:23:18. > :23:23.we were good, because Hearts put a lot of balls into the box like they
:23:24. > :23:29.do. Overall, it horrific -- a great afternoon for Scottish book all.
:23:30. > :23:36.It seems Hearts are making problems for themselves that they do not
:23:37. > :23:39.need. Making defensive mistakes that have been punished throughout the
:23:40. > :23:44.season. We have highlighted this, the first goal, terrible mistake.
:23:45. > :23:52.Plenty of time and space, no opposition. They have options. He
:23:53. > :23:57.tries to play it to the right back and he passes it straight to the
:23:58. > :24:04.Ross County player. The second goal, defensively, nine players around the
:24:05. > :24:10.box. They do not clear it, they are not mocking anybody. It is not good
:24:11. > :24:15.defensive work and they are getting punished. -- marking. It is a great
:24:16. > :24:22.finish, take nothing away from Ross County, but poor defending when you
:24:23. > :24:27.have nine in the box. And there is this incident, why does he not play
:24:28. > :24:32.it back to the centre half rather than the goalkeeper? That was more
:24:33. > :24:36.fortunate. It has happened throughout the season for Hearts
:24:37. > :24:42.that they have been punished with. We see this with Saint Mirren,
:24:43. > :24:46.nobody! These are against teams they have been competing with at the
:24:47. > :24:50.bottom of the table. To get out of trouble, they have to make sure they
:24:51. > :24:54.are defeating teams. At Kilmarnock, simple straight ball up the pitch
:24:55. > :25:01.should and Kris Boyd does the damage. -- up the pitch. Hearts were
:25:02. > :25:06.better going forward and created opportunities, 20 of goalmouth
:25:07. > :25:14.action, and a what of positives. -- plenty. Surely they need to be doing
:25:15. > :25:19.something special to be getting the points rather than what they are
:25:20. > :25:23.doing and making mistakes? After watching the game, I am more
:25:24. > :25:27.confident they have the possibility to get out of trouble. Offensively,
:25:28. > :25:30.they looked a lot better. At the start of the season, you wondered
:25:31. > :25:36.whether goals would come from without a street -- without a
:25:37. > :25:43.strike. I think they have a chance. You want offensive and defensive and
:25:44. > :25:47.if they can sort it out at the back, they will score goals. They have got
:25:48. > :25:52.it down to 12 points now and four wins and that has not been the case
:25:53. > :25:57.for a lot of the season, so they are hanging in. Christmas comes early
:25:58. > :26:04.next weekend with a fourth round of the Scottish cup. We will be keeping
:26:05. > :26:08.you abreast of Abe breathless Saturday afternoon -- a breathless.
:26:09. > :26:16.And on Saturday night, a round-up of the highlights of the day 's action.
:26:17. > :26:22.And it gets even better on Sunday afternoon. We live at Tynecastle as
:26:23. > :26:27.Celtic faced 2012 winners Hearts. And we are back again on Sunday
:26:28. > :26:35.night with more highlights to round off the weekend.
:26:36. > :26:41.Hibs finally got their man, would we see a different game with Terry
:26:42. > :26:50.Butcher in charge? After a two match ban, he took his place in the dugout
:26:51. > :26:54.away to St Mirren. A 10th manager in 16 years for Hibs.
:26:55. > :27:05.Terry Butcher is the new man at the helm. Just one change. St Mirren
:27:06. > :27:10.skipper missing and replaced in midfield. The first Hibs selection
:27:11. > :27:16.for Terry Butcher sees a couple of players dropped.
:27:17. > :27:31.Four straight defeats for Hibs. They need an improvement and quickly.
:27:32. > :27:35.Kenny McLean. Steven Thomson! What a chance after 2.5 minutes to open the
:27:36. > :27:41.scoring. And he cannot quite believe that he has not taken this chance.
:27:42. > :27:47.He took a couple of touches but he took too long.
:27:48. > :27:54.A bit of room for handling. Back after a long absence. A flashing
:27:55. > :28:01.header from Collins, an early replacement. And that is progress
:28:02. > :28:10.for Hibs, and effort on target. -- and effort. -- an effort.
:28:11. > :28:22.The cross is deflected. Collins! Down goes Collins, looking for a
:28:23. > :28:27.penalty. And no joy. The referee turns down the appeal. Was their
:28:28. > :28:35.contact? It certainly looks like it. -- was their contact. This is a good
:28:36. > :28:45.shout for a penalty, not given. Kenny McLean 's corner. And it goes
:28:46. > :28:59.off the line. Not good defensively from Hibs. Maclean is prompting.
:29:00. > :29:18.That is a good all in. -- ball. That is a good strong left hand from Ben
:29:19. > :29:21.Williams. The initial threat was dealt with. And the goalkeeper
:29:22. > :29:32.wrapped the ball that time. -- wrapped. Still goalless in Paisley.
:29:33. > :29:39.That was tenacious stuff. Deflection. And straight in to the
:29:40. > :29:58.gloves of Williams. He tries to turn away from Foster.
:29:59. > :30:04.That was a great strike! And the head in hands held you everything
:30:05. > :30:10.from the St Mirren midfielder. It was close.
:30:11. > :30:13.Early in the season, those games we would not have come away with any
:30:14. > :30:19.point so that is important, and it takes is the six out of seven
:30:20. > :30:25.undefeated. So that is very good momentum. For me, they all he heroes
:30:26. > :30:31.because they are under massive pressure having lost four and coming
:30:32. > :30:35.to a team that has won five out of six. -- they all heroes. There is a
:30:36. > :30:37.lot of pressure and everybody is expecting miracles so it is not
:30:38. > :30:54.revolution as evolution. I think it is fair to say that under
:30:55. > :31:00.Pat Fenlon Hibernian where a bit flaky at times. What do you think of
:31:01. > :31:15.Terry Butcher? Yes, they have to build confidence. You can see
:31:16. > :31:26.throughout the first half they were not sure. Every single one of them,
:31:27. > :31:31.they improved by second half. Hibernian were the second -- the
:31:32. > :31:38.better team in the second half. They took the game to St Mirren. The work
:31:39. > :31:42.ethic was the and that is where Terry Butcher is starting. It is
:31:43. > :31:49.slow progress but the confidence will come and then the results will
:31:50. > :31:57.come. You were never convinced by Pat Fenlon, is Terry Butcher the man
:31:58. > :32:00.for you? If he does what he did that Inverness the fans will not be
:32:01. > :32:06.complaining. He is going to make them hard to beat and getting things
:32:07. > :32:15.right off the ball, as time progresses they will get things
:32:16. > :32:20.right on the ball. I thought with this, the sun was in my eyes, I was
:32:21. > :32:27.at the other end, but I received a text from a BBC colleague who said
:32:28. > :32:35.it was never a penalty. That was Richard Gordon. It was never given.
:32:36. > :32:40.I think that was a penalty. Regardless of weight it is on the
:32:41. > :32:52.pitch you have to give a free kick Audie penalty. -- weighed it is. And
:32:53. > :33:02.that Rugby Park. Things have been difficult for the Kilmarnock
:33:03. > :33:11.manager. With Darren Barr and Jackson Irvin suspended, youngsters
:33:12. > :33:31.Johnstone and Slater, then. -- come in. Paul Lawson and McFadden
:33:32. > :33:37.returned to midfield for Motherwell. All are getting into a fine goal. It
:33:38. > :33:45.is Moors and an early chance beer for Motherwell. Kilmarnock just not
:33:46. > :34:01.able to clear the lines. Moo unable to punish them. This man has done
:34:02. > :34:17.well. It is a good all in. So is Moors. You are looking for the
:34:18. > :34:20.striker to hit the target. Lawson. Moore is in again. Craig Moore is
:34:21. > :34:30.finding the openings in the Kilmarnock rearguard. There is the
:34:31. > :34:41.header. There is care. Sutton. A great save from Sampson. To deny
:34:42. > :34:53.John Sutton. Concerning times for Alan Johnson at the moment. Can dine
:34:54. > :35:14.linking well with Boyd. Still Boyd. That shot is tidied away by Nielsen.
:35:15. > :35:23.Cleared away by McManus. That is a good delivery. Aims worth is looking
:35:24. > :35:26.for support in the centre. Good delivery back in by bikers and
:35:27. > :35:35.Sutton opens the scoring for Motherwell. Ten minutes into the
:35:36. > :35:41.second half. It is the goal of the season and Kilmarnock are exposed
:35:42. > :35:53.again. Great counter attack by the visitors. A lovely shimmy of the
:35:54. > :36:00.feet and into wards Boyd. Parried by Nielsen. Tess Salah and it still
:36:01. > :36:13.will not go for Allan Johnston's side. A touch by Michael Gardyne.
:36:14. > :36:21.Here is Boyd. That should have been the equaliser. Kris Boyd knows he
:36:22. > :36:35.should have done better. Eagle leading myths from the Scotland
:36:36. > :36:46.striker. -- E bleeding mess. -- a glaring miss. And that ties up the
:36:47. > :36:58.win for Motherwell with two wins remaining. Everybody is really
:36:59. > :37:05.frustrated because once again it is the same problems. In the second
:37:06. > :37:09.half we have got to defend better. There is not the lot in this
:37:10. > :37:15.division. If you defend well and are properly organised we have the team
:37:16. > :37:25.who can create goals. We are pleased with a really good the's work. A
:37:26. > :37:35.good day for Motherwell. We were talking about the frailties of
:37:36. > :37:42.Kilmarnock. They are a club who have suffered this season defensively.
:37:43. > :37:50.When you make the -- mistakes like they are you will get punished.
:37:51. > :37:56.Young Johnson is highlighted, picking up Sutton, that is a
:37:57. > :38:04.mismatch. Seeing that they live someone near, it is not where he
:38:05. > :38:12.wants to be. Roles reversed. I am the same. We are having a go at
:38:13. > :38:16.defenders tonight. We do not want to be harsh on young or harder but he
:38:17. > :38:24.has got to learn quickly. He did not have his best they. He has come into
:38:25. > :38:29.the team that are not performing. These are elementary mistakes you do
:38:30. > :38:39.not want to see anybody making. It is difficult to step in to a team
:38:40. > :38:43.that is not performing well. Here is a nice beach. With experience you
:38:44. > :38:56.know how to handle that situation better. Every week we talk here
:38:57. > :38:59.about exasperation and here being ruled out in terms of defensive
:39:00. > :39:11.problems this team has got, what do you think? He works hard. He has
:39:12. > :39:18.gone the year to a club that is in a bit of turmoil. It is hard to get
:39:19. > :39:25.results. If he does not get results the punters turn on him. He should
:39:26. > :39:30.be given time. He has proven he is a good manager. He will get it right
:39:31. > :39:38.if he is given time. The punters are giving him a hard time but it is not
:39:39. > :39:46.all his fault. Speaking of Kenny Shiels, we continue managerless at
:39:47. > :39:54.Inverness. Yesterday it was Duncan Shearer who took the side for the
:39:55. > :40:04.visit of St Johnstone. St Johnstone would be a tough nut to crack. The
:40:05. > :40:15.Perth side on a format running when. -- four match running win. The first
:40:16. > :40:22.proper match of the post-butcher either. It was pretty much business
:40:23. > :40:32.as usual. A goal for Inverness. His 10th Premiership strike of the
:40:33. > :40:37.season. Good work here with the cross and Mackay doing what he does
:40:38. > :40:47.best. Perhaps that full-time job would not be so bad after all. Aaron
:40:48. > :40:53.Doran the next to try his luck. As force in Johnstone, after the recent
:40:54. > :41:03.run of stunning form, Hasselbank and may at the best. Nothing wrong with
:41:04. > :41:10.the cutting-edge of Billy McKay. He got a shot on target but Alan
:41:11. > :41:14.McManus made the save. A well rounded performance from Inverness,
:41:15. > :41:22.by no means a classic but they were the better side. This chance was
:41:23. > :41:28.squandered to make it 2-0. As for Inverness, not bad for a rudderless
:41:29. > :41:34.ship. The win might have been more comfortable but three points
:41:35. > :41:40.nonetheless and Inverness Caledonian Thistle stay within sight of league
:41:41. > :41:44.leaders Celtic. That man again, Billy McKay, he's caused when he
:41:45. > :41:52.wants but I wish he would score more! We were hanging on at 1-0 to
:41:53. > :41:57.be fair to St Johnstone. They put us under pressure. If we can restrict
:41:58. > :42:06.teams like St Johnstone from getting balls into the box we have done
:42:07. > :42:10.something with our style of play. It was not poor effort or attitude just
:42:11. > :42:22.that we lacked a little bit of attitude today. -- lacked quality.
:42:23. > :42:30.Kenny Shiels is the hot tip for the Inverness manager hot seat. You are
:42:31. > :42:36.right, he does not want the pressure. He has been the before. In
:42:37. > :42:42.terms of managerial, who knows, it is being kept under wraps. I think
:42:43. > :42:48.they have gone about it in the right way in terms of not letting anything
:42:49. > :42:54.leaked out. I think the club have handled it well and they will get
:42:55. > :43:00.the right manager. It is a difficult one to call. It is unusual in
:43:01. > :43:05.football, it has been kept quiet. If he keeps winning they will meet
:43:06. > :43:11.Duncan Shearer keep the job or do you think it is Kenny Shiels? It is
:43:12. > :43:19.difficult to say because it has been kept quiet. The chairman is the only
:43:20. > :43:27.one who will know. Is Kenny Shiels the perfect fit? There are loads out
:43:28. > :43:35.there. Kenny Shiels you could see, Craig Levein has the right stature.
:43:36. > :43:39.Kenny Shiels knows all be players. There are positives for a few
:43:40. > :43:49.candidates. I think Kenny Cameron has done it exactly right, take your
:43:50. > :43:52.time and get the right man. And as we can see from the Scottish
:43:53. > :43:59.Premiership table Inverness Caley Thistle stay five points behind
:44:00. > :44:05.Celtic. Aberdeen slip to fifth place. Hearts are now 12 points
:44:06. > :44:12.behind Kilmarnock at the bottom. Time now for a quickly at the back
:44:13. > :44:23.pages tomorrow. Toiling Milan on brink of crisis ahead of Celtic game
:44:24. > :44:29.says the Scotsman. They drew 1-1 with Genoa on Tuesday night.
:44:30. > :44:37.Balotelli not looking very happy about things. When is he ever? He
:44:38. > :44:44.missed the penalty, that is why he is unhappy. I do not think Celtic
:44:45. > :44:50.have anything to fear. Celtic have handled themselves better this
:44:51. > :44:55.season. The results have not been as good but they deserve to be at this
:44:56. > :45:01.stage now. I am confident they will get a win. Here is an expectation
:45:02. > :45:09.now that Celtic will go out and perhaps beat Milan? We know what can
:45:10. > :45:15.happen at Parkhead. They have to, it is the only chance to go and beat
:45:16. > :45:19.Milan. Take it to the last game. We have said all along it would be a
:45:20. > :45:26.tight group, Barcelona against everybody really. Celtic have got
:45:27. > :45:34.every chance to go and win it. Thank you very much. That is your lot this
:45:35. > :45:39.week. The Scottish Premiership takes a winter nap next weekend which
:45:40. > :45:43.means we get a double dollop of Sportscene highlights on Saturday
:45:44. > :45:52.and Sunday night. Join us for all of that. Good night.