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First blood to Rangers, and it is 1-1. That is Jelavic. And Rangers

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are back in front. It is the Old Just another Sunday? I don't think

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so. It was Old Firm time at Ibrox and Celtic have the chance to win

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the title at the home of their biggest rivals. And this man was

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Yes, Fletcher! Harm Done Iraq's -- Hampden erupts. Lots of people will

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join me in asking how you are, you're suffering from also that of

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colitis, and you have not played since November. How are you

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feeling? I am doing OK, I am slowly but surely listening to the medical

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people in charge and trying to get myself right again. The challenge

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and focus is being ready for next season. How bad does it get?

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proved difficult to play under those conditions. I tried for a

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long time and it was proving very difficult, not just to play, but

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for my health in general, so me and the medical team decided it would

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be better if I tried to get myself right during an extended period out

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from the game and try to come back fully fit, and ready to play.

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not just about football, it is about the bigger picture and your

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future. Do you feel any uncertainty about what lies ahead? A little bit.

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It is an unpredictable illness. Udimore -- you do not know what the

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future holds. I have had great support from everyone in Scotland

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than down in Manchester, my family, and I am positive that I will be

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back to my best. You have been coaching Manchester United reserves.

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Yes, I have been enjoying that, it is something that I have always had

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a keen interest in, passing on advice to young players, so passing

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on advice to these young players, and it also gets me out of the

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house and keeps me busy! Darren Moss at Ibrox today to see if

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Celtic could complete an amazing title turnaround by becoming

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champions with an Old Firm victory. Rangers in turmoil, still in

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administration and big doubts hanging over the club's future.

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Celtic looking to bounce back from League Cup final defeat last Sunday

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by winning the big prize the Sunday. Rangers brought back all the

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experience they could muster, with Dorin Goian and Carlos Bocanegra

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coming back into the defence. Celtic, without injured James

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Forrest and Gary Hooper are only fit for a place on the bench, I

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both South Korean players playing, the title at Ibrox, the home of

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their great rivals. It is Rangers who are pressing again early on.

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Good passing from the hosts. Sone Aluko has got that through the legs

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of Thomas Rogne, and that is still Sone Aluko, a brilliant! A

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magnificent goal from Sone Aluko. Rangers have a deserved lead. What

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a one from Sone Aluko. It all opened up for him. And he takes

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full advantage. He has been a star since signing in January. Ally

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McCoist will be delighted, although of the play. This is Georgios

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Samaras, on his bike. He takes out Maurice Edu, but Anthony Stokes did

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not catch that well at all. Allan McGregor took no chances. What a

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one from Georgios Samaras. Celtic trying to get back on terms quickly.

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Samaras got away from Carlos Bocanegra and Maurice Edu, the

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square ball was on, but Allan McGregor made sure. The Rangers

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keeper once more or to meet the pulling of a terrific save. We have

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seen Anthony Stokes scored from that kind of area before with his

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of space for Lee Wallace. Rangers clearly mean business in this game.

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well send of Cha Du-Ri. He has! Celtic down to ten men. It is a

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massive task facing them now. Rangers have their tails up and a

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one-man advantage as well as the lead. There is no sign of Neil

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Lennon in the second half. On the phone to the Celtic boss, by the

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Wanyama, and he is going to go, here, as well. Celtic are down to

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nine men. Not what they needs. But it is a two-footed challenge

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despite the fact that he won the ball, he had to go. Sone Aluko

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fears that one past the post -- fizzed that one. Neil Lennon sent

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off at half-time, possibly for from the substitute. Unorthodox

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goalkeeping from Fraser Forster. Rangers fans will be delighted to

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see a Kyle Lafferty back after a two-month side. -- after two months

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winning their SPL title today. Fraser Forster Bees that out until

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that is only half clear, and the rebound saved as well from the

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Celtic keeper. -- Fraser Forster peak so that about -- beats that

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have not read the script. -- Andrew Little. Despite being the hosts,

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despite being the has built Champions, Rangers now have a 2-0

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lead against Celtic who are down to nine men. Andy Little with his

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first touch, makes it 2-0. Celtic have not lost in the league since

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the beginning of October. That has been given away by Adam Matthews.

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And it is 3-0. Celtic might well win the title, it is only a matter

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of time, but the Old Firm bragging rights today are what Rangers --

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with Rangers. Lee Wallace with they can't finish. He has had a couple

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of chances and has finally found the net. Rangers showing defines. -

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- defiance. Thomas Rogne could not find the target. It is turning out

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to be a very disappointing month for Celtic, that none ending at

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Aberdeen, losing the League Cup final last weekend. That is a

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penalty. Carlos Bocanegra with the challenge. Three minutes left.

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Carlos Bocanegra will be sent off as well. 10 against nine. It looks

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too late to have any end of the impact on the game although Celtic

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have a chance with a spot kick. Scott Brown to take it. Fantastic

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penalty. Likely to be the only consolation but that is as good a

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penalty as you will see. The 6: the season for Scott Brown. -- the 6th

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goal of the season. That is a free kick. Three minutes of stoppage

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time, still to play. Kris Commons, to Thomas Rogne, and it is 3-2. It

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has surely come too late for Celtic. Nine men making a good fist of it

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in the last dying seconds of the game. A second goal for Celtic, but

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It has been a strange season, but the performances against Celtic

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here Karpin the high points. congratulate Rangers on their

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victory. I have no problem but there were difficult circumstances

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and how they might one. Are we did not want to win the game to stop

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Celtic winning the title. He wanted to win the game because we are

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playing the biggest rivals and one of the biggest fixtures of the

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season. The first one is not a sending off, the second one is

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borderline. It is a joke. I spoke quite quietly with the referee. I

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did not swear, I did not. My finger. I have got witnesses. I did my team

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talk at half-time and I got pulled into the referee's room and told I

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could not do my job. It would not be an Old Firm match without it

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being some talking points. How did that compare in terms of

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atmosphere? Fantastic atmosphere. Both sets of fans caught behind

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their own site. There was little negativity towards the opposition.

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Each side wanted to celebrate their own players. It was about Celtic

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homing in on the title and Rangers fans hoping that their club was

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still alive. What do you make of the financial problems at Rangers

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and their effect on the Scottish game? It is not good for the

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Scottish game. As a neutral, you want to see them come out of it.

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You feel sorry for the fans and the players and the staff involved, but

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the fans caught behind their team, gave supporter Rangers, same as the

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Celtic fans, their in a carnival atmosphere because they thought

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Celtic would win the League 2 day and they will go on and win the

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league but could not just do it today. How important was early Park

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of the match, with Sone Aluko finding pockets of space between

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the Celtic defenders? It was the real difference in the first half.

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He was finding pockets of space in behind the Celtic defence.

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Difficult to pick up. He had a few chances before he eventually scored.

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He was a real handful for Celtic. Lee Wallace could have done better

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with that. And what composure at the end of this one to find the

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finish. It is a fantastic goal. The build-up is fantastic. He slows

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down and comes inside, and on his weaker, right foot, after all that

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hard work, he got there and finished off the chance

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fantastically well. Goalkeepers can have a big say in the outcome of

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autumn games. You know Allan McGregor will from Scotland duty.

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He pulled off a couple of important saves. He saves things that you do

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not expect them to save sometimes. That is a great save, that may drop

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in, and he gets back to put it over the bar. He is a fantastic

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goalkeeper. I have worked closely with him and the Scotland squad.

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You see him in training. That is another fantastic save. What do you

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make of those red cards were Celtic? That the referee get it

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The I think in a letter of the law he gets it right. I think the first

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one is definitely a bit soft, but there is contact. Lee Wallace goes

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down when he feels the contact. It is outside the box. But the key is

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denied a goalscoring opportunity. What about the attitude between the

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two matches -- between the two teams? Or Rangers simply better a

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to the blocks today? I think Rangers had more to get out of the

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game today. They think stopping them winning the league today at

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Ibrox was a big thing for them. You could see that in their attitude

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throughout the match. A great sign about the future for Rangers was

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the performance of Reece McCabe. Right at the heart of the

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performance was a 19-year-old. technique in his passing was

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fantastic. For such a young lads to go into such a hostile atmosphere,

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to show that composure, I thought his performance was really mature.

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Great for a hundred little to come off the bench and score with his

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first touch. It was an important goal because it was their second.

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As far as Neil Lennon is concerned, he has a problem with this because

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he reckons there was an offside. will only be an offside if Kyle

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Lafferty gets it touched. It is very difficult to see if he does

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get a touch. His movement, by Andrew Little, was fantastic.

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is Lee Wallace winning the ball, then charging forward. It was a

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great goal, wasn't it? Yes, he deserved it for his performance

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today. Up and down that left wing. The weight of the past year from

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Steven Davis is fantastic. That makes the goal. And thoroughly

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deserved goal for him. A great comeback from Celtic. It was pretty

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impressive. It all started off with the third red card of the match,

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with Carlos Bocanegra. A great attitude from Celtic. For nine men

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to get two goals back shows great spirit. I think he was a little bit

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unfortunate. But the key tries to pull out of the challenge. There is

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slight contact and it is a penalty. You can see Carlos Bock an

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aggressive start to slide, realises he is not making and then tries to

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pull out. By the letter of the law it is a red card. This was a great

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header by Thomas Rogne. I great cross as well. A fantastic,

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powerful header. Celtic will be frustrated by what happened today.

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Looking at the big picture, Celtic will win the title by a country

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mile. Argue impressed about the quality of the squad assembled by

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Neil Lennon? It is fantastic. A difficult start, but they have come

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on strong. He has picked up some fantastic signings. He has shown a

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real eye for a player. They look very strong. They will be

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disappointed by two defeats in two weeks, but they will go on to win

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the title. They have played some fantastic football. Let's look at

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off. He it was a fantastic run by Lee Wallace. Cha Du-Ri is on the

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wrong side of him. You can see there was a slight pull. Lee

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Wallace fills the contact and goes down straight away. By a collector

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of the law, it was a red card. This one come as soon as you go in with

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2 ft studs showing it is not a matter red card. This will be

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disappointing for Celtic. To go down to nine men it is an uphill

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battle. That made it very difficult. Is it strange that the game should

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It was not a bad-tempered game. There were not too many bad tackles

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in the game and it was played in good spirits. I think overall

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figure game was played at a good tempo with good football being

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played. It was a great advertisement for Scottish football.

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The red cards are unfortunate, but by the letter of the lot, they are

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red cards but referees have to do their job. Rangers have serious

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competition for runners up spot. Motherwell were hoping to gain

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the League Cup Trophy cure at Rugby Park. A guard of honour for

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Motherwell for the League Cup winners. There was triumph and

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tragedy at Hampden Park. A minute's across. Only just wide. The two

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games already this season between gets the second chance and scores!

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Paul Heffernan with the finished five minutes into the second half.

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Fowler with the past. Denied the first time but be both the

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

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goalkeeper and Hutchinson on the Humphrey. There was to be no touch

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You were watching the League Cup final last Sunday. It changes the

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complexion of the season from then -- for them. A fantastic day for

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Kilmarnock. Maybe finishing in the bottom have but the table this

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season, but to win to League Cup is a massive achievement for

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Kilmarnock. It just shows you the confidence that winning a trophy

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can breed in a team. May stem motions this week for Kilmarnock

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with the death of Liam Kelly's father, but the Cup when getting

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hit celebration. What a season Motherwell are having and at

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Rangers almost certainly not making it into Europe, it looks as if

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Motherwell will be in the Champions League qualifiers. It is

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unbelievable when you think about it. To get the chance because of

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Rangers''s undoing, to get a chance in the Champions League would be

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exciting times ahead for the Motherwell fans and hopefully bring

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in some good financial rewards. I think everybody will be excited

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looking at the draw to see who they versus Hearts, both seeking

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behind at St Johnstone at the start of the day, plenty was at stake.

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Jody Morris started the sparring. Would we get any knockout punches?

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In the 29th minute, hearts swept forward. Jason Holt wasn't just the

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right place to put hearts into the lead. The 19-year-old on his first

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start getting his first goal. Didn't he take it well? Things

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looking good for hearts, but since Johnson had other ideas. The cross

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was perfectly met by Murray Davidson. The League Four Hearts

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lasted just five minutes. Into the second half and there was a

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speculative shot from the edge of the area. Four Hearts, Scott

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Robinson would try his luck from 20 yards. Then, after a suspiciously

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high booked, the striker worked his way into the box and went down

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under the challenge. The Lithuanian defender sticking out the leg,

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missing the ball, but not the man. There is a school of thought that

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the man who wins the penalty should not take it, but he clearly didn't

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attend that school with the Spaniard shooting high into the net

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to make it two goals to one. His 16th goal of the season. Hearts has

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do the trick for Hearts. The defence was in disarray, but the

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final touch was just off target. More frustration, the post and a

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Aberdeen fans. The cross caused consternation, but it was cleared

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for a corner. Aberdeen put another ball into the box with useful

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effect. Gavin Rae with the Scot -- with the shot just wide. It was

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Inverness who dominated the first 45 minutes. Gregory Tade had a

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relatively simple task of scoring ran down the right wing, but his

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cross was punched to safety by the goalkeeper. Things were warming up

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in terms of matters of discipline as well. Ash will whistle in the

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direction of Josh Meekings -- a shrill whistle. In the 50th minute,

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Josh Meekings was sent off. Another yellow card, this time for a foul

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as you would expect with a man advantage, but Inverness should

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have made it to Ivan 0. Gregory Tade by now the man with no number,

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with the replacement sure bereft of his No. 15. Despite their second

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that dominance Aberdeen struggled to create openings. 1-0-Inverness

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it finished but it should allay any lingering fears of a potential

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lingering fears of a potential relegation scrap. You were round

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quite a few clubs as a boy, I thought you might have ended a pat

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Hearts. Hearts was the first professional club by started

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training with. Why have fond memories of playing and training at

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Tynecastle. They brought four Under 21 players into their team

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including 19-year-old Jason Hoult who scored their goal. There was a

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time when Hearts were buying players from abroad. Maybe now

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youngsters can get into the top team. Fantastic finish their, yes.

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As you said, for Hearts to bring in young players it is good for the

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Scottish game and I'm sure fans like it as well. Hearts fans will

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love to see these young players and will get behind them to progress

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their career and lots of Scottish clubs should invest in youth,

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because it pays dividends in the future. They battle for SPL

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survival could go down to the Wire, with highlights of heads against

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them berated coming up, but first, then turn on again St Mirren. With

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a new manager on board, the first game in charge for Jim Jefferies

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game in charge for Jim Jefferies after the sacking of Jim McIntyre.

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The best of the action from the East End Park with clear Macleod. -

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Hassell Bank warned not want to watch that one back, area. --

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Hasselbaink. Corner kick. Jim Jefferies back in the dug-out, this

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time with Dunfermline. Thomson with the header, and it is 1-0-St Mirren.

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It has been a problem for Dunfermline all season, defending

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corner kicks has been an Achilles cleared. It drops to Buchanan, he

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goes down. And it is up in. This is interesting because St Mirren were

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denied a goal in the replay in midweek because the referee blew

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for a penalty kick. That could easily have been the spot kick.

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This time the referee played advantage, despite Buchanan going

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down. Dunfermline have a crucial leveller. That was Mason. Sampson

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got down. The keeper clawed at it. Blocked on the line by Graham Carey.

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Dunfermline, without a victory at home all season, four points adrift

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at the bottom. Good stuff from Cardle. He has been lively. He has

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Paul McGowan. Good effort. He made his way into the penalty area. Good

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ball from Hasselbaink. Now, on to heads against Dundee United. --

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Hibs. Nobody picked up the corner kick. Leigh Griffiths was typed on

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the angle. -- tight on. Jon Daly goes up for it and Graham Stack has

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to catch that one over the top. -- touch that one. Gary Mackay Stephen

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has been terrific so far, today. Just pushed away, great play from

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Dundee United. Jon Daly, almost getting on the end of this. That is

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some lovely skill and delight for play. Just couldn't match it with

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the finish -- delightful play. Beat three players before getting the

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this. Dusan Pernis comes out. The cross is not the way. Leader of

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this was shouting for the decision against a goalkeeper. He came out,

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trying to push the ball away with his hand. Nicking nothing of the

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return ball. -- making nothing. Johnny Russell has made a good run.

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He pushes it on to John Rankin, the shot as deflected and it is a goal

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for Johnny Russell. Dundee United have the lead after 65 minutes, a

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deserved lead. Johnny Russell and Bob three times, John Rankin with

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the shot that came back off Graham Stack and it is simply clip in by

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Johnny Russell. That chance came Gary Mackay-Steven, with the chance,

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it is through the goalkeeper and in, a mistake by Graham Stack and

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Dundee United extend their lead. Gary Mackay-Steven has been the

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best player on the pitch and has Arguably the form team in Scottish

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football, Dundee United. Gary Mackay-Steven at the moment is a

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stand-out, every week. His form has been fantastic. The skill,

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composure and confidence he has shown, he is getting better with

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each game. He is working with a very good manager who will tell him

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to go and express himself Andrew can see that he is doing that. That

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was great skill, and he was unfortunate with the shot. He

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deserved his goal because he was relentless. He was the difference

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between the teams. He does everything right. You want to shoot

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warned Alba cross the goalkeeper and make the goalkeeper work and

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that was a great finish. When you are on form he can do things like

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this. Fantastic skill and confidence to try that. To pull

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that off and try it in a match situation shows how he is on top of

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his game. Another 21-year-old at Dundee United is doing good things

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and that is Johnny Russell. Both of them featured for Scotland Under

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21s against their Dutch counterparts. Johnny Russell is a

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confident player as well. He has been having a fantastic season and

:38:28.:38:32.

has scored a lot of important goals. Great first touch and the composure

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to finish it. These young lads are playing with such confidence. That

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comes from their manager, telling them to go and express themselves

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and they are going out there and doing it. We can confirm the places

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in the Scottish Premier League. 18 points in it for Celtic, they might

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clinch the game -- the title next week, they might not. Rangers and

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the battle for that runners-up spot. Kilmarnock still with a remote

:39:13.:39:18.

chance of making the top six. It is looking unlikely. Three points

:39:18.:39:26.

between the bottom two Hibernian and Dunfermline. Just talking about

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Scotland. You must be champing at the bit to get back for club and

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country, when we see moments like this, playing in the dark blue of

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Scotland, you must be dying to get back. You cannot describe the

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feeling of scoring for your country at Hampden Park. That goal should

:39:46.:39:51.

have been the winner but the decisions cost us. I am desperate

:39:51.:39:55.

to get back for Scotland, back to captaining my country, which I take

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great pride in doing. Mixed feelings about the last qualifying

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campaign in that there was progress made but ultimately, and successful.

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Yes, there was progress made and but for some shocking decisions we

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would have made the play-offs. It was a big ask to win the game but

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we did not do it. But we put in a good performance. We are going in

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the right direction, without a doubt. When you do not make it to

:40:28.:40:31.

finals it becomes that more difficult the next time because you

:40:31.:40:36.

move down the seedings. What do you make of the matches coming up for

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Scotland at the start of the World Cup qualifying campaign? When you

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look at the overall grip, the teams are tight in terms of ability.

:40:48.:40:52.

Every one of those teams will fancy their chances. There will be a lot

:40:52.:40:59.

of points to play for, a lot of points dropped. The act is a

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qualification campaign which might go to the Wire with a dog-eat-dog

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approach. All those teams will be capable of taking points off each

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other. We start with two home games and that is vitally important we

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get off to a good start. The focus will be on getting a good start

:41:19.:41:23.

with those two home games at Hampden and then see where it will

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take us. There is an interesting title is happening so it of the

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border. I am wondering whether this wily old fox also your team through

:41:33.:41:37.

to the title against the other half of Manchester. Nobody has any more

:41:37.:41:43.

experience. What he has achieved for the club, Manchester United, it

:41:43.:41:48.

would not be what it is today on or off the pitch without Sir Alex

:41:48.:41:53.

Ferguson. He is one of the factors that will be to our advantage in

:41:53.:41:58.

this fascinating run-in. You have gone through a difficult situation.

:41:58.:42:04.

How has he been with you? I could not ask for anything more. He wants

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me to come back but he knows how important it is for my general

:42:09.:42:13.

health, that I am fine. He told me to take as much time as I need to

:42:13.:42:21.

get myself fit. Embarking on the coaching career, perhaps area than

:42:21.:42:31.
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you planned, -- earlier, you could not have anyone better than Sir

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Alex Ferguson. You could not ask of anyone better, to watch and learn

:42:36.:42:43.

from the best, day in, and day out. What has he got that makes him so

:42:43.:42:50.

special? The experience of having been there, done that, the hunger

:42:50.:42:54.

and desire, you still first onto the training ground every day, that

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shows great desire to win and to keep winning in the future. Just

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wrapping up what we spoke about, the big decision coming in the

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summer in terms of what happens next will do. If I can get my voice

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back... I will be back next season captaining Manchester United and

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Scotland. Let's have a look at what comes next in the Clydesdale Bank

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Premier League. Wednesday night, Inverness against St Johnstone.

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Next weekend, it will complement of fixtures -- a full complement of

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If Rangers win against Motherwell it mean Celtic cannot win the title

:43:59.:44:06.

on Sunday. Those two Sunday games, Celtic would love to be able to

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round of their title-winning campaign against in Johnson at home

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