:00:11. > :00:29.This could be something quite sensational. Right out of the top
:00:30. > :00:37.draw. The shot is an absolute beauty. Oh, yes. True quality.
:00:38. > :00:39.Absolutely sensational. What a strike. Right here, right now, this
:00:40. > :00:41.is history. Weekend four of the Premiership
:00:42. > :00:44.season and finally we've 6pm, Sunday nights,
:00:45. > :00:48.BBC Two Scotland, the new regular With us tonight - before
:00:49. > :00:53.we take a breather for the international break -
:00:54. > :00:56.Steven Thompson and Michael Stewart. No doubt about the game
:00:57. > :01:00.of the weekend. The sides who'd finished first
:01:01. > :01:03.and second in both of the last two 22 straight league defeats
:01:04. > :01:42.for Aberdeen in the east end COMMENTATOR: Is that the goal which
:01:43. > :01:51.gives Aberdeen the win against Celtic? Griffiths. They cannot seem
:01:52. > :01:59.to topple the champions in Glasgow. That is about the strongest Celtic
:02:00. > :02:07.line-up you will see, despite the exertions. Derek McInnes as spent
:02:08. > :02:24.the week are trying to stem a book. He is without captain Jack Pallett.
:02:25. > :02:29.Wes Burns has gone for glory himself. He could have pulled back
:02:30. > :02:41.here. 22 straight defeats in the league
:02:42. > :02:43.for Aberdeen at Celtic Park. It is a horrendous record. Two wins since
:02:44. > :02:53.1993 here. In the top-flight. The goalkeeper was beaten all ends
:02:54. > :03:07.up. What I hit that was. James Forrest is a man reborn this
:03:08. > :03:16.season. How good was that for Leigh
:03:17. > :03:30.Griffiths? It is a poignant tribute to Kieran
:03:31. > :03:34.McDade, the 13-year-old who passed away tragically playing football for
:03:35. > :03:37.his school team. And this was scored on the 13th minute. A special
:03:38. > :03:43.moment. Anthony O'Connor looks to be a real
:03:44. > :04:02.shrewd signing by Derek McInnes. Rooney, one apiece. Amazing! The
:04:03. > :04:10.debut keeper couldn't keep out Adam Rooney. The poacher supreme, very
:04:11. > :04:18.much against the run of play, ties things up at Parkhead. The dons have
:04:19. > :04:35.been so far out of this game. To be on level terms...
:04:36. > :04:39.A superb finish, and the Celtic league is restored two minutes shy
:04:40. > :05:01.of the break by James Forrest. Shanked. Celtic will go up at
:05:02. > :05:07.half-time in the lead and deservedly so. -- Celtic will go off. Last
:05:08. > :05:11.season's top two. 15 point of a difference between them in the end.
:05:12. > :05:18.Celtic looking to continue this start to the season.
:05:19. > :05:31.Celtic have been so much better today than they were in Israel on
:05:32. > :05:34.Tuesday. They could barely string three or four passes together. Not
:05:35. > :05:54.that it mattered. Celtic have been streets ahead,
:05:55. > :05:56.certainly in the first half. The Dons have been better in the second
:05:57. > :06:27.period. The Aberdeen captain in the absence
:06:28. > :06:45.of Ryan Jack with an opportunity to level things again, Graeme Shinnie.
:06:46. > :06:58.He knew exactly what he was doing, the Aberdeen defender, and he gets a
:06:59. > :06:59.yellow card. Tom Rogic has given Celtic a fresh appearance since
:07:00. > :07:15.coming off the bench. Didn't quite catch it. He has made
:07:16. > :07:27.such an impression since arriving from Aston Villa.
:07:28. > :07:37.Sinclair was giving Logan a hard time. It is a penalty and Reynolds
:07:38. > :07:42.will be ordered off. If this goes on... A confirmation of the second
:07:43. > :07:46.yellow sees Reynolds off and this will surely end the match as a
:07:47. > :07:47.contest, going into the final stages. Sinclair will take this
:07:48. > :07:52.himself. 3-1! Game over! Scott Sinclair
:07:53. > :08:05.scores again. Aberdeen are going to have to go
:08:06. > :08:18.back home and think again. Graeme Shinnie can't believe it, a
:08:19. > :08:35.free kick for that. Celtic maintaining this 100% start
:08:36. > :08:39.to their title defence. Roberts takes it and scores it. Aberdeen are
:08:40. > :08:44.complaining the referee had not blown his whistle, but that is just
:08:45. > :08:54.applying some serious gloss to the scoreline. A terrific free kick by
:08:55. > :08:57.Tom Rogic. The Dons are putting their pace. Your map is a difficult
:08:58. > :09:05.the players because the travel and everything they have put into it. It
:09:06. > :09:09.gathers emphasis for the final half hour of the game and it was really
:09:10. > :09:13.good. To end up scoring four goals against a very good side and late
:09:14. > :09:16.on, it really shows the mental and physical fitness of the players,
:09:17. > :09:24.that they are relentless at the moment. It has been a near-perfect
:09:25. > :09:27.start. If we don't lose a goal, it is fine, but if we lose a goal and
:09:28. > :09:33.have to change and then we changed and I thought we went toe to toe and
:09:34. > :09:41.gave a very good account of ourselves. We showed that we are a
:09:42. > :09:48.team who are confident coming here. Until 2-1 when a couple of decisions
:09:49. > :09:53.went against stores... Leigh Griffiths had an absolute
:09:54. > :09:59.blockbuster of a goal and a fitting tribute to the 13-year-old fan who
:10:00. > :10:03.died. An emphatic win. No one in Scotland can live with the attack.
:10:04. > :10:07.On that evidence, it is hard to disagree. Gower modest lead to say
:10:08. > :10:19.that. They have everything, pace. You look at Sinclair, Tom -- Tom
:10:20. > :10:27.Rogic. Griffiths is at the heart of everything. You couldn't get it in
:10:28. > :10:33.the top corner any more. He has been a drastic. His seventh goal already
:10:34. > :10:41.this morning. -- this season. -- seventh goal already. A great finish
:10:42. > :10:46.on this goal. Virtually the same as last week. He favours the outside of
:10:47. > :10:51.his foot. It is strange, but you have to take your hat off. It only
:10:52. > :10:57.takes the goalkeeper by surprise. Another player who has a resurgent
:10:58. > :11:06.under Brendan Rodgers. Any doubts over the Scott Sinclair penalty?
:11:07. > :11:10.From Aberdeen's perspective, and the manager was disappointed, when you
:11:11. > :11:15.see here it being flicked on, it is that infamous run from Sinclair,
:11:16. > :11:20.getting in between the lines of the Aberdeen defence. There is enough
:11:21. > :11:24.contact when you see the close-up. There is a coming together. When you
:11:25. > :11:29.are running at such pace, it doesn't take a lot to knock you off your
:11:30. > :11:35.stride. He did well, got in front of the player. I think it is a penalty.
:11:36. > :11:39.I can see why he has given it. I don't think it is a penalty. They
:11:40. > :11:43.have lost balance and fallen over. There wasn't great contact, and any
:11:44. > :11:47.contact was outside the box. They both fall into the box on the
:11:48. > :11:51.ground. Out of bounds for me. I don't think it is a penalty. When
:11:52. > :11:57.you run at that pace, it doesn't take a lot to knock you off your
:11:58. > :12:01.balance. That was a fair call from the referee. Craig Gordon, usually
:12:02. > :12:12.respected in Scottish football. Is his time up? Celtic's number one. It
:12:13. > :12:16.was a big call yesterday and I do feel sorry for Craig Gordon. He has
:12:17. > :12:22.made one or two high-profile mistakes, but he has also made some
:12:23. > :12:25.really big saves, as well. Yesterday, we look at Celtic's
:12:26. > :12:32.build-up play. Brendan Rodgers wants the departed from the back. There is
:12:33. > :12:35.nothing Craig can do. He doesn't do anything Craig can't do. It is
:12:36. > :12:42.simple passing. At this minute, Aberdeen didn't work them in terms
:12:43. > :12:45.of his goalkeeping. If Craig Gordon made this mistake yesterday he would
:12:46. > :12:58.have been crucified. Aberdeen should have scored. : Tory gets him out of
:12:59. > :13:02.trouble. Another slack one. If Craig Gordon made 's mistakes, the focus
:13:03. > :13:09.would be on that. Now that Brendan Rodgers had made that change, I
:13:10. > :13:17.would be astonished if he reverts back. Who will be in goal for the
:13:18. > :13:29.Rangers game? Barrister agrees. He has made his decision. Ryan Jack was
:13:30. > :13:34.missing for them. For me, the fact that Brendan Rodgers has installed a
:13:35. > :13:40.fear factor at Celtic Park. Teams going there are fearful of the front
:13:41. > :13:41.four. Was a lot to do with the players picked.
:13:42. > :13:44.Could Hearts mount a challenge at the top of the table this season?
:13:45. > :13:46.They finished third last season, they demolished
:13:47. > :13:49.This weekend they were in Glasgow to play Partick Thistle.
:13:50. > :13:58.Alasdair Lamont was at Firhill for Sportscene.
:13:59. > :14:02.COMMENTATOR: The home side are looking to get back to winning form
:14:03. > :14:11.following last weekend's defeat at Aberdeen. Outgoing suspended Sean
:14:12. > :14:17.Welsh and David Amoo also. Parts of little reason to change the team
:14:18. > :14:20.that beat beat Inverness last Saturday and Robbie Neilson fields
:14:21. > :14:36.the same starting 11 as he looks for a similar performance.
:14:37. > :14:42.He should have picked out team-mate. It looks like he was trying to find
:14:43. > :14:47.the top corner. Did so well to get past Callum Paterson. That would
:14:48. > :15:00.have been some finish if he had squeezed that into the top corner.
:15:01. > :15:07.Terrific entertainment, moving from end to end. The
:15:08. > :15:16.allowed Partick Thistle to get back and get the block in. Sam Nicholson
:15:17. > :15:20.to take the corner. 15 minutes gone at the ground. Hearts, can they find
:15:21. > :15:32.the breakthrough? Headed triumphantly. Callum Paterson
:15:33. > :15:42.just gets so far above Liam Lindsay there. Nobody could get there to
:15:43. > :15:45.stop it. A wonderful header from Callum Paterson. Robbie Neilson is
:15:46. > :15:59.keen to keep hold of Callum Paterson.
:16:00. > :16:03.The keeper knew where that one was going and was able to get across and
:16:04. > :16:20.turn it behind will Chris Dillon with a shot and again
:16:21. > :16:28.Jack Hamilton gets down well and gets plenty behind it. Again, a
:16:29. > :16:48.lovely delicate pass from Steven Lawless.
:16:49. > :16:56.Their skin is beginning to look in the mood -- Chris Erskine looking in
:16:57. > :17:08.the mood. Partick Thistle are level. It looked
:17:09. > :17:14.like Liam Lindsay's had it may well have crossed the line, but that is
:17:15. > :17:17.definitely over the line, Daniel Divine following up there. The
:17:18. > :17:36.initial header from Liam Lindsay looked across the line.
:17:37. > :17:44.Ziggy Gordon was vociferous. The assistant referee signals only for a
:17:45. > :17:47.throw in. Definitely comes off the arm. You can see why Thistle were
:17:48. > :17:59.asking the question. Good save, completed clearance by
:18:00. > :18:10.Steven Lawless. Walker shot from a tight angle,
:18:11. > :18:40.pushed away. That could have been a winner for
:18:41. > :19:01.Thistle. It's gone in! Tony Watt has won it
:19:02. > :19:09.for Hearts. In the final minute of the 90, Tony Watt's first goal for
:19:10. > :19:16.Hearts stuns the home crowd. Thomas Cerney wondering how he was heated.
:19:17. > :19:22.-- Tomas Cerny wondering how he was beaten.
:19:23. > :19:26.I thought we created a number of chances in the first. We were
:19:27. > :19:30.unlucky to go a goal down, but actually got back into a good set
:19:31. > :19:37.play. We had a lot of good opportunities. Got in good areas. A
:19:38. > :19:41.lot of possession but we couldn't break them down. We found it
:19:42. > :19:48.difficult. Eventually got through will stop we've spoken about
:19:49. > :19:53.possibly changing the shape, but I didn't want to do that. I wanted to
:19:54. > :20:01.give them opportunities to create something. A last gasp winner. Tale
:20:02. > :20:08.of two strikers for Hearts. Michael, you have had your doubts over Connor
:20:09. > :20:11.Sammon. Is that changing? You're correct, I'm not overly convinced,
:20:12. > :20:15.but if he keeps performing like you did yesterday, he is certainly going
:20:16. > :20:20.the right way. You see what he was doing yesterday is what you want and
:20:21. > :20:23.expect from a guy that is going to lead the line. Energetic, putting
:20:24. > :20:27.defenders under pressure. But not just that, linking up well. We saw
:20:28. > :20:34.it last week as well, when he linked up well with Don Cowie. Linking up
:20:35. > :20:38.well, holding it, but then making the movement and giving the guys
:20:39. > :20:42.that are supporting him options. This man, Tony Watt, I have no
:20:43. > :20:55.doubts about him. A real success for Hearts since he has joined. A good
:20:56. > :21:01.foil for Callum salmon. Height keep the pressure on. Great little turn.
:21:02. > :21:05.-- Connor Sammon. You think the goalkeeper needs to do better. That
:21:06. > :21:10.slight deflection but passive. You had Robbie talking about maybe
:21:11. > :21:15.changing the formation, changing the guys up top because they couldn't
:21:16. > :21:18.break them down. They have options. Massive options. The take-off Sam
:21:19. > :21:23.Nicholson and Connor Sammon and bring on strikers, they have
:21:24. > :21:27.options. That contributed to them winning the game. Celtic look ahead
:21:28. > :21:31.of most of the other sides in the division at this moment. That is
:21:32. > :21:34.there to say. They beat Hearts at Tynecastle at the start of the
:21:35. > :21:39.season, but how far away do you feel Hearts are. Tony Watt has got his
:21:40. > :21:42.first goal. How much of the challenge can the present this
:21:43. > :21:47.season? There was progress made last season. No doubts, finishing third
:21:48. > :21:54.in the first season, it will be hard for them to compete at the top end
:21:55. > :21:59.with Celtic, but they a team that they have expectation level to be up
:22:00. > :22:02.there challenging. A lot of interesting Callum Paterson. How
:22:03. > :22:09.important is it they hold onto them? Wigan athletic have been trying to
:22:10. > :22:14.him. He is important, no doubt. In young Liam Smith varies a
:22:15. > :22:17.replacement if he were to go. Hearts are in a comfortable position and it
:22:18. > :22:22.has to be a good feed. They are talking 700,000. You can double that
:22:23. > :22:28.to even get negotiations started. Chris Erskine looking impressive.
:22:29. > :22:33.They are creating chances, just not taking them. We watched him last
:22:34. > :22:35.weekend creating a lot of opportunities. Yesterday, Archie was
:22:36. > :22:40.talking about the front for being good. They created a lot of chances.
:22:41. > :22:42.A good opening game, but they are not turning the chances into goals.
:22:43. > :22:45.That is stopping them. Now, if you enjoyed the first
:22:46. > :22:47.installment of Scotland's Game this week, you do not want to miss
:22:48. > :23:01.episode two at 9 o'clock on Thursday By the turn-of-the-century, the
:23:02. > :23:06.beautiful game had become big business. This showdown will be
:23:07. > :23:09.watched around the globe. So how did Scottish football get it so wrong in
:23:10. > :23:14.a quest for club glory? We have entered into commercialism, made a
:23:15. > :23:20.deal with the devil. Commercially, a disaster. It was a con of the worst
:23:21. > :23:26.kind. And you can recap on the Scottish
:23:27. > :23:28.success from the Rio Olympics with Scotland at the Games -
:23:29. > :23:31.that's tomorrow on BBC1 Scotland. And you can recap on the Scottish
:23:32. > :23:34.success from the Rio Olympics with Scotland at the Games -
:23:35. > :23:37.that's tomorrow on BBC1 Scotland. Bottom of the table without a point
:23:38. > :23:40.and suddenly nothing at all ballistic about Inverness Caley
:23:41. > :23:41.Thistle. New manager Richie Foran looking
:23:42. > :23:44.to end a run of 4 straight defeats. They were at home to a St Johnstone
:23:45. > :24:26.side looking to bounce back Three changes to the team from last
:24:27. > :24:30.week. Murray Davidson drop tabs to make way for Chris Kane. Those of
:24:31. > :24:42.the two changes from the team beaten by Celtic.
:24:43. > :24:54.Ross Draper was not picked up and that was a chance. That came off the
:24:55. > :25:03.head of Anderson. Bursting onto the loose ball was Draper.
:25:04. > :25:33.Big opportunity, this, for Saint Johnstone. Put off by those bodies
:25:34. > :25:57.diving in front of them. Are really dangerous ball across
:25:58. > :26:00.goal. Liam Polworth was entitled to be thinking that someone should have
:26:01. > :26:13.tried a bit harder to get on the end of it.
:26:14. > :26:45.Alex Fisher Mr big opportunity there. Ian Varga is pulling the
:26:46. > :27:05.strings. Smart goalkeeping from Alan Mannus.
:27:06. > :27:13.Very quickly off his line here when he sensed the danger. Inverness are
:27:14. > :27:16.the only team so far pointless in the premiership. Nearly one hour
:27:17. > :27:33.gone, still goalless. That is the breakthrough. Lots of
:27:34. > :27:34.pace on the delivery and Draper showing real desire to get on the
:27:35. > :27:53.end of it. Murray Davidson had the opportunity.
:27:54. > :27:54.Off the bench to make an impact for the Perth team. Should have hit the
:27:55. > :28:20.target. What a sweet strike! The equaliser
:28:21. > :28:25.for Saint Johnstone and it is a foster's first goal for his new
:28:26. > :28:30.team. He might never strike a better one. 1-1. Little bit happier now,
:28:31. > :28:47.Tommy Wright. Inverness try to edge themselves in
:28:48. > :28:55.front again, another great save from Alan Mannus. Draper is having a big
:28:56. > :29:10.say in this match. It was always going to be difficult
:29:11. > :29:23.here for the substitute, Bowden, to squeeze that at such a tight angle.
:29:24. > :29:27.-- Boden. Josh Meekings has scored in stoppage time, right at the end
:29:28. > :29:33.of the match. Not the prettiest goal you will ever see, but Inverness
:29:34. > :29:41.Caledonian Thistle have their first premiership points of the season and
:29:42. > :29:46.they have got all three. The longer it goes without a point on the table
:29:47. > :29:50.the players might get nervy, supporters get nervy. It is great to
:29:51. > :29:54.get three points. It was been a massive four us, I am delighted,
:29:55. > :29:58.looking forward to heading off to Aberdeen in a couple of weeks.
:29:59. > :30:05.Disappointing. We could try to let Inverness back into it after we got
:30:06. > :30:09.back to one each. But then for the last four minutes, five minutes, we
:30:10. > :30:20.let them back in the game. A massive victory for Inverness
:30:21. > :30:26.Caley Thistle and it looked like the players were rallying. They had to
:30:27. > :30:29.show a reaction after last week's performance and I think there were
:30:30. > :30:34.rumours there was an meeting with the players this week, without the
:30:35. > :30:40.manager, the senior players working out what is going wrong but it
:30:41. > :30:44.seemed to work. The desire and the spirit of the team were back and I
:30:45. > :30:51.think that is what the result was built on. They also had Alex Fisher
:30:52. > :31:00.upfront. He put in a real shift upfront. He is a big boy at six foot
:31:01. > :31:05.three and a good target man to have and he was impressive yesterday and
:31:06. > :31:13.does well to cut inside and put a shot over the bar but he held the
:31:14. > :31:19.line well, and this was emblematic of Inverness's performance, winning
:31:20. > :31:26.tackles, looking hungry to show a reaction from Hope they have been
:31:27. > :31:31.and Alex Fisher stood out. If you're talking about players not performing
:31:32. > :31:37.and wanting to get back to basics, this highlights it perfectly,
:31:38. > :31:44.charging about. I'm not sure Tom has ever charged about as much as that.
:31:45. > :31:49.He probably runs the same distance, some managers tell you not to run
:31:50. > :31:53.about like a headless chicken but he is being affected, it forces St
:31:54. > :32:00.Johnstone back but where are your team-mates to support you? That clip
:32:01. > :32:05.did epitomise what that game was about and you heard Richie Foran
:32:06. > :32:10.talking about it, it was more about the energy than the style, you could
:32:11. > :32:14.argue that was wasting your energy but that was so much running he was
:32:15. > :32:22.doing that it almost embarrassed the team into following suit. So it was
:32:23. > :32:27.good? In a perverse way. But you wouldn't have done that. As for St
:32:28. > :32:34.Johnstone, Tommy Wright disappointed. Lessons were not
:32:35. > :32:39.learnt from the first set. The first one was a fantastic ball from Tansey
:32:40. > :32:45.but they don't deal with the second one from Draper. There are two
:32:46. > :32:46.defeats after what was a bright start to the season.
:32:47. > :32:49.With three wins from their last four games, Ross County were motoring
:32:50. > :32:52.along pretty well as they motored down the A9 for their match
:32:53. > :32:56.A mixed start to the season for Accies, who could be higher
:32:57. > :33:06.up the table, according to player-manager Martin Canning.
:33:07. > :33:17.Ali Crawford twits away and scores. Kilmarnock have turned right around
:33:18. > :33:24.here. What a strike that his. Aberdeen back level. We should be
:33:25. > :33:31.seven points and we are sitting on to. Hamilton without Ali Crawford,
:33:32. > :33:41.who received a concussion during training on Friday, Ross County have
:33:42. > :33:55.come looking for in their fifth successive league win against the
:33:56. > :34:04.Accies. Mark Woods with a corner. Davies, it's a decent header off the
:34:05. > :34:08.bar, flicked away by Dublin. Franks, come across the goalkeeper, he
:34:09. > :34:17.allowed it to bounce. Remi Matthews knew what he was doing. A powerful
:34:18. > :34:28.header from Andrew Davies. Woods, backend side, battling for it.
:34:29. > :34:37.Massimo Donati, play on says the referee. It is set up nicely for a
:34:38. > :34:44.Dougie Imrie. A great pass from Darian MacKinnon. Could start to the
:34:45. > :35:10.season for us County. It didn't take it cleanly. That is a
:35:11. > :35:27.good effort from Accies, they are breaking well. Accies with just one
:35:28. > :35:37.win in ten home games. McKinnon makes the run. Just couldn't put it
:35:38. > :35:50.on target. Nice passing play again from Accies, Imrie at the heart of
:35:51. > :36:01.it. Still awaiting the breakthrough. Danny Redmond is in. Didn't see the
:36:02. > :36:04.subject. -- substitute. The fact it was so high in the air, almost
:36:05. > :36:22.perfectly laid on for Redmond. Brophy looks across, let the chips.
:36:23. > :36:29.The referee says it is a corner. Credit to the goalkeeper. It is good
:36:30. > :36:38.from Fox, he had started to celebrate. That is a great ball
:36:39. > :36:53.across. Matthews with the save. A great chance there for County.
:36:54. > :37:01.Could be a chance, it is! Dougie Imrie, his first league goal since
:37:02. > :37:09.he scored against Ross County in February. Brophy has made a
:37:10. > :37:15.difference, both left and right since he came on, and the ball held
:37:16. > :37:26.up on the Astroturf, a clever finish from Dougie Imrie. Hamilton Accies
:37:27. > :37:36.ahead. The header, great save from Matthews. Off the bench for the
:37:37. > :37:45.fourth time this season, he has played well. Might be in the
:37:46. > :37:54.starting XI soon. Ross County repelled once more. Redmond on to
:37:55. > :38:08.Brophy, Brophy accelerates. It's short. Providing good pace and again
:38:09. > :38:13.afraid to give him a dig. Ross County may win three straight league
:38:14. > :38:21.games, something they didn't do last season. Hamilton almost gave the
:38:22. > :38:28.visitors an equaliser. You pray it goes wide and your prayers were
:38:29. > :38:31.answered. If our performance levels continue to be at that level I have
:38:32. > :38:40.no doubt we will start winning games, if we continue to work in
:38:41. > :38:47.that matter. They scored, the keeper has made a great save and we don't
:38:48. > :38:50.deal with it, we have a chance, we make the wrong decision and Hamilton
:38:51. > :39:07.punished us. So I can use will. He will be
:39:08. > :39:14.disappointed with the performance but happy about the league knowledge
:39:15. > :39:21.we have had that they have not gone on to pick up points, so you see how
:39:22. > :39:27.important the midfield three of Donati, Doherty and McKinnon, who
:39:28. > :39:32.walked all over the midfield and over the team of Ross County,
:39:33. > :39:39.filling in gaps and when you look at the fact that going to that part is
:39:40. > :39:44.not the easiest, you heard Jim McIntire saying the team didn't get
:39:45. > :39:49.up to the speed of things quickly enough, and when you face a team
:39:50. > :39:54.that her up and battered, not giving you a chance to think, that is why
:39:55. > :40:01.Hamilton have picked up the three points yesterday and those midfield
:40:02. > :40:08.three or central to that result. I don't know about you but that is not
:40:09. > :40:13.the easiest place to go. And when you have those guys up and add to it
:40:14. > :40:20.is difficult. Ross County struggled to get to grips with that game. They
:40:21. > :40:24.had a decent start to the season but last season it wasn't all there.
:40:25. > :40:30.They won't want that to creep in this season. Last season they
:40:31. > :40:35.finished top sex so they were had a successful season. After two wins in
:40:36. > :40:43.a row, they were scoring goals, looking between. You expect voice to
:40:44. > :40:49.score every week. The performance level wasn't there, they looked
:40:50. > :40:51.lacklustre, it wasn't a Ross County performance and I think Jim will be
:40:52. > :40:52.disappointed. Next up for the champions,
:40:53. > :40:55.the clash with Rangers Mark Warburton's side began
:40:56. > :40:59.the weekend top of the table, and they kicked things off on Friday
:41:00. > :41:14.night away to a Kilmarnock team with Lee Clark has made six changes to
:41:15. > :41:25.his Kilmarnock side from last week. Jonathan Byrne returned to central
:41:26. > :41:37.defence. Danny Wilson was injured in the warm up, so Hill has been given
:41:38. > :41:43.the call-up. Here is Barton. Finding Lee Willis in behind the full-back.
:41:44. > :41:51.Tried to lob that one in. Jamie MacDonald took it cleanly. There was
:41:52. > :41:59.a collision there. Rangers fans had the first chance to see Joe Garner,
:42:00. > :42:09.a new signing on the bench. That was driven in by Frizzell and it looked
:42:10. > :42:16.to come off the arm. Kevan Clancy has ignored appeals for a penalty.
:42:17. > :42:26.Kiltie chipping it in, looking for board. Here is Gary Decker! An
:42:27. > :42:32.impressive start by the home team. The midfielder going close but this
:42:33. > :42:36.was the incident that Dodo seem to injure himself as he felt and he
:42:37. > :42:44.will take no further part in the game. That means the new signing,
:42:45. > :42:54.gardener, will come in to take the applause of Rangers supporters.
:42:55. > :42:59.Chris Boyd, usually so lethal from that distance, he just didn't get a
:43:00. > :43:09.proper connection there to turn it beyond Foderingham.
:43:10. > :43:20.Forrester with a corner. In goes gardener. -- Joe Garner. As he tried
:43:21. > :43:27.to swing that effort in, Barton was also grounded by Gary Decker. It
:43:28. > :43:33.looks like a bit of rustling in the penalty spot. Barrie McKay I trying
:43:34. > :43:40.to thread it through, good interception by Byrne. The route for
:43:41. > :43:46.Chris Boyd, and Kilmarnock are in front. It is a former Rangers
:43:47. > :43:53.striker delivering for his present club. We have seen him do this so
:43:54. > :44:04.often onside and he drilled it beyond Foderingham. Excellent finish
:44:05. > :44:17.and Kilmarnock are 1-0 to the good. His 101st goal for the club. Nice
:44:18. > :44:30.little flick by Tavernier. James Tarver near, always adventurous
:44:31. > :44:39.coming forward but he couldn't provide the finish. It is turned
:44:40. > :44:46.well away from Boyle, Joe Garner again, no penalty, says the referee.
:44:47. > :44:57.It looks like Joe Garner made the most of that one. Tavernier, away by
:44:58. > :45:04.Smith. A challenge there from Hop Shaw, sliding in on McKay. He claims
:45:05. > :45:11.he got the ball. This is James Tarver near's range. What a strike
:45:12. > :45:18.that is from the Rangers full-back. His second goal of the season. Jamie
:45:19. > :45:22.MacDonald tried to get across, he got our hands to it but couldn't
:45:23. > :45:36.keep it out. An outstanding effort from Tavernier and Rangers are back
:45:37. > :45:44.on level terms. Charging forward, it's Frizzell, a lunging challenge
:45:45. > :45:51.from Greg Taylor and a red card. It was a wild tackle from the
:45:52. > :45:59.Kilmarnock teenager on Joey Barton. He caught with the studs on the
:46:00. > :46:05.shin. Very dangerous. Will it be Halliday with the free or Tavernier?
:46:06. > :46:16.It is Tavernier again. An outstanding save eight Jamie
:46:17. > :46:22.McMahon, up to the task this time. McCague trying to get beyond Hendry.
:46:23. > :46:35.Touch the wave I Jamie MacDonald. Fine goalkeeping again by the
:46:36. > :46:40.Kilmarnock number one. I thought we were excellent, when you get down to
:46:41. > :46:46.a team like Rangers, we have only been pegged back by a world-class
:46:47. > :46:52.free kick so I thought we were real value at half-time and I thought the
:46:53. > :46:57.performance was very good. A good point for Kilmarnock, terrible
:46:58. > :47:03.tackle on Joe we Barton, questions still remain over this Rangers side.
:47:04. > :47:09.New additions that our Rangers better than last season? I think
:47:10. > :47:15.they have that players and more options but the chemistry is wrong.
:47:16. > :47:21.The balance last year was better and I think last year's was a better
:47:22. > :47:28.team. Does that mean they? Over their recruitment? There have been
:47:29. > :47:34.better players acquired but that balance has not even sorted so only
:47:35. > :47:40.balance will tell if recruitment has been a success or not. When they
:47:41. > :47:45.have spent so much money on Joe Garner upfront, with that's not have
:47:46. > :47:51.been better Orna Young centre-half with pace. When Mike Warburton went
:47:52. > :47:59.into the club he was quick to get rid of Garin McGregor, a fast
:48:00. > :48:04.athletic defender, this is something I spoke about last, full-backs
:48:05. > :48:11.attacking the ball, a centre-half has to deal with that. This is how
:48:12. > :48:18.it should be, Rob Kidd gets dropped due to the ball, Tavernier is in no
:48:19. > :48:25.man's land and Kris Boyd should have scored. You can see he was furious
:48:26. > :48:31.and Kiltie here runs past Joey Barton as if he's not here, the
:48:32. > :48:37.timing of this run is textbook, finishing for his 250th goal but his
:48:38. > :48:44.biggest concern me is Chris Boyd running away from your centre
:48:45. > :48:49.halves. You could imagine Kiltie driving past midfield, it could be a
:48:50. > :48:54.Forest or a Sinclair and that is what he lives off, that space in
:48:55. > :48:59.behind and these are the things Rangers will have to combat and
:49:00. > :49:08.limit those chances for Celtic. That is the big question, the match with
:49:09. > :49:17.Celtic a week on Saturday. It is still send us the answer? I'm not
:49:18. > :49:20.convinced he is, you look at those small individual things that if they
:49:21. > :49:25.get nailed down in training that would help but I'm not sure that is
:49:26. > :49:34.of utmost importance to Rangers. How do you see the match with Celtic to
:49:35. > :49:37.win? All eyes will turn to the game. I'm unconvinced by Rangers this
:49:38. > :49:43.season. In fits and starts they have played well but they have not
:49:44. > :49:48.dominated. Celtic have dominated every game and have looked so
:49:49. > :49:52.convincing in forward areas and Rangers do not look great
:49:53. > :49:59.defensively. We have to give credit to Kilmarnock, for a large parts of
:50:00. > :50:03.the match they controlled it, a part that Mark Warburton referred to as
:50:04. > :50:08.the worst Rangers performance in his reign. You have to attribute that to
:50:09. > :50:13.that Kilmarnock's performance was top drawer but they have to carry
:50:14. > :50:19.that into other games because their season will be defined by the games
:50:20. > :50:21.against teams around them at the bottom of the table.
:50:22. > :50:23.It had been three straight defeats for Motherwell as they prepared
:50:24. > :50:27.Two of the defeats had come to Celtic and Rangers.
:50:28. > :50:29.Dundee still looking for that magic formula up front.
:50:30. > :50:45.Mark McGhee opts for the same line-up that suffered a dramatic
:50:46. > :50:53.defeat at Ibrox. The Ford line-up will again provide the threat. Three
:50:54. > :50:58.changes following defeat to Hamilton Academical. Charmers, to Scott
:50:59. > :51:13.McDonald. Johnson's header, charmers has
:51:14. > :51:20.continued forward but he couldn't hit the target. It was an awkward
:51:21. > :51:27.effort from the left-back and it drifted over the top.
:51:28. > :51:38.It's the long ball, looking for the pace of Faissal El Bakhtaoui. He
:51:39. > :51:46.gets the shot away, and an important block. Although look at Michael
:51:47. > :51:51.Duffy on the penalty spot, and Paul Hartley knows that was the better
:51:52. > :51:57.option for Faissal El Bakhtaoui. Now MacDonald, faced by Gomis, the new
:51:58. > :52:06.boy for Dundee, and he steps inside to the top corner, just inches too
:52:07. > :52:14.high. Opened the scoring against Rangers a week ago, almost doing the
:52:15. > :52:21.same here. Dropped back from taped to Hannigan and it's a fine ball
:52:22. > :52:27.over the top, looking for Chris Cadden, whose square ball was trying
:52:28. > :52:33.to pick out MacDonald. MacDonald's run was well trust, you just wonder
:52:34. > :52:40.if Chris Cadden could have taken a shot on there.
:52:41. > :52:50.Play on, says the referee, it comes to MacDonald, punched away but it
:52:51. > :52:58.drops at the feet of Marvin Johnson. Kevin Holt did enough to block the
:52:59. > :53:08.shot. He enjoys that position, just dropping deep off the front line. It
:53:09. > :53:17.is one back by Dundee and now Duffy from range. Michael Duffy, the
:53:18. > :53:23.Northern Irishman, on loan from salsa, looking for his first
:53:24. > :53:35.Premiership goal. -- from salsa -- Celtic. Breaks away from Faissal El
:53:36. > :53:43.Bakhtaoui. Head down now, comes up to survey his options. Faissal El
:53:44. > :53:51.Bakhtaoui took it nicely and fires in the effort. He did well to
:53:52. > :53:58.fashion the opportunity. But it was straight at Samson. There hasn't
:53:59. > :54:03.been a nil- nil draw in this fixture for 30 years but that is how it
:54:04. > :54:12.seems to be having. Here's MacDonald. Now aims worse trying to
:54:13. > :54:21.curl one towards the far corner. -- Lionel Innsworth. Scott Bain was
:54:22. > :54:27.equal to the effort. Paul Hartley will be pleased with the way his
:54:28. > :54:31.side have defended. They had gone nine games without a clean sheet, it
:54:32. > :54:37.is looking good for them and could be even better for them if Faissal
:54:38. > :54:42.El Bakhtaoui can pick out the corner of the net. Lloyd was asking for the
:54:43. > :54:55.pass, Faissal El Bakhtaoui took the shot. It comes off Andrew Dallas,
:54:56. > :55:01.the referee. Johnson, as Motherwell looked to find the winner that would
:55:02. > :55:08.deliver the three points. Clay, back to Johnson, it's well worked but the
:55:09. > :55:11.ball got caught under his feet a little and he couldn't find the
:55:12. > :55:19.power in the shot to beat Scott Bain.
:55:20. > :55:25.Satisfied, I think it was important we didn't lose going into this
:55:26. > :55:34.break, spent a whole week being distracted. We can relax a little
:55:35. > :55:37.bit, we have Stevie Hamill back, so we will come back hopefully in
:55:38. > :55:43.better fettle than the last few weeks. I was pleased, especially
:55:44. > :55:48.second half we were more on the front foot, a little bit wasteful in
:55:49. > :55:51.the past and I'm happy with the second half, I thought the players
:55:52. > :56:03.were No goals yet for Faissal El
:56:04. > :56:13.Bakhtaoui but I'm sure they will come at some point. Kevin Gomis, a
:56:14. > :56:27.big impressive defender, spent a lot of time with Nice. He obviously
:56:28. > :56:33.likes a tackle, as we saw here. No-nonsense defending and this is
:56:34. > :56:36.the most impressive, getting into that front post were all good
:56:37. > :56:43.defenders do and clearing the danger. We mention it last week, the
:56:44. > :56:48.draw syndrome, last week Paul Hartley was annoyed because they
:56:49. > :56:55.ended up in the box. That is what cost them, these are back-to-back
:56:56. > :57:00.draws, last time they had 15 draws and if you turn three of those into
:57:01. > :57:05.wins... They will not to make sure that doesn't happen this year
:57:06. > :57:11.because that is a big thing for Dundee to strive towards. Tricky
:57:12. > :57:17.going against Motherwell side full of quality. One player who has Sean
:57:18. > :57:22.for them in recent times is Chris Cadden and Mark McGhee said he was
:57:23. > :57:30.disappointed that he wasn't in the Scotland U21 squad. I can understand
:57:31. > :57:34.a club manager being disappointed not to have a player in the national
:57:35. > :57:40.squad, but Mark McGhee has to be careful because there is a dual role
:57:41. > :57:47.there and the manager needs to pick the team as he sees fit under Mark
:57:48. > :57:52.McGhee had a problem he should have spoken to Ricky privately, which I
:57:53. > :57:55.would be amazed if he hadn't come to them come out publicly and say
:57:56. > :57:59.something that he should take a step back and not mention it. Thank you
:58:00. > :58:00.both for your contributions tonight. Tonight the Ladbrokes Premiership
:58:01. > :58:02.table looks like this Celtic lead the way
:58:03. > :58:06.by a point from Rangers. They'll face each other
:58:07. > :58:09.in the season's first Old Firm derby Despite picking up their first
:58:10. > :58:17.points, Inverness remain bottom but only on goal difference
:58:18. > :58:20.from Partick Thistle. And if you missed anything with us,
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