:00:26. > :00:26.Our staple ingredients, score updates, full-time reports
:00:27. > :00:35.All spiced up with wit and wisdom from the Mel and Sue
:00:36. > :00:39.of Scottish football, Craig Paterson and Des McKeown.
:00:40. > :00:43.Together we can savour their thoughts on managerial
:00:44. > :00:45.sackings, share issues and European failure, amongst other things.
:00:46. > :01:04.Do not adjust your sets, those are the scores. Not a single goal in any
:01:05. > :01:09.of the Premiership matches. Dundee play Celtic tomorrow. There are
:01:10. > :02:08.goals in the Championship. Those are the scores. Let's get the
:02:09. > :02:12.stories behind them. We will start with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
:02:13. > :02:15.Now scored in Inverness with the league leaders continuing their
:02:16. > :02:20.amazing clean sheet record this season. The game started slowly with
:02:21. > :02:25.both teams struggling to make an impact in blustery conditions. We
:02:26. > :02:31.had to wait until 36 minutes before we had a clear shot at goal. That
:02:32. > :02:36.move started with Graeme Shinnie. The ball fell to Aaron Doran who
:02:37. > :02:42.struck the ball towards the Kilmarnock goal. It was millimetres
:02:43. > :02:52.away from the woodwork. Aaron Doran was again involved in a good mood --
:02:53. > :02:58.good move later. Josh Magennis had a gold-plated opportunity at the other
:02:59. > :03:04.end. His first touch let him down and the ball went out for a corner.
:03:05. > :03:07.Not too much excitement so far, but hopefully things will pick up from
:03:08. > :03:14.where they left off at the end of the first 45.
:03:15. > :03:21.I do hope so. What do you want to talk about? Let's talk about no
:03:22. > :03:24.goals for either side, but both teams have made positive starts to
:03:25. > :03:32.the season. Yes, particularly Inverness. It was a difficult half
:03:33. > :03:37.of last season. They have came out of the blocks, defeating Celtic last
:03:38. > :03:46.week. They have not conceded a legal, and it does not look like
:03:47. > :03:57.that will change today. -- league goal. Let's go to New Douglas Park.
:03:58. > :04:01.It is 0-0. At the moment, Hamilton are licking the more likely to
:04:02. > :04:08.score. The players have come onto the pitch. Ziggy Gordon has had the
:04:09. > :04:13.best chance of the first half. He shot low past the post. It was the
:04:14. > :04:23.closest that Hamilton came and they dominated. Ross County are
:04:24. > :04:29.managerless. Patrick Kluivert has been bouncing around the stadium,
:04:30. > :04:42.well, his name anyway. He has been spoken about as a possible manager
:04:43. > :04:49.for Ross County. We have a goal. Where do you think
:04:50. > :04:57.it is? North. Yes, it is at Pittodrie. Aberdeen against Partick
:04:58. > :05:00.Thistle. You have the distinction of reporting on the first goal in the
:05:01. > :05:05.Premiership. Yes, what a goal it was. The
:05:06. > :05:13.stubborn resistance of Partick Thistle has been broken. It was a
:05:14. > :05:18.powerful shot beyond Paul Gallacher, into the bottom left-hand corner of
:05:19. > :05:24.the goalkeeper's net. It will brighten up the game. Aberdeen have
:05:25. > :05:28.seen plenty of possession. They have come up against a very pragmatic
:05:29. > :05:41.Partick Thistle. Last year, the conceded four goals here. Aberdeen
:05:42. > :05:47.have managed to find their way through after showing some invention
:05:48. > :05:50.from set pieces. Derek McInnes has clearly been working his players
:05:51. > :05:56.very hard after the defeat at St Johnstone. There has been a
:05:57. > :06:02.goal-line clearance from one of the Partick Thistle players. He was
:06:03. > :06:10.signed from Huddersfield on loan midweek. He had a crucial clearance.
:06:11. > :06:16.Partick Thistle or offering very little in way of attack. There was
:06:17. > :06:19.very nearly a second goal. From eight yards, the striker should have
:06:20. > :06:26.hit the target. He pitted by the post.
:06:27. > :06:33.You wait 47 minutes for a goal, and they all, once. There has be one --
:06:34. > :06:37.there has been won at New Douglas Park.
:06:38. > :06:48.It is the captain, Martin Canning, who has headed into the top corner.
:06:49. > :06:55.Hamilton could go top of the league, depending on other results. Hamilton
:06:56. > :07:03.are leading, 1-0. Now, St Mirren Park. Our reporter
:07:04. > :07:10.Davis Paul Mitchell. It is 0-0. We are back under way.
:07:11. > :07:19.Dundee United have a chance. Chris Erskine, these your last week,
:07:20. > :07:26.scores. He coals it beautifully into the score -- he sends it beautifully
:07:27. > :07:34.into the corner. The goal has come after 47 minutes. It has come for
:07:35. > :07:41.Dundee United. We were all morning, and then we saw
:07:42. > :07:47.that goal. They are all coming. 1-0 to Dundee United. St Mirren have
:07:48. > :07:52.been playing well, though. Yes, it has been a good end to end game, but
:07:53. > :07:58.that is the breakthrough, and it is hard for St Mirren. At the bottom,
:07:59. > :08:04.you have scored no goals, you are looking for that break. It was a
:08:05. > :08:11.good ball through and a good finish. Confidence is low for St Mirren. It
:08:12. > :08:16.will be difficult for them to get back into it now that Dundee United
:08:17. > :08:21.are ahead. If things go to form, as soon as we go to John Barnes, he
:08:22. > :08:29.should have a goal to report. Will a yellow card suffice? It is
:08:30. > :08:36.still goalless. In the first period, St Johnstone were on top
:08:37. > :08:46.possession-wise. They did that in the early stages. Wotherspoon had a
:08:47. > :09:01.shot blocked. Chris Millar had a fine effort beaten away by cards
:09:02. > :09:14.eight in the Motherwell goal. -- by Twardzik. In the second half,
:09:15. > :09:23.Motherwell have not created much at all. John Sutton did extremely well
:09:24. > :09:31.and should have scored in the 40 names minute. It was a high ball. He
:09:32. > :09:38.managed to turn Tam Scobbie. His shot was like a pass back. They do
:09:39. > :09:42.not have the shooting boots on. That has been the story of the
:09:43. > :09:49.season for Motherwell. They scored on the opening day of the season,
:09:50. > :09:53.but they have not scored since. Yes, last year, John Sutton scored lots
:09:54. > :09:58.of goals for them. Stuart McCall has always managed to get his team
:09:59. > :10:04.scoring lots of goals. But that is three games on the bones without
:10:05. > :10:08.scoring. We did not get the chance to talk about Hamilton. Hamilton
:10:09. > :10:13.have been the surprise package. Yes, I'm the opening day of this season,
:10:14. > :10:21.they lost to Inverness. I thought it would be a long season. But they
:10:22. > :10:25.have had three victories. The more points you can get on board early in
:10:26. > :10:31.the season, it is nice to have that cushion. Hamilton are building up a
:10:32. > :10:36.really good one. We are going to the Championship. We are going to
:10:37. > :10:42.Tynecastle. It is 3-12 Hearts. Almost a fourth
:10:43. > :10:47.for Hearts. Sam Nicholson, and it was a terrific save. It has been a
:10:48. > :10:58.magnificent opening period for Hearts. Jamie MacDonald is between
:10:59. > :11:06.the stakes for Falkirk. The former Hearts keeper. The second goal came
:11:07. > :11:15.when Sam Nicholson was brought down inside the box. It was terrific
:11:16. > :11:27.skill by Sam Nicholson. Billy King knocked in the rebound after the
:11:28. > :11:30.spot kick was saved. The Falkirk goalkeeper was soon picking out the
:11:31. > :11:38.ball from his net for the third time. Billy King made it three.
:11:39. > :11:43.Falkirk have had their chances. There was a free kick that was
:11:44. > :11:52.narrowly wide. Then, just into the second half, the ball was hit higher
:11:53. > :11:56.over the crossbar. Hearts have been magnificent, in particular Sam
:11:57. > :12:03.Nicholson. Falkirk have made a couple of changes. You really cannot
:12:04. > :12:09.see anything other than Hearts scoring more goals. It is 3-0.
:12:10. > :12:15.Some people may have been surprised by the way that Hearts have started
:12:16. > :12:19.the season. But not you, you have been tipping them for a great
:12:20. > :12:24.things. I had a good feeling about what Robbie Neilson was doing. When
:12:25. > :12:31.they beat Rangers on the opening day of the season, I thought they were
:12:32. > :12:36.sending out a message. Then they defeated Hibernian. The next game
:12:37. > :12:40.was the one that would say whether they were really on it, when they
:12:41. > :12:46.went to Raith Rovers. We were speaking earlier, and we said, how
:12:47. > :12:53.will they cope when they go to places like Raith Rovers? 4-0. That
:12:54. > :12:58.sends out a real message. They are leading comfortably today. We will
:12:59. > :13:10.stay in the Championship today and here have Rangers are failing.
:13:11. > :13:14.It is 2-2. -- how Rangers are doing. In the 18th minute, some of the home
:13:15. > :13:20.fans held a protest against the board. Within a couple of minutes,
:13:21. > :13:27.there was more discontent for the home fans when Queen of the South
:13:28. > :13:32.scored. The ball infield was controlled by Gavin Reilly. He shot
:13:33. > :13:36.past the goalkeeper. Rangers had a couple of chances to equalise. Kris
:13:37. > :13:43.Boyd sign effort deflected over the bar. In the 27th minute, Marius
:13:44. > :13:48.Zaliuskas equalised. It was a looping header. It seemed to drop
:13:49. > :13:58.over the Queen of the South defenders. Rangers never got going.
:13:59. > :14:01.There was a curious moment when a pass was misheard out of defence.
:14:02. > :14:08.The player turned and shouted at the Rangers fans. To make it worse,
:14:09. > :14:24.Queen of the South scored again. Marius Zaliuskas was cut out of
:14:25. > :14:30.position. Iain Russell scored. Templeton has equalised for Rangers.
:14:31. > :14:43.Rangers are more lively. This game is in the balance. Regarding the
:14:44. > :14:50.protest, how widespread was it and what they protest in against? It was
:14:51. > :14:55.the bottom tier of the stand behind one of the goals. The majority of
:14:56. > :15:02.the fans held up red cards towards the director's box. Elsewhere around
:15:03. > :15:11.the going -- ground, you could clearly hear chanting at the board.
:15:12. > :15:13.They are protesting against the directors, shareholders who have an
:15:14. > :15:18.influence in the running of the club. There was an announcement to
:15:19. > :15:24.the stock exchange yesterday about a forthcoming offer of shares. It was
:15:25. > :15:29.clear from that if Rangers don't raise the money they are looking
:15:30. > :15:33.for, the club could go into Administration. That may not happen
:15:34. > :15:39.because there could be emergency funding. But there are two
:15:40. > :15:45.long-standing issues, one of the financial problems and the fans
:15:46. > :15:53.distrusting the board. They have both flared up again in the last
:15:54. > :16:03.couple of days. We can head back to Douglas Park. They are flowing now.
:16:04. > :16:14.Tony Andrew was brought down by Rocco Quinn. 2-0 to Hamilton and
:16:15. > :16:20.Ross County look like they are defeated now. Staying with Ross
:16:21. > :16:25.County, we have witnessed the first managerial sacking of the season.
:16:26. > :16:29.Derek Adams having to clear his desk and hand in the club mobile phone.
:16:30. > :16:33.His former employers languishing at the bottom of the league with no
:16:34. > :16:40.points after four matches. He is gone but not forgotten.
:16:41. > :16:44.The manager of Ross County, Derek Adams has left by mutual agreement.
:16:45. > :16:50.Derek Adams has enjoyed striking successes with Ross County. Ross
:16:51. > :17:00.County have pulled off a major Scottish Cup upset. Sensational
:17:01. > :17:06.defeat of Celtic. Fantastic goal. People like me, show them what
:17:07. > :17:14.character you have got. He won Premiership promotion. It comes
:17:15. > :17:21.after the club lost its opening four games of the Premiership season. We
:17:22. > :17:29.certainly would not be where the club is today without his
:17:30. > :17:33.contribution but we feel we need to go in a different direction. I think
:17:34. > :17:38.I am the only person in Scotland who was surprised at that news. Where
:17:39. > :17:42.you taken aback? Slightly surprised, David that four league games into
:17:43. > :17:47.the season, having given Derek Adams so many new players during the
:17:48. > :17:53.summer, they took that decision just now. I would have thought the
:17:54. > :17:56.conversation would have had to have been taken towards the tail end of
:17:57. > :18:01.last season. There has been investment in another squad of
:18:02. > :18:08.players. One thing you cannot say against the board of directors, they
:18:09. > :18:12.have backed Derek Adams and signing new players. I thought a knee jerk
:18:13. > :18:16.reaction with a too strong a reference to it, but for league
:18:17. > :18:21.defeats in a row, there isn't a club there with minus 15 points this
:18:22. > :18:27.season and I think there is more to it in terms of the strategy at the
:18:28. > :18:32.club. I think Roy has referred to the journey Ross County have taken
:18:33. > :18:39.and I think they are looking to take a different direction away from
:18:40. > :18:44.Derek and George Adams. One name that has been put into the frame,
:18:45. > :18:51.Patrick Clive Everton, has applied for the job apparently? The chairman
:18:52. > :19:01.said himself, he has had an application from him. He was at the
:19:02. > :19:06.World Cup helping Louis van Gaal. Ross County, they have done well to
:19:07. > :19:10.get where they are and every time I speak to the chairman, I am so
:19:11. > :19:16.impressed. Everything he does is professional, he wants to go in a
:19:17. > :19:27.different direction and time for a change. Patrick is left, left field.
:19:28. > :19:34.It is huge. It is colossal. What would be the endgame for Patrick? It
:19:35. > :19:42.Ross County can attract Patrick, then grab him. We can go to his old
:19:43. > :19:46.boss at the Netherlands, Louis van Gaal, his side were in action today
:19:47. > :19:51.in the lunch time match down south. And Lancashire derby. Manchester
:19:52. > :19:58.United await to Burnley and we can find out what transpired from Turf
:19:59. > :20:04.Moor. First Premier League .4 Burnley but Louis van Gaal's quest
:20:05. > :20:07.for his first year league win as the Manchester United will go into
:20:08. > :20:17.September. There was assumption sparse but set up Robin van Persie
:20:18. > :20:24.for a shot that was well saved. Burnley's best came early. David
:20:25. > :20:28.Jones free kick struck the crossbar. United had a couple of penalty
:20:29. > :20:34.claims turned down and are still a work in progress. Louis van Gaal,
:20:35. > :20:39.not finding things easy in the English Premier League? He is
:20:40. > :20:43.getting the kind of results David Moyes got when he started. When you
:20:44. > :20:49.spend big money, and it is not happening, and towards the end of
:20:50. > :20:54.the game, Angel Di Maria, substituted, Robin van Persie,
:20:55. > :21:02.substituted. He is telling the players, I don't know care who you
:21:03. > :21:09.are, I don't care how much you cost, you will come and play for me. He
:21:10. > :21:17.did say, don't rule is out entirely of winning the league title. I would
:21:18. > :21:23.be surprised. Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal are ahead of
:21:24. > :21:30.them. Louis van Gaal, it is definitely a work in progress.
:21:31. > :21:37.Throwing cash at it, is it? No, they have got to attract players. They
:21:38. > :21:47.have been given permission to talk to Daley Blind. Let's return to
:21:48. > :21:51.Kenny Crawford. He promised us old and he is delivering. It is another
:21:52. > :22:01.penalty for Hamilton and another goal. Antoine-Curier, he chose the
:22:02. > :22:12.bottom right corner and put it past the goalkeeper, Mark Brown. It came
:22:13. > :22:21.about cars of a long ball. It is now 3-0 to Hamilton and it is going from
:22:22. > :22:22.bad to worse for Ross County. We were talking about Louis van Gaal a
:22:23. > :22:28.moment ago. Another manager who's not having
:22:29. > :22:30.an easy time of it is His team have the distinction
:22:31. > :22:33.of being knocked out of Champions League qualifying not once
:22:34. > :22:35.but twice! No lock-in at the last chance
:22:36. > :22:38.cocktail bar this time. Defeat at home to Maribor consigning
:22:39. > :22:40.them to drink in the spit and They won't be clinking champagne
:22:41. > :22:44.flutes with the likes of Real Madrid,
:22:45. > :22:46.Barcelona and Manchester City. Nope, they'll be sharing
:22:47. > :23:06.straws with these chaps. We'll hear what Craig and Des have
:23:07. > :23:10.to say in a jiffy after we've heard what Celtic fans think of the draw
:23:11. > :23:27.and their failure to qualify for the It was a very poor performance.
:23:28. > :23:33.After the good luck of getting back in, the team was poor.
:23:34. > :23:41.Disappointed, gutted. Distraught, even. We should be in the Champions'
:23:42. > :23:45.League every year. It is to be expected to be honest. I think we
:23:46. > :23:58.are punching above our weight anyway. Salzburger quite a decent
:23:59. > :24:06.team. I would like to think we anyway. Salzburger quite a decent
:24:07. > :24:09.team. I would like to would be playing after Christmas when we have
:24:10. > :24:20.the team bedded in. It is a good draw. There isn't a big team to get
:24:21. > :24:24.people to come and watch it. More on Celtic later, but now we're heading
:24:25. > :24:32.to pit Audrey because there has been another goal. I thought Nicky Low's
:24:33. > :24:40.goal was a stunner in the 47th minute. Niall Annett Genk has just
:24:41. > :24:50.topped that with a long-range from the edge of the box. -- Nile McGinn.
:24:51. > :24:58.He unleashed the wonderful left foot drive and curled it beyond the
:24:59. > :25:11.despairing goalkeeper. Nestled into the corner of the net. Two splendid
:25:12. > :25:12.goal is to watch on the highlights programme tomorrow. Aberdeen going
:25:13. > :25:13.great guns, but let's talk about Celtic in the Champions' League. Not
:25:14. > :25:19.the glitzy at drawers to be honest. It is about attract and people to
:25:20. > :25:21.come and watch the games. The pot of gold is there if you are in the
:25:22. > :25:25.Champions' League, but you have to learn that in the Europa League by
:25:26. > :25:30.getting through to the next ages. They need to use the next few months
:25:31. > :25:36.to build up a lead in the top division then have a go at Europe.
:25:37. > :25:42.The draw does look favourable. Dynamos grab have always produced
:25:43. > :25:50.good players. Salzburg, back by Red Bull, they will have decent players
:25:51. > :25:55.as well. We will continue this discussion later, there has been
:25:56. > :26:03.another incident of note at New Douglas Park. It is becoming the
:26:04. > :26:10.Kenny Crawford show. It is a penalty for Ross County. Ross County have
:26:11. > :26:15.missed the penalty. Michael McGovern has saved the penalty. Richie
:26:16. > :26:21.Britain stepped up and headed to the left but the goalkeeper was equal to
:26:22. > :26:28.it and it is still 3-0. The bottom line is, Celtic simply aren't good
:26:29. > :26:32.enough for the Champions' League? Not at this point. I don't think
:26:33. > :26:39.anybody could the night Ronnie's judgement in terms of his team. Some
:26:40. > :26:44.people would question, Neil Lennon managed to get Celtic into the group
:26:45. > :26:50.stages in the last two seasons. What has changed? When there is a new
:26:51. > :26:54.manager involved, there is a transitional period, even for tried
:26:55. > :26:57.and tested players. They are constantly downsizing and that is
:26:58. > :27:06.what the Celtic fans get concerned about. Is it downsizing? The chief
:27:07. > :27:09.executive says every penny that is available is being made available
:27:10. > :27:18.for transfers, but maybe in recent seasons they have not been buying
:27:19. > :27:22.all that well? It is downsizing. The bottom line is, Celtic are spending
:27:23. > :27:29.less on a player budget than they have previously. The reason might be
:27:30. > :27:36.absolutely, make good business sense, but Celtic's squad, quality
:27:37. > :27:41.and value and price has downsized. We are going to head to Ibrox for an
:27:42. > :27:52.update on rages at home to clean up the South. Rangers have taken the
:27:53. > :27:58.lead. -- Queen of the South. The ball went through the bodies of a
:27:59. > :28:00.couple of the Queen of the South players and that might have cited
:28:01. > :28:11.the goalkeeper. The ball ended up in the back of the night -- net. Derek
:28:12. > :28:13.Lyle has just headed over the bar for Queen of the South. But he has
:28:14. > :28:19.taken a nasty knock to the back of his head and there was blood
:28:20. > :28:23.streaming down his face. He has been substituted so they are down to ten
:28:24. > :28:27.men at the moment. Heading to Paisley and another goal to report
:28:28. > :28:35.between St Mirren and Dundee United. The goal is Dundee United, it is now
:28:36. > :28:41.2-0. If you click your way to the goalkeeper's Handbook, if coming for
:28:42. > :28:51.a corner, make sure you don't have a big central defender. The goalkeeper
:28:52. > :28:57.was nowhere near the ball. It was so easy to Dundee United. St Mirren,
:28:58. > :28:59.same old story here so far. Let's head to Tynecastle in the
:29:00. > :29:08.championship and there has been a red card rush to mark yes, Hart
:29:09. > :29:21.reduced to ten men. What a reckless challenge it was. It was a
:29:22. > :29:28.two-footed lunge. No decision for the referee to make other than to
:29:29. > :29:37.get the red card out of his pocket. He held up his hands, he knew he had
:29:38. > :29:40.done wrong. Hearts still 3-0. Celtic were coming a cropper in the
:29:41. > :29:44.qualifiers for the Champions' League, 22 clubs were hard at it in
:29:45. > :29:44.the early League, 22 clubs were hard at
:29:45. > :29:56.rounds. While Celtic were coming a cropper
:29:57. > :29:57.in the qualifiers for the Champions League, 22 clubs were hard at it in
:29:58. > :30:01.the early-ish rounds of the Scottish League Cup. Among the ties an
:30:02. > :30:04.Ayrshire derby. 9,000 souls turning out to watch Kilmarnock coming out
:30:05. > :30:08.on top by 1-0. It was scored by Rory McKenzie So Killie went in to the
:30:09. > :30:11.draw for the third round. And you can see one of those ties live and
:30:12. > :30:15.exclusive on BBC One Scotland, it's Celtic v Hearts. You can watch it at
:30:16. > :30:39.7:00pm on Wednesday the 24th Celtic Park and take on Celtic.
:30:40. > :30:46.There are some fantastic ties. Partick Thistle, St Mirren. So many
:30:47. > :30:49.good games. It is a really open competition, if you look at previous
:30:50. > :30:58.winners, we have had Aberdeen, St Mirren, Kilmarnock. Yes, it has been
:30:59. > :31:02.fabulous for those teams. We are now led the stage in the competition
:31:03. > :31:05.where no one is thinking about leaving players out because you have
:31:06. > :31:11.a big game next week. Everyone is thinking about this as a competition
:31:12. > :31:17.they can win. When you see derby matches, that is encouraging. The
:31:18. > :31:23.Ayrshire derby, 9000 people turned out. The outstanding tie in the
:31:24. > :31:30.second round is Inverness and Rangers. Yes, Rangers will want to
:31:31. > :31:35.test themselves against teams in the top division. That is where they
:31:36. > :31:39.want to be. A couple of years ago, the beat Motherwell comfortably, and
:31:40. > :31:47.then they lost to Inverness at Ibrox. Rangers will remember that.
:31:48. > :31:53.As I mentioned, Inverness, St Mirren, Kilmarnock have all won it.
:31:54. > :32:00.If there was to be an unlikely winner this season, who would you
:32:01. > :32:10.put your money on? Dundee United. You can see one of those Thais live
:32:11. > :32:19.and exclusive on BBC1 Scotland. -- one of those games. That is at seven
:32:20. > :32:25.o'clock on Wednesday the 24th of September.
:32:26. > :32:31.Now we are going back to Inverness. Do you have any updates for gas?
:32:32. > :32:38.Yes, Inverness have taken the lead. It was a great move through to Aaron
:32:39. > :32:42.Doran. He slotted the ball perfectly past Craig Samson into the
:32:43. > :32:48.Kilmarnock goal. The first half was very uneventful. Inverness Caley
:32:49. > :32:54.Thistle started to impose themselves before half-time. In the second
:32:55. > :32:59.half, it has been one-way traffic, with Inverness very much on top. The
:33:00. > :33:06.last effort made the breakthrough. It is 1-0.
:33:07. > :33:11.That was a good goal for Inverness. It could keep them on top of the
:33:12. > :33:15.table. Yes, really important. I was looking at the history and these
:33:16. > :33:22.clubs have never been involved in a 0-0 draw. I've seen a number of
:33:23. > :33:28.these games. They are always really good. Do you think there are more
:33:29. > :33:34.goals in that game? Probably not now I have given it the big build-up. If
:33:35. > :33:38.you're Inverness, you have not conceded a goal all season, we will
:33:39. > :33:43.sit here and make it difficult for Kilmarnock. With easy-going -- where
:33:44. > :33:52.is the goal going to come for Kilmarnock? We will go back to New
:33:53. > :33:58.Douglas Park. Hamilton are still leading 3-0. It
:33:59. > :34:04.is an incredible beginning to the season for Hamilton. There are going
:34:05. > :34:09.to make it four victories from five games in the Premiership. Martin
:34:10. > :34:15.Canning scored the first on 47 minutes. It has been penalties ever
:34:16. > :34:27.since. Tony Andreu is brought down by Roqica -- Rocco Quinn.
:34:28. > :34:34.Antoine-Curier scored the penalty. He was doing the very same thing
:34:35. > :34:40.seven minutes later. The penalty was conceded and the player was sent
:34:41. > :34:45.off. Ross County had a chance to make it 3-1. They had a penalty.
:34:46. > :34:53.Richie Brittain's penalty was saved by the goalkeeper. It is great from
:34:54. > :34:58.Hamilton, but not so good from Ross County.
:34:59. > :35:02.That is very well and good for Hamilton, but I do not think they
:35:03. > :35:09.have a squad to compete in the Champions League next year! I do not
:35:10. > :35:18.think the manager will worry about it. He will be delighted to get four
:35:19. > :35:30.victories in a row. It is incredible, the lost the first Game
:35:31. > :35:43.2-02 Inverness. -- they lost the first match 2-0 two Inverness.
:35:44. > :35:57.There is another goal at Tynecastle. Hearts are now leading 4-0. Osman
:35:58. > :36:01.Sow scored the penalty. He sent the goalkeeper the wrong way. Jordan
:36:02. > :36:08.McGhee started the proceedings with a header early on. Hearts were
:36:09. > :36:15.reduced to ten men after Prince Buaben was sent off. There was no
:36:16. > :36:20.question, it was the right decision by the referee. But Hearts are
:36:21. > :36:25.cruising to victory. Let's hear from Paul Mitchell. He is
:36:26. > :36:31.in Paisley, watching St Mirren at home to Dundee United.
:36:32. > :36:36.Yes, what will happen first, Patrick Kluivert getting a job in Scottish
:36:37. > :36:53.football, or St Mirren scoring a legal? -- league goal. It is 2-0 to
:36:54. > :37:02.Dundee United. Chris Erskine scored the first. He nipped in between the
:37:03. > :37:08.central defenders. He tucked the ball home beautifully. On 68
:37:09. > :37:17.minutes, Marian Kello came for the corner and got nowhere near it.
:37:18. > :37:26.Jaroslaw Fojut, with his first goal. Thank you. There has been another
:37:27. > :37:30.goal at the Caledonian Stadium. It is for Inverness. Caley Thistle
:37:31. > :37:37.have come alive in the last few minutes. We had the goal from Aaron
:37:38. > :37:50.Doran, and then a brilliant long-range effort from Greg Tansey.
:37:51. > :37:55.Caley Thistle are very much on top. You may have noticed we have been
:37:56. > :37:58.ignoring John Barnes. He has been at the only goalless game in the
:37:59. > :38:04.Premiership. Motherwell, St Johnstone.
:38:05. > :38:08.It is still goalless. The managers have certainly changed their teams
:38:09. > :38:14.with a number of substitutes. They have both used there are three
:38:15. > :38:21.substitutes. St Johnstone are trying their luck from distance with David
:38:22. > :38:25.Wotherspoon. Motherwell have enjoyed the better of the second half. St
:38:26. > :38:35.Johnstone had the better of the first. McDonald had an effort saved
:38:36. > :38:45.by the keeper. Motherwell, John Sutton had a couple of chances. One
:38:46. > :38:54.was more like a pass back than assured. The second was a down word
:38:55. > :39:03.header. But the St Johnstone players managed to clear the danger. Both
:39:04. > :39:08.teams are looking for a winner. I am not sure they are going to get it.
:39:09. > :39:18.Let's go to Pittodrie. Aberdeen and Partick Thistle.
:39:19. > :39:21.It is 2-0 to Aberdeen. Partick Thistle's stubborn resistance was
:39:22. > :39:32.broken in the second half by Nicky Law. Niall McGinn added a stunning
:39:33. > :39:42.second. Partick Thistle have had some half chances. Eliot had a drive
:39:43. > :39:45.that was saved by Jamie Langfield. Aberdeen have been more ruthless
:39:46. > :39:49.when they have had their opportunities. They are pretty
:39:50. > :39:54.comfortable for their advantage late in the game.
:39:55. > :40:01.It sounds like Aberdeen have sparked into life. Yes, you wonder where the
:40:02. > :40:07.goals are going to come from. Adam Rooney was great this year. Earlier,
:40:08. > :40:12.they were not finding the back of the net. But they had a good result
:40:13. > :40:18.against Kilmarnock. It looks like they are going to pick up three
:40:19. > :40:23.points today. If you look at the table, Motherwell and Aberdeen, who
:40:24. > :40:29.were second and third last year, they are down in the bottom half.
:40:30. > :40:36.They need to catch up and get on to the coat-tails of Celtic. That means
:40:37. > :40:43.a run of victories. Aberdeen have created some good goals and
:40:44. > :40:58.wonderful chances. Now to Richard Wilson at Ibrox.
:40:59. > :41:04.It is 3-2 to the home side. Rangers went behind after a Gavin Reilly
:41:05. > :41:07.scored. Marius Zaliuskas equalised. It was the visitors who went in
:41:08. > :41:11.ahead at half-time when Marius Zaliuskas was caught out of
:41:12. > :41:18.position. Iain Russell managed to finish. Templeton equalised. And now
:41:19. > :41:25.the home side or in front through Bilal Mohsni.
:41:26. > :41:26.Thank you. There is one Premiership match still to be played this
:41:27. > :41:29.weekend. And it's between one
:41:30. > :41:31.of the unbeaten teams in the league, They enjoyed very different
:41:32. > :41:34.fortunes last week. After three draws on the spin,
:41:35. > :41:50.Paul Hartley's Dundee got This is the winning goal. It came
:41:51. > :41:57.against the run of play. Dundee have started fairly well. Three draws and
:41:58. > :42:01.then there's victory. Yes, it was a great first touch by Peter
:42:02. > :42:07.MacDonald. It was a really cool finish. A fantastic victory for
:42:08. > :42:12.Dundee. Paul Hartley has worked wonders everywhere he has been, at
:42:13. > :42:19.Alloa and again at Dundee. I think they may take something from the
:42:20. > :42:27.game tomorrow. Yes, do you think that Paul Hartley will be a success
:42:28. > :42:31.in the managerial game? No, he was a bass on the part, but you do not
:42:32. > :42:36.know how that will transferred into the dressing room. But he clearly
:42:37. > :42:44.has ability, and I think he has bought well. He has players who are
:42:45. > :42:48.real Premiership players. He has brought them into play with his
:42:49. > :42:53.young players, and the bland looks to be working well. There has been
:42:54. > :43:03.an incident of gnawed at Tynecastle. Perhaps the goal.
:43:04. > :43:09.Yes, it is Hearts four, Falkirk one. It was good play. The substitute
:43:10. > :43:14.hammered the ball beyond the goalkeeper into the roof of the net.
:43:15. > :43:19.Nothing more than consolation. Hearts will collect all three points
:43:20. > :43:23.this afternoon. There are four minutes left.
:43:24. > :43:27.Loads of goals now, even one for John Barnes.
:43:28. > :43:32.There is. We talked about changes made by both managers and attack.
:43:33. > :43:38.One of the changes has paid off St Johnstone. Brian Graham, on loan
:43:39. > :43:44.from Dundee United, he is on the scoresheet with four minutes left.
:43:45. > :43:50.It was a good cross, and he jumped higher than everyone else. It is 1-0
:43:51. > :44:00.to St Johnstone. Where were we? Dundee and Celtic.
:44:01. > :44:05.Celtics slumped to a 1-0 defeat in Inverness. The eight Nemani was
:44:06. > :44:13.compounded by the fact it was an own goal. -- the disgrace was
:44:14. > :44:19.compounded. This was a good ball into the box. When it comes off you
:44:20. > :44:25.like that, there is nothing you can do about it. If the referee side
:44:26. > :44:31.from that angle, the boot was quite high. It was one of those days.
:44:32. > :44:36.Celtic made the changes, the Champions League was everything. It
:44:37. > :44:48.costs them, because Celtic are a quality side. It is unlikely that
:44:49. > :44:54.will be the same line-up Ronnie Dilo will go with? He is already talking
:44:55. > :44:59.about Judge me over the year and we will be better prepared for the
:45:00. > :45:05.Champions' League. It is about getting the team out there that will
:45:06. > :45:07.get results week after week. It is a difficult game, away from home and
:45:08. > :45:10.he has to get his best players out there. Do you think Dundee are
:45:11. > :45:14.within the chance? there. Do you think Dundee are
:45:15. > :45:21.within Confidence is going to be high, fans will come along expect
:45:22. > :45:28.dink. I think Celtic Mark Bee smarting after midweek. Back game
:45:29. > :45:40.with Queen of the South will stop long ball up the middle. Kris Boyd
:45:41. > :45:46.leapt to head the ball on. 4-2 to the home side. Moving on because our
:45:47. > :45:52.international team return to action next week in their first match in
:45:53. > :46:02.the European Championship qualifiers. It is a nice gentle
:46:03. > :46:07.attempt for Gordon Strachan. We are away to Germany. Let's cast our eyes
:46:08. > :46:19.over the men Gordon Strachan has chosen.
:46:20. > :46:28.We will rake off because there has been another goal. St Mirren and
:46:29. > :46:36.Dundee United. St Mirren fans are leaving. Beautiful tape inside the
:46:37. > :46:43.box, the goalkeeper was given no chance. Dundee have this one all
:46:44. > :46:48.done and dusted. Think it is game over there. We can return to the
:46:49. > :46:54.discussion of the Scotland trip to Germany. Interesting selection from
:46:55. > :47:04.Gordon Strachan. Call up for Callum Mcgregor from Celtic. He has been
:47:05. > :47:11.shining so far? Yes, just signed a new five-year contract yesterday as
:47:12. > :47:15.a reward for his early-season form. Ronnie has seen something in the kid
:47:16. > :47:21.he wants to involve him. He was out on loan last year to Notts County.
:47:22. > :47:30.But he has started on fire here commonly has been the shining light
:47:31. > :47:34.for Celtic. 21 years of age. I think Gordon Strachan will introduce him
:47:35. > :47:39.to give him a little flavour of it. It is important to have him
:47:40. > :47:42.involved. Craig Gordon is back in action for Celtic and back in the
:47:43. > :47:50.Scotland squad. What a comeback, the best comeback since Kate Bush.
:47:51. > :47:57.Everybody thought he was finished. Celtic have taken a chance. He is a
:47:58. > :48:02.class act. Everything about him says quality. He is dealing with things
:48:03. > :48:08.as a sweeper and has everything going for him if you can keep him
:48:09. > :48:15.fit. You mentioned the goalkeepers, never has Scotland had that kind of
:48:16. > :48:23.talent. If one gets injured, we have quality to bring in. I think we
:48:24. > :48:26.might have to be strong next Sunday. Pity he cannot play all three of
:48:27. > :48:32.them at the same time. Callum Mcgregor is more or less going along
:48:33. > :48:38.for the experience, does he have a chance of starting? Gordon Strachan
:48:39. > :48:44.will be loyal to the players who have done so well. Everybody is
:48:45. > :48:49.fighting for each other. It sends out a great message. It tells the
:48:50. > :48:53.players, it does not matter about your age or experience, if you are
:48:54. > :49:00.playing well when these games come along, you have a chance of making
:49:01. > :49:05.it into the squad. We showed you the Scotland squad, but I will not show
:49:06. > :49:10.you the Germany squad. They have real-world class players and they
:49:11. > :49:13.are the defending world champions. What a way to start the campaign, I
:49:14. > :49:20.waited the defending world champions? Nothing to lose, I have
:49:21. > :49:25.to say. Scotland will go there and it will be very difficult for them,
:49:26. > :49:31.and against that kind of quality, it is a huge ask to take anything from
:49:32. > :49:36.the game. They are the best team I have seen for a long time. Everybody
:49:37. > :49:42.knows what their job is and everybody willing to go and graft
:49:43. > :49:47.for 90 minutes so for Scotland to go away and get anything from that with
:49:48. > :49:56.the sensational. Can we get anything from it? No! I hope I am wrong. They
:49:57. > :50:00.are a phenomenal team. Scotland do well when they are written off.
:50:01. > :50:05.Gordon Strachan has done well and he will have them organised. The
:50:06. > :50:09.players will get a lift from going to that stadium to perform against
:50:10. > :50:14.the world champions. If I am a betting man, I would have to say a
:50:15. > :50:21.real difficult game for Scotland to take anything out of it. Let's go
:50:22. > :50:38.back to New Douglas Park. There has been another goal. It is another
:50:39. > :50:46.goal but Hamilton. Into injury time now. I believe full-time is
:50:47. > :50:52.beginning to trickle in, the first is Inverness Caledonian Thistle
:50:53. > :50:58.against Kilmarnock. Inverness have 120-macaro. They are still top of
:50:59. > :51:04.the league and now they have set a new record of games played without
:51:05. > :51:12.conceding a goal. The game sprang to life just before half-time. Josh
:51:13. > :51:16.Magennis should have done better for Kilmarnock when the ball came to him
:51:17. > :51:26.in the box 's. But his first touch let him down. Caley Thistle came out
:51:27. > :51:31.of the blocks quickly at the start of the second half. Adam Doran found
:51:32. > :51:41.himself in space at the edge of the box and slotted the ball past the
:51:42. > :51:51.keeper. It was followed by a good move down the right by Watkins. The
:51:52. > :51:56.shot was deflected and came out to Tanzi. It ricocheted off the inside
:51:57. > :52:03.of the post and into the back of the net. Inverness were worth three
:52:04. > :52:11.points. They looked like a very streetwise and tough side to beat.
:52:12. > :52:16.John Barnes is always streetwise, he is at Motherwell and said Johnson.
:52:17. > :52:23.It is all over and it is Brian Graham who came up with the goods. A
:52:24. > :52:26.goal four minutes from the end to secure the three points. Before
:52:27. > :52:38.that, St Johnstone enjoyed the better spell in the first half with
:52:39. > :52:45.a few good efforts. Motherwell came out stronger in the second half
:52:46. > :52:51.after not reducing much in the first half. John Sutton had a couple of
:52:52. > :52:57.efforts, one which looked like a pass back. Then a header from a
:52:58. > :53:02.corner kick which was cleared off the line by a posse of St Johnstone
:53:03. > :53:10.defenders. Josh Law told an effort wide of the target. Then St
:53:11. > :53:14.Johnstone came close with a header. But it was Gary McDonald who
:53:15. > :53:19.produced the cross and then Brian Graham jumped above everybody at the
:53:20. > :53:25.back post, headed down into the bottom, left hand corner of the net
:53:26. > :53:27.to secure the three points. It now means Motherwell have lost four
:53:28. > :53:36.consecutive matches for the first time since December 2009.
:53:37. > :53:45.Two goals for Scott Davie to remind us of. Partick Thistle came here
:53:46. > :53:50.with a more pragmatic approach than they did when they lost 4-0 last
:53:51. > :53:57.season. Aberdeen showed imagination from set pieces, causing Partick
:53:58. > :54:08.Thistle problems. It did need a couple of good saves in the first
:54:09. > :54:19.half. They were beaten eventually goals in the second half, Nicky Low
:54:20. > :54:27.in for the injured Willo Flood. Sublime bit of skill. Shot flew into
:54:28. > :54:35.the top left hand corner of the goal. If that was good, Nile McGinn
:54:36. > :54:41.was even better. Bending it with the left foot into the far corner of the
:54:42. > :54:51.net. A good reflection throughout 90 minutes. Partick this'll had a
:54:52. > :55:02.couple of chances. Gallagher excelled with a couple of saves. A
:55:03. > :55:10.30 yard, stunning save from Robson. They are trying to find a way past
:55:11. > :55:22.defences they have been coming up against. Four goals for Hamilton and
:55:23. > :55:27.a fourth win on the spin. For Premiership wins out of five, 12
:55:28. > :55:33.points out of 15, it is brilliant for Hamilton, whose fans you might
:55:34. > :55:42.be able to hear chanting in the background. Canning got the first.
:55:43. > :55:48.Rocco Quinn brought down Tony Andro. Antoine-Curier slotted home. Tony
:55:49. > :55:55.Andrew, Danny Antoine-Curier slotted home. Tony
:55:56. > :56:03.Andrew, Edmonds had chances to make it for, but it was the substitute
:56:04. > :56:08.who did it in injury time. Two for Dundee United away to St Mirren.
:56:09. > :56:12.Without a league point or league goal, August has been Krul for St
:56:13. > :56:16.Mirren. Draw parallels to previous matches, they were not outplayed
:56:17. > :56:27.until the last 15 minutes of this one. McGinn ten closest the St
:56:28. > :56:29.Mirren. They came close at the start of the second half but found
:56:30. > :56:42.themselves a goal down after 47 minutes. Chris Erskine burst through
:56:43. > :56:52.and put the ball home. The lead was never threatened.
:56:53. > :57:01.Into the championship and we start at Tynecastle with Hearts were at
:57:02. > :57:08.home to Falkirk. Four is the magic number. 4-1, the second week in a
:57:09. > :57:17.row they have scored four goals. Jordan McGhee with the opener, Billy
:57:18. > :57:28.King, James Keating 's, penalty save by Jimmy Knapp Donald. Osman Sow
:57:29. > :57:43.from the penalty spot. Consolation later on. The one sour note, red
:57:44. > :57:47.card shown Hearts player. It will not dampen the enthusiasm of the
:57:48. > :57:59.16,000 crowd inside Tynecastle this afternoon. Four goals and win to
:58:00. > :58:07.Rangers, they were at home to clean up the South. Finished 4-2 at Ibrox.
:58:08. > :58:16.But it was framed by discontent. Home fans protested against the
:58:17. > :58:19.board of directors, holding up red cards and chanting, sack the board.
:58:20. > :58:25.The financial troubles are worrying the fans. Queen of the South made it
:58:26. > :58:35.hard work for Rangers, taking the lead when Gavin Rees converted.
:58:36. > :58:37.Rangers equalised all-star Queen of the South restored their lead just
:58:38. > :58:44.before half-time when Riley squared the ball for Russell. The home side
:58:45. > :58:52.wrote a Ian Black and David Templeton on at half-time and
:58:53. > :59:01.Templeton's first touch resulted in a goal. Kenny Miller rounded off the
:59:02. > :59:04.day when he came off the bench late on and secured victory with a tidy
:59:05. > :59:11.finish after Kris Boyd's header flicked the ball on. It wasn't a
:59:12. > :59:23.sparkling results, but it will provide the funds with some cheer.
:59:24. > :59:30.No cheer for Hibs fans. No cheer, especially when you look at how
:59:31. > :59:36.Hearts have settled into life in the championship. They did not do enough
:59:37. > :59:41.to win this game in any shape or form. They took the lead on 16
:59:42. > :59:43.minutes. to win this game in any shape or
:59:44. > :59:46.form. They took the lead Jason Cummings with the header. But the
:59:47. > :59:54.second half was all about Alloa Athletic. Ian Flanagan, on as a
:59:55. > :00:04.substitute want it with five minutes to go. Floated it dutifully into the
:00:05. > :00:11.top of the net will stop. Alan Stubbs, the Hibs manager has a lot
:00:12. > :05:40.of work to do. It is now time to the classified round-up.
:05:41. > :05:48.We can talk about today's goings-on in Scotland. At half-time, there was
:05:49. > :05:53.not a single goal anywhere. Then the goals came flooding in. Nowhere more
:05:54. > :06:01.so than at Hamilton. It was remarkable. We have seen it so many
:06:02. > :06:06.times when a manager has lost his job, a caretaker comes in, Steven
:06:07. > :06:11.Ferguson, a former opponent of Maine, he was taking care of the
:06:12. > :06:20.team but it did not happen for them. Hamilton, what a start to the
:06:21. > :06:24.season. Four victories in a row. The last time they would in this
:06:25. > :06:30.division, they won five games all season. They have already won four.
:06:31. > :06:38.Inverness Caledonian Thistle stay at the top. Stunning. They have kept
:06:39. > :06:42.another clean sheet. They are real quality outfit. John Hughes is
:06:43. > :06:47.getting them to play in his style. That is a club record for Inverness,
:06:48. > :06:54.six consecutive clean sheets. It is phenomenal. Dundee United, 3-0
:06:55. > :07:10.winners awaited St Mirren today. They are back on track. Yes, three
:07:11. > :07:17.big goals. The last goal was a great finish. To be fair to St Mirren,
:07:18. > :07:21.they had chances. That must be worrying for St Mirren. They played
:07:22. > :07:28.well, but they cannot get the ball in the net. Yes, it destroys
:07:29. > :07:33.confidence. They need Steven Thompson back. They need someone who
:07:34. > :07:39.will guarantee goals. Aberdeen or off the mark. Yes, it was important
:07:40. > :07:45.for them to win today. Aberdeen will be challenging for Europe again. It
:07:46. > :07:52.was a good victory for St Johnstone today. Yes, I think Tommy Wright has
:07:53. > :07:58.said that he needed striking options after Stevie May left. They have
:07:59. > :08:02.scored two mag late goals this week. St Johnstone are fighting to the
:08:03. > :08:08.very end for their manager and their team-mates. We are beginning to see
:08:09. > :08:13.who will be in the top six and the bottom six in the league. Yes, for
:08:14. > :08:18.the fans, the last thing you want to do is to be in the bottom of the
:08:19. > :08:22.table. They will be thinking about the relegation fight once again. But
:08:23. > :08:26.that is life in Scottish football. I'm afraid that's just about it
:08:27. > :08:27.for today. That's
:08:28. > :08:30.because it's international weekend. Don't fret too much though
:08:31. > :08:32.because there are highlights of all this weekend's Premiership
:08:33. > :08:34.matches and selected Championship action in the highlights show with
:08:35. > :08:36.Jonathan Sutherland. I'm sure you won't
:08:37. > :08:40.want to miss that. But that's all from me
:08:41. > :08:42.for a fortnight, Thanks to our guests,
:08:43. > :08:46.Craig Paterson and Des Mckeown. And thanks as ever to you
:08:47. > :08:48.for watching.