:00:15. > :00:23.A wide Docteur Ben Knight, but no slick pop as Sol take win their
:00:23. > :00:28.match. -- a wet October night as Celtic win their match. United pay
:00:28. > :00:34.the penalty as Falkirk grab more headlines. It is the League Cup
:00:34. > :00:42.semi-final. Don't write off the underdogs.
:00:42. > :00:47.Who will play Karl -- Kilmarnock in seven weeks with a chance to lift
:00:47. > :00:51.this trophy? We will let you know in a couple of hours. The second
:00:51. > :00:55.semi-final is of course between the SPL leaders Celtic and First
:00:55. > :01:02.Division Falkirk. It is live on the BBC and later we will have
:01:02. > :01:06.highlights of the first semi-final, with the Kilmarnock manager and the
:01:06. > :01:11.Bolton manager. This is a spy mission for you. Are you expecting
:01:11. > :01:16.Celtic in the final? It is Cup final. You don't know. Yesterday's
:01:16. > :01:20.game went to extra time and it is difficult to say. Celtic should be
:01:20. > :01:23.favourites but you do not know in the Cup. Looking at the Falkirk
:01:23. > :01:28.team, they are organised and disciplined and I think they will
:01:28. > :01:34.give a good game today. Falkirk was your first managerial job. Is there
:01:34. > :01:37.a place in your heart? Very much so. They are a fantastic club. They
:01:37. > :01:43.have had difficult years with finance and everything else. What
:01:43. > :01:47.they have been doing recently, they have a tremendous set of kids, they
:01:47. > :01:51.are growing and getting better. Today they will have to be at their
:01:51. > :01:56.maximum. They will have to hope that Celtic is hoped the league of
:01:56. > :02:06.their game at the bit, and that can happen. -- hope for Diouf their
:02:06. > :02:08.
:02:08. > :02:12.game. Will pat -- Falkirk try to do what they did yesterday? It will be
:02:12. > :02:17.interesting to see. United were fairly defensive, and we will talk
:02:17. > :02:20.about it later. I was polite about it yesterday. I don't think Falkirk
:02:20. > :02:25.did that. Because they are doing well in the league and scoring
:02:25. > :02:31.quite a few goals, they will have more of ago. There are plenty in
:02:31. > :02:36.the team that just love to attack. They score a lot of goals as well.
:02:36. > :02:41.I expect that it will be an open game. Le of promising players at
:02:41. > :02:50.Falkirk. It seems to be a great system. -- lots of promising
:02:50. > :02:54.players. They are producing lots of talent. Yes, all the managers were
:02:54. > :02:58.coach's first and foremost. You need to work with young players to
:02:58. > :03:02.help them develop. You need to do that in terms of a business plan
:03:02. > :03:09.for your club. You can generate cash for your club. It is a
:03:09. > :03:14.positive outcome for the years to come. He is a fantastic lad and he
:03:14. > :03:18.is driven to succeed and he has Alex Smith. That is a great
:03:18. > :03:22.combination. They are not all young. Darren Dods lends a bit of
:03:22. > :03:31.experience to the centre of the Falkirk defence. We are expecting
:03:31. > :03:35.James Forrest at the head of a diamond behind Hooper. That will be
:03:35. > :03:38.difficult for them to contain. have mixed opinions on that. I
:03:39. > :03:42.think he might be more effective on the outside of the team because he
:03:42. > :03:46.can get down the sides and things can happen for the front players.
:03:46. > :03:51.He is definitely a threat. He has been fantastic this season. He is
:03:51. > :03:55.doing really well. They talk about the young players at Falkirk and
:03:55. > :03:59.rightly so. There are some good young players coming through.
:03:59. > :04:04.have spoken to Alex Smith and Steven Pressley. The manager
:04:04. > :04:10.certainly believes that the upset here is possible. There is no point
:04:10. > :04:15.going to a game if you do not think it is possible. I think people in
:04:15. > :04:19.First Division football may not be aware of Farid El Alagui, and he is
:04:19. > :04:27.a goalscorer. The problem is that all the way through Celtic's team
:04:27. > :04:31.there are guys that can score goals. That will make it a tough win for
:04:32. > :04:35.Falkirk but I am looking forward to it. It is Celtic against Falkirk
:04:36. > :04:43.for the right to play Kilmarnock on March 18th at Hampden Park in the
:04:43. > :04:53.final. Billy Dodds and Liam McLeod of commentating. -- are
:04:53. > :04:54.
:04:54. > :04:59.best sides in Scotland right now, even though there is one league
:04:59. > :05:05.between them. Falkirk have only lost four of 29 games in
:05:05. > :05:14.competition this season, including beating Dundee United and Rangers
:05:14. > :05:24.in this competition. Celtic have turned a 15 point deficit into a
:05:24. > :05:25.
:05:25. > :05:35.potential four point lead over Rangers. They produced 1- 1 point
:05:35. > :05:40.
:05:40. > :05:49.with victory. -- they reduced that to one point. They have not been on
:05:49. > :05:52.such a good run in the early four years. -- nearly four years. A
:05:52. > :06:00.pleasant day compared to yesterday for the derby. It was freezing them
:06:00. > :06:08.but not as bad today. Darren Dods leads the Falkirk team. He is 36,
:06:08. > :06:13.nearly 37. It is the youthful Falkirk squad. Steven Pressley's
:06:13. > :06:19.starting 11 features 17 year-old Jay Fulton, the son of Steve,
:06:19. > :06:26.former Hearts defender. He scored in the Scottish Cup against
:06:26. > :06:32.Dunfermline a couple of years back. Wallace is in defence with Farid El
:06:32. > :06:40.Alagui, who is scoring in every game so far, up front. James
:06:40. > :06:45.Forrest scored last week against St Mirren and twice against Hibernian.
:06:45. > :06:51.Playing behind Anthony Stokes and Gary Hooper. Many feel that is his
:06:51. > :06:59.best position. He and Garry Hooper have scored 31 goals between them
:06:59. > :07:05.during this campaign. 16 year-old Craig Sibbald is on the Falkirk
:07:05. > :07:11.benches. He made his debut in July, the first graduate of the SNP
:07:11. > :07:21.performance school. He scored against Aberdeen in the semis last
:07:21. > :07:23.
:07:23. > :07:33.season. He has to make do with the substitute position. The referee
:07:33. > :07:40.has been an official since 2005. He has the man they are all talking
:07:40. > :07:42.about. Farid El Alagui up front, 21 goals already. I have already
:07:42. > :07:47.mention the number that Anthony Stokes and Gary Hooper have, as
:07:47. > :07:53.they get us under way at the National Stadium. Neil Lennon will
:07:53. > :08:03.be wary of the threat that Steven Pressley's Bairns will pose the
:08:03. > :08:14.
:08:15. > :08:18.team. The Bairns have started on yesterday. They are such a small
:08:18. > :08:22.and youthful squad. They are currently so passing the
:08:22. > :08:32.expectations of even the most diehard supporters this season. --
:08:32. > :08:33.
:08:33. > :08:39.Pressley, with his glittering career as a player, as Neil Lennon
:08:40. > :08:48.had. Falkirk having plenty of possession in the early stages.
:08:48. > :08:53.They will have to do that throughout. Scobie is one of the
:08:53. > :09:01.more familiar figures for people that have not seen much of Falkirk
:09:01. > :09:05.since they went down. How is this going to go, Billy Dodds? A bit
:09:05. > :09:11.like yesterday. A positive start from Falkirk but they will have to
:09:11. > :09:21.sit and soak a bit today. A bit of pressure to keep Celtic at bay.
:09:21. > :09:29.
:09:29. > :09:39.They have pace with El Alagui scoring goals. He finished the game
:09:39. > :10:19.
:10:19. > :10:24.against St Mirren with James been on since the end of October.
:10:24. > :10:34.36 points out of the 36 in the league. Neil Lennon and Celtic have
:10:34. > :10:48.
:10:48. > :10:55.the trouble in their sights. -- with the way that Falkirk have
:10:55. > :10:59.started this game. They were in the right half of the pitch for long
:10:59. > :11:04.periods. Getting it over the crossbar, he just cannot keep it
:11:04. > :11:14.down. Certainly getting the ball forward. Higginbotham is trying to
:11:14. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :11:45.get forward to support Farid El earlier in the campaign. It was an
:11:45. > :11:58.
:11:58. > :12:08.Ledley went down. He scored in the final game against Rangers in
:12:08. > :12:29.
:12:29. > :12:39.rhythm now. Joe Ledley coming in, getting forward up the pitch, down
:12:39. > :12:39.
:12:39. > :13:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:13:24. > :13:30.-- chip it across. So the first against Rangers earlier in the
:13:30. > :13:34.competition. They were 2-0 down and they got it back to 2-2 with a few
:13:34. > :13:40.minutes to go. Then that Mark Millar free kicks stunned the
:13:40. > :13:44.holders. Billy Dodds was there. Goalkeeper mistake, you have to say,
:13:44. > :13:54.but we can't take anything away it from Mark Millar. He will provide
:13:54. > :14:30.
:14:30. > :14:35.the service for Al Allardyce. -- shows how much of a financial hit
:14:35. > :14:39.they took when they went down to the First Division. Young boys, but
:14:39. > :14:45.they have got experience. The academy has been working because
:14:45. > :14:55.lots of people have come through. Jay Fulton on the right hand side,
:14:55. > :15:05.
:15:05. > :15:11.for example. Plenty coming through That will give Falkirk hope,
:15:11. > :15:13.without a doubt. without a doubt.
:15:13. > :15:17.Higginbotham, is the one who I said gets forward. You can see here a
:15:17. > :15:27.good space out in the front for El Alagui. He maybe should have tried
:15:27. > :15:27.
:15:27. > :17:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:17:54. > :18:04.Alagui. He maybe should have tried this season, hasn't he?.
:18:04. > :18:32.
:18:32. > :18:37.He's off-side. The flag's gone up. That won't count. It's a great
:18:37. > :18:41.touch from McGovern, you have to say. He curled it with that right
:18:41. > :18:48.foot. An all-important touch.
:18:49. > :18:58.You can see he's not off-side. He's on. That's a big let-off for
:18:59. > :18:59.
:18:59. > :20:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:20:07. > :20:15.Falkirk. Was it Duffie on that the ball quickly. Should have had
:20:15. > :20:25.the opening goal, Liam. He's great to watch, Vladimir Lenin,
:20:25. > :21:00.
:21:00. > :21:04.front at the semi-final. Should it have stood? It looks like it should
:21:04. > :21:09.have done. It's not close. It's not inches.
:21:09. > :21:17.It's half a yard to a yard. Playing alongside an explosive
:21:17. > :21:27.finish. He's got that one really badly long. When you're the
:21:27. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :22:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:22:24. > :22:29.underdog you need things like that He did win the Scottish Cup at
:22:29. > :22:39.Hearts. His other son, the older brother of Jay is a Falkirk player.
:22:39. > :22:39.
:22:39. > :24:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:24:13. > :24:23.tracking by Fulton as well. a head on it. Unlucky. On to the
:24:23. > :24:23.
:24:23. > :25:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:25:11. > :25:21.yesterday. They had to be patience and got there.
:25:21. > :25:50.
:25:50. > :25:55.Millar. A former Celtic player. If he had the time he'd do it all day
:25:55. > :26:00.long. Diagonal away to... As I said, that is the way for Duffie. Down
:26:00. > :26:10.the right. He gets it across. Nothing gets across. A corner
:26:10. > :26:47.
:26:47. > :26:57.are, how top a day you are, you'll get some of that.
:26:57. > :27:28.
:27:28. > :27:38.they have plenty of options ahead of them.
:27:38. > :27:40.
:27:40. > :27:45.It's Wanyama for Celtic. Stokes got that horribly wrong!
:27:45. > :27:51.I can only thing and I have done it a few times myself, it is one where
:27:51. > :27:56.you go to cross it. You see here, if it just touches the ball, here
:27:56. > :28:06.you are, have that! He's not going to want to watch
:28:06. > :28:06.
:28:06. > :29:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:29:03. > :29:12.that again, is he? yellow.
:29:12. > :29:17.Letting him know he's there. He los a bit of that -- loves a bit
:29:17. > :29:20.of that, doesn't he? I think Brown will try and get him
:29:20. > :29:25.back. You talk about Falkirk and that option and the extra man in
:29:25. > :29:30.the middle of the pitch, they do it well. Pass it about. Celtic
:29:30. > :29:40.struggling in there to match up numbers, maybe more of a threat.
:29:40. > :29:59.
:29:59. > :30:09.Pushing at that mid-field trying to Must have been tight. Scobbie. I'd
:30:09. > :30:38.
:30:38. > :30:48.Forster clawed it away. That was great play down the right hand side.
:30:48. > :30:48.
:30:48. > :31:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:31:38. > :31:48.He kind of drives across. I fancy 0 up against Aberdeen so recently.
:31:48. > :31:53.
:31:53. > :31:57.once they don't get that early goal, they start going after a certain
:31:57. > :32:07.stage in the game. I am sure Falkirk want that and Celtic
:32:07. > :32:11.
:32:11. > :32:16.certainly don't. United's goalkeeper Cuthbert was fantastic.
:32:16. > :32:26.Eight goals this season for James Forrest. Including one in pays the
:32:26. > :32:58.
:32:58. > :33:02.right Frank, Cha Du-Ri. Especially going forward. -- right flank.
:33:02. > :33:09.Charlie Mulgrew, one of the scorers and the Scottish Cup final against
:33:09. > :33:16.Motherwell, taking the corner. Straight to the spot and a yellow-
:33:16. > :33:25.card for Darren Dods. What it closely and we will see it again.
:33:25. > :33:31.Or over him. -- all over him. The tall ones against one another. He
:33:31. > :33:35.looked at that and he pointed straight to the spot. There you go.
:33:35. > :33:42.In the blink of an eye, Celtic have an opportunity to go in front in
:33:42. > :33:46.the semi-final and their skipper takes it. Brown! Falkirk had the
:33:46. > :33:55.stuffing knocked out of them. In the blink of an eye, Scott Brown
:33:55. > :33:59.converts. To give Scott Brown his due, he stepped up. Celtic have
:33:59. > :34:03.missed a few penalties this season. It does not matter if the
:34:03. > :34:09.goalkeeper goes the right way, he just does not save that. Good goal,
:34:09. > :34:12.a good pace. Back-to-back goals, having scored last weekend. Last
:34:12. > :34:19.week was his first of the season and he has got his second now. This
:34:19. > :34:26.was why it was a penalty. Darren Dods on Thomas Rogne. From the most
:34:26. > :34:29.experienced man, they are cheaper penalty. He can't have any
:34:29. > :34:35.complaints. He was unlucky to be caught because it happens all over
:34:35. > :34:40.the box. Every time there is a set piece, it happens. With the referee
:34:40. > :34:50.five, 10 yards away from you, that was all wrong. When Darren Dods
:34:50. > :35:03.
:35:03. > :35:06.looks back and sees it, he will let their heads go down. It was a
:35:06. > :35:13.case of getting the formation and protecting it until extra-time and
:35:13. > :35:18.penalties. Fraser Forster has not been tested so far in the match,
:35:19. > :35:24.but they did look quite comfortable in the game. They were great for 26
:35:24. > :35:33.minutes. Suddenly the skipper gives away a penalty like that. You can't
:35:33. > :35:37.account for it for the manager, who will be extremely unhappy. Darren
:35:37. > :35:43.Dods is a man among boys in that squad, but he did not cover himself
:35:43. > :35:53.in glory. It could have been an awkward time for Celtic if they had
:35:53. > :36:00.
:36:00. > :36:10.not got their noses in front, as with St Johnstone and then with
:36:10. > :36:18.
:36:18. > :36:25.the way. I am all for blogging people and stopping goals, but you
:36:25. > :36:30.cannot start grabbing them. If anyone tells you, if anyone has a
:36:30. > :36:40.hold of you, you have every right to go down. He was grabbed all over
:36:40. > :36:40.
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:38:23. > :38:27.against Kilmarnock in the Scottish Celtic should be in front because
:38:27. > :38:37.of the goal that was chopped off anyway. But I think it has been a
:38:37. > :39:03.
:39:03. > :39:11.pretty even match. Falkirk have had generally speaking have a great
:39:11. > :39:21.understanding. Very rarely do you see Neil Lennon pick the same
:39:21. > :39:21.
:39:21. > :40:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:40:55. > :41:05.Murray Wallace think? As Celtic moved the ball about well, but to
:41:05. > :41:35.
:41:35. > :41:45.be fair to Falkirk, they are around the area, sniffing around,
:41:45. > :41:57.
:41:57. > :42:05.trying to find space in the Falkirk changed since Celtic scored, that
:42:05. > :42:15.is for sure. Just trying to get the ball, tried to get the full Back's
:42:15. > :42:15.
:42:15. > :42:23.forward. They are keeping it tight at the back, giving nothing away.
:42:23. > :42:33.They are trying to use their man in midfield. Higginbotham and Mark
:42:33. > :42:43.
:42:43. > :42:51.Millar are getting forward to had a mixed bag, the assistant
:42:51. > :42:58.referee. He had a howler but that one was right. SPL highlights
:42:58. > :43:03.tonight at 10 o'clock on BBC Two Scotland. You'll get the highlights
:43:03. > :43:13.from the weekend as well. But if you have not seen it yet, the derby
:43:13. > :43:44.
:43:44. > :43:54.at Hampden Park highlights will go for that. Scott Brown put him
:43:54. > :43:54.
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:44:46. > :44:49.the season because of injury but he came back and has been an important
:44:49. > :44:54.force for Celtic. The way they have turned things round, when you think
:44:54. > :44:58.back to being 3-0 down against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in the
:44:58. > :45:06.autumn. They have turned things round in the SPL and Scott Brown
:45:06. > :45:16.coming back has helped with that. Of course. Leading by example.
:45:16. > :45:40.
:45:40. > :45:49.Celtic missed a few penalties the covering player for Falkirk.
:45:49. > :45:59.Scott Brown again. Celtic fans don't like him. He's
:45:59. > :45:59.
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:46:57. > :47:07.Decent shot in goal. Dods stands and they have.
:47:07. > :47:10.
:47:10. > :47:16.Would you believe it. Falkirk have got themselves back on level terms.
:47:16. > :47:25.The 17-year-old son of Steve has brought put Falkirk back into the
:47:25. > :47:32.league cup semi-final. Absolute quality. Higginbotham
:47:32. > :47:39.could have let it go, but what a pass! That gets in, spots Fulton
:47:39. > :47:44.coming in. He has so much to do. How about that for composure?
:47:44. > :47:51.Falkirk back in it. A moment he would have dreamt of,
:47:51. > :47:57.big time - the biggest moment of his life so far.
:47:57. > :48:01.Jay Fulton, equalising against Celtic at a crucial time.
:48:01. > :48:06.Five minutes to go until half time. You can see what it means to his
:48:06. > :48:10.manager. A double celebration, because his team are back into it.
:48:10. > :48:20.He's put a 17-year-old into the start today. He's the man who has
:48:20. > :48:20.
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:49:10. > :49:20.had the chance for a second Celtic goal.
:49:20. > :49:20.
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:50:20. > :50:30.at some point. I take nothing away from Falkirk, pure quality - I am
:50:30. > :50:34.
:50:34. > :50:44.sure - I mean it's come from the for Jay Fulton? He had to get
:50:44. > :50:56.
:50:56. > :51:03.Trying to get himself back in. Maybe a little harsh on him. It was
:51:03. > :51:13.Wanyama. Rogne so close to making decent contact with the ball as the
:51:13. > :51:35.
:51:35. > :51:38.the stadium. Falkirk equal loizing through
:51:38. > :51:48.youngster Jay Fulton. Here they -- equalising through younger Jay
:51:48. > :51:48.
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:52:59. > :53:09.Here it may be a touch too much. You cannot take anything away from
:53:09. > :53:11.
:53:11. > :53:16.the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper was brilliant - out quickly.
:53:16. > :53:26.Topsyure I have stuff in Mount Florida.
:53:26. > :53:55.
:53:56. > :54:01.Forrest holds on. fantastic first half to watch. Dods
:54:01. > :54:09.conceded a penalalty. Brown converted this - this was the
:54:09. > :54:13.incident, Dods hauling him to the deck. Straight to the point. Scot
:54:13. > :54:18.Brown got it up the other end. Falkirk attacked. A great pass
:54:18. > :54:23.through from the man of the match so far, Higginbotham, rolled calmly
:54:23. > :54:30.to the net by 17-year-old Jay Fulton. That delighted his father
:54:30. > :54:40.there - Steve. That means, at half time, at the National Stadium it is
:54:40. > :54:50.
:54:50. > :54:56.theme developing here, remembering theme developing here, remembering
:54:56. > :55:00.young Dean's goal yesterday. Yes. Falkirk have been fantastic.
:55:00. > :55:04.Especially after they scored. When Celtic get position they are using
:55:04. > :55:09.half a pitch to play on. When fall Falkirk get possession they are
:55:09. > :55:13.playing in quarter of the pitch. Their build-up play has been good,
:55:13. > :55:18.with incisive passing. At the top of that is Higginbotham, just
:55:18. > :55:23.behind El Alagui. He's been fantastic. For me, he's been the
:55:23. > :55:30.best play on the pitch so far. worried is Neil Lennon? I don't
:55:30. > :55:31.think so much worry, he'll be concerned. 1-1, they were comfort
:55:31. > :55:38.concerned. 1-1, they were comfort concerned. 1-1, they were comfort
:55:38. > :55:45.without. Within that they have not had a lot of penetration. When they
:55:45. > :55:50.got the goal, that was a penalty. I think it was and we'll see it later
:55:50. > :55:53.on. The passing never improved. Falkirk, to their credit have
:55:53. > :55:58.continued to pass, using a lot of triangles. They are prepared to
:55:58. > :56:05.take the ball into tight areas. They have been a credit.
:56:05. > :56:09.The goal, it was so well exsuited. They -- executed. They deserved it.
:56:09. > :56:15.It is easy to feel sorry for yourself. They acted in a positive
:56:15. > :56:20.manner. Kept to the game plan. That resulted in that. A great goal-
:56:20. > :56:28.scoring chance. There's been a high-profile blip for Falkirk in
:56:28. > :56:32.that first half. Other than that, it working to perfection? It's the
:56:32. > :56:39.mid-field - it's that whole mid- field area where you expect a
:56:39. > :56:44.smaller team not to have the belief at Hampden Park, on the big stage.
:56:44. > :56:54.Higginbotham - he's been absolutely outstanding. Particularly - they
:56:54. > :56:56.
:56:56. > :57:00.all want to get the ball, all happy to receive the ball, with players
:57:00. > :57:05.around them I think there was a blip for five minutes. I think
:57:05. > :57:10.Darren Dods would be the first to concede it was a moment of madness,
:57:10. > :57:14.wasn't it, that allowed Celtic to get into the lead? Very much so.
:57:14. > :57:21.The most experienced player. You see there's no excuse for it.
:57:21. > :57:27.A clear penalty. The thing about that is we all want players to mark
:57:27. > :57:34.tight corners, et cetera. He man handled from the outset.
:57:34. > :57:38.That's a clear penalty. When you see that is averted from the six-
:57:38. > :57:43.yard line, great composure, Stokes into the corner. From that point,
:57:43. > :57:45.you think that will give Celtic the chance to push on and score more
:57:45. > :57:50.chance to push on and score more goals. They have come back roaring
:57:50. > :58:00.a lot of quality. They can be hard to spot for a referee, but not that
:58:00. > :58:00.
:58:00. > :58:04.time. I didn't see it. That tells time. I didn't see it. That tells
:58:04. > :58:09.you about me. One of the big characteristics of
:58:09. > :58:14.the Falkirk time is they are all tall and good in the air. What he
:58:14. > :58:19.might do is put Forrest at the front and maybe get something back
:58:19. > :58:25.on the front and get slide throughs. What they are doing now is they are
:58:25. > :58:30.getting into the box. That is where getting into the box. That is where
:58:30. > :58:35.Falkirk are very strong. D They have to think about changing things.
:58:35. > :58:42.What an equaliser - both in the way it was created and finished, but a
:58:42. > :58:46.17-year-old, Jay Fulton. Celtic, not under pressure. Every
:58:46. > :58:51.part of this - the weight of the pass here, he was going on about it
:58:51. > :58:57.beforehand as well. It is fabulous. He doesn't panic. He's got time to
:58:57. > :59:02.panic when the ball arrives at him. Passed, perfect, a stride, it is
:59:02. > :59:07.what a composed finish. That is a finish of an international striker.
:59:07. > :59:13.To have the composure and go on, 17 years of age, remember. Such
:59:13. > :59:19.composure. His father is an outstanding player. I know the kids
:59:19. > :59:26.well, because they are family friends. You can see the smile on
:59:26. > :59:30.Stephen's face. Most would panic. Kids - that's exactly what they'd
:59:30. > :59:34.do. On that stage to show that composure - I think it speaks
:59:34. > :59:44.volumes for the way hay have been developed at the football club.
:59:44. > :59:45.
:59:45. > :59:51.They have been a credit to the football club. Falkirk have played
:59:51. > :59:56.so much top-quality football, great confidence. I am highly impressed
:59:56. > :00:03.with them. From that goal he was in position, he received it on the
:00:03. > :00:09.left side. He's let it come across his body. He has presence of mind.
:00:09. > :00:15.He's done it all. Playing it quickly as well. This is a team
:00:15. > :00:18.that people think are big underdogs. Higginbotham has this. Again, they
:00:18. > :00:21.are comfortable on the ball. They did not have a lot of
:00:21. > :00:31.penetration. They will take confidence from the fact they know
:00:31. > :00:34.
:00:35. > :00:40.they can score. They are prepared I have been impressed with the
:00:40. > :00:47.Falkirk team when they have been meet with that kind of ball. Celtic
:00:47. > :00:55.are finding it difficult to pick them up. A clever pass. They could
:00:55. > :00:59.be better in that situation. question remains, do Celtic need to
:00:59. > :01:04.kill that area? I think they need to pass the ball quicker than they
:01:04. > :01:12.are doing. They are getting loads of possession but there is no real
:01:12. > :01:15.sense of urgency. If they pass it from side to side, then Falkirk
:01:15. > :01:24.will be comfortable. I am not convinced they are defending well
:01:24. > :01:31.against Celtic. What are you shouting about? I'd do a lot of
:01:31. > :01:36.shouting! I think you might have some competition on the back of
:01:36. > :01:43.today. If you were thinking of that signing. He was off the radar fall
:01:43. > :01:47.while, but who knows? -- for a while. The way he is playing, I
:01:47. > :01:51.think Celtic have to duplicate what they are doing and that somebody at
:01:51. > :01:54.the top of the midfield. There are too many straight lines for me for
:01:55. > :02:04.Celtic. Higginbotham is making things happen and the support runs
:02:04. > :02:10.are getting connected. There was no penetration until Celtic scored.
:02:10. > :02:17.They have got Weatherston on one side. In my opinion, at this moment
:02:17. > :02:20.in time, Falkirk are favourites to win. They assistant referee is not
:02:20. > :02:26.the centre of attention that he might have been if there had been
:02:26. > :02:29.two more goals. This was blatantly the wrong decision. I can't
:02:29. > :02:36.understand why they did not get this one right. It is a long way
:02:36. > :02:39.from being offside, even after it hit the post. He is a good two
:02:39. > :02:45.yards on there. If we got it forward from here, he is still on
:02:45. > :02:50.side. That is a bad decision, to be fair. Don't forget that Celtic have
:02:50. > :02:56.had very good chances. They have hit the crossbar. They have the one
:02:56. > :03:00.on one with James Forrest as well. We have to keep in mind the kind of
:03:00. > :03:04.team that Celtic are as well. Falkirk are still underdogs but
:03:04. > :03:09.they have got a chance. This maybe explains why Darren Dods was
:03:09. > :03:16.nervous about Thomas Rogne. He had hit the bar from a set piece
:03:16. > :03:21.earlier on. He was marked down as a potential danger. You know where
:03:21. > :03:26.your opponent is so he knows that he is a threat. That is a good
:03:26. > :03:34.header. The most experienced player, do not put his team under pressure
:03:34. > :03:37.as he did. He is tight there, so he is doing his job in essence, but to
:03:37. > :03:47.concede the panel to the way that he did, that is hard to take for
:03:47. > :03:51.
:03:51. > :03:57.the rest of the team mates. -- the penalty. Compare that with the gold
:03:58. > :04:01.that young Jay Fulton scored. That is a young player that will
:04:01. > :04:08.learn as he goes. Celtic have to move the ball as quickly as they
:04:08. > :04:18.can. Then they will have more opportunities. Michael McGovern
:04:18. > :04:21.becomes even more important to Falkirk than Jay Fulton. And yes. I
:04:21. > :04:24.was talking to Steven Pressley and he was talking about bringing in
:04:24. > :04:28.Darren Dods because he has so many young players and he needs more
:04:28. > :04:32.experience. Sometimes a senior player that has to take so much
:04:32. > :04:39.responsibility onto the pitch is worried about the younger lads, and
:04:39. > :04:43.overlooks his own job, which he has done twice from corner kicks. That
:04:43. > :04:48.can have an adverse effect as well, but his experience will help them
:04:48. > :04:53.organise around him. United yesterday, their goalkeeper was
:04:53. > :04:59.magnificent. Michael did a very good job when Forrest came through
:04:59. > :05:03.on goal. Some drama as the teams came in at half-time. Steven
:05:03. > :05:10.Pressley involved in an altercation. This was the prelude to an
:05:10. > :05:13.altercation with the referee. We gather that he pushed Emilio
:05:13. > :05:18.Izaguirre at the way to get to the referee when they were in the
:05:18. > :05:23.tunnel area. Of the back of that he has been called into the referee
:05:23. > :05:29.room to be spoken to. What is the upset about? We have to assume it
:05:29. > :05:33.is the penalty, don't we? Surely when he sees it? As a manager, he
:05:33. > :05:40.will see it. I know it happens every week, but it is a penalty.
:05:40. > :05:45.There is no issue there. It is a clear penalty. They passed to be
:05:45. > :05:51.that that he is taking issue with. I can't think of anything else. --
:05:51. > :05:56.it has to be that. He is releasing his emotions. He will be sent to
:05:56. > :06:05.the stands for the second half. much is a blow for that for the un
:06:05. > :06:09.team used to having the manager next door? -- the young team.
:06:09. > :06:15.if they have a quiet word then nobody sees it, but the cameras are
:06:15. > :06:18.on, so that will be the cause of action that he takes. Steven
:06:18. > :06:23.Pressley has just added to the problem because he has done it
:06:23. > :06:27.publicly. It is a passionate game and we all get passionate. But you
:06:27. > :06:31.have got to remember that you have to look after your team. For me
:06:31. > :06:38.there is no argument about that penalty. Unless it is the offside
:06:38. > :06:46.rule. If it was Neil Lennon complaining about the goal, I could
:06:46. > :06:56.understand the offside goal that was clearly onside. Steve Fulton is
:06:56. > :06:58.
:06:58. > :07:04.a proud father today and Dean Shiels's father was proud yesterday.
:07:04. > :07:10.Are you speechless? He has followed up really well. He took his
:07:10. > :07:15.instincts on board. He took it very well. He had four, five attempts at
:07:15. > :07:20.goal yesterday, all opportunities, but what a relief that was for us.
:07:20. > :07:26.He worked tremendously hard. You can see myself, absolutely relieved.
:07:26. > :07:29.He is that as excited as you get? It was more relief than excited. I
:07:29. > :07:32.did not think we would do it because of the way the game had
:07:32. > :07:37.gone and I have seen it so many times when you have got domination
:07:37. > :07:46.and you cannot get the goal. I had a real strong feeling that it would
:07:46. > :07:53.go to penalties. Did you have a wee sherry? I am on antibiotics at the
:07:53. > :08:00.minute. There is a bit of doubt now, when there wasn't after a bit, at
:08:00. > :08:09.about who Kilmarnock will be facing? I still believe Celtic are
:08:09. > :08:15.the favourites. I think that Neil Lennon will be demanding that they
:08:15. > :08:21.pass and move the ball quicker. But Falkirk are in the game. It has
:08:21. > :08:26.been good to see. Bad news for you, by the way. I think you are away to
:08:26. > :08:31.Millwall, or Southampton. That is not something you wanted to know
:08:31. > :08:37.about. They are all tough games. It is the FA Cup and we love it. We
:08:37. > :08:42.will look to progress to the quarter-finals. Falkirk at Hampden
:08:42. > :08:47.Park, the same requirement for them. Let's not forget that we are being
:08:48. > :08:51.quite technical. It is a good game and really enjoyable. Very good
:08:51. > :08:56.football being played by Falkirk. Celtic can play better and I
:08:56. > :09:00.suspect they will play better. man that got it wrong in the first
:09:00. > :09:04.half, Darren Dods, conceding that panel take, from which Scott Brown
:09:04. > :09:10.scored. This is the man that very much got it right for the First
:09:10. > :09:14.Division team. Jay Fulton with that equaliser which sets the SPL
:09:15. > :09:19.leaders are big second half challenge. One all, halfway through
:09:19. > :09:29.into the second half of the League Cup semi-finals. Back to Hampden
:09:29. > :09:42.
:09:42. > :09:49.half-time. Emilio Izaguirre has been replaced. It is Sung-Yueng Ki.
:09:49. > :09:58.I wonder how much that is down to the goal. Emilio Izaguirre, good to
:09:58. > :10:08.be struggling for match figures? Maybe he has an injury. -- could he
:10:08. > :10:17.
:10:17. > :10:24.with Jay Fulton. I think it must be an injury. He is a top-class player
:10:24. > :10:34.and he could have done better in front of goal. Falkirk have not
:10:34. > :10:36.
:10:37. > :10:42.been to the semi-final since 1947. Celtic last won in 2009. That was
:10:42. > :10:50.after an extra-time victory over Rangers. That is El Alagui in the
:10:50. > :11:00.thick of the action already. A problem with Victor Wanyama. He has
:11:00. > :11:00.
:11:00. > :11:07.taken a saw one in that challenge. -- a painful one. We will look at
:11:07. > :11:12.that in a moment. He is injured. Another blow for Celtic. Neil
:11:12. > :11:21.Lennon has been adding to his squad in the last week or so, certainly
:11:21. > :11:31.in a transfer window. He will be bringing in some new players. From
:11:31. > :11:31.
:11:31. > :11:35.Nigeria, Sweden, we can't wait to see them. Victor Wanyama looks like
:11:35. > :11:44.he is going to be OK. The drama continued during the half-time
:11:44. > :11:50.interval. Steven Pressley is now in the stand. He could have gone to
:11:50. > :12:00.the left-hand side, it is only a few yards away, and still got his
:12:00. > :12:00.
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:13:52. > :14:02.message across. As you can see, audience the Falkirk now that
:14:02. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:12.Steven Pressley is in at the stand. -- barking the orders now Steven
:14:12. > :14:12.
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:15:32. > :15:42.Celtic was in 2007. Neil Lennon Falkirk to get out once more.
:15:42. > :15:55.
:15:55. > :15:59.Fulton. The headlines were there for him. He's already got some
:15:59. > :16:07.potentially. He'll make his dad double proud. He has to keep it
:16:07. > :16:17.down. Brilliant again. Higginbotham, so confident. Stands up that cross.
:16:17. > :16:35.
:16:35. > :16:41.The young lad will want the lovely cross.
:16:41. > :16:45.A chance for Higginbotham to be on live television. He's taking
:16:45. > :16:51.advantage of it. May well have some suitors after the performance he's
:16:51. > :17:01.put in at the National Stadium so far. Remains 1-1 into the second
:17:01. > :17:01.
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:17:41. > :17:51.Maybe he's not back in. Taking nothing away from Falkirk. You come
:17:51. > :17:51.
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:19:09. > :19:19.Scobbie does well because he just must be on the back foot, knowing
:19:19. > :19:44.
:19:44. > :19:50.away a corner though. Which will be Should have scored. Comes off the
:19:50. > :20:00.crossbar. A handball.
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:20:44. > :20:50.I think it was a yard away. It came Stokes. Celtic are -- superb from
:20:50. > :20:56.Stokes. Celtic are back in front. That's a beauty. He's got it before.
:20:56. > :21:01.Celtic started the second half well, but what an individual! Brilliant
:21:01. > :21:09.from Anthony Stokes. Up, over reverse, pace, down in the cornern,
:21:09. > :21:14.no chance for the hero. Another wild moment from Stokes. He's now
:21:14. > :21:20.level with Hooper, 16 goals for the season. They are both goal machines
:21:20. > :21:26.up front for Celtic. That is as good a free kick as you'll see. He
:21:26. > :21:36.knows it. The boss is happy. Celtic are in
:21:36. > :21:36.
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:22:21. > :22:31.doubt. McGovern has made a couple of
:22:31. > :23:06.
:23:06. > :23:16.Celtic play on. They have the bit between their
:23:16. > :23:16.
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:26:13. > :26:17.Falkirk have come from behind once. changing the gears. A bonus for him
:26:18. > :26:22.is it's not a corner either. That change will be made just now. It
:26:22. > :26:32.will be Fulton, the Falkirk goal scorer who will come off.
:26:32. > :26:35.
:26:35. > :26:43.He will be replaced. How do you rate his performance
:26:43. > :26:47.overall? He has done very well. You can see why, his dad will be proud.
:26:47. > :26:57.The young lad can be performed of his performance. He has got himself
:26:57. > :26:57.
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:28:52. > :28:56.third, that's for sure. Celtic will try and put this tie to bed.
:28:56. > :29:06.They've had a couple of scares. This is Mulgrew with a free-kick.
:29:06. > :29:10.It's good quality, delivery. It's a corner. The linesman on the far
:29:10. > :29:20.side will give the line-kick there. Doesn't know what to do with his
:29:20. > :29:39.
:29:39. > :29:44.goal's crucial. You can see it on every man setting up that defensive
:29:44. > :29:48.wall. They don't want a third. Maybe they'll have another forward
:29:49. > :29:56.or change their shape, as I said. Still in control, passing the ball
:29:56. > :30:06.about. It's been a fair journey for Falkirk. Earlier than el tick did
:30:06. > :30:18.
:30:18. > :30:28.already, they have beaten Albion Had that chance just before the
:30:28. > :30:42.
:30:42. > :30:48.There was a shout for a penalty just before that.
:30:48. > :30:54.Ledley gets himself in trouble. Duffie says "I'll have a bit of
:30:54. > :31:04.that." Do you want a better chance than that? 16 yards out. Drags it
:31:04. > :31:27.
:31:28. > :31:37.away. lost. Falkirk lost it for five at
:31:38. > :31:42.
:31:42. > :31:46.10 minutes and then suddenly they it was not. They should have had
:31:46. > :31:56.that. The Celtic with a few unfortunate decisions in this game.
:31:56. > :32:09.
:32:09. > :32:19.Maybe made it a bit easier for them. between the Celtic midfield and
:32:19. > :32:19.
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:33:14. > :33:21.is very much alive. Moving into the usual he has gone up and down the
:33:21. > :33:31.flank. Adam Matthews has not started much in recent times. Neil
:33:31. > :33:44.
:33:44. > :33:54.Lennon tends to change his side Izaguirre coming off, changing
:33:54. > :34:00.
:34:00. > :34:10.things around. I still think that was an injury. But Neil Lennon is
:34:10. > :34:30.
:34:30. > :34:40.Higginbotham gets a chance. Kieran Duffie has run well, as he has done
:34:40. > :35:11.
:35:11. > :35:14.all game. Now the corner. We have a chip, and he got it wrong and he
:35:14. > :35:24.shanked it through to the goalkeeper. You would not so that
:35:24. > :35:24.
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:36:34. > :36:43.Hibernian with their second half season. Great place from Kieran
:36:43. > :36:50.Duffie but he did not have the composure. He has got himself into
:36:50. > :37:00.that position time and time again. Neil Lennon still asking questions
:37:00. > :37:04.
:37:04. > :37:14.from his defence. Scott Brown knocked it wide. That is the
:37:14. > :37:14.
:37:14. > :37:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:37:58. > :38:04.performance director of the SFO on happy to play the ball up from
:38:05. > :38:14.defence like that. They are really tidy. When it gets to El Alagui
:38:15. > :38:37.
:38:37. > :38:47.they have to try and make it stick. mate of Steven Pressley and a
:38:47. > :38:47.
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:39:47. > :39:57.Oldham and he is from Manchester. He went on loan to Accrington
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:40:11. > :40:21.for you on the BBC next Sunday. 12:15pm kick-off, Rangers against
:40:21. > :40:21.
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:41:08. > :41:16.Dundee United, live on BBC One for the semi-final. It has been
:41:16. > :41:26.good stuff. Is there twist in the tail? There was one towards the end
:41:26. > :41:37.
:41:37. > :41:47.the penalty spot. Equalised by Jay Fulton. I think that he has caught
:41:47. > :41:51.
:41:51. > :41:58.up Higginbotham. Yes, in the face. He has taken it fall in the face.
:41:58. > :42:08.That looks like his foot is stuck to Higginbotham. It pulls his nose.
:42:08. > :42:17.
:42:17. > :42:27.the orders to Steve Crawford, part of the Falkirk set up now. A man of
:42:27. > :42:59.
:42:59. > :43:09.many clubs, like you, Billy Dodds. Celtic player last. Victor Wanyama
:43:09. > :43:25.
:43:25. > :43:31.gets the crucial block, but Celtic think it was murder, left-hand side.
:43:31. > :43:41.A good ball in. -- I think it was Stewart Murdoch on the left-hand
:43:41. > :43:42.
:43:42. > :43:46.side. On target, a good block, double block. Good goal kick from
:43:46. > :43:53.Fraser Forster. That is a danger that Celtic are under. With 12
:43:53. > :43:56.winners to go, Falkirk are certainly not out. -- 12 minutes.
:43:56. > :44:00.They have gone in front that they have not killed off the opposition
:44:00. > :44:10.and they have got nervous in the final stages. That is what Falkirk
:44:10. > :44:20.will be hoping for. Maybe the third goal would put them on Easy Street.
:44:20. > :44:56.
:44:56. > :45:06.But anyone will tell you how ball owner from Adam Matthews. --
:45:06. > :45:16.
:45:16. > :45:22.Alagui and Victor Wanyama involved. Is there sometimes too much of
:45:22. > :45:26.that? I think you have got to look at it. You can't let them off it.
:45:26. > :45:36.You have to have eyes in the back of your head to spot everything in
:45:36. > :46:08.
:46:08. > :46:18.the final ten minutes. What is in Must have been a tight one again. A
:46:18. > :46:18.
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:47:00. > :47:09.goalkeeper. I think the more he's playing t more confident he's
:47:10. > :47:10.
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:49:57. > :50:05.moment or two. We are heading in to the final five
:50:05. > :50:15.minutes. Kilmarnock are already in the final.
:50:15. > :50:37.
:50:37. > :50:41.Celtic need to take care of first Stokes claims that one.
:50:41. > :50:50.Blasted that one across. Stokes gets his second against his former
:50:50. > :51:00.side and Celtic will be in the league cup final.
:51:00. > :51:24.
:51:24. > :51:29.done it to seal the match, put ahead of Hooper in the scoring
:51:29. > :51:36.stakes. I know they have a little rivalry going on about that. Lennon
:51:36. > :51:46.there. He will be back here in March gpbst Kilmarnock.
:51:46. > :52:03.
:52:03. > :52:09.-- against Kilmarnock, unless they've had to work for this one.
:52:09. > :52:16.They have managed to rattle them towards the end of the first half.
:52:16. > :52:21.They are bringing on Kris Commons store ve for Anthony Stokes, who
:52:21. > :52:27.once upon upon, he's only 23, Anthony Stokes. When he was on loan
:52:27. > :52:31.to Falkirk from Arsenal. He is replaced by Kris Commons. His debut
:52:31. > :52:41.in this competition, against Aberdeen, this time last year. Now
:52:41. > :52:41.
:52:41. > :55:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:55:17. > :55:21.terrific. A lot of people would give it to
:55:21. > :55:31.the winning team. Stokes has been good. They've had good players,
:55:31. > :55:31.
:55:31. > :56:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:56:24. > :56:29.Celtic. He's been the outstanding They could easily have had more
:56:29. > :56:39.goals this afternoon. It has been bad luck, pretty much all bad luck,
:56:39. > :56:46.
:56:46. > :56:56.bang on the ankle, by the look of things. He tried to help the ball
:56:56. > :56:56.
:56:56. > :57:05.on and it was caught late. Looks to be a sore one.
:57:05. > :57:13.Scott Brown. You've had a couple of them in your time.
:57:13. > :57:19.Always a sore one to shake off. People will say, look at Anthony
:57:19. > :57:25.Stokes' two goals. Higginbotham, all day long causing Celtic
:57:25. > :57:35.problems. Great pieces of skill. He's Man of the Match, but has a
:57:35. > :57:47.
:57:48. > :57:53.injury time. Falkirk have a league title to try
:57:53. > :57:57.and win. They are five points behind Ross County and have played
:57:57. > :58:00.two games more. It will take a collapse from the Highlanders going
:58:00. > :58:10.into the closing stage of the season. They will have that final
:58:10. > :58:10.
:58:10. > :59:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:59:34. > :59:40.have high hopes for the remainder of this campaign. They want all the
:59:40. > :59:44.trophies back to the Park Head boardroom at Celtic Park.
:59:44. > :59:54.They have every chance of doing it. They have been relentless for the
:59:54. > :59:54.
:59:55. > :59:59.past few months or so. There is the final whistle.
:59:59. > :00:09.Celtic are into the Scottish community's league cup final. They
:00:09. > :00:10.
:00:10. > :00:14.will play Falkirk. Stokes t hero for Celtic. The first
:00:14. > :00:18.of his doubles was fantastic. A free-kick.
:00:18. > :00:22.Neil Lennon guiding them into another domestic cup final. The
:00:22. > :00:28.third in a row for Neil Lennon. Having reached the cup final last
:00:28. > :00:32.season. Brown gave them the lead by Dods on
:00:33. > :00:42.Rogne. That set the tone for Celtic at the time. Falkirk came back,
:00:43. > :00:44.
:00:44. > :00:54.thanks to a Jay Fulton goal. That Stokes double made all the
:00:54. > :01:12.
:01:12. > :01:17.semi-final. It finishes here, Celtic 3, Falkirk 1.
:01:17. > :01:21.Congratulations. Two grade goals. How good does it feel? Great. It
:01:21. > :01:28.was a difficult first half. I am just glad to be in the final.
:01:28. > :01:33.you ever scored a better free kick? My be one or two! I am delighted to
:01:34. > :01:42.win. -- maybe. What was the manager saying to you? Just say
:01:42. > :01:45.congratulations. I am sure he is delighted by the result.
:01:45. > :01:51.youngsters played some great football. Yes, they made it very
:01:51. > :01:54.well. We did not take some chances in the first half and we probably
:01:54. > :02:00.could have killed the game off. But we stuck in there and we got the
:02:00. > :02:05.result. Kilmarnock in the final. Everybody is talking about the
:02:05. > :02:09.trouble for Celtic. I am not going to speak about that. You know what
:02:09. > :02:13.happened against Kilmarnock before, so we will put that on the back-
:02:13. > :02:19.burner and concentrate on the next game. Well played, absolutely
:02:20. > :02:26.brilliant, congratulations. Thank you. The Bolton and Kilmarnock
:02:26. > :02:31.manages are with us in the studio. So that is who you are facing in a
:02:31. > :02:35.couple of months. They work really hard today. It was a great advert
:02:35. > :02:40.for Scottish football. The way that Falkirk tried to get it down and
:02:40. > :02:44.move it. For a First Division team to come up against Celtic and play
:02:44. > :02:50.with that courage, I was very impressed with Falkirk. And all
:02:50. > :02:57.credit to them. They came out in the second half and gave them what
:02:57. > :03:01.for an Celtic actually scored as a result of the free kick.
:03:01. > :03:07.Higginbotham has got a lot of mentions today and he gave them
:03:07. > :03:13.great balance as he attacked. go back to Langdon Park and here
:03:13. > :03:17.from Higginbotham, man of the match. -- Hampden Park. Commiserations.
:03:17. > :03:24.How do you feel after that? Disappointed with the loss because
:03:24. > :03:27.we wanted to progress to the final and get the Cup. To come up against
:03:27. > :03:32.the Old Firm and put on a display like we did, at times we were on
:03:32. > :03:36.top, and we have shown good football. At times I had a lot of
:03:36. > :03:40.possession. I thought we gave as good as we got. So many young
:03:40. > :03:45.players in the Falkirk team. What do you take from an experience like
:03:45. > :03:48.this? Some of us will probably never get this game again in our
:03:48. > :03:51.careers. The gaffer said to us at the beginning of the game to savour
:03:51. > :03:57.the moment and go out and express yourselves and I think we did that
:03:57. > :04:00.today. You looked like you were enjoying yourself. Definitely. I
:04:00. > :04:05.got man-of-the-match which proved that I played well. I have to keep
:04:05. > :04:10.doing that. I hope we can play against them next year if we get
:04:10. > :04:14.promoted. What was the mood in the dressing room when you got promoted
:04:14. > :04:17.and you pulled that goal that? thought we could give them problems
:04:17. > :04:26.in the second half but they got but other goal, which killed off the
:04:26. > :04:30.game. They had lots of possession as well. I think our fans will be
:04:30. > :04:40.proud of us. What is your objective for the rest of the season? They
:04:40. > :04:41.
:04:41. > :04:45.league is our main priority of. -- the league is our main priority.
:04:45. > :04:55.Then it is the Scottish Cup. are the man of the match.
:04:55. > :04:55.
:04:55. > :04:59.Not a local lad, judging by the accent, but he is going places.
:04:59. > :05:03.Falkirk will want to keep hold of her but I imagine he can move up
:05:03. > :05:08.based on that. If he brings out that performance consistently, he
:05:08. > :05:12.has lots of miles. He was terrific from start to finish. Even when he
:05:12. > :05:17.was tired he had the composure to get on the ball, try and pass, move
:05:17. > :05:22.it. He sees the passes, an intelligent player. They have not
:05:22. > :05:26.finished. They have to push on in the league and try and catch the
:05:26. > :05:31.next team. With players like that in the team they have every chance.
:05:31. > :05:37.I think they have been terrific. There was nearly a chance at the
:05:37. > :05:42.start of the second half for Falkirk. If they have got that, who
:05:42. > :05:46.knows how the game would have panned out? But Celtic took their
:05:46. > :05:50.goals very well, to their credit. Falkirk recovered from a daft
:05:50. > :05:58.moment when they allowed Celtic to get ahead by conceding the penalty.
:05:58. > :06:06.I don't think that Falkirk have read the script. Steven Pressley
:06:07. > :06:13.will not agree with that! We will find out. That is not good marking.
:06:13. > :06:18.It is rugby not football. Celtic will do what they have to do. They
:06:18. > :06:23.have got class, going forward, and finishing. A lovely penalty kick
:06:23. > :06:28.there. Celtic's finishing was probably the difference between the
:06:28. > :06:34.two teams. You might have thought they would stop cruising but they
:06:34. > :06:39.did not. No mistake from the penalty spot. It has been a weekend
:06:39. > :06:42.for proud fathers. Dean Shiels did the business for Kilmarnock
:06:42. > :06:49.yesterday and Steve Fulton was looking on at 17 year-old Jay
:06:49. > :06:58.Fulton, scoring with amazing composure. This was great. As I
:06:58. > :07:03.said at half-time. In a remarkable position. Great presence of mind.
:07:03. > :07:11.Fantastic. His father should be very proud of him and rightly so,
:07:11. > :07:15.at that age. What vision from Higginbotham. Higginbotham in the
:07:15. > :07:25.past, you can be lucky and have a good game, but you don't get lucky
:07:25. > :07:29.
:07:29. > :07:34.and do that sort of thing. That his talent. That was performance. That
:07:34. > :07:40.is precision passing. Such a composed finish. Fantastic to see.
:07:40. > :07:43.He will get a few more handshakes. Would it have been greedy if Jay
:07:43. > :07:53.Fulton had scored again? There was some chance at the beginning of the
:07:53. > :07:59.
:07:59. > :08:08.second half. Higginbotham again on composer. He stands on the ball, a
:08:08. > :08:18.little trick. I think that puts Jay Fulton of. If he keeps his head
:08:18. > :08:20.
:08:20. > :08:26.over the ball, then it would be too -1 Falkirk and then who knows? --
:08:26. > :08:32.2-1. You have to take your chances. It is tough to do that on the side
:08:32. > :08:37.of your foot but it was a great opportunity. He is in at the back
:08:37. > :08:42.post trying to score. You'll never fault them trying to score goals
:08:42. > :08:46.and being in the danger area. hit the crossbar twice, with the
:08:46. > :08:52.help of a hand from Kieran Duffie. And there was a penalty claims
:08:53. > :08:57.against Murray Wallace in the scrummage that followed. That is
:08:57. > :09:07.certainly not intentional for May. It is hitting straight against him
:09:07. > :09:09.
:09:09. > :09:16.from a very short distance. I think if things had gone another way,
:09:16. > :09:21.Neil Lennon could have been very angry today. In my opinion, that is
:09:21. > :09:24.not a penalty. That second one is not but they could be a claim of
:09:24. > :09:31.the second one because the ball is deflected onto the bar. But
:09:31. > :09:41.certainly not the second instance. This shows the angle well. That is
:09:41. > :09:43.
:09:43. > :09:49.going in the net. You probably do give that add a penalty kick. -- as
:09:49. > :09:54.a penalty kick. I don't think that his hand to ball. In the middle of
:09:54. > :09:58.all that, I think Thomas Rogne had a good game. Everybody went for
:09:58. > :10:02.Higginbotham as man-of-the-match, but he did well and he has
:10:02. > :10:06.fulfilled that role that Celtic have struggled with for some time.
:10:06. > :10:12.We were talking about El Alagui before the game but he did not get
:10:12. > :10:20.much of a sniff. Two penalty claims but neither upheld, and then they
:10:20. > :10:29.were 2-1 up after that free kick. Great effort from Anthony Stokes.
:10:29. > :10:35.Can you fold Martin may govern? -- Michael McGovern? I don't think you
:10:35. > :10:40.can fault him, he is a top-class goalkeeper. He jumps in the air and
:10:40. > :10:43.delays for that millisecond. By the time he is down, the ball is
:10:43. > :10:48.already moving and he might have been able to go over it. Having
:10:48. > :10:52.said that, he had a terrific game and he made some good saves. Celtic
:10:53. > :10:59.had some good chances. He is a young goalkeeper and there is a
:10:59. > :11:07.learning curve. That team will learn from this and be better from
:11:07. > :11:11.it. That goal scorer is important to Celtic. He is just natural. The
:11:11. > :11:16.fact that he jumped up, on his way down as he struck it, that took the
:11:16. > :11:21.emphasis out of his movement and he could not get across in time. It is
:11:21. > :11:30.nit-picking a bit, but I think he has done well today, Michael. He
:11:30. > :11:34.cannot do much with Anthony Stokes when he sniffs around that box.
:11:34. > :11:39.After that free kick, he did very well to sniff that one out as well.
:11:39. > :11:43.That was it. I think the script writer's plan was for Darren Dods
:11:43. > :11:53.to score the equaliser that took the tie into extra-time. He tried
:11:53. > :11:56.
:11:56. > :12:03.his best. It was a great opportunity. Some would say that I
:12:03. > :12:08.did not see it coming. But it was very good goalkeeping. Good
:12:08. > :12:12.goalkeeping from the big man. Maybe not always the best at coming out
:12:12. > :12:19.and attacking the ball when it is in the air, but the size of him,
:12:19. > :12:27.the greatness. Great double save at an important time. Bailey said that
:12:27. > :12:30.Fraser Forster is growing into the job. I don't think that as Celtic
:12:30. > :12:38.goalkeeper there is any hiding place. We have always said this,
:12:38. > :12:42.but it is one thing to be a good player in a provincial club, but it
:12:42. > :12:46.is another to play for Glasgow team. You need the ability but also the
:12:46. > :12:49.mental strength. That is sometimes why players do not succeed because
:12:49. > :12:53.they don't have the mental qualities to go along with their
:12:53. > :13:03.other attributes. It is the huge honour to play for Celtic and
:13:03. > :13:13.Rangers. Celtic threatened to score again. That would have been really
:13:13. > :13:13.
:13:13. > :13:19.harsh on Falkirk. Terribly harsh. The defending gets a bit tight, but
:13:19. > :13:23.a good understanding there. Acknowledgement that if you put it
:13:23. > :13:30.between the centre-back and the goalkeeper, you know that your mate
:13:30. > :13:34.Anthony Stokes will be there. He knew that area. Because Gary Hooper
:13:34. > :13:44.knows that area and Anthony Stokes knows it, they do it for each other.
:13:44. > :13:45.
:13:45. > :13:49.Great play. Anthony Stokes's desire to get in and score, because
:13:49. > :13:58.sometimes it is difficult to hold on to what you have got at 2-1.
:13:58. > :14:04.That is what they did, tried to kill the game, and so it proved.
:14:04. > :14:08.He watched the second half in the stands. Steven Pressley is with
:14:08. > :14:14.Jonathan. Commiserations, 3-1 defeat, but
:14:15. > :14:19.such a young side with such promise. What is your overriding feeling
:14:19. > :14:22.about the performance? I think their performance was terrific. We
:14:22. > :14:27.came here with a real belief in our system of play and the way we go
:14:27. > :14:32.about things. Over the 90 minutes, players can go away from here
:14:32. > :14:39.exceptionally proud. We passed the ball brilliantly at times. Some
:14:39. > :14:45.switches of play, passing between the lines, I was delighted. Great
:14:45. > :14:49.passing. I thought we gave them one hell of a game. Your reaction when
:14:49. > :14:53.that goal went in just before half- time said it all. What was the
:14:53. > :14:59.atmosphere in the dressing-room at half-time? Was there a real sense
:14:59. > :15:03.that you could do it? Yes. I think it was similar to the game against
:15:03. > :15:06.Rangers and Falkirk Stadium. When you get there at half-time and you
:15:06. > :15:10.are in the game, as we very much work, there is that sense of belief
:15:10. > :15:14.that you can go on and do it. We started that game in the second
:15:14. > :15:19.half very well. Celtic were under pressure. There was fluency to
:15:19. > :15:22.their passing and I was really excited. Once again a controversial
:15:22. > :15:26.decision changed the game. I have to ask you about what happened at
:15:26. > :15:36.half-time. You ended up in the stand. Can you tell us what
:15:36. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:43.penalty kick. I have not seen the penalty. I asked if it had been
:15:43. > :15:46.given in the other box. That's a question to you. But, I am
:15:46. > :15:51.disappointed. Very disappointed, because when you play against the
:15:51. > :15:55.old firm, you definitely need factors like that to go for you.
:15:55. > :16:00.Unfortunately today they didn't. You feel with referees the big
:16:00. > :16:05.decisions go the big team's way? am not saying that. In reflection
:16:05. > :16:10.of today's game, there was some big decisions made. I felt,
:16:10. > :16:14.unfortunately for ourselves, they didn't go our way. What are the
:16:14. > :16:19.object -- objectives for the rest of the season? Progressing. I look
:16:19. > :16:25.at us from the July kick-off and the performances of my team now. I
:16:25. > :16:30.can ask no more from these group of players. Have been progressive. We
:16:30. > :16:35.set new targets for this season. We will continue to do that. All I ask
:16:35. > :16:40.is progression. I have seen that in abundance. Thank you. You know him
:16:40. > :16:43.well. Will he be embarrassed about his reaction to the penalty being
:16:43. > :16:47.given? He is still obviously furious? Obviously he made
:16:47. > :16:51.reference to that as well. I would have hoped if it had happened in
:16:51. > :16:56.the box, I am sure the penalty would have been given. Darren Dods
:16:56. > :17:00.is a good player. Had a very good career. It is inexcusable what he
:17:00. > :17:04.did. Sometimes you have to give it up
:17:04. > :17:09.and hope another team-mate will bail you out. I think to drag him
:17:09. > :17:14.to the ground. He reflects on it and realises it is a penalty. He is
:17:14. > :17:18.a young manager. He has passion and every desire to do well for Falkirk.
:17:18. > :17:23.That will stand him in good steed. Sometimes that pain makes you
:17:23. > :17:29.stronger. Is it worth mentioning the fact that everything else he
:17:29. > :17:38.said you will absolutely agree with? Yes. He said he was well
:17:38. > :17:42.between the -- passed it terrific. I would agree with every single
:17:42. > :17:46.word. Celtic scored a very good goal. It was on-side. It is not
:17:46. > :17:49.easy when they came back off the post, goalkeepers to have that
:17:50. > :17:54.composure and slam it in the net, as he did.
:17:54. > :18:00.Every motion of that - so I think he was a bit harsh there. As I say,
:18:00. > :18:03.we all do that on the spur of the moment. You finish the game, your
:18:03. > :18:07.team has performed admirally. Of course you will say some things out
:18:07. > :18:11.of context. You are passionate. You care about the game. There's no
:18:12. > :18:17.doubt he will go on to be a good manager. When the dust settles is
:18:17. > :18:22.there much that satisfied managers, Falkirk did themselves justice in
:18:22. > :18:25.what they put into the game. think Stephen will go away a very
:18:25. > :18:31.proud man and how his team played, I thought they were exceptional.
:18:31. > :18:35.They stuck at it and played really, really good football. And the
:18:35. > :18:42.penalty, it would not have been given in Italy or Europe. It is
:18:42. > :18:47.given here. Certainly, as Owen says the goal was never off-side. One
:18:47. > :18:57.bounced the other. I could see he was disappointed for the boys
:18:57. > :19:03.because they had done so much. Celtic, they have Higginbotham and
:19:03. > :19:07.Stokes. Two top-class finers. They will always -- finishers. They will
:19:07. > :19:13.always hurt you at some stage in the game. I thought they were going
:19:13. > :19:17.to get another one near the end, which would have taken in a true
:19:17. > :19:23.reflection of the game. Celtic had enough quality to win the game.
:19:23. > :19:30.That is how it panned out. We will look at the first league cup semi-
:19:30. > :19:40.final from yesterday. Air united against Kilmarnock.
:19:40. > :19:57.
:19:58. > :20:01.thousands to make themselves heard He was picked out beautifully by
:20:01. > :20:05.Dayton. Not sure if he was going for the goal here. Looked to be
:20:06. > :20:15.heading to the back of the net, but for the intervention of the Ayr
:20:16. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:58.He denies first of all James Dayton - a powerful effort, beaten away.
:20:58. > :21:08.It looks like Harkins would score. He stuck the leg out to divert it
:21:08. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:27.A moment of real class by Dean Shiels.
:21:27. > :21:42.
:21:42. > :21:52.It has been matched by the save of few minutes he's had! First Shiels,
:21:52. > :21:52.
:21:52. > :22:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:22:35. > :22:45.then Pascali. Cuthbert!
:22:45. > :23:02.
:23:02. > :23:08.He's kept out everything that has just a yard or so wide of the far
:23:08. > :23:18.post. Malone was exposed here.
:23:18. > :23:36.
:23:37. > :23:46.through comes for Kilmarnock. It's heartbreak for Ayr United. There's
:23:47. > :23:49.
:23:49. > :23:53.joy for Dean Shiels -- for Shiels and Kilmarnock. It looked like it
:23:53. > :23:57.would never come. Kevin Cuthbert could not keep them out forever.
:23:57. > :24:07.Perhaps he should have gathered that one. Who can fault him for the
:24:07. > :24:39.
:24:39. > :24:47.work he's put in this afternoon. touching distance of that trophy.
:24:47. > :24:50.You want an early hold? I won't touch it. You had a blast at Ayr
:24:50. > :24:55.United afterwards. The manager thought they were disrespectful.
:24:55. > :24:59.That is what they put in the paper. Is that not what he said. It is not
:24:59. > :25:05.a blast. It is how you say it. I said if they had come out with a
:25:05. > :25:10.better game, I was disace pointed in the tactics. He is a super guy.
:25:11. > :25:14.He does a good job with Ayr United. Do these pictures confirm - that it
:25:14. > :25:17.was constant rear-guard action? When you are asked a question from
:25:17. > :25:22.the Scottish media, it was in response to a question I was asked.
:25:22. > :25:26.I was asked, did you feel Ayr could have come out and led more of a
:25:26. > :25:31.festival? I said, I was disappointed in how they set it up.
:25:31. > :25:35.You said they came looking for penalties, didn't you? Exactly. In
:25:35. > :25:41.my opinion I did. -- they did. Look how many players
:25:41. > :25:47.were inside the box there. Almost ten within a six-yard box. It holds
:25:47. > :25:53.up your argument. That happened a great deal of times during the game.
:25:53. > :25:58.For me when we played Celtic we came out. We are not Barcelona. We
:25:58. > :26:04.are not massively, massively better than Ayr United. I feel, maybe in
:26:04. > :26:08.hindsight, it could have come out. When they came out they had a
:26:08. > :26:11.chance. In injury time at the end of the game they came out and had
:26:11. > :26:18.another chance. We're not the world's greatest team. You know,
:26:18. > :26:22.they have to come out and get advice. Fantastic for you to take
:26:22. > :26:26.Kilmarnock into the final. The icing on the cake must be your son
:26:26. > :26:32.scores the winning goal. He is a player. In the team he's another
:26:32. > :26:39.player. But, yes, inside me I think, he's my son, it's great he has the
:26:39. > :26:44.goal. There's no press didge there. It doesn't matter who scores at
:26:44. > :26:51.that prejudice there. It doesn't matter who scores at that stage. I
:26:51. > :27:01.was pleased for the supporters, for the chairman. Were you thanking
:27:01. > :27:05.somebody upstairs there? Yes. The chairman is overlooked for the
:27:05. > :27:09.work he does. He works really hard for the club. Every decision is in
:27:09. > :27:17.the best interest of the club. I'm really pleased to work for
:27:17. > :27:22.Kilmarnock. Celtic are through to play
:27:22. > :27:25.Kilmarnock. Here's Neil Lennon. It was maybe not all plain-sailing,
:27:25. > :27:31.but the victory, you must be delighted to get into that final?
:27:31. > :27:35.They are never plain-sailing. I am delighted for the team. 3-1, people
:27:35. > :27:45.might say that they deserved better. Looking from our point of view we
:27:45. > :27:45.
:27:45. > :27:51.missed so many chances. We hit the bar twice. We hit the post. We
:27:51. > :27:55.could have won the game more comfortably without playing at our
:27:55. > :27:59.brilliant best. It is difficult semi-finals. In the best of
:27:59. > :28:03.conditions we held up well today. I think it contributed for a good
:28:03. > :28:08.game. One thing I will say about semi-finals here, is sometimes it
:28:08. > :28:14.leaves a good atmosphere, such a big atmosphere. You have maybe
:28:14. > :28:18.20,000 people missing, it lacks that bit of snap to the game.
:28:18. > :28:24.stand behind you. Sometimes you cut a frustrated figure with the
:28:24. > :28:29.figures N the end Anthony Stokes coming up trumps for you. Yes. He's
:28:29. > :28:34.been working, we have worked with him on free-kicks. He puts too much
:28:34. > :28:40.on them. That was definitely his range today. Thankfully he found
:28:40. > :28:44.the precision and the quality to score. Anthony is in the right
:28:44. > :28:49.place. I had a wee chat with him on Thursday. I said I wanted more from
:28:49. > :28:55.him because his overall game has not been there. Anthony is always
:28:55. > :29:00.going to score goals. We want to contribute more to the team.
:29:00. > :29:08.don't want to miss the final, back in Hampden in seven weeks' time. It
:29:08. > :29:12.is Kilmarnock against Celtic. That is on Sunday, 18th March.
:29:12. > :29:16.Kenny said earlier on that must send out a positive message about
:29:16. > :29:25.what the likes of Falkirk, just as an example, what they are doing t
:29:25. > :29:29.type of players they are producing. For me, I am delighted. We are
:29:29. > :29:36.always promoting Scottish football. I think as a nation we dwell too
:29:36. > :29:41.much on the negative. There is a lot of positive about it. I have
:29:41. > :29:43.seen some terrific young players in Celtic as well. There is a lot to
:29:43. > :29:50.look forward to in Scottish football. We concentrate on the
:29:50. > :29:55.negative all the time. The Celtic fans will probably throw things at
:29:55. > :30:05.the TV saying speak about us. They did get the job done. It was a
:30:05. > :30:07.
:30:07. > :30:12.professional performance, wasn't To be fair, they have the weapon
:30:12. > :30:17.free to win the match and they achieved that but Falkirk have the
:30:17. > :30:21.weaponry for a very good game of football. It was more competitive
:30:21. > :30:29.than yesterday and that is down to the approach and Howard Falkirk
:30:29. > :30:33.applied themselves and how they wanted to attack at times. -- how
:30:33. > :30:38.Falkirk applied themselves. They kept the ball up the pitch, compact,
:30:38. > :30:41.intricate play. But Celtic have equality at the top of the pitch,
:30:41. > :30:45.and that was a difference, the big difference. With Gary Hooper and
:30:45. > :30:52.Anthony Stokes there, there will always be chances that are
:30:52. > :30:57.converted and they did that. D Day Neil Lennon's point about a lack of
:30:57. > :31:04.atmosphere of not working from their point of view? -- do you take
:31:04. > :31:07.the point? Yes, we always play better in a good atmosphere. He
:31:07. > :31:16.said they did not play at their brilliant best, which was
:31:16. > :31:20.wonderfully one -- honest, but the two players up front will always
:31:20. > :31:25.score and create chances. It ended up right in the end, with the right
:31:25. > :31:30.final, that will be exciting. We do mention Falkirk for a number of
:31:30. > :31:35.reasons. Like a lot of clubs in Scotland, Kilmarnock, St Mirren,
:31:36. > :31:42.they take the ball down, and I think play the game in other right
:31:42. > :31:51.way and an enjoyable way. It is good football if we all buy into it.
:31:51. > :31:55.I was delighted to see that. If they do get into the SPL, then they
:31:55. > :32:00.will be a real edition. I cannot lose the opportunity to talk about
:32:00. > :32:03.Bolton. What about the Premier League? How things turned round
:32:03. > :32:08.after a difficult spell? There is no doubt that it was a slow spell
:32:08. > :32:12.and we know why, with 10 players injured. When your best players are
:32:12. > :32:20.missing it is always difficult. We had a horrendous start in terms of
:32:20. > :32:26.the fixture, playing five of the top six. And when you lose games,
:32:26. > :32:29.confidence is King in football, and your players lose confidence bit by
:32:29. > :32:35.bit. We had a good run before Christmas and we have to continue
:32:35. > :32:38.that. We got a couple back from injury, which helped. And we will
:32:38. > :32:42.get some transfers before the window closes on Tuesday so we have
:32:42. > :32:45.a lot to look forward to for the second half of the season. It was
:32:45. > :32:49.always going to be a season of tradition because of what we were
:32:49. > :32:55.trying to do. We have to make sure that we cake on and do ourselves
:32:55. > :33:01.justice. Good luck. It has been good to have your company. I am
:33:01. > :33:07.back later tonight for my night shift at 10 o'clock on BBC Two. The
:33:07. > :33:12.highlights of both the semi-finals. This weekend coming up it is all