:00:18. > :00:37.It's unbelievable! Unbelievable! What a finish! Time for heroes, not
:00:38. > :00:49.a dream, it is reality. Will you please do the home ties?
:00:50. > :01:18.No? Number four! Number nine, Inverness Caledonian
:01:19. > :01:29.Thistle. Number 13. Ross County- Aberdeen. Number 14. St Johnstone,
:01:30. > :01:36.Partick Thistle. East Fife, St Mirren. A united, Clyde. Thank you
:01:37. > :01:50.very much! Good evening, we got a memorable
:01:51. > :01:56.draw and a memorable day in the Scottish cup. Not so much magic hat
:01:57. > :01:59.but instead the magic of the cup and here to celebrate truth from
:02:00. > :02:04.illusion, Pat Nevin and Scott MacDonald. Our beer Festival and
:02:05. > :02:09.action begins in Dingwall in the last time Aberdeen won the Scottish
:02:10. > :02:10.cup was in 1990. Their opponents today, the League Cup winners last
:02:11. > :02:22.season. This has all the makings of the tie
:02:23. > :02:28.of the day. These are Ross County fans have seen their team perform
:02:29. > :02:33.well but a large Aberdeen support has travelled to see a side in fine
:02:34. > :02:40.form with six in the last seven and just one goal conceded in five. Ross
:02:41. > :02:43.County haven't won since beating Dundee United here only lasts around
:02:44. > :02:57.with a creditable draw their last outing. Two changes in that side.
:02:58. > :03:00.Aberdeen have found great consistency of late and the same
:03:01. > :03:05.starting 11 for the eighth consecutive match as they aim to
:03:06. > :03:16.reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2014.
:03:17. > :03:27.Jonny Hayes bursting for Rod and the challenge and that is an obvious
:03:28. > :03:33.yellow card. He is going to have to operate for 80 minutes on that
:03:34. > :03:40.yellow cards. Composed play for Aberdeen under pressure. A bit of
:03:41. > :03:54.room and over the halfway line he comes. Good ball and a fantastic
:03:55. > :04:00.save from Scott box. Once again, Scott Fox, a terrific one-handed
:04:01. > :04:00.save, the snapshot from Niall McGinn, inventive stuff from
:04:01. > :04:15.Aberdeen. Aberdeen look very bright in the
:04:16. > :04:21.centre of the park and here is Jonny Hayes marauding down the left and a
:04:22. > :04:25.great ball. Should have scored. Terrific run for Rod. He was within
:04:26. > :04:49.inches. Couldn't directed goalwards. A good ball four rods and he gets
:04:50. > :04:58.nudged off the ball. The referee waves Ross County's please away. Tim
:04:59. > :05:02.Chow snapping at his heels and leafy tech has gone against him, Tim Chow.
:05:03. > :05:08.He will find he is on his last warning. Aberdeen players
:05:09. > :05:16.surrounding Bobby Madden. The asking presumably for a second yellow card.
:05:17. > :05:21.Scott Fox lining up his wall. Goes for gold landed just dips over the
:05:22. > :05:27.crossbar. Inches over, pepper and coral just
:05:28. > :05:44.not enough. Fired for Rod in the direction of
:05:45. > :05:49.Gardyne. Can he get the ball across goal and a great chance but he just
:05:50. > :06:00.dwelled on it too long. Couldn't get it across. Looked initially like he
:06:01. > :06:08.got the ball before he made any contact with Gardyne. Certainly gets
:06:09. > :06:14.the ball but the follow-through takes Gardyne out of the play.
:06:15. > :06:22.Making his Ross County debut at half-time in place of Tim Chow,
:06:23. > :06:28.threading a very fine line, the Ross County midfielder. A couple of times
:06:29. > :06:33.coming close to a second yellow card. Jim McIntire perhaps deciding
:06:34. > :06:50.not to take any further chances. Caught in possession by Niall McGinn
:06:51. > :06:57.and a deal chance. Straight at Scott Fox. He had to do better, Niall
:06:58. > :07:05.McGinn. What a chance. He was dwelling on the ball and either side
:07:06. > :07:19.of Scott Fox and he has to score. Gratefully falling on this effort.
:07:20. > :07:26.Considering keeping possession and Jonny Hayes selling a wonderful
:07:27. > :07:33.dummy. Marcus Fraser are going to ground and out for a corner.
:07:34. > :07:46.Aberdeen is threatening. Good fist on it by Scott Fox and Graeme
:07:47. > :07:51.Shinnie, Jack fires are ten and a great save from Scott Fox. Really
:07:52. > :07:53.good at by Ryan Jack. He must have thought it was net bound but Scott
:07:54. > :08:07.Fox had other ideas. That is a good effort, not too far
:08:08. > :08:09.away. That would have been quite an introduction if that had ended up in
:08:10. > :08:15.the back of the net. Now it is Aberdeen's turned to come
:08:16. > :08:32.forward once more. Jonny Hayes on to the left foot, a
:08:33. > :08:37.good ball N and get a handle on it and just pushes away. Cries from the
:08:38. > :08:42.away supporters for a handball but play continues. Aberdeen back and
:08:43. > :08:49.Graeme Shinnie with the chance to shoot through the legs and wide of
:08:50. > :08:54.goal, Aberdeen knocking at the door but can't quite make the
:08:55. > :09:07.breakthrough. Again, Scott Fox with a vital intervention.
:09:08. > :09:15.Fires at across goal and a great chance, blocked and spins by the
:09:16. > :09:19.post, and perhaps he would have been better taking the shot on the first
:09:20. > :09:21.time, Graeme Shinnie, but he elected to take the touch. Almost came off
:09:22. > :09:29.for him. Derek McInnes's team have to take the touch. Almost came off
:09:30. > :09:35.done everything but score this afternoon, utterly dominant.
:09:36. > :09:46.Of the thigh and again Fox, blocked away. Ross County somehow. Ash
:09:47. > :09:52.Taylor must have thought he scored, a terrific block. Again kept the
:09:53. > :10:07.ball out. Graeme Shinnie always available for
:10:08. > :10:17.a pass and kicks out Shay Logan with a lovely ball. Onto the left foot
:10:18. > :10:23.and it has found its way and! Shay Logan with the trademark
:10:24. > :10:28.celebration! And Scott Fox having performed miracles throughout the
:10:29. > :10:33.match is deceived late in the game and surely no Aberdeen into the
:10:34. > :10:42.quarterfinal of the WIlliam Hill Scottish Cup, a slight deflection as
:10:43. > :10:48.Scott Fox is beaten eventually. A persistent Aberdeen side, the
:10:49. > :10:53.deflection off the heel deceiving the keeper and he can't believe it.
:10:54. > :10:59.Aberdeen will feel they have deserved that slice of fortune. Shay
:11:00. > :11:06.Logan will be claiming that, make no mistake. So late in the day.
:11:07. > :11:13.Lookalike Ross County were going to hold out for the replay. Kenny has
:11:14. > :11:20.been part of a state Ross County defence. It is has slight touch that
:11:21. > :11:27.might well have sent Aberdeen into the quarterfinals, though Jon Lewis
:11:28. > :11:32.called upon to keep his side in front.
:11:33. > :11:47.Healers or Brian, into the penalty area and that will be that. Referee
:11:48. > :11:50.Bobby Madden puts the whistle to his lips, and Aberdeen and Derek McKenna
:11:51. > :11:59.is progress to the quarterfinals thanks to that man, Shay Logan. Huge
:12:00. > :12:06.numbers have travelled here to Dingwall for this afternoon and they
:12:07. > :12:09.will go home in celebratory mood. A terrific afternoon as against
:12:10. > :12:15.Aberdeen who finish in Dingwall, Ross County 0- one Aberdeen.
:12:16. > :12:20.They found the consistency and fought hard to get to that level of
:12:21. > :12:23.confidence and we feel we can continue in that vein so we're
:12:24. > :12:28.absolutely delighted and we knew it was a difficult time coming up here
:12:29. > :12:34.and credit to them, they gave us a game. The dominant team got through.
:12:35. > :12:38.Frustrating but Aberdeen threatened legal more than what we did. From
:12:39. > :12:41.that side of things it was disappointing for us especially
:12:42. > :12:46.being the home side but I thought there was plenty of determination
:12:47. > :12:51.and effort but unfortunately for us, our quality on the day was lacking.
:12:52. > :12:58.The winner, certainly took a slight deflection. And that ticket out of
:12:59. > :13:02.your past? Yes and the bones kept up high as well so it is one of those
:13:03. > :13:05.situations, it has gone on and off the post as well sought hearts
:13:06. > :13:09.because it is so late in the game and we had done so well to stay in
:13:10. > :13:13.it but it is one of those ones you have to get on with it. I am sure
:13:14. > :13:16.you as well as the rest of the team were disappointed with the way the
:13:17. > :13:20.League Cup final went after having got there, do you feel you can make
:13:21. > :13:25.amends slightly for that by going all the way in the cup? We can
:13:26. > :13:29.certainly give it a try. We did well to get to the final of the League
:13:30. > :13:34.Cup and it was a strong Celtic team. It'll be fight whoever we get but
:13:35. > :13:38.whether they get Celtic in the final before, somebody is going to have to
:13:39. > :13:43.play very well to knock them off the perch. I am not sure if Derek is not
:13:44. > :13:47.doing media because he doesn't want to answer certain questions but as
:13:48. > :13:52.far as you're concerned, does this job remain the most attractive one?
:13:53. > :13:55.Absolutely focused on the job we are doing and it is important to stress
:13:56. > :13:59.how good an advert I think that was for Scottish football, a difficult
:14:00. > :14:08.game, and our team playing in top form. Question well handled. We will
:14:09. > :14:10.be discussing the ongoing Rangers situation but first, Aberdeen
:14:11. > :14:13.undoubtedly deserved winners in situation but first, Aberdeen
:14:14. > :14:17.terms of the number of chances but it could have been a bigger squall
:14:18. > :14:21.line had not been great form assured by Scott Fox and the Ross County
:14:22. > :14:26.goal. He was fantastic for most of the game but particularly near the
:14:27. > :14:38.end of the game. Really agile and quick to get in behind things aren't
:14:39. > :14:41.always leaping about, so cynical. This is an excellent save because it
:14:42. > :14:49.comes through bodies and his positioning is excellent. Does well
:14:50. > :14:53.to get his hands towards it. I prefer this one because the
:14:54. > :14:56.reactions are really good. A fantastic block. They had to do that
:14:57. > :15:00.because certainly Aberdeen were a fantastic side but he feels sorry
:15:01. > :15:05.because of your hard goalkeeper and having one of those days, I'm going
:15:06. > :15:10.to get the headlines and he was three minutes away from getting
:15:11. > :15:15.them. He did well at Ibrox last weekend but eventually outfoxed by
:15:16. > :15:19.Shay Logan. The strange thing is, if you are Ross County you're quite
:15:20. > :15:25.happy with them coming inside on his weaker foot, and it takes a funny
:15:26. > :15:27.deflection when it takes the ball away from Scott Fox and the bone
:15:28. > :15:31.deflection when it takes the ball spurs him, as he says in the
:15:32. > :15:36.interview, and they are horrible one to try to save when the bones like
:15:37. > :15:40.that. To be honest if it goes anywhere else, he probably gets to
:15:41. > :15:45.that, even if it stays a fit or two of the ground, and it is because it
:15:46. > :15:51.is on the Ben and bounces in front of him and it hits the post. It had
:15:52. > :15:52.to be something like that. The Aberdeen goalkeeper, should he have
:15:53. > :15:59.been on the pitch? We have seen Aberdeen goalkeeper, should he have
:16:00. > :16:04.few of these. We have indeed. Every time, it doesn't get better. I am in
:16:05. > :16:11.what was said the other week but he is a lucky boy. If it is anyone else
:16:12. > :16:14.bar of the goalkeeper then I think Bobby Madden reaches for the red
:16:15. > :16:19.card but because it is the keeper and perhaps he hasn't got the
:16:20. > :16:23.possession, but he has ran 50 yards and you can clearly see he feels
:16:24. > :16:30.that there is a red card. You have come to down a bit! I think Tim Chow
:16:31. > :16:36.for Ross County was lucky to get away with it as well. Lewis has been
:16:37. > :16:47.such an impressive performer this season than they needed it. They did
:16:48. > :16:53.indeed. It is crazy, for all 87 minutes, then Ross County go
:16:54. > :16:58.straight up the perch and he is called upon and an excellent save.
:16:59. > :17:02.Such as football. Aberdeen haven't won the Scottish cup in such a long
:17:03. > :17:06.time. In terms of how far Derek McInnis has taken this Aberdeen
:17:07. > :17:11.side, one thing that is missing is a really great effort in the Scottish
:17:12. > :17:18.cup. Could this be the year? There's a chance but Shay Logan was seeing
:17:19. > :17:24.himself, Celtic. They are playing so well and not making any mistakes
:17:25. > :17:30.generally, so you consider that beforehand. Aberdeen get through to
:17:31. > :17:36.the quarterfinals and the League 2 side have made it all the way to the
:17:37. > :17:40.last 16, Clyde, a club with the protest within the Scottish club,
:17:41. > :17:51.three times they have lifted the trophy. Could they keep the dream
:17:52. > :17:55.alive away at the United. There's something about the Scottish cup and
:17:56. > :18:01.goalkeepers making a name for themselves. Conor Quinn only signed
:18:02. > :18:04.yesterday but looks sharp to get to this effort. He didn't quite play a
:18:05. > :18:11.starring role in preventing the next Ayr United assault on goal. The
:18:12. > :18:15.inside of the post keeping it out. Cup ties also need goal-scoring
:18:16. > :18:22.heroes and there were plenty queueing up. When the ball
:18:23. > :18:29.eventually broke, David Gormley pounced and the League two said one
:18:30. > :18:33.goal up and didn't he enjoy that? Despite struggling in League 2, the
:18:34. > :18:39.Scottish cup seems to sit Clyde and the almost made it two but for the
:18:40. > :18:48.woodwork. Ayr United have drawn eight out of their last 13 games,
:18:49. > :18:54.would they get back into this one? Paul Cairney provided the answer.
:18:55. > :18:58.Perhaps fittingly the last word went to the Clyde goalkeeper and this
:18:59. > :19:04.time he kept Paul Cairney at bay. 1-1 and the try again on Tuesday.
:19:05. > :19:10.A lot of chances in the first half and Clyde got their goal and we
:19:11. > :19:14.showed courage to come back from that and even then a couple of
:19:15. > :19:18.chances to win the game. After going one up we hit the post on a good
:19:19. > :19:24.shot and if that had gone in it would have been a different ball
:19:25. > :19:29.game. Happy enough to be in the hat. Clyde remain in the Scottish Cup, a
:19:30. > :19:35.club with the special place in your heart. I had a fantastic time. They
:19:36. > :19:39.had a great pedigree and beat Celtic a few years back. In the next round
:19:40. > :19:43.and I am quite impressed with what Barry Ferguson is doing. A lot don't
:19:44. > :19:49.want to learn their trade at that level but Barry is doing it and is
:19:50. > :19:52.doing it wonderfully. We will see. In the long and illustrious list
:19:53. > :19:59.surprising to know that Celtic have only won the treble three times.
:20:00. > :20:01.Plenty of people predicting a triple their season with Brendan Rodgers's
:20:02. > :20:03.premiership leaders are up against their season with Brendan Rodgers's
:20:04. > :20:11.the premiership bottom side, Inverness Caley Thistle.
:20:12. > :20:16.Nine premiership teams remain and we know for sure there will be at least
:20:17. > :20:19.three exiting the competition by the time this round ends and one will be
:20:20. > :20:30.from this tidy. A situation that belied Celtic
:20:31. > :20:39.spilling points at Inverness in September. The 2015 winners will
:20:40. > :20:45.have to go something to even force a replay from this matchup. They
:20:46. > :20:50.weren't expected to knock Celtic out on their way to the silver two years
:20:51. > :20:55.ago but this is a very different Celtic, a rampant Celtic. Moussa
:20:56. > :21:02.Dembele is back in the line-up after his appearance last week. James
:21:03. > :21:06.Forrest comes in. Liam Henderson not only won the cup last season but set
:21:07. > :21:13.up David Gourlay's sensational winner against Rangers. Richie Foran
:21:14. > :21:18.line changed keepers last week and he has had to do it again this week
:21:19. > :21:21.and he opens the door for Welshmen L'Enfant Williams. Just three of
:21:22. > :21:31.and he opens the door for Welshmen that team played on the 2015 final.
:21:32. > :21:38.The seventh time in these two have met in the competition and it is
:21:39. > :21:46.three apiece, all but one having taken place in the Highland capital.
:21:47. > :21:54.17 years ago with that famous Inverness Caley Thistle three.
:21:55. > :22:06.It has opened up for Liam Henderson. End to end. Good start in Inverness
:22:07. > :22:09.and then Celtic ten to 11. Should have taken the shot on his left foot
:22:10. > :22:17.but goes with the outside of his right. Scored in this final playing
:22:18. > :22:23.appearance last season from the penalty spot, Richie Foran. Very
:22:24. > :22:29.different view of things, the Irishman.
:22:30. > :22:57.Through it comes firmly careless big! -- Mikael Lustig. Brilliant
:22:58. > :23:02.finished by Mikael Lustig and on 20 minutes Celtic edge closer to the
:23:03. > :23:06.last eight. The finish was good but the first touch is absolutely
:23:07. > :23:12.sensational as is the pass-through. Cuts it over the defence and Mikael
:23:13. > :23:17.Lustig makes the run of a centre for words. The first touch is sublime
:23:18. > :23:26.and the finish equally so. He was the architect last week in Perth and
:23:27. > :23:30.is the executioner this week. Seldom been in better form in the final
:23:31. > :23:36.third. He signed a new deal at Celtic recently.
:23:37. > :23:45.With the league all but wrapped up, Celtic are effectively three games
:23:46. > :23:53.away from a treble. Simple as that. I struggled to think of who can stop
:23:54. > :24:02.them. A pattern of play urging that we have seen plenty of grip the
:24:03. > :24:12.afternoon. Sviatchenko poleaxed off the pitch. Retention of the ball is
:24:13. > :24:13.fantastic as we saw against St Johnstone last weekend, 24 passes
:24:14. > :24:24.before they actually scored. Kicking out at Scott Brown and that
:24:25. > :24:30.is just pure petulance. I am surprised that is a yellow, a
:24:31. > :24:37.blatant check out. Just before that, this was Sviatchenko. Again, a
:24:38. > :24:39.really robust challenge right on the byline and that could have been a
:24:40. > :24:46.yellow on its own. This was the byline and that could have been a
:24:47. > :24:55.frustration spilling over. The knee first of all and that didn't work.
:24:56. > :25:05.A terrible challenge. A terrible challenge.
:25:06. > :25:15.That is three in the book for Inverness and a long way to go. For
:25:16. > :25:20.me that is a red card and is a really dangerous tackle from behind.
:25:21. > :25:22.Wraps both of his legs around. He could have given simply a really bad
:25:23. > :25:32.injury. I think back immediately to the gym
:25:33. > :25:38.in Israel. They were absolutely battered. Lost the game 2-0 but went
:25:39. > :25:44.through by virtue of the 5-2 win year.
:25:45. > :25:55.James Forrest finds Moussa Dembele! One minutes from half-time and this
:25:56. > :26:03.tie could be done. Celtic's man of the moment. Moussa Dembele, 24th of
:26:04. > :26:08.the season, and that will surely rubber-stamp Celtic's passage. It is
:26:09. > :26:13.all about James Forrest again for me. Absolutely superb play and cuts
:26:14. > :26:18.attend, not the world's greatest finish. He will be disappointed he
:26:19. > :26:21.doesn't get a stronger hand but it is all about James Forrest. Owain
:26:22. > :26:43.Fon Williams must do better. Celtic 27 points clear at the top of
:26:44. > :26:51.the premiership. The record end of season margin, end of season, is 29.
:26:52. > :26:57.Surely that is going to go and some of this season.
:26:58. > :27:14.Sinclair gets it back. Celtic play on any way! Guess who! 3-0. It was a
:27:15. > :27:20.fortuitous break for Celtic to get the opportunity in the first place.
:27:21. > :27:25.When Sinclair gets the ball on the 18 yard line, good work from
:27:26. > :27:33.Henderson. Gets the ball back after the tackle and does so well to time
:27:34. > :27:37.inside. Cool as you like. He just knows where the goal is. That is 25
:27:38. > :27:41.inside. Cool as you like. He just for the season. One of Celtic's men
:27:42. > :27:57.of the season. Brilliant from Moussa Dembele. He
:27:58. > :28:01.has had a hat-trick again, already had two this season.
:28:02. > :28:10.He must be odds-on to get his hat-trick again. Must be.
:28:11. > :28:19.Lovely football from Celtic. Henderson! All Williams eventually
:28:20. > :28:23.under control. Well done because it was a more type of shot that he
:28:24. > :28:34.messed up in the first half but a strong arm behind it. Manages to
:28:35. > :28:39.gather it. Celtic heading for the 13th straight win. They have won 19
:28:40. > :28:49.straight in the leak and about to go 30 unbeaten.
:28:50. > :29:07.Forrest. Dembele racing up. Celtic looking for a fourth. It is Dembele!
:29:08. > :29:16.It is a third hat-trick for the season. And it is 4-0 to the
:29:17. > :29:23.unbeatable champions. And favourites for this competition.
:29:24. > :29:27.It was almost inevitable, when he scored his second coming he set it
:29:28. > :29:31.up with a great pass down the right-hand side to James Forrest who
:29:32. > :29:38.did so well. Outstanding in match. He sets it up beautifully.
:29:39. > :29:45.Right place, right time. Talk about putting it on a plate. Dembele, as
:29:46. > :29:53.he has done now on 26 occasions, gobbles it right up.
:29:54. > :30:00.That is slack and James Forrest is there. He should have made it five.
:30:01. > :30:07.I can only imagine the surprise which caught him out.
:30:08. > :30:11.He really does deserve a goal, a horrendous mistake, passing the ball
:30:12. > :30:35.square across. As close as they have come. Really
:30:36. > :30:40.good play from Inverness. A fantastic ball smashed right across.
:30:41. > :31:02.Just waiting for a striker to meet that, moving across the front post.
:31:03. > :31:14.Inverness getting bodies in. Celtic looking for number five. Of course
:31:15. > :31:23.it arrives, Tierney. It is his first of the season. The smile from
:31:24. > :31:30.Brendan Rodgers says it all. Celtic five, Caley Thistle zero.
:31:31. > :31:35.They were queueing up to put it in. That man again. Standing at a
:31:36. > :31:42.beautiful ball. A good header. A lot like the Dembele goal.
:31:43. > :31:45.A great moments in the last game of the last season, Tierney when he
:31:46. > :31:52.scored his first for the club, his breakthrough season.
:31:53. > :31:55.One minute of injury time added on at the end.
:31:56. > :32:01.Sparing Caledonian Thistle further pain. They have taken a battering
:32:02. > :32:03.this afternoon, as many suspected they would.
:32:04. > :32:15.Top against bottom of the Premiership. At last, Brown! What a
:32:16. > :32:19.finish by the captain. It is six for Celtic who are not only going
:32:20. > :32:28.through to the quarterfinals, they are racing there.
:32:29. > :32:33.They court this -- they certainly caught this. When the ball broke for
:32:34. > :32:37.him, he lashes it into the top corner.
:32:38. > :32:45.A brilliant goal. That applies the varnish. Third of
:32:46. > :32:49.the season the Scott Brown. A very important one in the Champions
:32:50. > :32:56.League qualifier. That one simply puts the cherry on
:32:57. > :32:57.the cake of another imperious display by Brendan Rodgers's side.
:32:58. > :33:11.It finishes here 6-0. Inverness were aggressive, you saw
:33:12. > :33:16.that in the game. One or two strong changes but we dealt with it. When
:33:17. > :33:27.we had the ball, I thought we were outstanding, from behind, built the
:33:28. > :33:29.game really well. The quality of midfield, but defensive, we were so
:33:30. > :33:36.incisive. And obviously got our six goals.
:33:37. > :33:45.Celtic are one of the best teams assembled. They have got pace,
:33:46. > :33:49.quality, strength, a big squad, a manager doing a great job.
:33:50. > :33:53.There was no stopping them today. A 24th domestic victory in a row, and
:33:54. > :34:09.how on earth do you stop Celtic? Inverness try to go high up. I am
:34:10. > :34:13.impressed by their bravery. The problem is if you don't get it
:34:14. > :34:22.right, it leads to more difficulty. They are high up. A lot of energy.
:34:23. > :34:26.Pushing all the way back there. In this position, six players in that
:34:27. > :34:31.corner, that looks all right. The problem is, after the break by those
:34:32. > :34:39.six players, you have a problem because it might develop some space,
:34:40. > :34:51.of space. But they kept on going. They were trying, they were a bit
:34:52. > :34:58.unlucky. That footwork was excellent today. If that doesn't work, you can
:34:59. > :35:01.try intimidation. What did you make of that?
:35:02. > :35:05.The more use it, the more you save What did you make of that?
:35:06. > :35:11.possibly yellow card. This one is questionable. The commentator said
:35:12. > :35:16.he thought it was a red card, quite clearly it could have been but it
:35:17. > :35:21.was deemed a yellow. To beat Celtic, you need to take
:35:22. > :35:24.your chances, they might only be tiny.
:35:25. > :35:29.If he played at past now, he gets in, but he doesn't.
:35:30. > :35:37.A tough one. You only get a millisecond. Once again, in
:35:38. > :35:41.possession here. If you play a good pass, you might be through. Run it
:35:42. > :35:47.on here, it doesn't get through. That is a shame. There are half
:35:48. > :35:50.chances. If you are going to beat Celtic, you need to do that. There
:35:51. > :35:53.are not many teams in Scotland who Celtic, you need to do that. There
:35:54. > :36:03.can play that pass under pressure. Celtic have got them.
:36:04. > :36:11.They are incisive. That final ball. A wonderful ball.
:36:12. > :36:23.Lustig continues his run. A nice touch and finish.
:36:24. > :36:29.I am going to be harsh on Fon Williams, coming out quicker, going
:36:30. > :36:31.to his feet with his hands. He tries to stretch themselves and has opened
:36:32. > :36:48.his legs, I'm fortunate. Dembele will grab the headlines.
:36:49. > :36:55.James Forrest one of the stars of the show.
:36:56. > :37:03.As a winner, you want players to fall back. It is easy for James
:37:04. > :37:13.Forrest. He has not been engaged. The ball comes out to him. He has
:37:14. > :37:17.covered behind. Make a tackle, but no, they back off. Taking nothing
:37:18. > :37:25.away from James. A brilliant cross. If you keep on doing that, a Celtic
:37:26. > :37:30.striker will get something. Tremarco is on a yellow, nothing you
:37:31. > :37:35.can do. The intelligence from Forrest, the
:37:36. > :37:41.timing. He is not quite closely.
:37:42. > :37:47.Do they stay with him? No. Make a tackle before the box. No,
:37:48. > :37:52.doesn't. A great ball. He miss it.
:37:53. > :37:58.The one thing for me today, there have been arguments with James
:37:59. > :38:03.Forrest, but we have seen he can deliver the ball on the money as we
:38:04. > :38:07.see. Tierney getting his first goal of
:38:08. > :38:14.the season. But not perfect.
:38:15. > :38:16.The one bit of his game, disappointing, he gets into
:38:17. > :38:21.fantastic errors but let himself down on the finish. Only the last
:38:22. > :38:27.round where we were praising Patrick Roberts. And now we see James
:38:28. > :38:31.Forrest stepping up to the plate. Tough for Brendan Rodgers to pick
:38:32. > :38:37.these guys. Who will stop Celtic from winning
:38:38. > :38:39.the trouble? As for Inverness, they had to focus on staying in the
:38:40. > :38:46.Premiership. Of course. Then and probably six
:38:47. > :38:51.others. There are a lot of games to go. They will be looking to put
:38:52. > :38:56.points on the board as quickly as possible.
:38:57. > :39:03.Do they have what it takes? There was no lack of effort.
:39:04. > :39:09.Psychologically though. Celtic cruising through to the
:39:10. > :39:12.quarterfinals. St Johnstone played Partick Thistle. Also coming up in
:39:13. > :39:23.the company of Jamie Lewis. Partick Thistle have found goals
:39:24. > :39:27.hard to come by in the League this year but it took them seven minutes
:39:28. > :39:31.to score in this Cup tie, the St Johnstone defence might have done
:39:32. > :39:37.better. Barton calmly taking away the cross. Another slip-up from the
:39:38. > :39:50.Saints almost allowed Thistle to go two up. This effort deflected wide.
:39:51. > :39:58.Frustration for him. But Thistle created more chances, a great ball
:39:59. > :40:04.here. Dancing his way into the box. Look at that reaction from the
:40:05. > :40:08.Saints keeper. Who was at it again later in the match, this time
:40:09. > :40:12.keeping this header out before gathering safely from further
:40:13. > :40:17.danger. St Johnstone started to show a bit
:40:18. > :40:27.more urgency as they looked for the equaliser, good play from Foster.
:40:28. > :40:32.But the shot flew wide. Foster was involved again. But no joy. As
:40:33. > :40:35.Partick Thistle make the quarterfinals.
:40:36. > :40:45.When you lose in Cup conditions it is never nice. The first goal is
:40:46. > :40:51.always important. And it restarted particularly well.
:40:52. > :40:52.At the start we made a number of changes.
:40:53. > :41:03.It was important we started well. East Fife have been in decent form
:41:04. > :41:13.lately and they thought they had gone ahead on the half hour but the
:41:14. > :41:16.goal was disallowed. The Paisley club cause an upset in the last
:41:17. > :41:21.round and were desperate to make sure they were not on the receiving
:41:22. > :41:27.end this time around. 33 minutes in, a spot of head tennis.
:41:28. > :41:39.Smith eventually putting them ahead. East Fife levelled, Brown bundled
:41:40. > :41:46.down by Harry Davies. Duggan slotted home in the 54th minute.
:41:47. > :41:52.Midway through the second half, Morgan came off the subs bench, and
:41:53. > :41:59.inspired change as he put them in front.
:42:00. > :42:03.With six minutes remaining in the match, he was at it again, look at
:42:04. > :42:11.this wonderfully hit strike beating all in its wake.
:42:12. > :42:23.East Fife did have time to score a late consolation, a late penalty.
:42:24. > :42:33.Duggan again with the spot kick but St Mirren are through.
:42:34. > :42:38.A difficult match, difficult conditions.
:42:39. > :42:46.Delighted to get through. The players gave it everything. We were
:42:47. > :42:49.against a team from a higher division who should have more
:42:50. > :42:55.quality. We will have a special feature on
:42:56. > :43:11.Sportscene tomorrow night. Join us at 5:45pm.
:43:12. > :43:18.Rangers dominating the headlines this morning, in the last 24 hours,
:43:19. > :43:22.these were the scenes at their training context. Their manager Mark
:43:23. > :43:27.Overton resigned, telling us that wasn't the case, all highly
:43:28. > :43:34.confusing. With us in the studio to make sense of it all is our senior
:43:35. > :43:40.football supporter. A statement released today. What is
:43:41. > :43:44.the current situation at Rangers? It is a mess even by Rangers's
:43:45. > :43:49.standards. A real mess. Rangers say in a
:43:50. > :43:53.statement last night Mark Overton resigned. He says, no. Dave King
:43:54. > :44:03.released a statement today saying this.
:44:04. > :44:08.Clearly critical of Mark Warburton. Rangers, third, just behind Aberdeen
:44:09. > :44:14.on goal difference. And going on to say this.
:44:15. > :44:18.I am told this happened at a very recent board meeting where they
:44:19. > :44:22.questioned Mark Warburton's signings.
:44:23. > :44:25.Dave King went on to defend his own investment in Rangers, much made
:44:26. > :44:32.about this ?30 million he said he would invest off his own cash. He
:44:33. > :44:36.said ?80 million of the original ?30 million has been made. Some pointing
:44:37. > :44:45.out that has come from loans and other board Members.
:44:46. > :44:48.Mark Overton said he did not resign. We believe he is talking to his
:44:49. > :44:56.lawyers. It could end up in the courts.
:44:57. > :45:00.No way back for Mark Warburton? He is well aware of that. I spoke to
:45:01. > :45:05.him last night, five minutes after Rangers released a statement. He
:45:06. > :45:11.said absolutely not, he has no idea where this has come from.
:45:12. > :45:17.He is taking legal advice. Hugely confusing in terms of the mixed
:45:18. > :45:21.signals from Rangers and Mark Warburton. What was your assessment
:45:22. > :45:28.of the extraordinary events? A little bit like a soap opera. From
:45:29. > :45:30.9pm, 40 minutes later, a statement from war correction-macro from Mark
:45:31. > :45:38.Overton saying he hadn't resigned. Overton saying he hadn't resigned.
:45:39. > :45:45.-- Warburton. Interesting to see if you will be on the touchline
:45:46. > :45:49.tomorrow. It is a mess them. It has come as a
:45:50. > :45:54.shock. If he was going to leave I thought it would be at the end of
:45:55. > :45:58.the season. They will need to get someone in quickly to take over the
:45:59. > :46:05.day-to-day proceedings. Pat, what is your view of the job
:46:06. > :46:10.Mark Warburton has died at Rangers? They are not far off where I
:46:11. > :46:14.expected them to be now. I didn't think they would overtake the likes
:46:15. > :46:22.of Aberdeen because Aberdeen have had if you years to get to this
:46:23. > :46:26.position. The expectation at Rangers is
:46:27. > :46:30.massive. Everyone understands this, a lot of the signings haven't
:46:31. > :46:35.worked. It's not just the fans but the ownership.
:46:36. > :46:40.The question is who will be the next manager of Rangers?
:46:41. > :46:49.The edits correction-macro the odds on favourite is Alex McLeish.
:46:50. > :46:56.It should be someone who understands the club.
:46:57. > :47:00.If you want my opinion, they need a Rangers man back, that is my
:47:01. > :47:06.opinion. There are a lot of good managers out there. But, for me, it
:47:07. > :47:14.needs to be someone who knows the club inside out. Alex does. He has
:47:15. > :47:18.been a manager at Rangers, Birmingham and Scotland.
:47:19. > :47:23.Someone who knows the club inside out. Do you agree with that, a
:47:24. > :47:33.Rangers man? I don't think so. There are some
:47:34. > :47:40.good names and he makes a good point. A number of people in that
:47:41. > :47:46.list, there are plenty of good names. If you are a business, you
:47:47. > :47:52.get the best man for the job. No matter who went before. If he
:47:53. > :47:55.happens to have played for Rangers, so be it.
:47:56. > :47:59.Scott, is this an attractive job, and does it affect the match
:48:00. > :48:05.tomorrow? It is tough, they are second in the
:48:06. > :48:09.table. Do you see them closing the gap on Celtic? It will be very tough
:48:10. > :48:13.no matter who takes that job on. Interesting to see who wants to take
:48:14. > :48:20.it on. Everyone is talking about Derek MacInnis. I am asking the
:48:21. > :48:26.question, can they get him right now? I don't think so. They would
:48:27. > :48:30.need a caretaker, will anyone on a list want to? They need to make a
:48:31. > :48:40.commitment. Who do you go for? Derek would be a
:48:41. > :48:50.popular choice. Alex McLeish knows the club inside out.
:48:51. > :48:53.He would steady the ship. How much encouragement does this give to the
:48:54. > :48:59.opposition? It often works the other way around,
:49:00. > :49:05.players saying, let us fight. We shall see. Will we see an upset
:49:06. > :49:08.at East End Park? Dunfermline up We shall see. Will we see an upset
:49:09. > :49:30.against Hamilton. The last time Hamilton reached the
:49:31. > :49:41.final, they beat Dunfermline at East End Park. One change for
:49:42. > :49:45.Dunfermline, Martin is preferred to tall Buttner who drops onto the
:49:46. > :49:54.bench. Three changes for Hamilton. Matthews
:49:55. > :49:59.is preferred in goal. Brophy retains his place. There is a debut for
:50:00. > :50:25.Skondras. Into the box, and opportunity for
:50:26. > :50:33.Gillespie. Bingham cuts it back. Struggling to clear. MacKinnon on
:50:34. > :50:59.the right boot. Scoring once in the Scottish Cup.
:51:00. > :51:09.Nicely done, onto Baena who can release Brophy, chasing Ashcroft.
:51:10. > :51:17.Getting a good shot. Staying the fingers of Murdoch.
:51:18. > :51:24.A deceptively strong shot, onto the left foot.
:51:25. > :51:38.Geggan scored in the first three matches this season. Working with
:51:39. > :51:48.Higginbotham. The cross is strong. Skondras heading it behind.
:51:49. > :52:00.A strong header off the line. And the header goes in but the referee
:52:01. > :52:05.has whistled. It is not going to count. As the ball was being headed,
:52:06. > :52:11.the Worcester correction-macro the whistle could be heard. A strong
:52:12. > :52:29.header. Baena was there to get it away. The goalkeeper was impeded.
:52:30. > :52:39.A chance for Dunfermline. McMullan. A beautiful finish set up by
:52:40. > :52:43.Moffatt. Dunfermline pounce and A beautiful finish set up by
:52:44. > :52:52.Hamilton are made to pay. A fifth goal of this is an former Mullen. A
:52:53. > :52:58.really sweet finish. Good control, second touch and third touch.
:52:59. > :53:07.Matthews came out to try to narrow the angle. He clipped it neatly into
:53:08. > :53:12.the corner. A sparkling finish in a game that had previously been dull.
:53:13. > :53:31.Checking his watch already. Plenty forward for Hamilton. Cutting
:53:32. > :53:36.it back. Second touch was blocked and the goalkeeper flops on the
:53:37. > :53:40.ball. Brophy got it away. The goalkeeper
:53:41. > :53:48.doing well. A quagmire in the middle. The good news is it isn't
:53:49. > :53:56.raining but starting to sleep instead.
:53:57. > :53:59.Getting it wide. An opportunity for Hamilton, two Medard a wonderful
:54:00. > :54:10.shot, stepping in from the right-hand as Adams... Stepping
:54:11. > :54:43.inside on his left foot. McMullan has a chance. That was the
:54:44. > :54:46.chance for the second. A man who sparkled in Scottish Cup
:54:47. > :54:48.goal-scoring, couldn't finish it off here, a mistake from Devlin. Beating
:54:49. > :55:10.the goalkeeper, and the post. Moffatt. It may come back to him, it
:55:11. > :55:14.does. McMullan was in such a good position, you could see Moffatt
:55:15. > :55:19.tried to calculate whether he should play it or keep it. Couldn't quite
:55:20. > :55:36.decide. Came back to him. But Matthews made the stop.
:55:37. > :55:44.Moffatt playing it back inside, and opportunity for Higginbotham. He
:55:45. > :55:49.just got too excited, he knew the chance was there. That was another
:55:50. > :56:06.golden chance for Dunfermline to make it 2-0.
:56:07. > :56:16.Brophy go after it come headed away by Ashcroft. MacKinnon read the
:56:17. > :56:23.presence of McMullan, get it back inside. Brophy... Deflection and a
:56:24. > :56:31.good save by the goalkeeper. Excellent stop from Murdoch. Worked
:56:32. > :56:34.his way. Took a wicked little deflection, good stretch from the
:56:35. > :56:52.goalkeeper, from Ashcroft. Imrie getting the touch. The ball
:56:53. > :56:57.flashes across. Hitting it off his own woodwork. Tall Buttner had to
:56:58. > :57:19.take action -- Talbot. Up towards Imray, battling, goes
:57:20. > :57:30.down. The player didn't shout for a penalty.
:57:31. > :57:39.Redmond into the middle. A header by Bingham, touched over the top,
:57:40. > :57:54.Murdoch has been busy in the last five minutes. Baena got the better
:57:55. > :58:06.of Wedderburn. -- Bingham. The throw is taken quickly. Three in
:58:07. > :58:11.the box. Headed away by Martin. Sending it wide to Baena, Hamilton
:58:12. > :58:17.looking for the equaliser, settling for a corner. -- wide to Bingham.
:58:18. > :58:20.The question is whether Dunfermline come to regret the passes, the
:58:21. > :58:52.charts as they passed up. The key role with his first goal in
:58:53. > :59:03.the Scottish cup and Hamilton axes are level. Perfectly into the
:59:04. > :59:08.corner. Two excellent goals in this game and they have been assured,
:59:09. > :59:15.Dunfermline one, Hamilton Accies one.
:59:16. > :59:21.Mobbed by his team-mates. And rightly so. His first goal of the
:59:22. > :59:37.season. Hamilton Accies left it late. What a
:59:38. > :59:46.chance. Came right through the middle, wasn't picked up. Lovely
:59:47. > :59:54.little ball in. Just couldn't put it down on target.
:59:55. > :00:03.They managed to win away from home in the League Cup and Scottish Cup
:00:04. > :00:14.respectively. Can they find a way to generate a final chance at East End
:00:15. > :00:20.Park. Gets away! Wasn't far away, really got the power he wanted.
:00:21. > :00:27.Great run, read the pass. New the defender was across.
:00:28. > :00:40.The ball works its way through. Hot Kirk. McMullen! Never one to miss a
:00:41. > :00:49.chance to have a shot at goal, the ball left behind.
:00:50. > :01:04.Dunfermline looking for the winner. Some clear by Hamilton Accies,
:01:05. > :01:12.beaten to the ball and up against Talbot. Going himself and it was
:01:13. > :01:17.well read. Seeing if it will open up for him. Interception from McMullen.
:01:18. > :01:24.On the right foot and what a great save! What a save in stoppage time
:01:25. > :01:32.to keep his side in the Scottish cup. The chance opened up and a
:01:33. > :01:33.great shot, on target. That difficult area, he got his hands to
:01:34. > :01:48.it. Into the middle it comes. Battling
:01:49. > :01:59.for it and knocked away and it is all over. A Scottish cup tie that
:02:00. > :02:04.rarely sought as part in the first half, terrific goal from McMullen,
:02:05. > :02:10.but it was the second half that really roared along. The equaliser
:02:11. > :02:15.coming from Danny Redmond. John Barker exceeding his side at the
:02:16. > :02:19.very best. Danny Redmond will be delighted with his first Scottish
:02:20. > :02:21.cup goal, earning his side a deeply and they will do it all again on the
:02:22. > :02:32.artificial surface. 1-1. When you look at the chances we had,
:02:33. > :02:40.even first half, the goal from the corner shop tour. In the second half
:02:41. > :02:43.we had 34 really good opportunities. Shots from inside the box. We just
:02:44. > :02:55.never got East goal. The second half we had the
:02:56. > :03:00.opportunities. It was exactly what I expected, a tough cup tied. A top
:03:01. > :03:04.performance from us and we should be in the next round but we are not so
:03:05. > :03:08.we have to make sure we do the same performance again. Sticky surface at
:03:09. > :03:14.East End Park. The pitch was playing its part at times. In terms of
:03:15. > :03:18.referees, they have been getting a bit of stick recently, mainly from
:03:19. > :03:23.you, but Craig Thomson today, you think he got it right. I will give
:03:24. > :03:28.him a bit of praise so he will be happy to hear this. When you see it
:03:29. > :03:34.again, the centre forward blocking the goalkeeper, I think it is a
:03:35. > :03:41.clear goal, but in fairness, the attacker, he backs into him and they
:03:42. > :03:44.keeper is taking a risk, but I think we see Craig Thomson comes around
:03:45. > :03:51.and gives the right decision in the end. You agree with that? I would
:03:52. > :03:56.add to that that Thomson's movement is phenomenal, he sprints runs to
:03:57. > :03:59.get a good view. Plenty of chances for Dunfermline in this match, to
:04:00. > :04:05.put the match away, which would have been a bit of an upset? Like Alan
:04:06. > :04:11.Johnson touched on, plenty of chances. This one, a first touch at
:04:12. > :04:16.his feet and he can probably past the keeper, but this one is an
:04:17. > :04:22.excellent save from the keeper in the end, spreads well, and McMullen
:04:23. > :04:29.will be disappointed. This is three in five minutes. This is really
:04:30. > :04:34.disappointing. I know you are a striker but there is a cutback in
:04:35. > :04:39.exactly the way Celtic would have done it. Just because they had 15
:04:40. > :04:44.chances before that! Do the right thing! But having said that they
:04:45. > :04:49.were unlucky because they had the opportunities and they played quite
:04:50. > :04:55.well. And an air of inevitability, Hamilton getting the equaliser. In
:04:56. > :05:00.the quicksand! It looked a heavy pitch on the day and fair play to
:05:01. > :05:04.keep this under control, takes a wicked bounce and this could have
:05:05. > :05:10.ended up in row Z but ends up being an excellent finish. Not dissimilar
:05:11. > :05:16.to the Shay Logan one but from this angle, probably just below his shin.
:05:17. > :05:21.For a keeper to try to lead that is almost impossible but you take your
:05:22. > :05:24.chances and go inside and he has got it pretty clear, but just as likely
:05:25. > :05:31.to go over the stand but it was a good one. Certainly enough pace on
:05:32. > :05:37.the ball. Looking forward to playing on the plastic pitch. Is that
:05:38. > :05:40.Dunfermline's chance gone? Not at all. Hamilton have been up and down
:05:41. > :05:43.all season so you just don't know what time is what you are going to
:05:44. > :05:47.get, so I think if Dunfermline apply themselves like they did today, they
:05:48. > :05:53.will feel they are well with any chance. After all that, a couple of
:05:54. > :05:56.replays required, both on Tuesday night, and how better to spend
:05:57. > :06:00.Valentines evening than by taking your loved one to watch Clyde
:06:01. > :06:07.against your United or Hamilton against Dunfermline? Is actually one
:06:08. > :06:13.match in the Ladbrokes premiership this afternoon, a 1-1 draw that
:06:14. > :06:20.suited both sides. Tom Arnott took an early lead.
:06:21. > :06:27.Come on move into the top six and Dundee to seventh. Highlights of
:06:28. > :06:32.that plus all the cup action on sports team tomorrow night at 5:45pm
:06:33. > :06:37.on BBC Two Scotland, the Edinburgh derby and Rangers against Morton.
:06:38. > :06:43.Don't miss it. But if you do you can watch it again at 11:30pm on BBC One
:06:44. > :06:48.and of course on I player. Or live on sports around. All kicking off at
:06:49. > :06:53.noon tomorrow. Mouthwatering Edinburgh derby tomorrow.
:06:54. > :07:02.A match that everybody has been anticipating this weekend and
:07:03. > :07:07.everybody thought Hibs would win this thing. They have had a couple
:07:08. > :07:11.of excellent results and details will be up and Hibs in recent weeks
:07:12. > :07:14.have been excellent so I think it will be a cracking game and I will
:07:15. > :07:21.go for an upset possibly with Hibs winning. Why do you feel that way? I
:07:22. > :07:24.don't know, I just feel that in recent times stepping up against
:07:25. > :07:28.better teams they seem to perform and they have certainly got a lot of
:07:29. > :07:33.attacking threat in the team and I think they will pose a huge threats
:07:34. > :07:37.tomorrow. Hibs obviously defending the trophy, no longer can we talk
:07:38. > :07:43.about Will this be the year? Last year was the year but it could be
:07:44. > :07:48.the year again for Hibs. Do they go on as underdogs? I think they are
:07:49. > :07:51.the year again for Hibs. Do they go definitely underdogs however they
:07:52. > :07:55.are playing well and scoring a lot of goals just now. Really impressed
:07:56. > :08:01.with confidence and the pressure is completely off Hibs, so I am going
:08:02. > :08:08.for the draw and go back to Easter Road and Hibs might sneak it. Pat,
:08:09. > :08:13.Scott, thank you. That is at for tonight, back to do it all over
:08:14. > :08:17.again tomorrow night with the Scottish Cup leaving images to last
:08:18. > :08:20.a lifetime, we will leave you with some from today, good night.