:00:45. > :00:58.Four clubs but their quarterfinal place yesterday.
:00:59. > :01:04.The favourites are through. But what of the holders? Ladies and
:01:05. > :01:09.gentlemen, you are witness to a moment of Scottish sporting history.
:01:10. > :01:14.Last season at this stage, an Edinburgh epic.
:01:15. > :01:24.Into the net. This year, Hearts versus Hibs again, who will win?
:01:25. > :01:30.Action from Tynecastle and the views of Stephen Thompson and Michael
:01:31. > :01:34.Stewart later. We start at Ibrox. After a troubled
:01:35. > :01:39.two days for Rangers with the departure of Mark Wolverton, they're
:01:40. > :01:53.welcome Greenock Morton. Commentary from Paul Mitchell.
:01:54. > :02:00.Now it is the term of Graham to step up after the departure of Mark
:02:01. > :02:08.Wolverton. Two changes to the side that played Ross County. Waghorn and
:02:09. > :02:23.Halliday return. On the bench, Gardner and Toral.
:02:24. > :02:37.Income Nesbitt, Murdoch and Forbes. Murphy's last game in charge was an
:02:38. > :02:44.under 20s game against Porto. He wasn't expecting this.
:02:45. > :02:57.Fastly experienced as a player with 500 games.
:02:58. > :03:19.Nice touch, controlled it well. It was sent long. Nesbitt was running
:03:20. > :03:20.along. First time, what a goal for Tilse, an absolute screamer. Rangers
:03:21. > :03:40.are behind. Nesbitt was the architect. A tough
:03:41. > :03:45.season for Tidse. Appearing in just five of 23. But he is in top form on
:03:46. > :04:01.the half volley. Foderingham was beaten. Halliday lost out. Taken
:04:02. > :04:03.right into the corner. Tidse scored in round three. He has gone up a
:04:04. > :04:37.level here. There is space to run to. Opening it
:04:38. > :04:48.up, too straight. And the equaliser! Morton ahead for
:04:49. > :04:53.just five minutes. The shot wasn't great but it found its way back to
:04:54. > :04:58.Kenny Miller who scores in four Gazette live Scottish Cup matches
:04:59. > :05:03.for Rangers. McKay played it on, Kilday tried to close him down.
:05:04. > :05:10.Bounced off, straight down the middle, taking a deflection.
:05:11. > :05:15.Rangers after faffing about, went direct and made Morton pay. Kenny
:05:16. > :05:25.Miller, always alert, looking for a chance. The deflection aiding it
:05:26. > :05:33.into the corner. A curling ball in.
:05:34. > :05:39.A better head at that time. -- Header. That was onside. Kenny
:05:40. > :05:48.Miller again. That was off the crossbar. A
:05:49. > :05:55.brilliant little touch and turn Gaston flying across his goal.
:05:56. > :06:04.Dragged away. The referee said there was a little touch there.
:06:05. > :06:13.Tim Duffy has a little more manageable x-rays than the man he is
:06:14. > :06:17.facing. -- Management experience. Stretching to get the header away.
:06:18. > :06:36.That was a good ball wide. Jason Holt got away from the
:06:37. > :06:44.defender, Kilday. A lovely pass out wide.
:06:45. > :06:55.Trying to go back inside. Holt got away from his man. Gaston scrambling
:06:56. > :07:23.across. And wide. McKay sending it across. Just not a
:07:24. > :07:25.touch from Jason Holt who came sliding in. He scored in the
:07:26. > :07:32.Scottish Cup last season against Dundee. Forbes didn't spot McKay,
:07:33. > :07:38.didn't go with him. Tried to knock it across.
:07:39. > :07:49.These sides met in the League last season, Rangers taking ten of 12
:07:50. > :07:50.points. Kenny Miller, he scored four against
:07:51. > :08:09.Morton last time. Hill wasn't holding back. Sliding
:08:10. > :09:27.across. An easy one for Lamie to take.
:09:28. > :09:34.Sending it long. Injury time now. And the half-time whistle goes. What
:09:35. > :09:40.a start it was for Morton and Tidse, scoring after just seven minutes.
:09:41. > :09:48.Kenny Miller with the aid of a deflection, just five minutes later,
:09:49. > :09:52.coming off O'Ware. Fascinating first half in the battle between Graeme
:09:53. > :09:53.Murphy and Jim Duffy. The managerial rookie against the man with great
:09:54. > :10:13.experience. A great run from Jason Holt. The
:10:14. > :10:42.ball into the arms of Gaston. Trying to get the cross over.
:10:43. > :10:50.He may have been outside his box when he got rid of that.
:10:51. > :10:57.A bad header. It could be set up here. What a ball. A chance he
:10:58. > :11:04.wanted. It is the chance he had been waiting for. And it is the chance he
:11:05. > :11:07.fails to take. Gifted through, good first touch, and the elevation was
:11:08. > :11:16.simply too much. Sendeross again with the error. Perhaps should have
:11:17. > :11:23.been 2-1, Morton. So very pretty, so very cold.
:11:24. > :11:32.A good first touch, second touch was pretty decent as well.
:11:33. > :11:39.No goals in his last seven, Waghorn. A great one to get away from Lamie,
:11:40. > :11:41.in behind O'Ware. Setting up the second touch. Morton will have to be
:11:42. > :11:55.on their mettle. Give credit to Rangers are keeping
:11:56. > :12:00.the ball and not trying to play the impossible pass.
:12:01. > :12:11.Beautifully onto Holt. Waghorn will score. Rangers, patient, and then
:12:12. > :12:21.Assistant, it pays off and Martin Dwyer cord snaps another. Rangers's
:12:22. > :12:25.top goal-scorer moves on 11. Morton are undone by patients. They
:12:26. > :12:31.wonderful flick from McKay. Gaston couldn't gather. Morton will feel
:12:32. > :12:37.they should have defended this better. Waghorn, with the simplest
:12:38. > :13:03.of tasks. Tavernier, never scored in the
:13:04. > :13:07.Scottish Cup. A fair old go there. Gaston was well placed. Morton need
:13:08. > :13:22.to find a way to come from behind. They were behind when Kate Hamilton.
:13:23. > :13:27.Into the middle, first touch by O'Halloran. A catalogue of errors.
:13:28. > :13:32.O'Halloran will wonder how he didn't score. At least put it on target.
:13:33. > :13:41.Hasn't scored in any of his 20 appearances this season.
:13:42. > :13:46.Sendeross was up. Hasn't scored since March 2014. Scored for
:13:47. > :14:09.Valencia away. Waghorn was onside. That was the
:14:10. > :14:23.3-1. Morton remain in the tie. A simple ball, over the top.
:14:24. > :14:28.An opportunity for Murdoch. Donnelly, with good feet. Turned
:14:29. > :14:38.away by Forbes into the middle. This is where Morton could be cut
:14:39. > :14:46.apart. Just not landing the killer blow
:14:47. > :15:03.yet. An easy take full Gaston.
:15:04. > :15:20.-- take for Gaston. Wide to Nesbitt looking to deliver,
:15:21. > :15:33.goes past Tavernier. A low ball across. A choice of three, deflected
:15:34. > :15:47.Onside is Forbes. Into the middle. communication.
:15:48. > :15:54.Onside is Forbes. Into the middle. Going for the top corner. Three
:15:55. > :16:03.goals this season, scored in both Scottish Cup matches. Jamie Lindsay
:16:04. > :16:04.was tantalisingly close. Did what he wanted to do, just couldn't execute
:16:05. > :16:19.the top corner where he was aiming. Toral made a good one. A little
:16:20. > :16:48.backheel to Russell. Forbes did enough to keep it away
:16:49. > :17:06.from Hill. Four minutes to play. He is onside.
:17:07. > :17:11.Trying to find a way past Hill. That was an easy one.
:17:12. > :17:36.Forbes rather tamely to the keeper. A great little ball. Gaston out very
:17:37. > :17:43.quickly indeed. Wasn't wasting any time. Finding the gaps more and
:17:44. > :17:59.more. Morton try again.
:18:00. > :18:08.Morton wanted a free kick, it hasn't come.
:18:09. > :18:13.A prolific offender, couldn't put it on target, Duffy wasn't happy with
:18:14. > :18:27.it. Two inside for Rangers, McKay.
:18:28. > :18:33.Brilliantly done at the edge of the box, and the finishing touch by
:18:34. > :18:37.Waghorn. It would have been offside. It wouldn't have counted. And Morton
:18:38. > :18:42.quickly tried to get the ball forward.
:18:43. > :18:50.Scottish Cup tie coming to an end. Rangers leading 2-1. Halliday
:18:51. > :18:54.dispossessed fairly. No way through for Forbes, or is
:18:55. > :19:02.there? He should play it back inside. The goal is unguarded. He
:19:03. > :19:06.has lifted it over the top. What a moment for Donnelly. A moment dreams
:19:07. > :19:16.are made of. Instead, it will be a nightmare for him. Hodson and
:19:17. > :19:21.Tavernier not even on the same page, and he lifted it is too high.
:19:22. > :19:29.Rounding off a miserable week for Rangers. Couldn't do it.
:19:30. > :19:33.The final chance is spurned. And after a tempestuous week off the
:19:34. > :19:38.field, it proved to be far from plain sailing on the picture
:19:39. > :19:42.Rangers. Jim Duffy and Graeme Murty exchange handshakes. The Rangers
:19:43. > :19:47.caretaker manager has delivered a victory. Kenny Miller and Mark
:19:48. > :19:52.Waghorn tormented Morton last term and have done so again in the
:19:53. > :19:57.Scottish Cup, and for the second consecutive game Rangers come from
:19:58. > :20:00.behind. Tidse with the opening goal, then Waghorn, one in each half,
:20:01. > :20:02.seeing Rangers through to the quarterfinals.
:20:03. > :20:13.2-1. A dramatic weekend and afternoon at
:20:14. > :20:15.Ibrox, in the end, Rangers, worthy winners?
:20:16. > :20:20.They were not that convincing but they got the job done. Morton were
:20:21. > :20:23.really competitive, created a number of chances. In the end all that
:20:24. > :20:33.matters is Rangers are through. How much credit to Rangers deserve?
:20:34. > :20:37.In the same vein as the semifinal, the League Cup, against Aberdeen.
:20:38. > :20:41.Very competitive against a top side. They are going well in the
:20:42. > :20:47.Championship. Jim Duffy has a good, organised unit. They created a few
:20:48. > :20:50.chances. Plenty of changes at Rangers but
:20:51. > :20:52.some things stay the same, the quality of defending giving Morton a
:20:53. > :21:01.chance to shop them. Hill should have played this but he
:21:02. > :21:07.headed a bat into a dangerous area and Morton reacted. A brilliant
:21:08. > :21:12.finish. A sucker punch the Rangers. Halliday
:21:13. > :21:18.had to react more quickly to get into that dangerous area. At this
:21:19. > :21:23.point. Foderingham had to shuffle his feet, he was too far to the
:21:24. > :21:27.left. That was an unbelievable finish prompted Zhan.
:21:28. > :21:36.It is Nick nicking defensively but there is little mistakes gave Morton
:21:37. > :21:43.that opportunity. It wasn't a clear-cut opportunity.
:21:44. > :21:45.Defensive mistakes do add up. We saw it at the other end, Morton not
:21:46. > :21:57.covering themselves in glory. The fullback heads the ball instead
:21:58. > :22:05.of the centre half. It ends up where you have Kilday jockeying McKay.
:22:06. > :22:13.Kilday is marking Miller, he is the centre half. The other fullback had
:22:14. > :22:21.to drop back. If that happens, Doyle would be marking McKay. You stop the
:22:22. > :22:22.move at source. Kilday had to stop McKay. Can't allow him to run into
:22:23. > :22:38.the box. So much has changed at Rangers, Mark
:22:39. > :22:45.Warburton out of the picture. Criticised for being so regulated in
:22:46. > :22:51.style. Today, Rangers played two upfront.
:22:52. > :22:57.Miller and Waghorn. It gave them a different approach, they linked
:22:58. > :23:03.together well and gave Rangers a different look, less predictable.
:23:04. > :23:08.You can see in this one, Miller, brilliant linkup play. The ball came
:23:09. > :23:12.to Kenny he did well to play it and spin. He tried hitting with his
:23:13. > :23:19.right. It means you are occupying your
:23:20. > :23:24.centre halves more. Waghorn was in there, if he isn't there, this goal
:23:25. > :23:33.doesn't get scored. Your centre forward is Miller.
:23:34. > :23:35.It is harder to defence. Waghorn doesn't scored that goal if
:23:36. > :23:52.he doesn't pair up with him. Donnelly is on loan from Celtic.
:23:53. > :24:00.Morton kept plugging away. A mix-up in defence and Forbes nicks the ball
:24:01. > :24:05.away. He has two in the box. Lindsay falling to the ground, Nesbitt as
:24:06. > :24:07.well. If you just lifts his head and Ralls it to the side, there would be
:24:08. > :24:08.an opportunity. Rather than himself being under
:24:09. > :24:23.pressure. Rangers are through, agony for Jim
:24:24. > :24:28.Duffy and Martin -- Morton who are out of the Scottish Cup.
:24:29. > :24:30.An incredible weekend. Alex McLeish is doing the draw for the Scottish
:24:31. > :24:38.Cup as well today. Will he be the next manager of
:24:39. > :24:44.Rangers? It wouldn't be a surprise. He knows
:24:45. > :24:47.the job inside out. He has great experience, he isn't currently with
:24:48. > :24:53.a club. Is it important they get it sorted
:24:54. > :24:58.sooner? They have a match away to Dundee next weekend.
:24:59. > :25:02.You have to balance what is your objective, your priority. You look
:25:03. > :25:07.at the League and finish, finish in the top three with a chance for
:25:08. > :25:14.Europe. Do you balance that against long-term objectives. That is
:25:15. > :25:17.something the board will have to weigh up and make a decision.
:25:18. > :25:23.Alex McLeish is someone who knows the club. He will be in with a
:25:24. > :25:26.shout, no doubt. He could potentially be the right guy for the
:25:27. > :25:31.long-term. Fascinating week. Now to the
:25:32. > :25:39.Edinburgh derby, Hearts against Hibs. Watching at Tynecastle was
:25:40. > :25:43.Liam McLeod. The holders take their defence of
:25:44. > :25:47.the Scottish Cup back to the home of their most bitter rivals, Hibernian
:25:48. > :25:54.have seldom had more celebrated days than the one they enjoyed on the
:25:55. > :25:57.21st of May last year, and the seeds of success that triumph was sewed in
:25:58. > :26:05.this round as they came back from the dead this very opposition on
:26:06. > :26:10.this very stage. Nama -- fortnight ago, this time would have been
:26:11. > :26:13.approached with trepidation but now it can't come quickly enough after
:26:14. > :26:21.convincing victories in the League. This could be quite a show.
:26:22. > :26:33.Nicholson has a first Tynecastle start since September. He wouldn't
:26:34. > :26:39.bet against Walker being the hero today, his 15th Edinburgh derby.
:26:40. > :26:43.The most notable thing about that Hibs team is the return of Marciano
:26:44. > :26:53.who has only played 20 minutes since December. Those 20 minutes were
:26:54. > :26:59.right here in the last round. Stevenson plays in his 31st derby,
:27:00. > :27:03.just one behind the great Pat Santon.
:27:04. > :27:10.A wonderful atmosphere. Inside this old stadium.
:27:11. > :27:17.Both managers getting their first taste of this fixture.
:27:18. > :27:28.You have to go back to 1971 to find a Hibs victory in a Scottish Cup tie
:27:29. > :27:32.at Tynecastle, albeit they have only played once since then, exactly 12
:27:33. > :27:36.months ago when they came back from 2-0 with ten to play. The rest is
:27:37. > :27:42.history. As the holders take their defence to
:27:43. > :27:45.Tynecastle. It will be Hibs in the Green and
:27:46. > :27:56.white in the first half attacking. Going behind the first corner in the
:27:57. > :28:19.first 20 seconds. Waiting for the opening corner of
:28:20. > :28:41.the game. Off the line. Martin went down. William Collum is the referee.
:28:42. > :28:53.Taking it in his stride. He puts it straight at Marciano. What a start
:28:54. > :28:57.that would have been. He must have thought he was getting back on the
:28:58. > :29:04.scoresheet here in the biggest fixture of all in the capital.
:29:05. > :29:14.Keatings giving chase, not giving up. A tenacious player.
:29:15. > :29:24.Stevenson is wide left. Plenty of time here to pick out a cross.
:29:25. > :29:46.Stevenson looking for Keatings come he has got it in early for Holt.
:29:47. > :29:47.There was no flag against Holt. A big opportunity for Hibs, ten
:29:48. > :30:03.minutes in. He has managed three goals this
:30:04. > :30:22.season. Cummings takes it down. Jason Cummings. A chip to the keeper
:30:23. > :30:33.there. Hamilton not outfoxed. He only has Cummings ahead of him. This
:30:34. > :30:37.is called. Cummings, very promising for Hibs. Hamilton's not decisive
:30:38. > :30:42.but he makes the save and the second time of asking. Hearts are
:30:43. > :30:47.architects of their own downfall there. Hibs may live to regret not
:30:48. > :30:54.making more of this opportunity. Jack Hamilton heaves a of relief.
:30:55. > :31:06.Not a good save. Straight back into the danger area where Hope was. And
:31:07. > :31:17.this is John McGinn. Time to pick someone out. Hearts a little bit
:31:18. > :31:39.static at the back. I might concern the manager. Spreading the play.
:31:40. > :31:48.Johnsen! Still alive, and that is the closest hearts have come. Bjorn
:31:49. > :31:53.Johnsen and Marciano with the save. But McGregor blocked Walker. Over
:31:54. > :32:01.the top that goes, Cummings is onside but he is on his own.
:32:02. > :32:02.Expedient defending by Aaron Hughes. He knew where Jason Cummings was
:32:03. > :32:35.going. He is capable, that's for sure.
:32:36. > :32:46.Cummings, back but not quite where he intended. Easily away from
:32:47. > :32:48.Bartley. Marciano able to grab, commanding his six yard box. Good
:32:49. > :33:11.build-up by Hearts. The Hibs goalkeeper making an
:33:12. > :33:25.appearance this season. His defence might be under the cosh here. And he
:33:26. > :33:36.is Keatings. Cummings on his own. Support arriving now from Holt.
:33:37. > :33:46.Difficult for him to take this. Eventually, Jason Cummings got the
:33:47. > :34:01.support. You would do well to score from there in that situation.
:34:02. > :34:17.Sutchuin-Djoum. And here is Jamie Walker.
:34:18. > :34:35.He came crashing of Liam Fontaine. Gonsalves.
:34:36. > :34:47.A bit of trouble with salvors and grey.
:34:48. > :35:00.He is having a war of words with Fraser Fyvie.
:35:01. > :35:16.Right through the back of David Gray. Mick Jagger. -- McGregor.
:35:17. > :35:30.Just over 30 seconds left. Couldn't do it again, could they?
:35:31. > :35:48.Now Sowah. Hibs might have one last opportunity here. Time almost up.
:35:49. > :35:53.Time for one last assault? No, it is all over. As it was one year ago.
:35:54. > :35:58.These two teams must do it again. Two different managers. The same
:35:59. > :36:06.outcome. It will be an Easter Road replay. To determine whether hearts
:36:07. > :36:11.or Hibs will go forth to the quarterfinals of the William Hill
:36:12. > :36:14.Scottish Cup. It was not a thing of beauty and that is an
:36:15. > :36:18.understatement. Hibs will feel happier because they have gotten
:36:19. > :36:23.through another 90 minutes at Tynecastle unscathed. The holders
:36:24. > :36:29.keep hold of their trophy for now. A week on Wednesday, these two capital
:36:30. > :36:39.rivals will go head-to-head once again. This time, back in Leith, to
:36:40. > :36:45.finish here in Gorgie, Heart of Midlothian 0-0 Hibernian. That was a
:36:46. > :36:50.derby game. A lot of stoppages in play, difficulty for there being any
:36:51. > :36:58.flu, so that made things difficult for us. Could we have be better? The
:36:59. > :37:02.answer is yes. We could have. Some difficult moments and we have been
:37:03. > :37:10.strung together, we have fought well and we're frustrated. But we look
:37:11. > :37:14.forward to the replay. It lacked quality because the pitch did not
:37:15. > :37:19.let the quality flow. We had chances, they had chances, we would
:37:20. > :37:25.do it all again and we will in ten days' time and have the opportunity
:37:26. > :37:29.and to have that is testament to how the players played. We will always
:37:30. > :37:35.play the part. I don't want to focus too much on it. No matter what your
:37:36. > :37:41.conditions are, we always manage those things and we need to do
:37:42. > :37:46.better. After all the build-up, it was such a disappointing spectacle.
:37:47. > :37:51.They talked about the conditions, the pitch, Michael, is that all that
:37:52. > :37:55.was down to? I don't think so. But there is no doubt the part played a
:37:56. > :37:59.significant part in it. Normally, Tynecastle is a really good surface
:38:00. > :38:04.but you had Neil Lennon saying that he did not allow the teams to get
:38:05. > :38:07.any free-flowing football played. Naturally, in the Derby you will get
:38:08. > :38:14.a bit her skill to begin with but then they came normally settles down
:38:15. > :38:18.that never got settled. Sometimes a game can be like that. No team was
:38:19. > :38:28.able to implement... The game is terrible. Painful. It just lacked
:38:29. > :38:31.quality. And there are so many creative quality players on never
:38:32. > :38:35.side and none managed to have an impact on the match. And I think it
:38:36. > :38:39.is mostly down to the pitch. The pitch was horrendous. It was a
:38:40. > :38:45.bruising battle and all you had mostly was the referee's whistle. 33
:38:46. > :38:49.fouls in this match. Some things look better in slow motion. This
:38:50. > :38:55.makes it look better than it probably was. William Collum as the
:38:56. > :38:58.referee can sometimes be overly officious but I will give him his
:38:59. > :39:03.due, I'd don't think it was down to him. It was just the fact that the
:39:04. > :39:14.game was so stop start. There were a lot of fouls like that one on Don
:39:15. > :39:25.Cowie. The unorthodox number nine, is my all Gonsalves. A great
:39:26. > :39:28.opportunity when he is in a deep groan he gets into the space and
:39:29. > :39:32.traced if you get down the left-hand side to Marciano. You see him run
:39:33. > :39:36.into areas that you would not associate with a number nine.
:39:37. > :39:42.Especially when they play the formation that Hearts team of 4-3-
:39:43. > :39:48.three. And deep in his own half, picking the ball up. On the whole,
:39:49. > :39:52.absolutely wiped out and he not happy with William Collum. They
:39:53. > :39:57.recognise that they need to get Bjorn Johnsen up and if he just
:39:58. > :40:01.likes that up to the side, he has a strike on goal. Even in the second
:40:02. > :40:06.half, still scrap paper you could see was better once they got the two
:40:07. > :40:11.guys up top. Yet again, you see them out an areas that you just don't
:40:12. > :40:14.associate with the normal number nine. He wonders and drifts into
:40:15. > :40:22.white areas. I think he's better coming from white areas. A
:40:23. > :40:27.traditional striker. Yes and a bit of comedy here, he falls over. And
:40:28. > :40:39.this was a wild challenge. A red card? You live a red card, don't
:40:40. > :40:46.you? You are watching the rugby, how would you know? We were excited when
:40:47. > :40:54.Ian Cathro said Johnsen changed the shape but not enough? Yes, perhaps
:40:55. > :40:59.he is not going to be an automatic starter. The game has changed a lot.
:41:00. > :41:05.I even think he has time to open his body up and use his right foot.
:41:06. > :41:14.Great defending but an initial mistake. Yes but for me, you will
:41:15. > :41:17.see the best when he is at the top and gone Calvin Zola is supporting
:41:18. > :41:37.him. I just think uncovers is a natural number nine. -- Goncalves.
:41:38. > :41:45.He could just have taken the shot but decides to palm it out. He is
:41:46. > :41:50.lucky it doesn't go. Double-mac there wasn't too much pace. He
:41:51. > :41:59.stretched the game well. He had to wait so long for support. He can't
:42:00. > :42:03.quite reach at a bitter past the post. He's isolated. Jason Cummings
:42:04. > :42:10.does well because he waits and eventually picks him out really
:42:11. > :42:14.well. If Grant Holt was a year or two younger is making to the
:42:15. > :42:17.Gettysburg round it. Absolutely. D ja vu all over again. Could hips
:42:18. > :42:22.D j vu all over again. Could hips sneak through again? Another replay?
:42:23. > :42:25.You had both managers talking about all we are thankful there will be
:42:26. > :42:30.another game because that was a poor spectacle. But also, because the
:42:31. > :42:33.game was so tight, you're not playing on a great Park and one
:42:34. > :42:37.mistake could lose you the game. It goes to Easter Road and I think it
:42:38. > :42:41.is a game that will be a lot better than I was there today. Both teams
:42:42. > :42:46.have a great opportunity to get through to the quarters. IMAX in
:42:47. > :42:50.question to you. Will Hibs had passed hard to win the Scottish Cup
:42:51. > :42:54.again? You don't know. There was little between the two sides. It
:42:55. > :42:58.will suit hearts better to good to Easter Road with the playing service
:42:59. > :43:01.and quality players they have. Action from yesterday now. It got
:43:02. > :43:11.under way at lunch time as favourites Celtic took on Inverness
:43:12. > :43:19.Caley Thistle. Top of the top-flight faces the team at the bottom.
:43:20. > :43:34.And through it comes. A brilliant finish by Mikel Lustig.
:43:35. > :43:53.Tim Dwelly... One minute from half-time and this could be done. --
:43:54. > :44:06.Dem Ballet. -- Dembele. It is 3-0 at! Dembele came racing up. Celtic
:44:07. > :44:24.looking for a fourth year. It is a third hat-trick of the season. That
:44:25. > :44:30.is slack. He should've made it five. How long can they withstand this?
:44:31. > :44:47.Celtic looking for number five. It arrives! It is Kieran Tierney.
:44:48. > :44:57.Sinclair. Almost... What a finish by the captain! And it is six for
:44:58. > :45:00.Celtic. Celtic hitting Inverness for six and their form at the moment is
:45:01. > :45:05.absolutely frightening in terms of the competitors elsewhere in
:45:06. > :45:13.Scotland. This is it, in the last 24 matches they have won all of them.
:45:14. > :45:16.Unbelievable, 63 goals scored. An average of 2.5 goals per game.
:45:17. > :45:22.Conceding one every three games. Nobody stands a chance, Michael, do
:45:23. > :45:27.they? The game yesterday could easily have petered out at 1-0 or
:45:28. > :45:31.2-0 but Celtic just do not take their foot off the pedal, they're so
:45:32. > :45:35.relentless. As soon as they got that first goal from Mikel Lustig, they
:45:36. > :45:40.were going to win the game but they just don't give any of the team is
:45:41. > :45:48.any opportunity at all. Yes, they were brilliant yesterday. Dembele
:45:49. > :45:52.was superb with his hat-trick. The strength lay with James Forrest, an
:45:53. > :46:00.outstanding final product. I have criticised his final product in the
:46:01. > :46:04.past but this was breathtaking. There were two other all Premiership
:46:05. > :46:13.ties on Saturday, the action from both of them have coming up.
:46:14. > :46:21.Ross County had been met six times that they faced a stern test in
:46:22. > :46:23.Aberdeen. Could Aberdeen take a step closer to a second final of the
:46:24. > :46:32.season? COMMENTATOR: Still under pressure. A
:46:33. > :46:43.good ball from Taylor. A fantastic save! Aberdeen have the corner.
:46:44. > :46:59.Niall McGinn: it in. A good fist on by Fox. Shinnie for Jack. Really
:47:00. > :47:06.good. A good ball in. Just pushes it away. Derek McInnes's side have done
:47:07. > :47:14.everything but score this afternoon. Utterly dominant. Shinnie, always
:47:15. > :47:20.available for a pass. He picks all Logan with a lovely ball. Coming
:47:21. > :47:30.inside onto the left. It found its way in! She Logan with a trademark
:47:31. > :47:32.celebration. Surely now, Aberdeen into the quarterfinal of the William
:47:33. > :47:47.Hill Scottish Cup. Another top-flight side at McDiarmid
:47:48. > :47:56.Park and Thistle struggled to make sure they did not go down. A
:47:57. > :48:00.punishing finish. Usually so solid, holes were appearing in the St
:48:01. > :48:08.Johnstone backline and Thistle came close to a second. The reflexes of
:48:09. > :48:12.this player denied them a third goal. Saints pushed for pleasure but
:48:13. > :48:15.despite the acrobatics from Chris Cain, they drew a blank. Thistle
:48:16. > :48:22.into the quarters for the first time in nine years. A successful awayday
:48:23. > :48:30.for Partick Thistle. After the game, the manager gave his reaction to the
:48:31. > :48:33.wind at a very windy McDiarmid Park. You must be gratified, you have been
:48:34. > :48:49.making chances and today you got off to a fine start? Certainly. Do you
:48:50. > :48:52.want to do that again? That's one for Christmas! Brewer Alan
:48:53. > :48:57.Archibald, these windy conditions have been very hazardous this
:48:58. > :49:05.weekend. The fantastic Partick Thistle, a good record at Park. Yes.
:49:06. > :49:09.An impressive start because it is not an easy place to go to get
:49:10. > :49:13.results. St Johnstone are normally a difficult side to play down. He will
:49:14. > :49:23.be delighted, even if he is getting taken out by the advertising boards!
:49:24. > :49:30.The fact he finishes here... They started the game so strongly. An
:49:31. > :49:33.incredible pace and that is when the game was won, St Johnstone didn't
:49:34. > :49:36.get into the game until the second half. The first time in nine years
:49:37. > :49:48.that they have been in the quarterfinal. East Fife v St Mirren.
:49:49. > :49:53.It was called yesterday. Welcome to Methil. What a glorious day we
:49:54. > :50:00.picked to be on Scotland's East Coast. Behind me is to be Scotland's
:50:01. > :50:07.Coulport, exporting 3 million a year. That is no more than the port
:50:08. > :50:15.is now home to football, East Fife and their stadium. The club is
:50:16. > :50:20.inextricably linked to the Scottish Cup. In 1938, they lifted this
:50:21. > :50:24.trophy, becoming the only lower league club to do so and it is
:50:25. > :50:29.record that has stood until last year.
:50:30. > :50:38.COMMENTATOR: This is adding spice to a great struggle. East Fife where
:50:39. > :50:41.the first team to win the Scottish Cup and that cannot really be
:50:42. > :50:45.equalled, so essentially, we are still hanging onto the record. As
:50:46. > :50:52.you look around the club, it is like a museum to the history because we
:50:53. > :50:56.are proud of our achievements. For the time, in Methil, I don't think
:50:57. > :51:02.anything has ever happened since even before that has been quite as
:51:03. > :51:05.take as East Fife winning the Scottish Cup. The cup final is good
:51:06. > :51:09.value, we just have to take care of this game but the dream is there.
:51:10. > :51:13.And that is what the Scottish Cup is all about. That is the beauty of it,
:51:14. > :51:17.a one-off game, you have a chance to go through. We will just focus fully
:51:18. > :51:23.on this game and not get too carried away. I must ask about the weather.
:51:24. > :51:29.It is brutal. It will play a part today. Yes, that the beauty of the
:51:30. > :51:33.Scottish Cup. All we ask the players is to give a good account of
:51:34. > :51:36.themselves and when they come off the park, we have done our best to
:51:37. > :51:41.get through to the next round. If it has not happened, it will be too
:51:42. > :51:46.long... East Fife have a chance to get through to the last eight for
:51:47. > :51:49.the first time in years. And they gave themselves the opportunity
:51:50. > :51:54.thanks to one of the goals of the fourth round. I had a few people
:51:55. > :52:02.shouting, bring the ball damn, what is he doing? If you had seen the
:52:03. > :52:06.dressing room after the Livingston game, you would have thought we won
:52:07. > :52:11.the cup. It is a great dressing room, the boys are 11 games unbeaten
:52:12. > :52:16.and that his not a lot to do with me, that is to do with them. I am
:52:17. > :52:23.obviously just glad to keep that run going. With UK is giving us extra
:52:24. > :52:26.coverage, I can understand why because East Fife Brian Laws leak
:52:27. > :52:30.and their current form is very good. Although our form has been good, we
:52:31. > :52:36.obviously in a difficult position. We feel we're good enough to
:52:37. > :52:41.progress to the cup. Hopefully we will prove that today. The
:52:42. > :52:45.relentless swirling wind was always going to be a tough test,
:52:46. > :52:48.particularly for goalkeepers and it very nearly helped the home side to
:52:49. > :52:52.an opener. The comic is definitely getting a bit of wind assistance but
:52:53. > :53:00.referee Don Robertson blowing for a foul. A battle of the elements was
:53:01. > :53:04.turning into a battle on the field. But it was to be St Mirren who would
:53:05. > :53:11.draw first blood. The wind again played its part. Ryan Goodfellow
:53:12. > :53:21.tried in vain to keep it out. But nothing he could do about Cammie
:53:22. > :53:24.Smith's final touch. The second half and East Fife came out firing. It
:53:25. > :53:30.took some serious defending to deny Scott Robinson a leveller. But the
:53:31. > :53:35.Euro was to turn to the villain. The wrong side of Ross Brown, penalty to
:53:36. > :53:44.the home side, up stepped Chris Duggan, East Fife deservedly level.
:53:45. > :53:47.Tying the St Mirren to bring on the cavalry, Lewis Morgan on as a sub on
:53:48. > :53:57.the 20-year-old was to make quite an impact. Released by Stevie Mallon,
:53:58. > :54:00.their one goal lead reinstated. And now, for arguably the moment of the
:54:01. > :54:09.match, a little something special from Morgan, surely that was the
:54:10. > :54:12.Saints through safely. But one little twist, difficult to see why
:54:13. > :54:22.this was given from the vantage point. But up stepped Duggan, to
:54:23. > :54:28.increase the tally. Just too little too late for the men from Methil. Be
:54:29. > :54:34.completed very well against a team from a higher division. They
:54:35. > :54:39.certainly did not out of place. It is about making sure we use that
:54:40. > :54:44.frustration and take it into the league campaign. The game became
:54:45. > :54:48.more stretched and open. They posed a greater threat but I think we
:54:49. > :55:00.posed a threat as well as the game opened up. At half-time, they were
:55:01. > :55:04.stressing because we... The Scottish Cup dream remains alive for St
:55:05. > :55:09.Mirren. 30 years on since that famous victory. I think that was the
:55:10. > :55:15.first match you ever went to? Adamant that well. Unfortunately, I
:55:16. > :55:18.think this is the last game of the round or the cup for St Mirren.
:55:19. > :55:28.Celtic away, you could not get a harder time. They did well with
:55:29. > :55:33.Alloa but I just can't see St Mirren... Despite atrocious campaign
:55:34. > :55:37.from St Mirren, they do well in the cups. They have been sensational in
:55:38. > :55:42.the cups and I wish they would get points for those. We thought it
:55:43. > :55:47.could be a catalyst to give them belief in the league but then they
:55:48. > :55:56.took one point from six. Hopefully, this will give them the boost they
:55:57. > :56:12.need. We will get to the drawing a little while. Dunfermline were at
:56:13. > :56:17.home to Hamilton Accies. Mascot grateful for his fur coat,
:56:18. > :56:24.conditions at East End Park a touch wintry to say the least.
:56:25. > :56:39.COMMENTATOR: Some traffic in the box. A strong header. The referee
:56:40. > :56:48.has given the push. It is not going to count.
:56:49. > :57:00.A chance for Dunfermline. Paul McMullan, 1-0, beautiful finish, and
:57:01. > :57:12.Dunfermline pounds and Hamilton are made to pay.
:57:13. > :57:31.In behind Lewis Martin, Imre gets the touch. Talbot hits it off his
:57:32. > :57:46.own woodwork. Quicksand! Played away and onto Imre. Trying to find a
:57:47. > :57:53.shooting opportunity and he scores! Danny Redmond the hero and Hamilton
:57:54. > :58:02.Accies our level. It's Danny McKinnon on the right foot. What a
:58:03. > :58:11.save. To keep his side in the Scottish Cup. Clyde had only signed
:58:12. > :58:15.goalkeeper Conor Quinn on Friday. He was straight into the action against
:58:16. > :58:25.Ayr United, saving from Craig McGaughey. And it wasn't quite over.
:58:26. > :58:34.Ayr United's Nicky Devlin with the shot off the post. Could Clyde give
:58:35. > :58:41.us the whiff of Scottish Cup shock? They certainly could... The ball
:58:42. > :58:59.falling to David Gormley. Clyde, 1-0 in front. And it was almost another.
:59:00. > :59:09.Paul Tierney would come to Ayr United's rescue. Equalising in the
:59:10. > :59:19.70th minute. Right at the death, he would come close but 18-year-old
:59:20. > :59:26.Conor Quinn finished as he started. A few great place to get through.
:59:27. > :59:30.Valentines night will be busy. Clyde v Ayr United, Hamilton Accies v
:59:31. > :59:33.Dunfermline and then a week on Wednesday, let's do it all over
:59:34. > :59:41.again, the Edinburgh derby. Let's hope it is better than today. Hibs
:59:42. > :59:43.versus hearts at Easter Road. The draw was made at Ibrox and Alex
:59:44. > :00:01.McLeish was there, coincidentally. That was the final tie, and this is
:00:02. > :00:06.how it looks, the quarterfinal draw. Celtic at home to St Mirren.
:00:07. > :00:11.Aberdeen will take on Partick Thistle. Hearts or Hibs will face a
:00:12. > :00:17.united or Clyde. As we just saw, Rangers are at home to either
:00:18. > :00:21.Dunfermline or Hamilton Accies. What stands out there, Michael, is all
:00:22. > :00:27.the favourites, they are all at home, that is not fair.
:00:28. > :00:30.Potentially three Championship sides in the semifinal.
:00:31. > :00:38.Very well done. The left-hand side of that page will be the semifinal.
:00:39. > :00:45.The only thing you're looking the Edinburgh derby, who will win. The
:00:46. > :00:50.favourites all at home. Plum ties to get drawn at home against lesser
:00:51. > :00:57.opposition. A very good opportunity for potentially the top four teams,
:00:58. > :01:00.Hibs at the top of the Championship, to get through.
:01:01. > :01:06.The semifinals could be very tasty, in terms of a potential shock,
:01:07. > :01:10.Pittodrie as the place? That stands out. Or if Hamilton win
:01:11. > :01:19.their replay, they have upset Rangers before.
:01:20. > :01:28.I suppose Rangers in terminal at the moment -- in turmoil.
:01:29. > :01:32.It will be a difficult game for Hamilton. Dunfermline are in a good
:01:33. > :01:37.run of form. Not a given they will get through. Rangers, we still
:01:38. > :01:43.expect they have enough to see themselves through to the semifinal.
:01:44. > :01:46.And potentially somebody in place in management for that type. There is
:01:47. > :01:50.no doubt the top teams have deftly had the best draw. They will be
:01:51. > :02:02.looking forward to getting through to the semi.
:02:03. > :02:03.Let us switch to the Ladbrokes Premiership, one game played, Dundee
:02:04. > :02:19.at home to Kilmarnock. Dundee make one change to their
:02:20. > :02:24.defence. Ojamaa once again partnering Haber.
:02:25. > :02:30.Kilmarnock make one change. Sammon makes his first start in his second
:02:31. > :02:36.spell for the club. Dundee sitting in tenth spot in the
:02:37. > :02:43.table. Longstaff sending that through, Boyd. It has gone in. Boyd
:02:44. > :02:50.scores for Kilmarnock in the ninth minute.
:02:51. > :02:56.Whether he was trying to flick it around the goalkeeper, he didn't
:02:57. > :02:58.need to. Gomez trying to get back on the line, couldn't keep it out. Boyd
:02:59. > :03:21.claims his fifth goal of the season. A chance for an equaliser. Locked
:03:22. > :03:24.away by Woodman. O'Hara, former Kilmarnock player, determined to hit
:03:25. > :03:37.the back of the net. -- blocked away. Falling for Holt.
:03:38. > :03:44.Dundee have equalised. A callous delivery end, the Kilmarnock defence
:03:45. > :03:48.didn't deal with it. Woodman in goal. Didn't get anywhere near the
:03:49. > :03:58.goal. Holt with the easiest of chances.
:03:59. > :04:01.Hiroshi Aoyama trying his luck. He wasn't too far away with that
:04:02. > :04:24.effort, the Estonian striker. Haber with the header. It was locked
:04:25. > :04:25.away by Wilson. One or two Dundee fans seem to be claiming for a
:04:26. > :04:45.penalty. A wave from Longstaff. Not a bad
:04:46. > :04:54.effort by Ojamaa, a curling effort to pick that top corner. Too much
:04:55. > :05:00.elevation. Kilmarnock, unbeaten in the last three visits.
:05:01. > :05:11.McKenzie fitting that went in. Conor Sammon. Off the line. Sammon didn't
:05:12. > :05:14.seem to get a proper connection in the shot as he tried to beat the
:05:15. > :05:35.goalkeeper. Jones did well to get away from
:05:36. > :05:51.Clock House In. But couldn't find an end product.
:05:52. > :05:56.Woodman did well to stop that one. He was helped out in the end by
:05:57. > :06:19.Dicker. A run at the Dundee defence, a fine
:06:20. > :06:21.strike that was. McKenzie has already claimed three goals for
:06:22. > :06:39.Kilmarnock this season. Here is a chance. We are well into
:06:40. > :06:46.stoppage time. Try the shot. It just drifted wide of that post. It looks
:06:47. > :06:51.as though this game is going to end all square.
:06:52. > :06:59.I felt we were sloppy in possession, kept giving it away. They started
:07:00. > :07:06.better than us but we came into the game 20 minutes before the first
:07:07. > :07:11.half and had some good opportunities in the box, putting crosses in.
:07:12. > :07:15.We have to play a lot better. I thought we were the dominant team.
:07:16. > :07:20.They had a spell of ten minutes before half-time. We are
:07:21. > :07:24.disappointed in that we haven't taken three points once again. Our
:07:25. > :07:28.level of performance is really high. Playing some really good football.
:07:29. > :07:32.The players have a lot of confidence. They are young. They
:07:33. > :07:37.just need to change these draws into wins. They could have done with
:07:38. > :07:42.another eight points from our performances. I have said it's about
:07:43. > :07:47.winning, not just about playing good football. Totally about winning but
:07:48. > :07:52.you need good football as well. Unfortunately it hasn't happened. It
:07:53. > :07:57.gives me a lot of belief and encouragement that we can kick on
:07:58. > :08:01.for the rest of the season. The Kilmarnock manager, a bit
:08:02. > :08:03.downbeat but that draw suited both sides in terms of places. We will
:08:04. > :08:14.see the table in a moment. The goal by Boyd is unorthodox.
:08:15. > :08:23.He tries to make it round. Didn't have the pace to get there, the goal
:08:24. > :08:30.keeper. But, you know, that is two in three for the big chap. For
:08:31. > :08:39.Kilmarnock, unbeaten in four, they are in the top six, a good period.
:08:40. > :08:42.It would be a point in the end. Your thoughts on this goal from Holt?
:08:43. > :08:47.Could the defending have been better?
:08:48. > :08:54.You heard the manager saying it is not a great goal. Disappointment to
:08:55. > :09:01.concede in such a manner. He doesn't need to come out there. A big call
:09:02. > :09:07.from Lee Clark to drop Jamie MacDonald. He has not come to
:09:08. > :09:11.himself in glory. The defenders are there, the goalkeeper should let the
:09:12. > :09:18.defenders deal with it. He should have stayed on his goal line.
:09:19. > :09:19.Kilmarnock were the better side. Since their break, they have not
:09:20. > :09:32.come back in good form. Kilmarnock in sixth place at the
:09:33. > :09:37.moment, not bad. Dundee with that draw moved up a few
:09:38. > :09:41.places, in seventh position. Both sides can take something from
:09:42. > :09:44.that draw certainly. Next weekend, this is how Sportscene
:09:45. > :10:07.looks, back to the Premiership. This weekend has all been about the
:10:08. > :10:09.Scottish Cup. Can any of you see Celtic not winning the trouble this
:10:10. > :10:14.season? I think it is possible, when you
:10:15. > :10:18.look at the teams potentially going into the semifinal, the top four
:10:19. > :10:25.teams in the country with a good chance to get into the semis.
:10:26. > :10:29.Anything can happen. There was a moment of madness from the referees
:10:30. > :10:34.and officials when that team got knocked out by Inverness. How good
:10:35. > :10:37.they are, you would say the odds are they will do it.
:10:38. > :10:46.Not a guarantee. A much improved Celtic side. It will take a strange
:10:47. > :10:50.sequence of events the Celtic to be stopped.
:10:51. > :10:55.I don't think anyone can stop them. They will win the trouble.
:10:56. > :11:00.Should everyone give up now? That's not what I am saying. I was asked
:11:01. > :11:04.for my opinion. I don't think anyone can stop them.
:11:05. > :11:11.That is the thing with the Scottish Cup. This is why it has not lost
:11:12. > :11:15.its... Quite clearly the Scottish Cup is
:11:16. > :11:20.the best chance for a lot of teams to win a trophy. We have seen it in
:11:21. > :11:26.the last number of years, a good changing of the winners. Going into
:11:27. > :11:28.the quarterfinals, there are a number of teams thinking to
:11:29. > :11:33.themselves they have a great chance of winning and getting into Europe.
:11:34. > :11:39.It has got that qualification into Europe, a big carrot the teams to
:11:40. > :11:42.win the Cup. No doubt Celtic are the favourites going into the next
:11:43. > :11:49.round. It will be difficult but not a guarantee.
:11:50. > :11:55.Clyde or Hamilton Accies? I do think either of them will win
:11:56. > :12:00.the Cup. Thank you very much indeed. That is
:12:01. > :12:04.it for another weekend. We are back to do it all again next weekend,
:12:05. > :13:02.Premiership style. From all of us, good night.
:13:03. > :13:04.I want to go and break the world land speed record
:13:05. > :13:07.on a bike that I mainly built myself.
:13:08. > :13:13.his fiercest competitor is always himself.
:13:14. > :13:16.I needed to justify my self-worth as a human being.
:13:17. > :13:20.Battle Mountain, the Graeme Obree story.