:00:10. > :00:19.Where would you rather be? Travelling away or staying at home?
:00:20. > :00:28.The teams in this rant have won the Scottish cup 79 times. The away team
:00:29. > :00:38.is, not so many. They travel in the hope of causing an upset. Patrick
:00:39. > :00:47.won it once, nearly a century ago. They are at Aberdeen. Hamilton have
:00:48. > :00:57.never won it. Today they went to Ibrox.
:00:58. > :01:11.Would we see away day dreams come true? What would the Scottish cup
:01:12. > :01:26.quarterfinals bring home comforts? That is outstanding. It is an
:01:27. > :01:36.absolute beauty. It is unbelievable. Unbelievable. What a finish. Time
:01:37. > :01:44.for heroes. It is not a dream, it is reality. Home or away, soap opera
:01:45. > :01:48.guaranteed in the sixth round of the Scottish cup. Ford ties this week
:01:49. > :01:54.and, to today, two tomorrow and with us tonight are two pundits, Michael
:01:55. > :01:57.Stewart and Stephen Thomson. We started the quarterfinal action at
:01:58. > :02:00.eastern Road after the long, long with the Scottish cup glory,
:02:01. > :02:04.Hibernian hoping to make it two triumphs in a row. Ayr United in
:02:05. > :02:10.their way. Lehman McLeod was watching. Three championship teams
:02:11. > :02:15.left in the drawer and at least one of them will be semifinalists as to
:02:16. > :02:20.collide here. The league leaders Hibernian against the basement
:02:21. > :02:29.battle an honest man. However, I United have been here twice this
:02:30. > :02:32.season and they are unbeaten. Darren McGregor is suspended thanks to two
:02:33. > :02:38.bookings collected in the game with hearts in the last round. Jordan
:02:39. > :02:49.Vorster returns to the fold. There is a debut for Ambrose on loan from
:02:50. > :03:01.Celtic. The former striker, Alegue is out. The visitors have a lengthy
:03:02. > :03:09.injury list. Craig Murtagh is the team. Nobody has won more Scottish
:03:10. > :03:12.cup games in recent times than Hibernian. Their last defeat came
:03:13. > :03:18.against Falkirk almost two years ago. They will fancy their chances
:03:19. > :03:22.of reaching the 30th semi. There are 26 points between the two of them
:03:23. > :03:30.from the top of the table to ninth place Ayr United in the
:03:31. > :03:35.championship. There has been enough in recent results to suggest this
:03:36. > :03:38.will be no walk in the park for the winners from last season. They have
:03:39. > :03:48.not been in the best of form in the league. Stephen has got it through
:03:49. > :03:59.the Maginn using a really useful area. Twisting and turning, a good
:04:00. > :04:09.ball in. Here is Maginn again. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. An
:04:10. > :04:15.international class player produces an international class goal and
:04:16. > :04:23.Hibernian lead on seven minutes. The holders do not want to give out that
:04:24. > :04:30.this trophy. This is a piece of brilliance from McGinn. We know he
:04:31. > :04:38.is more than capable of it. Another example of his shining star.
:04:39. > :04:45.Narrowing this one away from the grass with Greg Fleming. It is
:04:46. > :05:00.Hibernian 1-0 in the infancy of this game.
:05:01. > :05:06.Through Boyle, who has been in terrific form. Was that inside the
:05:07. > :05:16.box? It was. A penalty for Hibernian. The ire United manager
:05:17. > :05:20.does not agree with this decision. It was Meggatt who found Martin
:05:21. > :05:29.Boyle who pickpocketed him. That looks just inside. It looks just
:05:30. > :05:35.inside. It is a Hibs spot kick. Jason Cummings will take it. 11
:05:36. > :05:39.minutes only have been played, but Jason Cummings has a huge chance to
:05:40. > :05:56.push him is even closer to the semifinals. In it goes. This time
:05:57. > :06:02.might be done already. An excellent penalty from Hibernian's top scorer.
:06:03. > :06:12.19 for the season. Ian McCall puffs out his cheeks. Little wonder. This
:06:13. > :06:21.might already be away from his team. Not even 12 minutes in and it is 2-0
:06:22. > :06:32.to Hibernian. Shinnie with the corner.
:06:33. > :06:37.He steals himself away from Doherty with support from Boyle. His
:06:38. > :06:48.tenacity led to the penalty. A big with support from Boyle. His
:06:49. > :06:58.chance again, this time it is Shinnie. This time Fleming makes the
:06:59. > :07:10.save. A late challenge by Forster who has got himself in the book.
:07:11. > :07:17.Grab hold teeing up against Shinnie. Almost in for Hibernian's third.
:07:18. > :07:28.Where is that going? I think there was a little panic
:07:29. > :07:45.there are as it began to drop. Bala Tony looked as though he could
:07:46. > :07:58.make a good recovery there, but Walsh, ... There it was. A quick
:07:59. > :08:01.free kick by McGinn. Hibs could be in for the third. Boyd went down and
:08:02. > :08:10.there is a flag which spares Ayr United. If he is not offside it is
:08:11. > :08:23.another penalty. He is on south there, actually, Martin Boyle.
:08:24. > :08:39.The Ayr United have something in them? A cross from Craig McGaughey.
:08:40. > :08:51.That is unbelievable. They are not done yet, you know. That is an
:08:52. > :08:57.absolutely stunning goal. The 19-year-old Craig McGaughey on the
:08:58. > :09:04.left food, top corner. He has brief new life into the honest men here.
:09:05. > :09:17.You don't get much better than that. A collector 's's item.
:09:18. > :09:29.McGinn is absolutely cleaned out. Nick Walsh goes to his pocket. It is
:09:30. > :09:35.a red cloud for Scott Mckenna. Ayr United got themselves back into this
:09:36. > :09:49.game by virtue of a moment of magic, but that is horrendous from Scott
:09:50. > :09:56.Mckenna. Nick Walsh blows for half-time. It is Hibernian who are
:09:57. > :10:01.won the gold band one man up at the interval despite the heroics from
:10:02. > :10:08.McGaughey. John McGinn with a superb goal of his own giving Hibernian
:10:09. > :10:25.elite. At half-time it is Hibernian 2-1 Ayr United. Now, McGaughey was
:10:26. > :10:30.ransacked there. Boyle is in the middle. It is Shinnie. That is a
:10:31. > :10:45.terrific block there by Dan or Megan. It looked like Hibs were
:10:46. > :11:04.going to score a third. This tie is still alive.
:11:05. > :11:19.Another very important intervention from Meggatt. The former Queens Park
:11:20. > :11:23.player. A corner only for Hibernian, but they are seizing the initiative
:11:24. > :11:41.back again. The initiative they have had in the score line for a while.
:11:42. > :11:45.Andrew Shinnie. Ambrose almost. You just feel like a third Hibs goal
:11:46. > :11:55.would finish off Ayr United once and for all. Ambrose must have thought
:11:56. > :12:14.he was opening his account there. He doesn't score many. Just evaded him.
:12:15. > :12:26.Was that a handball from Ambrose? Was it handball? Doherty was
:12:27. > :12:36.aggrieved and perhaps rightly so, because he is in on goal. It doesn't
:12:37. > :12:47.hit Ambrose, Doherty is in. It has opened up for Commons. -- Cummings.
:12:48. > :12:51.That would have rubbed salt in Ayr United's gaping wounds. At the other
:12:52. > :13:13.end, Ambrose on the edge of his own box.
:13:14. > :13:24.Martin Boyle against his namesake Paddy Boyle. What a good save that
:13:25. > :13:29.was. That looked like Meggatt was going into his own goal as he did
:13:30. > :13:42.against Aberdeen in the League Cup earlier this season. That is a
:13:43. > :13:47.terrific save. McGinn is back on it. An important ball by the big keeper.
:13:48. > :13:54.John McGinn, a chance house to wrap it up for Hibs. Just got away from
:13:55. > :14:02.him. Boyd. That would have been some goal. Martin Boyle. Just got away
:14:03. > :14:10.from John McGinn. Mark Boyle just offside. Jason Cummings who, at the
:14:11. > :14:20.moment, is putting Hibs through to the semifinal. That penalty made it
:14:21. > :14:32.2-0. 19 for the season now. Keatings will come on.
:14:33. > :14:55.There is Shinnie. Stevenson. Hibernian are probing here and
:14:56. > :14:59.finishing. James Keatings is just on and he will surely ensure the
:15:00. > :15:05.finishing. James Keatings is just on passage of Hibernian as the game to
:15:06. > :15:18.go back to back. An inspired piece of management by Neil Lennon.
:15:19. > :15:38.He meant that cleanly, a lovely header from a lovely ball in, and
:15:39. > :15:47.the keeper didn't have an answer. This is Holt, and Keatings again.
:15:48. > :16:01.Lovely ball in, and it is still alive for Hibs, and Grant Holt's
:16:02. > :16:13.header off the line. Grant Holt, almost making it four here. Good
:16:14. > :16:20.defending by Paddy Boyle, and this has been a decent enough Ayr United
:16:21. > :16:24.performance. In particular in the second half they have looked pretty
:16:25. > :16:30.solid, which will perhaps bode well for the battles that lie ahead.
:16:31. > :16:48.Keating 's flashing one buyer. He has a point to prove quite clearly,
:16:49. > :16:52.has James Keatings. -- Keatings flashing one by. Keatings has had a
:16:53. > :16:55.good few pops at goal since coming on, more effort than Jason Cummings
:16:56. > :17:02.on, more efforts than Jason Cummings did the whole time he was on.
:17:03. > :17:14.The dream is still on as Hibs go chasing back-to-back Scottish Cups.
:17:15. > :17:19.James Keatings made absolutely sure from the bench with a header to make
:17:20. > :17:28.it 3-1. Ian McCall's side showing plenty of it. The red card shown to
:17:29. > :17:39.Scott McKenna just before the interval did not help. Back to 2-1,
:17:40. > :17:46.after the John McGinn added to by a James Keatings penalty. 3-1. Very
:17:47. > :17:52.proud of the team, got the reaction I wanted from Wednesday. Very
:17:53. > :17:57.excited about taking on a club, a new club, if you can call it that,
:17:58. > :18:00.to hand them. We have teams in the draw still with great pedigree and
:18:01. > :18:06.tradition and we want to be part of that. We have handled the game very
:18:07. > :18:11.well. Proving this season, for us anyway, to be at not to crack. I was
:18:12. > :18:15.pleased with the effort we put in. Could not have asked for any more.
:18:16. > :18:20.The sending-off was a huge call, I have been told it looked like
:18:21. > :18:25.ascending off but I have not seen it yet. After that it was really
:18:26. > :18:29.difficult. And promotion is the big prize at the end of the season but
:18:30. > :18:33.back-to-back Scottish Cups would be a good achievement? Yes, as long as
:18:34. > :18:37.we get promotion. I would take that any day of the week, but we are in
:18:38. > :18:40.the competition, down to the last four. You hope to get the lock of
:18:41. > :18:44.the competition, down to the last the draw, but Hamblin, have been
:18:45. > :18:48.there in semifinals, won and lost, and anything can happen, but the
:18:49. > :18:58.fact that we are going there is very exciting for me -- but Hampden, have
:18:59. > :19:02.been there. What was your take on the Efe Ambrose incident? It looked
:19:03. > :19:06.like a handball, but also with the NLP, I would love to see where the
:19:07. > :19:12.first contact was made for that, so all of these decisions went against
:19:13. > :19:18.us but it may turn out to be right. We will get to the moment he was
:19:19. > :19:21.referring to their very shortly but, Michael, a convincing enough
:19:22. > :19:26.victory? Wasn't the right score line? I think so. Neil Lennon spoke
:19:27. > :19:31.about how they have struggled to beat Tal Gaysum the season well they
:19:32. > :19:34.have been beaten at Easter Road and drawn before. They went into that
:19:35. > :19:37.game making sure he had the team drilled into their mind it was a big
:19:38. > :19:41.one they had to win and I think he summed it up great. He would give it
:19:42. > :19:48.all up, the cup, to get promoted. But now he's in that last four it is
:19:49. > :19:54.an exciting addition to be in. Steven, some absolutely fantastic
:19:55. > :19:57.goals? Yes, John McGinn, my old team-mate, with the first, getting a
:19:58. > :20:00.decent cross into the box, then coming back out it was surprising to
:20:01. > :20:06.see him hit this with his right foot. In all the years I played and
:20:07. > :20:08.trained with him he never really used his right foot, very
:20:09. > :20:14.predominately left footed. But he has had an excellent season for Hibs
:20:15. > :20:17.and I would be surprised if he is not in the Scotland squad. He takes
:20:18. > :20:25.it across his body very well. Another big performance today. He
:20:26. > :20:37.has been a pivotal player for for. And one of the best young players he
:20:38. > :20:43.has ever worked with? Yes, I great knock down. A great knock-down. Half
:20:44. > :20:47.volley just rising and as soon as it left his boot you could sense it was
:20:48. > :20:51.going in. You could stick two keepers in there. I do not even know
:20:52. > :20:56.why the goalkeeper dives, to be honest. To make it look better. No
:20:57. > :21:01.doubt, the goal of the round so far. Of the tournament perhaps. Right in
:21:02. > :21:02.the top corner. At that stage, Tal Gaysum would be thinking it was game
:21:03. > :21:14.on, back to 2-1, in a good position. on, back to 2-1, in a good position.
:21:15. > :21:20.-- at that stage Tal -- Ayr would be thinking it was game on. This is an
:21:21. > :21:24.absolutely wild challenge. Every time I see it, I wince. Then it
:21:25. > :21:35.clips the back of John 's head. Just for good measure. An obvious red
:21:36. > :21:42.card. He has not been heard that hard in a long time. Not since the
:21:43. > :21:43.last trained with Steven Thompson! Very good.
:21:44. > :21:51.LAUGHTER As far as the heart of handball
:21:52. > :21:58.incident from Evie and -- as far as the handball incident with Efe
:21:59. > :22:02.Ambrose goes, what do you think? It is a handball but not deliberate.
:22:03. > :22:05.You would be calling for that all day long. If that is in the middle
:22:06. > :22:11.of the park, though, nine times out of ten it would be given. So it is a
:22:12. > :22:15.handball? And seeing nine times out of ten in the middle of the park
:22:16. > :22:20.that would be given but I am saying it is not a handball. By the rules
:22:21. > :22:23.of the game. It is not deliberate. From Ayr's perspective, if something
:22:24. > :22:27.happens regularly you would be disappointed if it doesn't happen to
:22:28. > :22:33.you. I think it is hands down. Hands down by his side. You just said it
:22:34. > :22:37.was, in the middle of the park. LAUGHTER
:22:38. > :22:41.I am more confused than ever! You might be confused but I am pretty
:22:42. > :22:48.sure everyone at home as quickly. Let's hope so! In the end James
:22:49. > :22:54.Keatings comes off the bench and scores within virtually two minutes
:22:55. > :23:00.of being on. Is a luxury for Hibs, in the Championship, that they are
:23:01. > :23:04.able to carry on. What a ball in from David Gray. So inviting. He
:23:05. > :23:10.claims is run well and rise as well for the header, but what an inviting
:23:11. > :23:14.ball for a striker to head in. You are right. A great luxury to be able
:23:15. > :23:20.to bring a player of his calibre off the bench, and Jason Cummings
:23:21. > :23:25.getting his 19th of the season. You can hear the fans singing, you
:23:26. > :23:28.recall, two in a row. We are talking about Hibs as potential winners of
:23:29. > :23:32.the Scottish Cup this year, two years in a row. And they have the
:23:33. > :23:37.calibre of players to really go for it. You heard him saying they wanted
:23:38. > :23:42.the luck of the draw. Every team will be trying to avoid Celtic if
:23:43. > :23:51.they get through. Are you trying to say that Simone cannot get a result?
:23:52. > :23:56.Realistically, for Hibs, they want other teams getting into the
:23:57. > :24:00.semifinal. They are a top quality side and again, that last four, it
:24:01. > :24:07.is anybody's now. The weekend began at Ibrox with Rangers still without
:24:08. > :24:12.a permanent manager. Hamilton had beaten Aberdeen on Tuesday. Your
:24:13. > :24:17.commentary comes from Tom Mitchell. COMMENTATOR: Following their first
:24:18. > :24:22.league win against Rangers since March 1954, and Rangers have picked
:24:23. > :24:29.on Hamilton ever since they were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in
:24:30. > :24:37.1987. Rangers beat St Johnstone midweek so for the first time and
:24:38. > :24:43.unchanged Union have been named. Kenny Miller continues in attack. It
:24:44. > :24:48.was a great win for Accies midweek against Aberdeen and today they were
:24:49. > :24:58.without their suspensions. Renny Matthews is in goal. And Scott
:24:59. > :25:06.McMann drops onto the pitch. -- the bench. 35-year-old John Beaton
:25:07. > :25:14.referees, after taking charge of the League Cup final this season.
:25:15. > :25:21.Underway at Ibrox in this quarterfinal. Back in 1987, 31 point
:25:22. > :25:30.separated the sides. Coming into today, they are in the same league
:25:31. > :25:43.and a mere 22 point separates them. An early injury. Colliding with his
:25:44. > :25:45.own player. He took him out pretty impressively, Rakish Bingham, and I
:25:46. > :26:03.am not sure he will thank him for it. Just urging the players around
:26:04. > :26:10.him to calm down. Wallace wants movement and Barry Mackay is happy
:26:11. > :26:13.to oblige. He is driving in, a lovely pass inside, a chance for
:26:14. > :26:17.Rangers, and they should have scored. Straight at the goalkeeper,
:26:18. > :26:25.saved with the foot. He was offside anyway. A golden chance for Rangers.
:26:26. > :26:30.Barrie McKay was brilliant, he drove it all the way through. A little
:26:31. > :26:35.flick in between, but Donati missed it. Too close the goalkeeper. He had
:26:36. > :26:53.no chance. The ball hit for for Rakish Bingham
:26:54. > :26:58.the chase. The goalkeeper uncertain, taking control just inside his area.
:26:59. > :27:04.How close was this? That was well outside the box. It fell inside, he
:27:05. > :27:19.had two hands on it but outside the area. He smuggled it back in. Back
:27:20. > :27:29.to James Waghorn. Back it comes back for Kenny Miller! Brilliant effort
:27:30. > :27:33.from Kenny Miller. Waghorn and Holt on the interchange. He knew where
:27:34. > :27:38.Kenny Miller was and it is a stunning ball in, a little touch by
:27:39. > :27:52.the goalkeeper as well. Great effort from Renny Matthews. -- Remi
:27:53. > :28:01.Matthews. Skondras get it away. Holt is onside. Jon Toral with a chant!
:28:02. > :28:07.Did he have it taken away from him? He did. The penalty is awarded.
:28:08. > :28:14.Grant Gillespie complains, as does Michael Devlin. But John Beaton was
:28:15. > :28:20.well positioned. A great ball in from Holt, he got the touch. It
:28:21. > :28:25.seemed to be the knees of Grant Gillespie. At that angle, and at
:28:26. > :28:35.that speed, it did look like a penalty. Gillespie was surprised.
:28:36. > :28:44.Waghorn, 13 out of 15 from the spot for Rangers in his career. Rangers
:28:45. > :28:48.get the opening goal in a Scottish Cup tie for the first time this
:28:49. > :28:52.season. Having trailed against Greenock Morton and Motherwell. And
:28:53. > :28:56.emphatic penalty kick from Greenock Morton and Motherwell. And
:28:57. > :29:03.Waghorn. He scored from the spot against Inverness Caley Thistle and
:29:04. > :29:13.he gets a similar result here. Away from Donati. Martyn Waghorn...
:29:14. > :29:17.McKay, plenty in the box for Rangers, and Waghorn wants it back.
:29:18. > :29:23.That was five. He worked himself into a really good position. Trying
:29:24. > :29:32.to get inside off Craig Watson, and not far away. You would have to go
:29:33. > :29:35.back more than 30 years to when Rangers last lost a Scottish Cup tie
:29:36. > :29:42.their lead at half-time, and that was against Hearts. Stoppage time at
:29:43. > :29:54.Ibrox. Wallace... Good defending by Watson. And there is the half-time
:29:55. > :29:57.whistle at Ibrox. Martyn Waghorn's fine goal-scoring run against
:29:58. > :30:04.Hamilton Accies continues. The half-time score is 1-0 to Rangers.
:30:05. > :30:05.It will be a Scottish Cup debut for Joe Garner, and he replaces Kenny
:30:06. > :30:21.Miller. The half-time substitute debuts.
:30:22. > :30:25.Hamilton have lost their last three Scottish cup quarterfinal ties,
:30:26. > :30:34.haven't won one since 1985 when they won 3-0. The trio here at Ibrox by
:30:35. > :30:37.1-0. They drilled in both the last matches against Dunfermline
:30:38. > :30:45.athletic. Matthews eventually the hero in the penalty shoot out. Three
:30:46. > :30:50.out of three. Rangers now scored in 15 straight games. The problem has
:30:51. > :30:52.been at the other end, they have kept only two clean sheets it is not
:30:53. > :31:27.spelt. -- in bad spell. They had, knocked on, Garner scores.
:31:28. > :31:36.Just over two minutes into his Scottish cup debut, he is on the
:31:37. > :31:44.scoresheet. Keirin an almost on the mark as he went across and Garner
:31:45. > :31:50.stepped in. Two men on the posts. Beautifully away from Blair Adams.
:31:51. > :31:55.It is the perfect start to the second half and a perfect
:31:56. > :32:00.substitution. Kenny Miller has been a goal scoring hero in the Scottish
:32:01. > :32:06.cup, but the man who has replaced on the field replaces him on the
:32:07. > :32:10.scoresheet as well. A header from Kiernan. Good strikers anticipate,
:32:11. > :32:16.get to the right place at the right time. But it goes from Garner has
:32:17. > :32:30.just taken the Temple out of the game. The. Gillespie, strong in the
:32:31. > :32:42.tackle. Garner has really hurt Imre there and the referee has a decision
:32:43. > :32:45.to make. It is amazing the number of players who scored goals and shortly
:32:46. > :32:51.afterwards find themselves in the book. Imre stretched forward, Garner
:32:52. > :32:55.came in, it wasn't the leg that kicked out that caused the problem,
:32:56. > :33:06.it is the way his body fell through. Imre was off the ground. The Yellow
:33:07. > :33:11.Card delivered. It is not a game of keep ball at the moment, it is
:33:12. > :33:16.almost an exchange programme. Mackay plays it through, an opportunity for
:33:17. > :33:25.Wallace. Great football from Rangers. A great spot by Mackay on
:33:26. > :33:29.his own favourite right side. Lee Wallace scored his last dozen goes
:33:30. > :33:44.all at Ibrox. He nearly made it 13 in a row. Waghorn is in the middle.
:33:45. > :33:46.A chance for Garner. He just couldn't get the shot away as he
:33:47. > :34:15.wanted. Here is Crawford. Doherty. Gillespie. On the Crawford. A great
:34:16. > :34:23.ball in and an opportunity from Bingham. That is as close as
:34:24. > :34:30.Hamilton have come. A great run from McMahon. He gave the show, a little
:34:31. > :34:34.touch in from Bingham not far away. This was a great piece of play by
:34:35. > :34:39.Rangers, lovely interchange. I just wonder if he needed that first
:34:40. > :34:52.touch, Imre. Coming across. That is great defending.
:34:53. > :35:01.Cormac was easily in. Clint Hill watches as the header gets powered
:35:02. > :35:06.in. So many Rangers players free. That is a good save from Matthews.
:35:07. > :35:21.Hill was unmarked. The Spaniard got ahead of them. Kiernan almost got
:35:22. > :35:28.there. It has gone in. The shot was on target, so he will claim it. The
:35:29. > :35:32.deflection beat the goalkeeper. The Scottish cup tie is over and Rangers
:35:33. > :35:40.advance to the semifinal of the Scottish cup for the 63rd time.
:35:41. > :35:47.Scott McMann is the unlucky defender and he sends it into the top of the
:35:48. > :35:56.net. Not good marking and Scott McMann might find his man printed on
:35:57. > :36:10.the scoresheet. Rangers driving again. Imre is having to do more and
:36:11. > :36:21.more defending. Hamilton will be happy with how he has played. Clint
:36:22. > :36:26.Hill. The first Scottish cup going for Rangers. Simple header into the
:36:27. > :36:36.top corner. Hamilton are undone by the set play. He has been winning
:36:37. > :36:42.things in the air all day. It ran off Watson and Matthews is a
:36:43. > :36:51.spectator as it goes past him and Bingham on its way. A great header,
:36:52. > :36:58.plenty of power into the top corner. Rangers are cruising their way into
:36:59. > :37:11.O'Halloran making the Rhonda Head. O'Halloran making the Rhonda Head.
:37:12. > :37:16.-- making the run ahead. Rangers seeking five. That won't help the
:37:17. > :37:39.cause. Garner. A mistake from the
:37:40. > :37:47.goalkeeper. Garner helps himself to a second goal of the afternoon. Some
:37:48. > :37:52.of the players weren't even watching. Rangers assumed the keeper
:37:53. > :38:00.was taking this away. Garner was alive and alert. One goal in his
:38:01. > :38:07.last 14, now to today. Not clever by the keeper as Gillespie didn't read
:38:08. > :38:18.it. The goalkeeper had no chance. It wasn't a great ball. Gillespie and
:38:19. > :38:35.Matthews combined to set Rangers app. Garner with a simple finish.
:38:36. > :38:41.5-0. Rangers 5-0 up. The record against Hamilton is 6-0 back in
:38:42. > :38:48.February 19 99. Into the middle it goes. It is not well cleared. Can
:38:49. > :38:51.Garner get the hat-trick? He can. It is the first-ever hat-trick in a
:38:52. > :39:00.Scottish cup tie between Rangers and Hamilton. It belongs to Garner. A
:39:01. > :39:05.second-half substitute, a second-half hat-trick. He hasn't
:39:06. > :39:13.even been on the field for the whole second half. Mackay played it back,
:39:14. > :39:18.Devlin started away, that is a calm, calm finish from Joe Garner. He has
:39:19. > :39:23.made the difference in the second half. It has all gone wrong from
:39:24. > :39:29.Hamilton. It is all gone right for Rangers. A little bit messy.
:39:30. > :39:36.Matthews has seen six those fly-past. Man of the match being
:39:37. > :39:43.awarded to Garner, that is no surprise. Just one goal in his last
:39:44. > :39:49.14. Can this be the game that kick-starts his rangers goal scoring
:39:50. > :39:56.form? The referee brings this match to a close. A place in the semifinal
:39:57. > :40:05.emphatically secured by Rangers. The match ball and the man of the match
:40:06. > :40:08.for Garner. It finishes at Ibrox, Rangers 6-0 Hamilton. A convincing
:40:09. > :40:14.scoreline in the end. How convincing a performance? It was a very
:40:15. > :40:18.convincing performance. In the first half they had the best of the game.
:40:19. > :40:23.Didn't make the most of their dominance. They were second --
:40:24. > :40:29.clinical in the second half. What an impact Garner made. Garner has
:40:30. > :40:35.divided opinion. He had an interesting afternoon. If ever there
:40:36. > :40:41.was an all action 45 minutes, this is it. Wild tackles, goes, it was
:40:42. > :40:45.all here. That was his first head knock. He does well here to hold the
:40:46. > :40:49.ball up and win a corner. This is only two minutes after coming on the
:40:50. > :40:54.pitch. He has started to make an impact for the side and the scores
:40:55. > :40:58.from the resulting corner. Great movement. Weak defending from
:40:59. > :41:04.Hamilton. He reacts even before Kiernan gets his foot on it. He is
:41:05. > :41:11.not a natural scorer. How does he escaped a red card? He is the only
:41:12. > :41:17.person finding this funny because it is a wild challenge. His leg records
:41:18. > :41:20.because of the force. Sometimes looking at a different angle makes a
:41:21. > :41:26.difference but every angle on this is mental. How he thinks that is the
:41:27. > :41:33.Yellow Card, it is beyond belief. It is a red card all day long. This
:41:34. > :41:39.looked like a nasty head knock. He was of the huge for 11 minutes
:41:40. > :41:44.getting stitches. And all action swashbuckling performance from him.
:41:45. > :41:51.He should have hit the first time, he takes a touch. This is
:41:52. > :42:00.horrendous. Matthews makes it far too easy. I thought he slipped. The
:42:01. > :42:04.Hamilton defendant was so bad all day. When you think about how well
:42:05. > :42:07.they defended against Aberdeen, resolutely. It was the opposite
:42:08. > :42:14.defensively. They were all over the place. Video assisted referees are
:42:15. > :42:19.on the horizon. If we had video referees hate your day would that
:42:20. > :42:25.have prevented this decision? Yes, I think it would have. It is a
:42:26. > :42:29.difficult call for the referee. The linesman has got to get it right.
:42:30. > :42:33.When it happens so quickly. When the freeze if it is clearly outside the
:42:34. > :42:42.box. That changes the course of the game. It is a difficult one. When he
:42:43. > :42:51.is in yellow and so is the ball, but needs to be looked at. Would it
:42:52. > :42:54.change this decision? This is all down to whether you think there is
:42:55. > :42:57.enough pressure in the tackle with his foot on top of the other foot, I
:42:58. > :43:04.don't think there is enough impact on it. It doesn't alter his stride.
:43:05. > :43:10.I think the referee gives it four when his arm is around him at the
:43:11. > :43:15.site. It isn't for when he stood on his. Even then I don't think there
:43:16. > :43:20.is enough food for it. That becomes so subjective whether there is
:43:21. > :43:25.enough force on his foot. I don't think that is, so it is subjective.
:43:26. > :43:29.The first one with the goalkeeper, that is a definitive, the video
:43:30. > :43:34.breath sees that, makes the right call. Yellow strip, yellow ball,
:43:35. > :43:41.that shouldn't be allowed. It was difficult to see it. Yellow gloves
:43:42. > :43:46.as well. They have to change the colour of the strip for the ball. We
:43:47. > :43:52.touched on the Hamilton defendant earlier. It was terrible at times.
:43:53. > :44:01.This is marking three Rangers players. What goes around the back
:44:02. > :44:06.and look at Watson. He just lets go. People watchers. Terrible defending.
:44:07. > :44:11.Three against three, mark your man and get close. They never do. None
:44:12. > :44:17.of them are close. They conceded three corners today. This next one
:44:18. > :44:21.was the worst. They are set up with man marking but, incredibly, they
:44:22. > :44:27.are marking different Rangers players. Usually you get one guy and
:44:28. > :44:32.you stay with them. There is one man lost. Watson never gets anywhere
:44:33. > :44:37.near it. He is on his back foot. It is a very good header, but for
:44:38. > :44:43.Hamilton, they will be pulling their hair out. As disappointed as
:44:44. > :44:45.Hamilton worked with the refereeing decisions, he said he was equally
:44:46. > :44:50.disappointed with the defending. decisions, he said he was equally
:44:51. > :44:59.That was terrible. A big match for Rangers against Celtic.
:45:00. > :45:09.And? It gives them confidence boost but I don't think it makes much
:45:10. > :45:13.difference. One match in the Ladbrokes Premiership, Motherwell
:45:14. > :45:26.returning to winning ways against Kilmarnock, who got ahead through
:45:27. > :45:30.Kris Boyd. An equaliser from McCue, and Jules with the winner. Mother
:45:31. > :45:32.will live up to tenth in the Premiership, and there we have it.
:45:33. > :45:37.The bottom of the table getting quite interesting. We spoke about
:45:38. > :45:43.Hamilton Academical against Rangers. Obviously the beat Aberdeen midweek.
:45:44. > :45:50.You have said for a few weeks now they will go down, Steven, talking
:45:51. > :45:56.about Motherwell. How much pressure is Martin Canning under? -- talking
:45:57. > :45:59.about Hamilton Academical. I have spoken time and time again about
:46:00. > :46:05.their away form which has been a problem for them this season. And
:46:06. > :46:09.next season. Hearts away then back to Ibrox. I think he is the one
:46:10. > :46:14.manager safe out of them. They do not seem like a club who will be
:46:15. > :46:18.trigger-happy to get rid of the manager quickly. What do you make
:46:19. > :46:21.about the goings-on at Motherwell this week? You didn't think Martin
:46:22. > :46:27.McHugh would get -- Mark McGhee would get sacked. What did you think
:46:28. > :46:31.about the news? I thought they would wait until the end of the season but
:46:32. > :46:34.equally I wasn't surprised because of the goings-on in the last couple
:46:35. > :46:37.of weeks and the results. It is an attractive club for somebody to go
:46:38. > :46:42.into because they have great potential and are sitting low down
:46:43. > :46:46.in the week. Two games in the William Hill Scottish Cup tomorrow.
:46:47. > :46:55.First up, Celtic at home to St Mirren. Live coverage on BBC Two
:46:56. > :46:59.Scotland. After that it is time for the TV, Aberdeen and Partick
:47:00. > :47:07.Thistle, join Rob at 245, then all the action. 1030 tomorrow on BBC One
:47:08. > :47:13.Scotland. Let's start with that first Scottish Cup match tomorrow. ,
:47:14. > :47:17.Your beloved St Mirren. 30 years ago they won the Scottish Cup. On a
:47:18. > :47:24.great cup run. Yes, already in one final. What more do you want?
:47:25. > :47:28.Considering their league form has been so poor. Better of late. My
:47:29. > :47:30.heart is saying they can do it but my head is disagreeing, quite
:47:31. > :47:33.strongly. LAUGHTER
:47:34. > :47:36.They have won their last four games and will go with confidence and
:47:37. > :47:39.momentum but it will not be enough because Celtic's quality I think
:47:40. > :47:45.will seal the game. They are unstoppable this season. He has been
:47:46. > :47:51.the Celtic Park and kept Celtic Abbey for a long period of the game,
:47:52. > :47:54.with Alois. You will probably have our plan in his main -- kept Celtic
:47:55. > :47:57.with Alois. You will probably have at bay. But it will be an uphill
:47:58. > :48:04.task because nobody has been able to do before. Partick Thistle are in a
:48:05. > :48:07.good run of form. But Aberdeen favourites. Yes, no doubt Aberdeen
:48:08. > :48:10.are favoured by Partick Thistle are going up with a great deal of
:48:11. > :48:13.confidence because they have had a wonderful run of form of late and it
:48:14. > :48:18.should make for and entertaining game. What is your prediction? I
:48:19. > :48:24.think it could be very tight. I would not be surprised if Aberdeen
:48:25. > :48:28.just nick it by the odd goal. Stephen makes a lot of predictions
:48:29. > :48:33.but is not good at it! I think Aberdeen, especially at Pittodrie,
:48:34. > :48:41.will win. Michael and Steven, find you very much. Enjoy your day out
:48:42. > :48:43.tomorrow. Head and Rangers -- Kilmarnock and Rangers forward in
:48:44. > :48:52.their Scottish Cup journey. The question is who will join them
:48:53. > :48:53.tomorrow? -- Hibs and Rangers move forward in their Scottish Cup
:48:54. > :48:57.journey. journey.
:48:58. > :49:08.# I get no sleep...