Scottish Premiership Saturday Highlights Show Matchday 8

Scottish Football

Highlights from the afternoon's fixtures in the Scottish Premiership, including Kilmarnock v Hearts, Rangers v Dundee United, Hibernian v Livingston, Motherwell v Falkirk and St Mirren v Aberdeen.

Transcript

00:00:00I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

00:00:30Good evening. Let's start with a quick question.

00:00:43James McFadden and I played against each other on this day in 2008,

00:00:47but for what teams? Do you remember the score?

00:00:50Aye. Do you want me to tell you?

00:00:52Aye, go for it.

00:00:52One each, no?

00:00:53One each. I think it might be.

00:00:54We normally try and give the show a big build-up,

00:00:56but I can honestly not remember a week with so many quality goals.

00:01:01Now, we start at Ibrox, where Stephen Smith was in temporary charge.

00:01:04It's been a turbulent 13 days for Rangers,

00:01:06with visitors Dundee United looking to take full advantage this afternoon.

00:01:13The only thing shining brightly at Ibrox this season

00:01:16has been the spotlight that's continually fixed on this place.

00:01:19Another manager gone.

00:01:21Russell Martin's sacking leaves the club

00:01:23looking for their eighth full-time boss in a decade.

00:01:26Stephen Smith, an interim charge.

00:01:28McComa, Asghar and Atman come in to the side

00:01:30from Martin's final chapter of his short story a fortnight ago.

00:01:34Out go Jiga, Moor and Barron.

00:01:37Three changes for United as well.

00:01:39Eskisson, Sybil and Fata come in

00:01:41for Yovu, Kamara and Moeller who drop to the bench.

00:01:45United haven't won here since 2014

00:01:47and not in the league since 2011.

00:01:52Stephen Smith looking for an immediate impact.

00:01:55Who knows how many games he'll be in charge of,

00:01:59but he's in charge of this one.

00:02:02Rangers have started brightly enough in the match,

00:02:05but this is Vichko's Chevy for the visitors,

00:02:08who, like Rangers, have only won two of the last ten.

00:02:11And here is Dolceic,

00:02:13one of their stars of the campaign,

00:02:15up to press, but he's wide.

00:02:17He's won a corner.

00:02:20Let's see if he's got a case.

00:02:23Dolce might well have taken a neck off Suter, that.

00:02:26Moobie will be disappointed he's not got out on target,

00:02:29his manager is.

00:02:30There's Telu Asgard.

00:02:38And that's taken a deflection,

00:02:40so Kucherenko's relieved to see it go that side of the post.

00:02:46As he's giving that one up.

00:02:47And there's a lovely touch,

00:02:53like Isama.

00:02:55Asgard.

00:02:57Brilliant play from Telu Asgard,

00:03:00and that is wonderful!

00:03:01Wonderful!

00:03:06And it might be the goal that kickstarts Rangers season as well.

00:03:11A first for the club for the Norway International.

00:03:13And it comes in some style.

00:03:19Away from Esselinck and from Stevenson and Rangers in front.

00:03:27In spectacular fashion.

00:03:33Now, a nod of approval from the interim boss.

00:03:37Perhaps the pressure being lifted on the board slightly.

00:03:43That's a poor one from Dolceic,

00:03:46who's not bothered to try and redeem himself.

00:03:50And it's Asgard.

00:03:50Kucherenko, though, keeps him out.

00:03:54Gisama.

00:03:58Blocked there by Lucas Stevenson.

00:04:01An appeal for a handball.

00:04:11Tavernier.

00:04:11Wasn't the worst delivery.

00:04:15It might still drop for Gisama.

00:04:19Stevenson got on his road.

00:04:21It has been so much better from Rangers in this first half

00:04:25than anything we've seen from them this season in the league.

00:04:29Still looking for their first win here

00:04:30in the Premiership since they beat United late in last season.

00:04:34Kusama.

00:04:36Kusama.

00:04:37Kusama.

00:04:42Miofsky wasn't on the same page initially.

00:04:47Asgard.

00:04:48Deflected!

00:04:49And over from the keeper.

00:04:50The only deflection didn't exactly help Kucherenko there,

00:04:58but he dealt with it well.

00:05:04Suter with a header for my United defender.

00:05:07It is Ant-Man.

00:05:08Kucherenko blocks again.

00:05:11Rangers keep the pressure up.

00:05:13It's been night and day.

00:05:14And Ant-Man's lost it.

00:05:26And Sapsford.

00:05:28For Chevy.

00:05:29And he scuffs it.

00:05:30Well, they were second best in the first half of United,

00:05:36but just the one goal down

00:05:38shall give Jim Goodwin encouragement.

00:05:41This isn't done yet.

00:05:45That's a lovely ball through to Sapsford.

00:05:47The Rangers' defence stopped.

00:05:49Across it comes.

00:05:51Breaks to Trapanovsky.

00:05:54Oh, he scored!

00:05:55It's 1-1!

00:05:58He's just on!

00:06:01Off the bench!

00:06:03And with a first goal of the season,

00:06:04Christian Trapanovsky squares the game at Ibrox.

00:06:11Well, the yellow's out.

00:06:13Trapanovsky at the top off in celebration.

00:06:18Well, it's a lovely death ball over the top of the Rangers' defence

00:06:22that didn't react.

00:06:25Sapsford pulled it across.

00:06:27Trapanovsky's got loads still to do here.

00:06:28It's literally been on for seconds.

00:06:32When he dispatched this into the bottom left,

00:06:35Butlin got a touch.

00:06:38But Rangers' defensive frailties coming back to haunt them here.

00:06:41And Sibold.

00:06:53Well, he's managed to get it through to Sapsford!

00:06:56Put the note quickly.

00:07:00Sibold.

00:07:01Oh, brilliant goal!

00:07:02Top drawer from Craig Sibold!

00:07:15Well, strikes don't come much better than this one.

00:07:18Ranger surviving the initial chance for Sapsford.

00:07:20Moller chested it down, and Sibold scratches that superbly.

00:07:31He doesn't score too many, but my goodness, he's turned this game on its head.

00:07:36With one swipe of the left boot, Jim Goodwin's men lead.

00:07:42Rangers' trail.

00:07:43Baren, looking for Moore.

00:07:53He's on to it.

00:07:55There's Tavernier!

00:07:562-2!

00:08:03Rangers back on terms in a topsy-turvy encounter here.

00:08:06And once again, it's their captain who rescues them.

00:08:14Heartbreak for United.

00:08:15They were looking to win here for the first time in the league in over 14 years.

00:08:20But James Tavernier's goal might actually...

00:08:24I mean, Rangers are throwing the kitchen sink at a winner here.

00:08:29Good play by Moore.

00:08:32Tavernier finishes.

00:08:36This is the Rangers' eighth game of the season.

00:08:43They've only won one of them so far, and that's a gift from Meg Homa.

00:08:46Here's Trappanovski!

00:08:51Oh, Meg Homa's old butthman won after that.

00:08:55That would have been the winner.

00:09:01Moller.

00:09:03A really good second-half performance by United.

00:09:06They've turned the tide.

00:09:09Looked like they were set for three points.

00:09:14Trappanovski.

00:09:16Kamara wanted it.

00:09:18Might still break to him, and it's high and wide.

00:09:23Rangers were in total control at halftime.

00:09:28Dominant first-half performance, but once again, they have to settle for a point.

00:09:32They've drawn six of their eight games in the Premiership.

00:09:35This is another.

00:09:37They led through Asgard, pegged back by United, who led themselves through Trappanovski and Sibold.

00:09:44Tavernier saves a point, but it's still not enough for Rangers.

00:09:49People will ask me, did I enjoy today?

00:09:54I won't, because I know what the expectations are every time you play here.

00:09:58It's to win the game, and that was the message to the players.

00:10:01I'm just disappointed we didn't do that today.

00:10:03I felt we were on a little bit of a hiding to nothing today, because of the change of manager.

00:10:07I knew the atmosphere within the stadium was going to be a hell of a lot better today than what it had been previously.

00:10:13So that was bound to give the Rangers players a lift.

00:10:15I thought Rangers were excellent in the first 45 minutes, for as bad as we were.

00:10:18But the second half, I thought their performance definitely deserved at least a point.

00:10:24But to get to them late stages of the game, leading 2-1 with only 5-10 minutes to go, and not to hang on, that is extremely disappointing.

00:10:32I think a lot of the players, if you ask them, the reason they come to the club is because of the expectation and the chances to go and win.

00:10:39And when you don't win, you need to take it.

00:10:40You need to take responsibility, and I'll do that today.

00:10:42I'll do that.

00:10:42I've got enough experience of being here, and when you need to take that on your shoulders, and I can take it.

00:10:48There's a big game coming up on Thursday.

00:10:51Will you take the team?

00:10:52Is there a dispensation that you need to carry on in Europe?

00:10:55Listen, I've been taking it day by day, and my full focus was on Dundee United.

00:10:59If I have conversations later on tonight that give me more clarity, then I'll understand it.

00:11:03But I'm preparing for training tomorrow.

00:11:06Rangers drop points at Ibricks yet again, James.

00:11:09It didn't look likely at halftime at all, really.

00:11:12But in the second half, Rangers have shown just exactly why they've only won that one league game this season.

00:11:16Yeah, I mean, it was a really good first-half performance, I have to say.

00:11:19Loads of energy, you know, the intent to go forward and really caused Dundee United problems.

00:11:23And it looked like, you know, Stevie Smith had done a really good job to get his message across and free up the players, if you like.

00:11:30So it was a good reaction, first half, without a doubt.

00:11:33The second half, it was the same old Rangers in the end, where they were pretty open, pretty vulnerable at the back,

00:11:39conceding another two goals at home.

00:11:41And just, you know, those frailties are still there.

00:11:44It's going to take time for that to change.

00:11:46So, you know, the sooner they get a manager in place to fix that, then the better for Rangers.

00:11:51We'll talk about how good United we are in the second half shortly, but let's look at Rangers' first-half performance.

00:11:57And as you said, it was excellent.

00:11:58They looked as though the shackles were off.

00:12:00They played with a freedom.

00:12:00Yeah, they did, in a real intent to go forward.

00:12:03You know, I think that, you know, none more so than Taylor Asgard and his performance levels.

00:12:07I think that when he's played Asgard, you can see that he's technically a very good footballer.

00:12:13You know, he's comfortable on the ball and he is, you know, he's got quick feet.

00:12:17But too often this season, it's been negative from him when he gets the ball, maybe safe, playing it sideways, backwards.

00:12:24But today, from the start, he's intent to go forward.

00:12:27I mean, this goal is absolutely incredible.

00:12:29The feet that he shows, but it's the straightaway the intent to drive forward and commit.

00:12:33I think that that's what's been missing from Rangers, that energy to go forward.

00:12:37Joe Rossdale is another one that came in, driving forward.

00:12:40I think if that was a couple of weeks ago, that would have been a sideways pass and with no real tempo on it.

00:12:45But it's a drive forward, it's committing players, it's getting that space and creating space for your teammates.

00:12:50And Asgard, again, popping up with the shot.

00:12:52But I just, you know, from the start, in this first-half performance, you could see the real intent to go and attack.

00:13:00Of course, they wanted to dominate the game and have the ball.

00:13:02What was different to, like, a Russell Martin performance then?

00:13:06Were they getting forward more quickly without the extra passes?

00:13:09Well, there was an intent to go forward.

00:13:11It wasn't that they had to be set in position.

00:13:13You see the one there with Othwell winning the ball and driving forward.

00:13:16I think that previously that would have been take a touch and play it off.

00:13:20You know, wide to get control and then set and play around to make sure you get that opening.

00:13:24Whereas today it was a real intent to go and take the ball, eliminate the man with your first touch.

00:13:29Or if you're beyond that line of the midfield, to go and drive forward.

00:13:33Go and make something happen.

00:13:34Go and commit.

00:13:35You know, Asgard's goal is a real top drawer.

00:13:38And showing exactly why, you know, it did come.

00:13:41I know that there's been, you know, a lot of talk about the recruitment and players coming for, you know, the Championship in England.

00:13:46But showing why there was a bit of excitement when he signed.

00:13:49And, you know, Rangers fans will be hoping that there's more of that to come from.

00:13:52I'm scared you think that there's some better goals to come than that one tonight already.

00:13:55Not many people will have seen United coming back into the game in the second half.

00:13:59But you have to give Jim Goodwin credit.

00:14:01They really did go for it in the second half and thoroughly deserved to take the 2-1 lead.

00:14:05Yeah, they did.

00:14:06And I think that, you know, it just shows you where Dundee United are under Jim Goodwin in particular.

00:14:11Because they came out the second half.

00:14:14And look, this is what I'm speaking about.

00:14:15It's really positive from Dundee United to go and get the ball in behind and try and create an opening.

00:14:19But again, defensively for Rangers, Magoma for me, body position is wrong.

00:14:24He allows Sapsford inside them.

00:14:26And then when Sapsford gets to the byline, I mean, the disconnect in between the defenders, it's too easy for Dundee United.

00:14:34And I'm pretty sure that if from that position you were to say the ball was going to be passed to the opposite wide man outside the box,

00:14:39you'd be happy enough with that.

00:14:41But credit Trappanovski comes in onto that right foot.

00:14:44It's just the recovery.

00:14:45I think you can see it here.

00:14:46You know, Rothwell's jogging back into position.

00:14:48NASCAR's jogging back into position and not really sensing the danger.

00:14:52So for all the praise you're getting for driving forward, it's still the same old frailties of getting back.

00:14:57And, you know, these are, this goal was absolutely magnificent from Craig Sibold.

00:15:01The pass for me, excellent.

00:15:03Sapsford goes through.

00:15:04He's, you know, expecting to score.

00:15:06I like that big chest there.

00:15:07The chest from Muller's excellent.

00:15:09The finish, I mean, his pass was really good before it.

00:15:13And that's his job, to get the ball and play on his striker.

00:15:16But when you see it from this angle.

00:15:17It's incredible.

00:15:18As I say, perfect way to pass.

00:15:20The kind of disarray at the backline for Rangers has been exploited.

00:15:23Lovely little chest down.

00:15:25A couple of touches out his feet.

00:15:26Butland, absolutely no chance.

00:15:29And the theme of the day is definitely outrageous goals.

00:15:31Oh, it is.

00:15:32It's your kind of dream come true today.

00:15:34It looks likely that Kevin Muscat will be named the new Rangers manager.

00:15:38When it happens, we don't know.

00:15:39What have you made of the process?

00:15:40And the fact that there's a chance if he does arrive, he won't be arriving for five weeks.

00:15:45When it looks like Rangers really could be doing some leadership in there right now.

00:15:49Yeah.

00:15:49I mean, I know there's been a bit of criticism with the process.

00:15:52But Stephen Gerrard was obviously identified as the main target.

00:15:56And those talks happen face to face, which absolutely have to happen.

00:15:59And for whatever reason, we don't know.

00:16:01Will we ever know why he decided that this wasn't the right time for him?

00:16:05Danny Roll, in the meantime, has ruled himself out.

00:16:08Is that because he felt that he wasn't getting a job and trying to save face a little bit?

00:16:12Kevin Muscat, one for me, is he's obviously been identified as a manager.

00:16:17And if you have to wait for him, then as long as he's the right man for the job, it shouldn't really matter.

00:16:21I think what it says about the character of Kevin Muscat is that he wants to finish the job that he has in hand.

00:16:27And shown that he's committed to the project that he's involved in at the minute.

00:16:31So if it is Kevin Muscat and they have to wait, as long as he comes in and wins games and gets Rangers to where the fans want him to be, then...

00:16:38Well, I mean, it's rumoured that our wee pal Neil McCann might be going in to take the Chargers things until Muscat arrives.

00:16:44But we can't be clear on that because he won't answer his phone, which is very rude, Neil, not to return calls or messages.

00:16:48But I think the problem for Andy going in there is the fact that teams don't fear going to Ivericks right now.

00:16:55And this set of players who are clearly underperforming are going to be the set of players that the new manager has to work with until such times, until January, really.

00:17:02Yeah, but we've highlighted some positives from today in the first half performance.

00:17:07The energy and the willingness to go and attack.

00:17:09Scored a wonderful goal and there were some decent performances in that first half.

00:17:12But then you also see, you know, the other side of it, the defensive side, how open they are.

00:17:17Maybe that, you know, urgency to get back in or, you know, a different manager coming in will have his ideas on how to play.

00:17:23I think there are good players to work with.

00:17:26Maybe they just need, you know, a good bit of guidance.

00:17:29So it's a tough job given where Rangers are in the league and the results, particularly at home, which have been far from good enough.

00:17:36Then it is a big job, but I think there is enough to work with there to get them certainly doing much better than what they're doing at the minute.

00:17:42OK, let's move on to Easter Road as Hibbs look to get their season going against Levy.

00:17:49Hibbs have had the break to stew on their late Derby heartbreak.

00:17:52They're winless in the league since the opening day and here at Easter Road all season.

00:17:56But for all Livingston's strengths, this feels like an opportunity for them to address their form.

00:18:01Thibaut Cleegi scored in the League Cup win over Livingston and Hibbs' record signing starts for just the second time in the Premiership.

00:18:07Cadden and McGrath are the other changes from Tynecastle.

00:18:11Livingston have quite a few on the treatment table and changed to a back three.

00:18:15Blaney and Bukila replace Tate and Smith who misses out altogether.

00:18:24Hibernian.

00:18:26Five draws and a defeat in their last six in the league.

00:18:29Very much in need of a victory.

00:18:34Livingston too with just a one-league triumph so far in this campaign.

00:18:40And they're playing themselves into it.

00:18:41Baller here as Blaney sclaps it into touch.

00:18:44Barlaser into Cleegi.

00:18:50Oh, that's a brilliant turn.

00:18:52Still going Thibaut Cleegi.

00:18:56Brilliant goal.

00:18:58And Thibaut Cleegi's first strike at Easter Roads.

00:19:02And his first in the Premiership is a belter.

00:19:05Skill, strength, speed and utter conviction in the finish.

00:19:14No chance really for Priyart.

00:19:17And Hibbs are up and running early doors.

00:19:19Well, Livingston hit with an early sucker punch.

00:19:29Can they find a response here?

00:19:31Finlayson.

00:19:32Sosoho.

00:19:33Well, he had plenty of space there, the Livy midfielder.

00:19:38But, crucially, can't find a target.

00:19:43So much room.

00:19:44Cleegi's made the run here.

00:19:53And Silla's header only as far as Bowie.

00:19:58That has to go down as a good chance for Kieran Bowie.

00:20:01He saw international action with Scotland during the break.

00:20:05And he goes close to a second for Hibbs.

00:20:11Livingston undone at the back once more.

00:20:14Well, Hibbs will feel they had much the better of the opening periods.

00:20:21But just the one goal to show for it.

00:20:23As Josh Mulligan does what Josh Mulligan does.

00:20:27And that's carry the ball forwards.

00:20:30And he gets the return here.

00:20:34McGrath on the chest.

00:20:37And he tests Priyart.

00:20:38Who was alert.

00:20:39Such a technically gifted footballer, Jamie McGrath just watches this all the way.

00:20:48And he's unlucky.

00:20:49The left boot of Nicky Cadden to deliver.

00:20:56In-swinger.

00:20:58Glanced away by Livingston.

00:21:00Not the best touch they are.

00:21:05But Mulligan recovers.

00:21:07And it's Priyart called into action once more.

00:21:11As Hibbs keep asking the question.

00:21:14How they would love a second.

00:21:21David Martindale.

00:21:24Puzzled.

00:21:25At his team's performance so far.

00:21:28And Cleegie goes down.

00:21:30Penalty given.

00:21:31Montaño.

00:21:34Montaño.

00:21:35Only on at the break.

00:21:37Already in the book.

00:21:39And guilty.

00:21:40Of gifting Hibbs a penalty.

00:21:42It's a blatant shirt pull.

00:21:44From the defender.

00:21:46And it gives Jamie McGrath the opportunity.

00:21:49And he rarely misses penalties.

00:21:54McGrath.

00:21:57Such coolness.

00:21:59From the Irishman.

00:22:01And now everyone at Easter Road.

00:22:03Breathing a little easier.

00:22:06As Hibbs.

00:22:08Build a two goal lead.

00:22:10They've threatened pretty much since the opener.

00:22:12To add to their tally.

00:22:13And they've finally done it.

00:22:20Cadden.

00:22:22Hangley up.

00:22:23Stevie May to the rescue.

00:22:25For Livingston.

00:22:27It's one way traffic at the moment.

00:22:30At Easter Road.

00:22:31And it comes in again.

00:22:34And Hanley's up again.

00:22:36And Priort didn't have to do much.

00:22:38To gather that one.

00:22:41Scotland defender.

00:22:42Close to making it 3-0.

00:22:43Well, can Livingston.

00:22:44Well, can Livingston just get the one goal that might set hairs running at Easter Road.

00:22:59But need to be better than that.

00:23:01Barlaser gets himself out of trouble.

00:23:03And Stevie May hits the deck.

00:23:06And Ryan Lee, the referee, gives the visitors a free kick.

00:23:12Forever battling Stevie May.

00:23:17Forever battling Stevie May.

00:23:19Caught by Mulligan.

00:23:20Robbie Muirhead fancies a goal.

00:23:24Oh, and why not?

00:23:27Really caught that one.

00:23:28Salinger was equal to it, though.

00:23:33Oh, and why not?

00:23:34Oh, and why not?

00:23:35Oh, and why not?

00:23:36Barlaser, he's in so much space as he sprays the pass out to this near side.

00:23:45And it's Chaiwa.

00:23:53Away by Silla, only as far as Mulligan.

00:23:57Ohora now to Chris Cadden, who drops the shoulder.

00:24:02Dinks the cross in.

00:24:03Hoylet's up, and Hoylet makes it 3.

00:24:06And Hibs are on their way to a first home win of the season, and a first in the league

00:24:15overall since the opening day.

00:24:18Junior Hoylet the substitute, with a clever header into the far corner, and Livingston left

00:24:25looking at each other once more.

00:24:283-0, they trail, Hibs in total control.

00:24:36Hibs in total control.

00:24:37Chaiwa.

00:24:38Chaiwa.

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00:25:00Chaiwa.

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00:25:14Chaiwa.

00:25:15Chaiwa.

00:25:16Chaiwa.

00:25:17Chaiwa.

00:25:18Chaiwa.

00:25:19Chaiwa.

00:25:20Chaiwa.

00:25:21Chaiwa.

00:25:22Chaiwa.

00:25:23Chaiwa.

00:25:24Chaiwa.

00:25:25Chaiwa.

00:25:26Chaiwa.

00:25:27all doing the damage

00:25:29against a rather ragged Livingston

00:25:31full time, hips four, Livingston

00:25:33nil

00:25:34I think everything

00:25:37I asked for before the game

00:25:39certainly seen

00:25:40clearly the big thing was always going to be the reaction

00:25:43to losing our first game of the season

00:25:45how can we then bounce back, I think we've done that

00:25:47in the perfect way, four goals, clean sheet

00:25:49could have been more

00:25:50so all in all the biggest thing I asked for was intensity

00:25:53and I think I got that right from the start

00:25:54subs came on as well, a good time, made us better

00:25:57as well, which is what the challenge is

00:25:58as a sub can you come on and make the team

00:26:01better at the time, so it's

00:26:02a really good day's work

00:26:04I don't think Hibs were fantastic

00:26:07today, I think they were ok

00:26:08good players, I think they have

00:26:11got good players within that, starting a living

00:26:13or the match day squad

00:26:15but I felt we gave them two goals

00:26:17we gifted them two goals, we did

00:26:18there's no denying it, the first two goals

00:26:21we gifted them, and if you're doing that

00:26:23take anyone away from home, I think you're

00:26:25going to be in trouble, so I don't know

00:26:26maybe the change of shape had an impact on that

00:26:29I don't think it was that, but

00:26:30I'll need to go back and kind of

00:26:32try and take the emotion out of the game

00:26:34because there's a huge disappointment

00:26:36and frustration on the performance

00:26:39with the players and myself

00:26:40Hibs coast to victory

00:26:43in a very, very impressive performance

00:26:46at Easter Road

00:26:46James, that's more like it

00:26:47from Hibs, isn't it?

00:26:48It's been a bit of a slow

00:26:49start to the season from them

00:26:51but that will please David Grape

00:26:52Yeah, it will do

00:26:53I'm not sure they gifted

00:26:54the first two goals

00:26:55to be honest

00:26:56The first one's quality

00:26:57a real bit of quality

00:26:58potentially look at the penalty

00:27:00but no, it is

00:27:01I think that Hibs found a rhythm

00:27:03and they've got a strong squad

00:27:05we were just speaking there

00:27:06about the players that were left out

00:27:08players that are on the bench

00:27:09they've got a strong squad

00:27:10and that competition

00:27:11can only be a good thing

00:27:13so no, it was a good performance

00:27:15David Grape speaking there

00:27:16saying he was pleased

00:27:17with every aspect of the game

00:27:18and quite rightly so

00:27:19a 4-0 win at home

00:27:20against the Livingston side

00:27:21that they're a tough team

00:27:23to play against

00:27:23there is no doubt

00:27:24But are they?

00:27:25Yes they are

00:27:26They're not proving that

00:27:26this season

00:27:26They're not winning games

00:27:28I get that

00:27:29but their teams aren't

00:27:31putting them away

00:27:32the way Hibs did today

00:27:33they're a tough opposition

00:27:34and they are showing

00:27:35that they are going to be

00:27:36tough to play against

00:27:37but today for Hibs

00:27:38they get into their rhythm

00:27:39they scored some good goals

00:27:41obviously, you know

00:27:42keep a clean sheet as well

00:27:43so no, I think Livingston

00:27:44have proved to be

00:27:45tough opposition

00:27:46without really

00:27:47getting the results

00:27:48that probably they feel

00:27:49they should get

00:27:50or they deserve

00:27:50but they are still

00:27:51a tough team to play against

00:27:52Right, that's up for debate

00:27:53Hibs

00:27:54I mean, they've drawn

00:27:55too many games this season

00:27:56so let's take a look

00:27:58at today's performance

00:27:59where they were

00:27:59more ruthless

00:28:00Yeah, I mean, as I say

00:28:02this first goal for me

00:28:02is real quality

00:28:03I understand the frustration

00:28:04for David Martindale

00:28:06where he wants his players

00:28:07to be tighter

00:28:08but Cleetje's first touch

00:28:10is absolutely magnificent

00:28:11It is, isn't it?

00:28:12You know, and he goes

00:28:13towards the ball

00:28:14which sucks in

00:28:15Danny Wilson

00:28:15makes him feel

00:28:16like he can get it

00:28:17Silly up there

00:28:18beside him as well

00:28:19but then he starts

00:28:20to back off as it comes

00:28:21he's got so much

00:28:22awareness of where he is

00:28:23the first touch

00:28:24is outstanding

00:28:25when he gets into

00:28:26that position

00:28:27and then he just fires it

00:28:28into the roof of the net

00:28:30and goalkeepers

00:28:30get absolutely no chance

00:28:31and, you know, they did

00:28:33I think that these

00:28:35are probably disappointing

00:28:36ones for David Martindale

00:28:37you know, Chris Cardin does really well

00:28:39down the outside

00:28:40and if you're asking

00:28:41are you going to go and compete

00:28:43for Heather in the box

00:28:44against Junior Hoylet

00:28:44do you fancy winning it?

00:28:45Then of course

00:28:46but I think you have to credit

00:28:47the cross, the leap

00:28:49and the finish

00:28:50from Hoylet

00:28:50and really just

00:28:52Hibbs playing

00:28:53with that freedom

00:28:54again, Cardin

00:28:55set himself down

00:28:56that right hand side

00:28:57nice bit of composure

00:28:58to find Hoylet

00:28:59and it's a really good finish

00:29:00again

00:29:00to round off

00:29:01a magnificent performance

00:29:02Do you expect them to kick on

00:29:04now?

00:29:04Much like last season

00:29:05slow start

00:29:06and then

00:29:07they started to just

00:29:08kick up

00:29:09win after win

00:29:10as we've said

00:29:11the quality of the squad's there

00:29:13the threat

00:29:13in forward areas is there

00:29:15defensively

00:29:16they've been decent as well

00:29:16so

00:29:17is that something to build on

00:29:19without doubt

00:29:20you know

00:29:20scoring four goals at home

00:29:21and keeping a clean sheet

00:29:22and scoring some good goals

00:29:23as well

00:29:24then

00:29:25that has to be

00:29:26the expectation

00:29:27we spoke about

00:29:28the strength of the squad

00:29:29you know

00:29:29leaving Martin Boyle out

00:29:30and winning a game

00:29:31by 4-0

00:29:32then you know

00:29:32you've got to be happy

00:29:33with that

00:29:34and it should just make

00:29:35the players that were

00:29:35left out hungry

00:29:36to get back into the side

00:29:37and that competition

00:29:38and the squad

00:29:39should be driving

00:29:40the performances on

00:29:42and I would expect

00:29:43Tibbs to go on a run now

00:29:44but they have to

00:29:45maintain the levels

00:29:45No winning seven

00:29:46for hard to beat

00:29:47Livy

00:29:48they've lost five of those

00:29:50so that would show you

00:29:51that life back in the

00:29:52Premiership

00:29:52is proven to be

00:29:53difficult for

00:29:54David Martindale

00:29:55Yeah it is difficult

00:29:56and I think that

00:29:57you know

00:29:57those defeats have been

00:29:58by the odd goal

00:29:58apart from Celtic

00:29:59so they are a tough team

00:30:01to put away

00:30:02I mean

00:30:02teams are beating them

00:30:04but they are not getting

00:30:04it all their own way

00:30:05and I think that

00:30:07you know

00:30:07there has been a shift

00:30:08David Martindale shifted

00:30:09last season

00:30:10when they were in the

00:30:10Championship

00:30:11to being you know

00:30:11more of a team

00:30:12that wants to play

00:30:13and got some credit

00:30:15for that

00:30:15I mean they have a lot of

00:30:16possession of the ball

00:30:16today

00:30:16Yeah I mean

00:30:17they are in that period

00:30:20where they are trying

00:30:21to be that hard team

00:30:22to play against

00:30:23but also play in a

00:30:24different style

00:30:24and it is tough for them

00:30:26but I think there has been

00:30:27a lot of performances

00:30:29where Livingston have been

00:30:31in the games

00:30:32and it maybe just

00:30:33hasn't gone their way

00:30:34so no I think that

00:30:35Livingston will continue

00:30:36to be a tough team

00:30:37to play against

00:30:38this season Tom

00:30:38Do you think so?

00:30:40Just quickly

00:30:40two games in

00:30:41what's your favourite goal

00:30:42so far?

00:30:44I think

00:30:45I like Asgard's goal

00:30:47that was a nice finish

00:30:48We'll revisit this

00:30:49OK

00:30:50free flowing football

00:30:51expected now

00:30:51as Motherwell

00:30:52take on Falkirk

00:30:53A first meeting

00:30:56in 15 years

00:30:57between these two

00:30:58back in the SPL days

00:31:00that finish 1-0

00:31:01to Falkirk

00:31:02here at Fair Park

00:31:03Scott Arfield

00:31:04was in the starting 11

00:31:05way back then

00:31:05Let's have a look

00:31:06at the team news today

00:31:07He ends Bertolaski

00:31:08makes three changes

00:31:09from the side

00:31:10that were unlucky

00:31:10to lose

00:31:113-2 to Celtic

00:31:12a fortnight ago

00:31:12Callum Hendry

00:31:13Stephen Welsh

00:31:14and Elijah

00:31:15just come in

00:31:15Just one change

00:31:17for Falkirk

00:31:18from the side

00:31:18that drew with Rangers

00:31:19Sam Hart

00:31:20on loan from Port Vale

00:31:21comes in at left back

00:31:22for the injured

00:31:22Leon McCann

00:31:23Ross McKeever

00:31:24starts against

00:31:25his old club

00:31:25Motherwell

00:31:32are winning

00:31:32plenty of plaudits

00:31:33for

00:31:33they're attacking

00:31:35football

00:31:35they're coming

00:31:36forward here

00:31:37Saeed takes it

00:31:38off the toes

00:31:38of Just

00:31:39skips past the

00:31:40challenge

00:31:40he's in on goal

00:31:41and he's scored

00:31:42a brilliant

00:31:44solo goal

00:31:45to give Motherwell

00:31:46a deserved lead

00:31:47and a first goal

00:31:50in Claret and Amber

00:31:51for Ibrahim Saeed

00:31:53such an exciting

00:31:56player

00:31:56and he looks

00:31:58on it today

00:31:59he just took it off

00:32:04the toes of Elijah

00:32:05just

00:32:06skipped away

00:32:08from a couple

00:32:08of defenders

00:32:09who clattered

00:32:10into each other

00:32:10and Scott Bain

00:32:12couldn't do enough

00:32:13the ball

00:32:14deflecting past

00:32:15the goalkeeper

00:32:16on its way through

00:32:17and going into

00:32:19the top of the net

00:32:20brilliant play

00:32:22from Saeed

00:32:23well I think

00:32:27there's going to be

00:32:27a VAR check

00:32:29on this one

00:32:29you can see

00:32:30what Jens Bertolaski

00:32:31thinks as Stephen

00:32:32McLean

00:32:32comes across

00:32:33to the monitor

00:32:34well is that

00:32:38a foul

00:32:39in the build-up

00:32:39does Saeed

00:32:40foul Brad Spencer

00:32:42by stepping

00:32:42across him there

00:32:43it looks like

00:32:45the referee

00:32:46is going to

00:32:48rule this one

00:32:48out

00:32:49chalked off

00:32:51and Motherwell's

00:32:53fast start

00:32:54is ruled out

00:32:55that's what

00:32:57Ibrahim Saeed

00:32:58thinks

00:32:58is that a foul

00:32:59I don't know

00:33:00if there's much

00:33:01in that

00:33:01Saeed

00:33:04running at

00:33:06the Falkirk

00:33:07defence

00:33:07or rather

00:33:08statuesque

00:33:09it comes across

00:33:10to Maswanise

00:33:10that one

00:33:13should stand

00:33:14to Wanda

00:33:16Maswanise

00:33:16curling

00:33:18left-footed

00:33:19into the

00:33:20far corner

00:33:21and that

00:33:25one

00:33:25is more

00:33:26than

00:33:27deserved

00:33:27it's been

00:33:29a brilliant

00:33:29first half

00:33:30performance

00:33:30so far

00:33:31from the

00:33:32hosts

00:33:33the free

00:33:34flowing

00:33:35attacking

00:33:35football

00:33:36they've been

00:33:36known for

00:33:36this season

00:33:37has certainly

00:33:39been on offer

00:33:39to the home

00:33:40fans

00:33:40and that's

00:33:42a brilliant

00:33:42finish

00:33:43Miller

00:33:45didn't know

00:33:46too much

00:33:46about that

00:33:46but he's

00:33:48running at

00:33:48Johnny

00:33:49Katrumbis

00:33:49goes on the

00:33:50outside

00:33:50could come

00:33:51to

00:33:51Kyrell

00:33:52Wilson

00:33:52oh he's

00:33:54got to do

00:33:55better than

00:33:55that

00:33:55and he

00:33:56knows it

00:33:56Falkirk

00:33:58haven't had

00:33:59much to

00:34:00talk about

00:34:01in this

00:34:01first half

00:34:02but that

00:34:02was a

00:34:02huge

00:34:03opportunity

00:34:03to go

00:34:06level

00:34:06doesn't

00:34:08catch it

00:34:08at all

00:34:09and

00:34:13Motherwell

00:34:13earned

00:34:13beaten

00:34:14in eight

00:34:14home league

00:34:15games

00:34:15their longest

00:34:17run

00:34:17in a long

00:34:18long time

00:34:18and

00:34:19Ibrahim

00:34:19Saeed

00:34:20is on a

00:34:20pretty long

00:34:21run now

00:34:21tries to

00:34:22find just

00:34:22it

00:34:23doesn't

00:34:23quite

00:34:23sit

00:34:24for him

00:34:24and it

00:34:26just

00:34:26skims

00:34:27past

00:34:28the post

00:34:28but yet

00:34:31again

00:34:31Ibrahim

00:34:32Saeed

00:34:32causing all

00:34:33kinds of

00:34:33problems

00:34:34and just

00:34:35unable to

00:34:35connect

00:34:36this is

00:34:41Philip Lissop

00:34:42a half-time

00:34:42substitute

00:34:43charging into

00:34:44the Motherwell

00:34:45box

00:34:45can he

00:34:45pick out

00:34:46a Falkirk

00:34:46man in

00:34:47the middle

00:34:47Emmanuel

00:34:48Longolo

00:34:49back there

00:34:51doing his

00:34:52defensive

00:34:52duties

00:34:53he's so

00:34:53good going

00:34:54forward

00:34:54the Motherwell

00:34:55left back

00:34:55but he

00:34:57had to

00:34:58do well

00:34:59there

00:35:00to get

00:35:00in front

00:35:01of

00:35:01Wilson

00:35:02and that's

00:35:03just what

00:35:03he did

00:35:03launched

00:35:06forward

00:35:07towards

00:35:07Callum

00:35:07Hendrick

00:35:08making his

00:35:08first start

00:35:09since signing

00:35:11from Salford

00:35:11in the

00:35:12summer

00:35:12Ibrahim

00:35:13Saeed

00:35:13picks that

00:35:14one off

00:35:14he doesn't

00:35:15have much

00:35:15support

00:35:15he'll go

00:35:16himself

00:35:16it's a

00:35:16nice

00:35:17touch

00:35:17doesn't

00:35:18have the

00:35:18finish

00:35:19to match

00:35:19Scott

00:35:20Bain

00:35:20saves

00:35:21with his

00:35:21legs

00:35:22Motherwell

00:35:24looking to

00:35:24get that

00:35:25second goal

00:35:25that their

00:35:26players

00:35:27deserve

00:35:27but

00:35:28they've

00:35:29been a

00:35:29little

00:35:30profligate

00:35:30so far

00:35:32a little

00:35:32blunt

00:35:33and they'll

00:35:34need that

00:35:34second if

00:35:35they want

00:35:35to get

00:35:36rid of

00:35:36Falkirk

00:35:36here

00:35:37Tate

00:35:42opening up

00:35:42the play

00:35:43Williams

00:35:46crossing

00:35:47it's picked

00:35:47out

00:35:48MacIver

00:35:48who picks

00:35:48out

00:35:49Miller

00:35:491-1

00:35:51Calvin

00:35:54Miller

00:35:54seals it

00:35:55with a

00:35:55kiss

00:35:55Falkirk

00:35:57have their

00:35:58equaliser

00:35:59and that

00:36:02is scarcely

00:36:03believable

00:36:03after the

00:36:05first half

00:36:05that Motherwell

00:36:06had

00:36:06they really

00:36:08should be

00:36:08out of sight

00:36:09here at

00:36:09Fair Park

00:36:10but Falkirk

00:36:11have restored

00:36:12parity

00:36:13through Calvin

00:36:14Miller

00:36:14they've been

00:36:16much improved

00:36:16in the second

00:36:17half

00:36:17and John

00:36:18McGlynn

00:36:18will be

00:36:18delighted

00:36:19another

00:36:22VAR

00:36:22check

00:36:23here

00:36:23but this

00:36:24one

00:36:25will stand

00:36:26Calvin

00:36:27Miller

00:36:27is on

00:36:27side

00:36:28from

00:36:30McIver's

00:36:30flick down

00:36:31yep

00:36:31Johnny

00:36:32Kutrumbis

00:36:33playing him

00:36:33on side

00:36:33at the

00:36:34back

00:36:34post

00:36:34how can

00:36:41Motherwell

00:36:41respond

00:36:42when they

00:36:43give the

00:36:43ball away

00:36:44and Tate

00:36:45could pick

00:36:45out

00:36:46McIver

00:36:46big chance

00:36:46for Falkirk

00:36:47to go

00:36:47ahead

00:36:48Callum

00:36:49Ward

00:36:49makes

00:36:49the

00:36:49save

00:36:50McIver

00:36:52should

00:36:52probably

00:36:53do

00:36:53better

00:36:53how

00:36:56this

00:36:56game

00:36:57has

00:36:58almost

00:36:58turned

00:36:58on

00:36:59its

00:36:59head

00:36:59if

00:37:01not

00:37:01for

00:37:01the

00:37:02heroics

00:37:02of

00:37:02Callum

00:37:02Ward

00:37:33Donnell

00:37:33knocks

00:37:34to

00:37:34Elliott

00:37:35Watt

00:37:35Donnell

00:37:38trying to

00:37:38pick out

00:37:39Maswinise

00:37:39it's a good

00:37:40touch

00:37:40Bain

00:37:41makes a

00:37:41save

00:37:41could come

00:37:42to

00:37:42Stamatolopoulos

00:37:43but the

00:37:45whistle

00:37:45has already

00:37:45gone

00:37:46there's a

00:37:47handball

00:37:48from the

00:37:48Australian

00:37:48well the

00:37:51Motherwell

00:37:51fans thought

00:37:52they were

00:37:52back in

00:37:52front

00:37:53there

00:37:53they've

00:37:54not had a

00:37:55lot to

00:37:55cheer in

00:37:55the second

00:37:56half

00:37:56this was a

00:37:57brilliant ball

00:37:58over the

00:37:58top

00:37:58a brilliant

00:37:59touch

00:37:59from Maswinise

00:38:00Stamatolopoulos

00:38:01onside

00:38:02yeah

00:38:04clear handball

00:38:05there

00:38:05he doesn't

00:38:06celebrate it

00:38:06too much

00:38:07either

00:38:07I think

00:38:08he always

00:38:09knew

00:38:09and there's

00:38:13the confirmation

00:38:14the goal

00:38:14won't stand

00:38:15Manuel on

00:38:20track for a

00:38:20sixth draw

00:38:21in the

00:38:22eight

00:38:22Premiership

00:38:23games so

00:38:23far

00:38:23Adjieman

00:38:26tries to

00:38:28curl in

00:38:28it could

00:38:29drop to

00:38:29Scott

00:38:29Arfield

00:38:30super

00:38:34Scott

00:38:35Arfield

00:38:36puts

00:38:37Falkirk

00:38:37in front

00:38:38for the

00:38:38very first

00:38:39time

00:38:39and the

00:38:43fans

00:38:44at the

00:38:45top of

00:38:46that away

00:38:46stand

00:38:47would not

00:38:49have believed

00:38:49you had

00:38:50you told

00:38:50them this

00:38:50outcome

00:38:51at

00:38:51half

00:38:51time

00:38:51they were

00:38:54miles off

00:38:55it

00:38:55but somehow

00:38:56they're in

00:38:57front

00:38:57and it's

00:38:58the veteran

00:38:58Arfield

00:38:59who's put

00:38:59them there

00:39:00Motherwell

00:39:02pushing

00:39:03desperately

00:39:04to try and

00:39:04find an

00:39:05equaliser

00:39:05now

00:39:06the ball

00:39:07to the

00:39:07back

00:39:07post

00:39:08it's headed

00:39:09behind

00:39:09by a

00:39:10Falkirk

00:39:11player

00:39:11they'll have

00:39:11a corner

00:39:12but it might

00:39:13not be

00:39:13enough

00:39:13as Charles

00:39:14Cook

00:39:14was in

00:39:15there

00:39:15Motherwell

00:39:17fans must be

00:39:17scratching their

00:39:18heads

00:39:18here

00:39:18how are

00:39:20they

00:39:20behind

00:39:21we need

00:39:23to perform

00:39:24two halves

00:39:25like the

00:39:26first one

00:39:26in order to

00:39:27win

00:39:27against any

00:39:28opponent

00:39:28we weren't

00:39:29able to do

00:39:30that

00:39:30today

00:39:31and that's

00:39:31also part

00:39:31of the

00:39:32story

00:39:32why we're

00:39:33here

00:39:33empty-handed

00:39:33we've got to

00:39:34take a lot of

00:39:34belief

00:39:34from that

00:39:35win

00:39:35Motherwell

00:39:36have been

00:39:36doing

00:39:36exceptionally

00:39:36well

00:39:36they scored

00:39:37two goals

00:39:37at Parkhead

00:39:38in the

00:39:38last game

00:39:38and today

00:39:40we'll hold

00:39:41our hands

00:39:41up

00:39:41they were

00:39:41excellent

00:39:42in the

00:39:42first half

00:39:42but in the

00:39:43second half

00:39:43it was a

00:39:44different

00:39:45ball game

00:39:45and it speaks

00:39:46volumes for

00:39:47them

00:39:47we don't

00:39:48want to get

00:39:49carried away

00:39:49you're right

00:39:50but I'm sure

00:39:51it's got us

00:39:52up a little

00:39:53bit

00:39:53we have to

00:39:54build on

00:39:55that

00:39:55well done

00:39:57Falkirk

00:39:58but for

00:39:59your old

00:39:59team

00:39:59James

00:40:00it's

00:40:00deja vu

00:40:00yeah it

00:40:01is

00:40:01another

00:40:02really good

00:40:03first half

00:40:03performance

00:40:04loads to love

00:40:05about it

00:40:05loads of

00:40:05attack and

00:40:06play

00:40:06and really

00:40:08enjoyable

00:40:08to a poor

00:40:10second half

00:40:10performance

00:40:11and such

00:40:12poor goals

00:40:13to lose

00:40:13once again

00:40:14let's take a

00:40:15look at

00:40:16Motherwell

00:40:16in the

00:40:16first half

00:40:17as you

00:40:17see

00:40:17they were

00:40:18brilliant

00:40:18some of

00:40:18the

00:40:18football

00:40:18again

00:40:19excellent

00:40:20but for

00:40:21the quality

00:40:22and the

00:40:22amount of

00:40:22chances

00:40:23they create

00:40:23maybe not

00:40:24again

00:40:24the amount

00:40:25of goals

00:40:25that they

00:40:26need to

00:40:26go and

00:40:26win a game

00:40:27yeah I

00:40:27mean you

00:40:28feel that

00:40:29you know

00:40:29when Motherwell

00:40:30go ahead

00:40:30that they

00:40:31have to

00:40:32continue to

00:40:32dominate

00:40:33because there's

00:40:34been a few

00:40:34times where

00:40:35they have

00:40:35been ahead

00:40:36in the games

00:40:36and being

00:40:37able to be

00:40:38pegged back

00:40:38or the levels

00:40:39have dropped

00:40:39I mean this

00:40:40goal was

00:40:41ruled out

00:40:42for me

00:40:42wrongly

00:40:43not because

00:40:44it's Motherwell

00:40:44but I think

00:40:45Saeed just

00:40:46gets his

00:40:47body across

00:40:47as the ball

00:40:48is coming in

00:40:49and Spencer

00:40:49just runs

00:40:49through the

00:40:50back of him

00:40:51and

00:40:53I didn't

00:40:54see an

00:40:54awful lot

00:40:55wrong with

00:40:55the time

00:40:56and I'm

00:40:56struggling to

00:40:57see an

00:40:57awful lot

00:40:57wrong with

00:40:58it now

00:40:58and I know

00:40:58people say

00:40:59he's made

00:40:59the contact

00:41:00with Spencer

00:41:00but I think

00:41:01it's the other

00:41:01way round

00:41:02he has put

00:41:02his body

00:41:02across

00:41:03no doubt

00:41:03but the

00:41:04one thing

00:41:04is it's a

00:41:05brilliant goal

00:41:05brilliant finish

00:41:06from him

00:41:06and Maswanisa

00:41:07has been so

00:41:08impressive

00:41:09since he's

00:41:09come into

00:41:10Motherwell

00:41:10great first

00:41:12touch

00:41:12great finish

00:41:13and really

00:41:14to have the

00:41:17dominance in

00:41:18which Motherwell

00:41:18had

00:41:19especially with

00:41:19the goal

00:41:19being ruled

00:41:20out

00:41:20I think

00:41:21it was no

00:41:22less than

00:41:22they deserved

00:41:23to get into

00:41:23the game

00:41:24and then

00:41:25some of the

00:41:25play

00:41:26again

00:41:27the managers

00:41:27received a lot

00:41:28of praise

00:41:29and quite rightly

00:41:30so

00:41:30but a lot of

00:41:32time it's for

00:41:32taking risk at the

00:41:33back to build

00:41:34into these

00:41:34positions

00:41:34but what has

00:41:36really come on

00:41:37is when they're

00:41:38in these positions

00:41:39the interchange

00:41:40the interplay

00:41:40is very good

00:41:41but the same old

00:41:43problem for me

00:41:43is the final pass

00:41:45the final decision

00:41:46the execution

00:41:46of the shot

00:41:47and that's

00:41:48why they leave

00:41:49themselves in a

00:41:50position where

00:41:50teams can go

00:41:51and adjust at

00:41:52half time

00:41:52and come out

00:41:53and try and find

00:41:54a way to get

00:41:54back in the game

00:41:55when they are

00:41:56in the lead

00:41:56should they be

00:41:58looking at

00:41:58changing things

00:41:59the structure

00:42:00playing a bit

00:42:01more defensively

00:42:01to try and

00:42:02hang on to the

00:42:03lead

00:42:03I don't think

00:42:04it's in the

00:42:04manager's make-up

00:42:05to be honest

00:42:06it's the way

00:42:06that he sees

00:42:07the game

00:42:08and look

00:42:09we can't praise

00:42:09him for saying

00:42:10he's so brave

00:42:11and how he wants

00:42:12to play the game

00:42:12and then say

00:42:13oh but then

00:42:14when you score a

00:42:14goal you have to

00:42:15go and then

00:42:16defend

00:42:17and the issue

00:42:18for me

00:42:19you can look

00:42:20at it and say

00:42:20it's the approach

00:42:21it's the system

00:42:22I think it's

00:42:23players maybe

00:42:24just not switching

00:42:25on

00:42:25Langello does

00:42:26really well

00:42:26in the end

00:42:27to get back

00:42:27but I don't

00:42:29know if it's

00:42:30the drop

00:42:30intensity

00:42:31in the players

00:42:31did the players

00:42:32feel that the

00:42:33first half

00:42:33went so well

00:42:34that all they

00:42:35would have to

00:42:35do is come

00:42:35out in the

00:42:36second half

00:42:36and go and

00:42:37put on the

00:42:37same levels

00:42:38of performance

00:42:38because from

00:42:40a Falkup

00:42:41point of view

00:42:41you look at

00:42:41it and say

00:42:42the goals are

00:42:43really good

00:42:43and the reaction

00:42:44is excellent

00:42:45of course it is

00:42:46but you look at

00:42:47the gaps

00:42:47you look at

00:42:48the recovery

00:42:49you look at

00:42:50the intensity

00:42:50from Motherwell

00:42:52great pressure

00:42:52you have to say

00:42:53Falkup know

00:42:54that Motherwell

00:42:54are going to

00:42:54continue to play

00:42:55but if Motherwell

00:42:56are going to

00:42:56continue to play

00:42:57then there has

00:42:58to be speed

00:42:58in the pass

00:42:58there has to be

00:42:59options

00:43:00there has to be

00:43:00movement

00:43:01I think McKeever

00:43:01should put that

00:43:02away there as well

00:43:03the space that he's in

00:43:04and then this

00:43:06has nothing to do

00:43:08with a system

00:43:08for me

00:43:09Faddinger

00:43:09for whatever reason

00:43:11is drawn to

00:43:12Brian Graham

00:43:13who already has

00:43:14two players on him

00:43:15Brian Graham is

00:43:17just in there

00:43:17really

00:43:17it doesn't look

00:43:18like he's really

00:43:19going to try and

00:43:19win it

00:43:20he just knows

00:43:20he's going to

00:43:21occupy

00:43:21at this point

00:43:23when he comes in

00:43:23there's three players

00:43:24around him

00:43:25leaving

00:43:25Scott Arfield

00:43:27who for the

00:43:28whole of his

00:43:29career has lived

00:43:30off the chances

00:43:31like that

00:43:31and it's the one

00:43:32person in the

00:43:33Fulker team

00:43:34you don't want

00:43:34it to drop to

00:43:35so the recovery

00:43:36for me from the

00:43:37players

00:43:37the decision making

00:43:38in those moments

00:43:39have to be better

00:43:40and you can see

00:43:41the points dropped

00:43:43from winning

00:43:44positions

00:43:44isn't good enough

00:43:45but I think

00:43:47the manager gets

00:43:49the praise for

00:43:49the style he plays

00:43:50and I think

00:43:51we can all agree

00:43:52it's an enjoyable

00:43:53style

00:43:53but when you look

00:43:54at the goals

00:43:54conceded today

00:43:55it's not because

00:43:56the manager's asking

00:43:57them to make

00:43:58those decisions

00:43:58the players are

00:43:59making those

00:44:00decisions in game

00:44:01and I'll go back

00:44:02to it

00:44:02I don't know

00:44:03if it was a case

00:44:04of the first half

00:44:05went so well

00:44:05and it looked so

00:44:07easy that they

00:44:07thought they were

00:44:08going to just

00:44:08come out of the

00:44:08second half

00:44:09continue to do it

00:44:10and the levels

00:44:11without doubt

00:44:12dropped for me

00:44:13but you have to

00:44:14give Fulker credit

00:44:14for staying in there

00:44:15and going and

00:44:16getting a very good

00:44:17victory against a

00:44:18team that everybody's

00:44:19raving about this

00:44:19season

00:44:20OK

00:44:21well Aberdeen

00:44:22haven't won in

00:44:22Paisley in seven

00:44:24years

00:44:24and the league

00:44:25would today be

00:44:26their day

00:44:26it has been a

00:44:31very solid start

00:44:32to the season

00:44:32for St Mirren

00:44:33currently fifth

00:44:35in the league

00:44:35a cup semi-final

00:44:36to come

00:44:37today they look

00:44:38to put a

00:44:38disappointing defeat

00:44:39to Kilmarnock

00:44:40before the national

00:44:41break behind them

00:44:42after a slow start

00:44:44to the season

00:44:45Aberdeen burst

00:44:46into life

00:44:46last time out

00:44:47at home

00:44:47against Dundee

00:44:48ending any

00:44:49scoring drought

00:44:50by hitting the

00:44:50back of the net

00:44:51four times

00:44:52Saints boss

00:44:53Steven Robinson

00:44:54changes four

00:44:55from that Kilmarnock

00:44:56defeat

00:44:56a fortnight ago

00:44:58Fraser, O'Hara

00:44:59Bacchus

00:44:59and Nlundaloo

00:45:00start

00:45:01Alex Gogic

00:45:02makes his

00:45:02150th Saints

00:45:04appearance

00:45:04today

00:45:05for Aberdeen

00:45:06it would be

00:45:07expected that

00:45:07Yemi Talin

00:45:08wouldn't want to

00:45:09change much

00:45:09after a 4-0 win

00:45:10Guillemfi

00:45:11isn't in the squad

00:45:12with Gavin

00:45:13Molloy

00:45:13taking his place

00:45:14and Jesper

00:45:15Karelsen

00:45:15who scored a

00:45:16double in that

00:45:17victory

00:45:17will be

00:45:18focused

00:45:18for more

00:45:19in the squad

00:45:20and he's

00:45:21going to be

00:45:22a double in that

00:45:23shot

00:45:23O'Hara

00:45:26caresses it

00:45:27to the back

00:45:27post

00:45:27the header

00:45:28down

00:45:28and the strike

00:45:29cleared by

00:45:30Nesbitt

00:45:31just in front

00:45:32of the goal

00:45:32line

00:45:32what a start

00:45:38that would have

00:45:38been

00:45:38for the

00:45:39buddies

00:45:40this is

00:45:49Armstrong

00:45:49light pass

00:45:51for Karelsen

00:45:52and now

00:45:53Alshish

00:45:54threading it

00:45:55through

00:45:55Karelsen

00:45:56onto it

00:45:57what can

00:45:59Aberdeen

00:45:59do with it

00:46:00Alshish

00:46:00curls it

00:46:02high and

00:46:03over

00:46:03but

00:46:04impressive

00:46:04link up

00:46:05play

00:46:05Jesper

00:46:06Karelsen

00:46:07running

00:46:08onto this

00:46:08one

00:46:09a tight

00:46:10angle

00:46:10for Alshish

00:46:11to try

00:46:11and do

00:46:12anything

00:46:13that would

00:46:13threaten

00:46:14the St

00:46:14Mirren

00:46:15goalkeeper

00:46:15Phillips

00:46:19uses

00:46:20O'Hara

00:46:20Fraser

00:46:23wins

00:46:24Phillips

00:46:25onto it

00:46:26just

00:46:28mistimed

00:46:28it

00:46:29smiles

00:46:30gritted

00:46:31teeth

00:46:31and Aberdeen

00:46:33will want

00:46:34to be

00:46:34well aware

00:46:35of Killeen

00:46:36Phillips'

00:46:37movement

00:46:37in the

00:46:38second half

00:46:39Carlsen

00:46:40for the

00:46:40Dons

00:46:41Nisbet

00:46:43who will be

00:46:44looking to

00:46:44get a lot

00:46:45more involved

00:46:45in the

00:46:45second half

00:46:46Armstrong

00:46:49with a

00:46:50pinpoint

00:46:50pass

00:46:50Alshish

00:46:52thought about

00:46:54it

00:46:54and the delay

00:46:55just prevented

00:46:56him getting

00:46:56any effort

00:46:57on goal

00:46:57chance could

00:46:59still be on

00:46:59here for

00:47:00Aberdeen

00:47:00Alshish

00:47:01leaves

00:47:02it's

00:47:03Jesper

00:47:03Carlsen

00:47:04that was

00:47:06close

00:47:07Yemi

00:47:08Tallinn

00:47:08will be

00:47:09much

00:47:10much

00:47:10happier

00:47:11with that

00:47:12kind of

00:47:12movement

00:47:13Carlsen

00:47:14had all

00:47:14the time

00:47:15to try

00:47:15and bend

00:47:16that one

00:47:16into the

00:47:16top

00:47:16corner

00:47:17St. Mirren

00:47:23send it in

00:47:23it's Devlin

00:47:25who defends

00:47:26it

00:47:26Mikel

00:47:28Mandron

00:47:29Phillips

00:47:34fires through

00:47:36back as

00:47:36spins

00:47:37clipped up

00:47:39and headed

00:47:40in

00:47:40and it's

00:47:42Alex

00:47:42Gogic

00:47:43on his

00:47:45150th

00:47:47St. Mirren

00:47:48appearance

00:47:48it's his

00:47:50first

00:47:50premiership

00:47:51goal of the

00:47:51season

00:47:52it's patient

00:47:54play from

00:47:54Bacchus

00:47:55he knew

00:47:56his surroundings

00:47:57on the

00:47:57spin

00:47:58and just

00:47:59lifted it

00:47:59into an

00:48:00area

00:48:00where

00:48:01Gogic

00:48:01could

00:48:02direct

00:48:02it

00:48:03and the

00:48:08referee's

00:48:08been sent

00:48:09to the

00:48:09monitor

00:48:10so are

00:48:13we looking

00:48:13at something

00:48:14else

00:48:14Mlundalu

00:48:16standing in

00:48:17front of

00:48:17Dimitar

00:48:18Mitov

00:48:18as Devlin

00:48:20heads away

00:48:21and there

00:48:25will be

00:48:25no goal

00:48:26the referee

00:48:29Lloyd Wilson

00:48:30overturns

00:48:32and gives

00:48:34an Aberdeen

00:48:35free kick

00:48:36for the

00:48:37offside

00:48:38offside

00:48:38and it's

00:48:50over

00:48:50Alshish

00:48:51has space to

00:48:51use for

00:48:51Aberdeen

00:48:52finds

00:48:52Lazatech

00:48:53it's now

00:48:53Armstrong

00:48:54what a

00:48:55save from

00:48:55George

00:48:56Chance

00:48:56Dillon

00:48:56and it's

00:48:58over

00:48:58Aberdeen have

00:49:02had to wait

00:49:02a while

00:49:03on another

00:49:03big chance

00:49:04he had to

00:49:04put money

00:49:05on

00:49:05Armstrong

00:49:05sticking

00:49:06that one

00:49:06away

00:49:07Pala

00:49:11Versa

00:49:11Jensen

00:49:13now on

00:49:13the left

00:49:14side

00:49:14Jaden

00:49:18Richardson

00:49:19on his

00:49:20heels

00:49:20and now

00:49:22pulled back

00:49:23by Pala

00:49:24Versa

00:49:24and the

00:49:27referee

00:49:27needs to

00:49:28get involved

00:49:29now

00:49:29it's all

00:49:32boiling over

00:49:33the referee

00:49:37quick to

00:49:37the back

00:49:38pocket

00:49:38for the

00:49:38yellow

00:49:39card

00:49:39for

00:49:39Pala

00:49:39Versa

00:49:40Lloyd

00:49:44Wilson

00:49:44has heard

00:49:46instruction

00:49:46in his

00:49:47ear

00:49:47from

00:49:47VAR

00:49:48to go

00:49:48to

00:49:49the

00:49:49monitor

00:49:49and this

00:49:51would be

00:49:51towards

00:49:52Jaden

00:49:52Richardson

00:49:53a

00:49:54yellow

00:49:54card

00:49:54was

00:49:54shown

00:49:55to

00:49:55both

00:49:55players

00:49:56on

00:49:56the

00:49:56field

00:49:57well

00:50:01Richardson

00:50:01the former

00:50:02Don

00:50:03see a change

00:50:04to the

00:50:05colour

00:50:05he does

00:50:13a red

00:50:13card

00:50:14for

00:50:14Richardson

00:50:14St.

00:50:15Mirren

00:50:16will play

00:50:16the remainder

00:50:17of this

00:50:18match

00:50:18with ten

00:50:19players

00:50:19Steven

00:50:21Robinson

00:50:21tries to

00:50:22push his

00:50:23players

00:50:23right through

00:50:23to the

00:50:24end

00:50:24McManaman

00:50:27hoping to

00:50:28hit the

00:50:29byline

00:50:29he'll

00:50:30take the

00:50:30ball

00:50:30back

00:50:31now

00:50:34crosses

00:50:35Mitov

00:50:37rises

00:50:37unchallenged

00:50:38and he

00:50:39wants

00:50:40Aberdeen

00:50:40to push

00:50:41forward

00:50:42time running

00:50:47out for

00:50:47a winner

00:50:48Palaversa

00:50:52looks to

00:50:53release

00:50:53Lazatic

00:50:54he keeps

00:50:57it in

00:50:58it's

00:50:59Lazatic

00:50:59sensational

00:51:02what a

00:51:06way to

00:51:06get your

00:51:06first

00:51:07Aberdeen

00:51:07goal

00:51:08Yemi

00:51:09Talin

00:51:10delays

00:51:11the

00:51:11celebration

00:51:11but the

00:51:12Aberdeen

00:51:13supporters

00:51:13behind the

00:51:14goal

00:51:14won't

00:51:15they're

00:51:17spilling

00:51:17over the

00:51:18stand

00:51:18euphoria

00:51:20relief

00:51:22whatever

00:51:23it is

00:51:24have

00:51:25Aberdeen

00:51:25clinched

00:51:26another three

00:51:27points here

00:51:28in the

00:51:28Scottish

00:51:28Premiership

00:51:29with

00:51:30Marco

00:51:31Lazatic

00:51:31scoring a

00:51:34late goal

00:51:34in

00:51:34Paisley

00:51:35and it

00:51:38could be

00:51:38their first

00:51:39win here

00:51:39in almost

00:51:40seven years

00:51:41in the

00:51:41league

00:51:42it will

00:51:45feel cruel

00:51:46to St

00:51:47Mirren

00:51:47the

00:51:48Dons

00:51:48do not

00:51:49care

00:51:49what an

00:51:50effort

00:51:51from

00:51:51Marco

00:51:52Lazatic

00:51:52St

00:51:56Mirren

00:51:560

00:51:57Aberdeen

00:51:581

00:51:58there is

00:52:03the full

00:52:03time

00:52:04whistle

00:52:04Marco

00:52:06Lazatic

00:52:06the

00:52:08substitute

00:52:08with

00:52:10some

00:52:11superb

00:52:11skill

00:52:12and

00:52:13smashing

00:52:13the

00:52:13ball

00:52:14in

00:52:14from

00:52:16the

00:52:16tightest

00:52:16of

00:52:17angles

00:52:17there is

00:52:21a late

00:52:22red card

00:52:22shown there

00:52:23from the

00:52:23referee

00:52:24Stephen

00:52:27Robinson

00:52:27storms off

00:52:28down the

00:52:29tunnel

00:52:29St

00:52:31Mirren

00:52:320

00:52:32Aberdeen

00:52:331

00:52:34I thought

00:52:35our performance

00:52:36was excellent

00:52:36I thought

00:52:37we were

00:52:37very good

00:52:38throughout

00:52:38and

00:52:39had a goal

00:52:41disallowed

00:52:41which I

00:52:42haven't seen

00:52:43back yet

00:52:43but it's

00:52:44hard to see

00:52:45what it was

00:52:45disallowed

00:52:45for in the

00:52:46second phase

00:52:47of it

00:52:47it's disappointing

00:52:49of course

00:52:49we managed

00:52:50the game

00:52:50brilliantly

00:52:50with 10

00:52:50men

00:52:51I thought

00:52:51we were

00:52:51the better

00:52:51side

00:52:52with 10

00:52:52men

00:52:52as well

00:52:52and then

00:52:5330 seconds

00:52:54instead of

00:52:55putting the

00:52:55ball into

00:52:56the corner

00:52:56or into

00:52:56the box

00:52:57at least

00:52:57we get

00:52:58done on

00:52:58the counter

00:52:59so yeah

00:52:59it's a

00:53:00very hard

00:53:01one to

00:53:01take

00:53:01and we'll

00:53:02have to

00:53:03pick ourselves

00:53:03up from

00:53:03that

00:53:03I'm proud

00:53:04how we can

00:53:05manage

00:53:05different areas

00:53:06of the game

00:53:06today

00:53:07and be

00:53:07resilient

00:53:08to the end

00:53:09and the amount

00:53:12of shots

00:53:12we get away

00:53:13today

00:53:13but we just

00:53:13need to be

00:53:14a little bit

00:53:14better

00:53:14when we get

00:53:15the chances

00:53:15but then

00:53:17sometimes

00:53:18you need

00:53:18someone

00:53:18stepping forward

00:53:19and like

00:53:20Marco's goal

00:53:20today was

00:53:21incredible good

00:53:22and it's

00:53:23amazing going

00:53:24the team

00:53:25spirit

00:53:25the players

00:53:27who come in

00:53:27again

00:53:28a clean sheet

00:53:29and then

00:53:30of course

00:53:30a late winner

00:53:31because of

00:53:31the team

00:53:32spirit

00:53:32Stephen Robinson

00:53:35not a happy

00:53:35man tonight

00:53:36as Aberdeen

00:53:37finally win

00:53:37in Paisley

00:53:38James

00:53:38let's take a

00:53:39look at the

00:53:40disallowed goal

00:53:40Stephen Robinson

00:53:41is saying he's

00:53:41not seen it

00:53:42back

00:53:42I've been

00:53:43getting messages

00:53:44from St

00:53:44Martin supporters

00:53:45going crazy

00:53:45about it

00:53:46you explain it

00:53:47should it have

00:53:49been disallowed

00:53:49should it not

00:53:50have been disallowed

00:53:50is it the right

00:53:51decision

00:53:51well he's in

00:53:52offside position

00:53:53Lindley when the

00:53:54ball comes in

00:53:55is without

00:53:56doubt impacting

00:53:57Mitov's ability

00:53:59to come and

00:54:00have an impact

00:54:01in the game

00:54:02you know

00:54:03the one thing

00:54:05for me is

00:54:05is this the

00:54:06same attacking

00:54:07phase

00:54:07when the ball

00:54:09gets played

00:54:09back twice

00:54:10I'm not sure

00:54:11but you know

00:54:11for the initial

00:54:12the initial

00:54:13decision

00:54:14as to why

00:54:15the referee

00:54:15is asked to

00:54:16go to the

00:54:16monitor

00:54:16because you

00:54:17know I've

00:54:17heard people

00:54:18say it's a

00:54:18factual decision

00:54:19when it's

00:54:19offside

00:54:20the decision

00:54:21isn't is he

00:54:22offside

00:54:22we know he's

00:54:23in an offside

00:54:23position

00:54:24the decision

00:54:24is is he

00:54:25impacting the

00:54:26goalkeeper

00:54:26I think he

00:54:27goes in

00:54:27maybe that's

00:54:29where he has

00:54:29to be when

00:54:30it's a corner

00:54:30and thinks

00:54:31that you know

00:54:31I need to go

00:54:32on the goalkeeper

00:54:32because he's so

00:54:33far offside in

00:54:35relation to the

00:54:35rest of his team

00:54:36he's without doubt

00:54:37stood on the

00:54:38goalkeeper to stop

00:54:39him from coming to

00:54:40collect the ball

00:54:40and then he actually

00:54:41does make a move to

00:54:42go towards the ball

00:54:43so for me it's the

00:54:45correct decision that

00:54:46he's having an impact

00:54:47on Mitov and look

00:54:49it is a sore one

00:54:49because it's a

00:54:51brilliant header

00:54:51from Alex Gorgich

00:54:52he's got on his 150th

00:54:53appearance as well

00:54:54but without doubt

00:54:56impacting the

00:54:56goalkeeper

00:54:56you can't stand

00:54:57in a offside position

00:54:58and be in front of

00:54:59the goalkeeper

00:55:00it pains me to

00:55:01say I would find it

00:55:02pretty difficult to

00:55:03go against that

00:55:04it was definitely

00:55:05having an impact

00:55:06on Mitov

00:55:07Jadon Richardson

00:55:08sent off

00:55:08it can't be any

00:55:09complaints here

00:55:10don't you think?

00:55:10Nah

00:55:10and it's one where

00:55:12I understand the

00:55:13frustration because

00:55:14he wins the ball

00:55:16back

00:55:16does really well

00:55:17he's driving forward

00:55:18and he is pulled

00:55:20back

00:55:20it is a promising

00:55:22position

00:55:22for St Mirren

00:55:23down the right

00:55:23hand side

00:55:24but I mean

00:55:25he can't be

00:55:26kicking

00:55:26especially

00:55:27it's awkward

00:55:29because he's on

00:55:30his back

00:55:30and it is a sore

00:55:31one for Palo

00:55:32Versa

00:55:32he can have no

00:55:34complaints

00:55:34you see the

00:55:35follow through

00:55:36that's not

00:55:37accidental in any

00:55:38way

00:55:38it's intentional

00:55:40and that will

00:55:42be the frustration

00:55:43Stephen Orbison

00:55:43will be frustrated

00:55:44that the goal

00:55:44has been chalked

00:55:45off

00:55:45and he's obviously

00:55:46going to miss

00:55:46some games

00:55:46he'll be frustrated

00:55:48that they have to

00:55:49try and see the

00:55:49game out

00:55:49try and finish

00:55:51the game with

00:55:5110 men

00:55:52because as we're

00:55:53going to see in

00:55:53a minute

00:55:53I wouldn't

00:55:54capitalise on that

00:55:55well teed up

00:55:56yep

00:55:56do you want me

00:55:58to do your job

00:55:59aye just do it

00:55:59so the goal

00:56:01for me is

00:56:03absolutely

00:56:03magnificent

00:56:04you know

00:56:05Lazatic

00:56:05chasing the

00:56:07ball down

00:56:07it looks for

00:56:08all in the

00:56:08world

00:56:09he's going to

00:56:09play this

00:56:09back to

00:56:10Jensen

00:56:10everybody thinks

00:56:12he is

00:56:12it's a brilliant

00:56:14first touch

00:56:15great little

00:56:15dummy

00:56:16and not only

00:56:17that

00:56:17when he gets

00:56:18into the

00:56:18position

00:56:18you know

00:56:19this is where

00:56:20the frustration

00:56:20is for

00:56:21Stephen

00:56:21Robinson

00:56:21they don't

00:56:22match the

00:56:22runner

00:56:22this for me

00:56:24is ridiculous

00:56:26skill

00:56:26because

00:56:27you've talked

00:56:28about a player

00:56:29a couple of

00:56:29weeks ago

00:56:30a few weeks

00:56:31ago

00:56:31against Motherwell

00:56:32where you're

00:56:32thinking right

00:56:32if he's playing

00:56:34and he's

00:56:34confident

00:56:35then he might

00:56:36find the net

00:56:36if he doesn't

00:56:37find the net

00:56:37then he'll

00:56:37pick the right

00:56:38pass

00:56:39but this

00:56:39shows you

00:56:40the level

00:56:41this boy

00:56:41can be at

00:56:42great little

00:56:43touch

00:56:43brilliant turn

00:56:44the finish is

00:56:45excellent

00:56:45because the angle

00:56:46he's not got a lot

00:56:47to aim for there

00:56:48to put that in the

00:56:50side net

00:56:50and to do it

00:56:51in the last

00:56:51minute

00:56:51and to go

00:56:53and make that

00:56:53back to back

00:56:54wins for Aberdeen

00:56:54it's a huge goal

00:56:56in the context of

00:56:56their season

00:56:57I was going to say

00:56:57that

00:56:58back to back

00:56:59wins

00:56:59off the bottom

00:57:00of the table

00:57:00psychologically

00:57:04of fourth place

00:57:05which seems strange

00:57:06given the start

00:57:06that they made

00:57:07to the season

00:57:08much like

00:57:08how do you expect

00:57:09them to kick on

00:57:10how they play

00:57:11Hibs next week

00:57:12at Potardrie

00:57:12incidentally

00:57:13I think the big

00:57:13shift for me

00:57:14was the change

00:57:15in formation

00:57:15from Jimmy Tullien

00:57:16against Motherwell

00:57:17and people still

00:57:18looked at it

00:57:19and said

00:57:19he lost the game

00:57:192-0

00:57:20and how much

00:57:21can you take

00:57:21from it

00:57:21but you could

00:57:22see that

00:57:22it was a manager

00:57:23that was willing

00:57:23to change

00:57:23you could see

00:57:24it was a group

00:57:24of players

00:57:25that were hungry

00:57:25to do well

00:57:26and you felt

00:57:27that the talk

00:57:28was about

00:57:28scoring goals

00:57:29or lack of goals

00:57:30for Aberdeen

00:57:31they got four

00:57:32last time out

00:57:33they go to a

00:57:34very tough team

00:57:35to play against

00:57:35in St Mirren

00:57:36you probably

00:57:36come back to me

00:57:37and say

00:57:37they're not that

00:57:38hard to play against

00:57:38a tough team

00:57:40to play against

00:57:41that are so

00:57:41drilled in what

00:57:42they do

00:57:42so good at

00:57:42what they do

00:57:43and to go

00:57:44and get the

00:57:44victory

00:57:44I think that

00:57:45could be a

00:57:45huge moment

00:57:46for Aberdeen

00:57:46and you can

00:57:47see what it

00:57:48means to

00:57:48Jimmy Tullien

00:57:49you can see

00:57:50what it means

00:57:50to the players

00:57:50to the fans

00:57:51at the end

00:57:51so Aberdeen

00:57:52will be hoping

00:57:53that that's

00:57:53something they

00:57:53can kick on

00:57:54from

00:57:54Kelly have

00:57:56managed back

00:57:56to back

00:57:57clean sheets

00:57:58but could

00:57:58they do it

00:57:58against the

00:57:59league's top

00:58:00scorers hearts

00:58:00the return

00:58:04of Derry

00:58:05McInnes

00:58:06to Rugby Park

00:58:07taking his

00:58:07top of the

00:58:08table heart

00:58:08side

00:58:09to play

00:58:09Kilmarnock

00:58:10the club

00:58:11he took

00:58:11from the

00:58:12championship

00:58:12to Europe

00:58:13bad news

00:58:15for Kelly

00:58:16as he hasn't

00:58:17lost on a

00:58:18visit to this

00:58:19ground

00:58:19in his last

00:58:2016 top

00:58:21flight attempts

00:58:22another blow

00:58:25for the

00:58:25home side

00:58:26is the loss

00:58:27of first

00:58:27choice

00:58:27goalkeeper

00:58:28Max

00:58:28Stryak

00:58:29that means

00:58:30a first

00:58:30league

00:58:31appearance

00:58:31for Eddie

00:58:32Beach

00:58:32the young

00:58:32Welsh

00:58:33under 21

00:58:34international

00:58:34it's the

00:58:35only change

00:58:36to the side

00:58:36that beat

00:58:37Samirin

00:58:37here last

00:58:38time out

00:58:38Derek

00:58:40McInnes

00:58:40named the

00:58:41same

00:58:41starting

00:58:4111 for

00:58:42the fourth

00:58:42game in

00:58:43succession

00:58:43as his

00:58:44side

00:58:45continue

00:58:45the wonderful

00:58:46start to

00:58:47the season

00:58:47Alexander

00:58:48Svolov

00:58:49is yet to

00:58:49concede

00:58:50in his

00:58:50three

00:58:51appearances

00:58:51for the

00:58:52club

00:58:52two

00:58:56victories

00:58:56apiece

00:58:57in the

00:58:57meetings

00:58:57between

00:58:58these

00:58:58sides

00:58:58last

00:58:59season

00:58:59Harts

00:59:00won the

00:59:01last

00:59:01two

00:59:01let's

00:59:03see what

00:59:03this

00:59:03evening

00:59:04brings

00:59:04as

00:59:05Eddie

00:59:06Beach

00:59:07gets

00:59:07an

00:59:07early

00:59:07touch

00:59:08on the

00:59:08ball

00:59:09having

00:59:09made

00:59:09a

00:59:09couple

00:59:10of

00:59:10league

00:59:11cup

00:59:11appearances

00:59:11since

00:59:13joining

00:59:13from

00:59:13Chelsea

00:59:14in

00:59:14the

00:59:14summer

00:59:14Thompson

00:59:27Anderson

00:59:29helps

00:59:29it on to

00:59:29Watson

00:59:30Brown on the

00:59:31overlap

00:59:31Watson's gone

00:59:32for goal

00:59:32and Svolov has

00:59:34pulled off the

00:59:34save

00:59:35good effort this

00:59:40from Watson

00:59:41a couple of

00:59:45options to the

00:59:45right but

00:59:46to the

00:59:48responsibility on

00:59:49himself

00:59:49Harts

00:59:51with a free

00:59:52kick

00:59:52Kisaridis

00:59:52and Kingsley

00:59:54over it

00:59:54and he

00:59:55beats yet to be

00:59:56tested

00:59:57in the

00:59:57game

00:59:58Harts

00:59:59looking to

00:59:59change that

01:00:00here

01:00:00Kingsley

01:00:04leaves it

01:00:04it's Kisaridis

01:00:05dangerous looking

01:00:06ball and it

01:00:07takes a flick

01:00:07on its way

01:00:08through

01:00:08and it'll be

01:00:09a Harts

01:00:09corner

01:00:10Brown

01:00:11with a touch

01:00:12at the near

01:00:13post

01:00:13but with this

01:00:14kind of

01:00:15delivery

01:00:15all it needs

01:00:16is a touch

01:00:17unfortunately

01:00:18for Kilmarnock

01:00:19is the

01:00:20outside of

01:00:22the post

01:00:22it must have

01:00:26be Harry

01:00:27Mill

01:00:27to send

01:00:28the ball

01:00:29in from

01:00:29the corner

01:00:30it's Halkin

01:00:31again

01:00:32all alone

01:00:36in the

01:00:36six yard

01:00:37box

01:00:37to notch

01:00:38his third

01:00:39goal in

01:00:39his last

01:00:40three games

01:00:40it's a

01:00:43terrific

01:00:43ball in

01:00:44and Halkin

01:00:44somehow

01:00:45finds the

01:00:46space

01:00:47and provides

01:00:49the emphatic

01:00:50header

01:00:50just loses

01:00:51Robbie

01:00:52Dees

01:00:52a little

01:00:54nudge on

01:00:54him there

01:00:55to buy

01:00:55himself

01:00:56a yard

01:00:56or two

01:00:57and he

01:00:59does the

01:00:59rest

01:00:59emphatically

01:01:00another

01:01:04corner

01:01:08another Halkin

01:01:09header

01:01:10another Halkin

01:01:11effort

01:01:11off the line

01:01:12he's in it

01:01:14once more

01:01:15brown clear

01:01:16such a threat

01:01:18in the opposition

01:01:19penalty area

01:01:20at the moment

01:01:20first header

01:01:22blocked

01:01:23follow-up also

01:01:26here by

01:01:26Anderson

01:01:27back to Dees

01:01:40who sends it in

01:01:42walks and wins

01:01:43the header

01:01:43and helps it on

01:01:45looking for Dakers

01:01:47to try and do

01:01:48some damage

01:01:48leaves for a penalty

01:01:50Dakers goes for a goal

01:01:51he's not far off the target

01:01:52he's still claiming

01:01:55there was a foul

01:01:57in there as well

01:01:58as it comes back in

01:02:03here from Watson

01:02:04and Kilty

01:02:06challenged by Milne

01:02:09Dakers

01:02:12really got a good

01:02:14shot for a corner

01:02:14at the very least

01:02:15McAtee

01:02:27clips it forward

01:02:28and they've just got to

01:02:29be careful here

01:02:30and Braga's

01:02:32got the better of them

01:02:33and it's Devlin

01:02:35well Cam Devlin

01:02:37made a terrific run

01:02:38but couldn't find

01:02:39the finish

01:02:40the way that would

01:02:41have been

01:02:42to finish the first

01:02:43period

01:02:43Braga

01:02:45really well

01:02:46against Milne

01:02:47and Devlin

01:02:48will feel

01:02:49he should have

01:02:50been doing better

01:02:51as does his manager

01:02:55as does his manager

01:02:55McAtee

01:03:04building support

01:03:07Shankman looks

01:03:10to attack it

01:03:11too far away

01:03:13he's trying to bundle

01:03:36his way through

01:03:36there

01:03:37Anderson gets the

01:03:43flick on

01:03:44Kilty

01:03:44could be in here

01:03:45Dakers waiting

01:03:47and it's

01:03:48eventually

01:03:49Bruce Anderson

01:03:50who gets the header

01:03:50on target

01:03:52but it's a comfortable

01:03:55take for

01:03:55Svolov

01:03:56better from

01:03:57Kumana

01:03:58Kilty

01:03:58trying to pick out

01:03:59Dakers here

01:04:00Halkett made sure

01:04:01it didn't get there

01:04:02Anderson

01:04:03with the reaction

01:04:05header

01:04:05Stemger's got to be

01:04:11careful

01:04:11gives that one away

01:04:12and it could

01:04:14pose further

01:04:16problems here

01:04:17Beach makes the

01:04:18save

01:04:18on the rebound

01:04:19Hartz make it two

01:04:21and it's Claudio

01:04:24Braga

01:04:24it's just a basic

01:04:29error

01:04:29and Hartz

01:04:31pounce

01:04:32initial shot

01:04:36from Kisiridis

01:04:37paring straight

01:04:39into the path

01:04:40of Braga

01:04:40by Beach

01:04:41and Hartz

01:04:46now

01:04:47with the two-goal

01:04:49cushion

01:04:49where they've been

01:04:53playing this season

01:04:54back them to

01:04:58see this one out

01:04:59now

01:05:11Kisiridis

01:05:12pouncing

01:05:13in the short

01:05:14ball

01:05:14back

01:05:15from Watson

01:05:15Braga's

01:05:17in again

01:05:17that's wonderful

01:05:18from Claudio

01:05:19Braga

01:05:20Kili the

01:05:24architecture

01:05:25their own

01:05:25downfall

01:05:26once more

01:05:27but give

01:05:28that man

01:05:28half a chance

01:05:29and he's

01:05:30liable

01:05:30to take it

01:05:31the misunderstanding

01:05:33there

01:05:34is

01:05:34Neil's

01:05:36reluctant

01:05:36to try

01:05:37and take

01:05:37it on

01:05:37first time

01:05:38and Kisiridis

01:05:39and Braga

01:05:41combine

01:05:42devastating

01:05:49from Hartz

01:05:50beautiful feet

01:05:54from the Portuguese

01:05:56fifth goal

01:06:00in the Premiership

01:06:01for Claudio

01:06:02Braga

01:06:03there's Lions

01:06:12Tiffany

01:06:14it's all over

01:06:23an ultimately comfortable victory for Derek McInnes' hearts

01:06:29as they march on at the top of the table

01:06:32and they've not only

01:06:35bettered their record at the start of 2018

01:06:39it's now shades of George Burley's side

01:06:42in 05-06

01:06:44the way things are going

01:06:46but he'll Braga with a double

01:06:48and Craig Halkitz

01:06:49opening header

01:06:51giving them the victory

01:06:53at Rugby Park

01:06:55in front of a massive away support

01:06:57it finishes Kilmarnocknell

01:07:00Hartstreet

01:07:01I think we shoot ourselves in the foot

01:07:04we shoot ourselves in the foot

01:07:05against a good team

01:07:06that's got bundles of quality

01:07:07we've not seen that level of individual errors

01:07:10simple as that

01:07:11you know

01:07:11conceding from a set play

01:07:12something we spend a lot of time on

01:07:14and we know the threats that they have

01:07:16and it's just all too easy

01:07:18for Craig Halkitz

01:07:18to find a bit of space in their box

01:07:20the delivery's good

01:07:20and then ultimately our response is

01:07:22two more individual errors

01:07:23really pleased

01:07:24obviously for people who didn't watch the game

01:07:26and just see the scoreline

01:07:27I think it was all a bit straightforward

01:07:29it was far from that

01:07:30I thought it was

01:07:31very frantic first half

01:07:33I thought Kilmarnock started

01:07:34the first 10-15 minutes or so

01:07:35the better side

01:07:36I thought we were guilty of

01:07:39giving away too many fouls

01:07:40no looking after the first pass

01:07:41poor over clearances

01:07:44and just invited a bit of pressure

01:07:45but I think once we

01:07:47got the first goal

01:07:48brilliant goal once again

01:07:50for a set play

01:07:51lovely delivery for Harry

01:07:52great header for Halkit

01:07:53I thought we were a bit better in the game

01:07:56Hearts remain unbeaten

01:07:59as they dismantle Kilmarnock

01:08:01on Derek McInnes

01:08:02he's returned to Rugby Park

01:08:03James you cannot help but be impressed

01:08:04no you can't

01:08:05and you know

01:08:07Hearts have had a brilliant start

01:08:09to the season

01:08:09and they look like they're going to continue

01:08:11and look

01:08:12when you go to places like Kilmarnock

01:08:15you know that you're going to be

01:08:16you know they're tough games to play

01:08:18and the pressure is now starting to

01:08:20build on Hearts as well

01:08:22because people are looking and saying

01:08:23expectation levels

01:08:23they can't keep this up

01:08:25surely they can't keep winning

01:08:26so they're dealing with that

01:08:27they're winning games

01:08:29and you know

01:08:29Derek's showing his respect to

01:08:31Ketwell and the job he's doing

01:08:32at Kilmarnock

01:08:33and obviously his old club

01:08:34but you know

01:08:35to go and win 3-0

01:08:36he'll be absolutely delighted

01:08:37the chances in the game as well

01:08:38so no the juggernaut

01:08:40keeps rolling on for Hearts

01:08:41good faddy

01:08:42three words

01:08:43Halkett goal machine

01:08:44unbelievable

01:08:45unbelievable

01:08:46three goals in a row for him now

01:08:47and arguably

01:08:49as much as you know

01:08:50be delighted with the goals

01:08:52you know he's in great shape

01:08:54he's playing

01:08:54you know probably his best football

01:08:56but he's so aggressive

01:08:58you know

01:08:58the delivery from Harry Milne

01:09:00is excellent

01:09:01it's really

01:09:02in the area

01:09:03exactly where you want it

01:09:04there's a little

01:09:04you know

01:09:05jostle

01:09:06with Robbie Dees

01:09:07at the near post there

01:09:08and Halkett

01:09:09you know

01:09:10showing his strength

01:09:10but also the aggression

01:09:12to go and meet that

01:09:13and put it in the back of net

01:09:14fantastic header

01:09:15and you know

01:09:17Hearts

01:09:17Hearts defenders

01:09:18Hearts from set plays

01:09:19are really

01:09:20really dominant this season

01:09:21they are

01:09:22Braga

01:09:24has been a brilliant signing

01:09:26for Hearts

01:09:27he's got such a good relationship

01:09:28with Lauren Shankland

01:09:29up front for Hearts

01:09:31two more goals again today

01:09:32but it's more than that

01:09:33his link up play is excellent

01:09:34he's so intelligent

01:09:35yeah he is

01:09:36look I think he's

01:09:37he's been a tremendous signing

01:09:38I think that

01:09:39you know

01:09:40obviously you get credit

01:09:42for the identification

01:09:43of him

01:09:44and you know

01:09:44what's been made

01:09:46about Jane Fowler analytics

01:09:47but I think that

01:09:48you have to credit

01:09:49Lauren Shankland as well

01:09:50for being

01:09:51you know aware of

01:09:53where he has to be

01:09:54to allow Braga

01:09:55and the rest of his teammates

01:09:57to go and flourish

01:09:58but there is no doubt

01:09:59that

01:09:59he has been

01:10:00an unbelievable signing

01:10:02for Hearts

01:10:03what are you saying

01:10:03about the Ronaldo celebration

01:10:05I'm not having the

01:10:06Hearts fans joining in

01:10:07with a Sue celebration

01:10:09but they are allowed

01:10:10to do whatever they want

01:10:11at the minute

01:10:11but this is

01:10:12just a player

01:10:13that again

01:10:14you want to go and watch

01:10:15because

01:10:16you know

01:10:17he's got real quality

01:10:18I think his work rate

01:10:19is outstanding

01:10:19and he's a real problem

01:10:21for defenders

01:10:22you know

01:10:22the partnership

01:10:23that he has

01:10:24with Lauren Shankland

01:10:24as I said

01:10:25I think Shankland knows

01:10:26when to drop in

01:10:27when to pull into

01:10:28the wide areas

01:10:29to allow the space

01:10:29for Braga

01:10:30but showing that

01:10:31the composure

01:10:33to put the ball

01:10:34in the back of the net

01:10:35he's been a fantastic signing

01:10:36I think Hearts have

01:10:37really hit the jackpot

01:10:38with all their signings

01:10:39this summer

01:10:39and that can only bode well

01:10:40for the future for them

01:10:41I mean there's a familiarity

01:10:43about the team selection

01:10:44from Derek McInnes

01:10:45and that is always

01:10:46a sign that things

01:10:47are going well

01:10:48when you're picking

01:10:48the same team

01:10:49week in

01:10:49week out

01:10:50and they're getting

01:10:51the result

01:10:51yeah it is

01:10:52and I think that

01:10:53we don't see it

01:10:54too often these days

01:10:55with you know

01:10:56the younger manager

01:10:56and the younger coach

01:10:57want to make the changes

01:10:58and maybe look at games

01:10:59and how they can try

01:11:01and you know

01:11:01integrate other players

01:11:02into the team

01:11:03but Derek McInnes

01:11:03has obviously found

01:11:04a formula that's working

01:11:05for him at the minute

01:11:05and I like to see it

01:11:07because you want players

01:11:08you know

01:11:08I mean you're no centre

01:11:10centre back

01:11:10you need to score

01:11:11every week

01:11:11but he scores three in a row

01:11:12and I know there's

01:11:13not too many changes

01:11:14in that department

01:11:14but we spoke about Braga

01:11:16and the impact that he's had

01:11:17I think Kiziridis as well

01:11:18Cammy Devon this season

01:11:19for me has been excellent

01:11:20as well

01:11:21showing a lot more

01:11:21maturity and composure

01:11:23to his performances

01:11:24Benny Beningame

01:11:25if he can stay fit

01:11:26another massive player

01:11:27for Hearts

01:11:28so I think when you've got

01:11:29all these players

01:11:30available to you

01:11:31and you're winning

01:11:32it's easy to keep

01:11:34the same team

01:11:35but you've also got

01:11:35players that are desperate

01:11:36to then come into the team

01:11:37and have an impact

01:11:38in the game

01:11:38so no look

01:11:39Hearts are in a great

01:11:40position at the minute

01:11:41and I can see this run

01:11:42continuing

01:11:42I really can

01:11:43for Kilmarnock

01:11:44they have started the season

01:11:45well

01:11:45and Stuart Kitterwell

01:11:47rightly furious

01:11:48how cheap the goals were

01:11:49that they gave away

01:11:50not like his teams

01:11:51to do that really

01:11:51is it?

01:11:52no it's not

01:11:52and I can understand

01:11:54that frustration

01:11:54because

01:11:55it's not like them

01:11:57they've had a good season

01:11:58they do concede

01:12:00too many goals

01:12:01I have to say

01:12:01but you need to remember

01:12:02the point against Hearts

01:12:03they're top of the league

01:12:04and Hearts are going to be difficult

01:12:05so the frustration for him

01:12:07is that you're not

01:12:07you're giving them

01:12:08too much time and space

01:12:09and not having to work

01:12:10too hard for their goals

01:12:11just quickly

01:12:11a goal of the night

01:12:13Lazatic

01:12:14I'll take it

01:12:15ok let's have a quick look

01:12:16at the table

01:12:17shall we

01:12:17and Hearts are top

01:12:19clear

01:12:20with five points clear

01:12:21Kelly are down to fifth

01:12:23Hibs win

01:12:23has them

01:12:24on 11 points

01:12:25United fourth on 10

01:12:26Rangers into the top six

01:12:28St Mirren and Falkirk

01:12:30seventh and eighth

01:12:31Motherwell in ninth place

01:12:32tonight

01:12:32with Aberdeen

01:12:33off bottom

01:12:34into tenth

01:12:34replaced by Livingston

01:12:36who prop up the table

01:12:37this evening

01:12:38and here is what's coming up

01:12:39for you to enjoy

01:12:40over the next few days

01:12:42the football interview

01:12:43with Brendan Rogers

01:12:43tonight

01:12:4411.55

01:12:45on BBC One

01:12:46Dundee against Celtic

01:12:47tomorrow is on your radio

01:12:48from 11.30

01:12:49and highlights of that game

01:12:51are on tomorrow night

01:12:52with Jonathan

01:12:527.15

01:12:53on BBC Scotland

01:12:54the SPFL Roundup

01:12:56is on available

01:12:57Monday online

01:12:58and of course

01:12:59the SWPL highlights

01:13:01are on Monday

01:13:02at 7.30

01:13:04thanks to James

01:13:06for joining me

01:13:06and for those of you

01:13:07who are interested

01:13:08and I'm sure

01:13:08that's nobody

01:13:09the teams that

01:13:10James and I played

01:13:10for 17 years ago

01:13:12today were

01:13:13Birmingham and

01:13:14Burnley

01:13:14goodnight

01:13:15get up

01:13:17stand out

01:13:18and hold your head

01:13:19up

01:13:20higher

01:13:21higher

01:13:22you've got a

01:13:24baby

01:13:24we're gonna find you

01:13:27oh

01:13:27you turn around

01:13:29right behind you

01:13:30baby

01:13:31can't you see

01:13:32that's a thing

01:13:33and we are

01:13:34the house

01:13:34oh

01:13:35baby

01:13:39we're gonna find you

01:13:42oh

01:13:43you turn around

01:13:44me

01:13:44right behind you

01:13:45and you see

01:13:47that's a thing

01:13:48that we are

01:13:49the heart of the

01:13:50fall

01:13:50oh

01:13:51oh

01:13:52oh

01:13:53oh

01:13:54oh

01:13:55oh

01:13:56oh

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01:13:58oh

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