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Steven Thompson highlights from the afternoon's fixtures in the Scottish Premiership, including Dundee United v Hibernian, Kilmarnock v Falkirk, Motherwell v Dundee and St Mirren v Livingston.
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00:00Thank you for listening.
00:30Good evening. Christmas is just around the corner and the countdown is on, but for the players the focus is very much on the Scottish Premiership. Hopefully Neil McCann is equally focused as we bring you today's four games. The first of which sees Dundee United fresh from their win over Celtic. Welcome Hibernian to Tanadice.
01:00And he's got the pace, the twist and the finish.
01:04Right into the middle, Kenny. He had to put that away.
01:09There's the opportunity.
01:11Cancelers.
01:12And that's a brilliant goal.
01:19That's off the post.
01:20I can't believe it.
01:22Done the United's first win in 11 years against Celtic.
01:25That victory ended a seven-game winless run for United.
01:32And now they go looking for back-to-back wins for the first time in the league this season.
01:37Pibs aiming to prevent that as they try to find form themselves, having lost three of their last four.
01:43Jim Goodwin makes just one change to his starting line-up from Wednesday, with Vietzko's Chevalier replacing Bert Esselink, as he did at half-time against Celtic.
01:53Chevalier was sent off and conceding a late penalty against Hibbs in September, but the red was later rescinded.
02:00Four changes for Hibernian after the defeat at Ibrox.
02:04It's one Cadden in and one out, as Nicky starts, but twin brother Chris misses out with his wife having had a baby last night.
02:11Beyond that, there's a debut for Zach Mitchell.
02:14Megwan Boyle also in.
02:15Ohara, Obita, and Nguyen all out.
02:23Cadden.
02:24Going to drive a long way, and he's going to go for a goal, and that is not far away.
02:29Rippling the side, netting.
02:31A rocket from the left foot of Nicky Cadden.
02:35It's not the first time United have backed off him.
02:41Look at that.
02:42He's going to have a lot of room in the middle of the park at times.
02:46As he finds Bowie, now out to Cadden.
02:49There's a good ball!
02:51And Boyle just couldn't get on the end of it.
02:53Well, it's what he does, Nicky Cadden.
02:55He just delivers time after time.
03:00Boyle's so close to getting the crucial touch.
03:06Here it comes from Ferry.
03:09It's one by Bowie.
03:11Going to come back to Ferry, though.
03:12I'm going to try and get this on the left foot if possible.
03:16And the end does cross on the right.
03:17That's a pretty decent ball.
03:19It's Waters, and it's Stevenson, and there is the opening goal!
03:24And look at Stevenson,
03:27who got the two at Easter Road in the three-all draw,
03:30opens the scoring at Tarradice.
03:33And Stevenson on the score sheet
03:36for a fourth time this season.
03:40Ferry did well to dig the cross out.
03:44And then Waters just nudges it back to him.
03:46Salinger saw it late
03:48and couldn't get down in time to keep it out.
03:51That's a poor kick out.
04:02Waters, if he's onside, he's got a big chance here!
04:05And Hanley on the cover makes a fabulous block
04:09to bail out Salinger.
04:13And Hanley had to make that
04:15timely intervention,
04:17otherwise it could easily have been 2-0.
04:21He goes back the way instead to McGrath.
04:29His angles are shut off.
04:31Cardin will try and send it in this time.
04:33And it comes to Bowie on the swivel!
04:36And it's just wide!
04:41That's a really decent try from Kieran Bowie.
04:45I wonder why Hibbs didn't send it into that packed six-yard box.
04:49This was what they intended,
04:52but it almost worked out nicely for Bowie.
04:55Didn't miss that post by much.
05:02Cardin is looking for a yard of space to get the cross in.
05:05Instead he goes back the way to Ayrdale.
05:08This time he'll deliver.
05:11It's a great ball, must be!
05:13Well, Bowie somehow doesn't connect,
05:17and then Boyle's taken by surprise.
05:22He can't ask for a better ball in.
05:25It's a massive chance, going on a begging for Hibernian.
05:28There's Nicky Cannon.
05:32Flicked on.
05:34Boyle with a finish!
05:36And there's the equaliser.
05:38Rifled home by Martin Boyle.
05:41Wonderful strike.
05:43You'd have to say Hibbs deserving of that equaliser.
05:47And Boyle wasn't going to miss that one.
05:50Kept a head down and lashed it beyond Richards
05:58for his eighth goal of the season.
06:02Hibbs level seven minutes short of the interval.
06:09Boyle blank in there with
06:11McGrath then taking the shot on
06:14and deflected.
06:16Line for another corner.
06:18Hibbs with their tails up.
06:20Could have been anywhere.
06:24Academy with his latest delivery.
06:26Richards under pressure off the crossbar.
06:30Now the referee's going to stop the game.
06:33I think they'll for the head knock
06:35rather than any foul.
06:38Zach Mitchell
06:39on his debut, almost
06:41getting the goal here.
06:44You'd think it would have counted
06:45had it been
06:45just a few inches lower.
06:49Ferry to deliver here.
06:52Right in on top of the keeper.
06:53Might have come off the crossbar.
06:58Fata, unfortunately.
07:05Salinger having to
07:06back peril here.
07:09Hibbs coming to his aid.
07:24Hibbs coming to his aid.
07:26Hibbs coming to Berlazar.
07:27Quickly closed down though by Seville.
07:30United can break here.
07:31There's a chance for Sapsford.
07:33He's going to go back to him
07:36to hit the target
07:37at the very least.
07:42Berlazar just showed
07:43too much of this
07:44to Seville in the middle
07:46of the park.
07:47He came off second best.
07:50And Sapsford
07:50who got that winner
07:51against Celtic.
07:53Should have done better there.
07:54whatever little tweak
08:02Jim Goodwin has made
08:03at half time
08:04seems to have worked.
08:05And here's Fata.
08:07And Fata with the opportunity.
08:09And he gets the shot
08:10all wrong in the end.
08:14And done well initially.
08:17Good ball into his path.
08:19In behind Megua.
08:21And skews the shot
08:22well off target.
08:29Champanoffsky.
08:30He's got the better of Mitchell there.
08:35Looking to get the shot off here.
08:37And a good save from Salinger
08:38who saw it late.
08:41Sapsford gets it back
08:42across goal.
08:43And Salinger
08:44grieffully
08:45clutches that one.
08:54Salinger gets it forward.
08:57Champanoffsky
08:58denied a moment ago.
09:00And just right with that one.
09:03Probably didn't quite catch it
09:04as he would have liked.
09:07He's not too far away
09:08from finding the bottom corner.
09:13Campbell
09:14Clijet
09:15he's in behind.
09:16A chance here for Clijet.
09:18And Richards
09:19combined with Cleal Harding
09:21make the clearance.
09:33For Mulligan.
09:35Never or never.
09:37I can't find Clijet.
09:40And it's all over
09:41at Tanadice.
09:42Another draw between these two.
09:47Lucas Stevenson
09:47once again
09:48on the score sheet
09:49as he was at Easter Road.
09:52But Hebernian
09:53coming back
09:54as they did on that occasion
09:56this time
09:56through Martin Boyle's
09:58pile driver.
10:00And so it finishes
10:01at Tanadice.
10:02Dundee United 1
10:03and Hebernian 1.
10:04We're always dangerous
10:07when we put the ball
10:07in the box.
10:08We've got good presence
10:08in there.
10:10Max Waters
10:10I think it was
10:11does great
10:11to delicately lay off
10:13the ball
10:15to Lucas Stevenson.
10:16It's a really tidy finish
10:16in the bottom corner.
10:18We are
10:18really annoyed
10:20by the goal
10:20that we concede
10:21for the set play.
10:21I think we need
10:23to do better
10:24in the front area.
10:25Hibs get that
10:26little flick
10:26and then obviously
10:27Martin Boyle
10:28is in a good area
10:29in the back
10:30of the six yard box
10:31and it's a good finish
10:32from him
10:32but I think that's
10:33avoidable
10:33from our perspective.
10:35But yeah
10:36look I mean
10:37given the week
10:38that we've had
10:39three really difficult
10:40fixtures
10:40Motherwell
10:41Celtic
10:42and Hibs
10:42to come through
10:43that and get
10:43five points
10:44I think is acceptable.
10:45I think today
10:46I don't know
10:46exactly what the stats were
10:47but possession wise
10:48I'm sure we've been on top
10:49but the only stat that matters
10:50is putting the ball
10:51in the back of the net
10:52and that's clearly
10:53where we've not
10:54done it as frequent
10:55as we've seen.
10:56The frustration
10:57earlier in the season
10:57for us
10:58has probably been
10:58not creating the chances
11:00but missing
11:01big opportunities.
11:02We certainly missed
11:02a couple of big ones today
11:03but we're not creating
11:05as many
11:05so if you're not creating
11:06as many
11:07you need to make sure
11:07you take them
11:08and it is trying
11:08to find that balance.
11:09A great game
11:11at Tanadice
11:11this afternoon
11:12Neil
11:12it was United
11:13who took the lead
11:14through Lucas Stevenson
11:16David Gray
11:16not happy with his
11:17team's defending here?
11:18No well
11:19when you see this
11:20it's how much space
11:21Lucas has
11:22inside the box
11:23that's a concern
11:24you'll see it with Hibs
11:24goal as well
11:25but he's standing there
11:26at no point
11:27he's ever picked up
11:28I have to say
11:29Will Ferry does brilliant
11:30by digging that one out
11:31Sapsford also
11:32getting across the front
11:33post area
11:35getting a little flick on
11:36and a little nudge
11:37towards Lucas Stevenson
11:38is good enough
11:39because it allows him
11:40just to control the shot
11:41because it's close
11:42to him as well
11:43he's not getting
11:43any back lift there
11:44so it's actually
11:45a better finish
11:46than what it looks
11:46but again
11:47I think when you look
11:49at Salinger
11:50he's getting up
11:50he's calling
11:51that there's a
11:52view in terms
11:54of his thought process
11:55that Ross Graham
11:56was offside
11:57he's clearly not offside
11:58but he does enough
11:59to be aware
12:00of the situation
12:01of where he is
12:01just opens his legs
12:02and lets the ball
12:03hit the back of the net
12:04but it's a concern
12:05that David is talking
12:05about
12:06is how much space
12:07a guy gets in the box
12:08but equally
12:09I think when you're
12:12looking at
12:12how's equaliser
12:13Jim Goodwin will feel
12:14the same
12:14Good tee up
12:15let's look at it
12:16Martin Boyle
12:16it was 18 minutes
12:17after the United goal
12:18and yeah you're right
12:19Jim not happy
12:20with his team's
12:20defender on this
12:21occasion either
12:21and he says
12:22it's avoidable
12:23and it absolutely is
12:24when you've got
12:25a spare man
12:25like Martin Boyle
12:26who's one of the
12:27biggest threats
12:28because he's always
12:29alive for seconds
12:30when it drops
12:31good first contact
12:32in the front post area
12:34which Jim's upset about
12:35but there's
12:36the biggest concern
12:37there's two
12:37marking the goalkeeper
12:38in terms of the
12:40man on the goalkeeper
12:41it's big Jack
12:42Iredale
12:42it's the goalkeeper
12:43generally you
12:43deploy somebody
12:45to stand in
12:46between the goalkeeper
12:47so he's not getting
12:48blocked
12:48but there's two men
12:50on him
12:50that means somebody's
12:51spare
12:51and he's one of
12:52the biggest goal threats
12:53as I said
12:54and it's a really good finish
12:54it was clever actually
12:56do you think he meant
12:56to hit it into the ground
12:57probably not
12:57no?
12:58no
12:58I'm giving him
12:59too much credit
12:59Nicky Carden
13:00again shown
13:01especially in that first half
13:02how important a player
13:03he can be for Hibernian
13:04I really like Nicky Carden
13:06I'm probably a bit biased
13:08because he's a left-sider
13:10but he gives
13:11he gives Hib so much
13:12ammunition
13:13and I know David's saying
13:14that they're not creating
13:15the same amount of chances
13:16as maybe the early part
13:17of the season
13:18but this guy's got thunder
13:19in his boots
13:20he's prepared to take
13:21something on
13:21but what I love about him
13:22is his direct crossing ability
13:24he doesn't really
13:25he's not overly fussed
13:27at beating somebody
13:28once, twice, three times
13:29if he gets half a yard
13:30bang
13:31it's coming in
13:32and it's coming into good areas
13:33it's a fantastic ball
13:36right across the face
13:36of the goal
13:37takes the keeper out
13:38this one's my favourite
13:39because it's one touch
13:40and it's just
13:42emptied into a brilliant area
13:43I think when Kieran Bowie
13:44watches this one back
13:45he'll know he should have scored
13:46and Martin Bowie
13:47was a wee bit late
13:47coming in
13:48was he put off
13:49by the defender
13:49I don't think he is
13:50I think because
13:51he's so left-footed
13:53and I can hold my hands up
13:54I know exactly how that feels
13:55your right foot
13:56really is not as strong
13:57generally you'd maybe
13:58see him going with
13:58outside the left
13:59but because he's just trying to arrive
14:01and coax into the net
14:02he's better just making sure
14:03he's getting good contact
14:04and he'll feel that's a huge opportunity
14:05did you ever score a goal
14:06were your right foot?
14:06A couple actually
14:07did you?
14:08Interesting
14:08United especially in that second half
14:10they had a lot of chances
14:12probably the better of the chances
14:14in that second half
14:15to go and win it
14:15but they just couldn't quite get the job done
14:17Well it's a week of football
14:18I think Jim Goodwin
14:19I know he's really complimentary to his team
14:22but I think he should take a lot of credit himself
14:24and a lot of satisfaction
14:25when he's sitting back
14:26enjoying his Christmas dinner
14:27because this has been a really good week of football
14:30and what I mean by that is
14:32they got tanked against Celtic in the first half
14:34they ended up adjusting things
14:36they came out
14:37and they really kind of
14:38they completely changed
14:40how they approached the game against Celtic
14:42got a brilliant result
14:43very similar today I felt
14:44because I felt Hibs were the better side
14:46in the first half
14:46but again just subtle changes
14:48how they went and pressed the ball
14:49their approach to the game
14:51they were much more aggressive
14:52I know a lot of these shots are not on target
14:54and ones that we saw during the edit
14:56were not on target
14:58but it was the intent they changed
15:00and I think Jim's shown as a coach
15:01that he's prepared to evaluate what's going wrong
15:03change it
15:05and get a positive impact
15:06It's only one win in five
15:07Hibs aren't maybe finding ways to win games
15:09like they did last season
15:10but one game they'll certainly want to win
15:12is their next game
15:13Absolutely
15:13You've played in a few of those
15:14in Bradarby
15:15Yeah absolutely brilliant fixtures
15:16to be involved in
15:18Hearts flying high at the minute
15:19I think Hibs will look at that
15:21and look
15:21we are really kind of
15:23solid week of training
15:23depending on how it goes tomorrow
15:25how many points Hearts
15:26will be ahead of them
15:27I think they'll look to try and
15:28bust that bubble
15:29that's flying high with Hearts
15:30at the minute
15:31OK
15:31Motherwell take on Dundee
15:33now looking to go
15:34ten games unbeaten
15:35in the Premiership
15:36Motherwell have been
15:42the great entertainers
15:43this season
15:44but can they elbow themselves
15:45into a title race
15:47in what is the most intriguing
15:48Premiership in years
15:50The hosts have the chance
15:51to go above Rangers
15:52into third today
15:53as they take on Dundee
15:55who have only won one
15:56of their last nine
15:57at Fir Park
15:58though that did come
16:00last term
16:01November's player of the month
16:03Tawanda Maswenise
16:04is away to AFCON
16:06with Zimbabwe
16:07so well they're going to have to do
16:08without their top scorer
16:09for this busy period
16:10Charles Cook comes in for him
16:12whilst Longolo replaces O'Donnell
16:14from last week's draw
16:15at Tannadice
16:16Ashley, Hamilton
16:19Digby and Murray
16:20drop out of the Dundee team
16:22that tossed away
16:23a 2-0 lead at Livingston
16:24last time out
16:25with Samuels
16:26Finn Robertson
16:27Jones and Hay
16:28replacing them
16:29as Dundee continue to search
16:31for their first away win
16:32of this league season
16:34Scottish football
16:36lost the legendary
16:37Dixie Deans
16:38recently
16:39and of course
16:40he's well remembered
16:41for his time at Celtic
16:42but he had a terrific career
16:43here at Motherwell
16:45before that move
16:46and he's remembered
16:47before kick-off
16:49and they've got some space
17:07to work in here
17:08Dundee struggling
17:09and McCracken
17:10makes the save
17:12with his foot
17:13and it's the first sight
17:15of the goal
17:16really in the match
17:17in the blink of an eye
17:19it's what Motherwell
17:20can do to you
17:21shake of the head
17:24from McCracken
17:25perhaps with the ease
17:25with which
17:26that Motherwell
17:26were able to
17:27make their way
17:28into his box there
17:29and Slattery
17:36and we're trying to find
17:43a way through
17:43Faddinger
17:44and then back across
17:45from Longolo
17:47and it's Slattery again
17:49Motherwell
17:50all action again here
17:51another good ball
17:53in across there
17:54by Longolo
17:54Just
18:00go to the side
18:01of Robertson
18:02still he goes
18:03Elijah Just
18:05that's fantastic
18:10positive play
18:11from the New Zealander
18:13and so a great run
18:15by Just
18:15I think he feels
18:16that he was impeded
18:17but it's a good advantage
18:18by Matthew McDermott
18:20because the chance
18:21presented itself
18:22to him
18:22again it's another
18:31pretty aimless
18:32looking ball up
18:32the pitch for Dundee
18:33and Saeed
18:35here's Hendry
18:37another sight of goal
18:41had one early
18:44in the match
18:45and he was denied
18:46by McCracken
18:47it's a difficult
18:48angle for him
18:49here's what Saeed's
18:51on to do
18:52Slattery's having
18:56an excellent season
18:57he just looks so
18:58composed
18:59in the middle of the park
19:00Motherwell
19:02trying to find
19:03a way through
19:03again
19:04with Hendry
19:05Faddinger
19:08Faddinger
19:08there's just
19:09Saeed
19:12going round the houses
19:14it's excellent play
19:15and it's over the bar
19:16Lucas Faddinger's
19:18in the right place
19:19it's superb
19:20energetic play
19:21by Saeed
19:22it's giving Motherwell
19:24a little burst of energy
19:26in the attacking areas
19:28outstanding play
19:30and Faddinger will be
19:31annoyed he's not put
19:32Motherwell in front here
19:33as close as they've
19:35come in the second half
19:36but it stays
19:38nil-nil
19:38here's what
19:43just
19:45Saeed
19:51good ball
19:52Hendry is straight
19:53at McCracken
19:54the knocking on the door
19:56is getting louder
19:57and louder
19:58how long can Dundee
20:00withstand this
20:01McCracken
20:04beats it away
20:05we're getting closer
20:06right
20:12Samuels
20:15right to Riley
20:17sealed over the top
20:23of the crossbar
20:24dribbled the roof of the net
20:31and it's way past
20:32here's just
20:41here's just
20:41it's being a good play
20:50excellent from Congreve
20:52here goes Murray
20:53absolute bundle of energy
20:56for Dundee
20:56misunderstanding
21:05there
21:05it was Samuels
21:06ball
21:06now there might be
21:07a little bit of space
21:07for Motherwell to profit
21:08from
21:09Faddinger
21:11here goes
21:11Langelow
21:12bursting a gut
21:14to get up there
21:14he's putting some
21:19shift down that
21:20left side
21:20here's Watt
21:22Faddinger
21:26Longelow
21:30Saeed
21:36Dundee with everyone
21:39behind the ball
21:40just about there
21:41there's a header
21:42and in
21:42and finally
21:46Motherwell
21:49make the
21:50breakthrough
21:51and it's
21:52Callum
21:53Slattery
21:53with a massive
21:57goal
21:58that's a fine
22:02header from
22:03Slattery
22:03the Kraken
22:07will be annoyed
22:07he's been beaten
22:08by that
22:08he was moving
22:09the other way
22:10Motherwell's
22:13number eight
22:13met it
22:14it's the goal
22:15his performance
22:16deserves
22:16and he can see
22:18what it means
22:18to all of them
22:19Motherwell
22:20are in the mix
22:21at the top
22:22excellent by
22:33Dre Wright
22:33Congreve across
22:34blocked by
22:35Ward
22:36well Dundee
22:39have come to
22:39life
22:40but is it
22:42too late
22:42this is excellent
22:48from right
22:49he's onside there
22:50Cam Congreve
22:51Simon Murray was
22:53waiting for the
22:54pullback and he's
22:54left frustrated
22:55and it is a huge
23:02three points for
23:03Motherwell
23:03this excellent
23:07season
23:08could get a whole
23:09lot better for
23:10them
23:11was it another one of
23:20these games today where
23:35we couldn't get the
23:35ball over the line
23:36and that's something
23:37that we have been
23:38addressing
23:38probably throughout
23:40the season
23:40that there will be
23:41many games
23:42where we're going
23:43to have to make
23:44a lot of mistakes
23:45before we get
23:46the ball over the
23:47line
23:47so we have to
23:47to kind of
23:49sort that
23:50frustration
23:51out
23:51of the
23:52emotional system
23:54and then fill it up
23:55with positivity
23:55and optimism
23:56and good
23:57constructive
23:58positive body language
23:59from everyone
23:59to keep
23:59going
24:00and just
24:01know
24:02that there will
24:02be a chance
24:03eventually
24:03if we keep
24:03going
24:04the goal
24:04perspective
24:05I didn't
24:05actually know
24:05much about it
24:06I seen it
24:08last minute
24:08and just
24:09kind of
24:09flicked my
24:10head at it
24:10and then seen
24:11it go in the
24:11back of the net
24:12so I was delighted
24:13to see it go in
24:14because we had
24:15a fair few chances
24:16in the game
24:17that we missed
24:18so to see it
24:19going I was
24:20delighted
24:20yeah
24:20in terms of the
24:22group there was
24:22an incredible effort
24:23from the group
24:24they worked so hard
24:25today
24:25you know in terms
24:28of their recovery
24:28in terms of their
24:29pressure
24:29in terms of many
24:30aspects that we
24:31ask of them
24:32they were terrific
24:32in that regard
24:33we just need to
24:34be more confident
24:35on the ball
24:36and sometimes
24:37that only comes
24:38from the winning
24:39of games
24:40you know we have
24:41to continue to
24:42work hard in the
24:42training ground
24:43on that
24:43but you know
24:44the winning of
24:45games
24:45the results
24:46gives you
24:47confidence
24:47by the way
24:50a win to keep
24:50their impressive
24:51season
24:51very impressive
24:52season
24:52going Neil
24:53they've played
24:54better than they
24:54did today
24:55but they get
24:56the win
24:57and it keeps
24:58them right up
24:59there in terms
25:00of their league
25:00position
25:00do you see
25:01them being able
25:02to sustain
25:03that to the end
25:04of the season
25:04I mean they're
25:04halfway there
25:05can they finish
25:06top three for you
25:06I think they're
25:07right in the mix
25:08to finish top three
25:09I don't think
25:09they'll challenge
25:10for the league
25:10but they'll
25:11certainly have
25:12an impact
25:12there and if
25:13they strengthen
25:13particularly in
25:14that centre
25:14forward area
25:15maybe a centre
25:16back position
25:17as well
25:17then they've got
25:18a real chance
25:19of finding
25:19European football
25:20I loved
25:21Jens's interview
25:22there
25:22there's something
25:23really calm
25:23about him
25:24and he's talking
25:25about
25:25for me it was
25:26totally psychological
25:27in terms of
25:27the impact
25:28of what he's
25:29having on his
25:29team
25:30he's not
25:30berating individuals
25:31he's not berating
25:32missing chances
25:33he's trying to
25:34find a solution
25:34by being confident
25:36and that's
25:37allowing them
25:37to play with a
25:38lot of bravery
25:39a lot of freedom
25:40and that's why
25:41they're flying high
25:41calmness is one
25:42thing that you
25:43didn't have
25:43as your time
25:44as a manager
25:44I'm trying to
25:44work on it
25:45Motherwell were
25:48a wee bit
25:48slack in that
25:50first half
25:51unusually in
25:52possession
25:52yeah they were
25:54but listen
25:55as Big Elvis
25:56was saying there
25:57I think that's
25:57compliments to
25:58how Dundee
25:58performed
25:59the three
26:00middle
26:00they played a
26:014-5
26:01and the three
26:02central players
26:02got really
26:03narrow at times
26:04we know
26:04Motherwell are
26:04going to try
26:05and puncture
26:05through
26:06and what Dundee
26:07were trying to
26:07do is almost
26:08like stop them
26:09from getting
26:10big spaces
26:10they were trying
26:11to force that
26:11ball wide
26:12and Motherwell
26:12you can see
26:13they're getting
26:13a little bit
26:14frustrated
26:14but again
26:15this is a
26:16class example
26:17in terms of
26:18just being
26:19off it
26:19ever so slightly
26:20but again
26:21I think it's
26:21in the one eye
26:22of trying to
26:22find space
26:23because they're
26:24really good
26:24at just
26:25bouncing passes
26:26through the lines
26:27and getting
26:28opportunities
26:28but I thought
26:29the discipline
26:30of Dundee
26:30was excellent
26:31and because
26:32you go narrow
26:33and because
26:34you're compact
26:34it makes
26:35those passes
26:36it makes
26:37them harder
26:38to hit
26:38which means
26:38the guys
26:39who are trying
26:39to execute
26:40them are hitting
26:40the pass
26:41harder
26:41which means
26:42it's harder
26:43to control
26:44or they're
26:44missing their
26:45target
26:45and they're
26:46running all
26:46the way
26:46through
26:46so it was
26:47a lot to
26:47do with
26:48Dundee
26:48maybe
26:48maybe not
26:50so much
26:50in terms of
26:51Motherwell
26:51being
26:51suggish
26:52it looked
26:53it looked
26:53as though
26:53it might
26:53be
26:53another
26:54one
26:54of
26:54those
26:54games
26:55where
26:55Motherwell
26:56had a lot
26:56of
26:56opportunities
26:57I think
26:57Jens Bertolascu
26:58referenced it
26:59there
26:59because they did
27:01miss some
27:01pretty good
27:03chances
27:03big chances
27:04yeah
27:04big Callum
27:05Hendry
27:06I mean
27:08this one
27:08here
27:09he's actually
27:09foxed
27:10McCracken
27:12in terms of
27:12he's gone
27:12near post
27:13it's actually
27:13a really good
27:14stop
27:14but he had
27:15one or two
27:15others
27:15where he'll
27:16sit tonight
27:16and know he
27:17should have
27:17hit the back
27:18of the net
27:18and that's
27:18what I'm
27:18talking about
27:19getting a
27:19striker
27:19that can
27:20hit a bit
27:21of form
27:21or get
27:22somebody new
27:22in the door
27:23that's going
27:23to be
27:24taking these
27:24chances
27:25what they do
27:26and you can
27:27see with all
27:27of these clips
27:28they get an
27:28enormous amount
27:29of bodies
27:29hitting the box
27:30there's five
27:31six guys
27:31generally hitting
27:32the box
27:33midfielder
27:33Slattery's
27:34been advanced
27:34so he's
27:35getting up
27:36on seconds
27:36when the striker's
27:37pulling out of
27:38the number nine
27:39central position
27:40then midfielders
27:41are filling the void
27:42so yeah
27:43they created a lot
27:44better opportunities
27:45in the second half
27:46and this is another
27:48classic miss
27:49but again
27:49their arrival's good
27:51and it's just
27:51going to click
27:53for them
27:53with all you feel
27:55I just think
27:55that the amount
27:57of chances
27:57they are creating
27:58with slick football
27:59is really good
28:00that's the one there
28:01what would you have
28:01done there Tomo?
28:02I think I would have
28:03headed that down
28:03the way
28:04if you headed it
28:04down towards the
28:05keeper's feet
28:05he's not getting it
28:06but maybe it was
28:06a hard one for him
28:07because he was
28:07stretching a wee bit
28:08scored a few headers
28:09yes
28:10that's all I did
28:11it was looking like
28:14it was going to be
28:14one of those games
28:14but Callum Slattery
28:15popping up with
28:16a great header
28:17but you spotted
28:18a wee bit of marking
28:18from Dundee
28:19that was poor
28:20yeah well you can see
28:21that Graham's actually
28:22they had a good game
28:23today
28:23but Slattery's
28:25drifted in there
28:25again
28:26I talk about him
28:26making up a central
28:27position
28:27he's picked up there
28:29right
28:29we've got him
28:30that's when
28:31if it's going to go
28:32wide
28:32my contact
28:34must be good
28:34I'm looking for
28:35dangers
28:36and what I think
28:37this has maybe
28:38come from a coaching
28:38because I believe
28:39that Big Elvis
28:40Steven Prezzi
28:41would be coaching
28:42these guys
28:42to make sure
28:43they're in good
28:43areas of the box
28:44to defend
28:45front post
28:46middle of the goals
28:47back post
28:47but I think
28:48you've sometimes
28:49got to protect
28:50the threat
28:51rather than the area
28:52and it's just
28:53a subtle change
28:54it's a subtle drop off
28:55but by the way
28:57what a good header
28:58that is
28:58because
28:59as Callum said
29:00there
29:01he's not got
29:02a lot of time
29:02to react
29:02it's slightly
29:03on the way
29:04back as well
29:04so he's just
29:05got to generate
29:05the power
29:06bounce it in
29:06at the bottom
29:06it's a perfect
29:07header
29:07for Dundee
29:08it's a seventh
29:09defeat in the
29:10last ten games
29:11disappointing
29:12but it's going to
29:13be a massive
29:13January window
29:14for Steven
29:15to try and get
29:16players in
29:16to take them
29:17away from
29:17this danger
29:18that they're in
29:19they've got
29:19a wee collection
29:19of games
29:20coming up
29:20as well
29:20with the teams
29:21around them
29:21so that's
29:21important
29:22but yeah
29:22I think
29:23getting bodies
29:23in the building
29:24I think
29:24it's difficult
29:25to shift
29:25a defensive
29:26set up
29:27when you're
29:28so resolute
29:29to then shift
29:29into a forward
29:30one
29:30and that's
29:31something
29:31you're going
29:31to try
29:31and have
29:32to find
29:32as a balance
29:33never mind
29:34players coming
29:34in
29:34the balance
29:35of shift
29:35of play
29:36to Paisley
29:38now
29:38as League
29:39Cup winner
29:39St Mirren
29:40welcome
29:40David Martindale
29:41as Livingston
29:41it's a cup
29:46winning
29:46homecoming
29:47for St Mirren
29:48who are having
29:49a delightful
29:49December
29:50thanks to
29:51silverware
29:51and are unbeaten
29:52in all three
29:53matches
29:53across the league
29:54and cup
29:55Livingston
29:56today
29:57come into the
29:57match
29:58with only a
29:58single league
29:59victory
29:59this season
30:00Bacchus
30:01is out
30:01with a lengthy
30:02injury
30:02he'd always
30:03drafted in
30:04for St Mirren
30:04in his first
30:05start
30:05since the
30:05beginning
30:06of October
30:06with Saints
30:07supporters
30:08excited to
30:08see Cup
30:09hero
30:09Jonah
30:09Ayunga
30:10David Martindale
30:12looks to
30:13Silla
30:13May
30:14and Yengi
30:14who all
30:15come into
30:15the starting
30:1511
30:16McGowan
30:17misses out
30:17Smith
30:18and Sosoho
30:18switch to
30:19subs
30:19this is
30:28Gogic
30:28spreads
30:30the ball
30:31for Freckleton
30:32slip
30:33through
30:33the cut
30:34back
30:34and the block
30:35and the block
30:35will send
30:36the ball
30:36spinning
30:36over the goal
30:38St Mirren
30:40corner
30:40as Ayunga
30:41looks to keep
30:43up his
30:43fantastic form
30:44lovely movement
30:47from St Mirren
30:47plenty of
30:48options
30:49and some
30:50last ditch
30:50defending
30:51keeps the
30:51score at
30:520-0
30:52corner delivered
30:56headed to the
30:57back post
30:58and somehow
30:59it stays out
31:00a quick look
31:03up to the sky
31:04from Jonah
31:04Ayunga
31:05and the ball
31:07ricocheting around
31:08cleared off the line
31:10he does
31:15with the footwork
31:16that's a loose
31:19pass forward
31:20and now
31:20living stint
31:21will look to attack
31:23this is Tate
31:24oh that's a slack pass
31:27in Lindeloo
31:28looks to set up
31:30Ayunga
31:30and that's a solid stop
31:34from Priort
31:35I just wonder
31:37with the good work
31:39from Dan
31:40and Lindeloo
31:40could Jonah
31:42Ayunga
31:42have struck
31:44this across
31:44the goalkeeper
31:45instead
31:45Steven Robinson
31:50fully focused
31:51on this match
31:52plenty in the
31:55box
31:55the header
31:57well some
31:59thought that
31:59was in
32:00but it
32:01bounces
32:01wide
32:02another
32:04chance
32:04for Jonah
32:05Ayunga
32:05he can't believe
32:06he's not on the
32:07score sheet
32:07today yet
32:08and does this
32:11clip the post
32:12on its way
32:13wide
32:13you could tell
32:15by the striker's
32:16reaction
32:16it's agonizingly
32:17close
32:18edging towards
32:26halftime
32:27this is Phillips
32:29Tate gets the toes
32:30in
32:31but St. Mirren
32:31keep possession
32:32well worked
32:36crossed in
32:37and it drops
32:38and another chance
32:40blocked
32:41and St. Mirren
32:42just cannot
32:43score
32:43Sharon Priort
32:46under more
32:46pressure
32:47in this first
32:48half
32:49but keeps
32:51the score
32:51at 0-0
32:52along with
32:53some solid
32:53defending
32:54in this
32:55second
32:55and
32:59everybody's
33:00looking to
33:00keep up
33:01that first
33:01half
33:01momentum
33:02after the
33:03interval
33:03Fraser
33:06another one
33:07of the
33:07goal scoring
33:07heroes
33:08in the
33:08League
33:08Cup
33:08victory
33:09and
33:10Lindeloo
33:11fantastic
33:12work
33:12has so
33:14much
33:14space
33:14sent in
33:16and the
33:17strike
33:17and
33:18Jonah
33:18Ayunga
33:19eventually
33:20scores
33:20this
33:21afternoon
33:21now
33:29Livingston
33:29aren't happy
33:30Finlayson
33:31is down
33:32after
33:33Lindeloo
33:33broke
33:34away
33:34it's a
33:36punishing
33:37near post
33:37strike
33:38from
33:39Ayunga
33:39there's a
33:42few looks
33:43towards
33:43the referee
33:44here
33:44and Chris
33:46Graham
33:46is being
33:46sent to
33:47the
33:47monitor
33:47VAR
33:49advising
33:50he takes
33:50another
33:51look
33:51Finlayson
33:52makes his
33:53point
33:53to the
33:53assistant
33:54let's view
33:56this one
33:56again
33:57the arm
33:58comes up
33:59but it's
33:59a very
34:00slow
34:00reaction
34:01from
34:01Finlayson
34:02it's
34:06not taking
34:06too
34:06long
34:07and the
34:08referee
34:08disallows
34:09the goal
34:10St Mirren
34:11fans are
34:12becoming
34:12sick
34:13of
34:13VAR
34:13another
34:16goal
34:17disallowed
34:18in
34:18Paisley
34:18Steven
34:23Robinson
34:23ponders
34:24on how
34:25St Mirren
34:25can make
34:27a permanent
34:28mark on
34:29the score
34:29sheet
34:29this
34:30afternoon
34:30Roland
34:33Adoghut
34:33trying to
34:35take on
34:35Pittman
34:35delivered
34:36over
34:36pushed
34:37away
34:37by
34:37Priore
34:37Phillips
34:38can't
34:39squeeze
34:40it
34:40through
34:40Montaño
34:42with
34:42the
34:42last
34:44ditch
34:44defending
34:45there's
34:46been
34:46plenty
34:46of bodies
34:48in yellow
34:49thrown
34:49in the path
34:50of the
34:50ball
34:51lovingston
34:57lovingston
34:57look to
34:57threaten
34:57Fraser
34:59with a
35:00comfortable
35:00header
35:00with good
35:01awareness
35:02back to
35:02his goalkeeper
35:03George
35:03Steven Robinson
35:10watches on
35:11he's made his moves
35:14with the
35:15substitutions
35:16and now
35:17here's
35:17and now here's
35:17John
35:17and it's
35:18Mandron
35:19and Mikael
35:21Mandron
35:22scores
35:22St Mirren
35:24get the
35:25goal
35:25they deserve
35:26and he's
35:27much happier
35:28now
35:29more
35:35more
35:35St Mirren
35:35celebrations
35:36Livingston
35:37just didn't
35:38take note
35:39of that
35:39earlier warning
35:40VAR
35:42saved
35:42them
35:42that time
35:43this time
35:45St Mirren
35:46are ahead
35:47and it's
35:48the Frenchman
35:49Mikael Mandron
35:50at the centre
35:52of it
35:53after a wonderful
35:53delivery from
35:54Declan
35:54John
35:55Tapped on
36:06O'Hara
36:07gets it
36:08through
36:08Ayunga
36:09and that's
36:10a good save
36:11from Priort
36:11and the
36:12St Mirren
36:13support
36:13thought
36:14Mark O'Hara
36:14was about
36:15to score
36:15the flag
36:17raised
36:18offside
36:21the decision
36:21so it
36:23wouldn't have
36:24counted
36:24George takes
36:31the kick
36:31St Mirren
36:34with the
36:34opportunity
36:35can they
36:36wrap the
36:37points up
36:37Priort
36:38there again
36:39and it's
36:40battered away
36:41Livingston
36:42want to get
36:42up the other
36:43end
36:43is there
36:47a chance
36:47a late
36:48chance
36:48for David
36:49Martindale's
36:50side
36:50they're looking
36:52to catch
36:52St Mirren
36:53out here
36:53crossed over
37:00it's a strong
37:01header away
37:02and that one
37:03just can't be
37:04guided
37:04towards goal
37:07but St Mirren
37:10had this chance
37:11up the other
37:11end
37:12Priort
37:12alert
37:12once again
37:13Livingston
37:17take the
37:18corner
37:18and the
37:19whistle
37:20goes for
37:20a foul
37:21St Mirren
37:23happy with
37:24that
37:24and there
37:24is the
37:25full-time
37:25whistle
37:26back to
37:27back to
37:27back
37:27home
37:28league
37:28wins
37:28for
37:28the
37:28buddies
37:29and
37:29another
37:29clean
37:30sheet
37:30and this
37:32December
37:32I'm not sure
37:33even Santa
37:34can beat
37:34the gift
37:34Steven Robinson
37:35has delivered
37:36Saints fans
37:37this month
37:38it finishes
37:39in Paisley
37:40St Mirren
37:41I think it was
37:45really important
37:46that we capped
37:47off the week
37:47with a victory
37:47obviously we're a
37:49couple of games
37:49behind everybody
37:50in the league
37:50so really
37:51really important
37:51we stayed
37:52on the
37:53shirt tails
37:53I thought it was
37:55a really really
37:55good performance
37:55we should have
37:57and could have
37:58won by a lot
37:58more goals
37:58with a lot of
37:59clear cut chances
38:00a goal disallowed
38:02that shouldn't have
38:02been disallowed
38:03but overall
38:04a really really
38:05good performance
38:05and that's difficult
38:07after the week
38:08we've had
38:08I did question
38:10whether some of
38:11them were
38:11ok to play
38:12after their
38:12celebrations
38:13a couple of
38:14decisions
38:15but it's
38:16understandable
38:16they've had a
38:17fantastic week
38:18it's been a
38:19brilliant week
38:19for the football
38:20club
38:20and a really
38:22really good
38:22goal to win
38:23the game
38:23it's going to be
38:25a difficult place
38:25to come
38:26but I thought
38:26we defended
38:27our box
38:27really well
38:28and then there's
38:28one moment
38:29to get in
38:29behind us
38:30and that leads
38:30to the goal
38:31if we were
38:32sitting here
38:33at 0-0
38:33you'd probably
38:34be sitting
38:34saying it was
38:35St Mirren
38:36maybe she did it
38:37but it probably
38:37was a 0-0 game
38:38but we then
38:40lose that
38:41ultimate goal
38:42that Caesars
38:43get nothing
38:43from the game
38:44and it's kind
38:45of been the
38:45story of
38:46the majority
38:49of the season
38:49to be honest
38:50St Mirren fans
38:52loving life
38:53right now
38:54quite rightly
38:55it was a
38:56well deserved
38:56win I felt
38:57certainly from
38:58St Mirren today
38:58Neil
38:59yeah I agree
38:59Dave you'll
39:01probably look for
39:02me later on
39:03but it's not
39:04often I disagree
39:04with him
39:05because generally
39:05his summation
39:06of a game
39:06is very good
39:07but I felt
39:08St Mirren did
39:08have big chances
39:09to win the game
39:09other than that
39:10goal I think
39:11they had three
39:12or four
39:12which we're
39:13going to show
39:13just now
39:14and the goal
39:15that they get
39:15chalked off
39:16is an absolute
39:17we'll get to that
39:18yes
39:18so I think
39:19it's a very
39:20well deserved
39:21yeah I would
39:21agree with that
39:21I mean they
39:22should have scored
39:23more than they
39:23did I think
39:24probably today
39:25wasn't Jonah
39:26Yunger's day
39:26was it
39:27no no
39:28I think the
39:30chances it's
39:30carved out
39:31I think he's
39:31got a half eye
39:32here on a
39:32boot coming
39:33towards him
39:33and he maybe
39:34just pulls out
39:35of it at the
39:36last second
39:36because we're
39:37watching that
39:37today when the
39:38pictures are
39:39coming in
39:39we're thinking
39:40right that's a
39:41tap in almost
39:42I mean it's
39:43well defended
39:43on the line
39:44making sure
39:45you're behind
39:46the goalkeeper
39:46this one
39:47Silla's never
39:48getting back
39:49I think this
39:49touches poor
39:50just pushes it
39:51away slightly
39:52and I agree
39:53no conviction
39:53in the shot
39:54no there's
39:54nothing in it
39:55no power
39:56whatsoever
39:56and this one
39:59here is a
39:59brilliant opportunity
40:01and for me
40:02this is the best
40:02opportunity
40:03I think he just
40:03gets us on target
40:05and it's in the
40:06back of the net
40:06so yeah
40:07I think in
40:08reflection
40:08the big fella
40:09had a brilliant
40:10weekend
40:11last weekend
40:11not such a
40:13brilliant day
40:13today but
40:14same three
40:16points
40:16big win for
40:17them but
40:18you can see
40:19that St Mirren
40:19know exactly
40:20who they are
40:21Stevie
40:21they make
40:22teams defend
40:22Gogic stepped
40:23into the middle
40:24of the pitch
40:24today
40:25he was superb
40:26kind of marshaled
40:27it from that
40:27area
40:27you can see
40:28Stevie's just
40:28checking big
40:29a young of him
40:30and he points
40:30he tucked away
40:31at the weekend
40:31in terms of
40:32the beers
40:32there just to
40:33make sure
40:33that he can
40:35put them back
40:36out for the
40:36second half
40:37but all round
40:37a brilliant day
40:38for them
40:38it was
40:39it's been a
40:40great week
40:40as Stephen
40:41Robinson said
40:41so let's look
40:42at this
40:43disallowed goal
40:44it was a
40:44young girl
40:44who scored
40:45it
40:45talk us
40:47through it
40:47well look
40:48it's a
40:48brilliant wee
40:48round the
40:49corner pass
40:50here
40:50and Luna
40:50just
40:51I mean
40:51it just
40:52brushes
40:52Finlayson
40:53off
40:53now I
40:54know there's
40:54a bit of
40:54contact
40:55but there's
40:56nothing deliberate
40:57about it
40:57the hands
40:58down
40:59reasonably
40:59well I think
41:00Finlayson is
41:00dipping in
41:01and then it's
41:01a cracking
41:02cross as well
41:03but the
41:04contact
41:05when the
41:06VR get
41:06involved here
41:07they just
41:08shouldn't be
41:08I'm sorry
41:09this is a
41:09contact sport
41:10there's always
41:10going to be
41:11brushes of
41:11hands
41:12maybe in the
41:13head
41:13face
41:14neck area
41:14there's
41:15nothing
41:15deliberate
41:15I don't
41:16think it's
41:16dangerous
41:17and that's
41:18you know what
41:19the referee
41:19still could have
41:20gone to the
41:20monitor
41:21and not
41:22agreed with
41:23the people
41:24in the
41:25vast
41:25centre
41:25in the
41:26first place
41:26to me it
41:27looks like
41:27he's in
41:28his running
41:28stride
41:29he isn't
41:30even looking
41:30at the
41:31player
41:31and he's
41:32just maybe
41:33brushed him
41:33with one
41:34of his
41:35arms
41:35but
41:35never
41:36if you're
41:37taking goals
41:38away from
41:38teams for
41:39that
41:39then it's
41:40spoiling it
41:41for me
41:41that's
41:41re-referee
41:42in the
41:42game
41:42and we
41:43don't want
41:44that
41:44that is
41:44not a
41:44clear and
41:45obvious
41:45refereeing
41:46error
41:46for me
41:47no
41:48so
41:48eventually
41:49St Mern did
41:50get the
41:50goal
41:50it was a
41:50very good
41:51goal
41:51in the
41:52end
41:52man drawn
41:52with the
41:53finish
41:53but well
41:53worked
41:54again
41:54Declan John
41:56last week
41:57against Celtic
41:57was sensational
41:58bit of cramp
41:59last weekend
42:00I thought he
42:01might have
42:01gone down
42:02with it
42:02again today
42:02but he got
42:03a wee
42:03respite
42:03after making
42:04this goal
42:05when he
42:05came off
42:05but
42:05brilliant
42:06pick out
42:07but his
42:07intention
42:08again
42:08to get
42:08beyond
42:09the
42:09back
42:09line
42:09here
42:10really
42:10good
42:10pass
42:10inside
42:11here
42:11brilliant
42:12pass
42:13actually
42:13and he's
42:14aware
42:14enough
42:15to
42:15just
42:15make
42:15sure
42:16that
42:16the
42:16ball
42:16is
42:16put
42:16in
42:17with
42:17enough
42:17pace
42:17that
42:18Mandron
42:18going
42:19across
42:19the
42:19front
42:19post
42:20can
42:20make
42:20enough
42:21connection
42:21it's
42:21too
42:21close
42:22to
42:22priority
42:22of
42:22Reakmi's
42:23feet
42:23and it's
42:24a really
42:24good
42:24finish
42:25It's another
42:25week without
42:26a win
42:26for Livy
42:27incredibly
42:28there are
42:28actually only
42:28three points
42:29adrift at
42:29the bottom
42:30it feels
42:30as though it
42:31should be
42:31more
42:31given how
42:32long it's
42:32been since
42:33they last
42:33won a game
42:33but on
42:34today's
42:35evidence
42:35do you
42:36think
42:36they've
42:37got enough
42:37to get
42:37themselves
42:38out of
42:39this
42:39situation
42:40If you're
42:40judging
42:41today I
42:41would say
42:42no but
42:43if you're
42:43judging
42:43on the
42:44games
42:44previous to
42:44that
42:45I would
42:45say yes
42:45they're
42:46right in
42:46the fight
42:46because
42:47they're
42:47in and
42:48off
42:48football
42:48matches
42:48they're
42:49still
42:49creating
42:49chances
42:49Davey's
42:50shown that
42:50two goals
42:51down there
42:51last week
42:51that he's
42:52prepared to
42:53go at it
42:53he's prepared
42:54to take
42:54risks
42:55but if you're
42:56taking risks
42:56and putting
42:57forwards on
42:57you want to
42:58be making
42:58more impact
42:59in the
42:59opposition's
43:00box
43:00and you
43:00look there
43:01there's only
43:01eight touches
43:02in the
43:02opposition
43:03box
43:03and when
43:03Davey reflects
43:04on that
43:04he'll feel
43:04he didn't
43:05do enough
43:05but
43:05absolutely
43:06they're
43:07bang at
43:07it
43:07I think
43:07in the
43:08window
43:08he'll get
43:08two or
43:09three
43:09bodies
43:09in the
43:09box
43:10in the
43:11club
43:12and
43:12probably
43:12that'll
43:13be
43:13fine
43:13I think
43:18when Davey
43:19gets a couple
43:19of bodies
43:20inside the
43:20building
43:21he's up
43:22against it
43:22because it's
43:23not a big
43:23squad
43:23but they're
43:24in a
43:24fight
43:25Stuart
43:27Kettlewell
43:27was sacked
43:28last week
43:28so Chris
43:29Doolan
43:29was in
43:29charge
43:30as
43:30Colmarnock
43:31faced
43:31Falkirk
43:32at
43:32Rugby
43:32Park
43:38the club
43:40haven't won
43:40in ten
43:41league
43:41games
43:41after a
43:42bleak
43:42winter
43:42which
43:43cost
43:43Stuart
43:43Kettlewell
43:44his job
43:44well
43:45Doolan
43:45looks to
43:46have
43:46immediately
43:46changed
43:46the
43:46team's
43:47shape
43:47to
43:48four
43:48at
43:48the
43:48back
43:48Stanger
43:49and
43:49Lowry
43:50drop out
43:50in
43:51come
43:51Watson
43:51and
43:51Kilty
43:52Falkirk
43:53make
43:53three
43:53changes
43:53from
43:54the
43:54defeat
43:54by
43:54Hart
43:54McCann
43:55Tate
43:55and
43:55Graham
43:56replace
43:56Hart
43:57Ross
43:57and
43:57Agumann
43:58as
43:58they
43:58look
43:58to
43:58score
43:59for
43:59the
43:59first
43:59time
44:00in
44:00five
44:00games
44:01Chris
44:04Doolan
44:04a son
44:05of
44:05Ayrshire
44:06can he
44:07make
44:07the
44:07difference
44:07in the
44:08dugout
44:08Thompson
44:13intercepted
44:16by
44:16Cartwright
44:17and
44:17now
44:17it's
44:17Graham
44:18striding
44:20forwards
44:20only one
44:21thought
44:22in his
44:22mind
44:22here
44:22comfortable
44:24for
44:25Oluwe
44:25Yemi
44:25slack
44:29play
44:29from
44:30Dom
44:30Thompson
44:31as
44:31he
44:31looked
44:31to
44:31progress
44:32Karmarnak
44:32up the
44:33pitch
44:33Tate
44:34got the
44:35foot
44:35in
44:35Graham
44:36practically
44:37barged
44:37his
44:37teammate
44:38out
44:38the
44:38way
44:38drives
44:39for
44:39a
44:39goal
44:39decent
44:41save
44:42Watson
44:45back
44:46from
44:47suspension
44:47so often
44:49a pivotal
44:49figure
44:50for
44:50Karmarnak
44:50as is
44:51this
44:51man
44:51the
44:51captain
44:52Brad
44:52Lyons
44:53the
44:56low
44:56drive
44:56into
44:56the
44:57box
44:57James
44:58Brown
44:58is
44:58unhappy
45:00that the
45:00pass
45:01wasn't
45:01delivered
45:01in his
45:02direction
45:02completely
45:03unmarked
45:03on this
45:04near
45:04side
45:04John
45:07McGlynn
45:08the apple
45:09of the
45:09Falkirk
45:09fans
45:10eyes
45:11and that's
45:12neatly worked
45:13for Kilty
45:13John
45:14John
45:14Jules
45:15gets it
45:15under
45:15control
45:16blocked
45:16Brown
45:17huge
45:18chance
45:19it's not
45:24a sitter
45:24for James
45:25Brown
45:25the way
45:26it comes
45:26at him
45:27but he's
45:28fluffed his
45:28lines
45:28no question
45:29better build
45:30up from
45:31Karmarnak
45:31though
45:31Watson
45:35oh that's
45:37nice
45:37slaloms
45:41slaloms
45:41forward
45:41David
45:41Watson
45:42Lions
45:43it sits
45:43up
45:44watchful
45:47Scott
45:48Bain
45:48as comfortable
45:49that was
45:49drifting
45:50wide
45:50far more
45:53intent
45:53in the last
45:54few minutes
45:54from Karmarnak
45:55though
45:55signs of
45:56life
45:57from Chris
45:58Doolandsman
45:58D's
46:09invited
46:11forward
46:11here
46:12finds
46:13John
46:13Jules
46:13who gets
46:15it back
46:15that's
46:17deflected
46:18Kilty
46:18it just
46:21won't go
46:21in for
46:22Karmarnak
46:22when you've
46:24not won
46:24in 10
46:25games
46:25that's
46:26the way
46:26it appears
46:27to fall
46:27but
46:27encouragement
46:28from the
46:28home
46:28fans
46:29Kilty
46:30gets it
46:30under
46:30control
46:31turns it
46:32over
46:32on the
46:32stretch
46:33Karmarnak
46:38came on
46:39to a game
46:39at the
46:40end of
46:41the first
46:41half
46:41Falkirk
46:42rampaging
46:43forward
46:43here
46:43Miller
46:43gives it
46:45to
46:45Yates
46:45the
46:46substitute
46:46Wilson
46:47and there's
46:48Brian
46:48Graham
46:49and the
46:52veteran
46:52striker
46:53strikes
46:54first blood
46:55in this
46:55game
46:56it is
47:01such a
47:01wounding
47:02goal
47:02for
47:03Kilmarnak
47:03to concede
47:04the run
47:04they're on
47:05and it is
47:07brilliant
47:08centre forward
47:09play
47:09in between
47:11the width of
47:11the post
47:12great touch
47:13short finish
47:15and Falkirk's
47:17four game
47:17goal drought
47:18in the
47:18premiership
47:19is over
47:19and it's
47:20the man
47:21who scored
47:21their last
47:21one who
47:22gets this
47:22to
47:22Chris Doolin
47:27what a job
47:28he has on
47:29his hands
47:29even in the
47:29short term
47:30to lift
47:33to lift
47:33the Kilmarnak
47:34players
47:35and that's
47:36given away
47:37Wilson
47:38went for
47:40placement
47:41rather than
47:42power
47:43Kilmarnak
47:47causing
47:47their own
47:48problems
47:49there
47:49Falkirk
47:53with their
47:54tails up
47:54trying to
47:56pile on
47:56the misery
47:57Miller
48:01digs out
48:03the cross
48:04all the way
48:05Yemi
48:05with a full
48:07throw to
48:07defence
48:08of his
48:08goal
48:09there
48:09and he's
48:10wiped out
48:11Lisa
48:11en route
48:12Falkirk
48:17defender
48:17and a
48:17crumpled
48:18heat
48:18but it's
48:18strong
48:19goalkeeping
48:19from
48:20all the way
48:21Yemi
48:21watched it
48:23all the way
48:24he gets
48:24there first
48:25and it's
48:26an unfortunate
48:26collision
48:27thereafter
48:27John Jules
48:33opens up
48:35again
48:37Kilmarnak
48:37just lacked
48:38conviction
48:38in the final
48:39thirds
48:39and Alan
48:45and Henderson
48:45have wiped
48:46each other
48:47out
48:47in their
48:48desperation
48:49to block
48:50this shot
48:51from
48:51John Jules
48:52Lions
48:56Brannan
48:59Tackers
49:02not the
49:07finish
49:07the killie
49:08number nine
49:09was after
49:09time against
49:17Kilmarnak
49:18as they look
49:19to at least
49:19take a point
49:20from this
49:22important home
49:22game
49:23to go
49:23to the
49:25goal
49:25and
49:28Miller
49:28gets the
49:31shot
49:31away
49:32and all
49:33the way
49:34Yemi
49:34looks like he
49:36may have
49:36touched that
49:37by the post
49:37goal kick
49:38is given
49:38angle very much
49:41against Calvin
49:41Miller here
49:42makes the most
49:43of it though
49:43Lions
49:49Yates
49:51Graham's onto it
49:54tussling with the
49:55defenders
49:56and now it's
49:57Aguiman
49:57can he finish it
49:59all the way
50:02Yemi
50:02and Dees
50:02to the
50:03rescue
50:03for Kelly
50:03that you
50:06feel
50:06was the
50:08chance
50:08to bury
50:08Kilmarnak
50:09into
50:16seven minutes
50:17of stoppage
50:18time
50:18can Kilmarnak
50:22find the
50:23finishing touch
50:24only one place
50:24this is going
50:25Brannan
50:26over the top
50:27from Dakers
50:28buries his face
50:31in the Astro
50:31turf
50:32he knows
50:33it's a big
50:34opportunity
50:35Chris Doolan
50:40heading for
50:41defeat
50:42on his
50:43rugby park
50:44bow
50:45as interim
50:46boss
50:46Kelly
50:47staring at
50:48eleven
50:48without a
50:49win
50:49nine of
50:49those defeats
50:50as that
50:50comes off
50:51the arm
50:51of Sam
50:52Hart
50:52came off
50:53the thigh
50:54first though
50:54I think
50:55onto his
50:56arm
50:56referee
50:59is content
50:59as Lowry
51:00flashes that
51:01in
51:01well defended
51:03by Henderson
51:03Falkirk
51:07so close
51:07to a big
51:08three points
51:09and Hart
51:11pleased
51:13that this
51:15couldn't be
51:15penalised
51:16it is
51:21a precious
51:21victory
51:23on the road
51:24in the
51:24premiership
51:24for Falkirk
51:25big celebrations
51:27from them
51:28glum faces
51:29at rugby
51:31park
51:31among the
51:31Kilmarnak
51:32fans
51:32Dominic
51:33Thompson
51:33here
51:33confronting
51:34a fan
51:35Brian Graham
51:36the match
51:37winner
51:37the players
51:41still need
51:42to believe
51:42I still
51:43believe in
51:43them
51:43I'm sure
51:44the crowd
51:45still believe
51:45in them
51:45albeit
51:46they are
51:48down
51:48they are
51:49needing
51:49picked up
51:50but I think
51:51you've seen
51:51the numbers
51:51they turned
51:52out in
51:52today
51:52which is
51:52amazing
51:53and that's
51:54what I
51:54think
51:54rugby park
51:55is
51:55even here
51:56as a
51:56player
51:56I remember
51:57coming
51:57here
51:57it's a
51:58brilliant
51:58place
51:58to play
51:58so
52:00the crowd
52:00are massive
52:01for Kilmarnak
52:02and I'm
52:02sure they will
52:02back the team
52:03and when it
52:03turns
52:04which it will
52:04turn
52:05and we'll
52:05make it
52:05turn
52:05is that
52:07when it
52:07turns
52:07it's going to
52:08be something
52:08for them
52:08to enjoy
52:09to come
52:09here and
52:10win
52:10it's a
52:10huge win
52:11to get
52:12another
52:12three points
52:12on the
52:13board
52:13can only
52:15compliment
52:16the players
52:16the players
52:17have been
52:17fantastic
52:17and once
52:18again
52:18they've
52:19delivered
52:19a clean
52:19sheet
52:20and
52:20the winning
52:21goal
52:22which is
52:22obviously
52:22the most
52:23important
52:23thing
52:23thrilled
52:24with the
52:25players
52:25their attitude
52:26to come
52:27up
52:27to the
52:29championship
52:29and have
52:2924 points
52:30at this
52:31stage
52:31absolutely
52:32but we need
52:34to continue
52:34doing it
52:35there's still
52:35a long way
52:35to go
52:36so we go
52:37to Dundee
52:37next week
52:38A big win
52:40for Falkirk
52:41as Kelly's
52:41troubles continue
52:42Neil
52:42only goal
52:43in the game
52:44it came in
52:44the 54th
52:45minute
52:45Brian Graham
52:46popping up
52:47where he
52:47should be
52:48in the middle
52:48of the goal
52:48with a neat
52:49finish
52:50Yeah the big
52:51man certainly
52:52knows where
52:52the net is
52:52and I think
52:53he should be
52:54complimented
52:55it's such a
52:55good football
52:56goal from
52:57Falkirk's
52:57perspective
52:58nice little
52:58stand up to
52:59the back post
53:00Wilson
53:00with a knockdown
53:01and it's not
53:02an easy one
53:02because it skips
53:03up at Brian
53:04Graham
53:04and the first
53:05touch sort of
53:05comes off his
53:06thigh area
53:06but he's never
53:07on the back
53:07foot
53:08he's then
53:08just leaning
53:09into it
53:09forward
53:10and making
53:11sure he's
53:11first to react
53:12before the
53:12goalkeeper
53:12and knock it
53:13into the net
53:13but there's a
53:14lot wrong for me
53:14Lewis Meele
53:15at this point
53:16in time
53:16should communicate
53:17to James
53:17Brown
53:17and do more
53:18and do more
53:18to stop the cross
53:19coming in
53:19and then he should
53:21engage with his
53:22other centre
53:22back Robbie
53:23D's
53:23he doesn't
53:24if he does
53:25that and puts
53:26himself into
53:26a better area
53:27I think he gets
53:28in here and
53:28makes a tackle
53:29on big Brian
53:31Graham
53:31but he doesn't
53:32and I think the
53:32separation of the
53:33centre backs
53:34caused that
53:34you can look at
53:35you know
53:36Dom Thomas
53:37Thompson
53:38at the back
53:39post
53:39I think his
53:41body position
53:41is good
53:42and he's
53:42really unlucky
53:43it's just a
53:44really good
53:44finish
53:45but again
53:45I think when
53:46you're looking
53:46at decisions
53:47and the goals
53:48that they've
53:48conceded
53:49Kilmarnock
53:49they could do
53:51things just a
53:51wee bit better
53:52but those little
53:53details can make
53:54a huge difference
53:55they can indeed
53:55Kelly they had
53:56some big chances
53:57in the game
53:58probably more
53:58chances than
53:59Falkirk had
54:00but again
54:00just couldn't
54:01get the ball
54:02in the back
54:02of the net
54:03yeah I think
54:05Chris changed
54:07the system today
54:08and I think
54:09largely it worked
54:10I thought they
54:10were a better
54:11side in the
54:13first half
54:13I think they did
54:14create real good
54:15chances
54:16opportunities
54:16again just
54:17struggling
54:17with that
54:18confidence
54:19I think
54:19in front of
54:20the goal
54:20that was
54:20David Watson
54:20arriving today
54:21in the box
54:22going to have
54:22a wee look
54:22at him
54:22in a couple
54:23of minutes
54:24personally
54:24but I think
54:25they got a lot
54:26right today
54:26and I feel
54:27that they were
54:28bang at it
54:29in the first half
54:30they did create
54:30these chances
54:31and I think
54:31on another day
54:32they should be
54:34ahead in the game
54:34and they were
54:35punished by not
54:36taking them
54:36I mean that's
54:36a brilliant cross
54:37from the young
54:38further on the
54:39wing
54:39and I think
54:40when you reflect
54:43and Chris
54:43reflects
54:44I think the
54:45change in shape
54:46probably allowed
54:47them to be
54:48quite attacking
54:49but again
54:50just the frailties
54:51at the back
54:51have done them
54:52in today
54:52you mentioned
54:53David Watson
54:53there
54:54he certainly
54:54caught your eye
54:55today
54:55he's having
54:55a great season
54:56I really like
54:58young David
54:59and I think
54:59he's got a lot
55:00to offer
55:00he's out of
55:01contract
55:02and that's
55:02something
55:02that we need
55:03to address
55:03and people
55:04will say
55:04if there's
55:05an offer
55:05comes in
55:05would you
55:05sell him
55:06I would love
55:06to see
55:07come out
55:07and keep him
55:07because I think
55:08there's more
55:09in him
55:09and I think
55:10there's certainly
55:10more goals
55:11in him
55:11I would love
55:12to see him
55:12just unhook
55:13a wee bit
55:13more
55:14because he sees
55:15things and his
55:15arrival in the
55:16box is very
55:16good
55:17but there's just
55:18a fraction
55:19of a lack
55:21of commitment
55:21to go all
55:22the way
55:22when your striker's
55:23not through the
55:24goals
55:24he can be the
55:26player that can
55:26go just there
55:27just bursting
55:27I know he's not
55:28going to be fine
55:29with the pass
55:30anyway
55:30but he's got so
55:31much energy
55:32I don't see him
55:32as a holding
55:33player
55:33or a player
55:34that can snuff
55:34out the danger
55:35I think he's
55:35brilliant at
55:36working into
55:36spaces
55:37but his arrival
55:38into the box
55:39is so important
55:41to Kamarnock
55:41and once he gets
55:42one or two
55:43I can see him
55:44really starting to
55:44grow in terms
55:45of confidence
55:45and going on
55:46and scoring more
55:47of course the other
55:48boys need to
55:48chip in
55:48the sooner they
55:49start hitting
55:50goals
55:50and tidy up
55:52at the back
55:52I think as Chris
55:53said after the
55:54game
55:54I think they can
55:55look positively
55:56Kamarnock in
55:57terms of looking
55:57upwards and
55:58trying to climb
55:58the table
55:59I'll be hoping
56:00so I mean it
56:00was a big result
56:01for Falkirk
56:01in terms of
56:02keeping them
56:02in the hunt
56:03for the top
56:04six and also
56:04creating distance
56:05between the
56:06teams that are
56:06below them
56:07massive result
56:08I think they
56:08would have looked
56:09at this as a
56:09huge game for
56:10them today
56:11and John
56:12has spoken
56:12about
56:13I listened to him
56:14after the
56:14Hearts defeat
56:15and he was
56:15talking about
56:16you know
56:16where fight's
56:17going to be
56:17with the teams
56:18running about
56:18is they have
56:19created a wee
56:19bit of a cushion
56:20now
56:20they're scoring
56:21goals
56:21clean sheet
56:22back on the
56:23wind trail
56:23That was our
56:23fourth clean sheet
56:24in the last
56:24six games
56:25It's very
56:25impressive
56:26for a team
56:26that's come up
56:27from the
56:27Championship
56:27I think you
56:28can only point
56:29towards John
56:30McGuinn
56:30and say he's
56:30doing a wonderful
56:31job
56:31as is these
56:32players
56:32I would agree
56:33with that
56:33OK let's have
56:35a wee look
56:35at the league
56:36table tonight
56:36Motherwell
56:37up to third
56:38on 30 points
56:40Hibser in fifth
56:41a point ahead
56:42of Falkirk
56:43who are in seventh
56:44United on 21
56:46points in eighth
56:47St Mirren ninth
56:48and a bad day
56:49for all the
56:49bottom three
56:50who all lost
56:51here's some
56:52festive football
56:53for you
56:54coming up
56:55across the BBC
56:56starting tomorrow
56:57with the two games
56:57on the radio
56:58Hearts against
56:59Glasgow City
57:00in the SWPL
57:01it's on BBC
57:02it's tomorrow
57:03four o'clock
57:04Highlights
57:05with me
57:05tomorrow night
57:06actually
57:06Sunday
57:067.15
57:07SPFL
57:09Roundup
57:10is available
57:11online on Monday
57:13and the SWPL
57:14Highlights
57:15are also Monday
57:16there at 7.15
57:17with Jane
57:18and that's it
57:19thanks very much
57:19to Neil
57:20for joining me
57:20two massive games
57:21tomorrow
57:22I'll be back
57:22in this very spot
57:23to bring you them
57:24cheerio
57:25goodnight
57:25step into Christmas
57:33bed
57:34we'll be right back
57:34together
57:35we'll watch the snow
57:36for forever
57:37we'll be right back
57:38he can't believe it
57:40come along with it
57:42step into Christmas
57:43the efficient breeze
57:46he can't believe it