Scottish Premiership Sunday Highlights Show Matchday 38 Part 2

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00:00Monday, OK. Let's move on now, shall we, to the Kilmarnock versus Hearts match, the Derek

00:06McInnes starby, if you like. All the off-field intrigue, well-documented commentary comes

00:12from Andrew Petrie.

00:15Welcome to Del Classico, that's what some are calling it, but the elephant in the room

00:20is that the man in question is nowhere to be seen. McInnes is seemingly on his way to

00:25Hearts, but he's not in the dugout for Kilmarnock today. Chris Burke is the Kille caretaker

00:31for the time being.

00:34He makes three changes from Derek McInnes' final game as Kille manager, a 3-0 loss to

00:39Motherwell midweek. Robbie McCrory is back in goals with Brad Lyons starting at right back,

00:44Bobby Wales is up top.

00:46There's three changes for the visitors who welcome back Xander Clark in goals, Stephen Kingsley

00:51partners Frankie Kent at the back, Callum Neuvenhoff also comes in, replacing the

00:55outgoing George Grant in midfield.

01:08Kingsley up against Kyle Vassell. It's gone the way of the Hearts man, who's striding forward,

01:14unchallenged. He goes for goal!

01:17Fairly caught hold of that Stephen Kingsley, but it flies over the bar.

01:22He's not scored since December 2023, as Chris Burke watches on with assistant Craig Clark.

01:36Forrester trying to get that down the line to Forrest, comes back to Benny Beningame.

01:41Forrest, the former Air United man, Jinking, inside.

01:48Mill deputising for James Penry still.

01:52Here's Devlin from distance now.

01:55That one trundles past the post.

01:59The opening exchanges have certainly had the feel of an end-of-season game, that's for sure.

02:03The sun shines down on Rugby Park, both of these sides, perhaps on the beach, nice and early.

02:15Liam Fox watching on.

02:17He will not stay at Hearts next season.

02:19That's been announced.

02:22The caretaker manager leaving the club he's been affiliated with for a long time.

02:26Meanwhile, here it come, Kilmarnock, Fraser Murray.

02:32Jinking on to the right, and it's blocked.

02:34Close range by Benny Beningame.

02:36Danny Armstrong blasts.

02:39And that's over the bar as well.

02:43Armstrong, who has, of course, been linked to Hearts.

02:48That's what he thought of that.

02:49Decent turn from Kyle Vassell.

02:54The Kelly captain.

02:56Only just back to fitness.

02:59They're looking to end their season on a high.

03:05Well, this is a problem for Hearts.

03:07Sander Clark is not happy about something.

03:10He has missed the last couple of weeks with injury.

03:13It looks like Ryan Fulton, who's started the last two,

03:17is going to replace the Hearts keeper.

03:18Of course, no Craig Gordon.

03:23He's still out with a shoulder injury.

03:25His contract expiring in the summer as well.

03:37Beningame coming forward for Hearts.

03:42It's a strange fact.

03:43They've not won on the last day of the season since 2004.

03:48In the top flight.

03:51As Forrest and Forrester combine.

03:54Shankland on the edge of the box.

03:56Back to Forrest.

03:59He goes for goal.

04:00Robbie McCrory gets it at the second attempt.

04:03There's a Hearts player scurrying after that.

04:05McCrory able to gather.

04:11Mill to Danda.

04:16Both sides still playing at a comfortable pace.

04:20But Ingemi forward to Danda.

04:21Trying to skip through a few challenges.

04:23He goes down.

04:24And it will be a Hearts free kick.

04:29As Dan McFarlane, the referee, waves the physios on.

04:32Stuart Finlay's taking a sore one there.

04:34Looks like Jan Danda has as well.

04:35David Watson, I think, is the man adjudged to have committed the foul.

04:41Dan McFarlane is going to go across to the screen here.

04:46I'll be honest, I'm not sure what for.

04:49Well, it could be that challenge there.

04:51Jan Danda catching Finlay on the calf with his studs.

04:56It's perhaps a little unfortunate.

04:58but he certainly does catch the Kilmarnock defender

05:04who has suffered an ankle injury already this season.

05:09And Dan McFarlane has seen enough.

05:12And he's going to his top pocket.

05:14And Jan Danda is off here.

05:16A red card at Rugby Park.

05:18And it's not for Kilmarnock.

05:20It is for Hearts.

05:21Jan Danda receiving his marching orders.

05:24His season coming to an end prematurely.

05:28I can't quite believe it.

05:30I don't think there's much malicious intent in that.

05:36Fraser Murray.

05:39Driving at Forrester.

05:40Goes on the outside and clips in.

05:42There's the header.

05:44And Bruce Anderson only just on the pitch.

05:47At halftime.

05:48And it's straight at Ryan Fulton.

05:50Easy enough for the former Hamilton Acquis keeper to gather.

05:58Chris Burke jotting down some notes in the second half.

06:05This side yet to press home their man advantage.

06:09This could be a chance.

06:10Fulton gives it away.

06:11Fraser Murray with the drive.

06:13And he slices that horribly, horribly wide.

06:17And Ryan Fulton far too casual there.

06:23And Frankie Kent couldn't control.

06:25Hearts almost playing themselves into a spot of bother.

06:30Big let off for the substitute keeper.

06:32Flicked inside.

06:42No free kick given.

06:44Hearts will come forward now.

06:45Shankland.

06:47Looks for Cammy Devlin.

06:50Alan Forrest making the run.

06:51He gets the ball now.

06:52Devlin in the box.

07:00He's worked the 1-2.

07:01This is a chance for Devlin.

07:02That's a brilliant save.

07:04Robbie McCrory.

07:06He doesn't score too many goals Cammy Devlin.

07:10A wry smile there.

07:11He knows that was a chance.

07:14And in fairness to him.

07:15It wasn't a bad effort.

07:19Slicing across the ball.

07:20Brilliant reflex save from Robbie McCrory.

07:23Only just back in the team.

07:27Frankie Kent taking the goal kick.

07:29As Ryan Fulton has picked up a knock.

07:31We'll hope that's not too serious.

07:33With Xander Clark already off the pitch.

07:37They've won a free kick here though.

07:39James Wilson unfairly fouled by Corian Daba.

07:42Forrester launched it towards the Kilmarnock box.

07:55Watkins taking his time to clear.

07:57And it's not the best clearance.

07:59The ball bubbling around.

08:00Kingsley with the shot.

08:02Stephen Kingsley with the goal.

08:06Hearts are ahead at Rugby Park.

08:08Well that goal certainly has an end of season feel about it.

08:16Dreadful Kilmarnock defending.

08:18And Stephen Kingsley can't quite believe his luck.

08:21That no home defender has gotten in the way of this.

08:26Almost invited to shoot in the box.

08:29Just cuts across the ball.

08:32And it's in off the post.

08:34A rare goal.

08:36For the Hearts defender.

08:38And it gives them the lead late on in Kilmarnock.

08:43Well there is going to be a check on this.

08:46Hearts season might not finish with a flourish just yet.

08:50Is there a handball in there from James Wilson.

08:52As he challenges with Fraser Murray.

08:57Looks pretty hard to tell to be honest.

08:59Kevin Clancy is the VAR.

09:05And the goal is given.

09:07Hearts season will end with a goal.

09:08And end with all three points.

09:11There's been a lot of success in the past four seasons.

09:14So we try and keep that.

09:16Maintain that level.

09:18There will be bumps in the road.

09:19So we could say that one of the positions in this season.

09:22We don't want to be in.

09:23We obviously want to aim for top six.

09:24For the manager's concerns.

09:26And how that looks.

09:27That's up to the board.

09:29How they decide.

09:30And what they are really, really looking for.

09:33And what sort of profile they are looking for.

09:35For the manager.

09:36They have got a great bunch of players in there.

09:38That are staying on.

09:39For the manager to come and step into.

09:41So that will help them hugely.

09:43So he has already got the culture in place.

09:45For sure.

09:46Listen.

09:46I am naturally disappointed to be leaving the football club.

09:49But I think.

09:49I speak to players all the time.

09:51You have got a choice of what you do.

09:52Off a disappointment.

09:53And I can choose to be angry.

09:56To be upset.

09:56To be.

09:57But I am not.

09:58I am choosing to be really, really positive.

10:00I am choosing to be really, really thankful for the opportunity.

10:02Really thankful for the learnings.

10:05And.

10:05This experience will make me a better coach.

10:08A better manager.

10:09A better person.

10:10So I am choosing to look at it that way.

10:12And hopefully working out with my head to all time.

10:13Liam Falks certainly signing off on a high four wins in a row for Hearts.

10:20Everybody expects Derek McInnes to take over.

10:22He wasn't in attendance today.

10:23Where do you think Derek McInnes was watching this today?

10:25On the golf course, I think.

10:27I think so.

10:27On the buggy.

10:29Probably.

10:29I don't know.

10:30Making the most of the beautiful weather before he gets in the Tynecastle hot seat.

10:34Don't really associate Jan Dander with red cards, Cammie.

10:39In fact, I think this might be his first ever red card.

10:43And we've been talking about it a lot, haven't we?

10:45Yeah.

10:46Listen, it's quite a difficult one to look at when you analyse it and look at it a number of times.

10:52Yeah.

10:52Listen, first and foremost, the referee actually gives Hearts a foul here.

10:55I think David Watson wins the ball.

10:57And then the problem is, it's the follow through from Jan Dander.

11:00I think that's a red card because of the straight leg and the motion that slightly goes towards Stuart Finlay's leg.

11:07The way that he catches him high, I think when the referee is asked to go and look at it, he's always going to give a red card.

11:12Don't really associate Jan Dander with such thuggish behaviour on the pitch, can't we care?

11:17But actually, you've got a kind of slightly different take on this.

11:20I mean, it does look bad, though, when the studs are that high up on the calf.

11:23Yeah.

11:24For me, it's not a red card.

11:25But obviously, it's a complete accident.

11:29For me, it's like if there's a head knock in the game and there's blood or whatever on it.

11:34It doesn't mean it's an instant red card.

11:36They've zoomed in on the slow motion to try and, I know, you say find something.

11:41He has went down his studs.

11:42I also think that it's the timing in which Stuart Finlay comes in at.

11:46It's just innocuous.

11:47And I actually feel so sorry for him because in my eyes, it's never ascending off.

11:52When you've got the studs up like that and it makes that connection, it can cause real damage, though, to the other player, obviously.

11:58Yeah.

11:58And that's all, again, is that part of the game that there's going to be contact?

12:03That's my opinion.

12:04I don't know if I'm wrong in saying that.

12:06But there's loads of things in the game.

12:08If we're stalked everything like that, there'd be so many sendings off.

12:11Listen, I think when the reason I'm saying it's a red card and I think it is a red card is this incident here.

12:17When you see it coming into him, look at his foot.

12:19His foot goes straight and goes straight into Stuart Finlay's leg.

12:22You see it's a straight leg and I think that straight leg motion means it's a red card.

12:27And again, that's a dangerous high challenge for me.

12:31Yes, it's unfortunate the way the plays played out and Stuart Finlay's came in at that time.

12:36But I do think that the straight leg makes it a red card.

12:39It did have a sort of sleepy end of season feel to it for most of this match, Cammie.

12:44Yeah, I suppose we should get on to the second most famous Kingsley in Scottish football, Stephen.

12:50He took it well and it did mean that, as I say, Hearts finished the season with a fourth straight victory.

12:56A bit of a slight controversy, but the right decision for the goal to stand?

13:00Definitely, yeah.

13:01There was a wee bit of talk about the handball, but I feel like it's a great finish from Kingsley.

13:06I'm not too sure about what you say when the ball drops.

13:09I think Watkins can clear that where he's left it.

13:11And even still, the clearance has got to get out of the box for me, but Kingsley's in a great position there.

13:18And do you know what? He's been a great servant for Hearts.

13:21I know he's been injured this season, but he's done great there.

13:24Quite relieved that that wasn't good.

13:26Yeah, absolutely. Listen, you can't actually definitively say whose arm that hits there.

13:29They're both challenging for the ball. That should just be left alone.

13:32And it was the referee's decision on the pitch was a goal, and I think that should just be left alone.

13:37And Derek McInnes, let's just sum up briefly.

13:39He is probably going to be the next Hearts manager.

13:42It'll probably get announced very soon.

13:44Big success at Tynecastle, do you think he'll be next season, Cammy?

13:47Yeah, I think he will be. I think they've made a good appointment.

13:50I think he'll get the sign-ins, hopefully, that he wants to bring in.

13:54As you showed at Kilmarnock, he's got a blend of great, talented players,

13:58but a real hard-working squad that he's always had.

14:00Probably not had the successes that they did last season for a number of reasons,

14:06probably the start with European football, getting used to that with the squad size and stuff.

14:10But I think he'll do a really good job in there.

14:12I think the Hearts fans will get right behind him, and it'll be a massive success.

14:16OK, the season is coming to a close, but plenty of action still to come.

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