Open All Mics Matchday 1

Scottish Football

Join Kenny Macintyre as he goes around the grounds with the Open All Mics pundits for all the latest Scottish football scores.

Transcript

00:00The sun shines, so plenty to talk to here.

00:09Welcome to viewers who have joined us on BBC One Scotland for the opening weekend of the league season.

00:14As ever, no shortage of drama, plenty to get stuck into.

00:18Tony Dougherty and Rory Lawyer alongside me in the studio, guys.

00:22And we'll start with you two, Rory.

00:23We've just seen real drama down at Rugby Park this afternoon.

00:27And it looked as if they were cruising the home side 2-0 up, but it's very much game on now.

00:32Yes, it is indeed.

00:33They've just scored to make it 2-1.

00:35Kamarnik started the game really, really well in terms of the first half.

00:39Daniels got off the mark before Watson doubled their lead.

00:41But in this second half, it's been a different story.

00:43Zach Ruddin on, Kerry off, and Livingston have looked at a different side.

00:46They won a penalty, which resulted in Stanger being sent off.

00:50So Kamarnik down to ten men.

00:52Robbie Muirhead converting the penalty as it stands.

00:54Kamarnik two, Livingston one.

00:55And Tony Dougherty, you've just given a lot of praise to Davy Martindale.

00:58He had to find something to change the way this game was going.

01:01And he did it.

01:02His tweaks he made at half-time, they're certainly providing big dividends now.

01:06He did.

01:07And it's just, it's quite simple.

01:08He's just went more basic.

01:09He's went more direct.

01:10And he's played in forward areas.

01:12And I think on the pitch at Rugby Park, that's the way to play it.

01:16You know, Kamarnik had made a substitution at this area there on.

01:18Keeping a front two, they brought Bruce Anderson on for Daniels.

01:22They've now made another sub and they're now going to have to try and see the game out.

01:26Playing with one striker.

01:27Bruce up there and he's on.

01:28And I think behind that, I think it's a, not a full look at Rory at the moment,

01:31but it's probably a 4-4-1 that they're looking at playing.

01:34But they're certainly looking to, you know, control that midfield area

01:38and stop the stem of flow that Levy have put on them.

01:40Airdre pulled the goal back.

01:42Airdre won.

01:43Ross County 2.

01:45And we brought you the goal.

01:46The Iran Athletic won.

01:47Elgin City won.

01:48Myles Gaffney with that equaliser on 69 minutes.

01:52Four games in the Championship for you this afternoon.

01:54It opened, of course, last night.

01:56Full coverage on BBC Scotland.

01:58It finished our Broth 1.

01:59Air United 1.

02:01Let's then get to the game at McDermott Park.

02:03What a game this has been.

02:05Chick Young is there for us.

02:06St. Johnston up against Partick Thistle.

02:09Stroll in the sunshine for St. Johnston.

02:12They lead this one by four goals to one.

02:15Just an oral blow, actually.

02:16Jamie Cullen has had to be, had Gullen,

02:19has had to come off to be replaced by a substitution.

02:23We'll confirm that in a second, just who's going on.

02:25But he took a little knock.

02:26But everything else has gone perfectly well for Saints this afternoon.

02:30Four goals in the first half.

02:32Thistle actually took the lead after 15 minutes.

02:34As I said, Paddy Reading, then Gullen made it one each.

02:37And then it was a hat-trick.

02:39Two before half-time.

02:40One after the break for Josh McPague.

02:42He had to go off injured.

02:43He's been replaced and went off to a standing ovation.

02:46But a magnificent performance by St. Johnston.

02:49They are romping it.

02:50Taking Partick Thistle apart.

02:52The lead by four goals to one.

02:54Kenny and we've played 70 minutes.

02:57Fantastic start for the home side.

02:59They are not quite such an exciting encounter.

03:01Down at Caplow this afternoon.

03:03And Morton at Holmpton and Firmland there for us is Willie Miller.

03:06No, it's not exciting in terms of, you know, goals flying in Kenny.

03:11But it's a decent game, you know.

03:12It's very competitive.

03:15It's probably, you know, the level that these two teams are at.

03:18They're strong.

03:19They're physical.

03:20They get the ball up the park early.

03:22They support it well.

03:23You know, they're fit.

03:24They're energetic.

03:25There has been chances created.

03:27Some good goalkeeping either side as well, either end as well.

03:30But, you know, just that lack of quality in and around the box.

03:34So, after that first 20 minutes, I've got more of a smile on my face, I must say.

03:38Even though it still is goalless.

03:40Yeah, goalless there at Caplow.

03:42It's very much game on.

03:43Billy Dodds and the match you're watching today.

03:45Airdrie at home to Ross County.

03:47It certainly is.

03:48It's still Airdrie 1, Ross County 2.

03:50But Airdrie on the attack.

03:51And you can see they've got their tails up after that goal from Ewan Henderson a few moments ago.

03:56Ross County looked an easy street.

03:58They had taken a 2-0 lead with an identical double from two corners in swinging.

04:05Achiel Wright met them both in the front area.

04:07Popped them into the net to have them in easy street.

04:09But that goal from Ewan Henderson a few moments ago has certainly put a span on the works.

04:14And it's all to play for here.

04:17Airdrie.

04:18Alan Preston as it starts part for us as afternoon, Alan.

04:21Potentially a shock in the cards there.

04:23Yeah, perfect away day so far.

04:24For Queen's part, they took the lead in nine minutes.

04:27Roddy McGregor pulled down in the box.

04:28Referee points to the spot.

04:29Michael Ruth steps up, sent the keeper the wrong way.

04:32Rovers have been rotten, if I'm being honest.

04:35And Queen's have been quality.

04:36So it's 1-0 to the away side.

04:39Thank you to Alan Preston, Rory.

04:41We were having a chat earlier on about the title winners across all four leagues.

04:46You've seen Johnson very much putting a stamp on things this afternoon.

04:49They were one of the title favourites.

04:52They've been rampant according to Cic.

04:53You'd fancy them to be very close come the end of the season.

04:56Yeah, I did think a couple of weeks ago they had a bit more business to do, which they've been out and done.

05:00But everyone's spoken, and yourself, Kenny, has spoken about Simo Valakari and his way of playing and his style of playing,

05:06which would probably be more suited to the championship, where they've got more domination of the ball.

05:11And that's proven to be the case today.

05:13Getting one of your players on a hat-trick, McPake and Gullin adding to the scoreline as well.

05:18You know, fantastic news for Simo Valakari.

05:20And what a start.

05:21And they will, without a shadow of a doubt, be up there come the end of the season as Livingston get a free kick in a dangerous area here.

05:26Yeah, we'll keep you updated on that one.

05:28Tony, what do you like about the squad that Simo Valakari has put together?

05:32You saw them very recently.

05:34Well, there's certainly more depth there.

05:35You know, even just look at the substitution there.

05:37Josh McPake comes off, and a really good young player in McKaynesley Kirk comes on to replace him.

05:41As I mentioned, the game I was at the other night, Stevie Mallon comes off.

05:44You've got Sam Stanton sitting there.

05:46So there's good players there, and there's a good blend, I think, you know, of young players and experience as well.

05:51And that's a fantastic, that's a statement win today from St. Johnson.

05:54So here we are, Rory, a chance for Livingston to draw themselves level down at Rugby Park.

05:59Just a free kick from just outside the box.

06:01Yeah, he's capable, Robbie Muirhead.

06:03He's done it before, and he'll do it again at some point.

06:05It's just whether he'll do it here, about 25, 30 yards out.

06:09He's stepping up, probably slightly the wrong sight.

06:11He's just left the centre of the goal.

06:14He's just running up now.

06:16A little stuttered run up.

06:17He hits it for half a second, I thought, but it's just went wide.

06:20Still 2-1.

06:21Yeah, so looking then at the title contenders, Billy Dodge, you're watching Ross County this afternoon.

06:27You were speaking earlier on.

06:28Of course, you know Roy McGregor, the chairman, very well up there.

06:31You think he'll throw everything at it to try and get themselves back into the top flight.

06:35I think he's already shown, Kenny, that he's going to do that with some of his signings.

06:40Declan Gallagher, Quinn, Ross Docherty, the likes, and Gary Mackay-Steven.

06:46But I also think if it's not going quite to plan midway through the season, I think he'll go at it again to try and get them back up and into the premiership.

06:56He doesn't like messing about in the championship too long.

06:59Here's one of those decisions you're talking about earlier in the programme for the boys, where he told them the fingers were up to point.

07:07The eight-second rule down to five, and now they have a corner kick, Airdrie, because Ross Laidlaw took far too long, and Airdrie have the corner.

07:15So pushing for this equaliser as we speak, Kenny.

07:18Yeah, just to elaborate on that, we discussed it earlier in the programme.

07:20Rory, you were at the VAR briefing from Willie Collin this afternoon, so people who are not aware of this law change that has just been described by Billy Dodge, just give us your interpretation of it.

07:29Yeah, if a goalkeeper catches the ball and is in comfortable possession with the ball in his hands, an eight-second countdown will start in the referee's head, and when he gets to five seconds, he'll lift his hand, put his five fingers up, and then display a countdown from five.

07:41If the goalkeeper still has the ball at the end of that, a corner will be given to the opposing team.

07:45Seems to be a good change, doesn't it, Tony? It's something that's going to get the game moving faster, and we all want that.

07:50Yeah, I think so, and I think it's great, you know, and it encourages positive play as well.

07:54You know, it's rewarding with a corner kick, which allows you an opportunity in your opposition.

07:57So, you know, I think it's a good move for football, you know, and certainly for attacking football.

08:02We went round all our pundits earlier on, Tony looking for predictions for the four league winners.

08:07It was a clean sweep for Celtic, certainly on Sportsound.

08:11There's Arthur, and you faced Brendan Rodgers' side many times last season.

08:15You also were up against Rangers, who many would expect to be their closest contenders.

08:20Why is it you think Celtic will be the side to beat once again, even though Brendan Rodgers yesterday was very strong,

08:27that he hasn't been back sufficiently, he feels, to strengthen the squad?

08:30I just think continuity there, you know, they've got a really strong squad.

08:34Yes, they've lost a few players from that.

08:36As I said, I think before the end of the window, you'll see a couple more coming in of quality.

08:41But I think they've got real momentum in that squad, and a real understanding now of how the manager wants to play.

08:45And, you know, I think for that, you know, Russell Martin's coming in, he's having to gel a new squad.

08:50He's having to, you know, get them round to his philosophy, the way he wants to play.

08:53Celtic already have that, you know, and it's now just bringing the players in to impact on that,

08:58and I think they'll do that, and I think for that reason, for me, they're still forwards.

09:01Oh, to each equaliser.

09:03Ewan Henderson, what a free kick, and it all came from that decision.

09:07Corner.

09:07Where they were taking too long, yeah, didn't come quite from the corner.

09:11They took the corner, they got a free kick edge of the box, and my word,

09:15Ewan Henderson has bent a beauty right into the top corner, past Ross Laidlaw.

09:19It is now Eardry 2, Ross County 2.

09:22What a finish.

09:23Yeah, fantastic fight back from the home side there.

09:26We've spoken so much about Rhys McCabe.

09:28There were times last season, no-one ever suggested he was under pressure in terms of a job.

09:33I think you have plenty of credit in the bank, Rory.

09:35The style of football that they play, they seem to be back on track now, don't they?

09:39Yeah, I remember speaking to him.

09:40I played with Rhys when he was a youngster at Rangers,

09:42and I remember speaking to him in a pre-season game where they beat St Myrne a few seasons ago.

09:47It wasn't pre-season, it was the Betford League Cup group,

09:49and he'd said it's a tough league, but that suits us, because teams want to play against us.

09:53So right from the outset, he had that vision of how they would play.

09:57And they had a tough year last year, don't get me wrong,

09:58and they got away with one a little bit with the Hamilton situation.

10:01So, you know, it's a positive result to come back from 2-0 down.

10:04They'll have the momentum and fancy themselves to go on and win that.

10:06But can I just say, on that rule change, the keeper will not do that again.

10:10And that's why it's in place, because he will not make that mistake again.

10:13Yeah, Billy Dogg is at that.

10:14Guys, guys, you might not be surprised to hear this,

10:18eh, Kenny, but Billy Davis has just been booked.

10:21Yeah, so just for people tuning in on television this afternoon,

10:25Will, you brought this to us at the top of the programme.

10:26There's no big story here,

10:28but Billy Davis is in the dugout this afternoon for the home side.

10:31He is, yeah.

10:32It's personal reasons why Dougie Emery isn't here today,

10:37so don't read anything else into it.

10:38And Billy's obviously getting involved in the touchline,

10:41and it was a brave official down in the byline actually

10:46indicating to Billy to shut his mouth.

10:49I thought to myself, good luck with that one.

10:52And he got a yellow card.

10:53Stevie May just on the pitch, huge chance,

10:55cut back from Montgomery, who's had a tough afternoon,

10:57but he's come into the game in the last 5-10 minutes,

10:59and he's cut one back to Stevie May,

11:00and Stevie May's shot, and he'll be disappointed.

11:02Maybe if he'd been on the pitch 5-10 minutes longer,

11:04it might have been a different outcome,

11:05but Livingston really turning the screw here.

11:07Still 2-1 come on.

11:08Yeah, they're absolutely going for it down there at Rugby Park.

11:10Let's get back to Billy Dodge.

11:11He's at Airdrie Forrest this afternoon.

11:13Of course, Billy spent the end of last season in at Rangers,

11:16but you yourself agree that Celtic are certainly title favourites this season.

11:20Just talk to us about how difficult it is.

11:21There's so much change required in that squad at Rangers,

11:24and that takes time for it all to gel, doesn't it?

11:27Yeah, it does, and I heard Tony talking about you need time.

11:32Sadly, you don't get it at clubs like Rangers,

11:34and if you're not winning games constantly and consistently,

11:40week in, week out, you're going to find yourself behind Celtic,

11:43because they have that continuity, as the boys were saying,

11:46where they'll put a string of results together,

11:48and you've got to try and match that,

11:49and if not, you're under pressure,

11:51and they've got nearly a whole new team.

11:54I think it's eight arrivals and a few more to come, probably,

11:57so that's all got to be gelled together.

11:59I'm not saying it's impossible.

12:00Surely it's a penalty, is it?

12:01Yeah, penalty to Raid Rovers.

12:04Right, back to starts part, Alan Preston.

12:05Yeah, it's across to the back post.

12:07It's headed back, and it's struck the hand

12:08of one of the players.

12:10I think it's Callum...

12:11Sorry, I think it's Charlie Fox.

12:13It's hit.

12:14He's been yellow carded,

12:16having a go at the referee.

12:18It was just a ball to the back post,

12:19headed back across.

12:20It must have hit Fox on the hand.

12:22The referee immediately points to the spot,

12:25giving Queen's Park a penalty in the first half.

12:29Chance now, and it will be...

12:31It looks like Dylan Easton,

12:32once everyone's cleared out the box,

12:35this might take a little bit of time,

12:36because the referee's trying to clear it.

12:38Already booked, as I said,

12:40Charlie Fox for his remonstrations

12:42against the referee.

12:44It's not been great from Rovers,

12:47they've had a bit more pressure,

12:48but it's not as if Callum Ferry

12:50and the goal for Queen's

12:51is a save after save after save to make,

12:53but with 11 minutes to go,

12:56there's a chance here

12:56for Dylan Easton to equalise.

12:59He'll come and take this right-footed.

13:01The referee is, again,

13:02people are encroaching on the box.

13:03He's trying to keep them out.

13:05This is an important one,

13:07even this early on in the season.

13:08You don't want to lose

13:09your first game of the season.

13:11Yeah, particularly at home

13:12against a side that are expected to struggle.

13:14Exactly, so referee's still

13:16trying to clear the box,

13:17telling them all

13:18stay out of the box.

13:20It'll be Dylan Easton here,

13:21he'll come and take it.

13:22Right-footed at one point.

13:25Steps up now.

13:27Goal!

13:271-1.

13:28Game on, it starts,

13:29but Willie Millerson,

13:30he chuckled himself there

13:32in the back.

13:33Is it more?

13:33Antics in the dugout.

13:34It was nothing to do

13:35with Alan's commentary

13:36of that penalty, Alan,

13:37so if I put you off,

13:38Neil Lennon's been showing

13:39the yellow card now.

13:41He just couldn't keep it in,

13:43could he?

13:44He just had to equalise things

13:46in the dugout.

13:47And he turned around to the fans

13:48and gave them a thumbs up.

13:50Yeah, you've got a feel

13:51for the refereeing team

13:52down there

13:53with Billy Davis

13:54and Neil Lennon

13:55to contend with all afternoon.

13:57Willie,

13:57we were talking earlier on

13:58about Brendan Rodgers,

13:59a strong message from him

14:00to the board yesterday.

14:02You'll have seen this

14:03many, many times in the past.

14:04You're using the media

14:05to get the message out.

14:06The thing about Brendan Rodgers

14:07is he's in a position

14:08of such power now

14:09at Celtic, isn't he?

14:10Well, he is, yeah.

14:11I mean, the job that he's done

14:12has been superb,

14:13but he deserves to be supportive.

14:16But Celtic have got...

14:17Oh, go on!

14:18Oh, yes!

14:20That brings back the memories.

14:22Stevie Mallon for the Saints.

14:24This time it's St Johnston.

14:26Free kick outside the box.

14:29I thought, go on, Sunshine,

14:30do it again.

14:31What a free kick.

14:33Curled it around the wall,

14:34over the top,

14:35in at the goalkeeper's

14:36top right-hand corner.

14:38Stevie Mallon still has the magic.

14:41St Johnston, five.

14:43Partick Thistle, one.

14:44Trick, this is such a statement

14:46when this afternoon.

14:47Just tell us how impressive

14:48the home side have been.

14:51Magnificent.

14:52I'm glad I tipped them

14:53for the league before it.

14:54I'm even more sure now

14:55they have not just won,

14:57not just rattled in the goals.

14:58The football has been entertaining.

15:01Big crowd inside McDermott Park.

15:03And as we've discussed,

15:06strength and depth to this squad.

15:08The alternatives they have.

15:09Tony touched on it.

15:10I have to say,

15:11Mackenzie Kirk has come on.

15:13He looks like a player.

15:14He's got a wonderful touch

15:15in the ball as well.

15:17Now the substitutions have been made

15:18all over the place for St Johnston.

15:21All around the ground,

15:22the fans are on their feet

15:23saluting this.

15:25I'm telling you,

15:25what a performance.

15:26A hat-trick from Nick Peake.

15:28He went off injured.

15:29One from Gullen.

15:30But Stevie Mallon,

15:31once a hero of mine,

15:33has still got the magic.

15:34A hero of mine?

15:34He's only 29.

15:36Fantastic.

15:37Absolutely fantastic.

15:39Rory,

15:39you were chatting about him

15:40earlier on.

15:40He's a player that you know

15:42and for Saints to have that quality

15:43to come off the bench,

15:45it just shows what he's got

15:46to work with their stream

15:47with Alakari.

15:48His dead balls are a speciality

15:49of his game,

15:50a real high point of his game.

15:53He can whip the ball

15:55into the top bin

15:55no problem at all.

15:57As David Watson tries the same

15:58at Rugby Park,

15:59didn't quite work out.

16:00Yeah,

16:00he's a good player.

16:01He dictates the game.

16:02He can,

16:02you know,

16:02long rake and diagonals

16:04he's good at,

16:05short passes as well.

16:07So he'll be hoping

16:08that this is a move

16:08that will kind of

16:09lift his career off

16:10because he's kind of

16:11floated about from club to club,

16:13picked up injuries

16:13and never really had

16:14a good run at it.

16:15So this gives him a platform

16:16now to go and have

16:17a right go at playing

16:18most of the season.

16:19He's been out 18 months

16:20for a foot injury,

16:21had a foot operation

16:22in the summer there,

16:24Kenny.

16:25And it's really difficult

16:27over in Turkey

16:28and down in Salford

16:29and wasn't as great

16:31as everyone thinks

16:32playing for Salford.

16:33Their training facilities

16:34were not great.

16:35So he hurt his foot

16:36and then that's on back,

16:37thankfully.

16:38Cove Rangers 0,

16:39Queen of the South

16:39to Kennedy

16:41with that goal

16:41on 81 minutes.

16:43Alan,

16:43we've been chatting

16:44all day about the league

16:45and who we think's

16:46going to win it

16:47and who will be struggling

16:47and that battle

16:49for third spot

16:49that's always such

16:50a really interesting debate

16:52and you were speaking

16:53about Derek McInnes,

16:54you wanted to see him

16:55at your club

16:55a long time ago,

16:56you've been at a fans

16:57event recently

16:58and you said he was

16:58very, very impressive there.

17:01He is, yeah,

17:02I've known Derek

17:02a long time

17:03and his work with Tony

17:04was excellent

17:05that the clubs

17:05have been at

17:06and now he's at Hearts

17:08and it's just,

17:09I think Hearts have now

17:10got a proper manager.

17:12There's no slight

17:12on Neil Critchley

17:13but I just didn't think

17:14he held the room well.

17:16I didn't think

17:16that he could have a go

17:18at the players

17:19when need be.

17:20He's a real manager.

17:21That's a good effort

17:22there for Paul Hanlon

17:23for Waythrovers.

17:25No, I just think

17:25it's a really good fit

17:26and I tell people

17:28this and folks

17:29when Derek left Aberdeen

17:31and Tony,

17:32I played golf

17:33for him in Edinburgh

17:34and all he spoke

17:35about was Hearts.

17:35What about the size

17:36of that club?

17:37Something's not right

17:38with Hearts

17:39and Aberdeen

17:40had done a great job

17:41there and we're in Europe

17:42but they're still

17:42getting bigger crowds

17:43than Aberdeen.

17:44What a club it is

17:45how Vano had an interview

17:46and literally all the way

17:47around asking about

17:48the club

17:49and as soon as he got

17:50the job,

17:51I've seen,

17:51I'm not saying this

17:52is a slight against

17:53Colm Marnock

17:53but Derek looked

17:54really excited

17:55about getting the

17:56Hearts job

17:56and speaking to

17:57how I know he is

17:58and the recruitment's

17:59in,

18:00it's going to take

18:00a bit of time

18:01with the Jamestown

18:02analytics

18:02because they're not

18:03always going to

18:03strike gold with them

18:04all but I think

18:05given time

18:06and given what

18:07they've got there

18:08it's exciting times

18:09for Hearts.

18:09You'll have spoken to him

18:10Tony,

18:11of course you've worked

18:11with him for so many years

18:13how's he enjoying it so far

18:14how much is he

18:15relishing the challenge

18:16how far does he think

18:17he can take Hearts?

18:18Yeah,

18:19listen he's loving it

18:20but you know Derek

18:20he won't talk things up

18:21he'll just work away

18:22and the quality of Derek

18:24is,

18:24it's the quality of work

18:25he does every day

18:26him and his staff

18:27and you know

18:28you've got a buy-in

18:29right away from the players

18:30and as Alan said

18:31they're known Derek

18:32he has,

18:32you know that move

18:33he's earned

18:34you know he's absolutely

18:35earned for the work

18:35he did not just

18:36at Aberdeen

18:37but at Colm Marnock

18:38as well and prior to that

18:39and now he's at a club

18:40where he really knows

18:41he can achieve things

18:42he's got the players

18:43to do that

18:43and I've got no doubt

18:45you know where the

18:45backing he's going to get

18:46as well

18:47he's enthused

18:48right we've got a problem

18:50in the line there

18:51with Emma

18:51he's breaking up

18:52with this

18:52and equaliser

18:53just had a quick view

18:54of that in the studio

18:55here

18:55Livingston back

18:56in level terms

18:57Smith the substitute

18:58does really really well

18:59down the right hand side

19:00goes by his full back

19:01like he's not even there

19:02he cuts it back

19:03Pittman does what Pittman does

19:05he arrives late

19:05into the box

19:06Kamarnock 2

19:08Livingston 2

19:08yeah we're getting a replay

19:09here

19:09and I have to say

19:10a decent away support

19:11down there

19:11at rugby bar

19:12we're getting a view

19:12here Tony

19:13it's a great finish

19:14isn't it

19:14it's been coming

19:15the second half

19:15and again Davey Martindale

19:17he's getting rewarded

19:19for that

19:19for the change

19:20that he made

19:20and it's been all

19:21Livingston

19:22you know

19:22they changed

19:24they brought on

19:24Rory McKenzie

19:25tried to compact

19:26the middle of the pitch

19:27and have one striker

19:28up top

19:28but really it's been

19:30Livingston

19:30it's been you know

19:31all Livingston

19:32in the second half

19:33and that's the reward

19:34for their playing

19:34and you know

19:35we've got five minutes left

19:37I think they'll be

19:37pushing now for a winner

19:38yeah they'll fancy it

19:39now Rory

19:40they'll really push

19:41there's maybe a check

19:42there I might have missed

19:42that

19:43but it sounded like that

19:44just apologies

19:45two people tuning in

19:46we had some technical

19:46issues this afternoon

19:47yes check

19:48well all that was

19:50going on there

19:50it was just a fantastic

19:52strike from young

19:54McKenzie Kurt

19:54he just very casually

19:56volleyed it

19:57with the outside

19:58the boot

19:58it was getting into

19:59the corner

20:00and I have to say

20:01Budonakis

20:02in the thistle goal

20:03produced an awesome

20:04save

20:05got a cross

20:05I thought he had no chance

20:07got a finger on it

20:08got it round the post

20:09wonderful bit of play

20:10wonderful goalkeeping

20:11and actually

20:12this has been a wonderful

20:14football match

20:1487 minutes gone

20:16St Johnston

20:175

20:17Paddy Crystal

20:181

20:18and in 2

20:19Elgin City

20:201

20:21the home side

20:22looked up at the winner

20:22in 89 minutes

20:23we've got a goal checked

20:24yeah I think it's because

20:25they feel that one of the

20:26Livingston players

20:27is possibly

20:28restricting the view

20:29of the goalkeeper

20:30Stryak

20:30Tony knows all about that

20:32yeah I think

20:33Zach Rudden

20:33maybe Zach Rudden

20:35was in front

20:36in an offside position

20:37but he certainly wasn't

20:38in the goalkeeper's view

20:39goal's been given

20:39goal given

20:40goal given

20:41yeah and

20:41they'll fancy this now

20:43and for Stuart Ketwell

20:44in every what

20:45five or six minutes

20:46after cruising in the game

20:47absolutely

20:48I mean

20:48the turning point

20:49he just brought

20:50Dominic Thompson on

20:52and he didn't look up to speed

20:53because he's got pace

20:55but Smith absolutely burned him

20:57down that right hand side

20:58he really did

20:58and a really good finish

21:00by an experienced player

21:00in Pittman

21:01yeah Pittman's a decent player

21:03you have to say

21:03that

21:04so very much game on

21:05just to remind

21:05we're on television

21:07around about 25 past 5

21:09the action continues

21:10on the radio

21:11full conference to come

21:12what a game

21:13it should be

21:14at Fir Park

21:15this evening

21:16Motherwell at home

21:17two Rangers

21:18let's just continue

21:19our bounce around the grounds

21:20let's get to that game

21:21where Templars

21:22are maybe flaring a wee bit

21:23on the touchline

21:24down that dugout area

21:25Willie Miller is here

21:26for us

21:26Morton against Dunferman

21:28Dunferman have thrown

21:29a fair bit of money at it

21:30have they been disappointed

21:31this afternoon Willie

21:32no I don't think so

21:33they've been a better team

21:33I think

21:34throughout

21:35certainly even

21:36in the first half

21:37second half

21:38they've dominated

21:39and they've had

21:41the two chances

21:42I mean

21:44Morton have been

21:44very rarely up the pack

21:45in the second half

21:47so it has been a game

21:49second 45

21:50where the visitors

21:51have been

21:52totally in charge

21:53and they've had

21:54a couple of

21:55great efforts

21:56Connor Young

21:57with a

21:57free kick

21:59it was well saved

22:00by Storer

22:01and goals

22:02and then

22:03Josh Cooper

22:03having a

22:04toe poke

22:05inside the box

22:06it was an actual

22:06toe poke

22:07this time

22:07it just fell to him

22:08round about the penalty spot

22:09another good save

22:10as well

22:11so as we get towards

22:13the dying embers

22:14of this game

22:15Morton are up the pack

22:16they've got a chance

22:17they haven't been up the pack

22:18much in the second half

22:19unfortunately

22:20it's still nil-nil

22:21but there's been

22:21quite a bit of action

22:23after that first 20 minutes

22:25it was rather subdued

22:26let's get to the game

22:27between Airdrie and Ross

22:29County

22:29Billy Dodds

22:30is there for us

22:31deep into the

22:32closing stages

22:32here

22:33Billy any strain

22:34of a winner

22:34well it's really

22:36opened up

22:37as you can imagine

22:38with that equalising goal

22:39that both teams

22:39now feel they can win it

22:40I think it'd be a really

22:42good point for Airdrie

22:43Ross County

22:44realise now

22:45it'd be a disappointing

22:45start to the season

22:46going out of the league cup

22:47and drawn today

22:48that they're really

22:49having a go here

22:50and

22:5124's a winner

22:52but Airdrie

22:53so far

22:54can he stand in firm

22:55also Alan Preston

22:56very much

22:57game on

22:58it starts part

22:59it is

22:59yeah we've got a minute

23:00to go

23:00it's 1-1 here

23:01Rover

23:01penalty

23:02penalty each

23:03Queen's in the first half

23:05after 9 minutes

23:06and Wraith Rovers

23:08are the equaliser

23:08with 10 minutes to go

23:10we're almost

23:11into added on time

23:12here

23:12I think it'll be a

23:13drop

23:14couple of points

23:15for Rovers

23:15because I expected them

23:16to win this

23:17but if Queen's can see

23:18this through

23:18it'll be a decent

23:19point from them

23:19but 1-1

23:20with about 3-4 minutes

23:21to go

23:22have added on time

23:23Elgin City have equalised

23:24late on away

23:25Annen Athletic

23:26and the league 1

23:27title favourites

23:28Inverness

23:29Cali Histel

23:303-0

23:31victors away

23:31at Kelty Hart

23:32this afternoon

23:33that's you up to date

23:34with the latest

23:35scores

23:36let's get back

23:37to that game

23:38at McDermott Park

23:39Chick Young's been

23:40raving about it

23:41all afternoon

23:43Simu Valakari

23:44we know the style

23:45of football

23:45who likes to play

23:46Chick

23:46he's put together

23:47a very very strong

23:48squad

23:49and so far

23:50it's been excellent

23:51this afternoon

23:52well you can say

23:54what you want

23:54in the book

23:54you can say

23:55what they want

23:55about the championship

23:56favourites

23:57but for me

23:57if St. Johnston

23:58produce this

23:59week after week

24:00they will win

24:01this promotion

24:03place

24:03because they've

24:04been absolutely

24:05terrific

24:06just to be reminded

24:07they'll lead by

24:07five goals

24:09to one

24:09and McPake

24:10hat trick

24:11after incidentally

24:12Reading

24:12Paddy Reading

24:13had put Thistle

24:14ahead unbelievably

24:15it seems

24:15when you look back

24:16Gulland

24:17Gulland

24:17got one

24:18and then

24:18there was

24:18that wonderful

24:19free kick

24:19from Stevie

24:20Mallon

24:20to wrap it

24:21all up

24:22classic

24:22vintage

24:23Stevie

24:23Mallon

24:24a free kick

24:24curling it

24:25over and

24:26around the

24:26wall

24:27actually

24:27and in

24:28at the

24:29goalkeeper's

24:29top right

24:30hand

24:30corner

24:31and they

24:32have just

24:32dominated it

24:33they've nearly

24:33scored twice

24:34in the wake

24:35of that

24:35I have to say

24:36that Mackenzie

24:37Kirk has come

24:38on

24:38he looks like

24:38a talent

24:39and some of

24:40the football

24:41that St.

24:41Johnson

24:41are currently

24:42playing in front

24:42of the year

24:43it's just

24:43terrific

24:44the movement

24:44of the ball

24:45and a perfect

24:46surface

24:46a joy to

24:47watch

24:48come and watch

24:49St.

24:49Johnson

24:49you will not

24:50be disappointed

24:515-1 at the

24:52moment

24:52I imagine

24:53as ever

24:54a fairly decent

24:55travelling

24:56Thistle support

24:57there

24:57what will they

24:58have made

24:58of the afternoon

24:59have they just

25:00been outclassed

25:01by a very good

25:01side

25:02they'll be a bit

25:04sterling by now

25:05I think

25:05the vast majority

25:09of them have

25:10left

25:11they came up

25:12numbers

25:12after today

25:13there's obviously

25:14still a few

25:14Thistle fans

25:15hanging about

25:15there

25:16but a lot

25:16of them

25:16went down

25:17the road

25:17maybe after

25:18the fourth

25:19goal

25:19they knew

25:20their team

25:21were torn

25:22apart

25:22the great

25:22league cup

25:23campaign

25:23of course

25:24hopes were

25:25high

25:25but they

25:27looked to me

25:27like a team

25:28with problems

25:28there was a

25:29substitution

25:29a while back

25:32actually

25:33of Tony

25:35Watt

25:36and I

25:36actually

25:37hadn't realised

25:37he was on

25:38the park

25:38he's contributed

25:39not very much

25:40this afternoon

25:41I have to say

25:42and it's been

25:42a very

25:43powerful

25:44and convincing

25:45win

25:45we're three

25:46minutes

25:46into time

25:46added on

25:47at the moment

25:48I would imagine

25:49they would have

25:49been about three

25:50so the dying

25:51embers of this

25:51game

25:52very much

25:52so

25:52but what

25:53a triumph

25:54for St

25:55Johnston

25:56have been

25:56magnificent

25:57full time

25:580-0

25:59thanks to

26:00Willie

26:00that was short

26:01and sweet

26:01there

26:01not too

26:02much

26:02to talk

26:02well

26:02he's actually

26:03said

26:03it's been

26:03a decent

26:03game

26:04most of

26:04the action

26:04taking place

26:05down

26:05in the technical

26:06areas

26:07that's full time

26:08though Kenny

26:09St Johnston

26:105

26:11Partick Thistle

26:121

26:12thanks to

26:13Chexu

26:13Morfton 0

26:14Dunfermline 0

26:15in league 2

26:15one of the title

26:16favourites

26:16East Goldbride

26:17losing at home

26:18in the opening

26:18day

26:18by three goals

26:20to one

26:20to Spartans

26:21Peterhead

26:22have just scored

26:22again

26:224-1

26:23at home

26:24to East 5

26:25we've got our

26:25eyes here

26:26Rory Loy

26:26in the game

26:27down

26:28at Rugby Park

26:29it looks as if

26:30Livia throwing

26:30everything at it

26:31going for the winner

26:31oh my days

26:32I mean

26:33unbelievably

26:34at half time

26:34to say that

26:35Livingston will be

26:35disappointed

26:36they haven't won

26:36this game

26:37is quite incredible

26:38because

26:39Kamarnik

26:39as much as

26:40Livingston

26:40were okay

26:41in the first half

26:41the better side

26:43they scored two goals

26:44and you know

26:45they're doing

26:46everything they can

26:47Livingston to try

26:47and win this game

26:48but

26:48it's a bit of a

26:49familiar story

26:50to last season

26:50Kamarnik

26:51seemed to drop so many

26:52points

26:52with getting men sent off

26:53so it's a bit of a

26:54repeated

26:54story from the

26:56start of this season

26:56full time

26:57with Kirkcaldy

26:581-1

26:58between Wraith Rovers

26:59and Queen's Park

27:00thanks Alan Preston

27:01we'll get more details

27:02from the guys

27:02we'll go around the

27:03grounds

27:03get some full time

27:05reports

27:05we'll also get the

27:06team news

27:07and hear from both

27:07managers ahead of

27:08that top flight game

27:09that kicks off

27:10at Fir Park

27:11at 5.30

27:12we're on the telly

27:13to around about

27:1325 past

27:14but the action

27:15continues on

27:16BBC Radio

27:17Scotland

27:17that should be a

27:18great game there

27:19at Fir Park

27:20this evening

27:21most of the guys

27:22seem to think

27:23that Rangers

27:24will struggle

27:24to stay

27:26on course

27:26with Celtic

27:27this season

27:28as for Mother

27:29we'll discuss them

27:29a bit later

27:30and we'll get the

27:30guys thoughts

27:31on who they think

27:32will struggle

27:33in the top flight

27:34this campaign

27:35certainly earlier

27:36in the programme

27:36there were a couple

27:37of suggestions

27:38of Tony's

27:38former club

27:39Dundee

27:39they of course

27:40were disappointing

27:40in their

27:42League Cup campaign

27:43Tony we'll just

27:43stay with this

27:44game down here

27:45we've got it

27:45coming into the

27:46studio

27:46the game

27:47at Rugby Park

27:48it's incredible

27:49pressure now

27:50from Livy

27:50isn't it

27:51they're totally

27:51dominating

27:52it is and we

27:53said at half

27:53time

27:54Kilmarnock

27:55almost went in

27:563-0 up

27:56and coming out

27:58Livingston have

27:59taken the game

28:00to Kilmarnock

28:00I think

28:01at that stage

28:02he would have

28:03taken a point

28:03if you're

28:04Davy Martindale

28:05but again

28:05as I've said

28:06I think he's

28:06been rewarded

28:07by his tactic

28:07to go more

28:08positive

28:09more direct

28:09and they're now

28:10in a position

28:11where they'll be

28:11really disappointed

28:12to draw the game

28:13of course

28:14the sending-offs

28:15impinged on that

28:16but I do think

28:17even before that

28:18it was

28:18I said in the

28:20commentary

28:20I think

28:20they look

28:21like the team

28:21Livingston

28:22look like the team

28:22that were going

28:22to get the next goal

28:23they have done

28:23and they've motored on

28:25and they really

28:25should be winning

28:26this game

28:26and I think

28:27Stuart Kettlewell

28:27will just be desperate

28:28to get that final whistle

28:29so what do you do

28:30as a manager

28:30the player's made

28:31a really rash decision

28:32he's pulled the shirt

28:34so what happens there

28:35if you are the manager

28:37and your player comes in

28:38and it's a game

28:39changing moment

28:41do you find a player

28:42do you have a word

28:43with him in front of the group

28:44how do you deal

28:44with that as a manager

28:45I think Stanger

28:46being a young player

28:47I think I've said this before

28:48he's made a mistake there

28:49he's done in behind

28:50with a ball in behind him

28:51and it's not his intention

28:53to do that

28:54I think his positioning

28:55was wrong

28:55for the ball going in behind

28:56I think you need to then

28:57show him the mistake

28:59that he's made

29:00go through with him

29:00because he's a young player

29:01and hope that he learns

29:02from that

29:02because he's not deliberately

29:03done that

29:04so I wouldn't berate him

29:05in front of the players

29:06I would make sure

29:06of course

29:08it's been a huge factor

29:09in the game

29:10going the way it's went

29:11but I think as a young player

29:12and just a new signing

29:13you've got him for a season

29:15you need to improve him

29:16you need to develop him

29:17as a player

29:17and I think it's important

29:18that he gets that message

29:19yeah just waiting

29:20on the full time whistle

29:21to go down there

29:22at Rugby Park

29:24Billy Dodds

29:24he's still playing

29:25Airdrie against Ross County

29:26we are

29:27there have been a couple

29:28of close shaves

29:29one for both

29:30teams

29:31Rona Hill

29:32just put a free kick

29:33just inches over the crossbar

29:35and then

29:36McStravick

29:37with a real

29:39McGrathen sorry

29:40with a real chance

29:41at the end

29:41drives in from the left

29:42hits a shot

29:43right across face

29:44to the goal

29:44there was numbers in there

29:45nobody could get it

29:46over the line

29:46and that's it

29:47Kenny

29:48an eventful second half

29:49it's finished

29:50Airdrie to

29:51Ross County

29:52to some comeback

29:53yeah very good comeback

29:54there and a terrific

29:55comeback

29:55we've just seen

29:56the final score

29:57the final pictures

29:58coming through there

29:59from the game down

30:00at Rugby Park

30:01Rory Lloyd

30:01the manager there

30:03David Martin

30:03they're delighted

30:04congratulating his players

30:05as he came off the part

30:07and it sounds ridiculous

30:08as you were saying

30:08perhaps a bit of regret

30:09they didn't get the three points

30:10in that game

30:11yeah quite astounding really

30:13because in the first half

30:14there wasn't much in the game

30:15Kilmarnock took their two chances

30:16and you felt that Kilmarnock

30:17were going to go on

30:18and just kind of see the game out

30:19but Livingston were fantastic

30:21in the second half

30:21they really were

30:22Zach Rudden came on

30:22and replaced Graeme Carey

30:24and they changed their system slightly

30:26Rudden went closer

30:27to the defence of Kilmarnock

30:30and they struggled

30:30they got their ball in behind

30:32they turned them round

30:33and they took their chances

30:34when they came along

30:35and it could have very easily

30:36been 3-2 to Livingston

30:37had they taken

30:38one or more of their chances

30:40as Stuart Kettwell

30:41would be majorly disappointed

30:43I wonder if David Martindale

30:44will maybe say after the game

30:45he maybe got it wrong

30:46in the first half

30:47because in the second half

30:49they were dominant

30:50to say the least

30:51we'll try and bring you

30:52some managerial reaction

30:53from that game

30:54we're on the telly

30:55until 25 past 5

30:57so we'll try and get that

30:58for you on Sports Sound

31:00just again watching

31:01David Martindale

31:02the pitchers coming into the studio

31:03absolutely delighted

31:05with the performance

31:07of his players

31:08this afternoon

31:08quite rightly so

31:09they were up against it

31:10but they got themselves

31:11back into that game

31:12two apiece at finish

31:13and they had many chances

31:14to actually win that game

31:15down there

31:16at Rugby Park

31:18so we'll bring that to you

31:19we'll get the team news

31:20of course for you

31:22from that game

31:22that kicks off

31:23at 5.30

31:24at Fir Park

31:25Motherwell against

31:26Rangers

31:26both managers there

31:27but let's take a wee bounce

31:28around the championship

31:30grounds this afternoon

31:31the game kicked off

31:32of course last night

31:33in the championship

31:34where both won

31:35United won

31:36at Gayfield

31:37a late late equaliser

31:38for the home side

31:39but they thoroughly

31:39deserved that one

31:41let's go to

31:42I think it's fair to say

31:43now Chick Young

31:44undoubtedly

31:45the championship

31:46favourites

31:47the ones that are going to be

31:48pushing all the way

31:50to win the title

31:50St Johnson

31:51very convincing

31:52this afternoon

31:52at home to Partick Thistle

31:54Yeah you can serve this up to me

31:56every Saturday afternoon

31:58Twix now

31:59and at the end of the season

32:00next spring

32:01it's quite a fabulous performance

32:04by St Johnson

32:05against a team

32:06in Partick Thistle

32:07who were getting rave reports

32:09on the League Cup campaign

32:10while they were dismantled

32:11by Red Hot Saints

32:13in the Perthshire Sunshine

32:14this afternoon

32:16Thistle actually scored

32:17first

32:17Paddy Redding

32:18put him ahead

32:19after 15 minutes

32:20but Jimmy Gullen

32:22had made it

32:23one each

32:23just two minutes later

32:25and St Johnson

32:26just went on

32:27from there

32:27there was a hat-trick

32:29for Josh McPake

32:30who was highly regarded

32:32as a young player

32:32as he came

32:33through the ranks

32:34well he's now

32:35into his

32:36mid-twenties

32:37and a fabulous

32:38hat-trick

32:39this afternoon

32:39two before

32:41half-time

32:42made it 3-1

32:43at half-time

32:44and then

32:44one just after the break

32:46to make it

32:474-1

32:47complete this hat-trick

32:48and St Johnson

32:49wrapped it all up

32:51with a quite fabulous

32:52free kick

32:53which curled into

32:55the corner of the goal

32:56from Stevie Mallon

32:57those St Martin fans

32:59who remember him

32:59in black and white strips

33:00with the other

33:01Saints

33:02will recall the times

33:03he used to do that

33:04he did it again

33:05for St Johnston

33:06his new club

33:07this afternoon

33:08and he looks quite

33:09designing

33:09for St Johnston

33:10they were terrific

33:11from back to front

33:12they played sweet football

33:14it wasn't just about

33:15the goals

33:15they were joyous to watch

33:17they took a standing ovation

33:18as young McPake

33:19well not so much

33:20young now

33:21McPake went over

33:22with the match ball

33:23and celebrated

33:24in front of the main

33:25St Johnston support

33:26on the far side

33:27I can't begin to tell you

33:28well I am telling you

33:29how good

33:30St Johnston are

33:31this afternoon

33:32quite terrific

33:33and a thunderous applause

33:35all round then

33:36and a bit of thinking

33:37for Mark Wilson

33:39and Alec Ray

33:40to do

33:40with that

33:41Paddock Thistle team

33:42it finished here

33:43in Perth

33:44St Johnston

33:455

33:46Paddock Thistle

33:461

33:47so a statement win

33:48for Saints

33:48in Perth

33:49this afternoon

33:50let's get to

33:51Capelo

33:51where the home side

33:52were up against

33:53Infermment

33:54this afternoon

33:54let's get the full time

33:55report

33:55from Willie Miller

33:56slight problem

34:00in the line there

34:01with Willie Miller

34:02Morton against Infermment

34:03was goal

34:04as Willie said

34:04it was actually

34:04a decent game

34:05Billy Davis was

34:06in the dugout

34:07there was a personal issue

34:08for Doogie Emery

34:09Billy Davis got booked

34:10Neil Lennon got booked

34:11it was a feisty old affair

34:12but no goals

34:13down there

34:14at Capelo

34:15so let's get to the game

34:16where there were goals

34:18the game between

34:18Airdrie and Ross County

34:20get the full time report

34:20from Billy Dodds

34:22well it looked like

34:23a routine win

34:24for Ross County

34:25when they went

34:26two goals up

34:26but it was a roaring

34:28comeback from the Diamonds

34:29that got them a point

34:31out this game

34:31Ross County

34:33they were efficient

34:34first half

34:35and got their goal

34:36in 20 minutes

34:37from a straight forward

34:38corner kick

34:39it was an in swinger

34:39from Jay Henderson

34:40which was headed

34:41into the net

34:42by Akio Wright

34:43in the front post area

34:44there was a few more

34:46chances in the first half

34:47a couple of a piece

34:47but nothing really

34:48to speak about

34:49into the second half

34:50a couple of minutes

34:52it was

34:53and it was an

34:53identical goal

34:54that Ross County

34:55scored

34:55to put them

34:55two up

34:56only thing is

34:57it was an in swinger

34:58from the left hand side

34:59and it was

35:00Gary Mackay

35:00Stephen

35:01Akio Wright

35:02makes a front post

35:02run

35:03and just

35:03far too easily

35:05from an Airdrie

35:06point of view

35:06when he just

35:07headed it

35:08into the bottom corner

35:09you thought

35:10they were in easy

35:11street

35:11Hale then had a chance

35:12a lovely shot

35:13that was saved

35:13by Melrose

35:15but just on the hour mark

35:16a comeback was on

35:17Airdrie

35:18right back in it

35:19after a lovely goal

35:20I have to say

35:21Dean McMaster

35:22spots

35:23Ewan Henderson

35:24with a brilliant

35:25through ball

35:26puts him right into

35:26the six yard box

35:27at the angle

35:28he just strokes it home

35:29and Airdrie were right

35:30back in it

35:31and then

35:31the new rule

35:32kicked in

35:33Airdrie got a corner

35:34because Ross Laidlaw

35:35took too long

35:36from that corner

35:36they got a free kick

35:37straight away

35:38at the edge of the box

35:39and Ewan Henderson

35:40scored the second goal

35:42of the game

35:42what a goal it was

35:43just bent it

35:44Ross Laidlaw

35:45was just watching it

35:46he was never getting there

35:47and it was level

35:48there was chances

35:49for either side

35:50at the end

35:50but they couldn't

35:51force a winner

35:52both teams went close

35:54as I say

35:54finished here at Airdrie

35:56I never say die

35:57diamonds two

35:58and I rocked

35:58Ross County

35:59thank you to

36:00Billy Dodds

36:01let's get to

36:02Starts Park

36:03Wraith Rovers

36:04at home to

36:04Queen's Park

36:05and get the full time

36:06report from

36:06Alan Preston

36:07where it was a

36:08tale of two penalties

36:08Kenny

36:09Queen's took the lead

36:09in nine minutes

36:10when Woody McGregor

36:11was downed by

36:12Scott Brown

36:12the Rovers captain

36:14in the box

36:14the referee pointed

36:15to the spot

36:15on upstep

36:16Michael Ruth

36:17who sent the keeper

36:17the wrong way

36:19the equaliser

36:19came in 80 minutes

36:21when a ball

36:21with a back post

36:22headed back by

36:23Fordyce

36:23the ball seemed

36:24to hit the hand

36:25of Fox

36:25who was booked

36:26for his protest

36:27the referee again

36:28pointed to the spot

36:29and Dylan Easton

36:29put the keeper

36:30the wrong way

36:31for an equaliser

36:32Rovers didn't put

36:32Queen's keeper

36:33under enough pressure

36:34and Queen's

36:36certainly deserve

36:36their point

36:37final score

36:37it starts

36:38Wraith Rovers

36:39Wraith Rovers

36:39won

36:39Queen's Park

36:40won

36:40thanks to Alan Preston

36:42let's return

36:42to Willie Miller

36:43he is at Capelo

36:44for us

36:45Morton against

36:46Inferm

36:46let's get the

36:46full turn

36:47report

36:47yeah Kenny

36:48a disappointing

36:49game in terms

36:50of the scoreline

36:51it finished

36:520-0

36:52here at Capelo

36:53after the first

36:5420 minutes

36:55the game

36:55did actually

36:56improve

36:57and it became

36:58an enjoyable

36:58watch

36:59to be perfectly

36:59honest

36:59I felt

37:00the visitors

37:01were the better

37:02side

37:02they created

37:03the better

37:03opportunities

37:04Morton had

37:06one or two

37:07chances

37:07Michael Halloran

37:08saw one

37:09just fly by

37:10the far post

37:11Kerr Robertson

37:12had a shot

37:13well saved

37:13Cian Taylor

37:14had a header

37:15that just

37:15slipped by

37:16the post

37:17as well

37:18but it was

37:19in fact

37:19Inferm

37:20that he created

37:21the better

37:21opportunities

37:22Connor Young

37:22had a brilliant

37:23left foot curler

37:24coming in

37:25from the right

37:25hand side

37:26well saved

37:27Josh Cooper

37:27should have done

37:29much better

37:29when he was put

37:30through

37:30just the goalkeeper

37:31to beat

37:31Andy Todd

37:32had a speculative

37:33strike

37:33right foot

37:34from the left

37:35hand side

37:35really well

37:36saved

37:37as well

37:37and then

37:37in the second

37:38half

37:38Connor Young

37:40had the

37:40free kick

37:41the knuckleball

37:42free kick

37:43that again

37:43was well

37:44saved

37:44and Josh

37:45Cooper

37:45was looking

37:46for the top

37:47right hand

37:47corner

37:48when

37:48James Storer

37:50pulled out

37:51another good

37:52save

37:52and basically

37:53the second

37:54half was

37:54dominated

37:54by the

37:55visitors

37:55so I think

37:56Neil Lennon

37:57will be

37:57disappointed

37:58that he

37:59didn't take

37:59all three

38:00points

38:00it turned out

38:01to be a

38:02reasonably

38:02entertaining

38:03game

38:03but unfortunately

38:04for the fans

38:04no goals

38:05thank you

38:06to Will

38:06I'll run

38:07through the

38:07classified scores

38:08for you

38:09in the next

38:09couple of

38:10minutes

38:10we'll get

38:10team news

38:10as well

38:11from that

38:115.30

38:12start

38:12at

38:12Fair Park

38:13but one

38:13top flight

38:14game kicked

38:14off at

38:15three o'clock

38:16this afternoon

38:17it was quite

38:17the game

38:18actually

38:18come on

38:19I got home

38:19to Livingston

38:20let's get the

38:20full-time report

38:21from Emma Black

38:22yeah

38:23it certainly

38:24it was

38:24the game

38:24I had

38:25everything

38:25you could

38:25say

38:26they were

38:28cruising it

38:28going in

38:292-0

38:29at half

38:30time

38:30first half

38:31Livingston

38:32had a few

38:32half chances

38:33they didn't

38:34quite trouble

38:35the goalkeeper

38:35it was

38:35Finlandston

38:37had a

38:37right-footed

38:38shot from

38:39outside the

38:39box

38:39it was

38:40saved

38:40comfortably

38:40down at

38:41the left

38:42hand side

38:42you know

38:43it was just

38:43half chances

38:44wasn't much

38:44Livingston

38:45weren't putting

38:46any pressure

38:46on them

38:47at all

38:47and then

38:48there came

38:49the talking

38:49point

38:50where VAR

38:50was involved

38:51in the 38th

38:52minute

38:53where Daniels

38:54was put through

38:55by a perfectly

38:56weighted pass

38:57from Pullworth

38:57in the middle

38:58of the park

38:58and he smashes

38:59it into the

39:00back of a net

39:00there was then

39:01the slight delay

39:02of course we had

39:03to go to VAR

39:04and then it was

39:04awarded to

39:05Kilmarnock

39:051-0

39:06and then

39:07it wasn't

39:07shortly long

39:08after that

39:08David Watson

39:09got on the

39:10score sheet

39:10it was

39:11Brandon

39:11down that

39:12right-hand

39:12side

39:13which he's

39:13proven

39:14during the

39:15League Cup

39:15games

39:16he's

39:16assistant

39:17perfectly

39:18well

39:18down

39:18that

39:18right-hand

39:19side

39:19he puts

39:19a cross

39:19into the

39:20box

39:20and the

39:21goalkeeper

39:22Pryor

39:23has had

39:23a howler

39:23he palms

39:24it right

39:24outside

39:25right around

39:26the penalty

39:26spot

39:27and Watson

39:27will not

39:28score an

39:28easier goal

39:29and just

39:29taps it

39:29into the

39:30back

39:30of the net

39:30Kilmarnock

39:31went in

39:312-0

39:32up

39:33at halftime

39:33and then

39:35Livingston

39:35came out

39:35in the

39:36second half

39:36a totally

39:37different team

39:37they were

39:38dominant

39:38they were

39:38direct

39:39they made

39:40a halftime

39:41change

39:41where they

39:42brought on

39:42Rudin

39:43took off

39:43Kerry

39:44and Rudin

39:44then went

39:47alongside

39:48the striker

39:49in the

39:49middle of

39:49the park

39:50and Livingston

39:51were just

39:51trying to

39:52dominate

39:52get themselves

39:53back in

39:53the game

39:53and then

39:54they came

39:54big talking

39:55point

39:55again

39:56Varble

39:57was involved

39:57on the

39:5865th minute

40:00Stanger

40:01pulling back

40:02Moorhead

40:03inside the

40:04box

40:04had no

40:04intention

40:05of getting

40:05the ball

40:05the penalty

40:07wasn't awarded

40:07immediately

40:08goes to Var

40:09Var awards

40:10the penalty

40:10and Moorhead

40:11steps up

40:11and slots it

40:12down the

40:12back of the

40:13net

40:13perfectly

40:15comfortable

40:15finish

40:16and then

40:16from there

40:16on

40:17Livingston

40:17got themselves

40:18back in

40:18the game

40:18and it was

40:19only a matter

40:19of time

40:20when they

40:20were going

40:20to get

40:20the

40:20equaliser

40:21and then

40:22that

40:22certainly

40:22came

40:22they were

40:24pushing

40:24and pushing

40:24they brought

40:25on Stevie

40:25May

40:26trying to

40:26obviously

40:26get on

40:27that

40:28score sheet

40:28pull the

40:28second one

40:29back

40:29but it was

40:30Pittman

40:30it was

40:31down the

40:32right hand

40:32side

40:32it was

40:33Smith

40:33goes past

40:35Thompson

40:36just come on

40:36for Kilmarnock

40:37at the left

40:37hand side

40:38in the 86th

40:39minute

40:39puts in a

40:40great ball

40:40and Pittman

40:41just smashes

40:41it into the

40:42back of the

40:42net

40:42and that was

40:43the 86th

40:47winner

40:47to take

40:48the three

40:48points

40:49home

40:49but unfortunately

40:49they didn't

40:50but yeah

40:50that's a game

40:51it had everything

40:51it was

40:52Kilmarnock

40:53two

40:53Livingston

40:53two

40:54thanks

40:54Emma

40:54Black

40:54it was a

40:55really good

40:55game

40:55before we get

40:56the classified

40:56scores

40:57what do you

40:58think the

40:58season's likely

40:59to hold

40:59for both

41:00these clubs

41:01I think for

41:02Livingston

41:02I've already

41:03spoken about it

41:04they'll be my

41:04surprise package

41:05I think you

41:05could see

41:06today once

41:06they got

41:07and sometimes

41:08Tony might

41:09tell you

41:09it does take

41:10a few games

41:11to just

41:11figure out

41:12a few of the

41:12final details

41:13and just get

41:13yourself into the

41:14flow of it

41:14I think they

41:17may concede

41:17goals at the

41:18back at times

41:18away from home

41:19as we've seen

41:20today but I

41:21genuinely believe

41:22from what I've

41:22seen today

41:23the signings

41:24they've made

41:25and their

41:26League Cup

41:26campaign

41:27I think

41:27they may

41:30be comfortable

41:31in terms of

41:32not looking over

41:32their shoulders

41:33for relegation

41:34I think top

41:34six will be

41:34too much of a

41:35stretch but

41:35first season

41:36back in the

41:36league I think

41:37they'll be

41:37absolutely fine

41:38Kilmarnock

41:39it depends on

41:39what their

41:40expectations are

41:41if they're

41:41expecting to

41:41push for the

41:42top six I

41:42think they're

41:43going to be

41:43disappointed

41:43I really do

41:44I think

41:46Kilmarnock

41:47in terms of

41:47their ambition

41:48first and

41:48foremost

41:49accumulate the

41:49points to

41:50stay in the

41:50league

41:50it's a bit

41:51of a boring

41:51answer but

41:51I believe

41:52that's the

41:52case then

41:53reassess and

41:53see how

41:54close they

41:54can get to

41:54the top

41:55six but

41:55I don't

41:56see them

41:57getting in

41:57the top

41:57six maybe

41:58best of

41:58the rest

41:58would be

41:59the best

42:00outcome

42:00for Kilmarnock

42:01Davy Martindale

42:02was praised

42:03for his

42:03recruitment

42:03last season

42:04they were

42:05terrific in

42:05the championship

42:06just seeing

42:06the pictures

42:07coming in

42:07here you look

42:08at McGowan

42:09you look at

42:09Wilson

42:09these are two

42:10guys that can

42:11easily play

42:12in the top

42:12they're

42:13premiership

42:13defenders

42:14he's got a

42:15very solid

42:15looking squad

42:16yeah I think

42:17he has and

42:17it's one of

42:18the games

42:18today I think

42:19it's a strange

42:20one that both

42:21managers will

42:22probably be happy

42:23because I think

42:23going in at

42:24half time

42:24Davy Martindale

42:26would certainly

42:26have taken a

42:27point and then

42:28the way the

42:29game ends

42:30Stuart Kettlewell

42:31is pleased to

42:31take a point

42:32with the flow

42:32of the game

42:32in the second

42:33half but

42:33yeah I think

42:34he's seen that

42:35I think again

42:35he's seen the

42:36depth of the

42:36squad

42:37Davy Martindale

42:38got it right

42:38at half time

42:39and he's

42:39probably looking

42:40at his first

42:40half and maybe

42:41thinking you

42:42know maybe

42:42he didn't get

42:44it right in

42:44terms of the

42:45style of play

42:45that he did

42:46but certainly

42:46and that's the

42:47thing about

42:47coaching you

42:48know he's

42:48made a good

42:49decision there

42:49you know we

42:50thought at

42:50half time we

42:51were talking

42:51we thought he

42:52might have

42:52changed the

42:53wide players

42:53and allowed

42:54the full backs

42:55to advance a

42:55wee bit more

42:56but you know

42:56he brought on

42:57Zach Rudden

42:57played him

42:57closer to a

42:58striker

42:58it allowed

42:59Adam Montgomery

42:59to become more

43:01influential in the

43:01game and he's

43:02a good attacking

43:02full back and

43:03I think that had

43:04a huge I said

43:05at half time

43:06the most influential

43:06players in the

43:08game were

43:08commander players in

43:09the second half

43:10they were

43:10Livingston players

43:10and that was

43:11even prior to

43:12this ending off

43:12so I think a

43:13draw is probably

43:14fair and I think

43:15both managers

43:16reflecting on that

43:16honestly will agree

43:17with that and both

43:18will be relatively

43:19satisfied with that

43:20it might just be

43:21time to bring you

43:22some managerial

43:22reaction from that

43:23game let's run

43:24through the

43:25classified score

43:27lines for you

43:28in the opening

43:28weekend of the

43:29Scottish League

43:30season there has

43:31been so much to

43:32talk about already

43:33so in the

43:34premiers as we've

43:35just been here in

43:35Kilmarnock to

43:36Livingston to

43:385.30 start the

43:39third part Motherwell

43:40at home to

43:41Rangers full

43:42commentary to come

43:42on Sports

43:43Sound on BBC

43:45Radio Scotland

43:47the championship

43:47that kicked off on

43:49BBC Scotland

43:50last night it was

43:51a good game

43:51our Broth won

43:52Air United won

43:54today Airdrie 2

43:55Ross County 2

43:57Morton 0

43:57Dunfermline 0

43:59Wraith Rovers 1

44:00Queen's Park 1

44:01St Johnstone 5

44:03Partick Thistle 1

44:05a full card in

44:07League 1 this

44:08afternoon no doubt

44:10at all that

44:10Inverness Cali

44:11Thistle were the

44:12favourites to land

44:13the league they got

44:14off to a great start

44:15it was Cove

44:15Rangers 0

44:16Queen of the South

44:172 Hamilton

44:18Ackies 2

44:19Montrose 0

44:20Kelty Hearts 0

44:21Inverness Cali

44:22Thistle 3

44:23Peterhead 4

44:24East Fife 1

44:26Stenhouse Muir 1

44:27Alloa Athletic 2

44:30into League 2

44:31and there's no doubt

44:32at all it's been a

44:32lot of excitement

44:33around East

44:35Kilbride

44:35disappointing start

44:36for them today

44:37so the full time

44:37scores

44:38Annan Athletic 3

44:39Elgin City 2

44:41Dumbarton 2

44:42Clyde 1

44:44East Kilbride 1

44:45Spartans 3

44:46Edmer City 1

44:48Stirling Albion 2

44:494th Athletic 1

44:51Strunrar 0

44:53so that's the

44:533 o'clock kick-offs

44:54done and dusted

44:55we'll try and bring

44:56you some managerial

44:57reaction from that

44:58top flight game

44:59at Rugby Park

45:00this afternoon

45:01we're on the TV

45:02until 25 past 5

45:04but the action

45:04will continue on

45:06BBC Radio Scotland

45:07it should be a

45:08fantastic match

45:09at Fair Park

45:10full commentary to

45:10come Motherwell

45:11up against Rangers

45:12there for us

45:13Stephen Craig and

45:14Derek Ferguson

45:14our picture reporter

45:15Martin Dowden

45:17and our match

45:17commentator

45:18Liam McLeod

45:19good evening

45:19to you Liam

45:20you can bring us

45:21a team news there

45:22blazing sunshine

45:23here in North

45:24Lanarkshire

45:25and just what will

45:26the season hold

45:26for Motherwell

45:27and for Rangers

45:28both coming into it

45:29in good spirits

45:31Motherwell coming through

45:31their League Cup group

45:33and of course Rangers

45:34getting past

45:35Panath and Icos

45:36in Champions League

45:37qualifying

45:37they'll face

45:38Victoria Pilsen

45:39in the first leg

45:40in Glasgow

45:41on Tuesday

45:42but they made the

45:43short journey

45:44down the 74

45:45here to face

45:46Motherwell

45:46on the opening

45:46day

45:47and they dropped

45:48points in 16

45:49of their league

45:50games last season

45:51that's not going

45:51to cut it

45:52this time around

45:53if they genuinely

45:54want to push Celtic

45:55for the title

45:56Motherwell have only

45:57won their opening

45:58league game once

45:59in the last

46:00nine seasons

46:01as they look to

46:02beat Rangers

46:03here at Fair Park

46:04in the league

46:05for the first time

46:06since Boxing Day

46:072002

46:08my goodness

46:08that statistic's

46:09been living

46:11with them

46:11for so long

46:12now

46:12it's the same

46:13team that Jens-Bertel

46:14Ascu puts out

46:16for Motherwell

46:16from the one

46:17that beat

46:17Morton

46:18in their last

46:19league game

46:19and also started

46:20a friendly

46:20against Hertha

46:21Berlin

46:21last week

46:23so the goalkeeper

46:24Callum Ward

46:25keeps his place

46:26though Oxford

46:27is back

46:27amongst the subs

46:28back four of

46:29Katrumbus

46:30Longelow

46:30Gordon

46:31and McGinn

46:32who plays

46:33in the league

46:33for the first

46:34time since

46:34January

46:35just Slattery

46:36Faddinger

46:37and Watt

46:37across the middle

46:38Maswanese

46:39and Stamatolopoulos

46:40up front

46:41and it's his

46:42first league

46:43appearance

46:43since he scored

46:45against Rangers

46:46here

46:46in a draw

46:47in December

46:49so it's the

46:49Motherwell

46:49starting 11

46:50Oxford

46:51O'Donnell

46:51Bammer

46:52Sparrow

46:52Halliday

46:53Wilson

46:53White

46:54Ross

46:55Saeed

46:55make up

46:56the bench

46:56for Rangers

46:57one alteration

46:58from the team

46:59that started

47:00both legs

47:00against the Greeks

47:01in those

47:02qualifying games

47:03and it's no

47:05surprise that

47:05JD Kusama

47:06gets his

47:07first start

47:07he has

47:09been

47:09producing

47:10a couple

47:11of incredible

47:11cameos

47:12as he waited

47:13patiently

47:14to get

47:14into the

47:15starting

47:1511

47:15but he's

47:16in today

47:16as he

47:18comes in

47:19for the

47:19youngster

47:19Findlay

47:20Curtis

47:20so it's

47:20Butlin

47:21in goal

47:21Tavernier

47:22Giga

47:22Suter

47:23Aarons

47:23Raskin

47:24Rothwell

47:25Diamande

47:25Dawon

47:26Gassama

47:27either side

47:27of Danilo

47:28the Rangers

47:29benches

47:29Kelly

47:30Cortez

47:30Baron

47:31Dessers

47:31Bayrami

47:32Cameron

47:32Jeff

47:33Fernandez

47:34and Curtis

47:35the referee

47:36Stephen

47:37McLean

47:37and the

47:38VAR

47:38Andrew

47:39Dallas

47:39perfect

47:40conditions

47:40here

47:41looking forward

47:41to thanks

47:42to Liam

47:42McLeod

47:42we'll get

47:43the thoughts

47:43of both

47:44our pundits

47:44in a couple

47:45of minutes

47:45time

47:45first up

47:46let's hear

47:46from the

47:46motherwell

47:47manager

47:47Jens Bertel

47:48Ascu

47:48he's been

47:49chatting

47:49with our

47:50reporter

47:50Martin

47:51Dowden

47:52Jens

47:52a big day

47:53for you

47:53a big day

47:54for the

47:54club

47:54and the

47:54squad

47:55how ready

47:56do you feel

47:56now to take

47:57on the

47:57challenge

47:57you'll face

47:58out there

47:58we are

47:59100% ready

48:00and we know

48:02no matter how

48:03ready we are

48:03or not

48:04we know it's a

48:06big game

48:06and a big

48:07challenge for us

48:07to face

48:08Rangers this

48:09early in the

48:10competition

48:10but we have

48:12prepared well

48:13and with the

48:14guys we have

48:15available now

48:16and they are

48:17very very keen

48:18and excited to

48:19play against

48:19Rangers today

48:20I think when

48:21teams come up

48:22against the

48:23likes of Rangers

48:24or a Celtic

48:24people expect

48:26you that the

48:27club will maybe

48:27adapt a little

48:28bit in terms

48:28of the way

48:28you play

48:29I'm suspecting

48:30you won't do

48:31that today

48:31is that right

48:32what is adapting

48:34I think you need

48:35to play all

48:35phases in the

48:36game

48:36and we will

48:38try and do

48:39it our way

48:40no matter who's

48:41visiting us

48:42here

48:42we know the

48:44game picture

48:45is going to be

48:45different from

48:46playing

48:46Stenhouse-Mur

48:48when you play

48:50Glasgow Rangers

48:50as Motherwell

48:51and we'll have

48:52to deal with

48:53that but when

48:53we get hold

48:55of the ball

48:55I expect us

48:57to be equally

48:57brave as we've

48:58been throughout

48:58the whole pre-season

48:59and then I

49:01also expect it

49:02to be a little

49:03bit more difficult

49:03to break through

49:04and to create

49:06problems for

49:07Rangers but I

49:09do expect us

49:09to do it at

49:10times

49:10Jens Bertel

49:12ask you there

49:13good evening to

49:13you Stephen

49:14Cregan what are

49:15you expecting

49:15from your former

49:16club this season

49:17a very tough

49:18start for them

49:19tonight

49:19Kenny if I'm

49:20honest I don't

49:21really know

49:22because I've

49:23watched them

49:23three times in

49:24the Premier

49:24Sports Cup

49:25which the

49:25manager spoke

49:26about and

49:27they've dominated

49:27the ball

49:28they've had

49:28lovely little

49:29patterns out

49:29from the

49:29back at

49:30times it's

49:30been unopposed

49:31when they

49:32have given

49:32the ball

49:32away in

49:33dangerous areas

49:34they've got

49:35it back

49:35very quickly

49:36so today

49:37is going to

49:37be a real

49:38learning curve

49:38and I think

49:39a reserve

49:39judgment for

49:39four or five

49:40games to

49:41see what

49:41it's like

49:41when they're

49:42playing against

49:42Premiership

49:43opposition

49:43the big

49:44ball comes

49:44out today

49:45this is the

49:46kind of

49:47crux of it

49:48you can plan

49:49for pre-season

49:49you can have

49:50an idea in

49:51your head

49:51of how you

49:52want to play

49:52and what you

49:52want to do

49:53I think the

49:54players will have

49:54to adapt

49:55today

49:55they may not

49:55have as much

49:56position as they

49:59even in the

50:00Premier Sports

50:01Cups game

50:01when the ball

50:02turned over

50:02in transition

50:03they were

50:04outnumbered

50:04they were

50:04getting

50:05counter-attacked

50:06on and they

50:07managed to get

50:07back and recover

50:08the ball

50:08today they

50:09won't have

50:09that luxury

50:10I don't think

50:11against better

50:11players so

50:12if they can

50:13adapt their

50:13game the

50:14manager has

50:15to allow

50:15them to think

50:15for themselves

50:16sometimes you

50:16can't always

50:17want to play

50:17short passes

50:18you can't

50:18always want

50:18to play

50:18across your

50:19box so

50:20we'll get a

50:20better gauge

50:21today of

50:21where they

50:21are

50:22what it

50:22will says

50:23they will

50:23be brave

50:23they will

50:24take risks

50:24it's high

50:25risk football

50:25I think

50:29right let's

50:34now hear the

50:35thoughts of

50:36the Rangers

50:36manager Russell

50:37Martin he's

50:37also been

50:38chatting with

50:38Martin Dowden

50:39Russell how

50:40excited are you

50:41in the squad

50:41just to get

50:42this league

50:42campaign underway

50:43and see how

50:44far you've

50:45come in the

50:45short time

50:45you've had

50:46yeah I'm

50:46looking forward

50:47to it I

50:47think it'll

50:48give us a

50:48good barometer

50:49of where

50:49we're at

50:49and we need

50:51to show our

50:52intent of the

50:52team we want

50:53to be all

50:53season so it's

50:54important for

50:55us to put in

50:57a performance we

50:57like today and

50:58a performance to

50:58win the game

50:59and also to

51:00see where we

51:00are and need

51:00to keep

51:01improving

51:01because this

51:03game maybe looks

51:04a bit different

51:04to the European

51:04games we've

51:05had already and

51:05they've been

51:05two massive

51:06occasions for

51:06us and we

51:07need to step

51:08up and deal

51:08with this one

51:09in the same

51:09way but with

51:10a performance

51:11that feels

51:13even better

51:14than those

51:14given the

51:16demands you're

51:16facing right

51:17now I think

51:17people maybe

51:17wondered would

51:18you tinker

51:18change the

51:19starting 11

51:20why have you

51:21decided to

51:21only make the

51:22one change

51:22and of course

51:23that change

51:23if someone

51:24has made a

51:24good impact

51:24so I think

51:25we've had a

51:25really short

51:27pre-season

51:28before two

51:28big games

51:29and within

51:31that we

51:32haven't been

51:32able to fit

51:33enough games

51:33in to give

51:33everyone lots

51:34and lots of

51:34minutes so it

51:35comes down to

51:35consistency on

51:36the pitch and

51:36the guys that

51:37play the most

51:37minutes and

51:38are more used

51:38to what we

51:39are trying to

51:40do whilst

51:41trying to catch

51:42the others up

51:42and speed up

51:43and speed up

51:43their process

51:43in training

51:44and all that

51:44but it's

51:45very different

51:45to playing

51:45the game

51:45so we've

51:46gone with

51:46the guys

51:46that have

51:47lived it on

51:48the pitch

51:48already

51:48can hopefully

51:49learn a lot

51:51from midweek

51:52and improve

51:52on today's

51:53stuff and

51:53also they've

51:54built relationships

51:54and we have

51:56a few good

51:56options off the

51:57bench so we've

51:58decided to go

51:59with that and

52:00hopefully it'll

52:00be the right

52:00decision

52:01Russell Martin

52:02there good

52:03evening to you

52:03Derek Ferguson

52:04very early days

52:06I know have

52:06you been impressed

52:07with what you've

52:08seen so far

52:08from the Rangers

52:09manager

52:09yeah he speaks

52:12very well

52:13got to say

52:13that he's very

52:14positive in his

52:16approach

52:16but he's coming

52:18here tonight

52:18to a Motherwell

52:20side that I've

52:21had a decent

52:21pre-season

52:22it was interesting

52:23listening to Stephen

52:23saying there it

52:24might be

52:25the game might

52:27ride on who

52:28makes the least

52:28mistakes

52:29that tells you

52:29everything about

52:30the way Rangers

52:31want to play

52:32at times it's

52:33high risk

52:33I've not saw

52:34Motherwell

52:35this season

52:35so it's been

52:36interesting to see

52:36if that's the

52:37same way they

52:39go about their

52:39business

52:40but yeah he's

52:41got a style

52:41of football

52:42he's not going

52:43to deviate away

52:43from that

52:44just for me

52:45when you come

52:46to places

52:46in bigger games

52:48it's about

52:49decision making

52:49you know yeah

52:50you've got a

52:50way of playing

52:51but when you're

52:52in possession

52:53of that ball

52:53if it's not

52:54on you don't

52:54play it

52:55but Rangers

52:55seem to take

52:56risks

52:56so they're

52:57coming here

52:57you've not got

52:59a better

52:59opportunity

53:00to get the

53:00ball down

53:01in the deck

53:01and play

53:01it's a beautiful

53:02day as we

53:03know

53:03here in South

53:04Lanarkshire

53:05the pitch

53:05as always is

53:06immaculate

53:06so it's made

53:08for a great

53:09game

53:09but I think

53:11there's going to

53:11be a few

53:11heart-in-the-mouth

53:13moments throughout

53:15this game

53:15I think that's

53:17definitely a

53:17given

53:17yeah looking

53:19forward to

53:19thanks to the

53:19guys

53:20full commentary

53:21to come

53:21on BBC

53:22Radio Scotland

53:22the pitchers

53:23coming into the

53:24studio here

53:24as Derek said

53:25the park

53:26looks absolutely

53:27immaculate there

53:28in Motherwell

53:30so full commentary

53:31to come

53:31Rory Loy

53:32what are you

53:33expecting from

53:34Motherwell this

53:35season

53:36as Stephen

53:36was saying

53:36a new manager

53:37in

53:37he's brought

53:38in a few

53:38new players

53:39we understand

53:40he plays a

53:41very open

53:41attractive style

53:42of football

53:42yeah I mean

53:44I'm expecting

53:44exactly that

53:45at least an

53:46attempt to try

53:47that

53:47it just becomes

53:48difficult when

53:49you go

53:49inevitably clubs

53:50like Motherwell

53:51will go through

53:51a sticky period

53:52in the season

53:53so I don't

53:54always agree

53:55with people

53:55saying well

53:56it's your

53:56philosophy

53:56you've got to

53:57stick to it

53:57you've got to

53:57believe in it

53:58sometimes you

53:58need to be able

53:59to adapt

54:00and to try

54:00and pick up

54:01a result

54:02regain a bit

54:02of confidence

54:03and then you

54:03can maybe go

54:04back to

54:04playing the way

54:06you were playing

54:06previously

54:06so look

54:08the keeper's

54:08meant to come out

54:09as Tony said

54:09previously

54:10and play

54:10almost as a

54:11no as a

54:12sweeper

54:12but as a

54:12third centre

54:13back

54:13so it'll be

54:14interesting to

54:14see

54:15I've heard

54:15he was as

54:15high up

54:16as you know

54:16the arc

54:18of the

54:18semi-circle

54:18at the

54:19halfway line

54:19in some of

54:20the pre-season

54:20games

54:21so you know

54:22doing that

54:22against

54:23Premiership

54:24opposition

54:25has got far

54:25more risk

54:26to it

54:26so I agree

54:27with Steve

54:28and to try

54:29and predict

54:29exactly what

54:30you're going

54:30to get

54:31and what

54:31your teams

54:31are going

54:31to finish

54:32it's tough

54:32but I know

54:33it's part

54:34of the job

54:34so what I

54:36would say

54:36is I think

54:38Motherwell

54:39will need to

54:39be careful

54:40if they are

54:40going to

54:40play that

54:41expansive

54:41but at the

54:41same time

54:42if they are

54:42going to

54:42put pressure

54:43high up the

54:43pitch

54:43teething issues

54:45at Rangers

54:45as well

54:45they may

54:46get opportunities

54:46themselves

54:47so fingers

54:47crossed we

54:48get some

54:48goals

54:48in a minute

54:49or two

54:49I'll ask

54:49you who

54:49you fear

54:50for this

54:51season

54:51who may

54:51have a

54:51long old

54:52season

54:52a bit

54:52of a struggle

54:53before that

54:54let's get

54:54some reaction

54:54from that

54:55three o'clock

54:55kick-off

54:56in the top

54:57fight this

54:57afternoon

54:58at finish

54:58Kilmarnock

54:59to Livingston

54:59to let's hear

55:00from Kelly's

55:01Brad Lyons

55:01he's been

55:01speaking with

55:02Andy Bork

55:02Brad you had

55:05that game

55:05in your

55:07grasp

55:07where did

55:08it get

55:08away from

55:08you?

55:09Yeah

55:102-0 up at

55:11half time

55:12we're comfortable

55:13in the game

55:13we're not saying

55:14we're playing our

55:14best stuff for the

55:15first half

55:16but we were in

55:18a comfortable

55:18position but

55:19unfortunately the

55:20red card changes

55:21the game

55:21we lose our way

55:22a wee bit

55:23and then they

55:24just catch us

55:25on the counter

55:25attack with the

55:27second goal

55:27but obviously

55:28we're really

55:29frustrated to lose

55:30a 2-0 lead

55:31What was your

55:32reading of the

55:33red card?

55:34Did you feel

55:35that was justified?

55:36I think at the

55:37time I don't know

55:38you're always

55:38going to complain

55:39but watching it

55:41back I think

55:41George or

55:42Muirhead just

55:43gets the wrong

55:44side of George

55:44and it's just

55:45one of them

55:45wee tugbacks

55:46it's a split

55:47second decision

55:48so yeah

55:49it's unfortunate

55:50that it has

55:50been given a

55:51pen and a

55:52red card

55:52but we're not

55:54complaining about

55:54it we have to

55:55look at ourselves

55:56and break the

55:57game down

55:58and see what

55:59we could have

55:59done better

55:59to see the

56:00game out

56:00Brad Lyons

56:01it was a

56:02clear red

56:03and a clear

56:04penalty

56:04Rory who do

56:05you fear for

56:07this season?

56:08I had a discussion

56:08earlier on in the

56:09programme

56:09there seems to be

56:10a lot of concern

56:11around Dundee

56:11for this coming

56:12campaign

56:12yeah and it

56:13maybe is the

56:14easy answer

56:14because of

56:15how much

56:16they've struggled

56:16in their

56:17league cup

56:17campaign

56:18but I think

56:19there's more

56:19layers to it

56:20than that

56:20I think when

56:21you look at

56:21the players

56:22they've lost

56:22you know

56:24Lyle Cameron

56:25very influential

56:26figure in

56:26terms of

56:27the midfield

56:27Mo Silla

56:29who we've

56:29already touched

56:30on Scott

56:30Tiffany

56:30Jordan

56:31McGee

56:31and Antonio

56:33Portales

56:33you can run

56:34through a whole

56:35list of them

56:35so forget

56:36about the

56:36league cup

56:37campaign

56:37that adds

56:38to the

56:38difficulties

56:39and Tony

56:40mentioned a

56:41word earlier

56:41continuity

56:42it's extremely

56:43difficult for

56:43Stephen Bresley

56:44to come in

56:45I don't know

56:47if he was

56:48expecting to get

56:49the job

56:49but it seems

56:50to

56:51I don't think

56:52he was

56:52there would

56:54have been

56:54no pre-planning

56:55in terms of

56:55who he was

56:56going to

56:56bring in

56:56if that's

56:57came out

56:57of the blue

56:57there would

56:58have been

56:58no sitting

56:59down

56:59discussing

56:59who we're

57:00going to

57:00bring in

57:01for next

57:01season

57:01no continuity

57:03there

57:03it would

57:04literally be

57:04a sit

57:05down

57:05and not

57:06panic

57:06but at

57:06the same

57:07time

57:07you need

57:07to act

57:08fast

57:08that doesn't

57:09always make

57:10for success

57:11so Dundee

57:12I think

57:12are going to

57:13struggle in

57:13the first

57:14part of the

57:14season

57:14whether they

57:16can produce

57:17enough to

57:17be competitive

57:19in the league

57:19we'll wait

57:19and see

57:20very conscious

57:22that it is

57:22Steven Presley's

57:23gig at

57:23Dundee

57:24we wish him

57:25the best

57:26but I think

57:26it's a

57:27difficult

57:27situation

57:27very different

57:28start to the

57:29season for you

57:29Tony

57:30Rockerty

57:30you're used

57:31to being

57:31in the

57:31dugout

57:32a strange

57:33feeling for

57:33you today

57:33have you

57:34enjoyed being

57:34part of

57:35the sports

57:35round team

57:35yeah very much

57:36it's great

57:37it probably

57:38is as I say

57:39it's only twice

57:40in the last

57:4023 years

57:42that I've not

57:42been involved

57:43with him

57:43in the first

57:43day of the

57:43season

57:43so it is

57:44strange

57:44but it's

57:45great

57:45when you see

57:46the pictures

57:46coming in

57:47you see that

57:47picture

57:47it really

57:49does whet

57:49your appetite

57:50and listen

57:51that's me

57:51the book's

57:54closed on

57:54what was

57:55done previously

57:55and it's now

57:56looking forward

57:56to see if you

57:57can get yourself

57:58involved

57:58more in that

58:00opportunity that's

58:01there today

58:01and I thoroughly

58:02enjoyed it

58:02it was a good

58:02game today

58:03I really enjoyed

58:04that game

58:04there are two

58:05teams going at

58:06it I think

58:06two managers

58:06who will be

58:07relatively happy

58:08with the spoils

58:08from today

58:09but yeah

58:10it's been an

58:10enjoyable day

58:11with you guys

58:11and I'm

58:12looking forward

58:12to a really

58:13competitive season

58:14this season

58:14Scottish football

58:15always delivers

58:17there's always

58:17plenty of drama

58:18always a story

58:19and it's been

58:20a good opening

58:21weekend so far

58:22it's been another

58:23really busy day

58:24across the league

58:25just the one game

58:25kicked off

58:26in the top flight

58:26of course

58:27at three o'clock

58:28but as the guys

58:28were saying

58:28we had some

58:29reaction there

58:29from Brad Lyons

58:30a really good game

58:31down at Rugby Park

58:33it finished

58:33Kilmarnock

58:34to Livingston

58:35to the conversation

58:36continues

58:36on Radio Scotland

58:38full coverage

58:39Motherwell

58:39against Rangers

58:40we've got the

58:42team news for you

58:42the pitch looks

58:43in fantastic

58:44condition there

58:45so stay tuned

58:46for that

58:46but it's time

58:47to say goodbye

58:47to viewers

58:48who've been with us

58:49on BBC One Scotland

58:50thanks for your company

58:51we'll see you again soon

58:52have a great Saturday night

58:53we'll see you again soon

58:55so

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