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00:00:00Welcome to PLZ Soccer's football show. We're live on YouTube. I'm Peter Martin, Alan Ruffin,

00:00:13Tam McManus here with me in the studio. Delighted to have your company. And if you get a chance,

00:00:19don't forget to hit that subscribe button and come and join the football family as we

00:00:23talk football and bring you lots of programming right across the whole of our channel, seven

00:00:30days a week. We've got reporters out at games. We're bringing you reaction to the results

00:00:35across the Scottish Premiership with managers and players talking to us. And we're delighted

00:00:41that so many of you have shown your support for us over the course of last season. And

00:00:45as we move into week two, we'll be discussing the Scottish Premiership over the weekend.

00:00:50But while Tam has a quick sneeze, we'll then move on to what can only be described as European

00:00:58football at Conference League level, where we were hoping that Kilmarnock and St Mirren

00:01:04would do a good turn for Scottish football in the first leg and set it up nicely for

00:01:09the second leg. Well, we'll talk about that. We'll talk about Callum McGregor retiring

00:01:14from international football. Adam Ida all set for a return at £6 million from Norwich

00:01:19to Celtic. Hearts extending Stevie Naismith contract might interest you. Rangers all set

00:01:25for the new Hampden home. And over and above that, Bojan Mijovski may well be offski from

00:01:30Scottish football and Lee Carsley checks in as England's interim boss. Just a few of the

00:01:36topics we'll be discussing as well as the charity shield with both halves of Manchester

00:01:41locked head to head. Ruffy, we wanted a good result in the both games. What was your take

00:01:49on it? Well obviously Tam saw more of the St Mirren game than me with his satellite

00:01:54disc. But again, I just feel if the results were away from home, we'd be sitting here

00:02:00going we've got a wee chance here. But I think unfortunately, I don't know about Kilmarnock

00:02:04but St Mirren by all accounts were very fortunate to get that goal late on. So try and believe

00:02:11that they can go away from home and get a win. But I think in the evidence, that team

00:02:16looked a lot better than St Mirren. Yeah, I mean listen, Norway has a population of

00:02:21about five and a half million. Similar to Scotland. You would have thought we were just

00:02:27starting out at times in football because they played great possession football, Bran.

00:02:35Admittedly, and I'll be fair to Steven Robinson and the side, they were 18 games into their

00:02:41season. They're sitting second top. But god, it just looked like two different teams playing

00:02:47at a different level. Yeah, I watched the St Mirren-Bran game and I thought that Bran

00:02:52were miles ahead in terms of technically, physically. But a massive advantage Peter,

00:02:5818 games into the season. St Mirren have played one league game and they weren't in the league

00:03:03cups as well. So I think that they've got a big ask on over at Norway. I think both

00:03:08teams now had to take a lead over there. I think when you look at Bodo Glimt coming

00:03:12to Celtic Park and wiping the floor with Celtic, I think the Norwegian league, I thought was

00:03:16maybe on a par, but watching those games last night and the highlights, I think they're

00:03:19maybe a wee bit ahead of us in terms of their quality. But they'll still believe, I think

00:03:24St Mirren. I think O'Hara was a big miss for them, Peter. Ole Sane, I think, suspended

00:03:29for the second leg. So I think Bergen will be strong favourites. I think Camarna against

00:03:34Tromso might be closer. I wasn't really impressed with Tromso. I watched the first half. I thought

00:03:38Camarna were well in that game. So, listen, it's going to be tough for both teams, Peter.

00:03:43I think we needed both to take a lead over to Norway.

00:03:45Do you think, I mean, we've got to cut Stephen Robinson some slack on the basis that you

00:03:50say, okay, the Norwegians, Bran, are 18 games into their season. But it was the way they

00:03:58played football, Tam, that I've been very, very complimentary about St Mirren and Kilmarnock

00:04:05towards the tail end of last season. Because, quite simply, although we all agree Scottish

00:04:11football last season, I thought the standard was very poor. Kilmarnock and St Mirren could

00:04:17brag at having good seasons and played some half decent football, but they just looked

00:04:22out of their depth.

00:04:23Yeah, they did. And the St Mirren goalkeeper was outstanding. He had three or four outstanding

00:04:28saves.

00:04:29By half-time?

00:04:30By half-time. I think St Mirren took, I think their first shot on target was like 70-odd

00:04:33minutes at home. They never had a corner until 70-odd minutes. They were totally dominated.

00:04:37But football's football, Peter. Anything can happen. And they got that goal at the end

00:04:41and that gives them hope going over to Bergen. But they'll need to play a lot better. I think

00:04:45St Mirren, Bran were excellent, but I didn't think St Mirren turned up, Peter. I think

00:04:49they had seven, eight players off the pace. And you can't do that in a big game like that.

00:04:53So they have to play the game of their lives and hope Bergen have enough to…

00:04:56Yeah, I have to say, Robbie, I'm worried now. I think both of them could be going out.

00:05:02And again, this is my bugbear. When we get to the start of the season, by the time you

00:05:07get to August, you're lucky if you've got two left in half-decent competitions.

00:05:11Yeah, I don't think we expected it last night. I think, obviously, Comarnach and St Mirren

00:05:15were the two top teams in the top six. You know, a breath of fresh air last year. I think

00:05:21maybe Tam said the St Mirren team are a big, strong team. They bully teams and that, but

00:05:27when the other team's got possession of the ball, you don't get bullying them. I mean,

00:05:30if you kind of get near them. So, I mean, stranger things have happened when you go

00:05:35away from home, but I don't think… When have those stranger things happened,

00:05:38Robbie? No, with these smaller teams. Not in the last committee. No, I'm still believing.

00:05:43I'm still believing. Believing what? One of them will get through. One of them? Which

00:05:47one? I think Comarnach, probably. You think so? Yeah, I think Comarnach will get through,

00:05:50yeah. Wow. I think they've got players that have scored goals and, as Derek was saying,

00:05:55they're losing silly goals. If they can tidy that up, you know, instead of giving away

00:06:00stupid goals, you know, they've got a chance. I think they're good enough to go away from

00:06:04home and get a 1-0 or something. To put it into perspective, Peter, Serko Brugge, who

00:06:08just beat Comarnach, got hammered off a Mulder in the Norwegian team 3-0 last night. So if

00:06:14that's his friend to them… How many times did you watch that game? About 12? That was

00:06:17an earlier kick-off. Shall we tell you something? Shall we tell you? I'm seriously worried

00:06:23because you know what things are like. Everybody now in life has to put up with the fact that

00:06:28your whole relationship is based on you breaking from social media to say, is there any dinner?

00:06:35Right? But the big man, you must sit in one room and she sits in the other and then you

00:06:41meet up at the time you go to bed. That's it. I watched all sorts of football. Serko

00:06:47Brugge were excellent. So that's what we're talking about. The Norwegian league does seem

00:06:52stronger than us. Rosenberger being the stars in Norwegian football in Europe. I haven't

00:06:56asked for a couple of seasons. I know but the standard is always in there. But I have

00:07:01to say, I don't share your enthusiasm, Ruffy. I must admit. I think we still, although there

00:07:09is tremendous enthusiasm around our game and we are fanatical about football, sadly our

00:07:16football is not at the standard that we'd like it to be. Although, I'd counter that

00:07:20by saying that I'm slightly heartened by some of the players that have come into the league.

00:07:27Some of the youngsters that I hope are going to shine. I'm hoping that maybe we'll see

00:07:32an improvement in what we're watching this season. Certainly on the basis, I'm only talking

00:07:36one game, but I enjoyed the Dundee Derby. Celtic were really good against Kilmarnock.

00:07:43They played some really good football, which I think Brendan Rodgers has taken a season

00:07:47to get it out of them. Whether that continues or not, I don't know. But isn't it amazing

00:07:52that our whole viewpoint changes when we have to see our clubs go and play in Europe and

00:07:58you see the standard and the difference in the levels.

00:08:00Do you know, I think, Pierre, when we watched the Euros, when you watched all the national

00:08:04teams playing, they played different football fairs. They played possession football, movement,

00:08:10making themselves available. We don't seem to play that style. We've not caught on to

00:08:15that style of football yet. I mean, Celtic do it and I think Rangers do it to a certain

00:08:19extent, but I think taking the other teams out, I think because they're not used to playing

00:08:25European football and they come up against these teams like last night, as Tam was saying,

00:08:30possession football. I mean, Kilmarnock don't have an experience, Mirren don't have an experience

00:08:36of coming up against that kind of European style of football.

00:08:39On the evidence of Tam and I in Germany, Scotland are able to keep possession 42 passes, but

00:08:45unfortunately they're still in their own half by the time they play the 42 passes. But nevertheless,

00:08:51it doesn't fill me full of confidence. What also doesn't fill me full of confidence is

00:08:56when we get messages on our live feed saying that we need to stop playing the low block.

00:09:04I'm not having any of this 21st century low block, although I do like one person who says,

00:09:10Stuart Derrick says, St Mirren need to keep the high balls low. I think that oversimplifies

00:09:16the whole thing because quite simply, St Mirren need to keep the ball, which they did not

00:09:21do in that first half. I thought they were well poor and if Steven Robinson wasn't reading

00:09:26them the Riot Act at half time, I'd have been gobsmacked because he was jumping up and down

00:09:31like a madman on that touchline.

00:09:33I think St Mirren against Valour physically overpowered them. You heard their manager

00:09:39come out and say that after the game, Peter. They were no match for St Mirren physically.

00:09:42I think the Norwegians are traditionally a big strong team. I think they handled St Mirren's

00:09:47physicality. Long balls in behind. When they got the ball, they were just on a different

00:09:52level to St Mirren. They kept the ball. But for great goalkeeping and poor finishing,

00:09:55the tie would have been over. St Mirren are still in the tie. One each, you go over there

00:10:00with a bit of hope. But St Mirren will need to play a lot better. They'll need to keep

00:10:04the ball better and they'll need to take whatever opportunities come their way. Because on last

00:10:08night's evidence, just watching that game, I thought Bergen were two or three levels

00:10:12ahead of them.

00:10:13I agree. Do you think, can you see anyone getting through?

00:10:17I think it's difficult to see any of our teams going away from home and winning. I think

00:10:21at home we're usually stuffy and hard to beat. It's been a long time since one of our teams

00:10:26has got a great result away from home. Including Celtic in that. Rangers have obviously been

00:10:31better in Europe. But I think both of the teams are out. I think Comanos and Munna both

00:10:34got out, sadly.

00:10:35I agree with you Tam. I think that is the case. Okay, you can give us your view on it.

00:10:40Do you think Kelly can go away and defeat Tromso? And what about SK Brann? Can St Mirren

00:10:46maybe just get into their groove and provide a real surprise? Certainly hope so. One of

00:10:52them or both of them. I'm quite happy to get absolutely battered on next week's show

00:10:57if they were able to do it. But I can't see it. What about you? Can you?

00:11:02This is the Football Show and thank you to so many of you for joining us. As you'll probably

00:11:07notice on a yearly basis, everybody just starts copying us. They watch what we're doing and

00:11:13then they think, well we'll go and try and do it as well. And they wait to see what we

00:11:17are up to and our innovations and then they start to copy us day in, day out. We're flattered

00:11:24Roffy with everybody who obviously needs direction.

00:11:28Yeah, it's not the first time that we've met somebody and talked to them about what they're

00:11:33going to do and they steal your ideas. We could sit here all day because there's been

00:11:37tons of them.

00:11:38Yeah, absolutely. And with that in mind, it's nice to have Tam with us because obviously

00:11:44he's got his rat face on with the Daily Record Boys the other day.

00:11:47Oh, he was doing podcasts with them and everything.

00:11:50A man's got to feed his family Peter.

00:11:52That's a very good point by the way.

00:11:54I need to get myself a better satellite dish as well. This one was buffering last night

00:11:58so I need to get a better stick.

00:12:00Absolutely. And don't forget, we will give you the chance to join us in the studio when

00:12:05Tam kisses the badge and then we wave goodbye to him. That's our competition for next week

00:12:10where he can go and join Keith and all his mates at the Daily Record, Roffy.

00:12:13Do you think we should bullet him?

00:12:16I never knew he did that. I'm a bit taken aback.

00:12:20Oh, fantastic.

00:12:22I didn't know you were like that at all.

00:12:24I think you were fortunate a few months ago that you didn't do something that you were

00:12:27going to do at Easter Road.

00:12:28Yes, that's true.

00:12:29Someone you used to work with.

00:12:30Peter would have had a brain hemorrhage.

00:12:32A bit of skullduggery going on there.

00:12:34That would have been the ultimate snake by the way.

00:12:37I managed to use my experience to hit that one in the head.

00:12:40Absolutely.

00:12:42Listen, we love it. Competition is healthy.

00:12:45The great thing about it is so many people, broadcasters, radio and of course maybe not

00:12:51as much on TV other than the live games but certainly you can watch people talking about

00:12:57football. We all love it and as we say often on this programme, if you want any kind of

00:13:04programme where it's just talking about your club in a positive manner and they can do

00:13:08nothing wrong, there's fanzines as well out there on podcasts where they talk positively

00:13:13about their club and don't criticise them.

00:13:17So this would not be the show for them?

00:13:19This is definitely not the show for them. Absolutely.

00:13:23It would be the show for you.

00:13:25Exactly. Absolutely.

00:13:30We'll miss you at the Christmas party.

00:13:34The night out with Jacko and them at Christmas party will be great, won't it?

00:13:39Absolutely. I think Jacko's the only one left.

00:13:43Anyway, Callum McGregor retires from international duty.

00:13:47Listen, he's served the country well. I think he's a wonderful player.

00:13:53I think probably Steve Clarke has just said thank you because you've been first class.

00:14:02Remind me his age, just off the top of your head.

00:14:0432 I think.

00:14:0632, he's done his bit. I think he's about the only player in Scotland who's been playing

00:14:1250, 60 games a season for a long, long time. That's got to take its toll at some stage

00:14:18and you've got to say to yourself, well the club, I love the club, I want to play with

00:14:25the club as long as possible and playing for Scotland curtails that by a couple of years.

00:14:30I don't want it to happen. I wouldn't think anybody would have a bad word to say about

00:14:35Callum calling it a day. There are a lot of Scottish players who do call it a day when

00:14:41you know you could have something to say about them.

00:14:44Can I ask you this? Should we not be accused of being too faced about this, because we

00:14:50have been on this programme before, Tam, saying the international manager should call time

00:14:55in your career. The world has changed now, hasn't it?

00:14:59Yeah, it has and 31 is still reasonably young, I think, to call it a day. He's lost his problems

00:15:04with his achilles, which is maybe a major issue for him. He's missed games for Celtic

00:15:08over the last season, which hasn't happened the seasons before that. Peter, you're right,

00:15:12he was playing 50, 60 games. I think that's caught up with him physically and he's decided

00:15:18that he wants to step away from international football. I know Scott Brown done the same

00:15:21and Scott Brown immediately regretted it because he found himself trooping around the shops

00:15:25with the Wayne's and the wife when Scotland were playing and I think he wanted to go back.

00:15:30So, whether Callum does that, I don't know. But Bruny done the same and then thought maybe

00:15:37it's better to get away with the boys again, but I don't know if Callum will do that.

00:15:40I think it began to do with the Euros. With some of the, not stick that he got, but a

00:15:46lot of people were... Callum McGregor?

00:15:48A lot of the supporters were saying he never played as well as what he used to do and blah

00:15:52blah blah. I know a lot of the midfield, but I personally thought there was a few people

00:15:57who had an unfortunate go at him because of his level of performance over the three games.

00:16:03But when you're playing that many games in a season, you're going to struggle a wee bit

00:16:08at that level.

00:16:09He wasn't really one of those players that I thought was in the firing line for any criticism

00:16:14because overall, the team I thought should have been, without going back over old ground

00:16:20with Scotland, I thought they should have been a wee bit more adventurous in the Switzerland

00:16:24game and certainly in the Hungary game and changes should have been made.

00:16:28But listen, you learn by your mistakes. But Callum was coming back off injury, as you

00:16:33said. I think that's a valid point, Tam, you make.

00:16:36Yeah, and as I say, I think it's caught me. Physically, everybody was saying, oh Callum

00:16:40McGregor plays every game, and he did. For the last four or five seasons, he's hardly

00:16:44missed a game. But you see in the last season, he was starting to miss games. He was out

00:16:48for a while over the Christmas period with his achilles. He's just come back, he's kind

00:16:52of rushed himself back. I don't think he looked 100% at the Euros. I think a lot of your players

00:16:56get criticised, including Callum. So maybe he's thinking, I want to make sure that I

00:17:00am 100% ready for Celtic. With big games coming up, Champions League, it's going to be difficult

00:17:05for me and those international breaks are a time for me to rest my body and maybe go

00:17:08away.

00:17:09He's got a level of performance that's way up there above everybody else. If he thinks,

00:17:13well, I'm going to drop down with the amount of games I'm playing and picking up injuries,

00:17:17I don't want to go through. I want to be my best.

00:17:20Okay, he's out. So who takes his place? Is it a Lewis Ferguson?

00:17:24Yeah, we've got three Nations games coming up. The people that were on the fringe I think

00:17:31should now be given a chance. I think there's a lot of players that have been there for

00:17:34a long time. Maybe Stevie Clarke will find a new way of playing, with more forward-thinking

00:17:40players on the side. So yeah, I think these guys will be now saying to themselves, well

00:17:44he's out, there might be two or three, there might be another two or three that might come

00:17:48out of the shell and say, well, I'm maybe no one to play either.

00:17:52Yeah, probably. I think you've got Gilmer, McTominay, McGinnon there anyway. You've got

00:17:56those three. You've got Lewis Ferguson obviously been out injured but hopefully he'll be back

00:18:00soon. And you might have some other younger players, young boy Watson, Nick Camarlot coming

00:18:04through, he looks really good as well. So you might have players coming through but

00:18:07I think, I agree with Ruffy, I think you might find maybe a few just thinking to themselves,

00:18:12maybe it's time for me to concentrate on my club. But it's such an honour to play for

00:18:16your country and I think it should be the manager saying, listen, you're not picked

00:18:21rather than you saying, I'm not going to turn up again for my country. I don't particularly

00:18:25agree with that but times have changed. Club rules are oost over country, Peter, as we

00:18:30know now.

00:18:31Absolutely. Adam Ida, it looks as if they're talking to try and finally get the deal over

00:18:37the line. Whatever that figure is, Adam Ida, what do you make of it as a signing for Celtic?

00:18:46Well, at the end of last season he came on and he scored big goals. You can't take that

00:18:51away from him, you know. And he looked the part but I think, I just think it's not a

00:18:59massive gamble but I think with the success that Celtic have had with picking up players

00:19:04down in England with £4, £5, £6 million, they think, I think they think he is a player

00:19:13that can go to another level. I think they're looking at it thinking, right, this could

00:19:19be another one that's maybe £6 million and maybe get £12 million for him in a couple

00:19:23of years. He's playing for Ireland, isn't he? He's an international player. I just don't

00:19:28know how he's going to fit in regular week in, week out in that Celtic team.

00:19:33Tam?

00:19:34Yeah, I think he's got all the attributes, Peter, to not only play for Celtic and do

00:19:39well domestically here in the Champions League but then go to England in the Premier League.

00:19:43I think he's six foot plus, he's left-sided, he's quick, he's physical, he scores goals,

00:19:49he's good in the air, he's got a nice touch. I think he's got all the attributes for Celtic

00:19:54to have two or three good seasons at Celtic, Peter, and then sell him down south for £20,

00:19:59£25 million if he does well. So I think that £6, £7 million could be money very well

00:20:05spent for Celtic.

00:20:06Yeah, of the Ida who Celtic fans have experienced and Paulo Bernardo, both of those players

00:20:13didn't start regularly. This might be the season if they're regular players, there are

00:20:18permanent signings that Brendan Rodgers says, OK, now you've got to really push, now you've

00:20:22got to convince me that you're part of this system that I'm building. Will it be enough

00:20:27for the Celtic fans? Are they expecting more? Are they wanting more?

00:20:31No, I don't think it'll be enough. I think both of those players were part of the squad

00:20:35last season, so Celtic fans will be thinking, well, I'm not really strengthened. They were

00:20:38still part of it. Bernardo and Ida, I think it's great for filling out the squad in terms

00:20:43of depth, but I think the Celtic supporters will want to see someone coming in better

00:20:47than Scales. I think they want to see someone coming in better than Taylor. I think those

00:20:51two areas in that left-hand side, if Celtic want to make an impact in Europe, have got

00:20:55to be strengthened. Domestically, no problem. I think both those guys will stroll through

00:21:00games, majority of the games in the Premiership, but Champions League you've got to find better

00:21:05for those two areas. That's the key for me. OK, Bernardo coming in and Ida coming in strengthens

00:21:10the squad, but if you want to strengthen the actual team, you're starting XI, you need

00:21:14to strengthen that left-hand side of the defence for me.

00:21:17Yeah, we've already said centre-back, left-back. Ida's one striker, I still think they need

00:21:23another striker and possibly someone in the midfield to replace Matt O'Reilly, who will

00:21:28undoubtedly be sold in the last week of the window.

00:21:31Yeah, I think that's why the Bernardo one had to go through. I think Brendan Rodgers

00:21:37knew at the end of the day, although they were going on about the fee and all that,

00:21:41I think Brendan Rodgers knew somebody from England would pay the asking price, so I think

00:21:46that's why it was so important for Bernardo to get in there. It doesn't stop the cry,

00:21:54the outrage when he goes, but it'll sort of muffle it a wee bit, but they need to come

00:21:58back with something else. I think they need two centre-halves. I think Cameron Vickers

00:22:02was picking up wee niggly injuries and I think the Celtic support noticed when he wasn't

00:22:08there for a month or so, it was a bit iffy for a wee while. Quality, they've got to buy quality.

00:22:13You're saying that, but Celtic have got horrors of centre-halves. I mean, they've got Kobayashi,

00:22:18they've got Lagerbielka, they've got Norocchi, they've got Welsh, they've got Scales, they've

00:22:22got Carter. I think they need to get Iddy. I'm sure three of them, Peter. You can't just

00:22:26keep signing centre-halves.

00:22:28No, exactly. And you can't keep centre-halves on your books who are a standard below. So

00:22:34I think, and some people might want to actually play regular football, I think Stephen Welsh

00:22:39must be looking insane himself, unless he's of the mind that he's thinking, OK, I'm on

00:22:44good money at the moment.

00:22:45He signed the new contract, didn't he? He signed the new contract.

00:22:47And Scales has signed a four-year deal. Norocchi, they want to listen to offers. They're quite

00:22:52willing to put him out on loan. So all of these decisions will be made. One story that

00:22:57came out that I think I'm really happy about is Stephen Naismith's had his contract extended

00:23:02to 2026 with his backroom team. And I think that's the reward for not only the last season,

00:23:09but I think they've started well. They look as if they're in a right good outfit with

00:23:14their bench as well.

00:23:15Yeah, they've got a strong squad, Peter. I think they're massive favourites again for

00:23:18third place. I think Stephen totally deserves it. I think he's done a fantastic job there.

00:23:23A lot of supporters weren't sure of him when he first came in. I think, I look back to

00:23:27the last game of that season when Hibbs visited them under Lee Johnson. If Hibbs won, they'd

00:23:32leapfrogged Hearts in that European place and they'd get a 0-0 draw with 10 men. And

00:23:37that was a sliding doors moment for me because I'm not so sure Stephen would have still been

00:23:40there if Hibbs would have won that and finished above Hearts.

00:23:43So ever since then, last season, the whole season, he was excellent. Started the season

00:23:47well against Rangers. European football to look forward to. I think their squad depth,

00:23:52I think their recruitment's been excellent. I think you look at guys like Danda and Pen

00:23:56Rice and guys like that who have come in. Spittle. They've got a real core of players

00:24:03who are used to the Scottish Premiership as well, Peter. So I think competition for places.

00:24:07I've kept Shankland, Hearts for me, massive favourites again to finish third and even

00:24:10try and push closer to Rangers.

00:24:12Yeah, the other thing I was going to suggest to you, and please don't think I'm being really

00:24:18pro-Hearts in this, but I'll open it up then and say to you, I cannot believe that Hearts

00:24:25and Hibbs are not sniffing around Ryan Jack who was in the stand watching the St Mirren

00:24:30game last night. He's a free agent and he has had offers from down south, as we know

00:24:37because he told us exclusively on PLZ Soccer where you get the best interviews. But quite

00:24:44simply, he's a player who's available, great experience, fit, free from injury.

00:24:51I agree, Peter, but we don't know how much Ryan's looking for. He might be outwith Hibbs

00:24:57and Hearts' budget. I don't know how much he'd be on at Rangers, but it'd certainly

00:25:01be miles more than Hibbs and Hearts could pay. I think if he was prepared to drop down

00:25:05to that level in terms of wages, I think every club outside Celtic Rangers would want him

00:25:09here. But whether he's prepared to do that or whether he's thinking to himself, I'll

00:25:13try and get a good deal abroad and make myself a few quid and go and play in the sun somewhere,

00:25:18we don't know. But I think he's obviously a no-brainer for teams like that, but it's

00:25:22all about what he's looking for. I think he'd be a great signing, Ruffy, and a real intent

00:25:27for a Hibbs or a Hearts in the middle of the park to get someone of that calibre. I have

00:25:33to say I agree with Tam. It's the player himself who decides, you know, is it money or is it

00:25:41playing football? What does he want at this stage of his career? You would like to think

00:25:46that it's football, playing with a good club that play good football and winning things

00:25:50or trying to win things, because he's obviously been at Rangers. So whoever gets him will

00:25:56have somebody who's come through a pedigree of playing with a top team, so that'll be

00:26:02a big asset for them.

00:26:03Yeah, absolutely. Okay, give us your thoughts on that. We're going to talk Scottish Premiership

00:26:09and the games over the weekend, some crackers to look forward to as well. We'll also discuss

00:26:15players who could be on their way out at some of the Scottish Premiership clubs and we'll

00:26:19look down south to the English charity Shield and the fact that Lee Carsley has come in

00:26:25as interim England boss. What do you make of that as well? Give us your thoughts on

00:26:30Komarnik and St Mirren, because quite simply they are just at this moment hanging on the

00:26:38edge of a cliff. Can they make it through? We don't think so. Tam and myself think both

00:26:43of them could be out. Ruffey thinks Komarnik maybe. Even Steven Robinson has mentioned

00:26:50in the press conference, if they are going to get through next week by knocking out SK

00:26:56Bran, they're going to have to perform better.

00:26:59I believe that our performance has to be a lot better to do that. The resilience, the

00:27:04character, the storyline, Paisley's puzzling tonight, it's absolutely fantastic for everyone

00:27:08involved. But we know that there's probably seven players there who are much, much better

00:27:13than what we showed tonight on the ball. We didn't have the ownership we wanted, we didn't

00:27:17buy the passes we wanted. And by the way, let's credit the brand as well, the press

00:27:20was incredible at times. But I'd rather them make mistakes on the ball than panic on it.

00:27:25We've got absolutely nothing to lose. They should come, they should beat us, they should

00:27:28have beat us, but they didn't. So it tells you how far St Mirren have come.

00:27:32Yeah, absolutely. What do you make of Steven Robinson's comments? Can the Saints produce

00:27:37a little miracle over there? A little bit of magic? And of course, they'll be training,

00:27:42they'll have played a game over the weekend. And again, that match fitness will maybe give

00:27:47them the opportunity to cause SK Bran some problems.

00:27:50OK, Scottish Premiership this weekend. Let's have a look at the fixtures to see exactly

00:27:55what you can look forward to. Rangers against Motherwell, Ross County Dundee United, Dundee

00:28:00against Hearts, Hibbs against Celtic, Aberdeen St Mirren and Kilmarnock against St Johnstone.

00:28:07That's what's on offer. You can give us your prediction on it. We'll certainly be offering

00:28:11you our prediction shortly. But before we get into the meat and bones of Hampden and

00:28:15Rangers against Motherwell, here are the news headlines.

00:28:19Welcome to your daily news update brought to you by Arnold Clarke. I'm Patrick and here's

00:28:23your top stories on the 9th of August. Bobby Wells snatched a last-minute equaliser for

00:28:29Kilmarnock last night in their UEFA Conference League qualifier, which kept the tie level

00:28:33heading into the second leg. Speaking after the game, Derek McInnes praised his side's

00:28:38mentality to push till the end. I think we've been a bit harsh with that, but great spirit,

00:28:42great determination. You always remember how a game finishes. I think they think the game's

00:28:46won. It's what we'll look forward to next Thursday.

00:28:49St Mirren also left it late to secure a 1-1 draw against Norwegian's side. Brand one player

00:28:54to be without in the second leg is Tiosi Olasanya, and while Steven Robertson wasn't best pleased.

00:29:00It looked like the goalkeeper ran into him. I get booked for stepping outside my box,

00:29:06but this is European football. They're clever with what they do.

00:29:11And in some transfer news, Bojan Mioski looks set to seal his exit from Aberdeen, as reports

00:29:16suggest he's been in talks with La Liga side Girona. Could he be making the move over to

00:29:21Spain? That's all of your headlines, brought to you by Arnold Clark.

00:29:52Great surface, great environment. I see they've put the Rangers branding all outside Hamden,

00:29:59so the supporters will go along there. It's something new for them. I don't think excited

00:30:05is the right word, but I think they'll go along there and I think the playing surface

00:30:09will suit Rangers. The size of the park will suit Rangers. Obviously Motherwell are saying

00:30:14they've got a few injuries, so for me it's just all about Rangers tomorrow.

00:30:18Yeah, of course it's early days. Home game's not exactly ideal for them in this ground,

00:30:25but it's a brilliant playing surface.

00:30:28Yeah, I think it'll be a great novelty for a lot of Rangers supporters who have never

00:30:31been to Hamden as a home team with a full stadium. Usually it's semi-finals, finals

00:30:35with half the crowd, so I think it'll be great. I think the players will enjoy it.

00:30:40Listen to Proof we'll be in the pudding, Peter. If they go there and win every game at Hamden

00:30:45they'll think, brilliant, might want to stay here. If they struggle, then they'll be desperate

00:30:49to get back to Ibrox as soon as possible. But again, I had a look at their fixtures,

00:30:53they've got a few home games coming up that they should win, including this one tomorrow.

00:30:57OK, let's get the thoughts of Philippe Clement. Patrick Mullen was out there to see what was

00:31:02happening in the Rangers' camp.

00:31:03Rangers will move into their new temporary home tomorrow when they take on Motherwell

00:31:07at Hamden Park. The move comes while Ibrox is being renovated, but Philippe Clement

00:31:12explained this afternoon that for him, Hamden Park, well, it's the best-case scenario,

00:31:16given the circumstances.

00:31:18Yeah, I've been involved in that, about choices to make, and it was for me the best scenario.

00:31:26And not only for the players, for sure also for the fans, because we need to think about that.

00:31:31And that was for me also a priority, that they could feel in a way at home, not travelling

00:31:39much more than it is now. It's not a big difference. It's a little bit different maybe

00:31:45for people, but not a big difference. It would have been different if it was at Moray Field,

00:31:50or it would have been in a big stadium in England, for example, where also other possibilities.

00:31:58So I'm really happy that the club could find a solution.

00:32:02Rangers head into the Motherwell game in between that crucial Champions League qualifier against

00:32:08In the first leg, it was Vaclav Cerny that impressed the majority of the fans.

00:32:12But speaking today, Philippe Clement said, well, the new winger isn't quite ready for his

00:32:16first Premiership start.

00:32:18Vaclav, like I said, I think he had six trainings now. We don't know.

00:32:23So it was before four weeks in holiday. So for him, it's like pre-season.

00:32:28So people cannot expect him to play 90 minutes for the moment, although he would love to do.

00:32:33It's Rangers versus Motherwell at Hampden Stadium tomorrow.

00:32:36It kicks off at 3pm and PLZ Soccer will be there live, keeping you up to date.

00:32:41Yeah, so there you are, Patrick just giving us the inside track.

00:32:45And of course, Cerny's just slowly but surely got to be eased into this team.

00:32:51But I'll tell you, looks good. I thought his ball in for Desser's equaliser against Dynamo Kiev was top drawer.

00:32:58Yeah, you could see a wee bit of experience. The boys shut him down.

00:33:02But he was smart enough to get it onto his left foot and put a quality ball in.

00:33:06So yeah, I think Rangers supporters will be looking at the players that are coming in

00:33:10and expecting them to be ready starters. But we'll have to wait and see how long that takes.

00:33:15Yeah, if you're going to predict a game at the weekend, this might be the easiest one to predict

00:33:19because Motherwell are missing eight first team players.

00:33:23Sam Nicholson, Callum Slattery, Harry Payton, Johnny Ketrumbis, Filip Stuparevic, Shane Blaney and Ross Callaghan are all out.

00:33:34So, he's got his problems. 0-0 last week, now Rangers at Hampden.

00:33:39Yeah, I think even going to play Rangers with a full team is difficult enough.

00:33:43But with that amount of injuries early in the season, it's going to be really, really difficult for Motherwell.

00:33:48Listen, they went to Ibrox last season, towards the end of the season, and won.

00:33:52So, they're capable of beating Rangers, but I just think the players have got out.

00:33:57Plus, Theo Bale even leaves a big hole in their attack.

00:34:00And I think Rangers should win this game comfortably and build on a good performance during the week.

00:34:05Yeah, it's a tall order for Motherwell.

00:34:08Sometimes you get fans who'll cut you some slack because they realise the pressures you're under.

00:34:14But the last thing Stuart Kettlewell wants again is...

00:34:17Do you remember that run last season when they just couldn't buy a win?

00:34:20And then all of a sudden people are thinking he's next for the sack because that's the way we go about our business.

00:34:27Yeah, well, Tam's already touched on it.

00:34:29They lost three of their best players at the end of the season.

00:34:32The Motherwell supporters will be waiting to see if they have been replaced.

00:34:37And we'll throw their trumpingsworth into the team.

00:34:40The injuries that you're saying they've got there and then having to go to Hamden...

00:34:44I think Rangers will be firing on all cylinders getting the draw in midweek.

00:34:49They'll be buzzing. Every player that they've brought in will want to be playing.

00:34:53Particularly when you're winning games, everybody wants to take part.

00:34:56So, I think it's one-way traffic again tomorrow.

00:34:59Yeah, I'm going four-nil Rangers, Ruffy.

00:35:01I'm going to go three.

00:35:02Three-nil?

00:35:03Three-nil Rangers for me.

00:35:04Okay, you two in it together.

00:35:06I take it you're not expecting Stuart Kettlewell at any point after going with that prediction?

00:35:10Well, to be fair, by the way...

00:35:11Four-nothing's a hammering.

00:35:13Four-nothing's a hammering, but it's happening.

00:35:15Has he got eight players out injured, Peter?

00:35:17Well, you see managers. I don't mean him.

00:35:19But managers like to paint a desperate picture.

00:35:24And then all of a sudden, oh, there's four of them playing.

00:35:27You've said four-nil, Stuart Kettlewell.

00:35:30And you've said he's lying about injuries.

00:35:32No, I never said that.

00:35:33I think you're going to get him back in, Peter.

00:35:34I think we'll get him back in.

00:35:35We'll certainly get him back in before the Daily Record.

00:35:37Get him back in for you and Jacko on your new show.

00:35:40And don't forget, you can join the two of them together.

00:35:43It's called Sleepy Hollow.

00:35:45The two of them just nattering to each other.

00:35:47Holding each other's hand.

00:35:51That's the joy, Ruffy.

00:35:53Honestly.

00:35:54You can just leather your watermouth.

00:35:56When's it on?

00:35:57I'll send you a link.

00:35:58I'll send you a link.

00:35:59I think it's on seven till two minutes past seven.

00:36:03Every night with Tam and Jacko.

00:36:05So, anyway, apart from...

00:36:08Listen, he can't mourn.

00:36:10We've given him a right good punt at it.

00:36:12Let's move to him against Celtic.

00:36:15Now, this is interesting because, obviously,

00:36:18I think if you have just joined us

00:36:20and you haven't heard the news,

00:36:21Callum McGregor has decided to retire

00:36:24from international football.

00:36:26Of course, you'll have your own view on him.

00:36:28Certainly in the last three or four years,

00:36:30I think he's been the best midfielder in Scotland

00:36:32by an absolute country mile.

00:36:34Brendan Rodgers, as you would imagine

00:36:36and as you would expect,

00:36:38very complimentary about his captain.

00:36:40This was his comment today on Callum.

00:36:44From a Celtic perspective, it's really good news.

00:36:46I think you all know the number of games that he plays.

00:36:48He never has a day off, ever.

00:36:50Now all his focus can be on Celtic.

00:36:52And I think that's one of the other things

00:36:54that probably, you know, is...

00:36:57I think you touched on it, Tam,

00:36:59but, Ruffey, here is a player

00:37:01who has relentlessly played

00:37:04over the last three or four years.

00:37:06You know, 60, 70 games.

00:37:08Constantly, every minute of the game.

00:37:10Slowly but surely, Brendan Rodgers started to...

00:37:13Maybe even Ange Poster Coggley would take him off

00:37:15the odd time if the game was done and dusted.

00:37:17But he was non-stop every week.

00:37:19Oh, there's no doubt about it.

00:37:21Any Celtic supporter, as soon as they go in there

00:37:23and they look at the team lines, they expect him to be on it.

00:37:25It was fairly noticeable last year

00:37:27when he wasn't on it.

00:37:29Celtic struggled a wee bit.

00:37:31Even one man coming out of that Celtic team,

00:37:33he just showed how much he means to the team.

00:37:35Pulls the strings.

00:37:37You know, and as you said there,

00:37:3990 minutes every week.

00:37:41You know, and it just...

00:37:43It just bleeds Celtic.

00:37:45You know, he's been there since he was a ball boy.

00:37:47He's come up all the way.

00:37:49He's another Scott Brown.

00:37:51They just want to play as many games as they can

00:37:53for their team.

00:37:55And if meaning not playing for Scotland

00:37:57means he can get another, maybe a year,

00:37:59playing with Celtic, then that's what he'll be thinking about.

00:38:01Yeah. Now, the good thing

00:38:03is that it's another week.

00:38:05There's more players come in

00:38:07from your old team at Hibs.

00:38:09And boy, does he need them.

00:38:11Nicky Caddon's come in, which is the twin of

00:38:13Chris Caddon.

00:38:15And also, I think, Junior Hoylett

00:38:17is another addition.

00:38:19He needs more. How many more do you think, Tam?

00:38:21Possibly

00:38:23a centre-midfield player.

00:38:25Maybe a wee bit of creativity.

00:38:27And I'd say maybe

00:38:29a wee bit of

00:38:31cover at centre-half. I think they're light, but

00:38:33listen, I think that's him now, brought in

00:38:35two centre-halves, a goalkeeper,

00:38:37you know, two wingers, two strikers.

00:38:39So, he's starting to get players in, Peter,

00:38:41which were badly needed.

00:38:43I think the result of the weekend,

00:38:45I think the players who were sitting in the sidelines

00:38:47like your Hoyletts and your Caddons must have been thinking

00:38:49am I going to get that wee extra bit of money I was looking for?

00:38:51Because Hibs might push the panic button

00:38:53after losing the first game 3-0. That's what happens.

00:38:55And they got three or four in right away

00:38:57this week. So, listen, I think

00:38:59they've strengthened the squad. I think Nicky Caddon

00:39:01always liked him, him and Junior Hoylett.

00:39:03Two decent wide players,

00:39:05I think Junior Hoylett will be a really good signing.

00:39:07I was impressed with him at Aberdeen last season

00:39:09and surprised that he didn't sign a new deal

00:39:11with them. So, we just have

00:39:13to wait and see. Obviously, Ciaran Bowie's come in as well.

00:39:15Four-year deal. Peter from Fulham, young Scottish

00:39:17player who went down to

00:39:19Fulham from Wraith Rovers

00:39:21early on in his career. He's back up.

00:39:23Good experience in League One in England.

00:39:25So, I think the squad is there now

00:39:27and it's up to David to get the best out of them.

00:39:29Is it noticeable that

00:39:31we're not talking about Martin Boyle?

00:39:33You haven't mentioned Martin Boyle since the start

00:39:35of the season. Isn't it funny this carry-on

00:39:37with going back to Australia

00:39:39and all that's got any effect on him at all?

00:39:41Because, I mean,

00:39:43last year, the year before, star man.

00:39:45Week in, week out. It's not

00:39:47been noticeable that he's playing that kind of

00:39:49whether it's a new style of play

00:39:51that they're playing. They're not getting the ball to him wide enough.

00:39:53But, certainly, we haven't been

00:39:55he's done nothing so far.

00:39:57I think they're too reliable on him, Peter.

00:39:59I think everything needs to go through Martin Boyle.

00:40:01I think teams just think to themselves, listen, if we stop

00:40:03Martin Boyle, Hibs have not got a lot else.

00:40:05So, that's why they've brought in another two wide players

00:40:07and two strikers. Because they want to see more

00:40:09in the forward areas.

00:40:11I think John Ewell is the one

00:40:13class act they've had in the midfield area.

00:40:15But, as you say,

00:40:17it's just one or two players.

00:40:19The rest of the supporting cast,

00:40:21the back line was giving away

00:40:23goals non-stop.

00:40:25That's the area that I think needs

00:40:27the biggest surgery.

00:40:29Get that back line sorted out.

00:40:31Stop losing goals.

00:40:33I mean, 3-0 against St Mirren.

00:40:35One of the goals was farcical.

00:40:37Yeah, but they've brought in two centre-halves, Peter.

00:40:39Good experience. And they've brought in a goalkeeper

00:40:41as well. So, that was the first couple of weeks

00:40:43of the window. I think David Graves went in and said

00:40:45definitely, first things first, we need to get

00:40:47two centre-halves and a goalkeeper in.

00:40:49They've done that. They've added the different pieces in the forward

00:40:51areas.

00:40:53Luke McEwan, they're still looking to try

00:40:55and sign him. He would be great, wouldn't he?

00:40:57He would be great, but speaking to Stuart Taylor last night,

00:40:59I think Hibs will need to pony up some more money

00:41:01if he's to go to Eastwood.

00:41:03I think there's interest in him in England as well.

00:41:05I think Dundee, if they get the right offer,

00:41:07will probably sell him.

00:41:09I think Hibs are obviously in for him, but they'll need

00:41:11to pay more money than they've offered so far.

00:41:13I'd love him to stay in Scotland,

00:41:15that's for sure. David Gray, no surprise,

00:41:17wants a reaction after last week's

00:41:19defeat.

00:41:21Regardless of who the next opponent is,

00:41:23I think we've seen that from the weekend.

00:41:25I think,

00:41:27and what I said was unacceptable was,

00:41:29especially on reflection looking back, the second half

00:41:31performance. It's very hard to take any

00:41:33positives from the game because the result

00:41:35overshadows the performance

00:41:37straight away for obvious reasons,

00:41:39but we know we needed to be better, the second half

00:41:41especially, and that's been the full focus

00:41:43this week, to make sure we get a reaction

00:41:45and there's no better way to do that than to

00:41:47come and test yourself on what should be

00:41:49a great day at Easter Road.

00:41:51Yeah, and actually,

00:41:53full marks to Hibs because

00:41:55they unveiled

00:41:57yesterday the bust

00:41:59of five, the famous five.

00:42:01All five of them were commissioned

00:42:03by a sculptor

00:42:05and

00:42:07it was just,

00:42:09they looked fantastic,

00:42:11all five of them. Can you name all five?

00:42:13Eh, really?

00:42:15Yep.

00:42:17We,

00:42:19Bobby Johnson, Willie Ormond,

00:42:21the good looking guy.

00:42:23Turnbull Smith.

00:42:25Turnbull Smith, aye? Yeah, there you are.

00:42:27Gordon Smith. I know the Hibs history, Ruffey obviously

00:42:29doesn't, even though he's in the Hall of Fame.

00:42:31Harrison for you, not knowing that.

00:42:33To be fair,

00:42:35you know, you don't get

00:42:37a chance to know all your Hall of Fame

00:42:39teammates if you're in there, do you?

00:42:41You're just kind of a milling around

00:42:43signing things all the time, aren't you?

00:42:45Yeah, and then obviously when you've been to

00:42:47three World Cups, you get your own cup.

00:42:49Yeah, absolutely as well.

00:42:51I was waiting there and

00:42:53I don't know if you've noticed, did

00:42:55somebody give you this or did you get it? Yeah, somebody sent

00:42:57me. I'd like to thank them very much,

00:42:59whoever it was who makes them.

00:43:01It's fantastic, by the way.

00:43:03Well, if you'd been Tam, you'd have known

00:43:05and then you'd have mentioned the name on

00:43:07the programme so that you'd have got your cup.

00:43:09It's a random person that gave you that?

00:43:11Just came through the post, these things happen.

00:43:13Still nice, isn't it? Yeah, it's lovely.

00:43:15Two fantastic photographs of you, Ruffey,

00:43:17in the early days when you were...

00:43:19That's just weird, somebody sending a random mug.

00:43:21It's a bit weird. You get fans

00:43:23when you're in the Hall of Fame, Tam. People actually

00:43:25like you, but if you move

00:43:27around so many clubs, people just

00:43:29don't get a chance to get to know you.

00:43:31Any Rochester Rhinos fans watching now?

00:43:35And on the back of that, a big hello to you

00:43:37truckers out there as well.

00:43:39There's more chances somebody from there sending us.

00:43:41Anyway,

00:43:43well done, Ruffey.

00:43:45Hibs Celtic?

00:43:47Tam's going to tell us that Celtic

00:43:49struggle at Hibs now and again.

00:43:51I don't think they'll struggle this time.

00:43:53I think the first

00:43:55half performance against St. Bern was reasonable,

00:43:57but the goals they lost

00:43:59were comical. Not in the Mall, but the

00:44:01first one St. Bern won was good.

00:44:03Celtic had 82%

00:44:05possession last week.

00:44:07When I was watching the game,

00:44:09at one stage of the game, Scales and

00:44:11Kurt Vickers were 30 yards

00:44:13at the opposition's box.

00:44:15That's how much they pressed in

00:44:17and couldn't get out.

00:44:19They just couldn't get out at all. I think it'll be

00:44:21the same tomorrow. I think

00:44:23they have too much movement, too much pace.

00:44:25I think Hibs could be the

00:44:27end of 3-0.

00:44:29Is that a comfortable 3-0 battering?

00:44:31No, no. I think Hibs

00:44:33will put up a show at some stage of the game.

00:44:35Clearly not.

00:44:37Probably the first half, but the three goals

00:44:39will go in at the same time.

00:44:41I agree with you, Ruffey.

00:44:43I think the way Celtic have started the season,

00:44:45the pre-season's gone well.

00:44:47I think the manager's managed to get

00:44:49his message across

00:44:51to the squad

00:44:53that he has. I think they're

00:44:55playing really, really well

00:44:57and everybody seems to be buying in

00:44:59to the way he wants to play now.

00:45:01I can see them defeating Hibs

00:45:033-0.

00:45:05I disagree, Peter. I think Hibs

00:45:07have ran Celtic very close at Easter Road

00:45:09in recent seasons. I think the

00:45:11addition of the three or four players I've brought

00:45:13in this week will give the whole squad a lift.

00:45:15I still think Celtic

00:45:17will just have too much, but I think it'll be a close game.

00:45:19All the games at Easter Road have been close

00:45:21recent times, so I'll go Celtic to nick

00:45:23it 2-1, but I think Hibs will put in a good performance.

00:45:25OK, we'll hold you to that.

00:45:27Dundee against Hearts.

00:45:29Hearts, buoyant by the fact that

00:45:31Steven Ace has got that new deal,

00:45:33but of course also excited

00:45:35by the fact that you

00:45:37have new players in.

00:45:39Players on the bench that can come on

00:45:41and make a difference. Heldrangers to a 0-0.

00:45:43So clearly

00:45:45all things looking good

00:45:47and I wouldn't rule out them

00:45:49I mean, Tam thinks Lauren Shanklin

00:45:51will stay. I wouldn't rule out

00:45:53them adding maybe

00:45:55one or two others before the window closes.

00:45:57I think Hearts were comfortable last year.

00:45:59Third in the league. A breath of fresh

00:46:01air. Never got near

00:46:03the second place

00:46:05Heldrangers. I think this year the

00:46:07expectations will be to try and get a wee bit

00:46:09closer. But I think Dens Park,

00:46:11as they proved last year, is going to be a tough

00:46:13place to go to. Anybody going

00:46:15down there will have to play particularly well

00:46:17to get away with three points.

00:46:19I think if Hearts are going to continue

00:46:21to be that dominant third

00:46:23team, they'll have to go

00:46:25to Dens and win and get

00:46:27three points.

00:46:29Last week it was the Dundee derby. It was great

00:46:31to watch. Great excitement. Both

00:46:33sides having a go on the

00:46:35front foot. Do you know what was refreshing about it, Tam?

00:46:37Watching two teams and

00:46:39the only thing on their mind was to play the ball forward.

00:46:41Pass the ball forward.

00:46:43The pitch was magnificent at Tanneryce.

00:46:45I was sitting in the press

00:46:47box thinking, this is

00:46:49a joy. If only this could be what

00:46:51we're watching week in, week

00:46:53out. Yeah, I think it's

00:46:55always been a really good derby. Even going back

00:46:57to the times I played. I think it was a 2-1.

00:46:59The two games I played. There's been

00:47:01lots of goals in this fixture, Peter.

00:47:03I think both teams went out to try and win the game.

00:47:05If you've got two teams who believe they

00:47:07can win the game and they both

00:47:09attack each other, you get an open game.

00:47:11You don't get that if one team thinks

00:47:13we need to sit in. So both teams need to take

00:47:15great credit for going for it.

00:47:17Two each was probably a fair result.

00:47:19It's a totally different game now.

00:47:21The high and the atmosphere of that, coming back

00:47:23at home to play a strong Hearts

00:47:25team. I think

00:47:27there'll be goals in this as well. I think Hearts might nick it.

00:47:293-2 in a thriller.

00:47:31I think Dundee have got goals in them but I'm not convinced of them

00:47:33at the back. Yeah, it's an interesting

00:47:35point you make. Tony Daugherty,

00:47:37just on reflection, as he

00:47:39prepares for the visit of Hearts, reckons

00:47:41that some of his players get caught up in the

00:47:43whole hype around that

00:47:45derby. The important bit, from

00:47:47my point of view, is to make sure that the

00:47:49players are laser-focused in the game.

00:47:51They can't get caught up in any of the

00:47:53surroundings. I thought we suffered a little bit

00:47:55from that last

00:47:57week. So it's important that we just focus on the game.

00:47:59We've been working all week on a game plan

00:48:01and we've identified in Hearts

00:48:03they've got a lot of strengths

00:48:05but they've also got weaknesses. So it's important that we

00:48:07negate the strengths

00:48:09and exploit the weaknesses. And if we do that

00:48:11and we carry out that game plan, we'll give ourselves

00:48:13every chance of taking points.

00:48:15Interesting times.

00:48:17He's done his homework. Will it be enough?

00:48:19Give us your thoughts on it. Regarding

00:48:21Hearts, they're going to be holding talks with Cammy Devlin

00:48:23and Xander Clark about

00:48:25extending their contracts.

00:48:27Kosuke Tagawa has left to

00:48:29join J League side, Kishima

00:48:31Antlers. Didn't

00:48:33quite set their head on fire. Three goals,

00:48:3521 games. He's off.

00:48:37There could be a few more out the door.

00:48:39How much did they get for him?

00:48:41For the boy Tagawa from the

00:48:43Kishima Antlers?

00:48:45Was he dear?

00:48:47Was he dear? No.

00:48:49Let's move on. I knew it was

00:48:51coming. I could see it going and I'm thinking,

00:48:53where is he going with this? How is he going to ram

00:48:55in this pun?

00:48:57But he's managed to do it.

00:48:59Anyway, and don't forget you can hear

00:49:01more of those puns on his new show

00:49:03when he leaves us.

00:49:07By the way, a Hearts

00:49:09fan says Ryan Jack's not good enough for Hearts.

00:49:11Really?

00:49:13I think he's good enough for Hearts.

00:49:15Illusions of grandeur at Hearts ready.

00:49:17You look at the players Hearts have got in there.

00:49:19They've got Danda in there, the wee boy

00:49:21Devlin. They're quite busy players.

00:49:23I don't know where he

00:49:25would fit into the way that they're trying to play.

00:49:27I'm not saying they're after him.

00:49:29I'm just saying he's available.

00:49:31Where do you play him?

00:49:33I think he's good enough and I think he can make an impact.

00:49:35Listen, we'll wait

00:49:37and see. I think

00:49:39Hearts are going to win it 2-1. 3-2 for me.

00:49:413-2 Hearts. 2-1 Hearts.

00:49:43Aberdeen against St Merton.

00:49:45This could be interesting. Obviously

00:49:47the Dons managed to defeat

00:49:49St Johnson by two goals

00:49:51to one.

00:49:53I'm not going to say this is

00:49:55the change

00:49:57in Aberdeen.

00:49:59Because we've seen

00:50:01I'm not saying

00:50:03false Don, Don of a new era.

00:50:05You name it. I'm just saying

00:50:07I just can't

00:50:09envisage that massive change.

00:50:11It has to happen, Peter.

00:50:13I don't think the Aberdeen supporters

00:50:15will suffer another year.

00:50:17The manager has done well since they came in.

00:50:19They've got reasonable results.

00:50:21I think he has to send the Aberdeen fans

00:50:23away with a big smile on their face tomorrow.

00:50:25I think he's got to set his stall out

00:50:27right away.

00:50:29The fans have got to go away saying

00:50:31we're going to be top six this year.

00:50:33Aberdeen supporters will probably

00:50:35be looking for a third or fourth.

00:50:37These are the games he's got to win.

00:50:39The other thing about it as well is

00:50:41they'll need to move quickly if Mioski

00:50:43heads out the door to try and get

00:50:45something that's going to excite the fans.

00:50:47I'm sure they've got the players

00:50:49and the irons in the fire in terms of strikers

00:50:51to come in, Peter. I think they've always known

00:50:53they're going to lose them at some point.

00:50:55Staying beyond this window, I think there's

00:50:57too many clubs in for him. There's so much interest.

00:50:59Aberdeen will just be trying to get a bidding war

00:51:01to get as big a fee as possible.

00:51:03It'll be a huge, huge miss for them.

00:51:05He scored 20 plus goals last season and they were dire.

00:51:07If you put him on a good side,

00:51:09I think he scores a lot of goals.

00:51:11I think that Aberdeen,

00:51:13in the evidence of the St Johnstone game

00:51:15on Monday night, Peter looked a decent outfit.

00:51:17They've signed a lot of players

00:51:19and they're playing a high press and they're getting after teams.

00:51:21I would expect them to play

00:51:23to beat a St Mirren team

00:51:25who could possibly be tired after doing a lot of running

00:51:27last night

00:51:29in that game against Bergen.

00:51:31They had to cover a lot of ground and I think they'll

00:51:33take advantage of that and win that comfortably 2-0.

00:51:35Michael Taylor says,

00:51:372-0 to the Dons. McGrath the first goal scorer,

00:51:39who knows, couldn't rule it out.

00:51:41I'm going to go 1-1,

00:51:43because I think St Mirren

00:51:45off the back of that result,

00:51:47they just look like

00:51:49a well-oiled outfit

00:51:51who completely understand

00:51:53the manager's

00:51:55instructions,

00:51:57but I think the five or six players

00:51:59that he was talking about that couldn't

00:52:01quite lay a glove on Bran will need to turn up.

00:52:03I think

00:52:05obviously St Mirren will make a goal of it,

00:52:07but I think the whole buzz about Aberdeen

00:52:09being up there, the supporters,

00:52:11I think it would need enough of a full stadium

00:52:13and that's one of the reasons why I think they have to win.

00:52:15I think they've got players

00:52:17that have shown to the start of the season

00:52:19that they will win,

00:52:21and I'm going to go Aberdeen 2-0.

00:52:23Okay, Killie against

00:52:25St Johnstone,

00:52:27Kilmarnock will have to produce something

00:52:29I hope in Europe next week,

00:52:31but they're up against a St Johnstone side that I think

00:52:33are going to be

00:52:35relegated. There you are, I've said it.

00:52:37I think they'll be

00:52:39stuffy. I think St Johnstone

00:52:41will try and sit in

00:52:43and try and take anything they can away from home.

00:52:45At home,

00:52:47the problem, as we all know, is strikers

00:52:49scoring goals. It hasn't happened.

00:52:51I just think

00:52:53Kilmarnock have got more goal power

00:52:55in their team.

00:52:57If the wee boy Armstrong's fit, healed,

00:52:59cause a few damage.

00:53:01There's only one winner for me and that's Kilmarnock.

00:53:03I'm going to go Kilmarnock as well.

00:53:05Narrow win, Peter.

00:53:071-0.

00:53:09Adam Webb who says

00:53:11the booze ban in Scottish football

00:53:13is irrational and clubs are being

00:53:15handcuffed by the law.

00:53:17You can drink at matches.

00:53:19The hospitality

00:53:21allows quite a number of

00:53:23fans to have a drink.

00:53:25You just can't get it on

00:53:27the kiosks the way we

00:53:29were able to in English

00:53:31football when we were watching

00:53:33a few games. You took full advantage

00:53:35of it. You were absolutely plastered.

00:53:39I think that's something

00:53:41that I think is a good point.

00:53:43He said they're handcuffed by the law.

00:53:45It's one law for one set of fans and another

00:53:47law for others.

00:53:49I'm not surprised that there's an American owner coming over.

00:53:51I think you've heard that from every American owner

00:53:53that's come over here. I think Ron Gordon

00:53:55was the same at Hibs.

00:53:57It's so regular

00:53:59over in American soccer.

00:54:01When I was playing over there, people sit at the game

00:54:03and have a beer. You go up and buy a hot dog,

00:54:05you buy a beer. That's all sports.

00:54:07That's not just football. That's baseball,

00:54:09American football, everything.

00:54:11He's come over and went,

00:54:13you can't get a drink at the games. Why?

00:54:15Obviously he's not seen the running pitch battles

00:54:17in 1981

00:54:19with Celtic Rangers which

00:54:21obviously the booze ban came into effect

00:54:23after that. It is 44 years ago.

00:54:25People should be trusted

00:54:27to have a beer but

00:54:29unfortunately we live in a country where

00:54:31we just can't really trust people to do it.

00:54:33We must be near

00:54:35a trial period.

00:54:37We must be near challenging it.

00:54:39That's what I'm saying. We must have a trial.

00:54:41Let's have

00:54:43a season to see how it goes and see

00:54:45if people can behave themselves.

00:54:47The stumbling block is the police. The police will not

00:54:49handle any trouble at all.

00:54:51Any trouble at any of the games

00:54:53is drink. But with all due respect

00:54:55Ruffey, they should challenge

00:54:57it and say you cannot

00:54:59have a situation where everybody can go to

00:55:01Murrayfield and have a right good bevy

00:55:03but you can't go to a match and have a pint.

00:55:05If you break the law,

00:55:07you break the law. You're arrested.

00:55:09You suffer the consequences.

00:55:11I agree Peter.

00:55:13People should be trusted but it will just be a small element

00:55:15that maybe lets it down.

00:55:17I'm sure we agree

00:55:19with Ruffey. Let's try it out and see

00:55:21because it will bring more revenue into

00:55:23Scottish football. Absolutely.

00:55:25Ross County v Dundee United to finish guys.

00:55:27It was 0-0.

00:55:29It was a terrible game. I watched that match

00:55:31as well.

00:55:33Not great. Not too

00:55:35excited by what Ross County

00:55:37have to offer at the moment. Dundee United

00:55:39surprised me Ruffey.

00:55:41Because of all the mumping and moaning about Jim Goodman

00:55:43I was going up there thinking they were going

00:55:45to be terrible to watch but they were

00:55:47really good. I think Ross County

00:55:49are always difficult up

00:55:51there at home in particular.

00:55:53It's the beginning of the season. They've already got a point

00:55:55under their belt

00:55:57so I think they'll put up a good show.

00:55:59I don't think they'll beat Dundee United but I think they'll be good

00:56:01enough to get another point.

00:56:03I think Dundee United will win it 1-0.

00:56:05I think the goals in this Peter. I was impressed with Dundee United

00:56:07in the derby. I thought in the

00:56:09forward areas particularly Trapanovsky

00:56:11looked different class and I think they'll go up there

00:56:13and win that 3-1.

00:56:15Miller Thompson looked good as well.

00:56:17They've certainly got a lot

00:56:19more pace and power. It was a

00:56:21totally transformed team from the championship team.

00:56:23Bar the back three

00:56:25the midfield and the forward line was drastically

00:56:27changed from that championship team.

00:56:29I think they look better. On our feed

00:56:31James says Dundee United 2-0.

00:56:35One of our other

00:56:37viewers has mentioned

00:56:39exactly Peter, you commit a crime

00:56:41somewhere you should get lifted.

00:56:43You shouldn't punish fans because

00:56:45of the sport they choose

00:56:47to watch.

00:56:49You can obviously have booze

00:56:51here in Holland as well.

00:56:53Yeah, you can have it all over the place.

00:56:55It's just

00:56:57this country. We need to take a more

00:56:59responsible outlook on it

00:57:01and give the football fans the chance

00:57:03to have a drink. Everything in moderation

00:57:05to be honest with you.

00:57:07Which is what I was appealing to him that night

00:57:09at Anfield. I said look Tam

00:57:11this is your sixth red wine.

00:57:13You did get hospitality Peter which was

00:57:15free drinks. I've got to take advantage

00:57:17of it. Absolutely.

00:57:19My interview after the game will live long in the memory

00:57:21where you asked me about the game

00:57:23and I didn't even know who was playing.

00:57:25Where I was.

00:57:27Anyway,

00:57:29just quickly before we go

00:57:31Down South, Charity Shield,

00:57:33Man City, Man United. Are United better

00:57:35this season after that vote

00:57:37of confidence for Ten Hag? I think they have

00:57:39to be better. Will they be

00:57:41better enough to take

00:57:43Man City?

00:57:45They've still got their quality players. That was amazing

00:57:47amount of money they got for

00:57:49I'm going to try and pronounce his name.

00:57:5182 million.

00:57:53Unbelievable. One of these

00:57:55big clubs throw at each other.

00:57:57Incredible. I think he wanted a new challenge

00:57:59apparently and of course it helps

00:58:01City when they have to duck and dive on the

00:58:03financial fear of play.

00:58:05Okay

00:58:07Charity Shield.

00:58:09Give us a scoreline.

00:58:11Man City 2-0.

00:58:13I'm going to go 2-1 to Man United.

00:58:15Simply because you've seen the FA Cup final

00:58:17I think Ten Hag knows how to play them and they've got pace

00:58:19on the counter attack to

00:58:21get in behind that

00:58:23City back line.

00:58:25I'll go with City to win 2-1.

00:58:27Just a footnote, Lee Carsley, interim

00:58:29England manager.

00:58:31He was appointed by the Republic of Ireland. He's been with the

00:58:33under-21s at England.

00:58:35He's got a little run of

00:58:37games that he'll be in charge until

00:58:39they decide who's getting it full time.

00:58:41I think this was always in the cards, Peter.

00:58:43I think it was heavily linked to Ireland and I think he knocked that

00:58:45job back because we obviously

00:58:47had a vested interest in that job with Neil.

00:58:49We were looking to see the runners and riders

00:58:51because we'd put a lot of money on Neil to get that job

00:58:53which unfortunately he didn't. I think Lee

00:58:55was always thinking to himself

00:58:57if Gareth Southgate leaves, I could be in it.

00:58:59He'd done a fantastic job with the under-21s.

00:59:01I think they won the Euros

00:59:03or the Under-21 World Cup. I think it was the Euros.

00:59:05He's very highly rated with English

00:59:07FA so I'm not surprised

00:59:09that he's in there. That's a job he's been waiting for.

00:59:11Thank you

00:59:13to so many of you

00:59:15for your comments.

00:59:17Some of them positive, some of them negative.

00:59:19I like to take everything on the chin.

00:59:21One comment says

00:59:23Tam, you're right, as a Scotsman

00:59:25if there's free drink, it's an obligation

00:59:27to go there and have a

00:59:29good night out. You didn't cause any trouble

00:59:31to be fair to you.

00:59:33I'm a happy drunk.

00:59:35As he swayed down the Anfield Road

00:59:37just bumping into

00:59:39cars, he seemed happy

00:59:41enough so I just let him go.

00:59:43Still doesn't

00:59:45beat you and Maggie in a night out.

00:59:47It's quite early.

00:59:49Five or six would be early enough

00:59:51to open the cocktail bar.

00:59:53Absolutely.

00:59:55Once you two get the champers.

00:59:57Listen, have a great weekend.

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