The forward scored at Wembley that day, with Dobbie absorbed quickly by the mass revelry of team-mates and bibbed substitutes overcome after watching the Welsh side establish a three-goal lead in the first half of the match with Reading.
IT is not only the main stand at Tynecastle which has been under construction this week. In an office across the city a smile is starting to take shape on the face of Leslie Deans, his lightening mood building on the steady optimism of a football fan whose team are showing visible signs of progress. Two captivating victories in the league, against Rangers and Motherwell, and a productive transfer window have restored supporters’ trust in this Hearts side, and the coaching team which has led them into the fifth round of the William Hill Scottish Cup. Their focus will return to that competition today, and the visit of city rivals Hibernian.
IT did not take long for the red mist to descend on the Hamilton Academical supporters gathered inside McDiarmid Park. As Ali Crawford watched his close-range shot clear the crossbar and disappear behind a row of seats in the stand behind, one young fan, either seeking some physical manifestation of his frustration or a means of obscuring the sorry scene before him, let off a smoke bomb. By the time the red cloud had dissipated the Lanarkshire side were a goal behind and on their way to a ninth league defeat of the season.
A PROMOTIONAL video was produced ahead of St Johnstone’s win over Hamilton Academical. The footage, which went viral after it was released online, showed players such as Chris Millar and Blair Alston cavorting around McDiarmid Park while mouthing the words to Eiffel 65’s hit from the late ‘90s Blue.
Queen of the South 2 Linfield 0 after extra time
A BUS pulled slowly away from New Douglas Park a little after 5.30 on Saturday evening. Behind the windows the Inverness Caledonian Thistle players could be seen gabbing away quietly, while their manager, Richie Foran, sat towards the front, detached from the group. Not even an hour had passed since Inverness came from behind to recover a satisfying league point in Lanarkshire, but at that moment Foran was aware that his side still had a long road ahead of them.
THERE is a red double-decker bus parked off to the side of the main stand at New Douglas Park. It seems possible that it will be repositioned in front of goal by the time Hamilton Academical return for the next home match, against Aberdeen towards the end of this month.
TOMMY WILSON, the former Scotland youth coach, wants the Scottish Football Association to follow the example set by Euro 2016 qualifying rivals Germany and Poland by using immigration to their advantage.
