AHEAD of the Scottish Youth Cup final next month, many of Celtic's aspiring talents will have already allowed their young minds to wander to the showpiece occasion at Hampden.
IT has been obvious for some weeks that the Irn-Bru First Division is going to be a two-horse race this season and Partick Thistle are timing their charge for the line just right.
A goal from Stevie May – a strike which showed both ingenuity and decisive intent – was a suitable way to earn Hamilton a third win in four matches, but it was not befitting this meeting with Cowdenbeath.
Kevin Rutkiewicz wasted little time in setting the record straight as he considered Morton's capacity to win the Irn-Bru First Division title this season, despite faltering in their last two matches.
Morton's failure to again secure three points from a match they were expected to win cost them their place at the summit of the First Division after they could earn only a draw against third-bottom Cowdenbeath.
After an interminable wait for this tie to finally take place, St Johnstone wasted no time securing their passage to the fifth round of the William Hill Scottish Cup at Central Park last night.
J ACKIE McNamara's men stretched their unblemished league record to six straight wins, albeit with a victory ultimately earned by endeavour rather than flair.