Rationalizes in the food to go market making sandwiches salads hot food and snacks a 4th person has died after being shot by a gunman in Strasburg's Christmas market in northeastern France on Choose day the killer should if she can't was cornered by police in the city and shot dead last night Donald Trump's former personal lawyer says the president ordered him to pay off $2.00 women during the 2016 presidential election even though he knew it was wrong in an interview with A.B.C. News Michael Cohen said Mr Trump was concerned that the stories would affect his electoral prospects Mr Trump has said he never directed his former attorney to break the law a contract has been awarded to demolish Scotland's oldest nuclear reactor that didn't really nuclear power complex near 30 was built using 600 tons of steel but was shut down in 1969 the entire didn't recites in the process of being decommissioned the process is expected to last until 2030. Are paid to pad it in Oxford has shown he's got the hang of Internet shopping by ordering gifts via his owners for the sack to beat a device Rocco has removed from his animal sanctuary persuading to much has been communicating with the device to question eat his opening his own or Vishnu ski says a whole host of orders have been placed in he or raisins or poorly Ice Cream Sandwich a she really likes them a butter knife and one quote Ryan would like to see what comes out of 1st bread watermelon berries so quite a few things you know the supporters Thomas them can thank you Christine they're barely in head coach Neil Lennon says he would be willing to speak to the Celtic striker league reface about his personal issues Lennon has experienced mental health issues of his own and to manage Griffiths at Celtic and says discussing problems is better than suffering in. Silence manager Steven Gerrard says rangers don't need to make wholesale changes in January but must add quality players to compete with Celtic and in European competition Meanwhile their Brooks club have been fined 14000 pounds by you a 5 to a fun run on the pitch in their home Europa League tie against a view Rio as well as objects being thrown in rugby the Glasgow who Curt Fraser Brian has been ruled out for 8 to 10 weeks with a knee injury that means he could miss the start of Scotland's 6 Nations campaign meanwhile properly Carroll has signed a contract extension with Glasgow until 2020 and then snicker both Sean Murphy and Mark Owen are through to the semifinals of the Scottish Open in Glasgow after respective 5 nil wins in their quarterfinal matches the other 2 quarterfinals take place later at the Emirates Arena that's a sports. Free to tell but as the travel Thank you Thomas well as Christine was saying in the news there's the Met Office the warning of snow and ice over the weekend which is expected to cause widespread travel to shop should we will keep you up to date from tomorrow morning I'll be here still seeing problems with Scot Rail services out of Aberdeen dun de Paris Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street and I stare to cancellations today and north of Aberdeen delays on the A 947 old Meldrum road through pneumatic on both directions at the road works and the A 90 done D N D's call to see a little condone H.G.V. On the king's way to come off for fraud causing problems this evening was a lame blocked by a parent by and traffic backed up on approach back to Clipper high shined about it and the piccolo create to pass through it still see 50 minute delays that I didn't kill through the road works on the M 8 East by an cues from 6 new highs to 5 part to Little was closed briefly for a time for a police incident that's B.B.C. Radio Scotland travel and the weather a trying night for much of central and eastern Scotland under clear skies the BE A Touch of Frost closure in the West with outbreaks of rain and as we've been saying tomorrow expect Treen sleet and snow to Asian from the Atlantic becoming heavier throughout the day no say the crew chunk has the conditions forecast for tomorrow. Thank you all who started the details for climbers and hillwalkers rain sleet and snow in the west at 1st will spread eastwards to affect all areas that with the precipitation falling as snow across most of the hills the snow will become heavy and persistent especially across southern parts of the Highlands on the southern uplands there the strong south to say the silly winds will create blizzards with rifting snow leading to white it conditions in some areas rain or sleet will fall at some lower elevations and there will be an additional risk of freezing rain occurring in some places especially across southern and central areas winds at Mineral level will be gale or severe gale force so thirst saith easterlies with mean speeds of 50 to 55 miles per hour gusts up to $70.00 to $80.00 mph are likely in exposed areas possibly up to $100.00 mph over the highest summits and temperatures will remain below 0 on the Munros old generally aren't minus 2 Celsius but feeling much colder than this due to the wind chill the freezing level will be arraigned 400 meters and Clay bases will be above 100 meters 3000 feet at 1st in many places but as low as 450 meters 1500 feet in some parts of the West but by the afternoon clade basis will be 300 to 500 meters one phase and 1700 feet in many places but 900 meters 3000 feet and parts of the North visibility will be moderate or good in many places at 1st but then drop considerably as the snow starts with 0 visibility in some places and know the forecast for the inch for water in Scotland Benteke point 3 directly ahead safety silly 6 or 7 possibly Gale lifted and seas rough becoming very rough later they had to keep breath including Orkney southerly 6 to Gale 8 and the seas moderate rough becoming very rough rough that day into the Mull of Kintyre East to say 34 to 6 locally 7. And seize moderate or rough and Mull of Kintyre to the middle of Gallo easterly or say 36 to 78 and seize rough to very rough That's B.B.C. Radio Scotland whether you're listening to New Strike the time no 10 past 6 and the prime ministers insisted she's still confident she can steer her breaks that deal through parliament despite leaving the latest E.U. Summit without the assurances she says she needs to win over conservative M.P.'s the E.U. 27 rebuffed her call for a legally binding guarantee but Mrs Me rejected the suggestion that they've given up on her what was very clear from the fellow leaders that I've spoken to is that they want to ensure that this deal can get over the line and they want to work with the U.K. To ensure that that is what happens as a very clear commitment to the jail to saying this is the best way forward and working with us in order to achieve that meanwhile tonight in London there was a rally by the Leave mean leave me leave means leave campaign one of the speakers will be the Democratic Unionist M.P. Sami Wilson he was unimpressed by what happened in Brussels today I think that most people will be dismayed once again the prime minister on behalf of our country has been slapped Dein by the. Negotiators I think that also if you look at what has come out of that of confirmed of all of our worst fears I'm joined now by our political correspondent Nick Good evening to you good evening what are clearly events in Brussels am have shaken things up this week how have they gone down with the people at this rally perhaps heading towards what they might want which is a a new deal breaks it possibly though I suspect the message from that rally tonight will be one of anger at what's happened today because most of the people who are speaking at this rally tonight are M.P.'s and most of them are angry dismayed disappointed that the backstop issue remains the big stumbling block in. Exit negotiations these are people who think the back stop to avoid a hard border in Ireland no matter what happens as constrains the U.K. Too much gives away too much sovereignty and needs to come out of any breaks it deal but what we've seen over the last 48 hours in Brussels is the E.U. Standing extremely farm and saying that will not happen the S. There might be some sort of clarification or an when the backstop would or wouldn't be used or when the U.K. Could or couldn't leave it but the idea of revisiting the whole withdrawal agreement in which the backstops contained isn't going to happen so I suspect there will be a lot of criticism of the prime minister at this rally tonight and a lot of people as I say very angry that that backstop issue is far from being solved and it's not just going to be sort of well known conservative breaks that here is they are either some labor people expected to Yes that's right Graham strong are both Labor M.P.'s will be there as well which is a useful reminder that you know the Labor Party's position in this has always been one that seems to want a closer relationship with the European Union than the prime minister is proposing the front bench want to have a apparent Customs Union of course but I think there's also a reminder there that there are some on the on the labor benches who who want a clean break who want to move farther away from the European Union and when we in the transition period ends at the end of 2020 there's a lot going on in the Labor Party at the moment I think it is a polite way of saying there's some confusion over what labor does next aside from those with these kind of stringent views on what breaks it should look like there are arguments within the leadership of the party as well about what happens next but we will go. That remains a site that isn't just people who want a closer or potentially to stay in the unit being union that are making arguments for in the party Nick Many thanks for joining us that was Nick carefully there our correspondent at Westminster now a former manager of Celtic boys' club has been found guilty of 9 charges of sexually abusing young footballers Frank your knee who's $83.00 has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register and was granted bail until he sentenced next month our Home Affairs Correspondent reveal Alderson joins me now just reveal give us the background to this case where Frank Kenny who as you say is 83 was a very powerful figure out sort of the Boys' Club a power figure who had the power to make or break the young careers of footballers who he was in charge of and he was in charge of boys aged 16 and over at Celtic they trained at Parkhead and also a bar a field the training ground of Celtic in the sixty's and seventy's and there and at another. Boy's Club he. Indecently assaulted and abused many boys under his control and 9 charges were before the court Hamilton show of court today and as you say he was found guilty of all 9 of these now he has always denied any wrongdoing but throughout the trial. Which he sat listening to proceedings with an earphone because of his hearing difficulties he heard evidence from a number of young boys who had been abused by him and they get fairly graphic details of the abuse that that he had handed out so what happens to him now well he's been found guilty he will return to Hamilton chair of court on January the 25th to be sentence he's been placed on the sexual offenders register. He made no comment as he left the court he was helped out of the court and picked up outside by friends and relatives. One of the his victims to whom we've been speaking has been giving some details of the abuse he said it took place in a car when Frank Kenny had given him a lift home and when he asked him to desist after that he was frozen out as he is he put it by Celtic Boys Club and was was never picked again he had to hard to leave the club and that was the end I suppose of his potential career the sheriff I have to say Daniel Kelly Q.C. Page tributes to the victims who had given evidence in court he said it must have been very difficult for them after so many years because these events took place in the late sixty's and early seventy's to have these matters held up to public scrutiny so and he thanked the jury for their attention over the past 7 days of this trial as I say Mr Kenny will return to court on the 25th of January but he is the 3rd man connected to Celtic boys' club in the last few weeks who has been found guilty of abusing boys the most high profile of course was Jim top of the Form a coach who last month was jailed for 6 years we will thank you that was revealed Alderson near our home affairs correspondent It's 17 minutes past 6 and the oldest community health project in Scotland is facing closure after losing its public funding without being told why the organization in Pilton in Edinburgh is one of $35.00 that has applications for grants rejected under a new funding procedure its supporters say it will be a huge boost to one of the country's most deprived D.D.'s David Kevin reports. The. Total Community Health Boards of began life and. He needs to speak to my clothes at the end of March next year supports or staged a demonstration this morning I said everybody says the chambers I didn't speak was he decided it was the. Day he did you wish it was the projects and applied for renewed score funding from the Edinburgh integration joint boards which as a 650000000 pounds budget for health and social care and the capital application was made under a new process which was criticised by a member of the project's board's former M.S.P. And M.P. Malcolm Chisholm it has taken into account of the track record of this project for example targets have always been met or exceeded the last ditch appeal didn't succeed and the obligation was to die in the project co-director Helen Scammell said they hadn't been told why the process is flawed because a perfectly good Community Health Project working on inequalities and health and one of the most deprived areas in our community is likely to close if they don't find a solution and they don't profess this decision sometime and that's appalling absolutely appalling. For our rights the project runs 10 different services for 2000 people the funding process didn't take the impact in its closure into account I did it's based on polls and this afternoon volunteers were packing Christmas food parcels for local families that's going to be a lot of people depend on. P.C.H. People. A lifeline you know and if it wasn't here would not make a difference to like I have a tough enough and I'll still like to. So important to. Really. Get near the house and the markets involved in this process meant there were always going to be winners and losers over 150 organizations submitted applications for funding for throwing 31000000 pounds but it was only 14000000 pounds on the part the board chair is Labor councillor Recchi Henderson presume you didn't go into politics to cut funds for things like the Pelton Community Health Project and indeed you know the. Good point what was important for us that you said though was that we had a process that was fair. Visual Bost and that way any recommendations that come through it. With the aspirations of the I.G.B. But also that could be justified by by sure that we've gone through a field process as an independent chair who was involved to oversee the process to ensure that everything was was above board the thought sector helped core design. And conduct the whole process and they still support the. Process I gives us confidence that the process Well we managed it was the correct one and it was a fair one the board has instructed its officials to help their organizations which were unsuccessful to find alternative funding and to identify alternative services for service users but in polls and it was a great deal of concern and very little optimism David Kay when they're reporting from Edinburgh an international conference in Poland is still trying to finalize the deal and how to tackle climate change but delegates from almost 200 countries are yet to agree how to implement the Paris claimants accord reached 3 years ago Matz MacGraw is the B.B.C.'s environment correspondent and he's at the conference in cuts of it so Matt Good evening to you we're still waiting for some kind of agreement will it be a long night ahead do you think. I theories will be lower they delegate. Here I have been working for the last 2 weeks as you say 14000 people from about 200 countries have been working hard on texts trying to work out the technicalities of the rules of the Paris Agreement highly technical stuff they've released a new text today which many people think is represent some progress they're about to release another one and then we'll find out whether or not they they will go through tonight and it's possibly likely that they will so. Agreement is in sight they will look they will get there the question of how strong or how weak it will be that is still in the balance and it must be hard for 200 countries to agree to something water the main disagreements. That's a really good question that it's a very complex situation where there are so many interlocking parts of the deal so there's a lot of people want to see one set of rules for everybody rich and poor countries the poor countries are saying well we also want certainty on finance and money that we're going to get in the future and the richer countries are also saying well we also want to see more effort on cutting carbon from everybody by 2020 and we want to see that everybody can be shown to do be doing what they're doing so these are all interlocking elements. As I said nothing is agreed here until everything is agreed which slows down progress enormously and I would say that the key sticking points of the moment are just getting those fundamentals in place how much of a how much of a. Trade off Can there be between getting countries to sign up to one set of rules which may not see Jerry body and at the same time getting everybody rich countries included to their ambition as it's called to increase their plans they have to cut carbon before 2020 and how urgently are the different nations taking this then because suppose it depends how much you have to lose and or the former president said they'll be hailed to pee if countries feel to take significant states but the mold these very very vulnerable to climate change that's right I think the the conscience of the conference in some respects other countries the climate vulnerable countries like the Maltese. Who are the ones who are pressing harder for the richer countries to do more not just in terms of putting carbon but in providing money there's a big big dispute about a thing called loss and damage which is essentially means the poor countries want the richer countries to kind of pay for them in the future for anything that might be storm damage or things like that that might be related to climate change the richer countries really balk at that idea because they don't want to be on the hook for billions of pounds over the indefinite future so that's a sticking point we we believe that they might be able to find some compromise on that but it's a kind of very difficult long term problem that they're trying to sort out here is about 100 ministers here drugs running around with the U.N. Secretary general all having meetings trying to find some compromises some form of words I will keep the spirit of the participants live here what they're trying to do in Paris alive yet at the same time not you know lose too many people like United States who are leaving this party leaving this process and they don't want to encourage a raucous was of President Trump who might be quite happy to find that fly interest OK thank you so much for joining us that was mats McGrath there the B.B.C.'s environment correspondent at the conference in captive it sir is 24 minutes past 6 Friday Sportsline follows us at half past David you are in the warmth of the 20. Percent there Ira at the Tony Marconi stadium set and on the wall I would say it's a beautiful night here lovely night for football maybe a wee bit chilly I was listening to Brian McLaughlin on your program at 25 past 5 he was saying it was subzero he did not shoot the sky a few tears away the man but. As a pocket shall we say but should be the evening will be warmed by the action on the field Premiership game the C. Evening fill live coverage of Livingston start the day in 7th in the Premiership people against Hearts unfold hearts could go up to 2nd place at us not to. Xers me Weyl my athletics is good is but I'm McLaughlin's meteorology So no I actually want to. Be a good match tonight and this is believe in the Livingston's 3rd game in 6 days so where join us for food live coverage My guests are Peter Histon and Scott McDonald Rob MacLean calling the action David Cuddy enjoy it now the sports bulletin with Thomas Duncan thank You that had their name coach head coach Neil Lennon says he would be willing to speak to the Celtic striker league reface about his personal issues Lennon has experienced mental health issues of his own and manage Griffiths at Celtic and says he can empathise with his problems sometimes that it builds and builds and builds and then individual and then the sort of over the edge is the need support you know the end of days a human being every all of the issues and unfortunately for the family his is the sort of player in the public eye we all want to. Make a speedy recovery manager Steven Gerrard says rangers don't need to make wholesale changes in January but must add quality players to compete with Celtic and in European competition Rangers fail to qualify from their Europa League group following Thursday's one no defeat by Rapid Vienna and Gerrard says it's clear additions to the squad are needed Meanwhile the i Books club club have been fined 14000 pounds by you before for the throwing of objects and after a fun run on the pitch in their home Europa League tie against via Reale last month . As David was mentioning their one much in the Premiership tonight as Livingston host heart sank at the time capsule side could go level on points with Celtic at the top of the table with a win manager Trygve in has been impressed by opponents Livingston all the stories given market hope so that you know the division last year I don't know but teams push. To get out of it with relatively small budget. Audible to each other side's really cheap and then of course. Medals from our season the most boring. Choose an awful lot. Of us want to form the other team captain Graeme Shinnie says he will take his time before making a decision on his future the 27 year old's contract at Pittodrie is up in the summer having joined in 2015 and he admits he has plenty to consider of us or believed they were. This is the big controversy mean in the Big Televen in McCleary still. City but I'm going to. Speak to my family and meet with decision when it comes know the big game in English football this weekend as Liverpool against Manchester United on Sunday League leaders Liverpool are 16 points clear of their fierce rivals but manager your gun club says juicy marrying your side still have a lot of quality players they have strikers they can switch between Rushmore look at ARCO and others they have they have lingo they have muscle that unbelievable qualities will be don't judge the points they have we just a quality they have and be prepared for that and finally the Glasgow Hooper Fraser Brown is likely to miss at least the 1st 2 matches of Scotland's 6 Nations campaign Brian will be sidelined for $8.00 to $10.00 weeks with a knee injury thanks Thomas let's go over to treason a. And a last look at the trouble thank you laudable there is a Met Office Amber warning of snow and ice over the weekend which is expected to cause childish option the critters will be out overnight but extra care is needed I will keep you updated from tomorrow morning from 8 o'clock still seeing problems with Scott Joel services out of Aberdeen Dundee Perth and Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street the border on fair to consolations today so this again may affect him weekend travelling and cancellations and destruction to many ferry services to days to do check before heading out on the 81000 done. On the kings we can all 4 for road causing problems this evening was a lame blow placed by parent by and traffic backed up in approach back to cleave I have found bike that's B.B.C. Radio Scotland travel somebody. To these top stories to these M A says she can still persuade the E.U. To help her win new frame ps opposed to her breaks that deal a former manager of Celtic Boys' Clubs been found guilty or 9 charges a sexually abusing young footballers and snow and ice are expected to create dangerous travelling conditions across large parts of Scotland this weekend stay tuned to B.B.C. Radio Scotland for more on that that's it from you strive for tonight have a lovely Friday evening. To cool was our poll to see what approach. Of reaction from all the biggest games I could suck B.B.C. B. Disco I sports on today comes alive and reasoning from way slow then we're living stood at home to Hearts in the Premiership a live coverage coming up we'll also be hearing from Neil Lennon the only Griffith's talking referees as usual and looking ahead to the rest of the weekend's action takes it all today and 5 join in via. Social media at B.B.C. Sport so. The sex is sport something from B.B.C. Radio School. Parents to substitute. I guess what's good evening and welcome to sports on tonight Tony Mark or only as you know formerly known as and still Coleman would if we had to as Almondvale at least by me as live coverage of the much between Livingston and Hart's coming up rubble clean describing the action with insight analysis. General winter warmth provided by Peter Houston and Scott McDonald Mr Brian McLaughlin is a touch sage a porter and wouldn't you know it gents he's been beavering away and he has the team news already certainly have David a very busy time for all the clubs in Scotland at the moment particularly. All of instance the 4th game and just 10 days and 3 changes made by God Holt from the say that last patrol DRI in midweek Bobby Bones who's on one of the club from hockey cannot play up against his B. And club so he drops it and then clicks Sibbald also missing but I was make it count and Stevie lawless and Ryan hobby is on loan from Rangers to come into the starting 11 so we'll be killing goal we expect reverting back to about 3 of let's go and how kit Lois and cotton on the flanks with bone Jacobs and the men and midfield have been. Front to changes from the side that were successful against mother will. Get. Together shown clear as on the bench. And modest in the players coming in so we expect cops to line up as well Malo obviously in goal about 4 of Smith's dequeue more not bad. Modest than on the right Mitchell on the left was on it and Jim and midfield with Steven McLean from the referee here at the but their leader but sadly called on the market on me I mean there is Nicky Welch who was in Belgrade in midweek he was one of the behind to go assistance and there were great against P.S.G. Who really call him as I thought he very interesting Brian thank you very much he said we've got a snowflake up by McLaughlin keep going on about the weather it's an absolutely beautiful night for football is it not gentlemen yet to play. Yeah to keep me warm up here tonight oh. You got it you got something enough in all it's just. Brought us Tommy because I'm going to need it with the head that he had . You know literally experienced in combination of the Clones and opportunities can adapt to keep us yeah Was it a close does a lot of what you want to kind of get on a kind of get old over the over the head full. Of the Enough of that the Q Must. If you can call. The team again you know you're not. Too slow in the uptake County 2nd rate that we you guys have done so. The formations or the sport Yeah I think it is you know when I look at a living suicide is certainly right and seeing. How can let's go. Partick Thistle player and Nikki cotton and on the flanks and the midfield Sean but no saw a certain front of the. Man in Jacobs join in and create to be a form of 21 international who don't really really well for a national under 21 national team and my pitied them and it's great to see him back from the center because you know quite. Go to the weekend. Well as you know one of the things he's always put yourself in there with the balls he seems to really really where we're going to fall but he's a good finisher is good striker and he's got. They had alongside him as well you know so he'll be looking to play off. On him behind not so much calling towards a ball David but to get a lead and behind in a. Right Harvey is a guy who can hot woman behind so that's that's what we try to do get in behind Mangan and the box and the physical strength of manga will help the youth and useful energy. So that's $35.00 too as in the tried and trusted look. I think of when we go in and write how they would drop and just leave me straight though sometimes if if the midfield need a. Santley as a forward thinking formation and it's a formation it suited Livingston really well in the last couple years change that we bet against. Choose to cost only a few days ago to. Do Yeah look I think they were probably looking at. You say it didn't work for them it certainly did for majority of the game up until probably they would have said the last kick of the game where you know they they fail to get that point but on the balance of it on the night I think of again you know more than dominated had chance after chance and in the 2nd half. When you get that close especially way from home and getting a point you'd be hugely disappointed but back to the tried and trusted and you look at that score the only one you would probably say that's in tonight probably Cadden . Took a took a so why not you know here on Saturday I was at the game and it really all quickly but apart from now I think it means being in excellent form and Jacobs You know what you going to get with that midfield 3 of really impressed me this year they performed excellent you know in that against a 2 Old Firm out here and burn for me burns a really good player got to get all the plaudits at the minute you know he scored again on Tuesday not me any he took part in all 3 of the goals you know scored one and sell the other 2 on Saturday so he's ungrateful hearts but how solving the problems. And if you are. In the house bored simply because the one of the team have been messing you. Thankfully for the. Better by at least $200.00 game I believe tonight which is fantastic you know. It. Is a bag back to the strikers as well you know you need physicality opiate in Scotland and one of the things that sent a half we were talking about off field has sent a hostile to handle physicality that will he had in Scotland and he's up by God to he was a great help for Steve Nice math was a great help for Steve McLean You know so needs must still missing. The team there are a forward thinking team to get Morris and once a to think much you'll know state. Jim Steve McLean in it was on it's can school as well but here at Harding for say please come up there he scored. In south of the against my will I believe. In a tight minded team tightly knit team so hopefully tonight we can get a couple goals. Thank the season. Get a piece of that given the. I think on the day I think they missed a penalty that they form right as well there was a few chances within the game Livingston were in great form it's been a little bit you know up and down in recent weeks for Livingston you know their 1st half performance here I can say Marin wasn't ever so good I think they got a kick up the backside come out early in the 2nd half and played like Livingston that we know of again probably had a really good 1st off I guess have again and then you know disappoint with a 2nd half of 4 so they really need to put a performance you know all together tonight if they're going to get anything against Hossa belief Yeah well we look at Livingston of little piece of the have been kind of conceding goals Well suddenly. Go from across the box one of the biggest lanes of the last couple years and it's been the same players you know that got a look at how can and let's go over the 3 Santa box and the championship and honestly it was the hardest thing in the world to try and score a goal against Livingston a sale if you can close bowls and for those and it was the head of the mill exactly who was at school to go ahead of you know that we can get that we can you. Know that because it's your. Time you get between boxes on usual you know and one of the things that Livingston played himself was the bag wads everything that comes in the boxes normally had that cleared and you mentioned pretty much there was a fight to clean sheets against Rangers and Celtic here you know so they should begin clean sheets against the suspects a month but they'll be disappointed will defend it if he can lose the goalie although they did come back to one. In the last and you said Scott the forms mean. That in 7th place they could go up to 6. At least should be when if the when this evening I'm looking at 25 points I can know who went in on safety and yet they won't think that the whole certainly won't think that he'll want to keep pushing his players you know they would have liked a few more points over the piece of the over those last 8 games but as it is you know they still show enough for me that they will be fine in. Top 6 will be a big US I think in terms of that gap now that it's appearing especially if they were to win tonight you know you would more or less say then it's out of the 4 there who's going to find out for those 2 places coming into season 70 games the place to be a bit early for me to actually predict that I think in the beginning seasons. Loving some a definitely surely seen as division I think over the next couple of years is going to bring for Lovingston is to try and console the been by to be a pinnacle again you know the better and. It was in charge when the law foreign players over here that are really good team. And then of obviously the name in any administration etc but the rebuilt himself and over the last 3 years have been absolutely big Nevis and and you can see nothing away from home but I'm sure that after the promotion and we're in a playoff you know against Partick Thistle can win in a season probably hoping that the main aim is to stay in US division we're told and make going to top 6 than 8 bill be over the moon with and come the end of the season if the stillness the vision I think it's a fault of state for well when you look at the home records. You know and again you've got to take confidence from that and I'm sure they will tonight going to be more than aware of that as well and they don't concede too many here you know and that's why it was a surprise in the goal that they did concede you know on the weekend against St Mirren but you know it's going to be a tough game for Hearts as well so it makes for an interesting one. Because the into the the much maligned. The as you have to play in you have to just go in and brace it office as you know you get softer seized of glass but she's there. You know and it can be bumped into me testily a do profit are good prospects to model. A fantastic football match for the grass was absolutely. And meant condition but you have to add up the conditions and this is this but she's been don't understand why it's been because it becomes a community project they make money from the able to survive in many ways you know we call this a club it's no doubt massive support you know so you have to make money in some ways it is no through commercial site and certainly Usenet through the US. It's not to everybody's liking you just have to I would agree with you on that in terms of being in the Premier League you get more money so that excuse goes out the window compared to when you're in the Championship or further below I think there is a place for it but certainly not at the top level of our game and we go on about it week in week out and I speak to a lot of the players that still play and play on this surface and they hate it they they hate the surface you know they don't want to read it I can understand I totally understand you know but that's up to the atolls that be that is not a member years ago there was. No seat out and I was a club like rethrow and focus to get new stadiums and Bellevue stands and and what happened was that these people were spending so much money building new stands that had no money it get you players and all of a sudden they had a beautiful looking stadium but you know simply because they couldn't spend the money and you know so yeah you know I understand in an elite for me they should always because. It's still in place in the rules it's up to the polls it be that that changes and until then I suppose you just have to get it done come on the players probably know how to become monarchy the softness that you to do and they'll do is as long as they don't loath Well how do we look through the archives and. That's I think the last leak when will be how do over Hearts was. I guess well I've got to remember being here is an assessment illusion. He went to the end of it's enough just talking about the really good site and Kino was over a few played I think it was Portuguese but even a strong squad it up take a lot say McCue Spanish players in the squad is Wales and just this night for the main to me. I was part of. Your mate has. Joined. The Hearts manager Craig Levine Craig dressed for a balmy someone afternoon. At least a place can run a bit to get warm go. Only for too much because through the couple of changes you've made no mark is continue. On the being tired as he's. Quite skinny problems and he got a knock on his there's no I don't think it's a serious ball much to take any chances and Shaun clear on the bench yeah it's actually done quite well recently injected with more. Pace and of forward David. Sean's not quite his fellow the mission of the one that's played quite a lot recently. Rest Victoria last week and not done for Morrow in the dressing room was a problem anyway having not won for 7 games. It's always difficult when you're when you're you know what but some tough watches in there of course. And I could argue that something is we should have won I mean the fact that we had won 7 as you say. To get one lawsuit was good to not lose any go was good. Christophe Bok oversleeping gives the team because the players in the team a little but. Feel a bit more secure. So I'm hopeful that we can we can build on Saturday's result and see who can go on. You mention Christophe for us for in the 200 games. You signed him as a 16 year old what did you see him and. There was a huge question I want a one letter like any other I remember being done a penny put in Edinburgh watching the game so. Played for and then we join money to children and. He's an old fashioned defender and at our age is the same who just likes defending your likes clean the boy likes hadn't he likes tackling. But obviously he sees a different. Now to what it was for him back then but they said after. Their hopefully they can keep playing for another 3 or 4 years we were talking yesterday he wants to finish his career here and can you see him developing overseas going to international football can you see him developing into a young coach and possibly one day being a manager. Only if he really wants to do that I mean I haven't had that conversation but certainly knows the game particularly offensively. So hard what can the guy and evidently it does so. Just to dive in and shoot a beauty but your point is tonight Livingston looking at the record this season Craig 20 of the 25 points have been won here at home and I know you are a good home record the. $2025.00 credit market was a yes pretty good. I think that people go into it too much of the plastic patch I think sometimes when you come into a game like that and if you've got stuff and your mind that you maybe don't like playing on less or you don't like them buy them and you don't like it we play it gives the opposition a head start before the horse so I think it's really important today is that we shed any thoughts of negativity and just get on with the game and do the basics properly of the monies to find the full. The foreman has been very successful. Coming through the playoffs yeah I would never criticize anybody for the play particularly if the punch above their weight. In the budget would be the lowest in the league I'm sure and you know to be in the position that you've got to get them out. Of. The previous. Press conference for talking. To you may still win by the way the moment you got it . But you also received a letter stating Wednesday afternoon from the compliance of some of your comments after the Rangers game plan to. Talk a bit too much game tonight. Thank you. Please. QUESTION The question always has to be asked to the end so we should. Just talk. As always you know when Steve MacLean is not. To play it as well you know he said. But you need some people who's going to. Try and get. One of the things that. As you want to stay so as much as you. Want to get you know that. You know so that means you can. Think that. Pace. And. Young player who's developing well as. People and I think it's what he's looking for. To get and to. You know to support Steve MacLean was on a short a moment. Better than I do been a civilian and having as I put is a pace they are. About pace in the side so tonight you might need and this kind of selfless is well to go beyond and try to get closer to the boat for the strikers to score. Too much has been made of the plastic challenge of actual service and he was told it wasn't must be the attitude he takes to Steve MacLean as well who if you could call this in Johnson and play on the official sofa sees seems to be. You know he's got a few goes on earlier in the season and when he. Played on it I think a lot of medical medical think you see any other straight and I think that could be the case is will be hosted believe simply because it hasn't got any stake as backup so I think what he was going on about there he doesn't want to place any excuses before this game you know anybody saying that you know in the buildup to this you know it's the same for both teams get the plastic pitch out your heads go and play the football that you can play and go and close yourself on living said I think that's why the boys are into not you know Mitchell and Smith but you know give them natural way you know like be a touchdown then you want a wing backs to be pinned back but I tell you what they will have a tough task doing that because a lot of teams have come here and tried to do that even last year in the Championship and we try to do it numerous times but those wing backs get into those hospices shins and it's one of them doesn't come out. Does the when you come all the way back and 9 times out of 10 the winger ends up having to come all the way back in and over a sudden you've only got one on one up top and Livy really plug you when you know so that's going to be key to night that they can remain wide stay high and give Livingston a problem. Some of the best but to please the country so far best season has been. And Jacobs as well you know so one of these things is people. And the middle part is going to talk to him while they can they head back because Brian McLaughlin I see is with the Livingston manager Gary Holt it's been a busy spell for somewhat of an understatement at 513 this the 4th in 10 days. Some like. And I'm sure in especially even when I was playing you have a plane there's a train and so we'll go with it. And see where the boys can produce the difficult has it been to manage risk or if you don't have a big score to be feel in that period of very. Nice. Warm day there are protocols that you don't place and you try to keep them in the Y.B. On the training pitch when you're late it's a day after a game and then the next day after about 40 hours later then you're gone again so it's YOUR much prep is probably more low key than what. I said trying to get them on the pitch 100 percent ready to go around what you've done in the 2 days recovery period but the muscle again not the seen what the what I do because I play football the white school goes away. And I said you came in as well so. Tonight with the team of selected can get as a result you're no longer the surprise package and score should go for long I was the target was labeled a poignant. Is that an expectancy. For Livingston to win given certainly not to lose the game against even a big club. Of the few things not seen a few bets. And know what. We have changed any style of play is the same have a game so I don't know how you saw game by game but I know we transpose respectable to get up. And make it difficult for teams someone will use the tools that we've gotten Yes we're going through 4 years yes but they said it's a place but smallest team in the league I know many people. Smallest team in the league so Ivey may be good plays but what we don't is boys are prepared to go and both see. Lately we've considered a few go some place some of them on some level spoke about as a team and hopefully it won't be undone tonight we're standing here next to this beautiful green grass. Part we think has cleared 20 of 25 points have come home it may be that youth say we're going to be playing on it but is that a fear factor you think when when other clubs come here you think really no that's a negative point to stay away from I hopefully. At. Vantage as advances we train on a planet we know but yet again with that so we're going to advantage but then we go in 1000. Saw is swings and roundabouts we just don't use as a native if you give players an excuse any excuse the run it to the highest highest how we don't want to have any excuses we want to embrace everyone to go and enjoy it and that's what you see tonight is a team of boys enjoying the walk and hopefully get out as a result or severe but when you are not playing by idly but still not winning games with a mind to to get over the line last weekend against Mother what do you expect from them tonight like let's be honest they have lost 4 of their best players in the bike and the last couple of games in play tonight but you take that you say that's going to show off a few for Kagan the steam the rain high there in the Cup semifinal everything's going rules in to lose for your best players this is tough on anyone so will we know what they're up you know with the come and play the ball well. They've got good players the good experienced players that are the team but we have to stand up and said that's a boys if you're not going to stand up about when you're not going to be prepared for tonight you're not going to be mentally done for the game is physically if I basically are well trained as a mental state of a. Game. That's just a mental state if we can get through that. Which will need to get some game if I'm not going to win late for us you know start mental Bernard. Because it is. The level of not been not all the more play done to help the some of the games in a short space of time many of them a family of played Baumann it gives a short space of time so I sometimes see to buy into the side cause it's a device of being get your brain straight the physics explains the training we do strain the the work at the. State of it's called game or we travel by far. And if you get any of that and also a sense of anyone. Because we can. Safely know many people for their hands up so we'll be OK We finally Teemu 3 changes obviously no because he's a house where. The ball being. On the left rhino. He could be a big player for you to make your most of the schools Gove's in those with a goal as each one of those is a panel of. Scruffy schools a new school to get to the good strakes Israel so we're hoping we can get the ball in the box planet from India and then. Even lower strings from the I and he's coming back and start again and. Steve has been a big player for as a season he's came into the club. Moving moving from pathogen has been exceptional for us and we just thought choose the money to rest a cop or never worry but it can come back and I'm sure he'll be back to produce again if your team got a good mark just like you. Mentions Livingston hectic Shea Julie through the whole definition of noted in the course that even these get $4.10 will be one of. The had sex but her 3 cut as I now Jewish sense the game flexible Saturday other didn't choose the here they are again school and action 3 games in 6 days and Gary pull him self alluded to the need mental strain do you do. You know on the same token he was talking about you know opposition teams. Play is you know. An excuse they'll take a mile you know he doesn't want that from his own players and that mental strength that mental barrier you know it's a big ask you know 3 games in 6 days because in Scottish football we don't play midweek games you know you don't get those 3 games in a week like you do down in England so for the body to cope with it it's very difficult and you do see dragons within the you know the players and because of squads just are not big you know so it's a big ask for them to go again this is a 4th game now you know in a matter of I think it's how many days I write voting for intensity that's huge so it's a big to go to the well again tonight but I'm sure you know playing at home as well will help them get through that by lack of appetite or desire it is not something that I've seen in Lovingston anything we've seen the last couple seasons. And Aida you know I think got a alluded to the you have to be mentally strong and what can the psychology side of it you know then in England a score in school has been used as a player that you plea not championships south of the choose these are the winners these are the Tuesday for months and you know there's an awful lot of games that India and the players just become accustomed to school and as. Previously mentioned the fact that you don't play enough but begins and that's not all of them at the game this train of the day for 5 days at 90 minutes you know but you have to get to high level for a match that you can but I think some occasions that when in midweek such as not disaster you know that they don't have to do. Something or plain cell to play nice but that's what they will argue. We can't do it any earlier than now but for me when the weather is better and you've got the light why not play more games on the season and near the end of the season to make you know. You know the end of the season more dramatic than. Dramatic anyway but you've got those midweek pictures coming in I think it makes a great football. Tweeting. If people are busiest. And the least money well I. Calm as many games as we can into December. As one of these ones I just think because bring it about you know and get a long break and John one of the things when I went to meeting was that the top managers at up Brendan was just. Going to me to get Pathan and they were asked who they feel about the couple of weeks when a break. Should belong that we get along going to play in a couple more games that they can maybe spread out. To games already have and I think this is this is a difficult we have to think of you know teams that are involved in Europe and I think that's where the difficulties you know come from times of when they're playing in Europe you don't have those problems you know with championship teams. Already lower than that because they don't have to play in those competitions when you know Celtic and Rangers have been in there where would they then feel they fictious and that's where you've got a real problem I still think.