Right, we'll give Mr Cowie the final word, that's all from us today on the first Saturday of the 2024-25 SPFL season.

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• Hearts
• Motherwell
• Rangers
• Ross County

We'll be back tomorrow with coverage of the three Sunday games.

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Ross County manager Don Cowie tells BBC Scotland: "It was a difficult game, every inch a first game of the season, a little erratic at times. Overall, delighted to come away with a point and a clean sheet.

"That's been the challenge going into the new season, we've not been good enough away from home, especially last year. Points are important, and clean sheets also, gives us a bit of confidence.

"The pleasing thing is we stuck together in a difficult game to make sure we got a point. Everyone put their body on the line. Can we play better? Absolutely. It's something we'll look to implement in the next couple of weeks because we've had a lot of new players come in. Some are behind schedule fitness wise.

"The way our club is, players settle in well in terms of environment, but sometimes it's about being on the grass and getting training into them."

Our edited interview doesn't show it, but Steven Naismith apparently asked the SPFL to end the season today after finding out his team is top of the league on alphabetical order.

Yes, I'm joking. Obviously. Sorry, I'm bored.

Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell tells BBC Scotland: "I would love to be standing here with three points. The opportunities created and saves made by Ross Laidlaw suggest we did deserve to win the game.

"The most important thing is it was a better performance than last week, which we got in application, energy and desire to win the game. That said, we still feel there's loads of room for improvement.

"Without question we have to be better in the final third. A real positive is how assured we were in our defending throughout. It's always difficult against Jordan White but we acquitted ourselves well.

"You find problems throughout the course of the season. The bit that is staring us in the face is that we created enough chances to score, but we didn't."

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Here's that late, late County chance for Will Nightingale, who scooped over from a stoppage-time corner.

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The picture below shows how a big a chance he - and his team-mates - thought it was.

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Plenty of goals in the lower leagues though, eh?

Hamilton's woes continue as Livingston made a big of a Championship statement with a professional 2-0 win at home to Dunfermline.

Airdrieonians also got off to a winning start with a big win of their own against Raith Rovers.

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Hopefully we get a goal 🙃

David Wotherspoon smacks the crossbar with his spot kick to keep Livi's clean sheet intact.

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Motherwell have a final chance to lump the ball forward, but it comes to nothing and that's that.

Seems to be some boos from the home fans for some reason.

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Goodness me.

Another golden chance goes to County as Will Nightingale somehow steers over from a corner.

Connor Randall is down and struggling with cramp.

That time of the season...

And it's straight into the gloves of the keeper from Andy Halliday.

A late Well corner incoming...

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BBC Scotland at Fir Park

This is getting quite scrappy now as both sides look for a winner.

Can either of them find one?

Ewan Wilson leathers a half volley from about 20 yards and Ross Laidlaw parries wide with a stunning right hand.

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Jordan White is now into the book for a late challenge on Well defender Shane Blaney.