Summary

  • Away wins for Celtic, Aberdeen & Hamilton

  • Dundee Utd & Partick Thistle win at home

  • Inverness & Dundee in dull stalemate

  1. Postpublished at 22:33 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    Right that's enough from me. Celtic, Partick Thistle, Aberdeen, Hamilton and Dundee United all picked up maximum points, with the Jags in rampant form at Firhill.

    It's nice to see Craig Gordon back. The Celtic keeper was playing his first competitive match in over two years and will be delighted with a clean sheet.

    The season is now in full swing, so join us for more of the same at the weekend...

  2. Postpublished at 22:30 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    Dundee manager Paul Hartley: "We probably had the better chances in the second half but this is always a tough venue and I'm pleased with a point. When you are away from home you need to be solid and the players worked really hard. There could have been a penalty for handball at the end but we're not going to moan too much."

  3. Postpublished at 22:27 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    ICT boss John Hughes:"They sat in and tried to hit us on the counter. We were forcing the play and had a couple of chances to win but we couldn't find that bit of imagination to unlock the door. We need to be clever enough and patient enough to break teams down."

  4. Postpublished at 22:23 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    Kilmarnock boss Allan Johnston: "I'm hoping to bring in a new striker tomorrow and hopefully that will give us a different dimension.

    "The goal right before half-time probably killed us a little bit. There wasn't much between the teams. We just needed that bit of composure in front of goal."

  5. Postpublished at 22:21 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    Ryan Jack celebrates putting Aberdeen 2-0 up at KilmarnockImage source, SNS Group

    Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes: "I thought we were very hard working and limited them to very few chances, if anything.

    "We were too reluctant to shoot in good areas but we know we have the quality to change games.

    "Any win away from home is good and I still think there is a lot more to come."

  6. Postpublished at 22:16 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    Motherwell boss Stuart McCall: "I take a lot of positives out of the performance and I think we merited a point in a tough encounter. I set them out to be hard to beat and to a man they did me proud. We've got players to come back and new faces to come in so that will make the group stronger."

  7. Postpublished at 22:14 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    Dundee United manager Jackie McNamara: "Motherwell dug in but we kept going and I thought we deserved the win. It was a wonderful strike and that will do Mario's confidence wonders. You could see what he will bring to the team."

  8. Postpublished at 22:12 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    "That's a dive. That's embarrassing," the reaction from BBC Scotland's Tom English to seeing replays of the penalty awarded to Celtic's Dirk Boerrigter.

  9. Postpublished at 22:09 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    Celtic were 3-0 winners at St JohnstoneImage source, SNS Group

    Celtic striker Anthony Stokes: "After we scored the first goal we broke them down and it was comfortable from then.

    "The manager wants us to press hard and win the ball as high up the park as possible.

    "I think tonight will be good for the confidence and good for the group."

  10. Postpublished at 22:06 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    Ross County manager Derek Adams: "I'm not going to make any excuses, Partick Thistle were the better side and deserved to win. We didn't defend as a team but I don't want to take anything away from Partick Thistle who played very well."

  11. Postpublished at 22:04 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald: "It was a top class performance. We couldn't have asked for a better start. I just asked them to be relaxed since they were so desperate to get out there, get the ball down and play."

  12. Postpublished at 22:01 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright: "I thought we were well on top when we gave away the goal. We were in the ascendancy then we should get a penalty to get back in it - but we don't. Then they get a penalty which wasn't and we have a man sent off. Celtic didn't start to cut us open until we were down to 10 men."

  13. Postpublished at 21:56 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    Hamilton player-manager Alex Neil: "We're delighted with how we performed. We didn't move the ball well enough against Inverness and that was our downfall, so it was nice to bounce back. We have a young squad but we can certainly compete at this level. We should have scored more tonight. It's an important win but I don't target any particular fixtures."

  14. Postpublished at 21:50 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    St Mirren boss Tommy Craig: "We were poor. We didn't get anywhere near the levels we had on Saturday. We have lacked consistency at St Mirren for some time. Hamilton were first to the ball in the early stages and that set the tone."

  15. Postpublished at 21:49 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    Celtic manager Ronny Deila after the 3-0 win at McDiarmid Park: "It was a first game and there were some nerves. Second half, we were much better but there is a long way to go."

    On the contentious penalty decisions... "Over 38 matches it's going to be even-Steven, refs do good things and they make mistakes."

  16. #bbcsportscotpublished at 21:46 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    BBC Scotland's Tom English on Twitter: "Refs looking for more money in Scotland. John Beaton might want to consider a refund after this St Johnstone v Celtic game."

    Our Tom reckons Mr Beaton is a bit "card happy" and had a couple of shockers at McDiarmid Park, denying Saints a penalty and awarding one to Celtic.

  17. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:42 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    Inverness CT 0-0 Dundee

  18. Postpublished at 21:39 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    Inverness CT 0-0 Dundee

    We're still playing in the Highlands but the prospect of a late goal is unlikely...

  19. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:37 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    St Mirren 0-2 Hamilton

  20. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:36 British Summer Time 13 August 2014

    Dundee United 1-0 Motherwell

    Kilmarnock 0-2 Aberdeen