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BBC News
19-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Our forwards couldn't finish a fish supper!'
We asked for your views on Kilmarnock's end-of-season defeat against 10-man what you had to say:James: A typical end of season game and the result is irrelevant. I think Chris Burke would be good as an assistant manager or coach but don't think it would be fair to throw him into the manager's job at this time. We need to get an experienced manager ASAP as there is quite a bit of rebuilding required in the playing Couldn't finish a fish supper! Unless he's carrying a knock then Bruce Anderson should be starting. Natural goalscorer. Nearly scored with his first touch. Haven't seen a replay but looked like Robby McCrorie could've easily stopped their goal if he'd come and collected it. He's not good enough unfortunately. Lots of changes needed with the main one being a top manager that can hit the ground The result and performance summed up the season, now time to look forward - new manager, new players, new opportunities. More debates about tactics, signings and can we actually win more away from home to compliment our home record? Only time will It was dreadful from start to finish. Seventeen attempts at goal with only one on target. Shameful from professional I hope we can keep Stuart Findlay because he's been awesome the past few games and boy did we miss him when he was injured. I have to say I'm glad we've seen the back of Derek McInnes because the lack of respect he showed the club and the fans by talking up a move to Hearts before the season had ended was nothing short of shameful and cowardly, as was getting Paul Sheerin to speak after the Motherwell game. I liked Burke as a player, but does he really have the experience to manage in the Premiership? I'm not so sure but we'll see. Its over to you now, Billy Still trying to work out how we didn't win that. Some decent stuff at times but some wild shots on goal and final ball not right. Could see signs of a different style of play with more play through midfield and definite bonus seeing young Cole Burke coming on with couple of decent touches. We need new management team in place ASAP. Last guy has gone so we now forget about him and move on.
Times
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Times
David Lammy aides take a back seat after taxi fare claims
There's an established rule in politics that it isn't the initial incident that matters, so much as how you react to it. David Lammy might have considered this when he convened an emergency meeting after his 'disputed taxi fare' story. Furious about what he saw as inaccurate reporting, Lammy was 'raging' to his team. It reached the point where he said: 'For one thing it's ridiculous to suggest I could lose my temper like that.' Everyone in the room suddenly developed an intense interest in their feet. If you've got them by the stomach, as Theodore Roosevelt nearly said, their hearts and minds will follow. Bruce Anderson writes in The Spectator about the art of the political lunch, noting that in the 1980s it wasn't
The Courier
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Courier
4 Dundee talking points as Kilmarnock defeat sparks more VAR anger and ramps up relegation concerns
Dundee still have it all to do to ensure they are playing Premiership football next season after a controversial 3-2 defeat to Kilmarnock. A rush of blood from Seb Palmer-Houlden handed the Rugby Park side the opportunity to seize the advantage with Danny Armstrong's 31st-minute penalty. And, then, just as the Dark Blues drew level with a well-crafted equaliser from Lyall Cameron, the curse of their defensive lapses struck once more as Bruce Anderson earned Killie the lead again. A third from Robbie Deas in the 91st minute seemed to have put the game to bed, until Cameron speared in his second four minutes later. A grandstand finish failed to pay off in the remaining five minutes of stoppage time. Courier Sport was in Ayrshire to assess all the action. Another game and, unfortunately, another VAR controversy for Dundee. If there was an element of the subjective about the decision to rule out Antonio Portales' strike against Motherwell, this was a completely different scenario. Dark Blues boss Tony Docherty says he does not want to be the manager who is always moaning about referees' decisions. He certainly has something of a reputation in that regard – but he had plenty of reason to do so again. When Don Robertson was called to the screen by VAR official Gavin Duncan in the 66th minute to review a potential push on Simon Murray, there looked to be only one eventual outcome. That is normally how it works. Except Robertson never got to see what had initially piqued Duncan's interest because the whistler did not get to view any footage. The explanation given to Docherty was that it was decided the incident took place outside the box. But confusion still reigned after the full-time whistle. If the potential push on Murray was not in the box then why was Robertson brought to the monitor at all, only to be left standing awkwardly? The Dens Park club have every right to be given an explanation. Whether a penalty at that stage of the game would have made any difference to the final outcome is debatable. Only ten minutes later, Dundee hauled themselves level anyway. It was a fantastic move, with Fin Robertson capitalising on Liam Donnelly's error and Seun Adewumi poking an excellent pass through for the supporting run of Cameron. But parity lasted barely seconds after the restart. The officials' decision-making may not help but the Dark Blues are failing to 'control the controllables'. How was Donnelly able to loft in a cross from the left? How was Bruce Anderson – hardly the tallest of strikers at 5'8'' – the one to get his head on the end of it? Even then, with time left for a leveller, to lose such a simple goal as Killie's third, from Armstrong's corner, was just another lapse in a campaign littered with them. The stakes are high for questionable decisions from the officials, but the worst goals against column in the whole Premiership is why the Dens Park men are still in trouble in tenth. The question is whether they can finally discover defensive doggedness when it is needed most. Clearly no-one at Dundee envisaged being in a fight for top-flight survival this season. The hope was that progress would be made from last term's top-six finish. But, with just two games remaining, Docherty's side have to face the grim facts of their current predicament. To search for positives, their fate is in their own hands. They would much rather be in their position than that of St Johnstone at the bottom, or Wednesday's opponents, Ross County, in 11th. What they need to do is clear. One win in midweek and they are safe from the drop and nerves will not be shredded in a last-day showdown with St Johnstone. With just three wins from their last 12 matches, they must summon up 90 minutes worthy of saving their campaign. It is time for whoever is picked to face County to prove their character as well as quality and save the club's top-flight status. Dundee's team selection for the clash with the Staggies will be intriguing. Against Killie, Docherty made two changes to his line-up from the side that collapsed in the second-half to suffer defeat against ten-man Motherwell. Clark Robertson was left out following his role in the loss but his replacement, Aaron Donnelly, was culpable at both of Kilmarnock's second-half strikes. Yet again, the Dark Blues succumbed to the simplest of goals from their opponents, with Palmer-Houlden, the other man brought in, conceding a silly spot-kick. It could have been worse late on had goalkeeper Trevor Carson not justified his inclusion on the plastic pitch with three excellent stops in the final five minutes of regulation time. At the other end of the pitch, things did not really click until Adewumi was called off the bench in the 57th minute for the misfiring Scott Tiffoney. Adewumi showed more attacking intent in his time on the pitch than the starters. After a quiet game at Rugby Park, Dundee desperately need to find the right mix to get the best out of Murray against his old club on Wednesday night.
BBC News
10-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Kilmarnock 3-2 Dundee: Have your say
Kilmarnock held off Dundee's late fightback to secure victory and their Scottish Premiership status while uncertainty around manager Derek McInnes' future Armstrong's penalty gave Kilmarnock the lead before the break, but Lyall Cameron's first goal of the afternoon headers, scored by Bruce Anderson and Robbie Deas, looked to have finished the game but Cameron netted again - this time a stunner from the edge of the box - to set up a tense the hosts held on and, having achieved safety, the focus intensifies on the Rugby Park boss, who is the frontrunner for the vacant post at did you make of that one, Killie fans? A well-deserved three points?And what do you think of the speculation linking McInnes to Tynecastle? Would you be sad to see him go?Let us know your thoughts here.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kilmarnock 3-2 Dundee: Analysis
"Calm, resilient, professional and disciplined". All words that McInnes used pre-game to describe his team in the last few weeks. For much of this game, they showed that again. Quite happy to let Dundee have the ball, they soaked up pressure and then hit on the counter - almost to devastating effect. They could have been more clinical in front of goal - looking at you, Bruce Anderson - but they made up for that with their threat from the set-piece. However, matches between these two are never so simple and they had to show a lot of fight to hold off the wave of Dundee momentum at the end. How will these players cope, if McInnes is to go? This is his team, built in his image. Big, strong, Kilmarnock who have finally started to stand tall at the right time.
