0:00 Hello, boss. How are you all? Congratulations. Well done, man. Nice to see you. You okay? Hello, Martin. How are you? Okay? Congratulations. How was that from your perspective? Me? I was uh If there's such a thing as actually enjoying it, I enjoyed the last 3 minutes of extra time. So, uh yeah, it was tough. But St. Mirren proved really, really difficult. Difficult to always even even at 2-0 felt that we were not not going to see this through. If they can get a goal at that stage, scored early on. And even towards the end of the game felt as if, you know, that they are possibly can get a second goal. As it did. But we find something
0:47 in the in the in the extra time. I think the one James Forrest dropping the shoulder and then in the actual scoring the goal. So, that that turned it for us it almost immediately again. Martin, I don't know I don't know what you said to them at the end of regulation time, but going into the last kind of 10-15 minutes of 90 minutes, you know, St. Mirren looked like they had that bit of momentum and they were on top and you felt, you know, going into extra time that they had a bit more of energy. You know, started extra time absolutely brilliant. I I think we've all been there where where you think you're saying something at at the end of the game. I think it's more encouragement for yourself as much as anything else. But they responded. This is the you know, the game that nearly seen it through. Obviously really deflated with that. But then you just have to go go again. Now, obviously scoring early on
1:33 in in the proceedings just in into extra time made a massive difference. Confidence restored again. We scored pretty well quickly after that again and and we see it through. It's it's nice to play. I could have played from when we were 6-2 in front. And my grandchild I said I think could have played there. It's trying to get there. Is Callum McGregor all right? Callum Callum will be fine. We only thought that he would see it through 65, 70 minutes again. So, but he's he's honestly he's he's fine. He's absolutely fine. Have some of these players now given you a little bit of food for thought, Martin? You've got five huge games to go in the league, a cup final to look forward to now as well. But the likes of Iheanacho, he seems to be back at at peak fitness again and those goals will help. >> the thing, you know, he's he is he is a
2:21 obviously he's had a really great career, you know, in terms of the ability to hold the ball up to the and it was always the the the the problem here is that he has he has had injury problems, but he looks good, you know. And um he's kind of he's he's pretty He wants to do really well. That's the whole the whole thing about him. Anyway, listen, I've I've praised him enough like 5 minutes ago in the dressing room, honestly, and I think he's quite surprised that I've praised him. No, he's not because he's he's delighted. He I as I said, the cross coming in and him scoring the goal the turning point of the game. Can this have a a knock-on effect now, do you think, into the league? The fact that you've won it and that little burst where you you won so well? Do you know, outside outside the game at at Tannadice
3:06 I where you sometimes you question you question yourself, of course, when you don't get the result and you start to question the team. It's the only time I've been here that I've questioned I've actually questioned Oh, he's here as well. So, I forgot about that. Right. Why did you not water the pitch? I know. I won't show you my text message to our groundsman at half past 10 the night before. No, you deserve to win the game. But outside the game at Tannadice, I I've not had to question the spirit of the side, you know, what we like things at the end of the day, but what spirit is is fantastic. >> Are you looking forward to the final against Neil? Do you know, I probably am. Yeah, I am. He's he's been he's been fantastic for me. There's no point in praising him any higher both at
3:53 at Leicester and at Celtic. Yeah, then he's a major player for us. Major player and his record in management is second to none. He was just reminding us in commentary that it's about 30 years ago Neil that that Martin signed you for Leicester. >> So We I could tell you the story. Right. I don't tell him the story. No, I don't. Don't tell Don't tell him. We're here for it Martin. Tell us. No, no, no, no. Don't I hear it now? No, no, no. Two of us for the running. Myself and John Robertson, the late great John Robertson. We We wanted to go up to his place and we decided because of way back years and years before that there we'd heard that to Brian Clough Brian Clough and Peter Taylor wouldn't leave Roy McFarland's house. He was playing for Tranmere at the time until he goes to Derby County and we felt we were going
4:39 to do exactly the same. And that's what we did. We stayed overnight. What happened in that house? I want to know. What? I want to know what happened. It's not what happened in the It was the state of the house. You have to wipe your feet on the way out. I'm glad you said that. Yeah. That's What about this? Sorry, I'm Gaffer, we've been on this team to explode. Mhm. And then not 10 minutes fell in the first half extra time, they exploded. >> Yeah. We've got power and pace and quality at the end of it. Isn't it amazing that you got a surge of confidence, you know, from the from the first goal and feeling that you you thought you'd won the game. It didn't happen and that's and the game can go either way then after that. But we got the surge then with the confidence with James beating his player and and in the actual heading into the
5:24 >> big player for us, isn't he? Ah, he's he does great. You know, I would rather have him at 24 rather than 54. >> I did have him at 24. He was pretty special. >> He was pretty special player. Special lad. Yeah. Well, listen Martin. >> It's nice to see you Charlie. Really nice to see you. Honestly. Really good. Congratulations once again Martin. Thank you for joining us. We look forward to seeing you on May the 23rd. Back May the 23rd. >> competing with this man. >> Back with him. Honestly. What a nightmare.
