Just a bairn

Absolutely huge game - similar stakes to the game at East End Park last March, with the caveat that we’re ahead this time. Our home form is just exceptional. One game without a win all season, just 4 goals conceded, half of which were against Montrose back in September. What a chance to finish them off mentally and give them a right pumping.

To be honest delighted to get the point in the end especially given results elsewhere. We were pretty poor by our usual high standards this season, but that was largely down to QOTS playing very well. I was a wee bit disappointed with our attitude in the first half - we scored early but from then on I thought we looked quite pedestrian and hardly won any 50/50 battles. McGlynn alluded that he shared this view in his interview. The second half was definitely better however, although we never really looked like scoring. Regardless, we’re never going to play well every week and it’s that old cliche that it’s almost definitely a game we would have lost last year. Still top of the league and now 3 points clear - would have taken that at the start of yesterday.

Might be wrong but looks like the referee is just about to blow his whistle right before we score. I can only assume for a penalty and not brining back the play for the earlier foul.

He was OK but clearly not match sharp. I can see why you’ve loaned him out. Can almost definitely see him improve with game time.

Great win with an absolute peach of a goal. QotS the best team we’ve played by quite a bit. We looked the most likely but for all of our dominance I thought they had the best chances.

We’ve looked pretty good so far this season. The new signings so far have been really positive and I’d argue every single one is an upgrade on what we’ve had. What a difference it makes having more attacking options than just Morrison, or a Morrison clone in Kai Kennedy. Defensively, Tom Lang’s presence and leadership seems to have made a huge impact. I really like him so far. It’s no coincidence that Coll’s performances have picked up and he also looks far more confident. We’ve got two very competent centre backs at the moment and it’s pleasing to see. It is then a bit strange that despite looking way more robust defensively that we have started losing some absolutely calamitous goals. Not just your standard ‘could have done better with that cross’ sort of goal, but complete Sheerin/Rennie-esque f**k-ups. I fear it more against a team like Hamilton with such a strong defensive record where it would be enough to lose a game.

I like the idea. I’d much rather do this than sponsor a player. 50 quid for a bit of sentimental value over the lifespan of the pitch seems a bargain tbh.

I see what you’re getting at but I think you’re stretching here. It’s PR speak for we didn’t have the consistency needed. Falkirk FC have been out of touch many times over the last few years but I don’t think this is one of those occasions.

Well done lads and ladies. Yesterday was a cracker of a game as a neutral. The way your team attacks with pace and quick passing is great to watch at times. There was a question about whether airdrie had any bottle when it comes to big games, but clearly yesterday showed that you do. Kindly bugger off and leave us alone

Lovely wee goal that. Awful from the keeper though.

No shocks there. I imagine Burrell is probably getting a move elsewhere, and for all he can be a very good finisher he’s nowhere consistent enough. It never worked out for McGuffie in the end with us, but I would thank him for delivering the best goal that I’ve seen in the flesh. It was a pleasure to watch - a proper once in a generation type goal.

I noticed you’ve posted similar things before. Maybe you need time away from the club? I did as much after Hartley was away and for most of the first season in league 1, and to be honest it helped me reset my expectations. Might make things easier.

I don’t think we were that bad to be honest. Probably the least painful of the Hampden defeats. Inverness were just better, and I don’t buy into the idea that we didn’t turn up. We played quite well as we have for much of the season in various parts of the match , which unfortunately just isn’t at championship level. Nothing shocking about that. I enjoyed the day and that’s from someone who didn’t think they were that fussed about going to Hampden again. There is something about it, even if it is a shitehole. Onto the play-offs now. Let’s see how we go.

Great segment with big Peter Grant on Falkirk Daft. Very articulate and insightful guy. A shame that his injuries basically killed any chance he had of playing at a higher level. You could see this season when he played for Clyde that he has a footballing brain but just doesn’t have the legs. I reckon he’ll make a good coach if he decides to go down that route. Obviously he’ll be remembered for that cup final goal, but for some reason I always remember one he scored away to Partick Thistle in the league cup the following year.

Looked like an absolute jeezy peeps of a goal from an alloa point of view

Probably the most concerning result and performance of the season. Edinburgh played well and we wouldn’t have deserved to take anything, so fair play to them. Honestly not sure if we have what it takes to recover from this. All the momentum is against us now. We’ve had a good season overall but unfortunately we’ve basically checked out of the league since east end park. Is it because we’re in training mode until the playoffs? That’s probably what I’m going to tell myself and hope that it’s true. I’ve quite liked McGlynn overall and I think the calls for him to get chucked on social media are a bit OTT, but there’s no doubt he’s been shown up tactically. We need to change our approach and quickly.

Great support from you guys, one of the best I can remember. Best of luck for the rest of the season.

Great night. It felt like for the first time in years where we had so many things go for us. Had to navigate a tough opening period but after that it seemed like a matter of time before we scored. Carried a bit of luck as well, which I feel like this group of players deserved. Could mention any of our guys to be honest, they all played their part. Love Brad McKay though - what a redemption that man has had. Not Donaldson’s proudest moment although to be fair not totally convinced it was a foul for their penalty. Ayr were disappointing (fantastic away support though, one of the best I can remember for many years). Akinyemi looks a nightmare to play against but really outside of him not particularly impressed. I’m very encouraged about our potential chances if it came to playing one of the low end championship teams in a playoff, especially in more of a one-off kind of game.

Today I feel Raith. Good luck guys.

I agree with you HK. In my mind there’s no doubt we’re at a disadvantage because of the stale atmosphere at TFS, and even away from home to a lesser degree. Aside from the very questionable behaviour on Tuesday, you could see their players were absolutely soaking up all of the pre-match stuff from their section NW. Say what you want about their display, but it was a good effort for a fairly small group of fans with presumably a limited budget. It will only have encouraged their players. Basically I think we as a club are missing a trick in that regard - literally every other club is doing stuff like that now.

We can agree Dunfermline are better than us and deserved to win last night and will win the league, so sure I guess we can agree on that. All I’m saying is making points about being grateful about playing in front of a good crowd and suggesting the team don’t have any personality because they were beaten by a better team is a bit of knee-jerk reaction.

Having “personality” doesn’t stop you from getting gubbed. We haven’t lost these games because of lack of personality, we lost because we’ve been outplayed.

Don’t see why that’s relevant - we are where we are and it’s the strongest team we’ve had since we’ve been in L1

Agree with all of this and posted similar on the match thread. McGlynn in his interview clearly hurting but trying not to put too much emphasis on individual mistakes and/or blaming individuals. I think he’s totally right to do this. Our season cannot end after a pumping by our biggest rivals when there is still so much at stake, and the final goal of promotion is still the same. Personally, I’m not overly bothered about getting to the semi at that shitehole of a stadium. What I am interested in is us keeping up our momentum for the rest of the season’s league campaign. A one-off cup game at home is probably one of the best chances we could have to lift the spirits of the team and fans. We’re not suddenly a terrible league 1 team overnight, and we’ve done more than enough since the turn of the year to suggest we could take care of any of the teams below us over two legs. The resilience the team has been much more evident, with us coming back from losing positions on multiple occasions. Some folk have mentioned on social media that we don’t have bottle - I completely disagree with that to be honest. We might not be the best team in the league but this team still has something about them that shouldn’t be ignored. We just need to try and back them as well as we can to get them over the line. Bit of a tangent - apologies!