Just a bairn
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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.
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57 minutes ago, Bairn in Exile said:
Here we go. Spencer surrounded by 5 Albion defenders and still has the composure to stroke it into the onion bag. Ya beauty!
Edit: On re-watching the Spencer goal again, Ross was scythed down just as he made his pass, if Spencer had missed would we have been awarded a penalty?
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.
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17 hours ago, SirJimmyofNic said:
I see Ross starts for Falkirk today, hope he has a blinder
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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1 minute ago, CallumPar said:
Just seen Falkirk’s board statement from yesterday. They really are deluded…
”In the end we fell short but the difference between finishing second with 67 points and reaching the 80 points needed to (probably) guarantee winning the league, is only a matter of converting a handful of losses into wins.”
Turning losses into wins is spoken about as if it’s easy. How out of touch with reality are these guys?
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.
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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
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Lovely wee goal that. Awful from the keeper though.
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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.
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5 minutes ago, PedroMoutinho said:
Sorry, if Falkirk are relatively pleased to lose 3-0 to Inverness in a Scottish cup semi final, we should be closing the doors for me.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Looked like an absolute jeezy peeps of a goal from an alloa point of view
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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.
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Great support from you guys, one of the best I can remember. Best of luck for the rest of the season.
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On 08/03/2023 at 10:41, Balde Bairn said:
It’s relevant because they don’t have the personalities to deal with big pressure games, better players thrive in these games.
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.
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Today I feel Raith. Good luck guys.
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58 minutes ago, Harry Kinnear said:
Going back to the ultra groups and the whole ultra scene I really don’t have a problem with it. Don’t get me wrong, I am way past getting involved in any of that stuff by probably about 40 years and I find it strange that any grown adult over a certain age wants to get involved in it but if that’s what floats their boat who am I to judge.
Are we all so fickle that if a group of youngsters from the Falkirk area got themselves together and wanted to follow the team home and away whilst creating displays, banging drums and setting off pyros we would hunt them. If that’s the case then for me that’s sad. Whatever it takes to attract youngsters to follow the Bairns and keep them coming back and away from supporting the likes of the arse cheeks then so be it. The atmosphere at our games is shit and a lot of the younger kids that sit in my vicinity in the South spend there time on their phones probably dragged there by parents trying like my Dad did to make sure allegiance’s stick.
I’m not saying I would enjoy the constant banging of a drum and I would probably make sure I had paracetamol with me but if that’s the current trend for youngsters at games then so be it. Us old foggies shouldn’t pick faults in it. Stick them in the corner of the Main Stand next to the away fans and let them do their thing. Who knows it might attract more youngsters to our games.
Probably an unpopular opinion but so be it.
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.
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11 minutes ago, Balde Bairn said:
So we agree they’re not good enough players to contend for a third tier title?
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.
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5 minutes ago, Balde Bairn said:
It’s relevant because they don’t have the personalities to deal with big pressure games, better players thrive in these games.
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.
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1 hour ago, Balde Bairn said:
These players should appreciate playing in front of a crowd like that yesterday because they certainly wouldn’t be good enough for Falkirk in pretty much any other era in our history.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
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48 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:
Tough not to feel down after a game like that, but I dont feel the need to rant and rave or pick anyone out aside from chucking the second goal in. That was a really cut and dried case of the better team winning the game. Dunfermlines points total indicates that they are the best in the league, but we doubted that due to their performances v us. We finally seen it in that second half lastnight, why they are the ones who will go up automatically.
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!
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Falkirk v Hamilton Pt3
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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.