XabiaBairn

A few years back when the club was seeking help from volunteers I wrote to MR with some suggestions that I thought might be helpful. He invited me to join the board at the time for a match and dinner to discuss the way ahead. However when AT found out he told me I would have to work through him, although we had never met. I then met with AT and basically just had to listen to him telling me how he had everything under control and everything that I had suggested he had already thought of and rejected. He said I was wasting my time because if it didn't come from him it would not happen. I still wanted to help and did some serious work. I sent it to him and still haven't received a reply. How he is still involved is unbelievable but a major contributing factor in the decline of our club ever since. A 100% clean out needed.

Could someone help me with a clarification? As the Q & A car crash video approaches 20,000 views, it strikes me that no true Falkirk fan could bring down the derision and ignominy on our club. They claim to be lifelong Falkirk fans but has anybody seen Deans, Colburn and the rest of them at the Falkirk Stadium of Brockville over the years?

Nathan Austin hat trick today Higinbotham two assists

I think Sheerin is a good appointment but we have given him no chance. If you read his interview in the Herald you realise we have given up hope of competing in the third division. "I don't know what sort of figures they deal with up there but I've got a pretty strong idea it will be better money than we pay for those three (Draper, Vigurs and Logan). "It would be tough for us to compete for that type of player in the market Cove have shopped in." So we can no longer compete with Cove, as we can't afford the players they are signing. I guess our strength now is in paying people who don't play football, when we all know it's only on the pitch that matters. I didn't think things could get any worse but a board who turn down investment and don't see the need to be competitive in the third tier of Scottish football is an astonishing betrayal of Falkirk fans. I am sure they will all be hiding behind Sheerin and then behind the new CEO. I don't need to say this but I hope we play brilliantly today.

Is Sheerin of to ICT? Yogi won't work for Holt. This DoF makes us scrape around right at the bottom of the barrel. Who are fourth and fifth choices?

I like this idea and it would be a sign of the Rawlings making a difference and breaking out of our cycle of failure. However, any new manager will have to be someone who wants to work for Gary Holt!

Don't know when I've ever wanted us to lose at all But now I do after over 50 years

Why do I have an uncomfortable feeling that Holt's hands are all over this and a reason it has got even worse is the muddle between the three of them?

A would feel quite hopeful if only Neilson and McClelland were our players.

Does anybody remember when John Lambie was playing sweeper for us and somebody ran on during the warm up and gave him a broom?

I am certainly not. George Gibson was a boyhood hero. Gibson and Markie played lots of games together over many years. Miller only had two or three seasons as he was past it when he signed for us from Hearts

Geordie Gibson was a cultured number 6 for us. He also played many games as a centre back where he was always in control and never had to break sweat. I think he played some games at centre back with John Markie.

Some of my favourite ever players. Tiger was the smallest but toughest ever full back Johnny Graham my favourite ever goal scorer. John Markie not the tallest centre half but always got his head to the ball. Any Bairn who was present will remember Billy Fulton's 25 yarder in the bottom corner for a 1-0 win over Celtic at the Hope Street end. (Just missing Geordie Gibson and Willie Wigham for my all time favourites.

Shame about the score because I was really impressed with most aspects of our performance tonight. We had good fitness, attitude given we were behind all game and we were prepared to take the ball under pressure and pass it. Play like that and we should stay top. However, three players were stand out weaknesses in an otherwise good performance. Durnan is like starting a goal down. Todd specialises in giving the ball away. Salmon can't move when the ball comes his way. And OK the keeper is probably alright at our level but not against that opposition. If we replace the three above (Kenna Connolly and Miller?) and sign a centre back in January, we will be on our way. Time to be positive