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GunnerBairn

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  1. A phenomenal two weeks following Falkirk. From the relief and emotion in Montrose to the extended celebrations yesterday. 12 goals in two games and a great time to be a Bairn. A mention to the commercial team who are riding the crest of a wave and could sell anything Falkirk related just now! And it will only strengthen the Club’s finances. Success breeds success. I’m sure McGlynn and Smudger are preparing already for next season and by my count they bought themselves 5 weeks before the end of season. As mentioned the names we need to nail down are Tait, Ross, Mackie, Yeats and Shanley. I think all these players merit an extension and it’s hard to quantify the importance of a tight harmonious dressing room, who fight for each other. Every player has played their part and back the next one up. When’s the last time we had that? A proper team unit. A good while I’d suggest.
  2. No issues with Nicky extending and echo others that an experienced goalie is needed alongside him. Wonder who will get the nod tomorrow for the ‘title winning’ game. It’s Long’s month and Nicky won’t be selected til April (ie Monday). Cheers Lincoln.
  3. The mention of transfer business always makes me think of, what I believe to be, the best piece of transfer business we’ve EVER conducted. Involved Eddie May - sold to Motherwell, and in return we get Paul McGrillen, Stevie Kirk, plus £100K - which we promptly used to bring in Mo Johnston. I’ll never see better transfer dealings at Falkirk than that, and challenge any Bairn who can think of better for us(?). Jim Jeffries I doff my cap to you
  4. It’s good for the lad he’s found some form. It all depends what plans McGlynn has in his head for next season, since Allan’s still contracted to us I think. If he keeps up this form there maybe a part for him to play for us next season.
  5. Exactly. The Annan timewasting showed 0-0 suited them. Even losing 1-0 or 2-0 today would’ve been good damage limitation in a relegation fight for goal difference. As it happened 1-1 in the 94th minute may have been beyond their wildest, much like their Accies win. From our viewpoint, we need to grind out results and get to 80 points. As McGinn in his post match said, the ‘getting over the line’ is the hardest part of winning a title. In fairness, he talks from experience so let’s hope the players take heed of these warnings.
  6. Glad Morrison is alright. Hope for all our sakes they put that determination in to a clinical performance, as we all know talk is cheap. I reckon the players are hurting as much as we are and want to right this wrong ASAP.
  7. If the reaction I saw at HT during the Edinburgh 2-2 is anything to go by, the players will be raging. The stand there had the benefit of being right next to the players changing rooms and you could see their faces when they stormed in, having played badly in the first half. Think it was Spencer that went tonto as he walked back in, the door shut and you could hear a commotion. Clear to say results hurt the players as much it does us fans, we just don’t see the other side, but get glimpses from time to time. I think we’ll get a good reaction for Cove.
  8. I wouldn’t be too sure about that. From McGlynn’s post match, sounds like there’s an agreement between the keepers to play alternating months. Don’t agree with that myself as you could be dropping a form keeper for a poor form keeper, due to a rota! Not for me thanks, just play the better goalie and for me it’s Hogarth.
  9. Two points chucked away today. Haven’t seen the actual stats but we must’ve had a ridiculous amount of crosses and corners in the game, but to only score a single goal after that amount of chances created is ‘criminal’, and McGlynn was absolutely right to use that very word in the interview. Not clinical enough in front of goal,, a very poor show attacking wise. Annan played to their game plan perfectly and crosses in to the box were cleared away easily, meat and drink for some of their defenders, not good enough from us. They beat Hamilton, I kept reminding myself, so Annan are no mugs, far from. We seemed to play ourselves in to danger at the death. We seemed to pass our way backwards from their half in to ours, along the touch line. They then won a throw and punted it lottery style in to the mixer and we were at sixes and sevens at the back - they finished it. A sore one. If McGinn’s interview is anything to go by, the players are a bit angry and embarrassed by that sucker punch, so they’ll be more ‘clinical’ at Cove on Tuesday. We all hope so, and we shall see, since talk is cheap. Silver lining is we’re still unbeaten and maintain a sizeable lead over Accies. Confident we will reach 80 points+ which will put it to bed. Today acts as a reminder that football can kick you in the nuts whenever it wants. Bring on Cove.
  10. Morning Bairns, it’s Saturday the Bairns are at home, TFS DJ make it so! #coyb
  11. Could go the whole hog and have enough space for an official FFC bar & restaurant, open 7 days a week. More than enough room to be innovative in the East side. And we can build a small FFC hotel in one of the corner pods and follow in Hearts’ footsteps with their Tynecastle rooms. Skies the limit. Edited to add. The more I think about it, a simple indoor training facility (someone mentioned already) would surely make money and our players can use in the winter. Other clubs will also hire due to the lack of indoor facilities in Scotland.
  12. Yes it would make a huge positive difference. I’d hope whatever is built on the East side would be multi-purpose. A design where it serves both our side and the community pitch too, like a stand with seats on both sides(?) with changing rooms, conference rooms, and hospitality booths through its centre. It would always be in use and would surely pay for itself in a short space of time.
  13. A double line of seated stewards might do the trick.
  14. I’m really willing on for an invincibles season. Just to say that I witnessed it and likely never to happen again for a good while.
  15. It could be bouncing at the first home game after anyway, kinda like a homecoming The last game vs Alloa, would the club consider splitting the North Stand, to allow more Falkirk fans in to maximise the crowd.
  16. Looks like you’ve worked out the same as me. By the Edinburgh game we could be 80 points and beyond reach.
  17. Interesting and intriguing(!), as it appears to be a very rare thing to happen in Scottish Football. This could be a very special season and don’t want to jinx it in anyway. The players must be using it as a motivating factor for each game. One game at a time. And to think we’re breaking these records, shows the scale / speed of the turnaround the Club’s experiencing in quite a short space of time. Remarkable change.
  18. Yes smashed the record. Does anyone know if the 25 League games unbeaten is a record too? Or if the Club have ever gone an entire season unbeaten in the League? I’d doubt if we have. The possibility of watching an ‘invincibles’ season is something I’d never thought could happen nor witness as a Bairn, and adds a different dimension to the run in. A lot still to play for and become legends, win the League and do it in style lads!
  19. Better not be Queens, unless I can get BBC iplayer access in LA. Otherwise flying back for Edinburgh City, so if the fixture gods can arrange that please.
  20. 100 percent. Absolute zero sympathy for Hamilton after all the utter crap we’ve had to endure, season after dire season. I’ll milk this as appropriate and stick it up the opposition as appropriate. I’m filling my boots, thanks!
  21. Tait fits in to the Lang and Spencer category, where he enjoys playing under McGlynn and he gets the best out of him. I have no doubts Tait will get better if he stayed.
  22. Fulton yes, and I actually thought the TNS goalie was decent, and the Edinburgh City goalie McAdams who had a worldie against us at Meadowbank - match 1. Taylor Steven yes please, very much.
  23. Taking the Falkirk rose tinted specs off for a second, from Ethan’s point of view, there’s the potential to be playing in the Premier if Raith went up and offered him an extension on more money. So the out of contract players will be weighing up scenarios of their own. With that in mind, (per bairn88’s comments) perhaps a little caution with the club’s purse is a good thing.
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