Baron Greenback

Signing Lee Griffiths was always questionable at best, but as has been pointed out finding the lynch pin in midfield is probably harder than it seems. I'm not sure even signing midfield upgrades on loan (e.g. Finlay Pollock) would actually help just now since without that enforcer they may be swamped. Watson and Griffiths go right back to the Hutchie days so Watson will know Griffiths well and maybe know how to get him onside. From what I've heard Griffiths has always been a bit mental right back to youth days.

Personally I think the rest of the season could be deemed a success if we regain some credibility in order to allow us to attract the correct players for next season. To get out of this league I view there are 3 ways: a) spend big bucks b) 'organically' grow a team over a number of years or c) augment a semi-decent squad with a few loan players who are a class above. I think c) in our position is probably the best approach - we've tried and failed with a) and we do not have the patience for b). One concern I've had is the number of high profile failures for loan players, going back to Irving/Moore from Hearts and Ruth from Aberdeen. If we don't provide a stable/supportive environment to attract these players then I think that will set us back.

Fundamentally who cares who the manager supported as a kid. However... his 2 brothers were Aberdeen fans but Martin was a Falkirk fan and IIRC I never saw him with Aberdeen kit (but do recall him wearing a Falkirk tracksuit).