CallumPar

I’ve said before that Airdrie have played better than anyone else against us. But I’ve also pointed out numerous times that the league table doesn’t lie, Falkirk have been the second best team in the league to this point and there’s no question about it. At one point, the only difference between us and yourselves was the results between the two teams. So I agree it would be foolish to argue that Airdrie are better than Falkirk. I probably have said some stupid things. We all do. But, in all seriousness, I remember posting something similar to the above, saying that Falkirk had been very poor against us, but must be very good every other week. You had a very long unbeaten run in between the last game at TFS and the game at EEP last month. You’re not where you are based on luck. First half hour today, Falkirk were excellent. I’m genuinely not trying to detract from that. Thoroughly deserved the 2 goal lead. Overall, it was undoubtedly your best 90 mins against us. A bit of luck and you probably could have won it. But, other than the Todd chance right on HT, we were never going to win that. That first half hour today, Falkirk were better than the Airdrie team that went 3-0 up against us before imploding. I was certainly worried we were in for a hammering until Wighton’s goal. Second half, we seemed to deal with most things well, but kept panicking and giving you the ball straight back. We had to make a few last ditch challenges and rode our luck at times. But we held on and the defence protected the keeper. One more slip/misjudged challenge and we could have been here talking about a Falkirk win. But I’ve seen us grind out results most of the season, so I guess that’s maybe part of the reason I wasn’t too worried. Although I must admit, I was a bit nervous whenever the ball went near Otoo!

By questioning a manager’s claim that he out-thought the opposition, after he failed to win a must-win game? Don’t think that’s the same level as claiming the team with better players and a better manager is the one 11 points behind.

Have you seen the state of the Falkirk thread? Your fans seem to claim that Falkirk have better players and that McGlynn’s a better manager than him. It genuinely makes no sense. That’s how thick your fan base is. You’re 11 points behind us, have failed to beat us in 4 attempts, but apparently have better players and a better manager.

Sounds like McGlynn has claimed they battered us and deserved the 3 points. From 2-2, I don’t think they really created anything. First half hour, they were well on top and deserved the 2 goal lead when it came. We weren’t at the races. Then, if the first half had gone on 2/3 mins longer, I think we’d have gone into HT ahead. Looked like Todd should have buried his header. But we had the momentum to finish the half and looked like we would score again. Second half, I genuinely didn’t think either team created anything. Was a bit of a goalmouth scramble from one of our corners and they had a couple of tame efforts from distance, but I don’t recall any clear-cut chances for either team. So I’m not sure why he’s claiming to have ‘totally battered’ us. The fact he claims to have out-thought us is just embarrassing for the guy. We avoided defeat in what was a ‘must-win’ for Falkirk and a ‘must not lose’ for us. We were awful, he still couldn’t find a way to win, but is trying to make himself out to be some kind of winner. No doubt the Falkirk fans on here will take his word as gospel though and think it’s a great interview.

To be fair, we haven’t been struggling at this level for the last 5 years. Pars fans wouldn’t class winning this division as a massive achievement. Says it all that you seem to think it is, diddy club mentality.

Doubt anyone’s surprised at this point. Bottling it is McGlynn’s speciality. Falkirk in full control, then they just imploded until half time. Second half was a non-event with neither team creating anything. But we got the point and ensured that it’s a matter of when we win the title, not if we win the title. No chance we get less than 5 points from the last 5 games and no chance Falkirk get 12 or more. Hopefully we get it sealed in the next week.

Have Falkirk still been playing that boy Mackie at CB recently? Hope he plays there again today. For us, hopefully Todd’s back. If not, I think we could struggle to break them down, will mean that we will be reliant on set pieces again.

Falkirk fans are the most insecure/sensitive fans on here. Jimmy does nothing but wind people up. The trolling isn’t even subtle. But a number of Falkirk fans are frothing at the mouth at every time he posts on the match threads.

I think that was a different game. Could be wrong, but I’m sure the Simmons one was in the McIntyre era. Did he not get booked, then got a second booking within about 2 mins for diving right in front of the Pars fans? Sure the Hill incident involved Falkingham, so had to be under JJ in 2012/13.

Let’s be honest, the club only put those photos up so that we could see Todd’s back training. Good bit of marketing/PR ahead of the weekend.

Same reason as everyone else. To see the Matty Todd show, with his co-star Kane Ritchie-Hosler. I’m glad this is away from home. We seem to play much better on plastic pitches than we do on grass! Actually more confident of us getting the job done at your place than I was at East End.

Our strikers are an odd bunch. All look good at times, but all look poor at times. The amount of balls we got into the box yesterday, but nobody attacked any of them. There was no strikers instinct. None of the strikers made any movement to try and get away from defenders/create space. It was the same v Edinburgh. Can’t underestimate what Todd adds, with his diagonal runs forward that will pull defenders out of position and create space. I just don’t feel like anyone else has that type of footballing brain to match his off the ball running.

Second home game in a row we’ve just seemed so flat. Off the ball, everyone just stood still. Nobody was running, nobody was trying to move into or create space. It was just bad. We should be used to teams sitting in at East End now and figure out a way to combat it. Credit to Kelty, they got what they wanted. They were organised and made it tough for us.

Would imagine it’ll just be the same system/shape as last week, since it’s the same players. It’s a shame Todd’s still not fit. Hopefully Otoo has a decent game as well. Austin and Agyeman are both players that I’d expect to cause our defence problems. Noticed there’s no Higgy or O’Ware for Kelty. Also noticed that Jason Thomson’s starting, does he still play RB, or have they moved him to play CB?

2 year deal last season I think. So was only contracted for another year. This will be a 2 year extension. Guy’s had a phenomenal season and will be a huge part of the season next season. Assuming we go up, it’ll be interesting to see how he gets on playing every week in the championship. Hopefully he continues to progress and impress. Would be great to see a local guy go on to have a great career.

Yep. New contract to 2026.

It’s the mentality of every club, outside of those at the very top. Even the likes of Celtic/Rangers are happy to sell their top stars for Premier League money. The issue we’ve had is that nobody signs a contract extension/long enough contract for us to be able to demand a fee. In recent years, players see out their contract then get their move. Nisbet being the obvious exception. 2 year deals are risky, but I understand that it’s probably all we can offer most players. Can’t have players signing 3 year deals and ending up being a waste of a wage. The issue is though, that in their first year, the player settles in and shows signs of progress. Second season, they continue to improve and attract interest. By December/January, they have no interest in signing a new contract because they can get more money by leaving as a free agent in the summer.

Would imagine Barnsley will only be particularly keen if they don’t get promoted. With that in mind, we should be trying to show him how keen we are to get him to sign on. Any player at Dunfermline should know that we’ll sell them at the right price. Signing a 2 year deal doesn’t mean you’re here for 2 years. If you perform well and a club makes a decent offer, you’ll be allowed to leave. It just offers the club some protection, in terms of getting a fee if the player performs well. I like Breen and think he’s had a very good season. I think staying with us (and working with McPake/Benedictus) and performing at the next level would be beneficial for him. But money talks and it all depends on whether we can match (or beat) any other offers financially.

I couldn’t see us dropping points against Clyde (twice) or Peterhead. Clyde are fighting for their lives, don’t write them off. We need to focus on getting our job done, before worrying about their result.

It’s not the easiest thing to work on a mobile. No idea why under 12/carer tickets seem to come up at the top. I’d have thought adult should be the ‘default’ option.

Buying an adult ticket worked no bother for me. Did you scroll down to select an adult ticket?

It’s the goal at home to Peterhead that’s been nominated. No deflection on that one.

Dry your eyes. You and your friends couldn’t stay away from this thread when you were on form. Now McGlynn’s bottled it, as we said he would, you’re coming to our thread with this nonsense. We’re going for the title, with our rivals in second place. Of course we’re going to be talking about them/enjoying their implosion. Even after the game against us, you were on this thread talking about how there was no chance you’d drop 5 points in 3 games. To be fair, you were right, it only took you 2 games. You do realise the irony of your post as well? A Falkirk fan posting in a Dunfermline thread to say that we’re obsessed with them…

His range of passing is excellent. I don’t know how some people seem to miss his diagonals into a great areas. Some of our fans have an agenda against him. He’s had a very good season. Nobody’s trying to re-write history and pretend last season didn’t happen. But his mindset has changed since Hughes left. He’s been looking forward a lot this season, supporting the attacking players and has played some great passes. When he’s been missing, you’ve really noticed. We’ve really struggled to create anything and get the ball into good areas when he’s not been on the park. His set pieces are also very good. Yes, he has his weaknesses and lacks physicality. But McPake has found a way to use him that plays to his strengths. Hopefully he can continue this form next season, assuming we make that step back to the championship.

Great initiative. Signed this now.