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Not sure if this is a new way of indicating where home and away fans will be located, I thought they usually just said what Stand and Sections of the Stand they would be situated in. I can lend the person responsible for writing he infio my old orienteering compass if they want so they know which direction is which

Agree with the first part, not so sure about the end part. It would be nice to see a competent, decisive display with a few goals so us supporters can relax a bit, but I doubt we are capable of overrunning any team at the moment. As long as we score one more goal than the opposition I'll be happy.

McKechnie, Todd and Reilly must be slight doubts for being fit for tomorrow, also Brydon and Church have been rushed back before they're really ready so hopefully won't break down. Even if McKechnie is fit I'd rather see Gibson moved to the right and Walker starting on the left. As for Bartley's position job wise, I think we need a dose of reality, he's not been able to field his strongest team at all this season, we're just a quarter way through the season, I'd be asking questions about his future when we get to the half way stage and we're still a couple of places outside the play-off positions. Despite his coaching and playing experience we kind of knew it was a gamble taking on someone with no actual Managerial experience, I'm happy to see him given a decent amount of time to try and get us going in the right direction.

Already been covered but parking at the stadium is hellish, £5 to park, cars crammed in nose to tail so no quick getaway and very slow getting on to the main road. Quicker parking a wee bit away and walking to the ground.

Not too bad, at least you didn't put it on before getting in the shower. Going into a room and then thinking "what did I come in here to get?" must be about the most common senior moment I reckon.

Was beginning to wonder if the thread was about a game this week or an episode of "All our Yesterday's" Tbh, I'm a bit jealous that I can't remember details of past games. Back on thread, hardly in must win territory yet, although it's getting close, we certainly need to stop the rot and soon. Home form has to improve drastically to give us a chance of climbing into play-off contention.

Just like about any Manager you care to name.

Couldn't care less tbqh, he's gone, we've got enough to think about with the form we're in now. I don't think it'll be entirely his fault where Morton are.

Don't really get the logic in this argument. More clubs going part time, as looks possible, will mean that full time players will have to go part time so it's possibly the same player pool of players your attracting. Is there really that much of a wage gap between lower paid full time players ( like ours are probably) and the better part time players who will command better wages? Given the problem we have in attracting good full time players to come here, how can you be sure we'll attract good part timers. Some Lowland League and WoSL teams will still pay more than us anyway if we go part time which will be a better attraction for Central Belt players. A hybrid model might work but that raises more problems with maybe split training times, etc.

Certainly doesn't come across that we've got any "characters" in the dressing room who can lift spirits when needed. Just need to watch them in match pre-match warm ups, looks like a chore for them with little or no inter-actions with each other. No Mikey Doyle type jokers in the pack by the looks of it.

Aye, and when he gets us promoted we should bin him again cos he'd probably take us right back down within a season or two.

The thing is the longer he's out of work the more chance of him considering offers further down the chain or he risks becoming the "forgotten man". Not sure if his Dumfries connections would sway him, if the money's right he might consider it. If he's waiting on a Championship opening, apart from Ayr, where I think he's liked and loathed in equal measure, what other Managers coat is on a shoogly peg. Anyway all hypothetical the noo cos we've got a man in place under contract.

No problem with him keeping the players in the dressing room as long as its a two way "discussion" with the players allowed to have their say as well without fear of reprisal.

Could they not have printed a picture of him in another clubs top? He's had plenty clubs, why did they have to rub it in that he was once at QoS. Seriously, yes seriously, I may be in a very low minority but I didn't think he was as bad as a lot of our fans made out. Worked hard, scored a few goals, but struggled to get game time after an injury. Doubt if many fans of his previous clubs will be overly complimentary though. Good luck to him.

Hope Church doesn't turn out to be this seasons version of Chima.

That's surely why we employ physios and sports scientists to advise the manager and ensure injured players train accordingly and don't rush back too soon. I think Brydon broke down in training cos we tried to rush him back. I agree tho, we do seem to pick up a high percentage of injuries in training.

Kelty coming off the back of a pumping from Falkirk will be looking to restore some pride. Maybe were a bit unlucky with a couple of decisions. We don't have anywhere near the same firepower as Falkirk and Bartley has us trying to play a form of football that the players don't seem comfortable with or are maybe just not good enough to execute. We're still missing a few players through injury or are 50/50 to be available, and two of the players we expect a lot from, Connelly and Cochrane (Saturdays cracking goal aside) haven't been performing anywhere near the standard we need in midfield.. On the upside, we've ran Falkirk and Hamilton close the past two weeks before falling to sucker punch late goals, so if the players concentrate, put the effort in and cut out silly mistakes we may just take something from this game. Hoping to take in my first game at Kelty on Saturday, travelling more in hope than expectation tbh. IN MARVIN WE TRUST (but not sure for how long).

Every defeat, Falkirk, surprise surprise, are of no more or less of a relevance to me than every other team we lose to. I'm a bitter person most of the time tbf, not exclusive to football.

You've (perhaps inadvertently) admitted that Reilly is a good striker there. It's on record now.

Not exclusively a Reilly or Bartley tactic, see it quite often in all grades, the striker leaning into the defender or giving the defender a wee nudge when the balls in the air. The trick is to time it right so that the Ref sees the defender giving a retaliatory push and maybe awarding a free kick. 9/10 in that situation the defender will be penalised if the Ref sees it. Of course I don't expect Falkirk players would ever attempt such underhand tactics.

Must be great living in the Falkirk area with all these marvellous doctors and physios about with the ability to diagnose from the Stands if a player is really injured or faking it.

Aye, better if they tried to cause havoc out on the streets whilst wearing balaclavas.

I used to park near the college (?) if I was early enough (saved parking fee and just about as quick to get away) but my ageing bones mean I like to park closer.

Same with the section of seats next to where we were situated, too simple for them to put a tape or rope from the top down that section of seating to indicate it wasn't to be used. Or move the tarp that was covering the next section over a bit. Don't know if it was a wind up but someone said it was an area where flags and banners could be placed. Also while I'm on the moan, can't the car park stewards arrange the parking of vehicles in rows of two leaving adequate space between each double row to get cars out and away early if required. Obviously at £5 a go the more cars crammed in the better for Falkirk but it's not handy if you've got to wait ages on someone dawdling back to their vehicle or you need to leave in an emergency. It all seemed a bit chaotic with cars going in all directions.

My thoughts exactly, Connelly, and Cochrane to a slightly lesser extent, were poor. One of those games, the harder you try, the less effective you become. I thought Bartley should have freshened things up a lot sooner too and also introduced Hutchinson for 20 minutes or so to give a bit of physicality up front. We're still a bit powder puff in midfield too, not winning the ball further up which doesn't take much pressure off the defence. A game where we could have sneaked a point or even stolen a win but not really surprised we collapsed so near the end.