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After only 4 games we are 8 points inside the promotion play off positions. These wins are great, especially when every other team is cutting each others throats. Superb result today after being 2-0 down, away from home against a team that hadn't lost in their first 3 games. Looking at the fixtures the next couple of months can't believe how many games are away from home, not just September but October, we must have a glut of home games at some point. Good to see Ayr dropped points at a place we comfortably won a couple of weeks ago too.

This. The last time we went through to Morton for a league game we didn't want to sit in the rain behind the goals so thought we'd pay for tickets in the main stand. We couldn't see well for pillars (and roof) in front of us and I had to sit uncomfortably sideways through the game as my legs wouldn't fit between the rows. That added to being goaded by really drunk "fans" in their shirt and tie hospitality next to us made it a truly underwhelming experience (and one I won't be repeating).

Strap in. We create chances, lots of them.

This is a weird one to predict. Morton unbeaten and not won a game, only let in one goal, only scored one goal and at home. Think this will be more of an away test than the Pars were. Despite playing well in our opening 3 games, I'm hoping we are more clinical in front of goal for this one, I'd settle for less chances created but more taken. Not sure if McGlynn will change anything, Nesbitt will still be out, will Morrison start? I think he will, injuries aside, start with the same 11 that started v Thistle. I'm on holiday so will miss this one, but will be following from afar, I've tipped a narrow Falkirk win 2-1. Would be great to hand Morton their first defeat of the season and keep our run going.

Dunfermline 0-2 Ayr Morton 1-2 Falkirk Hamilton 1-0 Airdrie Partick 1-2 Queen's Park Raith 1-1 Livingston

Week 1/2 - Falkirk Week 3 - Rangers Week 4 - Montrose

9/9 points from three 7/10 performances can't be sniffed at. When Nesbitt is back I think the 7/10 will go up a notch or two. The finishing will hopefully improve too. Great start to the season with a cushion opening up between us and teams below.

Thought Thistle started brightly first 10 minutes or so, however pre sending off we were on top for the next 20 minutes or so when the game settled. The ref got the sending off 100pc correct. Two definite yellows that both happened directly in front of us. Even on the second yellow you can tell from the thistle players body language they knew he deserved it. After that it was pretty much one way traffic. Our play was decent but finishing, yet again, very wasteful. Thought it might take a defender to break the deadlock and so it proved. Mackie Donaldson and Henderson all had great efforts. Still don't think we've played at anywhere near our best but bodes well that we have 9/9 points from three 7/10 performances. Love to see the finishing improve. As for Thistle the no18 striker looked excellent when he came on, held the ball up well, decent skill and good finish for his goal. Good away support but we really need to open more than two away turnstiles for championship games. Hopefully that doesn't happen again. Great start to the season.

Airdrie 1 v 2 Queen's Park Ayr 2 v 2 Raith Rovers Falkirk 2 v 1 Partick Thistle Hamilton 1 v 0 Dunfermline Livingston 1 v 0 Morton

As you can imagine this is not the first time we have heard this. In all fairness this was a legitimate concern of Falkirk fans in his first season at Falkirk, however, he had inherited a number of players he was saddled with. Since then he has built his own squad and we've never really needed a "plan B" and this includes umpteen wins against sides in leagues above us. If anything his plan B is to take 2 effective wingers off and replace them with 2 equally effective wingers, we create chances and take risks at the back and front, I dont think any Falkirk fan would have it any other way, even if it means a loss here and there.

All joking aside I wonder how long our squad/team is going to fly under the radar, both in terms of other teams tactics/picks and potential transfer targets. Unlike Naismith, I actually think Celtic will take us very seriously, especially given the Rodgers/McGlynn bromance. Naismith got absolutely what he deserved.

Yep that pressure to keep the run going has been on the players heads for at least 6-8 months now and they seem to embrace it. No Falkirk fan expects us not to lose this season, I think the interesting thing will be how we react to it in the following games when it does happen.

How many tickets will we get?

Gutted couldn't be at this yesterday but followed remotely on my phone and have subsequently watched every highlight and Youtube clip I can find! Another surprising result to anyone but a Falkirk fan. FD please get Ewan Cameron back on this week. Looks to me like Naismith disrespected us with his team selection and it's come back to bite him, not to say this team wouldn't have won anyway. Another great day out coming on weekend of Sept 21/22 for the quarter final, more money in the kitty too via prize money, gates and hopefully TV this time. Means the league home game versus Livvi will move.

Week 3 - Rangers Please change this to Rangers (v Ross County) as I didn't realise the Ayr 3 Hamilton 2 game wasn't included in Week 3 predictions! (I think!)