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There’s no argument for me- Hogarth has to start.

We simply cannot afford to write off the cup like that in our current financial predicament.

Difficult conditions but should have had more than enough quality in the starting 11 to beat Bonnyrigg. Subs should’ve been on long before the 92nd minute. Long is simply nowhere near good enough in my view. Ideally we need an experienced head there but Hogarth has got to start in the interim. All very well saying the league is the priority but that could now well be a number of contract extensions/signings that cannot be afforded. Got to hope this loss of form doesn’t continue in the league. For me, there is only one man to blame if it does as it was started by the ludicrous messing about last week.

Personally I’d just be sticking Mackie at centre half if Lang or Donaldson are out. I certainly wouldn’t be looking to make 3 unnecessary changes to a winning team.

How did Tiwi do for you guys? He was someone I wouldn’t have minded Falkirk having a look at given his record at Bo’Ness but he doesn’t seem to have had a huge impact at Kelty.

The attendances looked higher than quoted to me at the last two games

I can understand McGlynn’s desire to make a few changes as in my view it’s not realistic to expect the same 11 players to play every week for the whole season. There is also a need to keep players match fit as some will be required due to injury or suspension at some point. However, clearly the scale of changes was excessive- Donaldson at right back was a crazy decision. I don’t think it helped signposting to the media that this was an opportunity to rest players either. Also a bit of a reality check for those saying only 3 or 4 additions would be required to challenge at the top end of the championship. We have a good number on the books who are not contributing enough at this level, never mind the league above. E.g. Agyeman, Mackie, Allan. Ross is another one who has done very little in a Falkirk shirt.

It’ll be interesting to see if there are any movements out the door over the next few weeks. Mackie, McKay, Lawal and Allan are not going to see much football- McKay might be happy to see out his contract but I’m not sure if the other 3 will be happy to sit on the bench or in the stand. May even be that McGlynn/the BOD encourage a few to consider their options to try and trim the wage bill a bit.

Good solid win for us against a team clearly set up to frustrate. Great to keep the unbeaten run going too. Thought there were more than 4700 there.

It was no coincidence in my view that results went off a cliff very shortly after Holt was appointed to the role.

The problem will be the pitch imo given that it can’t be cleared

Outstanding result that could prove vital come the end of the season

We don’t have the budget to keep players to be in and around the place imo. Hopefully an agreement can be reached and he can be moved on.

Quite clearly there is absolutely zero chance of FSS reaching 2400 members, through no fault of anyone. There is therefore absolutely no point in wasting time considering that possibility in my view, and alternatives have to be considered.

Jamie has now said on Twitter that covers will need to be purchased

Of course bit but it has given Hamilton a psychological advantage. It defeats the point of having an all weather pitch in my view if it can’t be cleared and we have no covers.

Pretty much any level of snowfall will result in a game being off if the pitch can’t be cleared.

Seems like it would be worth the investment if we can’t clear snow from the pitch as Jamie Swinney has suggested. Going to be a lot of postponed games if that’s the case.

Any player who has achieved over 180 games in French Ligue 1 before joining us quite clearly has quality in my view. One of the most technically gifted players ever to play for Falkirk. Quite possibly a reflection on where Scottish football is now. Not to take anything away from Aafjes, who was also excellent.

All outstanding in my view

Fantastic performance last night- we controlled the game throughout and fully deserved the win. Morrison was outstanding.

Was certainly more than 3 players

How about putting hundreds of thousands of pounds into the club over the years, including an emergency injection of cash only last year?

I don’t disagree with the sentiment but to be frank I sincerely hope the board do not seriously think 3000 fans being FSS members is a possibility.

As the current board have recognised, it is not affordable or sustainable to run a full scale academy outside the premier league. The decision not to proceed with a reserve squad this season was the perfect example. Our limited resources have to be focused where they can have most immediate impact rather than on copious youth squads, physios and sports scientists.