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I wouldn't be too hard on him today. Due to injuries, he was being played out of position against 2 big centre backs and had no support. His supply was poor as well. Not a game on which to judge him.

Thats been a feature of Falkirk's season.

Teams are now adopting a man for man approach against us and we've been rumbled. Can JBA find a solution in our remaining fixtures.

When I saw the team beforehand I was a bit worried as we had no Thor and Sparrow was preferred to Priestman. Lightweight up front. Then we were back to our old habit of offering up early chances which Falkirk thanked us for. The ref had a poor game and missed his chance of stamping his authority on the game when Just was the victim of a shocking late tackle within the 1st two minutes. Overall Falkirk had done their homework and I was sorry for JT given the scant service he was given. He had no support against a big physical defence. Once again, our long ball tactic simply didn't work. The second goal was no surprise given identical earlier blunders. I can't comment on the penalty. Overall, we were too lightweight al over the pitch and hardly won a header all day. Falkirk deserved to win, but some of their tactics were questionable under rule 77. JBA needs to do some serious thinking in the next few weeks.

I said before today that it was 50/50 we'd finish 4th and I'd now say its 20/80. To be confident of achieving that we had to beat Hibs and Falkirk and we mustered one solitary point. Our season is fizzling out sadly. It will still be a good season though.

I think we'll make Europe as I'm confident Celtic will win the cup.

Don't know where our next point is coming from.

Johnny Koutroumbis has signed a new 2 year deal. A good bit of business.

Falkirk have done very well this season so it would be churlish of me to suggest otherwise, but yes you're right, they have enjoyed a fair measure of good luck not just against us but against many other sides. Many 50/50s have gone in their favour, so for that reason alone they can't be underestimated. The match officials will be under special scrutiny given recent events.

On paper, at least, probably the most intriguing game of the season so far. So many factors at play here. We're playing the best best football we have done for decades We're sitting in 4th spot Amazing home record Excellent defensive record We haven't beaten Falkirk in 2 attempts so far Falkirk are one of the few teams to have beaten us. Falkirk are having an amazing season having just been promoted Has John McGlynn sussed us out? Both teams seem to be running out of steam (McGlynn has previous for this) The game is unlikely to be a classic but any one of 3 outcomes wouldn't be a surprise, but the most likely one is a draw. Here's hoping for a bumper crowd.

Very sorry to learn of the passing of Willie Watson at the age of 76. Condolences to his friends and family. He was a real stalwart in the best Well side that I've seen. My abiding memory of him was in that famous 1977 cup game at Fir Park when we defeated St Mirren 2-1. He moved in to tackle Bobby Torrance, who under instruction from Alex Ferguson leapt 7 feet into the air and landed in a heap rolling about in mock agony. The only problem was that Willie was wise to this tactic and stopped short without actually making the challenge. RIP Willie.

He deserved a yellow card; the same as others guilty of the same offence.

Remember Eli was playing last night. So he should be well on his way home by now. Hopefully flying via Singapore.

Falkirk's run of good luck seems will continue on Saturday as they're set to benefit from the SFA's very public and historic keel hauling of Callum Slattery. We need to get right behind the team for this game. That and loudly call out any instances of "gamesmanship" from Falkirk; anything that breaches rule 77 in fact (no abuse please). Lets channel that resentment into someothing positive. Don't expect them to come to Fir Park to entertain us, if his time at Stark's Park is anything to go by. Certainly a decent manager but one who knows how to employ the dark arts.

I see Ross County fans are complaining about results and especially entertainment value. They're not happy bunnies. I can't think why.

That then stems from media coverage. I used to think that the Compliance Officer's staff ploughed through every single minute on the previous weekends Premiership games, on a Monday. Not so. They simply homed in on the action that the media chose to highlight. If the media like you then all is fine if it doesn't then watch out.

To be fair, she'd scare most folks.

As Busta said above, King wasn't completely blameless. Whether contact was made or not, his red card should have stood, as the intent was there.

Dylan Wells playing for Stirling today.

Agree 100% Busta. The club made this very same point at the initial hearing. The bottom line is that footage is inconclusive. The lack of contact was not proved beyond all reasonable doubt. The facts have been manipulated to suit a particular narrative and thats unsafe and downright wrong. Something doesn't smell right.

Not that I know of. The worst case of that I can recall was Craig Gordon at Fir Park a few years ago when he collapsed several times feigning serious injury to waste time. I lost all respect for him that day and have had no time for him ever since.

Could it be worse than that?

Yes, its a catch all. "A recognised football body, club, official, Team Official, other member of Team Staff, player, match official or other person under the jurisdiction of the Scottish FA shall, at all times, act in the best interests of Association Football." Now if the SFA is going to continue applying that in games we can expect a deluge of such cases. Many every weekend in fact. How about investigating all such cases since the turn of the year or even since the start of the season? Cheating by shirt pulling Cheating by stealing yards at throw ins and free kicks Harassing a referee Cheating by simulation Managers openly wanting their players to dive to win penalties. Cheating by committing off the ball fouls A referee treating players with disrespect The list is endless. How often do you hear pundits in the media saying "he had to take one for the team"? A phrase I detest. You're right Bobby. Mr Slattery will have to be cleaner than clean in future.

Slattery was apparently found guilty by the Compliance Officer some weeks ago. A panel, comprising God knows who, was then convened and met today. It was these unknown individuals who settled on a 4 game suspension. Where is the transparency and accountability in that?

A good point made by Ropy on P & B and I quote " I look forward to other players being suspended for the officials getting it wrong. "