Falkirk roared back from two goals down to snatch a Scottish Premiership point against Hibernian and make it four successive draws for David Gray's side.
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Image source, SNSFalkirk boss John McGlynn: "We never fail to entertain, we play good football and we go out to attack in every game.
"The atmosphere was amazing. Great mentality from the players, to be 2-0 down against a team like Hibs and to come back speaks volume for everyone involved and the fighting spirit.
"The goal before half time was significant and the only thing separating the teams was a penalty. I've not seen it back but there's not much we can do about it.
"Getting crosses in the box, we caused them problems throughout the whole game and on another night, we could have gone ahead early on. It was a great point.
"We knew Hibs have a bad record of losing goals just before half time, we mentioned that to the players.
"The goal was the difference between us getting a point and not and getting confidence in the players to say we are very much in this game."
Grant Heaney
Fan writer
With Falkirk facing a quickfire double-header against Hibs and Hearts this week, it will be interesting to see how John McGlynn makes use of our squad.
The Bairns boss has largely stuck with the tried and tested over the first month of the season, but most supporters are expecting to see some tweaks in the wake of our 2-1 defeat to St Mirren a fortnight ago.
Lewis Neilson will be ineligible to face his parent club this weekend, so that will force a change at the heart of our defence, while Brian Graham is pushing for a recall against Hibs on Tuesday night after coming off the bench to bag a goal against St Mirren.
The striking dilemma McGlynn is faced with is perhaps the most intriguing one. An injury around about this time last year disrupted Ross MacIver's involvement in our title-winning campaign, however he has looked back to his best during the early weeks of this season.
MacIver is a tireless nuisance to opposition defences, willing to do the dirty work as well as chipping in with the odd goal.
Graham, on the other hand, is the more natural goalscorer of the two, demonstrating throughout his career that he has a knack for being in the right place at the right time.
And let's not forget highly-rated Sunderland loanee Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi could also add to the striking conundrum facing the Falkirk manager moving forward.
It's a good problem to have and one that McGlynn will likely weigh up on a game-by-game basis.
Falkirk are winless in their past 10 top-flight meetings with Hibs (D4 L6), with this their first since a 3-1 defeat in March 2010. Their last win over Hibs at this level was in December 2006 (2-1).
Hibs have won their past two league meetings with newly-promoted opposition, last winning three in a row in the top flight in October 2012.
Falkirk's Scottish Premiership games this season have included 96 shots (51 for, 45 faced), the joint-fewest of any side in the division (level with Aberdeen).
Hibs have drawn five of their past six league games (W1), as many as their previous 22 beforehand (W14 D5 L3). Hibs could draw four successive top-flight matches for the first time since October 2019, when Paul Heckingbottom drew his last five league games in charge.
Since the start of May, 11 of Hibs' 16 league goals have been scored in the first 45 minutes, the most first-half goals of any Scottish Premiership side in this time. Falkirk, meanwhile, have scored all five of their league goals this season in second halves.
Image source, SNSFalkirk welcome back Tom Lang, Barney Stewart and Finn Yeats to their squad for Tuesday's Scottish Premiership match against Hibernian.
However, Coll Donaldson, Aidan Nesbitt, Ethan Ross, Jamie Sneddon and Kyrell Wilson remain out.
Hibs have no fresh injuries.
Alasana Manneh and Joe Newell are still unavailable.
Image source, SNSFalkirk midfielder Dylan Tait has a "point to prove" in Tuesday's Premiership match against former club Hibs.
He played just 13 minutes of first-team football during three years at Easter Road after signing in August 2021.
Tait, 23, was loaned back to Raith Rovers and also had temporary spells at Kilmarnock, Arbroath, Hamilton and Falkirk, before joining the Bairns permanently in summer 2024.
Successive titles followed under manager John McGlynn as Tait made his way back to the top flight.
"Obviously it was a bit disappointing because when I signed there I had expectations to go and do well," Tait said, reflecting on his time with Hibs.
"When I was at Hibs there was a lot of change. I had five managers in two years so I didn't really get that consistency.
"It's just one of these things in football,, sometimes you need to take a step back down to get going again. That's what I'm doing at the moment.
"Obviously, playing against your old club, there's a wee point to prove that I can play at this level and I didn't quite get that opportunity when I was there."
Tait, who has five goals in all competitions this season, said: "Obviously when I moved here it was my intention to try and play in the Premiership but I had to go a longer route. Now I'm here, I appreciate it a lot.
"It's down to the manager that's given me the opportunity to come play at this level and I just want to repay him.
"Obviously I worked with the manager when I was younger and I just really enjoy working with him and Smudger (Paul Smith). They get the best out of me. They let me play my football and give me a freedom in the game. Right now it's paying off."
Charlotte Cohen
BBC Sport Scotland
Spencer's 98 touches in the narrow defeat to St Mirren last weekend was the most of any player on either team
Last season Brad Spencer scored eight goals and set up a further three as he played a crucial role in helping Falkirk end their 15-year absence from the top flight.
And the midfielder could be crucial this season in keeping them in the Premiership.
With four points from four games, it's been a decent start to life among the big boys for John McGlynn's side.
And Spencer is taking the step up to his first taste of top-flight football in his stride.
His 258 passes are the most of any Falkirk player and in the top 11 in the Premiership in total. No one in the Falkirk side has bettered Spencer's 207 successful passes while his passing accuracy of just over 80% is among the highest in the team.
He's had 340 touches, the most of any player in the team. Seven of those have come in the opposition box with an average of just under two per 90.
Although Spencer has only directly set up one goal, across his four appearances he has played 48 passes into the final third - only five players in the Premiership have more.
Spencer has also created eight chances, the highest of any player at Falkirk and fourth best in the Premiership.
The 29-year-old has created five chances from open play, the highest in the side, three chances from set-plays and two big chances overall for Falkirk.
While yet to open his account, Spencer has not been afraid to have a pop at goal, taking six shots and putting three on target.
Defensively he's looked solid too having won 25 duels, seven aerial duels and has made 14 recoveries.
Grant Heaney
Fan writer
Defeat at home to St Mirren felt like our first harsh lesson since returning to the top flight.
While we held our own for the most part before being undone by fine margins in the second half, St Mirren were the smarter team on the day.
Stephen Robinson's side managed to keep our most creative players at bay, and ultimately demonstrated what it takes to grind out wins in the top tier.
To be fair, that is something the Saints have long been accustomed to doing at this level, whereas John McGlynn and his players are still acclimatising to their new surroundings.
Now, this is not to say I think Falkirk should sacrifice the aesthetically-pleasing brand of football that has brought them this far. Far from it. However, we do need to show a shrewder side in games to be on a par with our opposition.
McGlynn said as much post-match when asked about the decisive goal: "We maybe lacked a little bit of experience in that sense - St Mirren would never concede that second goal up their end."
While there are no hard and fast rules for how to survive in the Scottish Premiership, Saturday's defeat showed we may have to become more streetwise to give ourselves the best possible chance of survival.
Watch all the highlights as St Mirren avoided a late scare to beat Falkirk 2-1 in the Scottish Premiership.
We asked for your views on Falkirk's 2-1 defeat at home to St Mirren.
Here's what some of you said...
John: First goal an unfortunate deflection. The second was slack defending. We have to toughen up. Out-muscled yet again.
Kev: Falkirk need to up their game considerably if they are to stay in the division. They are too hesitant in attack, too lightweight in midfield and too slow in defence, especially centrally.
Cal: Can't help thinking we could have done with the new signings on the pitch earlier and we may have taken something from the game. To my mind, you play your best players from the start, not 10 minutes from the end. The Falkirk substitutions were simply too late on the pitch to make a big impact.
Ellis: I don't think we are far away. Lots of positives and we were competitive for large parts of the game. Just need to take our chances when on top and it'll be golden.
Despite a solid start in their first top-flight season in 15 years, a late header from substitute Brian Graham was not enough for Falkirk to snatch a draw against St Mirren.
Image source, SNSFalkirk manager John McGlynn: "Mixed emotions really. We competed and played very well. We've lost two cheap goals, but unfortunate with the deflection from the free kick.
"We switch off at the throw in, which has cost us. Throughout the game we matched St Mirren who are a very good side and very good at what they do.
"We're still finding our feet a little bit playing against teams at this level. So I take belief that for long spells you wouldn't have known we've just come out the Championship.
"We should probably have taken something from the game, so we need to learn very quickly that concentration levels have got to be spot on for every moment."
Image source, SNSFalkirk could include new signings Ethan Williams, Filip Lissah and Sam Hart for the first time.
But Kyrell Wilson, Aidan Nesbitt, Ethan Ross, Jamie Sneddon, Tom Lang, Finn Yeats, Coll Donaldson and Barney Stewart are all set to miss out.
Conor McMenamin (calf) and Liam Donnelly (Achilles) have both have returned to training but this weekend could be too soon for the St Mirren duo.
Fellow midfielder Killian Phillips and defender Richard King will be assessed following their international duties.
Image source, SNSFalkirk left-back Leon McCann wants to prove he belongs in the Premiership after grafting for years in the lower leagues to earn his "dream" top-flight chance.
The 25-year-old spent the first five season of his career in League One with Airdrie and then Falkirk before stepping up to the Championship.
Following a second consecutive promotion with the Bairns, McCann has made manager John McGlynn's starting XI in each of their three Premiership matches so far.
"I was at this club when we were sixth in League One, so for me to still be here in the Premiership, it's huge," McCann said.
"It's always been a dream to play in the top league in Scotland, so I'm just happy that I've been able to do that. I want to play as many games as possible in the Premiership.
"You always have that belief that one day you'll play in the Premiership, but when I was in League One for four or five years straight, you're going 'I don't know if this will happen'.
"Obviously, with how quick we've turned this round as a team, it's now become a reality. We all want to stay here for as many seasons as possible, because you reap the rewards with things like the international break as well as getting the exposure for everybody here.
"I've been here when it's been the lowest of the lows at this club, so we're cherishing every moment."
Falkirk host St Mirren on Saturday, having won their first Premiership game in more than 15 years in their last match away to Aberdeen.
"For a lot of the boys it was their first win in the Premiership, so the feeling was amazing," said McCann.
"We didn't want it to be a case of 'when's Falkirk's first win going to happen?', and the longer that goes, the more pressure builds, so the fact we were able to get the monkey off our back was a huge relief as well as sheer elation for everybody involved."
Image source, SNSManager John McGlynn says St Mirren are "the benchmark" for Falkirk as he looks to establish the Bairns as a Premiership club.
St Mirren, who travel to the Falkirk Stadium on Saturday, are in their eighth consecutive Premiership campaign and have finished in the top half of the table for the past three years under Stephen Robinson.
"St Mirren are the benchmark as a football club for us," McGlynn said.
"They got promoted in 2017-18 and they've been in the league ever since.
"In that time they've been able to grow the football club, they've got a great youth system going. They've got their own training ground that's probably been built on a little bit over the years with more money, and that's exactly where we want to be.
"Obviously the manager has got top six the last three seasons and got them into Europe. If we can be in the Premiership seven years from now, then this football club will be in an amazing place, so they are the benchmark."
Looking ahead to Saturday's Premiership clash, McGlynn feels his squad are in a great place to challenge the Buddies.
Kyrell Wilson, who scored on his debut against Aberdeen last time out, misses the game with an ankle knock but Falkirk's four other recent signings are all in contention.
"We brought five players in in the last few days of the window, all players that were kind of pigeon-holed for exactly what we required," McGlynn added.
"Kyrell certainly hit the ground running and it was good to get Ethan [Williams], Sam [Hart] and big Trey [Ogunsuyi] in the door, and Filip [Lissah] looks a very good player.
"We got all the positions that we wanted, so the squad's really, really strong now."
Image source, SNSThis will be the first top-flight clash between Falkirk and St Mirren since a 1-1 draw in May 2010; the Bairns are unbeaten in their past three games against the Buddies at this level (W1 D2).
St Mirren have only lost one of their past five top-flight away games at Falkirk (W3 D1), a 2-1 defeat in April 2010.
After their 1-0 victory over Aberdeen, Falkirk could win back-to-back top-flight matches without conceding for the first time since December 2007.
St Mirren have drawn five of their past six league matches (L1), with three of those finishing 1-1. Overall, the Buddies have lost just one of their last 10 in the Scottish Premiership (W3 D6).
St Mirren have scored just two goals in the Scottish Premiership this season, which is their fewest after four matches in the top flight since the 2019-20 season (also two).
Grant Heaney
Fan writer
I think I speak for most Bairns fans when I say that I'm looking forward to finally getting back to the Falkirk Stadium on Saturday.
A combination of the League Cup, a postponement and an international break means that 40-plus days will have come and gone since the team last took to the field in front of their own supporters.
Five new arrivals since then have given our squad an injection of much-needed freshness, and Saturday's clash with St Mirren is our first opportunity to get a proper good look at some or all of the new recruits.
While many fans - myself included - were perhaps hoping to see some players with Scottish Premiership experience come through the door, our new signings all being unknown quantities in varying degrees does add an extra layer of excitement for what is to come in the weeks and months ahead.
John Hughes made good use of similar markets during our last spell in the top flight, with the likes of Anthony Stokes, Kasper Schmeichel and Patrick Cregg all enjoying fruitful spells at the Falkirk Stadium after making the move north of the border.
If any of our new arrivals prove to be of the same ilk as the aforementioned trio, then our late flurry of transfer activity will have been well worth waiting for.
Image source, SNSFalkirk are estimating the change to grass from an artificial playing surface will cost £1.2m after reaching a "tough but necessary agreement with the SPFL".
The governing body recently granted the newly-promoted Premiership side permission to keep their pitch next season should they avoid relegation.
The surface was laid in 2023 before a rule change phasing out Astroturf in the top flight.
A club statement said it was "a difficult compromise to make", going on to thank SPFL pair Neil Doncaster and Callum Beattie for their "cooperation and creativity".
"A package of funding and exemptions was negotiated that will see the transition, should we remain in the Premiership beyond next season, come with a smoother financial landing," it reads.
"The club will still need to raise significant funding which we will need to be creative about."
Falkirk go on to say they hope "similar flexibility is shown to other clubs in a comparable situation", adding: "Scottish football is not well-served by placing further barriers in front of aspirational, community clubs."
Image source, GettySam Hart, right, will be the season on loan at Falkirk
Sam Hart adds "real quality and depth" to the Falkirk squad, says manager John McGlynn, after the defender joined on a season-long loan from Port Vale.
The 28-year-old made 22 appearances last term as Port Vale won promotion to League One.
Hart, who spent time in the youth academies at Manchester United and Liverpool, has previously played for Blackburn, Southend, Shrewsbury, Oldham and Sutton United.
"We're delighted to bring Sam to Falkirk, he's a player with great experience and real versatility," said McGlynn.
"He's someone who can operate at left-back and at left centre-half, which gives us valuable options as we go through the season.
"He likes to get up and down the flank and we know he'll add real quality and depth to the squad."
