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BBC News
5 hours ago
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Will Falkirk 'have a sneaky eye' on top six?
After back-to-back league wins, can Falkirk really surprise anyone any more?Former striker and manager Lee Miller and current midfielder Scott Arfield certainly think former is tipping John McGlynn's side for a top-six finish in their first Scottish top-flight campaign in 15 the fixtures were announced this morning, Miller believes the Bairns will "have a sneaky eye" on ending in the top half of the would be quite the achievement for McGlynn and his men after playing League 1 football as recently as two years ago but Miller insists they'll be "quietly confident"."I think their aim is to stay up in the league but they'll be quite confident," he said."Tony Docherty did it with Dundee when they first came up. He got top six and it was a brilliant achievement for them. "So I think Falkirk, yes, they'll say they just want to stay in the league, but I think they'll have a sneaky eye on top six."Arfield echoed Miller's optimism and said the Bairns can "surprise a few people"."It's been a long time since this club's had the Premiership badge on the side of their top, so it's going to be a top occasion for everybody," Arfield told Sky Sports."They've waited a hell of a long time to make this happen so it's a big day for everybody. I think we'll surprise a few people."Sometimes we're going to need to be a wee bit more pragmatic with our approach, because you're going up a division, the calibre of player, team and club are better, but I think with the management team behind us, the confidence stays the same, the players will stay the same, so it's a real exciting time."Where can that excitement take them, though?"It depends how you look at success," he added."I think everybody behind the scenes here, you just want to make it the best. Everybody keeps on talking about staying in the division and then people talk about the top six. It depends."
BBC News
6 hours ago
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Woman charged over crash that killed three men near Falkirk
A 21-year-old woman has been charged over a crash that killed three men near Falkirk last Williams, 23, Lewis Soden, 24, and Connor Page, 21, died when the car they were travelling in crashed on Moss Road outside the village of Dunmore at about 18:15 on 26 Scotland said a woman who had been driving the Ford Focus, had now been arrested and charged with a road traffic is due to appear at Falkirk Sheriff Court at a later date. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal. Families of the men involved paid tributes to the emergency services after their crash was the first in a series of fatal incidents on Scotland's roads which claimed a total of eight lives in one weekend.
BBC News
8 hours ago
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- BBC News
Tough early run & festive fixtures for Livi
It didn't take long for Livingston to be back dining at the top table in Scottish football, and they've certainly been served a kicking off away to Kilmarnock on Saturday, 2 August and welcoming last season's Championship rivals Falkirk to West Lothian one week later, David Martindale's side have - on paper - a wretched often disputed, but often decided 'big six' are all up next.A trip to champions Celtic on Saturday, 23 August is followed by the visit of Hearts one week the Premiership resumes on Saturday, 13 September, a trip to Aberdeen awaits. Two weeks later, Rangers visit the Home of the Set Fare sees trips to Dundee United and Hibs. Lions head into Christmas on the back of a trek through to St Mirren on Saturday, 20 December while Celtic visit a week later and United three days after it's a trip up to Tannadice on Saturday, 11 April for Livi's final pre-split at the fixtures, where do you think Livingston will be after 10 games? Tell us here.
BBC News
9 hours ago
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Familiar faces & festive fixtures - Falkirk's standout games
After a 15-year wait, Falkirk's fixtures for a Scottish Premiership campaign are Bairns have to wait a little bit longer to kick off the season as they do so on Sunday, 3 August at home to Dundee there are a few familiar faces. A wee jaunt to Livingston the next Saturday is the first away day, while the big trip is Saturday, 30 August to McGlynn returns to his former stomping ground, Tynecastle Park, on Saturday, 27 September to take on Hearts, while visits to Celtic Park and Ibrox round off October and November what about the festive schedule, you ask? A six-game December awaits, with away days either side of Christmas (Kilmarnock, 20 December and Dundee, 27 December) while 2025 is rounded off by the visit of Hearts on 30 end the pre-split campaign with a home game against Russell Martin's Rangers on Saturday, 11 at the fixtures, where do you think Falkirk will be 10 games into their top-flight return? Tell us here.
BBC News
12 hours ago
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Premiership fixtures announced - how do you think Livi will start?
Livingston's first Scottish Premiership game after a year in the second tier will be a trip to match will take place on Saturday, 2 August at 15:00 BST, with Livi's first home fixture against fellow newly-promoted side Falkirk on Saturday 9, August at 15: Livi's Scottish Premiership fixtures in full do you think David Martindale's side will be after 10 games and what do you make of how the fixtures have fallen? Share your views here.
