SPFL Tier 3, The Rock, 19/3/22.

We really do need to stop shooting ourselves in the foot.

Three minutes in, Falkirk’s first attack, and Stephen Bronsky totally misjudged a header back to Kieran Wright from a bouncing ball, leaving it far too short. A Falkirk forward latched onto it. Game over. From then on Falkirk only had to stroll through the game.

A fine move from their perspective gave them a second but it was far too easy. It also looked as if Kieran Wright maybe ought to have saved it.

We did have a flurry towards the end of the half with a few corners and a Stephen Bronsky hedaer from a corner that beat their keeper but a defender on the post cleared it. That was our one shot on target all game.

This was utterly dire. I had absolutely no confidence that we would ever score: we could barely put any passes together. I doubt Falkirk will have an easier game this season and they are no great shakes.

That’s three blanks in a row now scoring wise. I simply don’t know where our next goal is going to come from.

We’ve got third placed Montrose next week, a team with double our points tally. How many will they rack up? (Even if they have only scored four more than us in total.)

SPFL Tier 3, The Rock, 5/3/22.

This was grim. We were barely in the game, couldn’t string any passes together worth the name. I’d be tempted to blame the pitch but Queen’s Park managed it quite easily it seemed.

Those two red cards last week potentially cost us but Queen’s were so much better overall that perhaps they didn’t. Big Josh missing up front through injury has been a big loss in the last few weeks.

Their first two were due to defensive errors. In both cases the bounce of the ball (or lack of it) deceived Stephen Bronsky and Gregor Buchanan respectively allowing a Queen’s player through on goal. Kieran Wright made a save at the second but couldn’t prevent the rebound reaching the attcker following up.

The only time we vaguely threatened was in the first five minutes after the restart. First Joe Mckee was free in the box but he took a touch which allowed their keeper to position himself for the save. A natural striker would have hit it first time. Then Carlo Pignatiello worked a bit of space for himself with a good take and turn in the box but the keeper made himself too big.

Their third was a joke with them exploiting too much space down our left and the cross finding a man completely unmarked.

I’m just about resigned to relegation now.

Wake me up when it’s over.