Over the years Falkirk fans could home in on certain fixtures in the calendar and be reasonably confident of picking up three points.

However, this season it’s been increasingly difficult to look on games from week to week with such optimism. Even over the next five matches with Morton (home), Dundee United (away), Dunfermline (home), Ayr (away) and Partick Thistle (home) no-one of a Falkirk persuasion could predict with any degree of certainty how many victories or points they will pick up.

And yet, surely, last Saturday against Alloa, a part-time side, whom Falkirk haven’t lost to at home in 35 years, would have been one such fixture they could circle and mark three points.

Especially on the back of such euphoria the week before when Scott Harrison forced home a dramatic late winner to move the Bairns off the bottom of the table; especially when in last Saturday’s clash they built up a two-goal advantage in the first half and looked comfortable.

Paul Paton comes close to scoring a second goal. (picture: Michael Gillen)

IN PICT

Monday verdict: Falkirk letting two-goal lead slip to part time side is criminal