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Ritchie - relegation a setback but not a disaster
9th May 2010
Falkirk chairman Martin Ritchie called for a sense of perspective after his club's five-year stay in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League ended with a goalless draw at Kilmarnock.
Falkirk threw men forward in the final quarter of their must-win match at Rugby Park but their one clear chance went begging when Ryan Flynn volleyed over from 10 yards in the 88th minute.
Ritchie had warned before the match that relegation could cost the club £2million but he insisted he would do everything in his power to ensure the progress they had made in recent years would not all be undone.
The board have already asked manager Steven Pressley to remain in charge for next season and his position is expected to be confirmed in the coming days.
"It's very easy to think this is a disaster for Falkirk Football Club," Ritchie said. "I came into the club 12 years ago and we were in provisional liquidation, still at Broclkville, playing in the First Division and our office staff were working in a Portakabin.
"Now we have a new 8,000-seat stadium, a fantastic pitch and a great training set-up at Stirling University. This is a setback, a major setback, but it's just a setback. The message I would like to give about Falkirk Football Club is we have moved on a long way in 12 years."
Pressley set to stay at Falkirk Bairns down after Killie draw Bairns unchanged for drop deciderManchester City and Celtic fans would have been fuming with their sides inability to see out a win when they were overwhelming favourites in their recent clashes with Burnley and Falkirk respectively but one Ipswich fan was laughing all the way to the bank.
Man City’s & Celtic’s Weekend Draws Net Ipswich Fan £201,420
Manchester City and Celtic fans would have been fuming with their sides inability to see out a win when they were overwhelming favourites in their recent clashes with Burnley and Falkirk respectively but one Ipswich fan was laughing all the way to the bank.
| 12:30, Sat 8th May | ||||
| Kilmarnock | 0 | v | 0 | Falkirk |
| 7:45, Wed 5th May | ||||
| Falkirk | 0 | v | 0 | St Johnstone |
| 3:00, Sat 1st May | ||||
| Falkirk | 0 | v | 0 | St Mirren |
| 3:00, Sat 24th Apr | ||||
| Falkirk | 0 | v | 0 | Hamilton |
| 3:00, Sat 17th Apr | ||||
| Aberdeen | 0 | v | 0 | Falkirk |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Olejnik |
| 2 | Darren Barr |
| 3 | Thomas Scobbie |
| 4 | Marc Twaddle |
| 5 | Jackie McNamara |
| 6 | Brian McLean |
| 7 | Pedro Moutinho |
| 8 | Burton O'Brien |
| 9 | Carl Finnigan |
| 10 | Scott Arfield |
| 11 | Ryan Flynn |
| 12 | Mark Stewart |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 14 | Chris Mitchell |
| 15 | Enoch Showunmi |
| 15 | Kevin Moffat |
| 16 | Dayne Robertson |
| 17 | Jamie Barclay |
| 18 | Brian Allison |
| 19 | Sean Lynch |
| 21 | Alex MacDonald |
| 22 | Danijel Marceta |
| 23 | Vitor Lima |
| 24 | Colin Healy |
| 24 | Kjartan Finnbogason |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 25 | Lee Bullen |
| 27 | Toufik Zerara |
| 28 | Jack Compton |
| 29 | Josh Wagenaar |
| 30 | Kieran Duffie |
| 31 | Michael Andrews |
| 32 | Blair Alston |
| 33 | Scott Davidson |
| 34 | James Bloom |
| 35 | Stewart Murdoch |
| 36 | Paul Sludden |
| 38 | Craig McLeish |
| 39 | Kieran Stallard |
| Other Players | |
|---|---|
| Neil McCann | |
| Pedro Pele |
