Congratulations to John McGlynn who has been named Championship Manager of the Month for August!This season, The Bairns have picked up where they left off last season, winning their first four league games as well as beating Hearts in the Premier Sports Cup. Following on from John’s impressive Manager of the Month award haul from last season, he now has another one to add to the collection.
McGlynn picks up the first award of the season after an impressive opening month, starting with a win against Queen’s Park on the opening weekend. The following week saw Falkirk secure a 2-0 win over bitter rivals Dunfermline, before going on to knock Heart of Midlothian out of the Premier Sports Cup with another convincing 2-0 win. A 2-1 win against 10-man Partick Thistle came next before a dramatic comeback at Cappielow rounded off the month as goals from Spencer, Tait and Agyeman secured a 2-3 win after being 2-0 down.
John commented on winning the award:
“I’m delighted to pick up this award on behalf of everyone at Falkirk Football Club. It has been an amazing month, starting off against Queen’s Park at home on the Friday night. There was a lot of anticipation to have Falkirk back in the Championship after five years, and we started off with a 2-1 win. Next we went along the road to Dunfermline for a derby game, we were delighted to win that game 2-0. Previously we struggled to beat Dunfermline in League 1, so it was a huge boost to secure the three points.
“We then had a massive cup tie against Hearts which saw the players do amazingly well, and then the game against Partick Thistle was a bit different in that they went down to 10-men early and we conceded after being in front, but we managed to dig out a winner after the boys showed great character and kept on going. The final match was a tricky away game against Morton where we found ourself 2-0 down in Greenock. It’s never easy to come back from two goals down, and it speaks volumes for everyone involved.
“I’d like to say a big thank you to all the players, all the backroom staff, the media staff, and everyone connected with the club for their support.”
