Some people would argue, though, that Falkirk shouldn’t get in because they have had years to invest in their stadium, and they haven’t, whilst other teams have invested money into their stadiums, and maybe lost out on other things instead. Take Airdrie.

But I agree with you. Its a stupid rule, and they should get rid of it. But in the meantime, they have to make it, erm, a level playing field.

In part answer to Lordy, it’s difficult to apply that argument to Falkirk. They’ve had the stadium money set aside for some time, the deal to sell Brockville in place, they’ve been operating for some time under the same constraints as every one else - it showed last year when they were ‘relegated’ from Div One, only to see Airdrie ‘fold’ and save them. Were it not for bureaucracy, and the inability of Falkirk Council and the Scottish Exec to take decisions when they are needed, Falkirk would have been in their new stadium for some time.

(The other difference between Falkirk and Airdrie is that the Falkirk board have run their club well, only spent money they had, and haven’t managed to alienate their support by a series of misjudged PR decisions)

I’vemy own thoughts, but I’m keeping them that way