Defeat for the U19s this evening in Bo'ness, with Liam Middleton scoring the consolation Falkirk goal.

A 7-0 win and an impressive debut gets our competitive season off to a good start.

The U17s lost 4-2 to Airdrie this morning. Like the 19s on Friday, there were plenty of young trialists involved so I'm not reading anything into the result. Scorers Alfie Cairns & Elias Murphy.

To all the smart-alecs who asked me tonight if I was going to sunbathe, as I did at Brechin on Saturday, this picture shows why my answer was no. And why it's not a good idea to leave the waterproof jacket at home in Scotland. Sorry Rube. 🤣

First game back last night for the girls. It was a loss, as most friendlies likely will be as all are against teams from leagues above us. So let’s focus on the positives. Three U18s making their debuts for the seniors. Well done Fern Callandar, Eilish McFarlane & Eilidh Smith👏

4-1 defeat for the U17s this evening in their friendly at Rosyth. Falkirk scorer Callan Bell.

Sunday workout for the girls in a bounce game against Spartans. Two more U18 debuts from Kiera Blackhall & Ava Carberry. Gemma Mason dons the captains armband for the first time, as does Erin Sludden who takes over when Gemma goes off. Plaudits to all. 👏

Three goals, three points and on course for qualification.

So Calvin, just who is the most handsome photographer in Falkirk? Could you point him out please? 😅

Training this afternoon. Preseason means lots of running, but there was a bit of ball work involved too. Good to see another two of the U18s taking part in Hannah Curry and Sophie Hunter.

The U19s start their league campaign with a 6-0 win over Kelty. Scorers Flynn McCafferty, Kai Brown, Rhys Walker, Caelan McCrone, Liam Middleton & Frankie Aitchison.

5-0 win tonight for the girls in a friendly over Alloa. Scorers Hannah Davie (2), someone who put a header in that I missed 🙈, trialist & Mhari Smith.

Also good to see a lot of old pals who’re now at Alloa. Apologies for only being able to fit 4 images onto a twitter post so I miss a few out. Picture of Suzanne MacTaggart included because I know she’ll hate it. 😝😝🤣 Hope you’re OK Jill Leiper. You were in the wars tonight. 🚑

Like the U19s on Tue, the U17s began their League campaign against Kelty Hearts tonight. Won 7-0. Scorers Thomas Neil (4), Leo Harris, Kobe Mitchell & Aaron McLeod.

Decent result for the girls to round off preseason yesterday, with a draw away to an SWPL side. Falkirk goalscorers Mhari Smith, Bryony Ross and Olivia Murphy. The league campaign begins on Sunday at home to Morton.

There were some nice celebrations on Sunday. Let's hope for many more like this over the course of the season.

0-0 for the U19s in Almondvale tonight. Boys defended superbly against a side which contained four players who were signed to play for the Livvy first team. (you're allowed 5 overage players in a 19s game). Falkirk stuck with the youngsters who rose to the challenge.

The girls open their League campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win over Morton, avenging a 4-3 loss when the Greenock side visited the stadium last year. Scorers Bryony Ross and Olivia Murphy.

The girls played their first ever friendly against English opposition tonight. Falkirk 4 Chesterfield 1. Scorers Erin Snell, Erin Sludden (pen), Katy Townsend & Hannah Davie. The pics are all 4 goals.

Inverness 1 Falkirk 3. Scorers Anna Dickov with 2 & Erin Snell. Pics are the 3 goals. As good a Falkirk performance as I've seen up here so well done to the girls. They open the season with 6 points out of 6.