McGlynn demands more hunger and bravery from Falkirk

A disappointed John McGlynn challenged his Falkirk side to show more hunger and bravery after a draw at lower-league Alloa all but ended their hopes of League Cup progression.

The 1-1 draw was followed by Alloa winning the bonus point in the subsequent penalty shootout.

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Winning the group is now beyond the Premiership side, with even a victory in their final game against Stranraer on Saturday unlikely to be enough to secure a best runners-up spot.

The Falkirk boss admitted it is a time of “transition” at the club, but he remains hopeful that things will start looking up for his squad.

“It wasn’t the result we were looking for. We needed to get three points to have any chance of qualifying,” said McGlynn.

“Our be-all and end-all was to try to qualify. To do that, we needed the points. It wasn’t really the performance we anticipated.

“It wasn’t a great performance by any stretch of the imagination. All the stats will suggest we probably should have won, given what we had, but we weren’t clinical in front of goal and we weren’t convincing enough with the quality of balls into the box.

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“We got some quality balls in, but then we’ve got to be a bit hungrier and a bit braver to go and put our heads on things.

“It’s a massive disappointment. We are in transition. There’s no magic wand. It’s going to take a bit of time.

“It’s the biggest turnover in players we’ve had, and we’ve got players coming in who are still trying to understand the way we play. It’s not quite clicking yet as well as any of us would like, including the fans.

“It was a good turnout of fans. I thank them for coming and apologise for our performance. It’s not what we’re used to and not what we expect.

“This is going to take a little more time than any of us would like. We’re disappointed and frustrated, but we’re going to stick together and see it through.”