Falkirk lost more than three points on Saturday and are still rooted to the bottom of the SPL.

Falkirk manager Eddie May was disappointed to see his side lose a lead, three points and three players all in the one game on Saturday. The one piece of good news was that the Bairns finally got a goal after a 520-minute goal drought early in the second half when Alex MacDonald scored. However, Craig Dargo and Billy Mehmet replied in kind within four minutes to put Falkirk back in an unhappily familiar situation. It got worse as they lost Carl Finnigan, Scott Arfield and Burton O'Brien to injury before Tom Brighton scored his first St Mirren goal in the 86th minute. Finnigan could be out until December (ankle ligament), while Arfield succumbed again to a lingering ankle problem. The trio's injuries were just additional worries to the loss of Thomas Scobbie and Kjartan Finnbogason before the game. Scobbie faces six weeks of total rest after a recurrence of his pelvic problems while the Icelandic striker's problems sum up bottom club Falkirk's season as they continue to wait for a domestic win.

May said: "Unfortunately for Finnbogason, he moved into a new property and the mattress wasn't the best. He gets a sore back and then hurts his knee because of that. Hopefully he will be back sooner rather than later. Carl will be a while. They thought it was broken but it looks like his ligaments. Burton O'Brien could be out for a couple of weeks and fingers crossed Scotty is not that bad. That's three main players for us but it gives someone else an opportunity. It's important that people who are at the club are given the opportunity to win a football game. They have got the responsibility like everybody else to play on a Saturday."

Alex MacDonald may be trusted with more game time as he was credited with Falkirk's opener within 60 seconds of replacing Arfield. The on-loan Burnley forward headed off the underside of the bar, although Brian McLean seemed to get the final touch. May commented: "One goal ahead with that length of time left, it's disappointing we can't see the game out. But a couple of errors cost us and cost us very dearly." |

The Buddies also paid a price for the game as Dargo was subbed with a shoulder problem immediately after setting up the second goal. The former Inverness striker, who hooked home the equaliser from a tight angle, crossed for Andy Dorman, whose saved header was followed up by Mehmet. Saints may hear about the full extent of the injury today or tomorrow but the good form of Dorman may help soften the blow. The midfielder was a key part of all three goals and he could be rewarded by the Welsh FA. They have already been in touch to confirm he was now eligible for Wales. He could now find himself called up to the squad for the friendly against Scotland on November 14 in Cardiff. Dorman, who was born in Chester but brought up in Wales, said: "They have been in touch, just to check my eligibility, whether or not I had been to school in Wales for five years. I've just got to be playing well for St Mirren, that's all I can worry about. You need to be at it every week."
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