Sadly, if last week is anything to go by, we won't take that chance. Our style of play has been the problem for over a year now. We're too slow and deliberate, usually making one pass too many before playing the ball forward, or just not bothering to play it forward at all. A lot of the time we're far too cautious, perhaps believing that if we have possession the other team can't score. Some of our defenders have proven that's not the case this season. Our crossing is also poor, we cannot take set pieces and generally we cause little threat to other teams. Perhaps that's why, when chances do come along, our players either snatch at them - and balloon them over the bar - or take too long with them, allowing the opposition to clear their lines.
It'll be interesting to see what team manager Gus MacPherson goes with tomorrow. Dennis Wyness missed a sitter last week, but MacPherson said recently he planned to give the Wyness/Craig Dargo partnership five or six games to work. It better tomorrow, as in Billy Mehmet we have a striker who has a regular habit of scoring against Falkirk that could be very useful. There will hopefully be a return for Steven Robb- for all the use his crosses are - while Andy Dorman will need to up his game considerably after last week's poor showing. There is even an outside chance Gary Mason could be back.
The bad news on the injury front is that Will Haining has been ruled out for six weeks. The defender has been a bit dodgy at times this season, but his presence will be sorely missed. Scott Cuthbert is likely to continue deputising for him over the next few weeks. The only other definite absentee is Tonet - Stephen O'Donnell and Tom Brighton are back in training but a lack of reserve games could stop them from making the bench until the New Year.
Falkirk have a few injury problems themselves, with Neil McCann - a standout when the two sides met at Love Street earlier in the season - looking like missing out as he struggles to overcome a recent problem. However, the Bairns have a reasonable squad and should be able to cope without the former Hearts midfielder's presence for another week or so. Michael Higdon and Steve Lovell have been doing the business up front for John Hughes' side this season and there's every chance they will continue in that vain tomorrow.
This will be the first time Burton O'Brien has played at Love Street since leaving Saints in 1999 for Blackburn Rovers. Despite not doing well at Eawood Park, the midfielder has had a decent career playing for Livingston and Sheffield Wednesday and has started off his time at Falkirk well. Hughes has even called for him to be included in the Scotland squad, although that may be going a little too far! Nonetheless, he has a wicked left foot and will be a threat.
We're rubbish at the moment and predicting a defeat is too obvious - so I'm going to predict we'll win! Just don't ask me how I think we'll do it.