McGlynn hails 'greatest achievement' as Falkirk seal top-six spot

Manager John McGlynn and Calvin Miller have been part of Falkirk's remarkable rise from Scotland's third tier to the Scottish Premiership's top six [SNS] John McGlynn increasingly seems to be a man with the Midas touch. In a Scottish football season packed with remarkable stories, Falkirk's manager and his team are a standout story of success. On their first top-flight campaign in 15 years, Saturday's 3-2 win at Motherwell secured a top-six finish for a team that won the Scottish Championship just a year ago.

Twelve months prior, they had just sealed promotion from the third tier. It has been an astonishing ascent that should now surprise nobody given the consistency and development Falkirk have shown under McGlynn's guidance. "As much as we've been invincible [in League 1] and we've won the Championship, I think this is probably the biggest achievement, the greatest achievement," he told BBC Scotland as he reflected on this latest accomplishment.

"We've come into the top league. We have not tried to just go in and defend and scrape for a point here and there. We've been out to attack in every game, we've played attacking football, attractive attacking football and we've come out in a top-six position, which is incredible.

"It means everything, actually. The players have been so good the whole season, and they deserve to be there. Their performances have been so good, and I'm so proud of them.