Why Falkirk's boss could be manager of year in Scotland - again
Crucially, there has been a core squad that has stayed together and been added to effectively along the journey from League 1. Before Saturday, they were the only team to have beaten Motherwell at Fir Park this season. They have now done that twice to reach their latest heady height.
'It means everything' - Falkirk boss McGlynn on sealing top-six finish Goalkeeper Scott Bain is fresh from a seven-year wait for another Scotland cap, which he earned in the recent friendly defeat against Ivory Coast, becoming the first Falkirk player in nearly 20 years to represent the national team. Calvin Miller, who signed for the club when they were in League 1, and striker Barney Stewart are being mentioned as potential call-ups for the World Cup squad, with both on the scoresheet on Saturday. "He was indeed [outstanding]," McGlynn said of Miller, whom he first encountered as a youth player at Celtic.
"I'm hoping his chances of going to the World Cup benefit from that. "His performance was different class. He's at the top of his game, and I'm delighted to have him.
He's got another year on his contract after this one, and hopefully he's strutting his stuff for us going forward. " Miller, who now has 17 goal contributions this term - seven goals and 10 assists - added: "I'm getting better and better like everyone in there. "We've got a core group of boys that have been at this club now for the past three seasons and we're constantly proving people wrong, so it's nice to get that finish in the top six.
"I always knew I could play in the Premiership so that's one thing I wanted to get back to. Essentially coming here has revived my career again and it got me to where I want to be. "I'm just enjoying every second of it and contributing goals and assists for the team.