Scots Championship - Morton, Falkirk win

"On chances created, I think we deserved it. We tested their goalkeeper a bit more.

"Dumbarton are a tough team to play against, they give everything and we had to match that.

"With two small strikers, we had to take more care of the ball and not throw it up the park.

"Anyone coming in needs to be the right sort of character, someone who recognises how hard the boys have worked to get where we are. We can't afford any luxury players."

The Pars are going in the right direction, unbeaten in eight games in all competitions.

Back-to-back league wins takes them to within a point of Fife rivals Raith Rovers in fifth place.

With Hibs and Dundee United fighting it out at the top, Morton are still the best of the rest, seven points behind the Tannadice club.

That's no mean achievement given the chasm in finances between the big two and the other eight teams in this division.

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"Getting the goal before half time gives everyone a boost. Second half we defended really well when St Mirren went more route one and we were able to hit them on the break.

"The players have worked exceptionally hard since I came in and hopefully we can go on a run now.

"The three new players added real energy. We're getting players back from injury too, so the squad is looking stronger but we could maybe do with one or two other new faces."

"We started reasonably well but we were unsettled when Ryan [Stevenson] went off.

"He's going to go to hospital since he took a bad knock. He couldn't see. It will probably be another 24 hours before we know the extent of the damage

"But we shouldn't fall to bits the way we did. Falkirk had three shots in the first half and scored three goals. That gave us a mountain to climb. 

"We need to move on quickly."

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League One

Albion Rovers 1-0 Brechin City

East Fife 1-0 Stenhousemuir

Peterhead 2-3 Livingston

Queen's Park 2-1 Airdrieonians

Stranraer 1-2 Alloa Athletic

League Two

Annan Athletic 1-2 Forfar Athletic

Cowdenbeath 0-1 Berwick Rangers  

Edinburgh City 0-2 Arbroath

Montrose 0-3 Elgin City

Stirling Albion 3-0 Clyde

"We gave a soft goal away, tippy-tappying around at the back, but you have to give the players credit for the way they came back.

"Danny Rodgers made pivotal save at 2-1 - that really dug us out of a hole.

"Four goals at a difficult venue like this is a terrific result and it's a very welcome three points."

Saints manager Jack Ross exchanged words with a few angry fans at full-time. The Paisley side are anchored at the foot of the table but, with Ayr also losing, at least their plight is no worse than it was before kick-off. They remain seven points adrift of ninth spot.

Curtains for the Buddies? Today looked like a real "must win" for the division's bottom dogs and a heavy home defeat will really hurt.

It's a first win for Queens boss Gary Naysmith and that stops the slide down towards the play-off zone.

The Pars extend their unbeaten league run to seven games with a comfortable victory at Somerset Park.

The hosts had good chances but could not find their shooting boots.

The Greenock side remain third in the table and really should have won by a more comfortable margin. Their proud unbeaten home record remains intact.

The Bairns pull five points clear of the hosts in the race for the final play-off place after coming from behind to secure a comfortable victory.

Are Queen of the South heading for their first Championship win in nearly four months?  

The Dumfries outfit, which led the table after five wins and three draws in their first eight games, have not won in their last 11 in the league, including eight defeats, stretching back to 17 September.

They have about five minutes to hang on a two-goal lead.

Dumbarton are pushing for an equaliser, with Christian Nade a powerful and aggressive figure up front, but Morton continue to play with poise and intent. While Forbes and Nesbitt remain on the pitch, the home side carry a constant goal threat.

Into the last 10 minutes and the games in Paisley and Greenock are still in the balance as Dunfermline and Falkirk cruise towards maximum points...

The visitors are doing a good job of killing this one off but they are not getting much of a test from a bedraggled Rovers side, who threw the towel in some time ago.