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Falkirk’s rise from League One wreck to European ambitions

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Falkirk chief executive Jamie Swinney has witnessed the club at both its lowest and its highest, and the Scottish side now dares to dream of European football next season.

Swinney’s account traces a journey that has taken the club from a difficult period, when it was described as a ‘carcass’ in the lower reaches of the Scottish game, to a position where European qualification is within reach.

From the depths to the dream

The transformation has been significant for a club that spent time in League One, and Swinney’s candid reflections offer an insight into what it has taken to get there. Falkirk’s supporters have experienced the lows of that period, and the progress made since then has given the club a renewed sense of optimism.

The prospect of Europe is the clearest sign yet of how far the club has come. For Falkirk, a season that once seemed a struggle for survival now carries the hope of competing on the continent.

Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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