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Scottish Sun
28-06-2025
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Ex-Celtic ace Scott Bain endures nightmare for Falkirk as he ships THREE goals in first half against lower league side
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) HE left Celtic so he could give his son and wife-to-be the chance to watch him play regular first team football. But Scott Bain's family were hopefully absent from this afternoon's friendly between Falkirk and Edinburgh City as he endured a nightmare between the sticks. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Scott Bain is aiming to be Falkirk's No1 this season Credit: Kenny Ramsay Former Celtic goalkeeper Bain, 33, made his Falkirk debut in the Stirlingshire Cup last weekend and kept a clean sheet as the Bairns beat East Stirlingshire 2-0. That was his first outing in over a year after failing to make a single appearance in Brendan Rodgers' team last season. He did feature in pre-season against Queen's Park but his last competitive game for the Hoops came in the final game of the 2023/24 season against St Mirren - replacing Joe Hart in the dying moments of the contest. Bain has made it clear he hopes to change that this year in the Premiership with his new team and manager John McGlynn. But he didn't pain himself in the best light in latest appearance for the Bairns as he shipped THREE goals in one half against a Scottish League Two outfit. Falkirk hosted Edinburgh City and it finished 3-2 after a pretty end-to-end showdown, with the League Two side coming out on top - both in the first half and at full-time. The Bairns found themselves 3-0 down at the interval following an electric start from City. Tiwi Daramola netted a brace with James Stokes scoring as well to take a commanding lead at the break. It was a shock first half showing from the newly-promoted Premiership side after McGlynn named a very strong starting XI. Former Rangers star Scott Arfield started the game and pulled one back following the restart, with Sean Mackie the other goal-scorer for the hosts. Falkirk boss John McGlynn on his one remaining management dream and how his PLUMBING skills were put to use Speaking after sealing his move to Falkirk, Bain outlined his reasons for leaving his Celtic. He said: 'I think I was getting to the age now, where if I stayed on at Celtic for another year, as much as I loved being there and loved the club, I would have been another year older and it would have been harder to get back to playing regular football. 'A big thing for me was for my fiancé and little boy potentially getting the chance to come and watch me play, which will be a different experience for them than it's been for the last couple of years. 'So that was a big factor, as was getting the chance to come to Falkirk and work under the manager and the staff here. 'Seeing how well the club is run, was another big factor in me coming here.' Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
BBC News
28-06-2025
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McGlynn expects to add another three to Falkirk squad
Falkirk boss John McGlynn only expects to add another three players to his Bairns squad, trusting a lot of the squad that won promotion from the Championship last Bain and Brian Graham have been the only additions so far this summer, two experienced operators joining from Celtic and Partick Thistle respectively."We're going to have a continuity within our squad," McGlynn told BBC Scotland. "We're not going to make loads of changes. We've made two."We expect to bring in another three to give us a boost to help what we've got. But that continuity, the players' camaraderie and the togetherness that they've got, we're relying a lot on that."The manager also pointed out the difference between Falkirk coming up as compared to Dundee United the season prior."We have the example of Dundee United going up and doing particularly well. There's an example there that you can go up and do well."Now, Jim does very well in that market, bringing in the foreign players. We've not got plenty of foreign players coming to us, but he's had that at Aberdeen, he's got trust in the people that he's dealing with there.""That's further down the line for us. We're still focussing on UK players, looking at some loan deals still to materialise."But that's really, really important. Recruitment is important. We didn't do a lot coming up from League One and the team went out and produced. It is a big step."
BBC News
20-06-2025
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Doohan returns to Celtic as free agent
Ross Doohan has returned to Celtic on a three-year goalkeeper, 27, was most recently at Aberdeen, where he made 20 appearances over two left Celtic in 2022 after playing four times in six years and joined Tranmere Rovers, where he had been on loan. He subsequently joined Forest Green Rovers and then the at Celtic first time round, Doohan was also sent on loan to Greenock Morton, Ayr United, Ross County and Dundee United. In total, the keeper has made 169 club appearances and made his senior Scotland debut in this month's 4-0 win away to arrival at Celtic follows goalkeeper Scott Bain's departure for Falkirk. First choice Kasper Schmeichel and understudy Viljami Sinisalo are the other keepers in Brendan Rodgers' first team squad at the Scottish champions.
BBC News
18-06-2025
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Bain explains reasons for Celtic exit to Falkirk
New Falkirk goalkeeper Scott Bain says he left Celtic a year before the end of his contract because the 33-year-old wanted his fiance and son to see him play first-team football. (STV), externalRead Wednesday's Scottish Gossip in full.
BBC News
16-06-2025
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What do Falkirk need in transfer window?
The transfer window has reopened for business for the remainder of the have already been active, securing the experience of goalkeeper Scott Bain and striker Brian Graham for their return to the Scottish is there still an area of the squad that needs improving, or certain players you are desperate to see sign? Or maybe holding on to a key player is the biggest priority? And what about departures? Should the club be looking to move anybody on?Send us your thoughts
