Second season a challenge - Falkirk's McGlynn
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John McGlynn says Falkirk will be given "more respect" in the coming campaign and believes matching last season will be a tall order.
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The Bairns followed successive promotions with a top-six finish in their first top-flight season in 15 years.
And McGlynn has been busy on the recruitment front, notably having to replace top scorers Barney Stewart and Calvin Miller, who were sold to West Bromwich Albion and Heart of Midlothian respectively.
"You can't hold them back," McGlynn told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound. "If players see what we're doing here, you've got more chance of attracting players.
"We've still got a bit of work to do. Big football boots to fill.
"We can't do it exactly like for like but we have to try and do something that's going to get us competing in that top half of the table where we were for most of last season, which will be a challenge. The second season always is.
"They've punched above their weight. We'll get a little bit more respect probably next season but the guys have risen to the challenge."
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Among Falkirk's summer captures are experienced Scottish Premiership duo Craig Sibbald and Scott Tanser.
Both started in Saturday's 5-0 Premier Sports Cup win at Edinburgh City.
"We're pleased with what we brought in," McGlynn explained. "A big turnover.
"Like a lot of clubs right now we're still waiting. We had great success with the loan players coming up from England and that's what we're kind of waiting on. We're hoping that's going to kick in sometime soon.
"With the World Cup and such like, a lot of these players are getting held back to train with the teams when they're lacking in numbers.
"We've got our work cut to make it happen equally as well this year. It's not easy.
"We're just looking for the X-factor now, basically from the guys that we can hopefully bring up from England, guys that have still got a big career ahead of them."