Elvis gets his way

Falkirk manager Eddie May was many people's bet to be the first SPL boss to get the sack this season. Jim Jefferies and Csaba Laszlo got the chop before him, but after last night's loss to Kilmarnock that sunk the Bairns back to the bottom of the table, May got the chop. He had a little moan about the lack of money he's had on the way out, too.

So now Stephen Pressley gets the chance to be his own boss. He's still only 36, but he has made it clear for ages that he wants a crack at management. Elvis certainly said some stirring stuff at his press conference, but his languid body language and the uncomfortable silence after he finished speaking suggests that he might find instilling that belief into his players a little more difficult.

Wouldn't you know it, his first match in charge will be against Hearts, so that's set up to be a spicy affair. Some of the more sane Jambos still have a soft spot for their ex-captain, but they're in a minority - the rest are relishing the chance to shout "Judas" at the man who lifted the lid on the madness of the Romanov regime and subsequently got moved out to Celtic.

If their current form continues for much longer, there's still a chance that Hearts could get dragged back into the relegation battle. The battle for survival in the SPL has a few more twists and turns left in yet.