Bain one of three key Bairns ruled out after semi-final defeat

Falkirk will be without a trio of key players as the club look to bounce back from their Scottish Cup heartache in Saturday's trip to face Celtic.

>Goalkeeper Scott Bain and defenders Liam Henderson and Filip Lissah will miss the game at Parkhead after picking up injuries in the semi-final defeat by Dunfermline last Saturday.

>Bain's return date is unknown, but manager John McGlynn does not expect him to be in danger of missing out on potential inclusion in Scotland's World Cup squad.

>"Scott could be an issue," McGlynn said. "He hurt his ankle and got a scan on it. There's nothing broken, but there's a little bit of bone bruising and it's a bit tender. It's not straightforward.

>"I don't think it's going to go into the summer. If anything, it might be a two or three-week thing. He might still be able to get a game in before the end of the season. Fingers crossed.

>"Liam Henderson has got a little bit of a hamstring injury. Not too serious but it's not cleared up enough in time for Saturday.

>"Filip has been nursing something on his ankle which showed up a little bit in the MRI scan. We'll need to manage him between now and the end of the season. He's not going to be able to play this week.

>"He might be able to give us something between now and the end of the season."

>McGlynn has challenged his team to get over their shootout loss at Hampden and push for fifth spot in the league and a potential European place.

>"I'm not going to lie, it's been difficult," he said. "It was a sore one for us. Each and every one of us.

>"Monday was quite sombre, going over the analysis on it. However, you need to kick yourself up the backside and get on with it, and that's basically what we've done.

>"Hibs are the closest to us, there's five points. We want to try and narrow that down as best as we can and try to give it a go because Europe is still a possibility. It's a tall order but that's exactly what we've got to do."