Instead, the focus is firmly on the race for the championship and European places, and, at the other end, who will face the drop.

While the latter has already been decided this year by default, the final positions at the top of the table are still there for the taking.

However, the chase for sixth is proving to be a very exciting one as well with three teams in the hunt and only two fixtures remaining.

Falkirk sit in pole position, three points better off than rivals Hearts and Aberdeen, and defender Jack Ross knows exactly what that lofty finish would mean to his club.

"Getting into the top six is often derided at times and people wonder what all the excitement is about, especially those who are not involved in it," he told Heraldsport.

"But it shouldn't be overlooked when you consider a smaller club like ours is involved.

"We're not there yet, however just to be in with that chance, and to potentially finish above the likes of Aberdeen and Hearts – considering their bigger resources – is fantastic.

"We wanted to build a good foundation for this season and we have now got to this stage – two games left and sixth place in our own control.

"That is, without a doubt, a massive achievement for Falkirk."

The difference between sixth and eighth remained exactly as it was prior to last Saturday's league fixtures.

Falkirk did what they had to against Hearts in Edinburgh, grinding out a well-deserved 0-0 draw with their fellow contenders, while Aberdeen shared the spoils with St Mirren.

Ross went on: "We didn't play fantastically well, but did enough.

"We looked solid again defensively without creating a lot of chances, however we did have a few opportunities up front that maybe, on another day, we would have taken and won the match.

"Regardless of that, it was still a good result when you look at where it leaves us in the league with two games remaining.

"We're still in the same position but it's another game chopped off and, with a home match coming up, it's very much in our own hands."

Manager John Hughes employed a different approach at Tynecastle in a fixture, he said, was "imperative" they took something from.

The five-man back line, with Ross and Tam Scobbie pushing up the wings when the Bairns were on the attack, worked a treat.

Ross explained: "In the past we have been rightly praised for how we've played, but there have been times when we've done really well and still had results stolen from us.

"However, while in recent weeks we have maybe not played as well as we have done previously, we've kept things tight at the back and recorded five clean sheets in the last six games.

"We nicked a goal in Inverness and won the match, and that's something we could have done against Hearts as well.

"So if we continue to do things in the same manner for the next two matches then I think we will be OK."

A home win for Falkirk against Kilmarnock this Saturday would certainly go a long way towards realising their ambitions this season.

And, while three points alone would not be mathematically enough to clinch sixth, favourable results elsewhere could still secure it.
Killie's number two, Billy Brown, says that his former club will not be getting it easy, though.

While stating he would love to see Falkirk achieve a top six finish, his Rugby Park side will be doing their best to hinder the Bairns' chances because Hearts and Aberdeen are still harbouring that ambition.

However, defender Ross knows his team will also be up for the challenge and looking to put another one over Kilmarnock – a team they beat for the first time, since returning to the SPL, back in February this year.

"During my time at the club we have turned over a few hoodoos," he added.

"Last season we beat both sides of the Old Firm and, during this one, we have defeated Kilmarnock and Motherwell.

"Aberdeen is the only one remaining so far but it's been nice to put the others to bed.

"It will be a tough game but there's no doubt, playing at home and with such a big incentive, that we'll be right up for beating Killie a second time."

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