Following our exploits over the past three years, particularly last season, it was always going to be difficult to retain all of our best players this summer.
That's the reality for clubs like Falkirk. When you have got good players, you have to enjoy them while they are here and accept that other clubs will eventually come calling.
Barney Stewart and Calvin Miller certainly fell into that category and both departed this summer with everyone's best wishes.
Brad Spencer is another who continues to be linked with a move away, but losing him at this stage of the transfer window would be a real hammer blow.
He might not have grabbed the headlines like Stewart or Miller, but you could argue he's been even more important to us. For three years, he has anchored our midfield and been at the heart of a side that's taken us from League 1 to the Premiership.
That's why selling him now would send out completely the wrong message.
Losing Spencer would be a major blow at any stage, but doing so this late in the window would leave us precious little time to replace him.
He still has a couple of years remaining on his contract and, unless an offer arrives that's simply impossible to refuse, I would want us to dig our heels in.
John McGlynn has hinted one more player could arrive before the window closes, but I'd rather we used whatever is left in the budget to top up Spencer's wages than bring in someone to replace him. That's how important he is to us.
It's going to be a nervous few days for us Bairns.
And with Falkirk heading to Tannadice on Saturday, you can't help wondering which team Spencer will be playing for.
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