A last strain of positivity evaporated as the Marvin Bartley managerial era kicked off with defeat to Falkirk.
It was a huge annoyance to their fans that the team from Grangemouth just couldn't beat us and we revelled in it.
Our last win, back in the hopeful days of August, was against them. Now those bragging rights are gone.
Fair play to their fans though, they came to the Home of the Set Fare Arena in big, impressive numbers which we will happily bank the proceeds from.
Those funds will help sustain our ever-growing backroom team, with recent additions of course including David Martindale as sporting director. I've never seen such infrastructure at Livingston and it is both welcome and terrifying.
How can we afford such a list? It's wonderful that chairman Calvin Ford's investment is providing the club with such deep resources.
However, should our benefactor decide Scottish football is not for him and pull the plug, Livingston will be in the familiar position of skint and too many bills to pay. We all know how that ended the last time… and the time before that.
Putting aside the financial concerns of the backroom costs, there is more pressing concerns of staying up occupying the thoughts of Livi fans.
Marvin is popular and respected, he's been at Livi a while and has the fans onside. I do think he is the manager and not just in name. He'll pick the team and not just be a yes man.
He has to get the team playing like they did in the second half against Falkirk. The first half was miles off but something clicked at half-time.
Whatever big Marv said or did – we need a repeat against Dundee. We can't keep relying on Kilmarnock being as bad as we are. We have to start winning.
