DAVIE MARTINDALE dedicated his first cup win as manager to his wife Martha on Mother’s Day.
Livi were sensational as they blew away the Spiders 5-0 to clinch the SPFL Trust Trophy at the Falkirk Stadium.
Davie Martindale with daughter Georgia after Livingston’s cup success[/caption]
The Lions blew Queen’s Park away 5-0 in the final to take the trophy[/caption]
Danny Wilson holds the trophy aloft in front of the Livingston support[/caption]
Martindale celebrated the success with wife and daughter Georgia on the trophy podium after the match.
And the delighted Lions boss, who was a coach when Livi won the Challenge Cup in 2015, said: “You forget how much football affects the family, to be fair.
“It was a difficult season last year. So I’m just delighted that Martha and Georgia can play a part in the football club lifting a trophy.
“Ten years ago, Georgia was two and we all got a wee picture and it keeps coming up again every year.
“It was great to recreate that photo and Georgia still remembers it.
“I think if you can make memories for the younger fans, the players and their kids, I think that’s what it’s all about.”
With a crucial league meeting with Dunfermline on Wednesday evening, Martindale insisted celebrations would be kept to a minimum.
He’s determined to cap the cup win off by sealing promotion back to the Premiership at the first attempt.
Martindale said: “There’s no big celebration. How can there be when we’ve got a game on Wednesday?
“Maybe we’ll have a slice of pizza. And I might have two bags of crisps when I get home!
“The big picture is if you’d asked me what the primary objective was at the start of the year, it wasn’t winning a cup.
“It was getting the club back to the Premiership. That trumps EVERYTHING.
“The next big game’s on Wednesday and really that’s where all my focus is now.”
While over the moon to grab his first trophy as a boss in his own right, Martindale is adamant his players deserve all the credit.
He said: “I’m just happy for the fans and the players.
“It was a tough season last year.
“This is a good accolade for the club. And the players who played are now down in the history of Livingston FC.
“That’s the really pleasing part.”
Deflated Steven MacLean insists it could have been a different story had his Spiders gone ahead at the Falkirk Stadium.
The Queen’s interim boss says his young squad can’t cry over spilt milk though as they immediately focus on saving their Championship status.
MacLean said: “Losing a cup final 5-0 is not acceptable at all.
“We actually started the game really well.
“We had an opportunity and then another half chance. If we go ahead then maybe the game is different.
“But we lost the third goal at the start of the second half and then the game’s gone.”
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